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22 — Niger-Delta Voice, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 LIFESTYLE EXTRA VOL. 2: NO. 271 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 RUNDELE: Rivers town where it’s sacrilege to make love on bare floor, inside bush •Also forbidden to pour water on human being no matter the aggravation •Pastors who violate the law come for cleansing or … •Deities wage war against wrongdoers who conceal breaches RIVERS… THE TREASURE BASE OF THE NATION By Davies Iheamnachor RUNDELE- RUNDELE community also called Ndele in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, is adjudged to be one of the communities in the state with copious taboos causing people to wonder how the inhabitants survive. But the villagers cling resolutely to the tradition, saying their ancestors made the laws for them to live in harmony and they would make no attempt to abolish them. It is abomination to be intimate on bare floor, bush —Elendu, CDC chair NDV met one of the traditionalists, who is Chairman, Community Development Committee, Mgbuelia community, Rundele clan, Kpalikwu Elendu, during a visit. He maintained that the laws helping the people to live in peace were made by their ancestors and have been preserved and obeyed until date. Elendu disclosed that it was a grave offence to have carnal knowledge of a lady in the bush, adding that the gods of the land must be appeased for the offence. He stated that it was also a taboo BAYELSA… THE JERUSALEM OF IJAW NATION By Chancel Sunday ISRAELLO ZION- THE leader of Christian United Church of Zion, Israello Zion, Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Most Rev. (Dr) Dynamic Owoubiri Samylo, has revealed that God used him to stop mysterious deaths of fresh settlers across predominant creek communities in Niger-Delta. Samylo, popularly called Thunder 24 hours, disclosed this at the 42nd Annual Convention of the church at Israello Zion, headquarters of the church. What the Lord told me He stated that the Lord spoke to him to separate himself and cross over to the other side of the Boloutoru Creek, right opposite his community, Torugbene, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, to settle down for His work. “According to the voice of God, I crossed over the river and settled to make love on the floor without rug, carpet or mat, adding that tiles were not acceptable. His words: “If a man and a woman are making love in Rundele and your leg touches the wall, there is no problem. But for you to come down on bare floor and make love, it is an abomination. If you do it, you will have to appease the land of Rundele before you will be free. Even making love in the bush is a serious abomination. “If during love-making the woman’s leg or the man’s touches the floor, it is also a taboo. Rug, carpet and mat are okay, the law will not hold you. But tiles and bare floor are taboo. But if you are using mat or wrapper and the leg of any of the partners touches the floor, it is a taboo. “If you do it as a son or daughter of Ndele outside the village, maybe in the city or even outside Nigeria, any day you return to the community and drink water in the community, the land will hold you. “If you committed the act, you run to your people and explain what happened to them, they will take you to the family that appeases the land to carry out the cleansing,” he asserted. Only animals make love in the bush According to him: “The land sees that it is only animals that make love in the bush. So, when you as humans go to the bush to make love, you have reduced yourselves to animals and our land forbids it. “When you make love on the floor, it is believed you have left the place of comfort to engage in fight. You know there may be bruises when people make love on the bare floor. The bed is made for comfort why leave it for the bare floor? What happens to insubordinate persons? “When anyone violates any of these laws and refuses to appease the land, the person will die. If the person dies, there will be sign on the corpse that the person *Entrance to Rundele (Ndele). violated the law of the land. “One of the signs is that the corpse will swell up, or the person will die facing the ground. When we see that, the corpse will immediately be taken to the evil forest. Here we have evil forest where people who did abominable acts are taken to. “When this happens and the owners of the corpse hides it and goes ahead to bury the person, the evil forest will come for war and clear the family. “If the family finds out early ,they will