You have nothing to be worried about.
We have a cat which is now the compound's cat. It came as a stray cat, but now, it enters and plays with children in our compound. It even has it's own house now. Though it does not agrees with my own cat and they do not like to see each other.


Like someone mentioned earlier, you can buy pieces of fish/meat and feed it from time to time.

I also have a black cat, a very clean and lovely pet, but they have a mind of their own.
They choose when and how they will be petted.


Please purge yourself of superstitions, it will do you no good.

Groom-in-waiting @Godson213, 500K is very much enough to foot the wedding.
Lets break it down:
Expected guests: 100-150
Budget: 500,000

Dowry
Dowry=20,000
TOTAL= 20,000

Food & Drinks
1. 50kg bag of rice= 19,000
2. A mid-sized cow= 100,000
3. Butcher's fee: 6,000
3. 25kg Palm oil= 9,000
4. 25kg Groundnut oil= 9,000
5. Basket of Tomatoes: 5,000
6. Basket of Peppers: 5,000
7 Curry: 500
8.Thyme: 500
9. Salt: 300
10. Seasoning cubes: 1,500
11. Maltina 24pcs (72 units)=8,400
12. Bigi (Cola, Tropical, etc) 84 units= 8,400
13. Coca-Cola (Fanta, Sprite, 7up, Pepsi, Mirinda, etc) 24 units= 2,400
14. Small bottled water 24pcs (24units)= 2,400
15. Pure water sachets (10bags)= 1,500
15. Cake (3-step)= 25,000
16 Foamy takeaway containers (200pcs only)=4,000
17. Rubber bands (to pack the takeaways): 1 pack=150#
18. White mid-size nylons (200pcs and sticker will be plastered on them each): 2,000
TOTAL=210,050

Clothing & Accessories
1. Bride's cloth, gele & shoe: 20,000
2. Bride's Accessories: 5,000
2. Groom's cloth, cap & shoe: 15,000
3. Parent (Bride) at 20,000 (10,000 each)
4. Parent (Groom) at 20,000 (10,000 each)
5. Aso-Ofi (Bride & Groom): 70,000
TOTAL=150,000

Souvenirs
1. Bulk SMS/WhatsApp IV:1,000
2. Jotters (24pcs only) at 150#= 150*24=3,600
3. Calendar (24pcs only) at 200#= 300*24= 7,200
4. Dust parkers (30pcs only) at 80#= 80*30=2,400
5. Plastic sieve: (22pcs only) at 80#=80*22=960
6. Stickers: (150pcs only) at 40#= 40*150=6,000
7. Key Holders: (24pcs only) at 130#= 130*24=3,120
8 Design costs= 4,000
TOTAL=28,280

Paparazzi
1. Enlargement (couple's only): 8000
2. Photographs (Hard copies) 50pcs at 150#= 7,500
3. Photographs (Soft copies) 100unts at 40#=4,000
4. Videography: 5,000
TOTAL= 24,500

Hall & Decorations
1. Open-air field/ Large school ground:25,000
2. Tent: (5 units) at 2,000= 2,000*5= 10,000
3. Plastic chairs (200 units)= 6,000
4. Decoration: (A female from either side should handle it): 10,000
TOTAL= 51,000

DJ
1. MC (Get a friend/family member/well-wisher to do it)
2. DJ: 15,000
TOTAL: 15,000

GRAND TOTAL: 498,830

Note: Budget can still be reviewed downwards, and a lot can still be achieved.

Takeaway:
1. You can't and must not try to totally please everyone, they'll still talk regardless.

2. Economy is hard, you must shine your eyes and forget the so-called 'packaged services'. Many are overhyped. Look for a decent, inexpensive/upcoming: baker, photographers, makeup artist, decorators, MC etc. If you have friends that could do it, eschew getting one and use your friends/siblings (Compensate them in some ways and help their hustles too, or it could be their own contribution to your wedding, hopefully).

3. Your priority is your wife and family in that order. It'll be foolish to escape the 'celebrity service provider' and allow village people to scam you. Resist their outrageous list and stand your ground. None of them will be there to offer you a kobo if you go broke.

