The Very Time Collins Saw Comfort, He Knew She was The One!

 The Very Time Collins Saw Comfort, He Knew She was The One! Comfort Rocks Big Time!

Here at Queen's court Weddings blog, it is our tradition to showcase unique weddings with interesting relationship stories. Well, I believe that love is pure and love is holy. It knows no bounds be it age,gender or culture. Love is simply beautiful and to fall in love is pure heaven. Comfort and Collins are beautiful examples of God’s faithfulness and mercy. Again what God cannot do does not exist. Their testimony shows that God has made everything beautiful in his time. 

These two love birds, despite the pandemic and all the challenges, took their love to the next level and got married in March 2021. The love that you see between this wonderful couple is incredible and amazing. 

It was the couple desire to travel down to Africa (Nigeria) to have their traditional wedding and church wedding because a wedding is not complete without the bride price being paid and other traditional items given to the bride's parents on behalf of their daughter. So going to Nigeria was a big deal for them. The couple truly had the most incredible support from their family and they were able to travel down to Nigeria for their wedding ceremony! 

“Whosoever findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour from the LORD.” Proverbs 18:22

Should an African forget bride price when going into intermarriage or interracial marriage? Drop your comments in the comments box. Thank you! More pictures below and happy viewing!

Why I Never Knew My Paternal Grandmother's First Name

 

Iyene was born in 1895 in Badagry area of Lagos, Nigeria. Her family migrants from Ondo state. Iyene fair in complexion with a short curly hair. I grow up calling my grandmother by her nickname “Iyene. „ Her nicknames means someone‘s mother in my dialects. Iyene did not have her own biological children early. So whenever people are in childlabour or whenever people give birth in the community, Iyene will go there to help in nursing the new born babies.

 

 Iyene continues doing this including her step children because her husband took other wives who gave birth to children. Iyene was not jealousy of her rivals. She continues helping other people. Whenever she hears the news of a new born baby, she will be the first person to be there.

 Iyene nursed a lot of babies and she earned the nickname Iyene. Later Iyene became pregnant and gave birth to my father (Hosea) and she named her first fruit, Omodeleminiowo( Omode) meaning a child has arrived in my own hand🤩. 

 

Iyene became very happy but she never stopped her care for other people’s children. Iyene had her second child after 15 years. (My Aunty) and she called her Orukotan, meaning name has finished. Iyene has nursed a lot of babies and perhaps she might have given some of the baby she nursed name as well.

 

 Iyene trained her son (my father) well. Her son grow up and was doing well and good. In his early 30s he already built a house in Lagos. He appreciated everything his mother did for him, so he moved his mother to his house. Iyene lived in my father’s house with us. well, I can say I grow up with my grandmother. 

 

I love her golden bed. Iyene was a good grandmother, she cooked for us her (grandchildren) despite her old age.This picture was taken before my birth. Iyene will cooked tomatoes soup sometimes without fish and we ate it with her. One of her favorite food was yam porridge. And the best porridge I ate was my grandmother's porridge.

 

 Iyene never cooked with Maggi yet her food tasted good. Oh yes, I don’t cook with Maggi too and my food tastes good, of course with a little bit salt. Iyene was a hard working woman, I knew my grandmother to be a mat weaver, not the yoga mats that we see today. Traditional mats in Nigeria are use for sleeping. So Iyene weaved mat and sell it in those days at Ojo town market.

 

 Imagine Iyene never got sick. She lived over  95 years and was still strong enough to transport her mats to the market on each market day. Despite the fact that her children were doing well, iyene continues to work till her death.

 

 Iyene died a peaceful death and her Rest place is her son’s house, where she lived and died. Even at her death, the family still rejoiced because my mother gave birth to our last born (Iyabo) meaning mother has come back and my aunty, gave birth to a set of twin girls and they were also named (Yetunde) meaning mother has come back. 

 

This is to tell the international body that my ancestors were not lazy, my ancestors were not sick and poor, neither were they primitive. All man was born ignorant or naive . I am privileged to have seen my grandmother and great grandparents from my maternal. Let me leave this here for the generation of my children and grandchildren. Now it’s time to ask the old family members the first name of my grandmother.

