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TV/MoviesRe: Theo Somolu And Folake Olowofoyeku To Star In Disney’s 'Mufasa' by Konquest: 11:19am On May 03, 2024
FreeStuffsNG:
See Trailer below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjQG-a7d41Q

Abishola , real name Folake Olowofoyeku, my favorite authentic and highly talented actress.

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!
An impressive movie trailer.
TV/MoviesRe: Theo Somolu And Folake Olowofoyeku To Star In Disney’s 'Mufasa' by Konquest: 11:17am On May 03, 2024
CelebritiesRe: Meghan Markle Dumps UK Trip With Harry, Heads For Nigeria Instead by Konquest: 10:50am On May 03, 2024
Reflect7:
The British people have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Harry and Meghan from the US this May.

But their hopes were dashed recently when it was reported that the Royal couple had altered their intended destination this May.

Their new destination?

NIGERIA.

Read on...



Meghan Markle’s shocking Nigerian roots revealed as she ditches Prince Harry for UK trip

By Aditi Srivastava,

The Hindustan Times



https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/meghan-markle-s-shocking-nigerian-roots-revealed-as-she-ditches-prince-harry-for-uk-trip-101714409786086.html
She must have used the AncestryDNA test or the 23andMe DNA test firms which only give percentages of your ancestral heritage. They only give the likely country regions your DNA markers correspond to and NOT the specific ethnic groups your ancestors come from.

Most African-Americans and Caribbean folks have mixed ancestries from nearly all the regions of Africa and Europe as confirmed by DNA tests, so, you cannot say that a person is strictly 100 percent from ONLY an African ethnic group.

Only AfricanAncestry does the job of trying to link historical Diasporan Africans with the likely ethnic groups the paternal and maternal sides come from, but the downside is that the DNA results don't tell you about the ethnicities or ancestral heritages of your other ancestors in the family tree.
CelebritiesRe: Stella Damasus Celebrates Her Daughter, Izzy Belle's 22nd Birthday (Photos) by Konquest: 10:46am On May 03, 2024
IamHeWrites:
Nollywood actress Stella Damasus has celebrated her daughter Izzy Belle on her 22nd birthday, revealing that she gave birth to her when she was 21 years old, Igbere TV reports.

The 43-year-old made this known in an Instagram post on Friday, recounting her experiences as a young mother.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwr7kjVkkJ0

Damasus married her first husband, Jaiye Aboderin, at 21 in 1999. The couple had two daughters before Jaiye died in 2004. She remarried in 2007 to Emeka Nzeribe. The marriage lasted for seven months before a mutual agreement to divorce.

In 2011, she became romantically involved with Fimmaker Daniel Ademonikan. Their relationship sparked a lot of controversies because Daniel was married to actress Doris Simeon at the time. She was seen as a homewrecker. She relocated abroad with him and her daughters.

In September 2020, it was reported that Stella had separated from Daniel.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CSyeVKWjcxf/?utm_medium=copy_link
Bump.

As of 3 years ago!

Jaiye Aboderin's little girl has really grown... 25 years as of 2024.
CelebritiesRe: Davido's Fans Visit Wizkid's Childhood Home In Surulere, Lagos (Video) by Konquest: 10:28am On May 03, 2024
PoliticsRe: Peter Obi Replies Umahi: Your Claims Of Inciting Igbos Against FG Baseless by Konquest: 2:04am On May 03, 2024
FreeStuffsNG:
That allegation against him is very heavy and will have political consequences.

Is it that he's got no team of political advisers to guide him on how to handle political landmines like this? He should have demanded that FG goes ahead with the project with a human face and ensure that none of the ongoing road projects suffer.

With the tag of tribal bigotry already associated with you, asking FG to discontinue projects that didn't pass through your tribal geopolitical zone and in defence of one of those your tribesmen perceived to have backed you in the last election because he will suffer from FG's repossession of its land he encroached upon is already tainted with suspicion that you,HE Obi , in your character, is bitter about the progress of others not from your tribe and looks like a needless political suicide you just committed by demanding the project stops.

Those who are beneficiaries of the project are far more and they'll feel deprived just by the thought of electing him. They will be afraid that he will suspend the project!

