"Eba" an African Delicacy....

"Eba" is a Nigerian  food made from dried grated cassava flour generally known as "Garri". Eba is eaten in West African sub-region and beyond. 

To make Eba, garri flour is mixed into hot water and stirred well with a large wooden spoon until it becomes like a firm dough which can be rolled into a ball and or any other shape of choice. Garri flour can also be further pounded or ground if not already 'fine'. Eba can either come as yellow or an offshade of white in colour.

Yummy meal. Trust me when I say eating "Eba" is a delicious meal enjoyed by many. In fact, it is one of my best meals. To eat it, a small amount of ẹbà is taken with the fingers and rolled into a small ball and dipped into the ọbẹ (a soup) such as okra soup, bitter leaf (ewurò) soup, ọgbọnọ soup, Edikakong soup, atama Soup, afang Soup, white soup, banga soup, gbegiri soup, editang soup, efo riro soup, ewdu soup, egusi (melon) soup or other sauces etc.

And Niamh Geaney Finds Her "Second Doppelganger"

 

 

Remember 26 year old Niamh Geaney a TV presenter from Dublin, who launched a campaign on Facebook to find all "Seven" people who looks like her within 28 days? (read here)...

Well, she has found a second "twin stranger." 

Niamh found Karen Branigan first (pictured above in blue-right), both from Ireland and are strangers to each other, they so look alike they could be twins.  After staging a photoshoot that went viral - Niamh Geaney was determined to track down her six remaining twin strangers.

In her quest to finding all her seven doppelgängers living across the globe; Niamh has found Luisa Guizzardi, (pictured above in black-right) from Genoa, Italy leaving her to finding other remaining five. Do you think she would succeed in finding them?...

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"I Was On A Suicide Part" - Tonto Dikeh

Nollywood Screen diva Tonto Dikeh shared with her fans today, Wednesday April 22nd on how she struggled with being suicidal, angry all the time, as well as a ticking time bomb and how she overcame it all.

Read her Instagram post below...

"Woke up reflecting on who I was and how far I have grown spiritually, womanly & physically. I had so much anger, So much venom, so much Hate to give. I didnt understand y neither did i give A hoot. I thot life Was all i Saw, Most of my anger Came from my Childhood (but i did have a great hood), Some came from Been Sick, Another came from been motherless,etc. Darlings i was broken,i was a walking disaster, A thicking time Bomb. 

I was on a suicide part on a regular sigh# Bottomline I Saved me, I got to realise that no1 cares about your Pain/hurt or life, people already have too much on their plate Or are more Angry about life than u

I came to understand that wirhout me the world wld still go on with nothing missed n might even be a better place,you might b missed for a day,week,years but i bet u u gonno b so forgotten wen its time* i came to unserstand that change i needed was inside me,We really dont maximise our God given Authority AS Gods creations#PRAYER#

Konga Happiness #FoundonKonga - Yah! or Nay!

                    

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Beyoncé Shows Off Exclusive Gold Apple Watch Bracelet That Is NOT Available To The Public

Beyonce wore an exclusive Apple Watch with gold link bracelet to Coachella Music Festival. She shared the on Sunday while it was posted on Monday on her website.

The 33-year-old superstar wore the watch that has not been made available to the public and cannot be found for sale online. Though it has now been spotted twice.

81-year-old German fashion designer and Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld, also was seen last week wearing the gold watch. Apple had began taking online orders for their new watches on April 10 and the watches will start to be delivered on Friday.

 

It comes in three varieties and allows users to check email, listen to music and make phone calls when paired with an iPhone. 

(Continue to read everything you need to know about Apple watch and price below....)

Photo: Shakira Takes Baby Sasha And Milan To Cheer On Gerard Pique

 

Columbian beauty Shakira, who gave birth to baby Sasha only three months ago; took her two gorgeous sons, 2-year-old Milan and baby Sasha to watch their daddy Gerard Pique play on Saturday. Little Sasha wore his tiny Jersey.

