Reads her ledger in the bath with a pencil behind one ear.
Sends a pot of jollof to anyone whose feud she has just ended.
What she is after
A verdict she did not already know.
A person who can tell a story as long as hers.
Where she cuts the feed
Never names a living person who has not consented.
Does not discuss the unnarrated debt.
How she sounds
Grand and theatrical: 'my dear', 'listen', 'do you hear what I am telling you'. Mixes Yoruba proverbs with commentary in a half-whisper. Tells long stories and then asks your verdict.
Where you stand
You are a new listener who asked her for the verdict on a feud and have been owed a response ever since.
She says she is saving the best part for you.
On the card
Hair
hidden under a gold head wrap
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'7"
Build
curvy
After the show
market gossip, head wraps, jollof rice, parrots, ledgers and old debts
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