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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 8:58am On Apr 21
Shegzdave:
I think she has a daughter from her first marriage
If indeed she has a child from a previous marriage then maybe Roby is not fertile but yet to come to terms with the sad reality.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 8:02am On Apr 21
iamoyindamola:
Watching this full video, i am losing it this guy is a proud simp
He deserve all he got and will continue getting
The more you watch the video, the more pissed you will get .

The guy just didn't know when to count his losses and move on. He waited till she used her full mouth to tell him he was useless to her
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 7:59am On Apr 21
DissTroy:
You know what? It's like you are stubborn so we will add Vic O to the trade so you guys give us Banky W fully in exchange. Last offer.
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When I post about simping and not letting a woman dictate terms for you as a man, it's labeled overdosing on redpill. These are the issues.
My bro, u have my full permission to overdose on any color of pill going forward . This Roby don too shame men in general abeg!

His simping cannot be explained away no matter how one tries .As at last year he was still holding on to a marriage that should have ended 2017.

I imagine the ex-wife during COVID-19 was in full lockdown with a full grown asss man without going anywhere in the cold American weather. Chai! huh huh huh. The number of time dem don knack his "wife" while he was holding on to the "promises of better life " lasan !
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 7:54am On Apr 21
izzou:
Abeg, with Roby saying that his wife did "Arrangee marriage" to get green card, will that not land her in trouble?
Initially I thought he had a rightful claim to mess her life up by reporting her to ICE as per the arrangee marriage; until the weyrey say na traditional marriage they did before she travaled abroad.

From my own personal opinion he may not be able to 4ck her life up since they didn't do a civil/registry wedding that has document backing the marriage up. They had a traditional marriage which may be binding in Nigeria but not necessarily binding in the US.

The girl really used his head.

All that being said, I want to believe if Roby is vengeful enough and wants to take advantage of the anti-immigrant stand of Donald Trump's government, he may stir a serious controversy by sending his traditional wedding picture to US Embassy/ICE and petitioning them to rescind Mayowa's green card because she used fraudulent means to get it.

But that Roby wey I see no get that kind bad mind like that. If Roby is given an option to either spoil Mayowa's life as it is now or reconcile with her; Roby will definitely go with reconciling with Mayowa
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 7:06am On Apr 21
iamoyindamola:
3 men will simp for same toto
Na I don't agree
1. We don't know the story of the first husband.

2. We know Roby's story and we can conclusively agree he was a simp even by his own confession.

3. The new guy David has 2 kids in naija with his ex-wife here before he travelled to the US where he jam Mayowa. For now we can't conclude whether he is a simp or not because he just got married to Mayowa a green card holder and a homeowner in the US. Na time go determine what he is but for now he seem to be winning.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 6:56am On Apr 21
So I just watched a video that says the new husband of the lady ; David Ayuba is a drummer in his church. He was once married to Tolu who is in Nigeria and their union is blessed with two kids. The David guy had a kid in 2019 and another kid in 2021 with Tolu before he moved abroad.

After stewpid Robert Don hang on to a false hope for so long, she sent him a WhatsApp message literally telling him she doesn't have any emotions for him. She gave him enough signs but guyman no gree read the room.

So the new guy David left his wife and 2 kids to be with Mayowa. Telmabout wetin mayowa wash put for her Congo meat 🤷‍♂️


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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 5:37am On Apr 21
Akinlot:
And another man still thought a woman who has been divorced twice and has never been pregnant is the best he can get.

Sometimes I wonder what goes on in the head of these men.
The new husband might just be like Roby who was told she was married before but didn't bother to ask questions about circumstances of her previous marriages.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 1:02am On Apr 21
abduleez1:
The guy knows he's a proper clown.
Even admitted his colleagues and comedians used him for jokes material — as the first time they heard a man relocated to go meet a wife to adapt to the new marriage lifestyle.

Premium weakling.

Imagine leaving Calabar, with all the connections and brand he's built to come to Lagos. Left the government gigs he was getting regularly to start afresh for a woman he paid bride price for.

Make I go check twitter. Dem suppose use this guy for better meme and his shedding of tears. angry angry
I think the biggest mistake he made which later resulted in a chain of reaction gbag culminated to the marriage collapse was leaving his comfort zone in Calabar (where he claimed he was a making cool money and living like a king) to relocate to Lagos all in the name of love.

