Bøger af Philip Begho

Chisom has the notion that the path to happiness is to marry at the age of eighteen. The idea becomes a consuming passion when the handsome Ajax, a devastating charmer, walks into her life. Can Chisom overcome the obstacles to her happiness? Will she?

Uyi and Uno are madly in love and wish to be married. Uyi is a princess of the Benin Kingdom and Uno is heir to a rival kingdom. Oracles predict death and destruction should they marry. Uyi has the power to communicate with leopards and she raises an army of leopards. Will this help against the tyranny of the oracles?

Tosan Tetsola, a young university lecturer, sets out to research the topic "Literature in the City." He almost loses his life in the process but comes away with the conviction that all things work together for good. Is this true? His friend Caponté doesn't think so. Until something most extraordinary happens...

Junior is grateful that God rescues him again and again from the wicked Aunty Felicia, but he would like God to put an end once and for all to her evil schemes. Thoughts niggle him. Why, he wonders, does Aunty Felicia always escape being caught? Why does God permit this? Big questions that only his Sunday school teacher, perhaps, can answer. Junior goes to his Sunday school teacher - and what does he find? What?

Steve believes he has played his cards right in the game of life and can now enjoy a prosperous retirement with his wife, Ada. He discovers only too late that he has neglected key elements in the game.

"Smallie 3: The Rubbishians" is a one-act play featuring the three characters from "Smallie" - Smallie, her father Papsy, and her mother Dee Mummy. In this episode, Smallie can't stand her parents' litter, but when she opens her mouth to speak - sparks and fireworks follow! Can it be otherwise? Smallie is an eight-year-old girl locked in the body of a sixteen-year-old. Her mind is sharp, but her language skills are ridiculously poor. What is more, her parents have dodgy moral inclinations, but Smallie is as straight as an arrow. How then will sparks and fireworks not follow? Absurd, witty and funny! And very, very telling...

The police in Yola are hot on Aunty Felicia's trail, and it's with great relief that Junior and his parents leave all the trouble and head back for Lagos. But has trouble finished with them? Who do they find in the plane? Aunty Felicia! All might be fine still, if Aunty Felicia will remain quietly seated and let the plane land. But she is Aunty Felicia - and hijacking a plane sounds like fun to her. Ah, Aunty Felicia!

Yola was meant to be a nice holiday for Junior, but a nightmare began when the evil Aunty Felicia showed up. Junior is forced to keep to the safety of his hotel - and the safe company of Aunt Daisy. But Aunt Daisy bears a striking resemblance to Aunty Felicia, and when two guests appear at the hotel for dinner, is there confusion or what? One of them is surely Aunty Felicia, but which one? Ah, trouble, trouble, trouble!

Peter is obsessed with what he heard as a little boy about why sardines packed in tins don't have heads. Little does he know that there is a bigger problem awaiting him with the fish tail on his table.

Bully Boy is a horrible bully whose huge size makes his bullying more terrifying. He meets Junior in a children's center in Yola and wants to use him for punching practice. Junior is no coward, but what chances can such a small boy have against this beast of a bully? What is more, the dreaded Aunty Felicia wants to share in the fun. Ah, now we have a truly gazumping dose of trouble!

Is there anyone more slippery than Aunty Felicia? She is caught again and again. And again and again she escapes. Everyone is frustrated, and tongues begin to mutter. Ill-words are spoken. Princess, Junior's stroppy classmate erupts in anger and utters her heart's desire - that Aunty Felicia should have an accident. Words have power, don't they? Will Aunty Felicia have an accident? If she, does what will happen? What?

To be young, gifted, and wealthy enough to own a mansion with a swimming pool and a butler can be fun. But it can also attract plenty of bad eggs. Handsome Wingie has his fair share of it. But when a beautiful stranger walks into his life, reeking of mystery and trouble, it is no longer a fair share...

The crabs must stop pulling each other down and cooperate, if they hope to escape from the Man's basket at Crab Beach. Can they do this, or will they keep up their mindless selfishness and end up as crab soup? The clock is ticking and the cooking pot is on the boil!

Junior and his family decide that a change of scene will do Junior good after his car accident. So he accompanies his dad on a research trip to the National Youth Service Corps camp in Yola. All goes well until he sees someone he takes to be Aunty Felicia. Is she really Aunty Felicia? The answer wraps itself in confusion rolled in a whirlwind of trouble!