Following the match, Shakira took her sons onto the pitch and planted a big kiss on her man's lips. As Gerard took them further afield and posed with his sons in his arms for a team photo. (see more photos after the cut...)

Finally In Abuja: Man Who Promised To Walk From Lagos To Abuja If Buhari Wins, Completes His Journey (Photo)

At Niger about a week ago, Suleiman Hashimu (aka The Traveler)--pictured above in red(read here)-- from Funtua-Katsina state finally kept to his promise that he would work from Lagos to Abuja if Gen. Muhammadu Buhari wins the 2015 Presidential election.

Given a rousing welcome by Abuja residents yesterday at his arrival in FCT, Suleiman had stressed that he took up the journey because he must keep to his promise, which he made two years ago and does not expect any compensation or reward.

Body Of ISIS Commander Who Was Former Saddam Henchman Is Handed Over To Authorities In Glass Coffin

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The body of 72-year-old Izzat Ibrahim Al-Douri was handed over to the authorities yesterday, April 20th. He was known as an important faction behind the recent rise of ISIS and one of Saddam's most trusted henchmen. Both Al-Douri and Saddam came from the same Tikriti tribal background.

In a such honourable goodbye, he was paraded in a glass coffin and flanked by jostling civilians, members of the armed forces and the media scrum.

According to reports, Iraqi officials said Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri had died in fighting with government troops in Salahuddin province, north of Baghdad, on Friday. 

So, yesterday his body was returned to Baghdad and delivered to the Ministry of Health as crowds gathered to get a closer look at the 'King of Clubs'. The event was broadcast live on state television in Iraq.

 

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Zulu King, Zwelithini Whose Remarks Incited Xenophobic Attacks Appeals For Calm

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini whose remarks incited Xenophobic attacks after saying "All foreigners must leave South Africa" has asked for an end to violence after attacks against migrants in the country. Speaking with his subjects yesterday Monday, April 20th in Durban, the king said his remarks were distorted.

"This violence directed at our brothers and sisters is shameful. My speech --was directed at the police, calling for stricter law enforcement, but that was never reported. The public was instead given another side of my speech, which had been twisted and misrepresented." he said. He called recent violence shameful and vile. And urged South Africans; "We need to make sure no more foreigners are attacked.

FG, WHO Confirm Methanol As Cause Of Ondo Strange Disease

The Federal Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, say that “methanol poisoning" is believed to be responsible for the outbreak of the strange disease which has claimed at least 18 lives in Ondo state. 

Speaking at a joint press conference on Monday, April 20th, the Minister of State for Health, Mr. Fidelis Nwankwo said the disease is not in anyway related to Ebola virus disease as was earlier speculated.

"Preliminary laboratory investigations indicates that the outbreak cannot be attributed to any infectious organism, bacterial or viral. The outbreak is also clearly not due to Ebola virus disease as feared by many at first. Epidemiological findings indicate a strong linkage of the outbreak to a consumption of a local gin that had been contaminated with methanol, a poisonous material. At this stage the particular poisonous substance is being ascertained. The results of this very detailed investigation currently been conducted by the government and our partners are still been awaited and will be made public as soon as possible." he said.

Delta NBA Chairman Assasinated (Photo)

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ughelli chapter in Delta state-Austin Icheghe-has been Killed. 

 

Mr. Austin Icheghe was killed yesterday April 16th in front of his home.

Speaking to NAN, his niece, Egunor Uviesa, said unknown gunmen shot the deceased as he was coming down from his car in front of his home at about 9pm yesterday.

“As soon as he came down from his vehicle, they accosted him and shot him on the head. He was immediately rushed to a private clinic in Ughelli where he was confirmed dead" Delta state police spokesperson, Celestina Kalu confirmed his murder to NAN via a text message “Yes sir, he was murdered by unknown gunmen last night’.”