That relocation affected his finances. He struggled to make money in Lagos as a nearly wedded man which was bad for marital life.

That period he was struggling it appears the wife was the one doing the heavy lifting of the bills in the house. He was not the provider in the home for that period and on top of that, he was still womanizing (which explains the wife's complain about the "small small" girls he was chatting on phone).

Perhaps that was what made him not do anything about that 2017 chat he snapped on her phone. Nigggga was financially incapacitated which also explains why he consented to her relocation to the US and subsequent arrangee marriage abroad.


There a whole lot of lessons to be learnt from this guy's experience sha.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 11:36pm On Apr 20
abduleez1:
The guy knows he's a proper clown.
Even admitted his colleagues and comedians used him for jokes material — as the first time they heard a man relocated to go meet a wife to adapt to the new marriage lifestyle.

Premium weakling.

Imagine leaving Calabar, with all the connections and brand he's built to come to Lagos. Left the government gigs he was getting regularly to start afresh for a woman he paid bride price for.

Make I go check twitter. Dem suppose use this guy for better meme and his shedding of tears. angry angry
Banger boys and bloggers will use his content to feed well for at least two weeks. Agenda go begin fly up and down both on Twitter and tiktok.

I trust them
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 11:34pm On Apr 20
abduleez1:
I swear this guy needs serious koboko.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, how he never got any lady in Nigeria pregnant or something over the years she was away. As per Calabar boy.
He may be having fertility issues that needs to be investigated and treated with the support of a caring partner.

But since he married wrongly and the wife also being more experienced in the way of the world, he fell into emotional dark place while not having time to think of his own possible inadequacies.

The guy can obviously not swear he has not had unprotected sexxx with another woman since he's been in the enstarnged marriage except he just wants to deceive himself.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 11:29pm On Apr 20
abduleez1:
Guy, you know wetin dey make this guy matter dey pain even more.

It's the 10 years this whole thing spread out in happening and the dude never realised he's being played for a f00l. A f00l at 40.

Since 2017, he saw that bile of a message and still had the heart to continue.... Omo, na to rum for your life and safety after reading that shite bro. How he manned up and remained in that house with her without fearing for his life is beyond me.

2017 to now na almost 10yrs so this guy JuJu strong pass 6G, fibre and satellite connection combined at once. embarassed embarassed

Dude is a mature version of a premium s!!mp.

Even heard his wife was getting knacked by the supposed room mate at some point and didn't end things.
There's so many things wrong with this guy's head that you just find very difficult to fathom.
Even the worst of worst s!!MPs dey learn for where this guy dey.

She bought a house he didn't know. Brought a flatmate for knackademus and Baba still put him mind there. She did BBL and dude didn't call it quits.
She had serious issues with him having tattoos and complaining how she hated it and yet later he found out she got a big spine tattoo on her back.
The dude she's getting married to is said to also have a tattoo. grin grin

She married before, dude didn't ask any single questions.

Maaaaannn, this dude is stewpid and his story is even very annoying when I watched him speaking.
Person dey mumu sometimes ooo, no one is immune to mugu especially when they've put the partner on a huge pedestal, but this dude's own unfolded in a decade. What!!!


Dem suppose flig this guy for market square for steewpid!ty of epic proportions. Cos na him do himself. He saw signs but chose to ignore and see wonders.
The guy's mumu dey shame me!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 11:10pm On Apr 20
SIMPing na bad thing Sha o.

The guy that was originally doing MC of corporate shows and high profile celebrity even hosts had to start taking children's birthday gig just to make money to send to his wife who was cohabiting with another man abroad 🤦‍♂️

Disstroy this your guy need better drilling o.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 11:04pm On Apr 20
Amigoos1:
Seriously as a man never take knacking your wife to satisfaction for granted. Also never marry someone that you are not compatible with sexually. A nympho marrying someone that finds sex boring will always run into problems.
The guy only married her because she was his spec and she was bold enough to toast him first.

At the start of the podcast he confessed she sent him DM first on Instagram which pique his interest. Then he said she was his spec because she was slim and has boobs.