have to exhume the corpse and take it to the evil forest. To exhume the corpse alone will cost the family nothing less than N300,000. The corpse will be removed and sent to the evil forest. “These laws are strong, so what we do is that we lecture our children from when they start talking. We keep lecturing and reminding them. When they are travelling, you still remind them of all the laws of the land,” the community leader asserted. Pastors go for cleansing to avoid repercussion Elendu noted that the law holds Christians as well, adding that many pastors who went against the law usually come to carry out the cleansing process. “There is nothing like Christianity in this area, it is our tradition, whether you are a pastor or Bishop, when you flout these rules, you must come to appease the land or it will hold you. “A lot of pastors come for the cleansing when they make the mistakes. If you are a pastor and you think you cannot go there, you call your people, buy all it takes and hand over to them to go for you. They will carry out the appeasement and bring something they will rub on you and you will be free,” he said. Forbidden to pour water on Rundele person The community leader told NDV: “It is a taboo for you to pour water on somebody even out of annoyance. If that happens, the person whom you poured the water on will come to the community to report and the community will hold you to appease the gods of their land. “If the person refuses to appease the land, the land will hold the person. Wherever you are, if you like, travel outside the country, you must come to do it or you die and when you die, you will not be buried. “If you are not from Ndele and you pour water on Ndele son or daughter and the matter is reported to the elders, the people of Ndele will write you to come and appease their land; if you refuse, the land will hold you.” He explained: “The reason our elders made the law against pouring of water out of annoyance is that pouring of water is a sign of slavery and our land forbids slavery. When somebody pours water on you, the person has reduced you to a slave. When you do that against our people, you must come and apologise to the gods of the land.” How God used me to abolish ominous deaths in N’Delta creeks — Rev Dynamic Samylo here on April 28, 1978. In those days, it was a taboo for somebody to cross a river and settle directly opposite an existing community, and those who dared it did not survive, they died mysteriously in those days. “I crossed alone to this place but later some people came to join me. We grew steadily doing the work of God and people saw that I did not die as expected, then people in various communities began settling across communities. “This thing was a taboo in various riverine communities, including areas such as Agoro, Agge, Ayakoromo, Patani down to Yenagoa axis, but my calling to this place now called Israello Zion, has destroyed the taboo and consequently the mysterious deaths. Trials “My challenges at the time I came to this place were enormous. I was so poor that my creditors would cross over to ask for their debts which I could not pay. In that case, some would rain all sorts of insults on me while several seized any of my property they think corresponded to the amount I owed them. *Mr. Kpalikwu Elendu, CDC Chairman, Mgbuelia, Ndele “Those who rained insults and said all sorts of things against me would say, 'you are nobody and poor and calling God your Father.' I suffered for a very long time in the course of the ministry but I took all as fate and will of God for me. Be committed in walk with God “Now, the call of God has borne fruits and Christian United Church of Zion has spread to cities, towns and various communities in the Niger-Delta region. “My advice to the body of Christ and particularly to my followers is that they should be steadfast in their walk with God because there is a reward at the end. They should imbibe the habit of humility, peaceful coexistence and desist from causing troubles. “I see prosperity for Nigeria this year 2021. It will manifest as the year goes gradually. But, if the authorities of this nation continue to cause untold hardship to the masses in the name of COVID-19, they will then force hardship upon the nation. “From my spiritual findings, the Covid-19 pandemic did not come from God Almighty but it is the handiwork of men. I urge all Christians to be prayerful and serious in their service to God. As spiritual king of the Niger-Delta, I will continue to pray for Nigeria,” he stated. •Most (Rev.) Dr Dynamic Owoubiri Samylo.
