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many years ago, something strange happened in our village that people still talk about today. A man married a woman who never allowed anyone to take her picture, not even on their wedding day, and whenever visitors brought out their phones, she would quietly leave the room. After five years of marriage, their daughter secretly took a picture of her mother while she was sleeping, but when she checked the phone, everyone could see the bed except her mother. The strangest part was that the mother could see herself lying on the bed when she looked at the picture, but nobody else could see her, no matter how many times they zoomed in. Even the village elders couldn't explain it.

the first time I travelled to Lagos by night bus, I experienced something that made me realise how quickly a journey can turn into a tragedy. Somewhere along the road, our driver had fallen asleep behind the steering wheel, and none of us had noticed until the man sitting beside him raised an alarm. Imagine sitting in a moving bus, trusting someone with your life, only to discover that the person driving you to your destination is struggling to stay awake. We parked by the roadside for almost 20 minutes before continuing, but even after we moved, I couldn't sleep again. Till today, I still think about how many people would have lost their lives if that man hadn't noticed in time.

in 1977, two men made the mistake of trying to rape my grandmother on her way back from the market. They thought she was just another ordinary woman they could overpower, but they had no idea what they were about to encounter. She was returning from the market at around 5 PM, carrying her basket and walking along a lonely road. Back then, some parts of the village became deserted once evening approached. Suddenly, two men emerged from the bush and blocked her path. One grabbed her hand while the other tried to drag her away. They threatened her, thinking she was helpless. But they had no idea who they were dealing with. My grandmother said she became strangely calm. She warned them to leave her alone, but they laughed. Then she did something she later described as using her dark power. According to her, the atmosphere suddenly changed. One man began trembling uncontrollably, while the other fell to the ground, screaming that something was holding him down. She seized the opportunity, picked up her basket and ran until she reached home. When she finished telling me the story, I asked her why she never reported the incident. Her response was chilling: "Some battles you survive are not battles you want to explain to ordinary people." I don't know everything that happened that evening, but I know one thing: those two men never tried to touch her again. Sometimes, the stories our grandmothers carry are more frightening than the village mysteries we hear today.

in 2018, a woman in our neighbourhood complained that someone kept returning the food she threw into her dustbin and placing it neatly outside her bedroom door every morning. Her husband installed a CCTV camera, and at exactly 2:17 a.m., the footage showed their next-door neighbour walking into their compound, picking the food and staring directly into the camera. The disturbing part was that the man had been buried six months earlier, and nobody could explain how the gate opened for him.

a disturbing incident reportedly happened in Ado-Ekiti. A young man noticed that his late mother's Facebook account kept accepting friend requests and sending birthday wishes to relatives years after her burial. He reported the account, but when Facebook requested video verification, someone uploaded a fresh recording of his mother sitting in her old bedroom. The terrifying part was that the bedroom had been locked since the day she dìed, and her phone had been switched off ever since.

goōd mornìng, friends. May your day be filled with peace, happiness, good health and countless reasons to be grateful. Have a beautiful and blessed Sunday.