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Yesterday at the market, I was buying smoked fish when one small girl carrying okro passed. I was standing close to a woman who was also buying fish. The market was about to close. The woman called on the girl selling the okro and asked how much. The small girl told her 200 each.  The woman told her, you no see say night don reach, if I no buy this you go carry am go home. I go buy am 100 naira each. The girl was begging her to buy the 3 left for 500 she told her "abeg go. You no want sell. When you ready, come back come meet me." The girl told her to bring 450 and the woman told her 300 or you carry am go home.  The girl started walking away reluctantly.  Just immediately, my pregnant wife called and said she's craving okro soup that she just saw one on Instagram.  U know pregnant women  with their urgent demand of food. Even if u late in providing the food they might lost their apatite  Omoo🕺🕺🕺🕺 I called the girl back and told her to pack the okro for...

PHOTOS: Peter Obi Meets Obasanjo The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has met with the former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. Peter Obi shared pictures from the meeting on his Twitter handle on Monday saying, “I deeply appreciate the opportunity to hold extensive discussions with President Olusegun Obasanjo earlier today on arising national interest matters. As usual, the exchanges were forthright and animated. -PO.” Credit: Twitter | PeterObi

GOVERNOR ORTOM HAS NO HAND IN AYU'S TRAVAILS.. It is outright mischief for anyone, including the Jemgbagh Development Association, Abuja chapter to accuse Governor Samuel Ortom  of having a hand in the current travails of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu. It is an open secret that Governor Ortom  worked tirelessly, alongside other prominent Benue citizens to ensure that Dr. Ayu gets elected as the national chairman of our great party even against all odds. He cannot therefore turn around  to work against him to be removed from office.  In the run up to the National Convention, Governor Ortom got the backing of many leaders of the PDP who believed his sense of judgment when he vouched for the integrity and capacity of Dr Iyorchia Ayu to lead and rebuild the PDP to victory and rescue Nigeria from the misrule of the APC maladministrarion. That is why Ayu was returned unopposed by the Northern caucus of the party and got electe...

Juventus and France midfielder, Paul Pogba, has admitted to hiring a witch doctor but not to put a spell on France team-mate Kylian Mbappe, like his detained brother, Mathias Pogba claims. Mathias and other suspects charged with trying to blackmail Pogba out of more than £11million, claim Paul Pogba, the 29-year-old France and ex-Manchester United midfielder, tried to cast evil spells on Mbappé, 23, because of he was jealous of the PSG striker. Five of the suspects, including Matthias are now on remand and facing up to 20 years each in prison over a range of charges including 'extortion in an organized gang'. They claim to have recorded a video showing Pogba speaking to the witch-doctor, who calls himself 'Ibrahim the Great' and charges as much as €100 (£88) an hour for his services. Pogba denies that his hiring of the witch-doctor had anything to do with Mbappé saying he 'never intended to harm anyone'. Pogba instead told investigators working for France's ...

Bauchi students protest separation of boys from girls in their schools Male secondary school students in Bauchi State took to the streets today September 26 to stage a protest against the decision of the state government to separate male students from their female colleagues. The state Commissioner for Education, Aliyu Tilde, last week announced plans by the state government to separate male and female students in secondary schools. He added that the decision is aimed at addressing the moral decay which has become prevalent among students of secondary schools, and according to him, private schools are expected to key into the initiative and separate the males who would be attending their academic activities in one institution and the females in a separate institution. The students resumed school today and took to the streets to express their disapproval.

A security guard who started a relationship with a Ukrainian refugee after he and his partner housed her, has dumped her. Tony Garnett, 30, started an affair with Sofiia Karkadym, 22, just days after she started living with him and his partner of ten years Lorna Garnett, 28, who is the mother of his two children. Lorna was angry about the situation that she eventually asked Sofiia to leave the family’s home just ten days after she arrived   But she was shocked when Tony told her: "If she’s going, I’m going". Tony then ended his relationship with Lorna and even dissed her in a rap single he released afterwards. Now, Tony and Russian refugee Sofiia have broken up. Tony claims he has thrown out Sofiia after accusing her of not being able to handle alcohol and using a knife to damage a wall at their rented home. He also accused her of interfering with his relationship with his two daughters, saying that he would always put them "first". He has now put her belongings in ...

2023 Presidential Campaign: Atiku Appoints Secondus, Saraki, Anyim, Shekarau, Others as Special Advisers   Ahead of the commencement of the 2023 election campaign on Wednesday, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has made key appointments of Special Advisers aimed at strengthening his presidential campaign team.   The appointees are former Senate Presidents, Dr. Bukola Saraki as Special Envoy to the presidential candidate and Senator Pius Anyim, as Special Adviser.   Also appointed as Special Advisers to the candidate are former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Senator Ehigie Uzamere.   Former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus was also appointed as Technical Adviser to the presidential candidate.    The appointments are to take immediate effect.   Atiku Abu...