Experts project into Nigeria’s real estate sector performance in 2021 —Say sector to do better Vanguard, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 — 23 FG's condolence visit to late Prince Tony Momoh's family in Abuja By Kingsley Adgboye with Agency report THE year 2020, although filled with mixed feelings and many hurdles, was a year packed with lessons. The year emerged with unforeseen turn of events that initiated unprecedented trends in the Nigerian market, and the world at large, with severe impact on supply chains, economic activities, and international trade. Economies are trying to manage unemployment by reductions in interest rates, and other governmental actions that impact industries – mainly travel, tourism and hospitality. Currently, global markets are trying to recover, the IMF warns of a slower 2021, and individuals and businesses are left to wonder, “how long will this trend continue?” This pandemic will forever change all that we know, and have taken for granted as being ‘normal’, and it would be naive of us, almost catastrophic in fact, to think that things will simply just go <strong>back</strong> to normal as they were earlier last year. This new reality has changed us as consumers, and the organisations we lead must change too, if we are to survive and thrive in the coming era of work. While every country is at a different stage of the pandemic, and many businesses are struggling to tackle the ‘here and now’ situation, it’s important that we also start to focus our attention on the future sooner, rather than later. According to Bilaad Realty, a real estate journal, “But, how best can business owners and investors plan for 2021, help rebuild the economy, invest wisely and get value for their money? This is what a few industry experts have to say. “For businesses and individuals to thrive in 2021, amidst increasing prices of commodities in the country, there is need to prioritize our expenses. We must carefully think through all business decisions as regards spending and come up with cost-cutting measures to stem the tide of increased cost of living. “In 2021, businesses should do more; be flexible in carrying out their businesses and increase focus on online sales – proven over time to help grow businesses organically,” Eze Nwogu noted. “We are projecting recession in the second quarter or at the end of the first quarter of 2021. So, it is important that we keep an eye on certain sectors like the real estate market, to ensure that spending continues in that sector in *Residential estate under construction. order to stay on top of the economic recession and mitigate the impact of COVID-19”, Alfred Friday Okoh said. “Real estate still remains the asset of choice when it comes to investment and this has proven more than ever before to be so, in 2020. Buyers should be careful where they put their money in 2021. Extensive research should be carried out before making any investments, to ensure they work with companies with proven track record of delivering value”, Abdulmalik S. Mahdi stated. Managing Partner, Modern Shelter, Mrs. Amina Lawal, opined that “The Nigerian economy has been hit with both the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, dip in oil price and Foreign Exchange (FX) volatility. The society at large has become less interested in investments, with capital savings yielding negative returns in the wake of rising doubledigit inflation currently at 13.7%. It is important for organisations to prioritize spending and postpone expenses that will not add value in the current situation”. On collaboration, she said “In 2021, we should look out for more meaningful and life-changing collaborations between Government (Public) and Private Sector. The private sector will come to the rescue of the deficit budgets being experienced by the Government, and will channel their investments to providing infrastructure and capital projects that will create an enabling environment for Small and Medium Scale businesses to thrive and on the other hand, increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Nation.” Wildlife species in Nigeria have declined dramatically — WildAid By Gabriel Olawale WildAid and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation have expressed great concern over increasing illegal wildlife trade in Nigeria which has led to drastic decline in wildlife species over the past 50 years, noting that this illegal wildlife trade is estimated to be worth between $7 billion and $23 billion annually. Speaking in Lagos during the unveiling of a survey report on Widespread bush meat consumption across Nigeria post-COVID, WildAid West African Representative, Mr. Linus Unah, said that the report showed that consumption of wildlife or ‘bush meat’ is widespread in Nigeria’s top cities, regardless of potential links to zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19. He identified the need to educate urban Nigerians who typically live far away from forests where bush meat is often harvested, about the risks of zoonotic diseases, “the conservation impact of bush meat trade and the fact that current wildlife laws prohibit the hunting and trade of several species. “Today, Nigeria has fewer than 50 lions, 100 gorillas, 500 elephants and between 1,400 to 2,300 chimpanzees left in the wild. Between 2016 -2019, over half of the pangolin scales seized globally came from Nigeria. The illegal wildlife trade is estimated to be worth between $7 billion and $23 billion annually.” Corroborating his views, the Chief Executive Officer, WildAid, Peter Knights said that with support from WildAid, GlobeScan conducted the survey of 2,000 people in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Calabar with majority of respondents citing taste, culture and health concerns as reasons for consumption. “More than 50 per cent of respondents who had consumed bush meat within the last year cited taste as the main reason while 30 per cent said it was part of their culture and 25 per cent said that it is healthier and fresher than regular meat and fish. • From left: Former Chief Judge of Edo State and sister to late Prince Tony Momoh, Justice Contance Momoh; wife of the deceased, Mrs. Jane Momoh, and leader of the Federal Government, FG's, Delegates and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, during the condolence visit by FG's delegation, to the family of Prince Tony Momoh, in Abuja, yesterday. Photos: Abayomi Adeshida. • From left: Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor; Chairman, APC Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State; Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and the son of the late Prince Momoh, Rasheed Momoh, during FG's delegation visit to the Momoh family, in Abuja, yesterday. • Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, signing the Condolence Register for late Prince Momoh, during the visit, yesterday. • Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, signing the Condolence Register, at the Late Prince Momoh residence, in Abuja, yesterday.
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