GUNMEN KILLED MAN KNOWN AS UDALA OF UKE IN ABATETE ANAMBRA STATE.

Chief Philip Udala, Chairman of Udala FC, Uke, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State has been assassinated.

According to reports, the gunmen stormed the community in two highlander SUVs and one Sienna car on Tuesday night July 13, shooting sporadically while also setting three vehicles ablaze

The assailants abducted one unidentified young man from Uke known as Chief Philip Udala after several shots fired at him 'failed to penetrate.' He was dumped in the trunk of the vehicle and whisked away to an unknown destination.

According to report gathered by 9NEWS NIGERIA, Philip Udala, a grassroots football development guru met his untimely death when his convoy ran into a team of armed gunmen at Eke-Agu Market junction in Abatete, Idemili North Local Area.

Chief Philip Udala, Chairman of Udala FC

Godsent Eriobu, Udala FC Manager and Secretary of Anambra Independent League (AIFL) who was also in the convoy was equally shot and died instantly at the scene on Tuesday.

Chairman, Anambra Independent Football League, Obinna Dike, who confirmed the death of Udala on Wednesday, said the amateur league in the state had lost two important members.

 “So sad, our worst fears are becoming reality, we lost them,” Dike said.

 The Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, also confirmed the incident but did not give details of casualties.

GROOM CALLS OFF WEDDING BECAUSE OF FOOD, MARRIES ANOTHER BRIDE THE SAME DAY

A man walked out on his bride on the wedding day after her family failed to serve mutton in the feast at Sukinda on Wednesday.

According to The New Indian Express, the 27-year-old groom, identified as Ramakant Patra, later married another woman of the area before returning home.

Patra, a resident of Rebanapalaspal in neighbouring Keonjhar district, reached Bandhagaon village in Sukinda block with baraatis in a procession to marry on Wednesday afternoon.On reaching the venue, they were welcomed by the bride’s family and after necessary rituals, were taken to the dining hall for lunch.

Before the food was served, members of the wedding party demanded mutton curry. As the same was not prepared, the baraatis entered into an argument with the bride’s family members and those serving food.The situation turned ugly and soon blew out of proportion. When Patra came to know that mutton had not been cooked for the wedding party, he called off the marriage taking everyone by surprise.Though the bride’s family members pleaded with him and tried to persuade him to change his mind, all their efforts went in vain as the groom left the place along with his kin.

Patra went to a relative’s house at Gandhapala village of Kuhika panchayat in Sukinda where they stayed for the rest of the day.He later married another woman of Phulajhara in Tamka the same night before returning to Keonjhar, sources said. No complaint was lodged with the local police in this connection. Such high-handedness by grooms and their families used to be reported in the 1980s.

Also this week, a bride in the state of Uttar Pradesh reportedly refused to go through with a wedding after discovering the groom had poor eyesight.The nuptials were apparently arranged by the families of the pair, which is common on the Indian subcontinent.

According to a report, the bride and her family became suspicious when they noticed the groom, named Shivam, was wearing glasses on the day of the wedding.They decided to test him by asking him to read a newspaper without wearing his glasses and when it became clear he relied on them, the bride’s family called the wedding off.

CHEF DIES AFTER FALLING INTO GIANT POT OF CHICKEN SOUP

Preparations for a wedding in Iraq took a horrific turn after a cook fell into a vat of chicken soup and died from severe burns.

25-year-old Issa Ismail, was making chicken soup for a wedding party on 15 June in Iraq’s northern district of Zakho, when he slipped and fell into the vat, according to several Middle Eastern outlets.

It is not uncommon for large vats of soup to be prepared in Middle Eastern weddings, which typically host between 200 to 600 people.

Ismail suffered third-degree burns on 70% of his body. He was rushed to a hospital in the nearby city of Dohuk for treatment.

However, he succumbed to his injuries five days later in the local Dohuk Hospital, per a report from local media outlet Al Bawaba.