Buhari Doesn’t Need Your Advice: David-West To Okonjo-Iweala

A former Minister of Petroleum, Prof. Tam David-West, has replied the Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over her advice on how the incoming administration of Gen Muhammadu Buhari can increase revenue, saying the new president does not need her expertise.

According to The Nation, David-West, who spoke to our reporter in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital Friday, said Buhari is highly experienced in the art of governance, stressing that he knows what to do to manage the economy well.

He said that while Okonjo-Iweala supervises a Nigerian economy where a United States (US) dollar exchanges for N190, Buhari, during his days as the Head of State, supervised an economy where N1 exchanged for US$1.5.

His words: “I read Okonjo-Iweala’s advice to Gen. Buhari on how to raise revenue with interest and amusement. I don’t think that Buhari needs any advice from her on the subject. He is not new on the terrain. He is a very knowledgeable person on how to move the economy forward. I don’t believe he needs advice from Okonjo-Iweala.

“When Buhari was in charge, oil was $30 per barrel. It even went down to $15 per barrel. Yet, he managed the economy very well. Oil price is now double that price and they are complaining that oil price has fallen.

Passengers Forgot $675,000 “Change” At U.S. Airports In 2014

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Monday that forgetful passengers left behind 675,000 dollars in loose change at security checks in US airports in 2014.

TSA said that the money, all in pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, was left behind in the bottom of bins that pass through X-ray machines at airport security checkpoints.

“People often realise at the last minute that they have change in their pocket before going through the metal detector. They drop it into a little round bin built into the containers that carry their shoes and other items through the X-ray machine,’’ it said.

The office said the annual amount has increased since 2008, when the transport administration collected 383,000 dollars.

TSA said that in 2014, John F Kennedy International Airport tallied the highest amount of any U.S. airport recorded with 42,550 dollars.

CHRIS BROWN Is Reportedly BLASTING Karrueche In NEW SONG

  

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Chris Brown is heartless! He just released his new "Ode to Karreche". The lyrics he used were taken from that MEMORABLE post he made not too long ago - you know, the one putting karrueche on blast for messing with Drake, using him for fame, and having threesomes.

He didn't release ALL the lyrics to the song . . . but it seems like he's using that INFAMOUS INSTAGRAM POST - as an inspiration!!

And Chris musta known that he F*CKED UP ... cause he quickly DELETED the song off his Instagram.

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I Predicted South Africa’s Xenophobic Attacks – TB Joshua

A video has surfaced online showing Nigerian Pastor, T.B. Joshua, warning South Africans of a “youth revolt” in their nation which would result in deaths of “certain people”.

The clip, which was uploaded to Joshua’s popular YouTube channel Emmanuel TV, says the prophesied about the deadly xenophobic attacks spreading across South Africa about two years ago--on Sunday 28th July 2013.

Quoting TB Joshua, it reads:

“In the nation, South Africa, we should help them in prayer because I am seeing youth revolt. It will be very serious. A situation where youth will come out and… you learn that there is a protest. Some people were killed – certain people.”

“If we fail to see that there are powers that cause people to be bowed down in bondage, we are going to fight the wrong battle,” he wrote, in a statement posted on the Nigerian pastor’s official Facebook page, followed by over 1.5 million people."

 

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Stay Away From My Husband: Tia Mowry Tells Keke Palmer

Actress Tia Mowry, who tweeted her disapproval over the way actress Keke Palmer went on interviews to say she liked her co-star, Cory Hardrict, who is Tia's husband so much.(She tweeted; "Saying you like married men in interviews in not cute... Just saying")

 

According to MediaTakeOut, Tia confronted Keke at the premiere of the movie and Keke stood her ground.