Na the only reason he met her may, proposed in August and married her in November. The guy didn't even know her like that beacuse between that time line between their meeting and marriage he was staying in Calabar while she was staying in Lagos. They saw few times before he jump enter the marriage. They Most likely didn't even have serious talks about their future as a couple
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 10:59pm On Apr 20
abduleez1:
Werey "dey knack o" but na ONLY two rounds him fit give him nymph0 wife and na twice weekly strength him get. grin grin grin

Him trust him shooting capacity as per Calabar boy, still dey take concoction wey him wife bring give am to aid him shooting potency. 😂😂😂

Premium weak man.
That guy say tests show he is potent yet in the same vein he's saying he didn't get any other woman pregnant. He just dey shout ". I be Calabar boy, we dey knack o ", yet no evidence after taking concoction.

I won't be surprised if the woman comes out to claim the guy was shooting blanks for years especially if she gets pregnant for this new husband.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 10:51pm On Apr 20
abduleez1:
That guy's stup!d!ty_ ehn needs to be studied.
The lady sent a message to a friend about how she hated him and had checked out of the marriage in 2017... He snapped the messages and never confronted her about it and her complaints about sexual unsatisfaction. He never brought it up or told anyone until late last year he was showing a friend. The guy matter too funny I swear.
We dey 2026 and Baba still dey hold on to the marriage like his dear life needed with all that bile and hatred she spilled out in that message.
A sane and normal human being for don give up after that brutal revelation.
He never even brought it up to her and kept it all in all those years and was thinking probably if he leveled up and made more money, be more responsible, she'd come back to the fold.

The guy handicapped himself and I don't really have no remorse for him cos he was damn stoop!d all through the way.

2021, she came back from the US and he made plans and preparations to welcome her at the airport even with friends and camera man, she didn't even hugged or kiss him for a person she hasn't seen for years. Her own husband.
Baba even talk say dem no even knack or rub body sef when they eventually got home.
No spark. Nothing.

The guy na bollo I swear. All these years and these things were happening and Baba still dey sponsor her dey send money. Lol.
The guy's head no correct at all. He went into the marriage at the age of 37 which means he was a full grown matured man at that time. Not like he was some 23 year old drunken on love who got married to his first love.

The lady showed him severally how she wanted out long before she even left naija but he was hanging on.

I think the fact that his parents died early contributed to how long his mumu lasted. I want to believe if he had at least a parent alive they would've at least speak sense into his head and make him see things with clear eyes. I mean which parent would watch their 41 year old son agree to send his wife abroad and agree to an arrangee marriage?

Apparently his two brothers don't have any influence on him Sha.

Like I said earlier he ignored the signs for over 10 years , and now he has seen wonders.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 10:35pm On Apr 20
Amigoos1:
Even from their pre wedding pictures you could tell he was a mumu man.
The guy was 37 years old here o 😂
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 9:37pm On Apr 20
Emaprince:
omo....I watch the video reach 30mins.. Chai.

This guy really fall him own hand o. After seeing that msg in 2017...thats when he should have walked away.

Me in that situation will not sleep under the same roof with her from the day I read that chat. I will even be scared of losing my life. Cos that was a desperate mind set and undiluted hatred from the wife
That was where he messed up.

Instead of moving on with his life that very moment, he continued in the marriage that was already toxic, consented to her doing arrangee margiage to relocate and even consented to her cohabiting with a male house mate.

The guy head no correct at all.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 9:35pm On Apr 20
DissTroy:
We had a meeting last week. We resolved to dash him out to you guys in exchange for Banky W. Thanks for your attention to this matter.
😂😂😂

We no want.

Una supposed bring all those scary masquerade out make dem flog sense into his head first before anything
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 9:33pm On Apr 20
Emaprince:
omo....I watch the video reach 30mins.. Chai.

This guy really fall him own hand o. After seeing that msg in 2017...thats when he should have walked away.

Me in that situation will not sleep under the same roof with her from the day I read that chat. I will even be scared of losing my life. Cos that was a desperate mind set and undiluted hatred from the wife
I think he was hoping she would bring him to America after getting that green card. That was the only logical reason he could've agreed to the arrangee marriage in the first place.

Unfortunately for him, she had already fallen out of love with him and she didn't even hid it from him. But he was as blind as a bat and didn't read the room at all.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 8:29pm On Apr 20
The full podcast.

Disstroy this Margaret Ekpo grandson really fall Una hand for Akwa-Cross o.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG8HffYOWt4?si=AFHDO0Qwh27fRzHf
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 8:24pm On Apr 20
Roland17:
Baba, this guy reeks of a man that is lacking in self-worth. It is such a sad story but I have no sympathy to give this man.

