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If he had kept his promise a lot of people could have died or suffered stroke even kids! Thank God you were not a man of your words this time!

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Professor Chinualumogu Achebe one of the most respected Nigerians in living memory died in Boston Massachusetts, USA of an undisclosed illness. Best known as the author of Africa’s most popular literary work “Things Fall Apart” Professor Achebe was also a staunch critic of the Obasanjo and Jonathan Administrations as well.

Born in Ogidi a rural community located in present day Anambra State, he grew up in a typically Igbo rural setting where story telling was a vital part of Child upbringing explaining his early penchant for story telling which was planted in him by his father and uncles.

The young Achebe started formal Education at age 6 when he was enrolled by his parents at St. Philips Central School where he proved to be a brilliant pupil. He thereafter went to the prestigious government secondary school in Umuahia where he spent 4 years instead of 5 due to an early double promotion he earned in his first year.

Chinua then proceeded to the University College now known as the University of Ibadan where he studied English, History and Theology although he was initially granted a full government scholarship to study medicine due to his high marks scored at the entrance examination.

Achebe’s career as an author started in 1950 when he wrote his first published literary piece “Polar Undergraduate” which was published in a Newspaper but had his first written short story “in a village church” as the launch pad into his famous story telling career.

Legacy

Late Professor Achebe will be fondly remembered for his hard stance against corruption and elitism in Nigerian politics. He retired from active politics in the early 1970s to take up an academic career in the United States and turned down several national honors (Commander of the Federal Republic) from both the administration of Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan in 2004 and 2011 respectively.

He was the first Nigerian to win a National Merit Award in October 1979. Perhaps his greatest legacy is Things fall Apart, the best read African Novel (over 8 million copies sold and translated to over 50 languages) which not only earned him world wide acclaim as one of the world’s most gifted novelist but a literary scholar who portrayed African tribal life accurately to a western audience.

His other famous works include: No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1964), A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987).

Professor Achebe died in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts of an undisclosed illness aged 82. He’ll be missed.

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Mynd_44: Smh

Say something! Don't just SMH

Change your line also and go ahead to marry the new girl!

You're on a date with a guy and he asks you if he has bad breath?

Would you be impressed by his openness or put off? Would you consider it a lack of tact for him to ask you that?

More on Events in Abuja!

Abuja is one of the happening Cities in Nigeria and by that we mean in terms of daily events of various kinds and magnitude. Whether it’s conferences, seminars, parties or other social engagements there is an increasing demand for people who can provide first class Events management and planning services that the clients would be proud to call their own.

Here in Abuja there are quite a few very well established and experienced events handlers who can do a marvelous job in not only handling your events for you but also transferring their knowledge through training.

Typically Areas covered in Events training include Venue Decoration, types of events and marketing to your target market among others. Training can be arranged based on your own convenient schedules. Here in Abuja we recommend ZarahBliss for professional training in Events management and planning. They have over 10 years experience in handling and managing events here in Abuja.

http://www.abujafood.com/news-digest/crunch/1163-events-planning-and-management-training-in-abuja.html

oyb: Enters rossik/sincerengerian/lastpope mode -

Who is bill gates sef . He is just a huckster.he made his money selling a rubbish OS. We don't need his peanuts. Who does he think he is. We can get donations from steve jobs whose company is far more successful.


Exits sycophant mode

Good luck to those poor sods in benue. Your hiv treatments are now fully in the hands of the thieves at the top

You call his OS rubbish? Which one have you made yourself by the way who are you? We know Bill gates but don't know you!

Land in Abuja is quite expensive for obvious reasons – it’s a complicated process to get approval or C of O for your desired plot. Land is also a prime asset in Abuja and therefore can’t possibly come cheap.

Buying land from the wrong hand has very serious implications for those who do and as a result many people in search of land in Abuja prefer to pay higher amounts if they’re sure their land acquisition will not be revoked or if and when they decide to develop the plot won’t have to worry about demolition problem.

It is in this regard that we advice anyone in search of land in Abuja to approach the right persons to lead them in their quest for prime Land in Abuja.

You can get the much needed help here in Abuja through a reliable real estate agency which have information and networks to connect you with the right people and process that will save you time and money.

See mr Ibu looking like a sexy bouncer!