4. You can patronize some Nairalanders offering such services at a decent fee. Help their hustles.

5 The main objective is to successfully get married!

6. For peeps whom are still young and looking to get married. Plan with what you have and you'll be amazed at what you'll achieve with your soon-to-be spouse. Just ensure to leave the celebrity bakers, makeup artist, photographers, MC, DJ, etc. for the deep-pockets and the 'borrow posers' by the time the latter finish paying their wedding debts, you might have probably been a landlord or achieved significant strides.


Cheers!

As usual, the hypocritical riffraffs will proliferate this thread and start defending crap. You want to be an atheist or a freethinker, no problem.

But when you have to insult and make disparaging comments about other religions and their leaders to defend your baseless beliefs, then there is a problem, a huge one at that.

You live in a state, and you know their laws, yet you chose to act like an uncouth thug, then you MUST bear whatever consequences that comes your way!

How many people here will tolerate an insult on their father in the guise of free speech without retaliating physically and/or verbally?

Or how many of you can supposedly insult their boss without almost instantly finding themselves in the labour market?

If you can't tolerate or do the above scenarios then hide your deceptive head in shame!

Karozy:

We have national mosque in Nigeria and nobody is complaining but when it's church many idiots will come here complaining and crying

I'm almost sure you're still a secondary school or an undergraduate student still being fed, clothed and sheltered.

Nobody is stopping anyone from building anything, but when you build churches from taxpayers money at mind-boggling amounts while denying them development, then there's a problem. A supposedly secular state does not have business building worship centres from Public Money. Places of worship everywhere, but evil, and retrogression waxes stronger.

Governments should be concerned with creating favourable environment for business to thrive and improving general living conditions. Something the Akwa-Ibom government (and her contemporaries) is grossly failing at.

The money the state received in a year is enough to transform the state into very good place to live but no, with the support of maleducated dimwits, the state will rather spend money to impoverished the very people it's meant to uplift, cruel irony!

Meanwhile, you grossly lack manners for you to insult peeps you've never seen, and cannot even stand in their presence. Learn some manners!

And lastly, National Mosque Abuja was built with donations while Obasanjo forced States to cough out money to build the National Church Abuja.

truthfulparrot:
I thought Muslims are supposed to be buried within 24 hrs. My Muslim brothers, please help with explanation. Are there exemptions to that rule? COVID 19 should not be used as an excuse. Abba Kyari was buried within 24 hrs.

Are Yoruba Muslims practicing a different faith from our Northern brothers?

Bro, even a 5-year-old could easily pinpoint that his Christian wife was most likely behind the delay in burial.

I mean what's the correlation between the COVID-19 death and delayed burial. None! It's most likely the late man never wanted this nonsensical burial arrangement while he's alive, and will even hate it more now that he's dead.

This also show others that politicians are and will never be anyone's model for practicing their religion.

I hope this serves as a lesson to others before blindly jumping into interfaith marriage.

Barakhallahu Fii Op.

As usual, the children of hate will always pokenose, insult and never mind their business.

Elites in Nigeria and across the globe are most likely prospecting the balkanization of this country which may come sooner than expected. Where do you think those stolen 'billions' are going to? Don't be caught unawares. . Significant research has been conducted in strategic part of the country, the result will never be fully released to the masses. They'll tell you no oil, but wait till balkanization occur and you'll be surprised.

Bulk of Nupeland (in Niger, Kwara and Kogi) aside its huge agricultural resources also possess various other resources, most likely including hydrocarbon which those greedy (Northern) Elites want to secure before Nigeria goes kaput. Don't be deceived that oil in commercial quantity is found in only SS/SE you'll be shocked with what those elites know. Of course, they'll not share this with the masses. As much as I dislike a breakup, it is inevitable, and minority groups will keep on suffering except they push for an independent nation.

Until the youths band together and rescue this country from the raving kleptos (which may sadly, never happen) governing it, Nigeria will never work. My advise to you is prepare for a future for your kids, and family totally devoid of any reliance on Nigeria (government), it has no future for you.