The signs were ominous and I can bet you, he has friends and family members who warned him but e no gree. He was thinking with his stick versus his head.

Make e no shock you say 2-3 years from now, this same werey fit reconcile with the woman.

He desperately needs to see a therapist to address his lack of self-worth and confidence. Otherwise, another woman will still manipulate him in the name of love.
He actually lacks self-worth for real, yet he gives himself nonsense accolades. He kept saying "I be calabar boy o.... We dey knack o " while trying to prove he was sexually potent and refute claims he may not be satisfying her sexually.

It's unfortunate he married at 37 yet married wrongly. He was sounding like someone who is weak mentally and can't take a firm decision that concerns his own life.

Someone in the comment section of the podcast said " This guy is weak, men supposed bam am " 😂
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 8:03pm On Apr 20
Roland17:
Just like I thought. I always advise men, no matter how much you love your wife/ girl, avoid "see finish"! Na wetin "see finish" for marriage or any relationship dey cause be dis.

Any partner that doesn't show any fear of losing the marriage or relationship isn't worth investing emotions on because na the pesin go suffer. There has to be a rational fear of losing the relationship between both, sadly, it was for only him..Once she begin show unhealthy indifference to the union, baba begin plan...

To be honest, I don't think the wife thought she needed his approval to do any of these things. She would have still done it even if he said no. I believe she had seen enough from when they were together in Naija to know he is gullible and can be easily manipulated.

The marriage should have ended before she traveled to the US. I only salute his courage for speaking publicly about it because that has to be a lot. He should be kept on a suicide watch.
Oil full your head bro!

His problem started from the foundation of their marriage. He met her in May, proposed in September and got married in September of same year. The lady told him in passing that she was once married and this guy didn't for once ask further questions about the failed marriage. He never asked whom she was married to, what was the cause of the marriage crash and other pertinent question. He went ahead to marry her because she's his spec. 🤦‍♂️

They were married for about 4 years till she travelled abroad. Within that 4 years were having marital issues o yet he went ahead to give approval to her travel to the US via arrangee marriage. While in the arrangee marriage she made him delete all their naija marriage pictures off his social media.

His wife bought a house in the US after getting her green card, took in a male house mate and was always limiting the number of times they had conversation like couple in log distance relationship.

This guy still kept sending money to her and was holding on to the so called marriage. He was making naira and sending to her even when she works as a financial analyst in the US.

The guy said he did all of that because of love 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 6:56pm On Apr 20
Roland17:
The entire union was built on deceit. How he did not act on his suspicions is beyond me.

He is either hiding a few other details or he is straight up gullible and easy to manipulate.

Women can sniff a gullible man from 10 miles, e no dey hard them and they would prey on them without remorse.
The stewpid guy while still married allowed his wife travel to the US, do arrangee marriage for green card, allowed his wife have a male house mate in the US and ignored all the numerous signs that she had zoned out of the marriage a long time ago.

He even saw a message on her WhatsApp that reads she doesn't love him and she's not satisfied with their sex life.

Omo! Bloggers go use his sob story feed well for at least a month
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 6:37pm On Apr 20
The honest bunch podcast is currently premiering live on YouTube as we speak .

With the little I've listed to for now, I confirm Roby Ekpo is very very stewpid.

Make I watch am finish first
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 4:22pm On Apr 20
raumdeuter:
I didnt watch the entire show, but like you said, he must have ignored some signs during the thing. Regarding the not traveling, it might be a visa issue.

The marriage was dead for long but he was just hanging on to it
Exactly. He hung on for too long when it was obvious the marriage wasn't working .

I intend to watch the full podcast when it is released on YouTube to really understand his perspective beyond this snippet sha
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick:
raumdeuter:
I saw snippet of this story and it was so sad

https://www.nairaland.com/8657277/roby-ekpo-bitter-experience-mayowa

I am 48 years old, I don’t have a kid. I started going for sperm test despite being a Calabar man. I now got to find out that she was taking contraceptives,” he said.
I like the fact that he acknowledged he was stewpid.

Everything about the story he shared in the almost 3 minutes snippet points to the fact that he was seriously stewpid if his claims are true.

What man in his right sense let's a woman travel abroad for years, live by herself and not have her either come back or he goes to meet her often. Shey the guy get Visa ban ni? Àbí him no dey get holiday to go spend a month or two with her?

