PROGRESS OBERIKO BLOG

Being May27, when she marks her golden jubilee, she celebrates her 50years of existence, commercialization, survival, thrive and haste! Lemme tell you about this city: “THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE” - LAGOS STATE! Welcome to Lagos where you don’t ask questions as a stranger, else you get a dumb response or totally misled. Welcome to Lagos where you need to hold your change in a public transport else... you’re on your own Welcome to Lagos where everybody is automatically a “Yoruba”. Everybody speaks Yoruba to everybody. Welcome to Lagos where everybody in a marccopolo bus is shouting “Owa Oooh”! Welcome to Lagos where passengers jump into a moving vehicle... I almost fell off the bus the first time I tried that. Welcome to Lagos where everybody is always on transit, with or without a destination. Welcome to Lagos where cars are more than the stars in the sky.  Welcome to Lagos where everybody in a wealthy home have cars; even the...

When I first saw them sucking, so many thoughts ran through my mind; I couldn’t help but wonder what manner of food that could be. Although I was very young, I could still replay the look on their faces whenever they sucked. I’m referring to the Calabar neighbor we had, whose kitchen was marked by the unique redolence. The aroma alone does a public announcement that they are “Calabarians”. I dunno if you’ve tried this sucking before; but my first time was with Afang soup. Afang soup makes no sense without  “suckables” in it. Omg...I lack words to describe. By now you’re wondering what exactly this thing is ... “Mfi”, as it is locally called, is simply unshelled periwinkles. It is mostly eaten by  Cross Riverians and Akwa Ibomites; and it is characterized by so much sand content. You can tell when someone is cooking with “Mfi” during the washing... The process is so tedious. Enough water and enough patience are the basic tools for washing, as it makes so much nois...

She participated in a dance challenge by Peter Psquare few weeks ago, and her video was reposted by one of the famous twin artists, Perter Psquare, who also promised to visit her Dm and zoom into her life to bless her specially. Let us celebrate this young lady, as she calls herself a superwoman, yes, indeed she is. She is followed by many celebrities on instagram, and inspires people even in her condition. She is a true definition of the phrases: "LIFE GOES ON" and "HAPPINESS IS FREE". Olivia Malachy is her name, and for her, there's no limit in life. See beautiful pictures and videos...

(Smells like Sh*t) Dawa-Dawa(Locust beans), as it is locally called, was an indispensable seasoning in all the delicacies I prepared. At first I swore to never have anything to do with it because of the horrible smell that came along with it. "It is a fly lover. Chai the smell na blast!" But this same lady, my customer, convinced me, and also schooled me on the health benefits of Dawa-dawa: in her words, “google it na, Kopa. It is very very good”.  I tried it once, and the taste of the soup was unusually sumptuous. And that marked the Genesis of Dawa-dawa in my life! I even discovered that it has a way of controlling the salty quantity in food. Wow! I found my magic wand; it had no disadvantages, none I have been affected by. I never prepared a meal without a touch of Dawa-Dawa; and like melanin, all the meals I prepared always came out popping. Nobody knew the secret. My love for it increased in geometric progression, to the extent that I not only add...

Reports say that man who was “raised from the dead” by South African prophet, Pastor Alph Lukau back in February has died. Brighton ‘Elliot’ Moyo from Zimbabwe made headlines across the whole world after a video in which he was allegedly raised from the dead after 3 days went viral although Pastor Lukau later backtracked on his claims and accused Moyo’s family of staging the miracle. According to local publication H-Metro, Brighton died last week in a village called St Luke’s in South Africa. Unfortunately for Brighton, there was no resurrection this time and he was buried on Saturday.  He is survived by his wife only as they had no children. A close family member who spoke to H-Metro said, His stomach started swelling and didn’t stop for three days and on the third day, he died. According to other reports, when Brighton joined Lukau’s Alleluia Ministries International there were reports that he was HIV positive and he had kidney failure and he also had TB (t...

Stephanie Idolor, a corps member, young lady who recorded little Success on her way from school, has not stopped receiving favors from Nigerians, as she gets a brand new car from Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, one million naira to fuel the car, and also a cash gift of five hundred thousand naira (500k) for her both parents which he asked them to share 250k each. The prophet claims that he decided to increase Stephanie's reward as God blessed him abundantly with a blessing too huge for him to mention, after he gave her 2million naira. Stephanie Idolor was given the brand new car days after she got N2m from the same prophet. Success Adegor, the 7-year-old had got angry because she was sent out of school because she had not paid her school fees. After her video went viral, the little girl and her family received financial help from Nigerians who were moved by her story and her determination to learn. The lady, Stephanie Idolor, who recorded her video and shared it online...

A lecturer II in the Department of Mathematics, University of Ibadan has reportedly committed suicide. The don, identified as A.O Subair set himself on fire on Monday afternoon in his senior staff quarters located at Phillipson Road of the University. He has been buried at Akinyele public cemetery. It was gathered that the late lecturer had recently resigned from the university without a justifiable reason but was yet to pack out of the staff quarters before he took his life. It was gathered that the late university lecturer had separated from his family and had challenges progressing on his career. Confirming the incident in a telephone Chat, Chairman Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Professor Deji Omole described the incident as pathetic and a major loss to the Union. Omole said the Union was only informed of the burning flat while efforts to save him proved abortive. Omole urged members of the Union to confide in one another saying isolation could deepe...

The corps members in Wamahka, Sokoto camp were left despair on Thursday 4th, April 2019, as their hostel in the orientation camp caught fire which resulted in the loss of most of their important documents including their certificates, and other relevant items. Now, the question is, how can these lost documents be retrieved? Who will pay for the compensation and stress to retrieve them? and How much compensation will suffice? See video below...

I told myself that I’d have a handful of the knowledge of all the delicacies in Cross River State, because I was born to explore, I like trying new things; I took a break from all the “Banga soup”, “Owho soup”, and “Egusi soup” which I was already used to, from Adam, and promised to try all the strange edibles there is, in the state. And trust me, I did! I’d go to the market having just the name of the soup I was gonna prepare on my mind, but with zero knowledge of its MOP (Method of preparation). But I had a tutor. I met her in the market, and she became my acquaintance. I found out that I could talk to her; I always asked questions about one unfamiliar soup or the other. Her shop was my first stop when I arrive the market. She: Corper, what are you cooking today? Me: I learned there’s one they call “GREEN SOUP”. Abeg, how dem take dey cook am? She: Smiles, “Kopa Kopa! 'Green soup' dey make sense o". Try it. You’ll like it. And that’s how she ends up convi...

Shopping in the market was an interesting experience and I always looked forward to “Market days” in Ogoja/Bekwarra which came every five days. I had customers; Kindhearted men and women, boys and girls who I bought specific items from. No matter how meager the item was, they were happy to have me around, and that feeling alone kept me faithful to their shop. I was staying alone, so I needn’t much cash to set my soup in shape. Two hundred naira (N200)worth of beef was good to go for a sizable pot of soup or stew; if I wanted to spoil myself a bit, I’d raise it to N300, excluding other side attractions like “Kpomor”, “Crayfish”, “Periwinkle”, “smoked fish”, and “okporoko fish” which must not be lacking in my delicacies. I only had one customer in the market whom I bought beef from, Mohamed. A Muslim; he was a fine and nice guy too, even though other meat sellers got jealous and tried to steal me from him, I remained faithful. He never misses his prayers on a daily basis and ...