Eid Mubarak dear brethens. May we witness more and more in happiness and good health. Amin.

Nowadays, if you don't open your eyes, you'll be consumed raw- bones and all.

A lot of ladies now keep various sexual partners, and have sex with them without protection. When they observe that they are pregnant, they'll pin it on the most naïve and/or richest maga among them.

This practice is strangely common among single mothers (not widows or divorcees, SINGLE MOTHERS with Bastards as children). Never let a girl trap you with such abomination when you are much convinced that it is not yours. If you do, it will SURELY end in HOT, BLOODY TEARS. Most of the the reports I've been hearing has to do with single mothers.

If you as a single, educated guy is facing this kind of dilemma, and she insists that the pregnancy is yours when you are very much convinced that it is not yours, be patient and start documenting every kobo you've spent on the pregnancy. Once she delivers, opt for a DNA test (it is between the range of 50,000-200,000), and once the result is out, sue her, her family and all those whom where supporting her. Ensure you get back all your single kobo, and get a police order (some few thousands should get you one) barring her from ever contacting you again.

The whole process is worth the hustle, and never be like that Uncle who accepted a pregnancy that it's not his. 20-30 years later, it will lead to tears!

For ladies out there who are currently engaging in reckless sexual behaviours, do ensure to quit ASAP, and change, for ladies who are trying to pin another man's child on a wrong father. Best rest assured that once you're busted, be prepared to lose any or all of these- your dignity, your worth, social standing and in extreme cases your very life. Also, be prepared to accept the following-shame, the crumbs of the crumbs among men, being used and dumped. Ladies, steer clear, you'll almost always be at the losing end if you engage in such. Steer clear from pre-marital sex.



NOTE: I dislike and discourage fornication/adultery. Don't involve yourself if you are not up to the wahala that will ensure. Let's keep pure.

You don't have a choice Oga. Taxpayers are currently funding whatever the doctors came to do in Nigeria. If you don't want questions, why bring them in? Also if you can't stand the heat, honorably resign. No be by force!

Nothing like privacy when attempting to find more info on someone you are currently seeing. It's similar to the background search conducted in the olden days. If you are not comfortable, check and check.

Don't buy into rubbish peddled around these days which is disguised as "privacy", else you'll have yourself to blame. What's the point of being in a relationship and not being comfortable checking your partner's phone at any time.

If you find incriminating materials, and there's no cogent explanation, just quit and give yourself rest of mind. If you find such and close your eyes to it, then bear the consequences and suffer alone thereafter!

The State Government should make it permanent. The practice is too archaic, lowly and undignifying to continue COVID-19 or not.

As usual, one siddon-look country which refused to fund her science labs will be the first to borrow to buy the vaccine.

Must Nigeria sign loans chained with interest and bondage from head to toe!! Eventually putting the country in slavery and needless bondage. Can't you borrow from other organizations like OIC and borrow interest-free?

Anyways, how much was apportioned to resuscitate the economy, what is the palliative to be given to SMEs to the dying economy?

Hope our biggest drains; The presidency and the Legislative arms will accept a 60% pay cut or it's business as usual?

How much will be given to apportioned to hospitals (private and public alike) what is the budget to equip our labs, motivate and put our Chemists and Virologists to work. What is apportioned for trado-medical research? Yes, they are also very important. What will be apportioned to train and motivate our health workers?

How do you plan on funding Engineers, technicians and the Manufacturing capital of Nigeria, Aba to enable the swift collaboration and come up with custom-made testing kits and local ventilators to help Nigeria?

Nigerians need to ask critical questions, else by the time they all come asking for their loans, you'll collectively use your sweat, blood and resources to pay for a debt that will be squandered!!!

Muyiwa and his boss needs to have their heads examined. Is it by force to donate? Who closes a state with less than 0.1% infection with ZERO death? Only the dim-witted ones!

The governor has no concrete plan or data to work with. Only relying on trial and error and playing with people's livelihood. Sharing noodles, a sachet of oil and few cups of rice is no palliative, more like an insult.

After destroying people's shops two months ago without providing any alternative for in a quest to 'beautify' Kaduna. Now this?

