OBI ATTRIBUTES STAMPEDE TRAGEDIES IN OYO, FCT, AND ANAMBRA TO HUNGER AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES. (PHOTO).

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 Peter Obi has blamed hunger and systemic failures for the recent spate of stampedes across the country.  Scores of persons were dead, and many others wounded in the tragic incidents in Ibadan, Oyo State; Okija in Anambra and another one in the nation’s capital of Abuja. The stampedes happened in a space of five days with the last two occurring on Saturday morning during food distribution campaigns. Obi, who was the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, said the incidents underline the rising hunger in the country which has led to desperation. “I am deeply saddened and distressed by the tragic loss of lives in desperate searches for food,” Obi, who is a former governor of Anambra State, wrote in a post on his X account Saturday afternoon. “While I will not cast blame but instead appreciate the organizers of these respective events for their kind gestures in providing palliatives and support to society, especially the poor, these tragedies reflect the...

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS 62 YEAR OLD WOMAN,MARRYING A 9 YEAR OLD BOY FOR THE SECOND TIME IN SOUTH AFRICA?.

                                    A nine year old boy has married a 62 year old wife for the second time according to their tradition to appease their ancestors.Sanele Masiela married Helen Shabangu for the second time after marrying last year..Sanele claims to have been told by his ancestors to get married and Helen,a family friend,obliged.The wedding was attended by 100 guests excluding Helen's five children aged between 38 and 28 years and was officiated by Helen's 66 year old husband Alfred Shabangu.The two newly weds are said to live in their separate homes.The boy's mother said ''It was nice to celebrate with a wedding one more,it was after all a calling from the ancestors.By doing his,we made the ancestors happy.If we hadn't done what my son had asked then something bad would have happened in the family''.More photos below.                                                                                                                                    

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