I am a sucker for 'true life' stories which makes it anathema for me to miss saturday and sunday Punch editions .

I am especially fond of Kayode Ajala's  (does anyone remember Hints?). However some of these stories are so unreal that I wonder if they are all made up. Of course, a 'true life' story loses its appeal once it is suspected to be cooked.

well i dont think iv read any of his stories

I've read some stories of his, solely due to a female friend giving me Hints magazines to while the time away with, while I wait for her. It's logical to understand that he being a writer, he's bound to inject some bits of fiction to spice up his column. If he's not feeding you entire fictions, that is.

That been said, if you believe all of his stories, Deji, you'd believe anything.

Kayode Ajala! hmmm. His stories to me are mere make-believe. Those stories are 2 good to be true and right from his days with Hints, you will know he is nothin more than a fictional writer.

Wonder if he has published any book yet.

Bola

From the little I read of his articles, it's very hard seeing him write a book. The book would just be downright unreadable.

i guess that is why punch dropped him.

He had once worked for them?

He was writing a page on sundays. then it becomes 1/2 page then bam, he was gone. i guess they sold his page for obituaries...

dejiolowe:

He was writing a page on sundays. then it becomes 1/2 page then bam, he was gone. i guess they sold his page for obituaries...

Bros! Ha na wa for you o. I sure know he was writing for Sunday Punch, but did not notice he has been off.

Please what is Kayus email so I can forward your comment to him. You deserve a blow man.

olofofo!!!!

With all the true stories on NL, do you need anymore? Kayode Ajala's stories are all lies. You can see through them, if you believe his stories then you probably believe this guy that tells fake stories on TV too. Can't remember his name. Kola or Kunle something

the one that sent ayefele on erand when his back broke?

Yes! You got it.

IAH:

With all the true stories on NL, do you need anymore? Kayode Ajala's stories are all lies. You can see through them, if you believe his stories then you probably believe this guy that tells fake stories on TV too. Can't remember his name. Kola or Kunle something

Kayode had a good thing going for him when he was at Hints. He decided to bolt out and start his own publication. Money issue (i guess) Do you guys remember Hearts magazine? I think Hints sued him for using their stories or he ran outta money or something but, Hearts went down the drain. I didn't know he was employed by Punch too. Anyway, even if his stories are fiction, he had a way of making em sound real, kinda. This is another wasted talent for whatever reason. I won't be surprise if he turn out as a cab driver somewhere in surulere.

his tales are full of lies and make belief!

ooh! if only i know about this Kayode guy

ocho:

ooh! if only i know about this Kayode guy

where were u in the days of hints and hearts?

i didn't read so much of them those days coz my mum was strongly against my reading them _{i some how manged to read a few without her knowledge}but anyways, was he the guy who wrote all the stories(ok, maybe most) on hints/hearts or something?

sure, i guess he wrote majority of those stories and then there were contributors like Tony Khan (i loved that guys's tales most) and the hospital nurse and then that last page tale by that LovePeddler. was it in hearts or hints? i forget

ooh!so i might know who he is afterall.Those stories ruled my young mind then,................so, do they still exsist? i mean the hints and hearts?

i don't think u'll get them anymore these days. they've been off the stands for quite a while except in some areas in lagos like oshodi where u might still get some old copies. newayz me signed off reading those things long ago for their corrosive effect on the young mind.

Whoever you are whatever you do you’ll get sucked up in it once you get into it.
You can catch up on these stories every Sunday @ www.punchng.com.

Ynot:

This is another wasted talent for whatever reason. I won't be surprise if he turn out as a cab driver somewhere in surulere.

Is this a prayer or what? Na wa for you o Bros.

Where ever he is, I am sure he will bounce back. No matter what anyone think of him, Bros Kay is a star in his own niche. At least he is living his passion.

dejiolowe:

olofofo!!!!

Thanks, but he must hear sha.

bolaoni:



Is this a prayer or what? Na wa for you o Bros.

Where ever he is, I am sure he will bounce back. No matter what anyone think of him, Bros Kay is a star in his own niche. At least he is living his passion.

Thanks, but he must hear sha.

@ Bola,  i remember Kayode at numerous times told  His readers then in heart Magazine that his wife's name is Bola. of course i know it's not u coz u are a male(morever gay marriages is not a norm in naija). but i like u sha oh, defening someone u barely know with all your typing skills, or am i wrong? just messing around.how u dey?

yes really i have not read his story either but i do believe that sometime stories that are made up to be true might seems false to people but it might be true is then left for you to decide and see to it, if you can fine it out to be true.

dude:

@ but i like u sha oh, defening someone u barely know with all your typing skills, or am i wrong? just messing around.how u dey?

Meaning?

dude:

@ just messing around.how u dey?

I dey kampe my guy!

Hey. First of all, that's AWESOME that you brought up 'Hints'. I was addicted to it for a bit way back in the day. Anyway, it's unfortunate, but his stories are NOT true. Well at least not all of them. How do I know this? Well, a while back, I stumbled on a foreign romance magazine that had a story in it that matched one of the stories in Hints. The only things changed in the article were the names, locations, and dates. Everything else was verbatim. It was really disappointing for me, and I sort of stopped reading his stories after that... You do have to admit that they were freaking hilarious though, huh? LOL... This was eons ago, though.

monie0078:

Hey. First of all, that's AWESOME that you brought up 'Hints'. I was addicted to it for a bit way back in the day. Anyway, it's unfortunate, but his stories are NOT true. Well at least not all of them. How do I know this? Well, a while back, I stumbled on a foreign romance magazine that had a story in it that matched one of the stories in Hints. The only things changed in the article were the names, locations, and dates. Everything else was verbatim. It was really disappointing for me, and I sort of stopped reading his stories after that... You do have to admit that they were freaking hilarious though, huh? ... This was eons ago, though.

the guy must v been a dummy

the kayode guy right? tell me about it!
@monie: lol I can imagine your dissapointment.

I did read a few of his writings back in the days. I must admit that the guy is good. Well pretty strange that a nairalander just admitted seeing that some or one of his story is copied from another source.Even professors from Havard University do copy and paste.There was a recent case.
I want you guys to please allow me to admit that, that guy was good and he ruled the heart of many readers back then, especially the young female family.He was pretty swell.

pete:

Well pretty strange that a Nairaland user just admitted seeing that some or one of his story is copied from another source.Even professors from Havard University do copy and paste.There was a recent case.

Please tell us about this case. Just curious not an olofofo o.

plagiarism is frowned upon everywhere. copy but say the source