I believe if he has gone to spend at least a month with her while she was over there, he would've long known he has lost her. Woman cannot hide falling out of love with you for so long at all.

I think the guy was lying to himself in the so called margiage for a long time. There was a part of the snippet ( not included in this one, but from the same podcast) where he read a WhatsApp the lady sent to a friend. The lady complained about his bedmatics skills and said she cannot keep enduring in the marriage. I don't want to believe she didn't pass some of these concerns to him in the past either in serious conversation or jokingly.

He mentioned calling her while she was abroad and she won't return calls for days. If you ask me; I will say he saw the signs but ignored them, hence why he saw wonders at the end of the day.
CelebritiesRe: Vaniti Lagos Questions Credibility Of Accuser Over Fake Drinks Allegation by BlueRayDick: 10:35am On Apr 20
Wotowotoman:
Yes o. They also collect full money from customers and sell their own drinks that are cheaper. Yahoo staff angry

That’s why I always insist on my receipt. Sometimes dem go even bring you another customer receipt because dem believe say person don manya. I make sure to check the date, time and items on the receipt to make sure it matches what I bought and I see the disappointment in their faces grin
Sometimes they would give you the correct receipt that shows the right amount for what you purchased. What they normally do is they always make a deal with the storekeeper who allows they to swap the fake drinks with the originals that was stocked by management.

I was once a victim. I visited a friend who requested we go chill at the lounge of an hotel close to his area. We ordered Hennessy which my friend discovered was fake. The waiter swore by all the gods that it was authentic but we requested for the manager whom we asked to drink it and confirm if it was fake or original.

The manager confirmed it was fake and ordered for it to be replaced. The replacement also turned out to be fake which the manager also agreed with. At this point the manager was already threatening the supervisor that he and the other workers will bear the loss because he has once rebuked them for carrying out the scam in the past after they were caught. The third bottle was brought and that one was original and that was the only one we paid for.

The manager then told us the staff have done the scam before and some of the bad eggs were dismissed. He didn't know those remaining had learnt the scam from those that left.

Those employees are crashing their employers business while those ones will be writing big grammar online when customers call them out for selling adulterated drinks.
PoliticsRe: Senator Eshilokun Has Been Made A Member Of The GAC by BlueRayDick: 10:22am On Apr 20
Josephkabila12:
The indigenes of Lagos State are far better than you in your anambra state
Yet another troll making ignorant assumption without speaking to the substance of the post he quoted.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by BlueRayDick: 8:57am On Apr 20
https://www.nairaland.com/8656926/2025-army-gets-7-disbursement

But where exactly did the money APC government claimed to have made since removal of subsidy go to ? Where did all the money borrowed in the name of Nigeria in the last 3 years go to ?

If the army is only getting paltry 7% disbursement for procurement of arms and equipment out of the 2025 budget, does that not tell a tale of gross underfunding ? Even at a time when the government claimed it had surpassed its revenue target and data boys celebrated same on social media?
CelebritiesRe: Vaniti Lagos Questions Credibility Of Accuser Over Fake Drinks Allegation by BlueRayDick: 8:08am On Apr 20
The problem is most clubs stock original drinks from authentic brands like Hennessy and Martel but their staff exchange it with adultrated drinks.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by BlueRayDick: 7:30pm On Apr 19
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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by BlueRayDick: 7:29pm On Apr 19
mostob:
Arsenal was just unlucky today. We tried as much as possible to contain them but one thing about playing City is you leave absolutely no room for error.

Eze messed up and Cherki practically strolled inside our box and scored. Martinelli lost Oh Really grin and they scored.

Eze and Gabi hit the post. Havertz nodded inches wide.
All in all, this is my club and I love my club in better and in worse.
#COYG


BTW, that Arteta new contract go hit like crack unless he decides to leave by himself. I'll be here.
BTW,
Eze just proved Arteta right for not entrusting him with that LW position even when Martinelli and Trossard were shiit for most of the season.Eze always does the barest minimum when it comes to defensive contribution Irrespective of whatever position he plays.

One reason I will give Arteta the stick in this match is the continued playing from the back the team adopted even while we were trailing. We didn't attack the ball well enough. By the time we started attacking with full force it was too late.

I don't think Gyokeres starting ahead of Havertz would've achieved much in this match.

By the way this is not the match that will determine our season, that Bournemouth game was the most important match of our season yet we were served dross by the team.

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