| | | Part I |
1 | Yejide | Makinde-Ajayi | Wife of Akin / One of the Narrators. |
| Olamide | Ajayi | Yejide's Daughter. |
| Akinyele | Ajayi | Yejide's Husband. aka: Akin. |
2 | Iya | Martha | Oldest Wife of Yejide's Father. |
| Baba | Lola | Akin's Uncle. |
| Funmilayo | | Akin's New Wife. aka: Funmi. |
| Moomi | | Yejide's Mother-in-Law / Akin's Mother. |
3 | Juwon | Ajayi | Akin's Half-Brother. |
| Bisade | | Akin's Ex-Girlfriend. |
4 | Aliyu | | The Head of Operations at the Head Office in Lagos. |
| General | Buhari | The Head of the State of Lagos. |
| Ibrahim | Babangida | The New Head of the State. |
| Arinola | Ajayi | Akin's Sister. |
5 | Mrs. | Adeolu | Yejide's Pregnant Customer. |
7 | Prophet | Josiah | A Miracle Worker / The Highest Priest. |
| Dotun | Ajayi | Akin's Brother / Father of Yejide's Children. |
9 | Dr. | Uche | The First Doctor who checked on Yejide's pregnancy. |
| Christian | Oche | A PhD Candidate at Georgetown University. |
| Mamman | Vasta | The Sitting Minister / An Award-Winning Poet. |
| Wole | Soyinka | A Nigerian Playwright. |
| Chinua | Achebe | A Nigerian Novelist. |
| J.P | Clark | A Nigerian Poet. |
| Iya | Tunde | 4th Wife of Yejide's Father. |
| Dr. | Junaid | The 2nd Doctor who checked on Yejide's pregnancy. |
| | | Part II |
10 | Henry | | Akin's Brother-in-Law. |
11 | Bukola | Arogundade | A Student at the University of Ife who was murdered. |
12 | Iya | Bolu | Owner of the New Salon / Yejide's New Friend. |
| Mrs. | Adio | Iya Bolu's Relative. |
| Mr. | Adio | Iya Bolu's Relative. |
| Mr. | Fatola | Former Chief of Police. |
| Mrs. | Fatola | Mr. Fatola's Wife. |
| Dele | Giwa | A Nigerian Journalist. |
13 | Layi | | Dotun's Youngest Son. |
14 | Ajoke | Ajayi | Dotun's Wife / Yejide's Sister-in-Law. |
17 | Oluronbi | | The Protagonist in Akin's Story. |
| Iroko | | The King of all Trees. |
| Aponbiepo | | Oluronbi's First Child. |
21 | Sesan | Ige | Yejide's 2nd Child. |
22 | Aunty | Sadia | Yejide's Regular Customer. |
23 | Dr. | Bello | Sesan's Doctor. |
| Mr. | Olaiya | Yejide's Biology Teacher. |
25 | Iya | Abike | Youngest and Favorite Wife of Yejide's Father. |
29 | Dr. | Bolus | Yejide's Doctor. |
30 | Rotimi | | Yejide's 3rd Child. |
| | | Part III |
35 | Linda | | Akin's Secretary. |
| Garuba | | Ajoke's new husband. |
| Iyannibo | | Ijapa's wie. |
| Ijapa | | Iyannibo's Husband. |