PROGRESS OBERIKO BLOG

#HAMPER As teens running around the neighborhood, we paid respect to this man and his family. When they drove past in their cars, it is only respect-worthy that we greet with an exciting "MIGWOR" which triggers a corresponding response "VRENDO". We shared the same neighborhood and whenever it was Christmas season, he'd go bulk shopping, buy groceries, wines, provisions and hampers of various sizes. Loyal kids are the ones who obediently run errands for their elders and we were seen as such. So having done his shopping, he’ll be needing these 'Loyal kids' to come do some work for him, hence he calls us over, leaving his 'Àjeh' children totally out of the job. No wahala sha! What exactly does he need us for? Package gifts in hampers. So we start by picking different collections of item ranging from bottles of luxury wines, packs of cornflakes, sugar, spaghetti, cans of milk & sardines, souvenirs etc..  and arranging them in diff

#No_Greater_Love First a lady, Pretty, Posh and Elegant She’s neat and stainless Presses every attire she puts on, *whispers* Even her pant She loves herself 💯 She can’t even stand the “Poo” and “Puke” of a baby. She’s easily irritated 😤 She can’t even bear to carry her weavon for two weeks 🤷🏼‍♀️ She changes her hair, nails and wardrobe as soon as necessary Her selfies are well captured and even enhanced with beauty plus She’s a regular poster on social media She slays! Little did she know that this phase of life will soon be robbed her She found love ❤️ Got married and had a child A baby girl, subsequently a boy too. And that was where she lost it She lost herself, her feminine vulnerability No longer did she have time for those long hours of makeup 💄 Baby needs to be fed 🍼 and closely watched even while she’s asleep She forfeited her attention for her child She gave up herself like the crucified on the cross No more jeans 👖nor neatly pressed cl

...“Your own na to dey press so so computer from morning till night”! “Since you dey press this your computer so, watin you don achieve”?  “Abi u nor dey see your friend Victor? See the kain cars wey he dey drive, he don even buy house for he papa,  Nor be the same computer wey you Dey press nai he dey press too? “But your own nor fit produce anything. Nonsense!  “Dis my house nor go contain you and that your useless computer o, do make you comot! (The above was a father’s harangue to his son who just graduated from the Uni, for the main, he used his laptop to undertake projects for students and gathered lil cash from it) Without knowing what really is being done with the so called “Computer” 💻 he admonishes his son to do what his mates are doing. That is how he will push the poor boy and in the end, he will be the lamb of sacrifice for the money rituals. ...”Bring your father’s head”. SMH Taking a critical look at this whole thing beginning from when it

...’Hmmm I don stop to Dey wear pant o, I nor dey even wear pant go my guy place again because these days, we nor know who we go trust again o’. The above statement was made by a lady sitting beside me in a taxi. It is no longer rumor that the least recognized outfit of a woman has in recent times become a ‘TREASURED GOOD’, a ‘SCARCE COMMODITY’ a ‘HOT CAKE’...PANT! Girls give up their pants on Gunpoint. So instead of having a stolen pant, Girls have Kukuma stopped wearing pants when going out. E don reach like that? There have been records of MISSING PANTS from hostels, after a friend’s visit, people’s bathroom etc... All for the MONEY They gat the girls covering their PANTS with the blood of JESUS! Innocent girls have lost their lives over a car lift, shoprite, ice cream, birthday, night clubs,hangout, visits, and even on a casual evening strollling . From mere #ShopRite to “SHOPLEFT” now they’re SIXFEET Oh! what an unfortunate way to die. Who would have thought