Have they ever heard of the concept of Herd Immunity? Many have gotten this virus and we're healed without ever knowing.

If civil disobedience starts in Kaduna, he'll have himself to blame.

Hope El-Rufai is observing this?

ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!
What sort of insensitive diktat is this?
Who the eff is advising this man! Who did Kaduna State offend!
All legitimate business are essential!
One-month lockdown without providing food and other essentials: Instead of tracking the elderly, the sick and the vulnerable, he's busy embarking on a stupid lockdown. I dare anyone to point out one healthy, young person who had lost their life to this so-called virus.

You risk destroying your state's economy for a virus that has a very low mortality rate in the country! You have no effective testing capacity, yet, you want to lockdown the whole state. More productive states like Anambra are easing the so-called lockdown to sustain their economy while this one is hell-bent on wreaking havoc on the state.

Kaduna State cannot survive 1-month lockdown. Civil disobedience could be in the offing and he'll have himself and his dim-witted advisers to blame!
Only School children, those currently unemployed, online businesses, corrupt politicians and lazy loafers will support this 30-days rubbish.

ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!
Who the eff is advising this man! Who did Kaduna offend!
All legitimate business are essential!
One-month lockdown without providing food and other essentials. Instead of tracking, the elderly, the sick and the vulnerable, he's busy embarking on a stupid lockdown. I dare anyone to point out one healthy, young person who had lost their life to this so-called virus.

You risk destroying your state's economy for a virus that has a very low mortality rate in the country! You have no effective testing capacity, yet, you want to lockdown the whole state. More productive states like Anambra are easing the so-called lockdown to sustain their economy while this one is hell-bent on wreaking havoc on the state.

Kaduna State cannot survive 1-month lockdown. Civil disobedience could be in the offing and he'll have himself and his dim-witted advisers to blame!
Only School children, those currently unemployed, online businesses, corrupt politicians and lazy loafers will support this 30-days rubbish.

Mr. Governor, channel the funds you received in taking care of the elderly and those with underlying ailments. Track the elderly ones, give them enough palliative. The sick ones especially those with diabetes, and respiratory diseases should be well-cared for.

The young ones will be fine! People have contracted and healed on their own without even knowing. Coupled with the fact that we are blessed with an environment that is harsh on viruses.
If you keep listening to the fear-mongers and the media, you'll die before your time!

You better open the state, no need sharing 5,000NGN or few packets of noodles. Open the economy let everyone fend for themselves. All businesses are essential abeg! When you are faced with the responsibility of taking care of a family with lots of dependents, a virus with a low mortality will be the least of your worries.

Bulk of those wanting to be cooped-up are either school children, politicians, rich kids, the currently unemployed etc.
South Korea with an advanced economy never locked down their country, Taiwan, another top-tiered country never did that. Even the US, UAE, China etc. opening their economy. Don't kill Nigeria's economy, please!

Great decision to reopen your state.
Why lockdown the whole country for a 'virus' with low mortality rate, mostly killing the elderly and those with underlying medical condition?
The only advise is that he should isolate the elderly and vulnerable, then channel resources to keep them well-protected, safe, and fed.
I dare say that many have gotten the 'virus' and healed without even knowing.

Funny how Young, fit individuals are opting to remain at home when the whole country is faced with the possibility of a recession?

Take lessons from Taiwan and South Korea and don't finish off the economy!

If Nigerians, especially young Nigerians after this so-called pandemic don't start stoning and giving those con-artist, those men of dogs serious flogging after scamming and misleading them, then I don't know how they can be saved!

PervertProphet:


Speaking from a double mouth. Every inch like the Pedophile Prophet Muhammad.

By merely going through few of your posts, it is obvious that brain-deads like you do not deserve any decent mention.

Eff-off my mention!!

This association called CAN is composed of some of the most useless and evil BASTARDS modern Nigeria has ever seen. Same CAN that wants Hijab removed from school girls in Ilorin, the same bloody land grabbers encroaching on the land belonging to MSSN along Okolowo area, same BASTARDS that subtly endorsed Wike when he called Rivers a Christian state.