According to Saudi news outlet Arab News, members of his family spoke to live television network Rudaw, saying Ismail was a father of three who left behind two daughters and a six-month-old son.

“He has been working as a cook for eight years, where he cooked food at wedding parties, funerals, and various ceremonies. For the last two years he has been working in party halls for 25,000 dinars (around $17) per day,” said his relative Zervan Hosni, during a Rudaw broadcast.

His tragic death led to an outpouring of grief on social media after news of the accident broke out.

7 IMPORTANT FESTIVAL IN NIGERIA

1. New Yam Festival

Yam is a staple in West Africa and a typical food you find around Nigeria. Unlike other foods, yam is quite different and much respected. It is more than food. In the very old days, commonly in the southern part of Nigeria, barns of yams show the wealth of a person, and even to date, it’s the only indispensable food accepted for bride price when a man seeks a wife. Someone with a large collection of yams was treated with prestige. The typical African yam, which is referred to as Dioscorea rotunda is one the best in the world in terms of quality and size.

From planting till harvest, the process of farming yam is taken sacred by some culture. Around June, the first yams are harvested and celebrated. Men would dig up their first yams for display and the farmers with the biggest yams are often admired. After the celebration, the yams are cooked or roasted with the women guiding the procession.

They are quite notable places in Nigeria where are yam festival is a very big festival. Among these places are the Ekinrin Adde community in Kogi state. This festival takes on the second week of June every year.

The procession starts with the New yam masquerade dancing around in town with a huge crowd carrying the yams; the yam is roasted and eaten by the King and top chiefs before it is declared okay for everyone to eat.

According to tradition, it is unacceptable for the community member to eat new yam before the celebration. This festival also serves as a period to thank the gods for a bountiful harvest and also ask for abundant rains for the next planting season. It is a common practice for indigenes of the town to return home to celebrate, meet their family members and also an opportunity to meet their age group.

2. Horse riding

Northern Nigeria has a long history of horse riding which historically is believed to have come from the trading period between sub-Sahara Africa and far Northern Africa. Camel and horses were used as a means of transportation.

Horses are a symbol of royal-hood and the horse riding festival is celebrated throughout northern Nigeria mostly after the Eid Mubarak celebration. From Niger to Kastina, down to Sokoto and Kano, horses are decorated days before the Durbar event.

Among the decoration is the horse headdress known as Kwalkwali. The decorative style is adorned beautifully on the headpiece and worn on the horse, as a show of fashion rather than armour for protection. The biggest of the Durbar festival is the one held by the Kano emirate in Kano. This festival attracts lots of tourists annually.

3.Festival of the gods

Masquerade is the English word that is often used to describe masked gods. This is often not a correct description of what they are in the real sense as these beings as often referred to as higher spirits from heaven and not just mere masked humans.

 In the Yoruba pantheon, they are referred to as Ara Orun meaning people from heaven.

Among notable ‘masquerade’ festivals in the Yoruba culture is the Eyo festival-a festival unique to the people of Lagos, Nigeria.

Osun festival, in Osogbo Olojo festivals in Ife and Sango festival in Oyo are various other religious festivals done to celebrate indigenous gods and goddesses.

4. Fishing festival

Fishing is very much synonymous with one place in Nigeria- Argungun!

With its brown sands and murky freshwaters, Argungu local government looks so good you just want to dive right into the waters. But that’s not just it.One of the biggest fishing festival in Nigeria, the Argungu festival wasn’t celebrated for a long time until last year. This festival which is done in the Argungu LGA of Birnin Kebbi is dated back to 1925. Thousands of fishermen rush in with their gourds and nets trying to outdo themselves in a fierce contest for the winning prize. This festival marks the end of the growing season.

5. Music festival

Nigerian music is the biggest in Africa and has gone far beyond the shores of Africa to round the world. With major collaboration between Nigerian musicians and other international artists, Nigeria music and sounds are adored internationally. Dubbed as the Coachella of Africa, the Gidi Culture Festival is one of the biggest music festivals which features numerous African artists.

