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Make una come see o, Graveyard don begin dey use perfume.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
Although his position on the family tree could not be described in anything less than seven sentences, Odinkemmelu was introduced to us as our cousin.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
He brought out an it-was-white handkerchief from his trouser pocket and wiped the sweat from his brows.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
Odinkemmelu took his body odor away to the kitchen and returned with a teaspoon of salt.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
Cash Daddy’s cheeks were puffy, his neck was chunky, his five limbs were thick and long.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
When a tragedy befalls his family, Kingsley learns the hardest lesson of all: education may be the language of success in Nigeria, but it's money that does the talking.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
Unconditional family support may be the way in Nigeria, but when Kingsley turns to his Uncle Boniface for help, he learns that charity may come with strings attached.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
My father was a walking encyclopedia, and he flipped his pages with the zeal and precision of a magician.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
I spit out everything onto the page, from beginning to end, and then go back and edit. I’m one of those people who like to tick off things on my to-do list; so, it helps me psychologically to get to the end first, and then settle down to revise.
Being the opara of the family, Kingsley Ibe is entitled to certain privileges — a piece of meat in his egusi soup, a party to celebrate his graduation from university. As first son, he has responsibilities, too. But times are bad in Nigeria, and life is hard.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
Dear Friend, I do not come to you by chance. Upon my quest for a trusted and reliable foreign business man or company I was given your contact by the Nigerian chamber of Commerce and Industry, I hope that you can be trusted to handle a transaction of this magnitude.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
My tender triceps started grumbling
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
For much of his young life, Kingsley believed that education was everything, that through wisdom, all things were possible. Now he worries that without a 'long-leg' — someone who knows someone who can help him — his degrees will do nothing but adorn the walls of his parents' low-rent house.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
At age seven, when it was confirmed that her right hand could reach across her head and touch her left ear, Augustina moved back to her father’s house and started attending primary school. Being long and skinny had worked to her advantage.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
Is honesty an achievement? Personality is one thing, achievement is another thing. So what has your father achieved? How much money is he leaving for you when he dies? Or is it his textbooks that you’ll collect and pass on to your own children?
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)
Boniface — aka Cash Daddy — is an exuberant character who suffers from elephantiasis of the pocket. He's also rumored to run a successful empire of email scams. But he can help. With Cash Daddy's intervention, Kingsley and his family can be as safe as a tortoise in its shell.
I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2009)