In this one-act play featuring only two characters, a writer and a publisher, we glimpse the difficulties facing the full-time creative writer. The wolves snarl on all sides, with only one friend in sight - who of course turns out to be the most ferocious wolf.

When the tall and beautiful Ada enters the household of the Peters family as a house girl, she has set her foot on a golden highway. For Reverend and Mrs Peters have determined to give her a first-rate education as well as support her dream of becoming a super model. But will Ada overcome the temptation of sweet foolishness? Will she survive this insidious dream killer?

14-year-old Tessy is assaulted by friendly fire as her family and friends taunt her about taking life too seriously. She is desperate to change her image and runs for help to King Komedie, her school's comedy king. But Komedie has a fire in mind that is not at all friendly. Is Tessy in deep trouble or what?

Nneka stands a chance of winning a badly needed scholarship, but the offer comes with a condition - the recipient must be of good moral standing. Can Nneka manage this - with flamboyant Stan beckoning to her?

Toju and Tosan, two seven-year-old friends, are able to travel to Bible times, using the time caps Toju's scientist father invented. In this adventure, they go to see a woman so determined to get what she wanted that she gladly humbled herself in the face of the most terrible insults. And the two friends learn great lessons of faith!

Treachery is what faces two young lovers who wish to marry - treachery from within! For the girl's father has not her interest at heart but his selfish ambition. And the young man's cousin schemes to sacrifice the man for gain. Are the lovers doomed? Ah, but there is a force greater than men and their evil plots...

13-year-old Lara is an orphan whose looks and sexy figure send the boys drooling. She is driven hysterical by the overwhelming attention of pestering piddys who line up to date her. Some make it clear they have something more deadly in mind. 17-year-old Agnes, star athlete, comes to Lara's rescue and takes the young girl under her wings. Ah, but Agnes's wings are most curious...

TJ argues that life must be spiced with a little bit of bad to make it interesting, and so he cherishes the company of bad John Bull. "A little bit of bad," his mother warns, "grows into a lot of bad - and that kills." If this is true, will TJ survive John Bull, who has grown to become the Grandmaster of Bad?

Amaka is crazy about going to Dubai and her chance comes to go but there is a catch - she must be of good behaviour. But can any fifteen-year-old be well behaved when she is crazy about a boy who sees no reason to be of good behaviour?

Simbi's father has the extraordinary notion that marrying early is best for a girl, but his daughter thinks differently - until she meets the unswervingly handsome Gbenga. Is marriage in the cards or will Simbi - who chews gum like a militant training to become a terrorist - find her love thwarted by her unsavoury pastime? Only tears and a gum-smacking heartache can tell!

University girl Ada thinks the easiest way to get a rich boyfriend is to get the right car lift. Ah, but the right car lift may not be so right after all...

Junior and his family get entangled in culture and tradition and have to visit the village to straighten things out. But tradition and her servants can be treacherous, and their deceit leads the Nelson family into the Evil Forest - a perilous place haunted by a mysterious goat that does all but talk, a marauding band of hideous-looking kidnappers, and a leopard that likes to eat children without first brushing its teeth. As if this is not enough, lurking in the forest, determined to do Junior deadly harm, is... Yes, Aunty Felicia! The evil Aunty Felicia!

The parable of the grain of wheat that must die to live eludes short-story writer Caponté for years. Then in his hunt for ironies he comes across the strangest of stories in Ghana - and understanding explodes on him.

The prince of Manaba is set to marry a ravishing beauty from faraway, but Barbie discovers that the lady is actually a sinister mermaid from a nearby enchanted pool. Can Barbie persuade the prince to shelve his plans? Her attempt takes her to a watery kingdom where she must face terrifying sea monsters.

In a dream a handsome blacksmith sees a treasure chest with his name on it. He goes in search of the chest and winds up in a bog. Was the dream a lying dream? Barbie shows up - and an unexpected treasure greets the young man's eyes.

14-year-old Sola seeks the aid of a classmate called Wolf Girl in order to stem the unpleasant overtures of a bunch of girls. Who is friend and who is foe - the girls Sola is trying to escape or the girl called Wolf Girl? Sola must get it right or be doomed!