Why can't I cook Egusi Soup well? What is it like to have a woman or wife who can not cook?

Egusi soup is one of the most popular soups among tribes in Nigeria and other West African people like to eat egusi soup. 

However most tribes in Nigeria cook their egusi soup in different ways, using different recipes/methods of cooking. 

Egusi is a West African name for the seeds of plants like squash, melons and when dried and ground become the major ingredient in many West African dishes, especially in Nigerian culture, egusi and pounded yam or eba is a popular Nigerian meal. „That is rich in fat and protein“ according to a food nutritionist.

Egusi is one of my favorite soups and I don’t know why I cannot cook it well... I have watched several videos on YouTube, on how to cook or make egusi soup and I still can’t  cook it well. But I have cooked it in the past in Nigeria and it tasted so good...

Well, growing up, my mummy does the cooking for the family and she cooks her own egusi soup, like the Yoruba people (the yoruba ethnic groups of Nigeria). I have spent my holidays with different family in Nigeria and most of them, prepared their egusi soups using different methods. However, the end result is always the same but may be differ in taste. 

While in Nigeria, I enjoyed cooking and of course, egusi soup was amongst the soups I have cooked several time. It is so worrisome that I cannot cook this soup again. I have been learning how to cook egusi soup for many years. Could it be that I am not getting good quality/right egusi or what could be the reasons?

How I make my Egusi Soup:

•I place a large pot on cooker and I add oil (Selfmade Palm oil), allow the oil to heat on medium for few seconds and then add my grounded egusi with pepper.

•I add the stock and let heat to simmer.   

•Let the egusi cook for some minutes (20-30 minutes)

•Then add the meat and fish...

•Add cut bitterleaf and spinach (waterleaf)

•Stir, check if seasoning is ok and leave for another 5-10 minutes cooking. 

•When ready, Egusi soup can be served with Eba, pounded yam or potatoes puree. 

Ingredients:

* Onions and fresh chills pepper blend together. 

* 400g Egusi melon seeds grounded 

* Palm oil or oil

* Salts to taste

* Grounded Crayfish

* Smoked fish and stocks fish

* Meat

* Bitterleaf or Spinach

* Add water to cook

Share your methods with Queenscourt blog by dropping your comments in the comments box, on how you cook your egusi soup and how much money you need in preparing a good egusi soup for two people. It our dinner for two promo on the blog! #Feedonesoultoday

Burial or Cremation: Which is a safer funeral if someone dies of Novel Corona virus?

Funeral rites of those succumbing to Covid-19 have been an issue of controversy at least in Nigeria and in some other countries where cremation isn’t their tradition or cultures. But the question is, should the body of a Covid-19 victim be cremated or buried?

Until the death of one of Nigeria ministers who had died of Covid-19, people who died of the novel coronavirus infection had became some kind of "state property.”

Because of the highly infectious nature of corpses of those who had been killed by the corona virus, it becomes mandatory to debunk the objections of cremation by some religion.
 However, some Nigerian politicians dumped option of Cremation acted against World Health Organisation (WHO) and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) regulation on avoidance of large numbers gatherings. They converge to bury a politician who died through corona virus infection according to Muslim burial. This is not only dangerous, it is also bad example. Athough, The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not prohibited the burial of those dying of Corona virus (Covid-19)... But the guidelines says, that the body would be handled by trained health professional, who should be wearing full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)... Well, seeing how the people that carried the corpse of the late minister in Nigeria, carelessly discarded PPE and gloves used at the late Minister's funeral, shows that, this people are not NCDC accredited corpse bearer or health professional as the case maybe.

Well, this is Nigeria where anything can happen...

Let every person be treated equally, if the corpse of a top politician who died of Covid 19 can be release, same should be done to an average Nigeria. We are all human and nobody should be above the law and nobody should violate the rules.

''Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.'' Roman 13:1

As a country or a  Nation, it will be a good thing if one can follow all the guidelines from public health directors, to avoid a major catastrophe in the country (Nigeria).