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!
FoodRe: Tomato Puree Recipe: How To Make Tomato/pepper Puree Without Using Water by Konquest: 1:54am On May 03, 2024
vinegurl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZ8Tn2nUB8

Tomato purée or tomato blend is a thick, red paste or concentrate made from blended tomato pulp that has been cooked. This puree is can be used for jollof rice, tomato sauce, tomato stew, egg sauce or for whatever recipe that calls for tomato puree.
I initially stated in my previous post on this forum that vegetables generally contain a lot of water and one of such are tomatoes, if they are blended fresh, you will have to add water to the blender to assist the spinning process otherwise your blender will hook even though some blenders are like super engines and may not require you adding water.

Now, the water you have added to blend this plus the water in the tomatoes will become even too much and you will need to burn a lot gas and time to cook until the water dries up before the frying begins.

When you boil your tomatoes and bell peppers first, it helps to reduce the large quantity of water from the tomatoes and in this case, you don't need to boil it again for hours before making your stew. The time it takes for the tomatoes to shrink and loss moisture is just 5- 10 minutes depending on your source of heat which is the quicker to make your stew. Apart from boiling your tomatoes and peppers, you can as well roast them in the oven to get rid of excess water. This would be a post for another day. Below are steps I took to achieve the above reddish tomato puree (tomato mix). See the video above also. Happy cooking.

Ingredients for tomato puree

• 1kg of red tomatoes
• 5 red bell peppers (tatashe)
• 2 medium onions
• 3 scotch bonnets (ata rodo)
• 1 medium ginger
• 3 cloves of garlic
• Blender
• And a pot


How to Make Tomato Puree or Tomato Blend

1. To make tomato purée or tomato blend rinse tomato with the peppers severally in clean water.
2. Combine tomato peppers, ginger, garlic and onions into a medium pot, without adding water place a lid over it and place on heat.
3. Cook these for 5 minutes, the tomatoes will begin to lose a lot of water and turn out very soft.
4. Cook for another 3 to 5 minutes once they are completely soft, drain out the liquid with a colander and leave to cool.
5. Transfer the tomato, onion, ginger, garlic into a blender and blend without water being added until very smooth and nice.
6. Pour the tomato puree into a zip-lock bag and store in the fridge until needed or use it immediately for your favorite stew recipe such as
jollof rice.
FoodRe: Hunters Fight Over An Antelope Their Dog Caught (Video) by Konquest: 1:49am On May 03, 2024
LocalFARMERS:
Some hunters who hunt with Dogs, fight over an Antelope one of their Dogs caught. Each of the Hunters claimed, it was his Dog that caught the Antelope.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uTqoKjsutg
PoliticsRe: Ezza-effium Crisis : Tears As Children, Pregnant Woman, Others K!lled In Ebonyi by Konquest: 1:44am On May 03, 2024
Ebubu:
I am an Abakaliki man. Ezza people are my distant relatives. So naturally I should side them but I don’t.

I side with the state government who sided with the Uffiom people. A white paper agreement was gazetted in the ministry of justice this February that Ezza people are guests and Uffiom are their hosts, the traditional ruler in Uffiom is officially recognised and the Ezza are officially recognised as guests but Ezza can’t have traditional stool, however they are part of the land and are semi-autonomous.

I side with State government communique and Uffiom people. Even though I’m not related at all to Uffiom who migrated from Benue and Cross river in 17th century.

Let me tell you the story.


Uffiom migrated around 17th century to meet that land as Ngbo land . And I am from Ngbo. They waged war against us but couldn’t win, they travelled to recruit Ezza warriors who are notorious and popular warlords. Ezza had a deal that if they waged the war for them and they won, they would be part and parcel of the land for 100 years. Uffiom accepted and together they defeated us and pushed us further South and East of Ngbo land.

100 years has passed and Ezza have refused to go back to their land, claiming they’ve buried their fathers in Uffiom land and it’s against their tradition to exhume corpses. And they don’t have anywhere else to go. Quite well, Ezza is enterprising and have connections abroad and in Lagos and together they’ve developed the Uffiom land to a large extent but see the Uffiom aboriginals as having a backward lifestyle with no resources or wealth to develop their segments of the society, left for them they can turn Uffiom land to modern town if they are the sole occupants.

Uffiom people see their land grabbing and overbearing nature and want them out. They refuse. Traditional rulers start to incite locals and fight break out!


Just like what you have in Palestine and Israel at Gaza. Two tribes, one city. Nobody gree for eachother.


