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Why I married a second wife, by Yul Edochie

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Popular actor, Yul Edochie ha s finally opened up on why he married a second wife. The actor trended on several social media platforms from late April through the most parts of May after announcing a second wife, Judy Austin and son, Star. He explained in a video that he realised he loved his new wife though he had always been a believer of an old clichรฉ that says, ‘a man cannot love two women at the same time’. Explaining the reason behind his decision, the movie star said: “Why I took my decision of marrying a second wife. So, I decided to say why today. I used to hear from so people say a man cannot love two women at the same time. “I’ve heard it a couple of time and I’m one of those people who believed it before. And I know a lot of people still believe it as well that a man cannot love two women. “I used to believe it as well until it happened to me. I realised that, “Never say never”. No matter how old you are in this world. We are all young, we’re still learning. Things can happ...

Nigeria Owo church attack: Gunmen kill Catholic worshippers in Ondo

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Gunmen have killed church worshippers in Ondo state, south-west Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari said "only fiends from the nether region" could have done this "dastardly act". The armed men entered St Francis Catholic church in the town of Owo during a Sunday service. They fired into the congregation and then kidnapped a priest as well as some other church-goers, witnesses said. Nigeria has experienced an upsurge in violence in recent months. Kidnappings and attacks have been reported across the vast country. No figures for the numbers killed or abducted in Sunday's violence have been confirmed. But a doctor at a local hospital, quoted by the Reuters news agency, said that "several worshippers were brought in dead". After visiting the church and hospital, state lawmaker Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole told the Associated Press news agency that children were among the dead. In a series of tweets, Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu called it a "vile and ...

Selling toes $20,000 amid high cost of living in Zimbabwe ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ

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  Zimbabweans are reportedly cutting their toes in exchange for dollars to survive the cost of living in their country, following the nation’s economic downturn, a video seen by Ripples Nigeria, on Tuesday, disclosed. The video posted on social media platform, Twitter, showed a man limping, with wool covering a part of his toe. He was bragging about using the money he got from selling the toe to purchase a Toyota vehicle. It was gathered that depending on the toe sold, an individual earns between $20,000 to $40,000 , making it the easiest means of generating money for many Zimbabweans who don’t have a job due to the government’s inability to create one. According to unverified prices, small toe is sold for $10,000 , middle toe is $25,000 , while big toe price is put at $40,000 . This comes amid Zimbabwe’s inflation rate hitting triple digit, to rise to 131.7% , it’s highest since June 2021. It was not disclosed what the dismembered toe is being used for. Since the war between Russ...

Bobrisky shows account balance

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Popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky has attempted to shut critics by exposing his account balance. The controversial Instagram celebrity has been receiving bashing from social media users after he announced a pre-party warming for a house he allegedly rented according to a popular blogger. The blog, which is notorious for ‘exposing’ celebrities living ‘fake’ lives claimed the cross-dresser was broke, reason he planned a party so as to raise funds to furnish his supposedly phantom lifestyle In a bid to carpet his critics, ‘Mummy of Lagos’ took to his Insta story to share a screen shot of his account balance. “I’m not covering the balance haters how market,” he wrote over the screenshot that held his account balance which showed; “ N139,335,157.38 .”

Personal Financial Planning

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Personal planning is a crucial part of personal finance that must be carefully done if saving must be available for entrepreneurial investment. I stated on our previous article that if you fail to plan invariably you have planned to fail. This all-important financial planning must be monitored and re-evaluated from time to time to ensure that it does not violate our savings and investment  dream of the future. Bootstrapping is recommended before thinking of taking a loan from the bank for your business. Personal financing This is the application of the principles of finance to the monetary decisions of an individuals or family unit. It addresses the ways in which individuals obtain, budget, save and spend monetary resources over time, taking into account various financial risks and future events. Five basic steps involved in financial planning   1. Assessment A simple income statement and balance sheet can be prepared to assess the personal financial situati...