Voice Of Women

Food Prices Skyrocket In the few hours between the announcement and daybreak, food prices have escalated beyond imagination. TheBrief visited markets in Abuja to evaluate the percentage increase in commodities, and the reasons for the increase. The price of food stuffs like rice, tomatoes, sweet potatoes have been seen to almost tripple in less than a day. Sellers blamed the hike on the high cost of transportation they experienced this morning, in getting their goods to their respective selling points. A trader lamented that a trip which cost her N300 Wednesday morning, now costs N800. The traders lamented that the increase in transportation cost had led to a definite increase in the cost of their products, while also fearing that patronage would drop, as their customers are not any richer. There is no telling when or if food prices will drop, as Nigeria has a history of poor price regulation. Fuel Queues Persist So far, the fuel queues which have plagued Nigeria in the

IN just two weeks, she has soared above her painfully obscure background. Her fortunes have changed. From a bread seller on the streets of Lagos to a model. She is now set to mount the rostrum on February 20 at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. As a motivational speaker, she will talk on the theme “ If we were the government .” In local parlance, God has picked up and answered the call of Jumoke Orisaguma. Fast-rising afro-pop artiste and Orente crooner, Adekunle Gold, last December dropped a new song, titled Pick Up, which has become an instant hit and upstaged Korede Bello’s I Don Get Alert, Godwin. Pick Up, which is rendered in Yoruba, is a prayer asking for God’s blessings. Modeled after a telephone call, the musician in the song implores God to ‘pick up’ and answer his call. Since Jumoke got her ‘pick up’, her life has never remained the same. The mother of two is now the face of online shopping brand, Payporte and Stanbic IBTC Bank. Jumoke is also the proud owner o