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According to a post on Anambra State Online Facebook wall, the gentleman seen in the photo above is a citizen of Anambra state and he roasts corn in Dubai as a delicacy and sells them to passersby.

In an exclusive chat with Anambra State Online Media, Mr. Obinna opened up on how he started the business and the benefits.

He says:

“My name is Obinna. When i arrived Dubai and couldn’t get a job, i decided to think out of the box on what to do to make a living and one day, while in a local restaurant, a man came and placed an order..

“When the waiter came with the order, it was Chicken With Mashed Potato and Grilled Corn but the corn was not roasted the native Nigerian way as we do with coals.

“That was when the idea came and i decided to give it a try. I contacted a local farmer who supplied raw corn for me and started roasting them close to my neighborhood across the street.

“At first, people who passed by looked at me with curiosity as they had never seen anything of its kind up until one man approached me and i gave him one corn cob to taste. he liked it and the following day, invited 4 of his friends who bought and even took some home.”

According to Obinna, that day marked the beginning of his turnaround in the business.

The business according to him is the first of it’s kind in Dubai and in no time became a popular delicacy in the neighborhood with people especially Nigerians living there who want to have a taste of home patronise him on a daily basis.

When asked how much he makes as profit, Obinna smiled and said,

“The profits are not bad. I sell each corn cob for about 5 to 8 Dirham depending on the size and on a very good day, i take about 60 to 80 Dirham (22$USD)(N8,000) home.”, he said.

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172 COMMENTS

  17. YabaLeftOnline.com, This is totally a false story. The man in this photo is a musician from Etsako Central in Edo State. This photo was taken as a fun shot at a roasted corn spot. He’s not a roasted corn seller. Please do get your stories right.

  38. This is not dubai….because me here in dubai can’t believe such rubbish news..because dubai municipality will give you fine first without licence of selling food commodity also ask you of your Emirates I’d. …please this is not dubai…if not call me n send me the location I see for my self here is my number +971552635157….fake news

  54. ABEG ooo! Every body stop commenting. Them say na lie yabaleft dey lie ooo. Ppl wey knw the man say na top for Edo and that he’s billionaire… Abeg e don do.

  56. Lol i live in Dubai too o which kind lie be dis nah, u think Dubai is Europe where u can do or sell anything? Who give am license? Dubai is very strict when it comes to things like this

  73. why can’t you further this your business In your father land, or do you think you can’t make it there ? you are ashamed and traveled to another country to do it….but if you happen to come back to Nigeria you will be doing big guy as a guy that just came back from Dubai

  74. At least he is not begging, its more honourable to labour for your wealth than to cut corners and be caught and humiliated at the end of the day. Ride on bro, the bible says I will bless the work of your hand. You are blessed already and highly favoured.

  84. Take this down. It’s not true. I know the person well. He was on holiday in Paris when he took the pics. From the pics, dose he look like the seller or the buyer? Pls take it down and stop spoiling poles image.

  90. Why will someone travel all the way to Dubai only to start selling roasted corn in Dubai. But if it is naija nw dis same person will want to work for she’ll, CBN or some other big company even when he is well qualified. Common sense they say is not common.

  95. Now this is funny a man that goes aboard to play music that his famous among my people those home n aboard (Edo I mean) the last time I saw him perform was in delta state n he pulled a lot of crowd dos u didn’t understand our language danced as if there was no tomorrow someone that money would never be his pb yabaleft he goes aboard just to perform or for hols mumu pple get ur fact right b4 posting rubbish so someone cannot buy roasted corn n take pics abi

  99. STOP, This is Fake and Fraudulent. This is Mayor Constance Bolivia Osigbeme, a first class Musician whom God has bless Financially and Materially. This music LEGEND is from Ogbona in Edo north not an Igbo man and he is based here in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.

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  112. Yabaleftonline,you are a bunch of crooks and liars,what do u gain from publishing falsehood.The guy in this post is CONSTANCE BOLIVIA, a renowned artist from my area .He has made so much money from music,his father was a legend in the genre of music they are known for.you can confirm this from anybody from Edo north.pls stop ridiculing people otherwise when nemesis catches up with u,there’ll be no hiding place for you.

  115. Make una no make me swear for una (yabaleft admin) how will u say my brother is selling roasted corn in Dubai…. This man is major Constance aka young Bolivia….. Ogun go kill of una…. I think its high time we sued you all…. Liers

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