| | | | 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. |
