I was homeless in Canada because I shared my food

Also: Another Nigerian is breaking a Guinness World Record. [View in browser](=._mizhilWvSwbQvYfqmeLnuISNf-DaF7c5Rzy3Q3_xoo) [Zikoko Daily] 1 November, 2023 Hey . Today’s #ShortReads story started with, “I got chased out of my apartment…,” and I thought it was because they couldn’t afford rent. I wasn’t prepared for the concluding part of the title: “...because I fed someone eba and egusi soup”. You say? Tife Editor =.Jyj3LyiBCoDbQAAPgv8fzaqewHcIr6-HSRD0IPXhab4 Did you know you could win an actual ram (or the cash equivalent) by attending [Burning Ram](=.8LMhxU7OGVHzohvwV5RhZ6EPNfJCBIeKgB-Cru85Zas)? We weren't kidding when we said "biggest meat festival in Nigeria". 👉🏾 [Get early bird tickets here](=.TZ_2iQgYIx1KDMpLWrEgI5eIvOl9WNDtlXosm--UdwA). 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I was even lucky because the elderly flat owner had already promised the room to another Nigerian, but my need seemed more urgent. The evening I moved in, the flat owner invited the Nigerian guy he’d planned to give the room before, who told me he hadn’t eaten eba since he arrived in Canada. I had garri and egusi, so I made the meal, and the guy ate. All the while, my landlord was watching us. The next morning, he called, complaining bitterly about how I fed the guy and wanted to “take over” his friend from him. Hian. I apologised, and after much back and forth, he said he forgave me. The Nigerian guy came the next day, and I tried to avoid him, only to find out my landlord had actually asked him out, but he’d refused because he was straight. I had somehow walked into a love triangle. I still can’t believe the next thing that happened. Later that day, my landlord tried to speak to the Nigerian guy again, but that one told him off and walked out. Next thing I knew, my landlord refunded my rent and sent me out into the cold evening. All because I gave a fellow Nigerian eba and egusi soup.” — Toyin Your story could be the next one featured here. Whether it’s about a case of mistaken identity, someone stealing your wig in a danfo, or the weirdest experience you’ve ever had, we want to read it. Seriously, [give us the gist here](=.-jrMCbrY2Q_LE7VQUcZp_7TQbo7b41CNe-2fEmiDgPI) *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 3 Another Nigerian is attempting a Guinness World Record Nigerian visual artist, Lola Mewu, has already passed the current record time for longest painting marathon but still awaits the official announcement from the GWR team. 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