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minks:
One day in March 2022, I woke up from a terrifying vision in which I had seen the woman I was to marry. The marriage was to happen without delay.
Good news, right?
Wrong.
It was the last thing I wanted and this was not the only reason I was scared.

First, the woman God showed me was a total stranger. I had only seen her a few times and had never interacted with her. We had nothing in common or so I thought.
Moreover, my life was a mess. I was broke and couldn't take care of myself let alone someone else's dear daughter.

My earnings were barely enough to get by.
The summary of my life was this:
Name: Minke Okoi
Employment record: Underpaid manager of a medical lab.
Accommodation: A small self contain, no TV, no bed (I used my duvet as my bed).
Account balance: Zero Naira.

You're right. I was the poorest guy in the neighborhood and the last man any lady in their right senses would want to marry.
So, you see why the vision of marriage was so scary?
Anyway, when I woke up that morning, I had a meeting with myself.

I asked myself several questions I didn't have answers to.
The decision of that meeting was that there would be no marriage talk.
"That dream was the result of some malaria parasites in my bloodstream," I told myself.

One day, I mistakenly ran my mouth off to my spiritual head about the vision. She told me God had told her the same thing and was only waiting for me to hear from God too. I was shocked. She asked me to prepare for my wedding.
Again, I had a shockwave of adrenaline-induced panic.

One fateful day, I summoned the courage to approach the young lady and did the weirdest marriage proposal in history. It went like this:
Hello, my name is Minke. I am interested in marrying you but I don't have a penny to my name anywhere in the world.
That's what I said, literally.

Amazingly, she accepted. This was a bit confusing because honesty, I had hoped she'd say no but she didn't. I was both happy and sad at the same time.

I gathered all my life savings and took her home to see my parents. They seemed a lot more pleased about the whole marriage thing than I was.
That night, while the world slept blissfully, I had the most unpleasant discussion with my dad.
He asked how I was going to pull it off.
I told him I was only counting on my faith in God.
Papa gave me some good advice. He encouraged and assured me that everything was going to work out fine.
I left home a happy man.
I didn't know the trip to Ugep was the leap of faith I needed to unlock what God has for my.

We returned to Abuja and made plans to go see my girl's people and God took over from that point or rather, He showed His hand from that point.
We did the intro, trad, registry and church wedding without spending a dime of our money.
Wondering how?

Well, that's something I can't explain till date. I mean, writing about it still causes me to shiver at God's abundant love and grace to those who seek him.

People from all over the country, some that I never knew from anywhere, took up all the expenses. Someone even paid for 4 days lodging at a very expensive hotel for our honeymoon.
I saw God fitting all the pieces together, even the tiniest pieces, to perfect our wedding plans.

I thank God for my wife, Queensly. If you read this, I thank you for accepting to take that leap of faith with me. It has been a remarkable journey with you. You have motivated me to fight and win great battles side by side with you.
I wouldn't dream of a better life without you.

The summary of my story is that if God gives you a vision, run with it while trusting Him to work out the details.
God is Good. He is gracious and kind.

Residents in Mpape community, an Abuja suburb in Bwari Area Council in the FCT, were thrown into panic, following a mini earth tremor noted around a section of the community, going into the third day.

Mpape is situated less than 10 minutes’ from the Abuja highbrow district of Maitama. It’s densely populated with many low earners as well as the middle class among its residents.

Residents who spoke to the Daily Trust during a visit yesterday disclosed that the earth tremor experience, accompanied with a devastated sound, was first noticed on Saturday and continued on Sunday as well as yesterday, Monday.

The situation is well noted around areas like P.W Neighbourhood, and Mopol 24 barracks, two areas sandwiched by the lonely single road that leads into the community. It has also been heard around Katampe junction, the area linked with the Murtala Muhammad Expressway.

A resident, Obinna Ngozi said the buildings shake whenever the movement takes place, causing fear in the minds of the residents.

The resident said he noticed the movement about 10 times on Saturday alone from when it started sometime around 4 pm, adding that the situation got worse the following day, Sunday.

Another resident who gave his name as Muhammad Ibrahim, said he earlier mistook the development as a bomb blast, as according to him, it sounded quite different from that of quarry mining, in which the area has made its name in the past.

A mining blaster, Nasiru Ahmad who spent years in the profession within the community noted that one can hardly be able to understand where the sound is originating from, unlike that of stone blasting, that is easy to be identified.

He, however, described a similar incident that took place about three years ago in the area as a more devastating one, which according to him was felt at far districts of Gishiri, Jahi, Maitama, as well as AYA, in Asokoro District, in the FCT.

A chief in the community, Peter David, said the last incident had originated from the Arab Road area in the community about three years ago. “Following that incident, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had sanctioned all mining activities in the community.

“However, the compliance only lasted for about three months, before the operators returned back to their known sites, and continued with their mining activities,” the chief added.

MrDoGood:
They will tell you the only option is to take it out.

MatrixReloaded:
Not pretty... she need nose lifting, lips curling, cheek flattened, eyes not bulging and the guy go dey cheat patapata.

EreluRoz:
I can also cook and make all these too.

sync:
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sync:
Fellow Nairalanders, are you in Abuja and need home-made food delivered at your door step?
I make delicious stews and soups in bowls to ease you of the stress of cooking
I also make meat pies, doughnuts, chinchin, banana bread, plain tea cakes etc. I’m just a DM away
Message me ( WhatsApp only) on +234 701 546 9588