Nigeria is Africa’s largest country by population accounting for 20% of the world’s black population. She’s also known for many other things such as being the most culturally diverse country in black Africa and having a huge pool of talented and resourceful people. What about specific facts that stand her out from other countries especially in Africa? Here are 10 Facts about Nigeria to know:

Independence and Nationhood

The country known today as Nigeria was officially formed by an amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914. The name Nigeria was coined by Miss Flora Shaw after the River Niger . She was at the time the secretary to the then Governor General Lord Fredrick Lugard. Nigeria remained a colony of Britain and gained her independence on 1st October 1960. She became a republic having her own head of state on 1st October 1963.

National Anthem of Nigeria

The Nigerian national anthem has no official name but the first phrase “Arise o’compatriots” makes it an unmistakable fact that it belongs only to Nigeria and no other.

Land Mass of Nigeria

Nigeria’s total land mass area is 923,768 square kilometers which no other country in world has. So if by chance you ever had to answer the question of which country has that land mass size, you know it’s Nigeria.

Nigerian Agriculture

While naturally like most African countries, Nigeria has a large segment of its population engaged in subsistence Agriculture we’re however very prominent in producing certain food crops such as Yam, Cassava and Oil palm more than any other country in Africa.

Mineral Resources in Nigeria

Petroleum and diverse solid mineral resources are abundant in Nigeria. Nigeria has more natual resources in total than any other country in the world.

Population of Nigeria

The population of Nigeria is nearly 165 million according to World Bank estimates for 2012. Nigeria is among the top 10 most populous countries in the world.

Education Facts in Nigeria

At least 54% of Nigeria’s population is functionally literate. Most of the educated Nigerians reside in the urban areas; state capitals and major towns where they’re either employed formally in government or private sector or work as skilled experts.

Nigerian Language and Cultures

There are 3 dominant ethnic groups in Nigeria; Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba but hundreds of other minority ethnic group and there are at least 250 of them with over 200 known languages spoken. Officially English is the language of commerce but other local languages are spoken as well in various parts of the country.

Religions in Nigeria

There are two main religions; Islam (50%) and Christianity (40%) with the former being the dominant religion in Northern Nigeria and vice versa. Indigenous religious practices are in the minority roughly 10%.

Nigerian Weather and Climate

The climate of Nigeria is warm most of the year in the south but hot in the North especially North East and North West. There are two seasons; dry season which runs mostly through November to April and rainy season which runs from April to September with heavy rainfalls recorded in the south. The hammattan season which usually ushers in the dry season is characterized by cold, dry and dusty weather and happens all over the country usually in late November or early December.

Bonus Fact

Nigerian Local Time

Nigeria is not divided into various time zones unlike some countries with large land masses. The local time is one hour ahead of Green Witch Mean Time (GMT) which places her in the same time zone as some western European countries.

http://www.abujafood.com/lifestyle/travel-a-tourism/1159-10-facts-about-nigeria.html

We all know what a business directory is – a listing of businesses with their contact information. The yellow pages easily come to mind when we think of the term business directory. In the past that meant a voluminous book with many pages of businesses and their contact information without a way of knowing which of those businesses could offer you exactly what you wanted. In this day and age everything is going digital including business directories which offer some measure of description for the businesses we are searching for.However there is a

new twist to how people find businesses using online directories with the incorporation of interactivity for end users to know and understand what a particular business is offering and not just the contact information.

Here is how it works;

Search Engine Optimized Articles

Let’s assume I want to organize a party for my son and I need an Abuja outdoor caterer to provide meals for the party and a kids’ party planner for instance, I could go to Google and type in the keywords “Abuja Outdoor Catering Service” and “Abuja Kids Party Planner” to search for what I want. After going through the results and I click on a link that points me to a business page such as one found on Abujafood.com, then I can not only view the name and address of the outdoor caterer in Abuja but also see a compelling write-up about the services the business runs and a series of photos to cover sample works done by the service provider. The same applies to the kids’ party planner. What’s more is the opportunity for a reader to drop a comment and say a thing or two about the business with the business owner also being able to reply what was said by the commenter. That’s the interactive aspect of the directory.

Through Social Media

Another way to find a business on an interactive directory would be through Social Media. For instance, I may be spending time with friends on Social Media via BBM, Twitter or Facebook when I suddenly receive a post or comment that catches my attention for the same thing I’m looking for. After reading the post and following the link on it which incidentally points to a business page on an interactive directory, I receive a similar experience as with the case of SEO. With over 500 registered members on Abujafood.com, 700 members on Twitter and over 1000 on Abujafood.com's Facebook group plus 200 on google plus we are directly talking to almost 2500 people who will potentially be informed whenever we share information by Social Media platforms.