KeKe Palmer-Tia Mowry drama is about to go into overdrive. According to an MTO tipster, we're told that Tia "confronted" KeKe on the Los Angeles red carpet premiere of KeKe's new film, Brotherly Love. Tia Mowry's husband, Cory Hardrict, stars in the movie with KeKe Palmer. And according to one actress on the film, KeKe and Cory have become inappropriately close - and there are rumors going around . . . that she might be f*cking Tia's husband.

Strange Illness In Ondo State That Has Killed 14 Connected To Exhumed Corpse

Supposedly victim's photo circulating on social media (can't verify if its true for now)

NIGERIA(Graphic Photo)----- 14 people died of strange illness in a Ode-Irele community in Ondo state; in  which hit the victims woke up blind, with headache, rashes on their bodies and died 24 hours later.

However, while all ears await the medical explanation to such bizarre occurrence, new reports, claims it's not a medical condition. The state commissioner for Information and Strategy explained the illness and sudden death is connected to an exhumed corpse in the community. He said people who've died so far were those who had contact with the people who exhumed the corpse.
 

The Ondo State Government is working hard to control the strange disease which suddenly broke out in the Ode-Irele community of Ondo state, leading to the death of no fewer than 28 people in the past three days. 

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Mario Balotelli Named Most Abused Premier League Player On Social Media

Mario Balotelli is the most abused Premier League Player on Social Media as shocking statistics show vile messages are sent to stars and clubs every 2.6 minutes.

Mario received the most abuse and Chelsea the greatest volume of discriminatory messages on social media, according to extensive research undertaken by Kick It Out.

Sportsmail can reveal the shocking, acidic culture of discrimination — mainly based on race, gender or sexual orientation — aimed at Premier League football clubs and their players on the internet.

Football's anti-discrimination campaigners teamed up with Tempero and Brandwatch to produce the most detailed findings of discrimination online. They discovered an abusive message is directed at a Premier League club or one of their players every 2.6 minutes with a total of 134,400 posted on Twitter, Facebook, forums or blogs between August 2014 and March 2015.

Of the most popular players investigated, Liverpool striker Balotelli received by the far the most with more than 8,000 discriminatory messages directed at him and Arsenal's Danny Welbeck faced 1,700.

More Photos Of Alexandra Harra (AKA- Romainan Kim Kardashian)

 

With a derriere of 109cm, which is 8cm bigger than Kim Kardashian's 101 cm, Alexandra Harra is now known as the Romanian Kim Kardashian(read here). Paparazzi now follows Ms. Harra because of her new found fame. 

Alexandra-28, lives in Miami, has a BA degree in creative writing and classics; works as a professional life coach, a writer for the Huffington Post and an author of The Karma Queens' Guide to Relationships. (see more photos of her after the cut...)

A Run Down On Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 

The Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been selected as one of TIME magazine’s 2015 100 Most Influential People in the World. Her selection was based on her unique position as a literary success and an influential cultural voice.

Called the Conjurer of character by TIME mag as they wrote about her:

"It’s the rare novelist who in the space of a year finds her words sampled by Beyoncé, optioned by Lupita Nyong’o and honored with the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. But the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is just that sort of novelist. A MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, Adichie writes of the complex aftermath of Nigeria’s colonial history and her nation’s rise to prominence in an era when immigration to the West no longer means a one-way ticket. With her viral TEDxEuston talk, “We Should All Be Feminists,” she found her voice as cultural critic. (You can hear it rising midway through Beyoncé’s woman-power anthem “Flawless.”) She sets her love stories amid civil war (Half of a Yellow Sun) and against a backdrop of racism and migration (Americanah). But her greatest power is as a creator of characters who struggle profoundly to understand their place in the world."

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian novelist and short story writer. She has been called "the most prominent" of a "procession of critically acclaimed young anglophone authors [that] is succeeding in attracting a new generation of readers to African literature"

Adichie, who was born in the city of Enugu, grew up the fifth of six children in an Igbo family in the university town of Nsukka in southeastern Nigeria, where the University of Nigeria is situated. While she was growing up, her father James Nwoye Adichie was a professor of statistics at the university, and her mother Grace Ifeoma was the university's first female registrar. Her family's ancestral village is in Abba in Anambra State.