6. King’s renewal festival

Kings in many kingdoms in Nigeria are also seen as deities. The first half of December is the month for the Igue festival in the Benin kingdom. The festival which is dated back to 1000 years ago, is series of events done to renew the power of the king who is considered as the spiritual leader of the kingdom. A similar festival called the Ofala festival is also done in Anambra in which several rites are done to also renew the king.

7. Cultural Carnival festival

Carnival is filled with colours, music and flavours. Abuja and Calabar host two of the biggest street festival in Nigeria. Both festivals are held in November and December annually.

All these events are major events on the cultural calendar and each year the number of luminaries on the performance list grows.

RISK OF FEMALE BENDING DOWN DURING INTERCOURSE

Veteran Koo influencer and health practitioner, Esther Okoli posted on her handle where she cautioned men against asking women to bend during intimacy. Some couples considered it as a normal style in bed resulting in serious back pain. The doctor revealed that bending causes piriformis syndrome. A type of pain that originates from spasms in female piriformis muscles. When ladies stoop for a long period, hormones passing through the spinal cord are obstructed.

The best step to take is to allow your woman to stretch and have a complete warm-up. According to the American Health Society (AHS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), ladies suffer from spinal injuries as a result of bending in bed. She back it up with a diagram showing causes of back pain with their effects.

Hazards include;

1. Obstructs the passage of hormones in the spinal cord.

2. Affects the level of estrogens and progesterone.

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CHICKEN SEEN SAYING "GOD HAVE MERCY"

As we all know that GOD can send message to mankind through any means because HE is the GOD of Impossiblity.Well,a mild drama recently occurred in Dakanbi community somewhere in the South West in Nigeria after residents filed out to praise God after they found a chicken in their community clucking what they could interpret as “Olohun Dakun” meaning “God have mercy”.

One of the elderly women said: This is where the chickens come to eat when they leave their owners house. I sat down and heard the chicken say ”Olohun Dakun”. I said this is a miracle ooo…from the mouth of a chicken? The second day, it stood there again and clucked ”Olohun Dakun”. I called Iya Kazeem and told her to come that a miracle is happening here, a chicken is clucking Olohun Dakun.”

To add to this, another resident, a female, while giving an account of how they found the ”wonder chicken”, said ”You see, on Thursday, a man who I know told me that in the middle of the night, he heard a chicken clucking Olohun Dakun but he didn’t see the chicken. When he told us that were with him, I didn’t take it serious.

However, when this old woman called me to come and see a chicken that was clucking Olohun Dakun, I went and saw the chicken and we started praising God. I asked who owns the chicken and they told me it is a christain woman living in this neighborhood.

When she came to my shop to buy something, she told me that this is what people were saying about her chicken. I told her it is true. She also witnessed as the chicken again clucked Olohunñ Dakun and said the chicken was giving a message” The owner of the chicken, Mummy Blessing also confirmed that her chicken also clucked ”Olohun Dakun”. The residents gathered in front of the chicken as they prayed for God to have mercy.

LOVE:- MAN BUILDS AIRPLANE HOUSE FOR HIS WIFE IN ABUJA

Love is a beautiful thing.Everyone has their ways of expressing their love, some people can express their love through money or gifts while some can express their love through material things. One of the people that has shown us the true meaning of love is Jammal. He is a well-known Nigerian-Lebanese man who has shown his love for his dear wife, Liza. Few years ago, he demonstrated his love by constructing a very beautiful airplane house that was designed with modern technology for his wife. The Airplane house is located in Abuja.

Jammal is a very wonderful husband to his wife, According to him, he built an airplane house for his wife so that he can always feel like she is touring the world. The Airplane House is a center of attraction for everybody. We can see that Jammal and his wife are definition of true love, and role models to others in society.