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Jubilation As Price Of Garri Drops
The price of garri, a staple food in most Nigerian households, has dropped by about 22 per cent in many markets in Enugu.
A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria correspondent in the city on Friday shows that a paint bucket of the white garri dropped from N3,500 to N2,500.
Also, the price of a paint bucket of the yellow variety sales for between N3,500 and N3,200 as against N4,000 and N3,700, depending on the brand.
Some of the dealers attributed the development to the ongoing cassava harvest in some part of the state.
A retailer at the New Market, Enugu, Nkechi Egbo, told NAN that a 100kg bag of white garri, which previously sold for N134,400, now goes for N105,000.
Mrs Egbo said that a 100kg bag of the yellow garri, which sold for N168,000 and N160,000, now sales for N142,000 and N147,000, respectively.
She further said that a milk cup of yellow garri that sold for N300 and N200 now goes for N250, N200 and N150 per cup.
Another retailer, who gave her name simply as Mama Ada, also attributed the drop in the price to high harvest in Ugbawka and Nara Communities in Nkanu East Local Government Council Areas.
She said that the price might further drop in the coming weeks as other communities in Enugu and Ebonyi States continue to harvest their last year cassava, while planting new ones.
Meanwhile, a farmer, Mathew Nwankwo, said the price of garri skyrocketed “because of the prices of other communities in the market and high cost of cultivating cassava”.
According to Mr Nwankwo, a farmer who sold garri will need to buy rice, beans and other commodities, which prices have doubled in the market.
“Aside this, we pay labourers N300 to prepare a ridge as against the previous N150.
“You will feed them twice a day and if you are farming in another person’s land, you also pay for the land.
“I live at Ugwuomu Nike and we pay for harvest, transportation, peeling, firewood, water, red oil to colour the garri as well as the people that fry it,” he said.
Mr Nwankwo said that he bought cassava stems worth N40,000 for his 10 plots of land and that it was not enough.
“All these expenses contributed to the high cost of the commodity in the market,” he further said.
A teacher, Vivian Okoro, described the drop in the price of garri as a welcome development.
Mrs Okoro said that many families in the country were finding it extremely difficult to buy the commodity due to its high price.
She, however, urged government at all levels to support farmers to make staple foods, such as rice, beans and garri, amongst others, affordable to the ordinary Nigerians.
Former Plateau State Deputy Governor Professor Sonnie Gwanle Tyoden has died.
He passed away at the age of 74, though the cause of his death was not confirmed as at the time this report was filed.
Tyoden served as the deputy governor of Plateau State from 2015 to 2023, working under Governor Simon Lalong during the administration of the All Progressives Congress.
Before his time in government, he was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, a role he held between June 2006 and June 2011.
Born on September 22, 1950, Tyoden was a professor of political science known for his work in academia and politics.
His contributions to the development of Plateau State were well-known, and his death has drawn attention across the state and beyond.
US President Donald Trump has denied that he is considering running for a third presidential term, a move which experts agree is banned under the US Constitution.
“I’ll be an eight-year president, I’ll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important,” Trump told NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker in an interview that will air on Sunday.
Trump has previously said that he was “not joking” about wanting to serve a third, or even fourth, term as US president.
He later said his statements were meant to troll the “fake news media.”
His company, The Trump Organization, has been selling “Trump 2028” hats, fuelling armchair speculation that he may seek to remain in office after his second term ends in January 2029.
In the interview, recorded from his residence in Florida, Trump said that he has had many “requests” from people asking that he consider seeking to remain in office.
“So many people want me to do it,” Trump said, just days after celebrating his first 100 days of his second term.
“It’s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do. I don’t know if that’s constitutional that they’re not allowing you to do it or anything else,” Trump said.
He added that “there are many people selling the 2028 hat.”
“But this is not something I’m looking to do,” he said, going on to list several Republicans who could take his place, including Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“I think four years is plenty of time to do something really spectacular,” he added.
The Constitution’s 22nd Amendment says that “no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”
Changing the constitution would require two-thirds approval from both the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as approval from three-quarters of the country’s state-level governments.
However, some Trump supporters say there is a loophole in the constitution, which has been untested in court.
Asked by NBC whether anyone has approached him with these theories, Trump deflected, answering that “in a capacity of being a big supporter, many people have said different things.”
During the interview, Trump also rejected criticism of his handling of the economy.
“Look, yeah. Everything’s OK,” he said after his tariff plan roiled international economies, leading the US economy to shrink for the first time since 2022.
“I said, this is a transition period. I think we’re going to do fantastically,” he added.
Asked if the US economy may continue to shrink, he responded: “Anything can happen. But I think we’re going to have the greatest economy in the history of our country.” [BBC]
Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has appealed to the EFCC to immediately release his guy VeryDarkMan.
The reason for his arrest is still at the time of writing unknown, and the anti graft agency is yet to acknowledge having him in their custody.
Davido took to his X page to remark on the support displayed by individuals for Verydarkman.
Davido speaks up for Verydarkman, calls for his release
Verydarkman.
He noted that the display of support makes him wants to do more for the masses.
The singer asked the powers that be to free his friend, Verydarkman.
His words …
“Outside all the noise it’s good to see that the good one does actually impacts lives and Pple actually appreciate! The support I’m seeing for VDM everywhere is encouraging.. makes one want to do more for the masses 
FREE MY GUY”
Check out reactions…
@bigwizarrdd said: “So you for address this one but you no fit address wetin Spotify do you, we your fans are tired of the fraud you’re doing on Spotify.. FIX UP”
@TheDamiForeign wrote: “I’m giving Gtbank 24hours to release VDM, or else I will step in!”
@Street__lawyer wrote: “@davido
has the fame, power and resources to bring VDM out. We should all remember his a national figure. OON, is not a small name.”
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