They want equal representation in a state where Christianity is less than 40%? Can Muslims request for that in Ondo or Ekiti?

What do these evil Bastards still want.
They can't accommodate half of what they dish, yet, they want others to gobble their rubbish.

Yoruba Muslims are nice, really really nice. Let those CAN of worms try a quint of what they dish in Ilorin to minority tribes in Kwara, especially the Nupes and Baribas, then they'll see Shege!!!

NOTE: I have no problems with Average Christians who go about their own business, but I have problems with associations nominated to represent them!!!!!

Inspiration2017:
Today 1st April 2020 - tell ONE, tell ALL

The GENERATIONAL PROPHET, Dr Chris Okafor, at 18:00 GMT+1 will be coming LIVE on internet to pray
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Matthew 11:5 - The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Tell all those who are infected with coronavirus, to hook up to any of the social media handles today at 6pm - 7pm and pray along, they will receive their healing.

LISTEN: "It takes instruction to eliminate destruction".
Come online fasting (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Periscope, Twitter & www.gracenation.ng). 6pm TODAY!!!

It is a showdown with the devil. The devil is in trouble. That affliction will leave you.

Just obey.

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Take this nonsense to where it belongs and stop trying to extort Nigerians in this trying period!!!

By the end of this decade, it will be near impossible for USA to remain the "USA" as we currently know it to be.

Uncle Sam, your clock is ticking.

Panic will obviously worsen the case. I dare say more than 99.9% of the Nigerian population will survive this regardless if you test positive or not, except, like other ailment, if you had terminal or critical underlying diseases.

If you catch this as a young, healthy person, you almost have no cause for a real worry. However, if you are a smoker, chronic masturbator, hard drug user, you better pray it passes over your head, and change your ways ASAP.

Now is the time to strengthen your immune system by taking fruits and roots, especially the ones rich in Vitamin C. Make Garlic and warm water your morning ritual. Also, importantly, DO NOT starve yourself of your daily Vitamin D, expose your body to adequate sunshine. stay-at-home is not an excuse not to get sunlight.

However, it is extremely hard for Nigerians not wish a miserable death on those who made Nigerian a failed state and embezzled our collective wealth.

We will survive.

None of those scammers were able to prophesy this so-called "pandemic", how wonderful . A silly prophesy coming from a "holey-water" exporting fraudster to his sheeples, I'm not surprised

Many Dogs of men will really feel the heat this period. The pastor cum-gate-of-hell-keeper is already coming under scrutiny for wanting to protect their scam enterprise at all cost.

After this coronavirus ish, many will start to see the scam enterprise run by those "Daddies" for what it is.

But as expected, many will remain a committed sheeple-zombie for life.

Any loan given on interest is useless, evil and a total rip-off.
Emefile, stop behaving like the Jews of the old!

A 12-hour curfew in a state where many lives depending on day-to-day job. Is that a wise decision, Mr Governor?

If you impose curfew, be ready to provide your citizens with food, supplies and cash to last a month straight. Else, be ready to see the curfew fail, as people will rather die from Coronavirus than preventable hunger/starvation.

I'd not be surprised that he has travelled out of the state after announcing the curfew.

The dead man, was old, and suffered from underlying issues.

The media should stop instilling fear and unnecessary panic!

This is a very irresponsible advise coming from a so-called medical practitioner.
Masturbation actually represses your immune system and makes you vulnerable to diseases and infection as you'll lose essential vitamins and minerals.

We know one of their games is to hook as many people as possible on Porn and masturbation.

Listen to this useless advise at your own peril!

Thank God the Bastard was caught else some silly blogger or ethnic bigot will pin it on the Fulanis.

So a whole pastor Abi na 'prophetess' sent this one to kill in order to keep the tithe coming or mesmerize those unfortunate to attend her church for 'miracles' or 'healing'

We all know most dog of men disguised as god of men today from top till bottom have enmeshed themselves with evil in order to keep the money rolling from the foolish and gullible It's only a matter of time before their evil asses are humiliated, only a matter of time.