The Wonders of the Mango
Don’t we just love mangoes? Lush, succulent, and tasty, with different species that come in an array of bright, inviting colours – red, yellow, orange, lime green – this is one delicious fruit that can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. It’s packed full of vitamins too – I bet we know that about all fruits and veggies, but do you really know everything about the mango? Let’s see.
Cassava: The Essential Tuber
Cassava is the most popular starch tuber in Nigeria. One of the reasons is because it’s the source of one of the nation’s major staple food: garri. Beyond garri, foods like abacha and fufu are popular all around the nation, and are all produced from the cassava. With the current president, Goodluck Jonathan, now endorsing cassava bread – an already popular and enjoyable meal around the world – we’re in for more discoveries about this essential tuber and the many variations in which it can be prepared.
Poem of the Week: Beauty from Ashes
What a wonder it is, To see the beauty on their faces, Smiles painted in strange and unlikely places, They roam the corners, alleys and streets, In search for warmth and food to eat, Any place at all to sleep
How To Dress Up For A Job Interview
The standard recommendations for job interview clothes are based on common sense – be tidy, smart and relatively conservative and understated. You really never do get a second chance to make a good first impression.
How to deal with Depression
It has been dark days for the NATION as a whole, consciously or unconsciously we are all involved in the loss, both far and near. We’ve all lost a loved one (Friend, father, mother, Brother or sister). I couldn’t but find myself sad, depressed and withdrawn from life and people in general. But the major significance of new born babies is a message from God telling us all
Poem of the Week: Tears of the Sun
From the balcony of my thoughts,Tear drops, wondering asking,
Where is God when it hurts?
The Wonders of the Avocado
The avocado (Persea americana) is classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae, along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel. Avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world.
Poem of the Week: Love By Numbers
I’m thinking of only one, For every quarter past Two, You look too beautiful to be true, For every quarter past Three,I miss the beauty between you and me, For every quarter past Four, I’ll be loving you more and more,For every quarter past Five, Your voice elevates and keeps me alive.
The Power of A Smile
It takes hundreds of facial muscles to frown but, ironically, just a few to create a smile. Smiling is a great way to make yourself stand out while helping your body to function better. We all have different panoramic views to life, things are not always sunny and bright, but it doesn’t cost.
Poem of the Week: Broken Arrow
An Artist if I were, a Portrait of you I will make Mixing colours like Native Indians Making no mistake Painting it perfect, my time I will take Like a story yet untold Strips of faint sketches mild but bold From the horizon silhouette of birds, blue Oceans Making you smile Giving you emotions Painting […]
Poem of the Week: Borrowed Heaven
My reflection appears broken in the mirror for so long My soul left my body for a place so cold Shattered promises, to be with you till am gray and old Alone with a pen, a scroll and a slate Never will you be back Feelings of mine will always wait In shreds I stumbled […]
Poem of the Week: Jewel of Africa
By Eru Kobe Godwin She’s boarded with the Atlantic from the South Mother of a Black Nation, from Creation She held arrays of generation Her skin is painted green and white But her soul is in colours Her offspring’s were traded for slaves Centuries pass for freedom the crave She’s had trials and wars Part […]
Eating Fresh and Staying Healthy
By Eru Kobe Godwin Eating healthy on a budget is possible with proper preparation and creativity. Healthy ways to eat is something we’ve all heard one way the other, guess it’s now a worn out cliché, but we all know the phrase “health is wealth,” so I don’t think it will be out of place […]
Poem of the week: CHILDREN OF A FADING SONG
By Eru Kobe Godwin Through scars we came A lost Origin In tears we reign A tale with no beginning In dreams we find solace The darkness came with hope Tributaries of pain We ran from the beacon of worries A House far from home We knew not the presence of a Father Like a […]
The Art of Not Being Yourself
By Eru Kobe Godwin May I ask a simple question? Who is your standard? Hmmm, let’s save the answers for the next episode. Come to think of it, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cry through someone else’s eyes. I have over heard lots of people say “I WISH I WAS LIKE HIM […]
Poem of the Week: At First Sight
Voice of an Angel, looks of An Greek statue Physique of a stallion, all it takes, he had to carry on But was born blind, he sings for living One day he fell in love, can’t see her But he feels the colour of love No sight, but smells her beauty Can’t hold her, but […]