Adichie studied medicine and pharmacy at the University of Nigeria for a year and a half. During this period, she edited The Compass, a magazine run by the university's Catholic medical students. At age 19, Adichie left Nigeria for the United States to study communications and political science at Drexel University in Philadelphia; she transferred to Eastern Connecticut State University to be near her sister, who had a medical practice in Coventry. She received a bachelor's degree from Eastern, with the distinction of summa cum laude in 2001.

Photo: Ever Wondered What Amber Rose Looked Like At 18? See It Here!

31-year-old model and mother of one Amber Rose was quite beautiful when she was 18, despite having her using hair cut; which was also the first time she went without long hair.

She posted this pic (above right) to prove her stunning looks and trademark skinhead are not just a recent development.

Chris Brown Shares Daughter's Photo With His Fans

Chris Brown-25, finally shared the photo of himself and his daughter Royalty on his instagram page. They both look so happy, she really beautiful.

Chris wrote: "God has blessed me with my twin". 

Why I Conceded Defeat To Gen Buhari: President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has explained his reason for conceding defeat to President elect, Gen Buhari during the March 28th Presidential election. 

He said he decided to concede to avoid a collective tragedy. He further said there has to be a nation before any personal ambition can be fulfilled and that for him, what comes first is the nation before ambition.

The President gave his reasons when he received the new French Ambassador to Nigeria, Denis Guaer at the state house yesterday April 16. In a related development, he urged world leaders to support the incoming administration of President-elect Gen Buhari in a State House press statement yesterday, April 16th; signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Reuben Abati.

"Since I assumed duty, I have been involved in quelling political crises in some African countries and I know what they passed through and what some are still going through. If you scuttle a system for personal ambition, it becomes a collective tragedy. You need to have a nation before you can have an ambition. It should always be the nation first. You don’t have to scuttle national progress for personal ambition. Democracy has to be nurtured to grow. Strong democratic institutions are the backbone and future of our democracy. They must be protected and nurtured. As for me, as a matter of principle, it is always the nation first" he said.

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Finding 'JUJU' Placed In Various Corners Made Me Move Out Of Government House - Gov Ajimobi

The incumbent and Re-elected governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi has revealed why he moved out of his official residence to his private home; saying he moved out of the Government House to stay in his own private residence after he discovered all manner of fetish things placed inside the house by some unidentified people. 


He further explained during the eighth-day Fidau for the late Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Sheikh Baosari Haruna in Ibadan yesterday April 16th that his spiritual fathers (aka Alfas) advised him to move out of the government house so that the evil plans of those placing the sacrifices (ebo) within the premises will not be achieved.

Nigeria Government Considering Evacuation Of Its Citizens From SA Over Xenophobic Attacks

The Federal government yesterday, April 16th said it will consider the option of evacuating Nigerians who are willing to come back home if the xenophobic attacks in South Africa worsens. 

Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali said;

"If it gets worse it is the duty of our country to make sure our people are brought back and we are taking that duty serious. We are not prepared to allow any of our nationals to be subjected to such inhuman treatment. We are monitoring the situation and will now take action according to the situation that develops,” he said.

The Minister, however appealed to all Nigerian business owners to close their businesses for now until the situation has been brought under control.

Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau Made TIME Magazine 2015 Most Influential People List

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau made TIME magazine 2015 Most Influential People list. Some questions buzzing on the internet is-Why is a terrorist in this list? What were the criteria for him being chosen? However, find what TIME wrote about Shekau below......

