Copied I saw a post asking people what the weirdest rule was that their landlord had given them; I went down memory lane and remembered a certain landlord I had. He didn’t have rules, rather; he had this wicked trick up his sleeves… I took this picture on November 29, 2015 in the self-contained apartment I had just moved into in Asaba. It was a great deal I got, in a city where landlords preferred to collect 2 years rent upfront. The landlord here told me that they lived like a family and if I ever needed anything, I shouldn’t hesitate to ask. They even brought me his birthday rice even though I didn’t attend the said birthday. A month into my stay, I woke up to notice that the water was not running from the tap. I went to his flat to make a complaint and he told me that the borehole had a fault and they’re working on it. But in the meantime, I should buy water from him (he sold water to people in the area). As a show of kindness, since I was his tenant, he told the sales boys to sell to me at a discount. I didn’t think anything was wrong until a neighbor told me that there was nothing wrong with the borehole. This man was using us to do business; he would lock the pipe that supplied water to the tenants so that we would buy water from him. Since my own apartment was a stand-alone one, it’s own feed was different. I quickly went to take a look and to my chagrin, it was indeed locked. I unlocked it, went into my house, and voila…water gushing from my taps. Wow!!! My ‘nice’ landlord was not so nice after all! I played it cool and pretended to not know what was going on. The following morning, it was locked again…I used the water in my reservoir and went to work. When I got back home, he summoned me and asked ‘worriedly’ why he hadn’t seen me buying water. I told him that I still had water in my reservoir; he sounded pleased. So here’s what I began to do, when it’s nighttime and he goes indoors; I come out, unlock my pipe, use water for whatever I need to use it for, fill up my reservoir and lock it again. I did this until they got tired and opened the pipe up by themselves. I have always been one to solve problems with the least amount of confrontation…🤓 By Hazel Ajuamiwe

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LESSONS FROM AFCON 2023! ✍️ Ivory Coast lost two out of three group matches but still got to the final. They had a second chance and took it seriously. Don't play with the second chance life gives you. Don't give up on yourself! ✍️ Ivory Coast were beaten 4-0 by Equatorial Guinea, yet they bounced back to the final while Equatorial Guinea got eliminated. Don't write anyone off. You won today, but it doesn't mean you are the best. Don't look down on the person you defeated yesterday! ✍️ Ivory Coast mobilized support for Morocco to beat Zambia so that they can qualify. Some of those clapping for you now and supporting you may not be your real friends. They may just be using your success for their gain. Morocco went home after helping Ivory Coast to qualify for the final. Don't let anyone use you for any gain that doesn't benefit you. ✍️ South African goalkeeper stopped 4 penalties against Cape Verde, and was so confident. South Africa wanted the match against Nigeria to end in penalties so that they would win. But against Nigeria, he couldn't stop any penalty. Instead, the Nigerian keeper stopped 2 and won MOTM. Don't be too confident of yourself. ✍️ Nigeria scored a second goal that was disallowed because of an earlier foul at the build-up. The goal was cancelled, and SOUTH AFRICA was awarded a penalty. Such is life. When you think you have lost, God may give you a redemption to turn ashes into beauty. ✍️ Senegal didn't lose any match at the group stage. But when they played against Ivory Coast they lost the match and were eliminated. ✍️ All the defenders were on Osimhen, they did all they could to stop him, even four of his goals were disallowed... but they didn't take note of Ademola Lookman. Your real enemy may not be who you are thinking..... ✍️ Kelechi Iheanacho didn't play the previous 5 matches. He came in late into the 6th game and became the hero. All you need to be a hero could just be one kick and not 100 kicks, but if you have just one opportunity to kick the ball, do it well...... 📌 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Ecclesiastes 9:11 👉 Time and chance mean PREPARATION WAITING FOR OPPORTUNITY....... Copied

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