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When you see a kind of soup like this,  even without tasting it you can tell if it is sweet or not.  Especially when the soup is very Hot and you still have the Eba you prepared last night at home ( Cold Eba *winks*). You would have almost finished the soup before you remember to pray... Hehehe I also enjoy my Okro soup very well with assorted meats.  However,  there is a saying that "too much of everything is bad" this saying is also true with Okro..... Hmmm Okro, also known as the “ladies finger” is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is very nutritious as it is highly rich in carbohydrate, vitamins, water, and protein. But studies have shown that it may be dangerous to men as it can cause infertility. Okro has a unique substance called “GOSSYPOL”. Gossypol inhibits sperm production and motility by blocking several enzymes that are highly important in energy metabolism in sperm and sperm producing cells. Gossypol has been used as a male contra...

Most men, who marry two wives, often become used to their wives quarreling and fighting on a daily basis. Sometimes, children of these wives are caught up in emotional dilemma, unsure whether to take side with their mum or step mum. Many of them inevitably take side with their mum. The kids, most times, grow up hating one another. Such a home is often fraught with cold war, tension and hate. The husbands often pray for divine wisdom on how to manage such tension-filled homes. But the family of Ogbonna Amegu, of Ndebor Nchoko village, Igbeagu community, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has never experienced such traumatic situations. Indeed, Amegu, who married two wives, said he, his wives and 18 children, from both women, have enjoyed a peaceful home and co-existence. Amegu said: “The love in my family, and between my two wives, is the envy of our neighbours. My wives are so close, that my second wife named one of her children after my first wife.” The peaceful coexis...