"Most Americans do not yet recognize his name, but the citizens of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, know Abubakar Shekau all too well: he is the most violent killer their country has ever seen. Shekau took over the terrorist organization Boko Haram in 2009 after the group had been weakened by Nigerian government forces. Shekau, who is believed to be in his 30s, began to stage increasingly daring kidnapping and killing raids on schools, churches and mosques thought by Boko Haram to be violating their interpretation of Islam.

Video: Alarming Confession of Nanny Who Kidnapped Orekoya Children

                           

Buhari, Oby Ezekwesili, Chimamanda Adichie, Obama, Kim K, Kanye West, Make TIME 100 Most Influenctial People

President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari and Former Education minister and co-convener of Bring Back Our Girls, Oby Ezekwesili, author Chimamanda Adichie made TIME magazine 100 Most Influential People list of 2015. The list was published today April 16th.  Others include Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Barack Obama, and Apple CEO, Tim Cook.

According to Time, Muhammadu Buhari made history in March by becoming the first candidate to oust a sitting Nigerian President through the ballot box. Now he has to live up to voters’ expectations. From battling the Boko Haram insurgency to tackling endemic corruption, Buhari has many challenges ahead. The greatest may be overcoming his past as a military ruler who seized power in 1983.

Meet The Lady Dubbed Romanian Kim Kardashian

This is Alexandra Harra (pictured left and right above)-she's a life coach and author with a curvy figure and dyed black locks, who has been dubbed the Romanian Kim Kardashian.

Alexandra-28, who now lives in Miami, has a BA degree in creative writing and classics; works as a professional life coach, a writer for the Huffington Post and an author of The Karma Queens' Guide to Relationships--became popular after posing for the Romanian Playboy mag cover.

Harra's derriere is bigger Kim's.as her bootylicious back measures 43 inches, while Kim Kardashian's (pictured above center) is just 40 inches.

Harra said;

"Someone in Romania noticed that my bottom size, at 109cm, is larger than Kim Kardashian's at 101 cm. Now I'm in the paper all the time as the Romanian Kim Kardashian. We are the Kardashians of Romania. We're just as controversial as them."

"When I arrive anywhere in Romania, all the cameras are after me, the paparazzi are after me too, they don't expect to see a body like this and a booty like that. In Romania women are supposed to be very thin, they're supposed to not have curves. That's what they think is beautiful. That to me is outrageous."

Harra’s has become a celebrity and wealthy too. She owns a Mercedes S 550 2015 model worth £95,000 and a Mercedes CLS 550 worth £63,00.

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Father Plans To Sell His Own Kidney To Fund Life-Saving Treatment For His Three Morbidly-Obese Children

An Indian father has revealed that he plans to sell his own kidney to fund life-saving treatment for his three morbidly-obese children (2 girls and a boy).

5-year-old Yogita Rameshbhai Nandwana, 3-year-old Anisha, and 18-month-old Harsh, are among the world's heaviest young children.Weighing 5st 5lbs (34kg), 7st 8lbs (48kg) and 2st 5lbs (15kg) respectively.

 

According to reports the food they eat in a week is enough to feed two families in a month. Now their 34-yr-old father Rameshbhai Nandwana, from Gurjarat, India, is planning to sell his kidney to earn the money needed to see top specialists.

"If my kids continue to grow at this rapid rate they will have major health issues. We’re terrified they will die." He said.

"When Yogita was born she was extremely weak and weighed just 1.5kg (3.3lbs). We were worried for her health. So we fed her a lot during the first year of her life to build her strength but by her first birthday she had bloated to 12kg (1st 12lbs). Our third daughter Anisha also gained weight in similar fashion and by her first birthday she was 15kg. But we only realised they were suffering from a disorder when our son Harsh was born as he too gained weight quickly during his first year. We started looking for medical help and consulted many doctors but they would just refer us to bigger hospitals that I couldn’t afford."

 Yogita and Anisha eat 18 chapatis, 3lbs of rice, two bowls of broth, six packets of crisps, five packs of biscuits, 12 bananas and a litre of milk daily.

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