Regular readers

Regular readers of an online magazine such as Abujafood.com can browse through the business directory when looking for information about a particular kind of business. For instance, I want to organize a wedding, why should I run all over Abuja asking every Segun and Aisha I meet, when I can simply check out the digital directory listings via my Smart phone and find a business that will give me what I want. This way I save time searching for what I want.

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I thought it was said the oldest person in the world is 122 years old?

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In March, the Francophonie celebrations are back!

Every year the French language and cultural diversity are celebrated throughout the world by French-speaking communities. This year again join us for some great events to celebrate French language with all the French-speaking countries!

One movie per day during 2 weeks, from Tuesday March, 12th to Friday March, 22nd at 7pm at the French Institute (Movies subtitled in English)

A Saturday for kids on March 16th...

And a full day of events and entertainment on Saturday 23rd

Programme of events for the first week

Saturday 16th, at 2pm

Story reading in French and English

organized by the Embassy of Canada and the French School Marcel Pagnol

All the events are free and open to all, don't miss them!

Programme and all information :www.facebook.com/FrancophonieAbuja - 08059478456

Don't miss it: this evening, Monday, March 11th at 5 pm

Round table

"The Role of women towards a transformation of the society"

Organized by the Embassy of France, the Embassy of Spain and the Female Artists Association of Nigeria

Suivi du film / Followed by the screening of Flores de Otro Mundo by the Spanish filmmaker Iciar Bollaín at 7 pm

Date: March 12th - 23rd 2013

Time: 7 PM

Venue: Institut Francais du Nigeria, 52 Libreville Street, off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja

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In March, the Francophonie celebrations are back!

Every year the French language and cultural diversity are celebrated throughout the world by French-speaking communities. This year again join us for some great events to celebrate French language with all the French-speaking countries!

One movie per day during 2 weeks, from Tuesday March, 12th to Friday March, 22nd at 7pm at the French Institute (Movies subtitled in English)

A Saturday for kids on March 16th...

And a full day of events and entertainment on Saturday 23rd

Programme of events for the first week

Saturday 16th, at 2pm

Story reading in French and English

organized by the Embassy of Canada and the French School Marcel Pagnol

All the events are free and open to all, don't miss them!

Programme and all information :www.facebook.com/FrancophonieAbuja - 08059478456

Don't miss it: this evening, Monday, March 11th at 5 pm

Round table

"The Role of women towards a transformation of the society"

Organized by the Embassy of France, the Embassy of Spain and the Female Artists Association of Nigeria

Suivi du film / Followed by the screening of Flores de Otro Mundo by the Spanish filmmaker Iciar Bollaín at 7 pm

Date: March 12th - 23rd 2013

Time: 7 PM

Venue: Institut Francais du Nigeria, 52 Libreville Street, off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja

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Poverty will make most women to disrespect their husbands!

Sad, but things like these are a regular occurrence on Abuja roads!

The organisers must be jobless! And they even offered a hotel stay for the dog, how will it appreciate their kind gestures? Maybe by barking the world's ugliest bark? Waahoowoolikkuertywoooo (dog bark)!

One of these days soldiers will have their cups filled!

More roads needed ASAP!

So she's in love with Peter and Paul what a co-incidence!

Funky Reverend Sisters!

Police giving robbers some lessons in gun duel!

Impressive! But more jobs are still needed!

OP the man is Old school he probably doesn't even know how to use a computer!

Abuja is much safer and saner! I grew up in Lagos and I know what being robbed in traffic is like. Don't know whether to feel good about it!

gree-die:
tu face,jim iyke and tunde bakere, jim ovia... my overall best choice is 2face.

doesn't make ryt? welcome to my world

Why tuface? Because he's handsome, more youthful, rich or you feel there's a natural chemistry with him?

Please who would you find more attractive between the following and why?

1. Dangote or Tu face

2. Jim Iyke or Banky W

3. GEJ or Tunde Bakare

4. Jim Ovia or Wizkid

Finally what's your overall best choice assuming all these men were hitting on you?

Ingenious!

M M M: Op

Give me d girl's fone nos let me ask her myself

Here they are:

0908-342-0981 and 0883-234-5678

Let me know what she said!

Kirinwa: Omo see problem o?Na so people dey talk wetin no concern dem.Op na you do details kiss? Moreover how you go just go rush dey kiss girls up and down. Mtcheww!!

What have you said?

kingingkinging: One of the above...

This is not the jokes section Mr man