So don’t accuse me of siding Ezza when you have read my first paragraph
Deep history of Effium.
PoliticsRe: Ezza-effium Crisis : Tears As Children, Pregnant Woman, Others K!lled In Ebonyi by Konquest: 1:25am On May 03, 2024
Ebubu:
Ezza people are troublesome.

When you hear Ebonyi man is easily irritated and can easily pick up a fight, it is an Ezza man.

Ezza ancestors were warlords.

All these things Fulani herdsmen do, they can’t try it in Ezza land or any land Ezza people have interest.

Uffiom people are not indigenous Igbos, they migrated from Cross River and Benue. Although they are now indigenous Ebonyians, they speak and hear Igbo, but speak their distinct dialect which Ebonyians don’t understand.

However their quarrel with Ezza people are decades long, and Ebonyi govt is siding with Uffiom, however Ezza people don’t want to let go and are massacring Uffiom people. Uffiom people massacre them too, but are outpopulated by Ezza people. Ezza people just want to massacre them into extinction or send them back to Benue/Cross river so they can take over their arable land.

The Ebonyi state Government Peace committee instituted by the Governor has sided Uffiom people, but the Ezza people are not having it.
That's very a interesting historical odyssey.
PoliticsRe: Refined Dangote Fuel Now Expected In July by Konquest: 1:16am On May 03, 2024
PoliticsRe: 18 States Attracted No Foreign Investment From 2021 -2023 (see List) by Konquest: 1:09am On May 03, 2024
Slytiger:
No SW state on the failure list.

1.Bauchi
2. Bayelsa
3. Benue
4. Borno
5. Cross River
6. Ebonyi
7. Edo
8. Enugu
9. Gombe
10. Imo
11. Jigawa
12. Kaduna
13. Kebbi
14. Nasarawa
15. Sokoto
16. Taraba
17. Yobe
18. Zamfara


Imagine the thousands of businesses that will spring up along that 700km coastal highway.

Heck, Tinapa would start booming again.

People can drive to Akwa Ibom to watch Nigeria play and stop over in a coastal town in Delta or Bayelsa along the coastal highway to have fish and seafood peppersoup.


Business would boom for every town in different states along that highway. But you are so shortsighted that all you are looking at is 1 umbrella business (really worth less than 1million dollars) on about 50metres of the 70,000metres corridor.
Succinctly stated.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russian & U.S Troops Are Now Sharing The Same Base In Niger (Photos) by Konquest: 12:55am On May 03, 2024
ruggedtimi:
historian...that picture has been debunked. Putin was not a soldier but he worked for KGB in the 80s. At the time stated in pic,it was taken when putin was still in the university.
Also outside training offered to Mozambican freedom fighters in camps in Tanzania was largely conducted by Chinese instructors, not Soviet ones
And calculating his age by then he couldnt have been a senior officer to lead such delegations.
Further more, the zimbawean president Emerson Mnangagwa was serving a ten years prison term on the date stated.

Bro both U.s and russia are only in africa for our natural resources. For Russia is mostly Gold and Uranium.
@Ruggedtimi,

Thanks for schooling that dude you quoted and clarifying things for those who are NOT aware of the FAKE screenshot the guy attached here.

That screenshot he attached has been circulating for a long time and some gullible people bought into it and started circulating it too online like this dude just did. Just imagine, he also WRONGLY stated here with a bold face that without Russia, most African countries wouldn't have gained independence. This is a historical falsehood!

For folks like me who have several years of knowledge of the geopolitical situations globally, the former USSR or Russians are largely after their own self-interests and that's the way it is with other global powers, so, nothing of significance will manifest in Niger Republic. The biggest concern for Nigeria is the West African natural gas pipeline from Nigeria that runs through Niger Republic to Algeria and then on to Europe for export. The Russians are concerned about this gas pipeline as it would be competing with their own gas supplies to the rest of Europe. The Russian presence in Niger Republic could lead to an internal sabotage of the gas project.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russian & U.S Troops Are Now Sharing The Same Base In Niger (Photos) by Konquest:
Jovi10:
And what does Niger have to offer Russia that Russia does not already have? Infact the does any African country have to offer Russia that Russia doesn't have? Please mention.



Russia has been helping Africa since the colonial era, without Russia/USSR most African nations will never get gotten their independence
You people should try to read and stop being sentimental or ignorant. Russia is a million times better than any of the NATO countries or former colonial masters. Go figure
I CLEARLY stated my VALID opinion here based on what I have personally witnessed for many decades of being on this planet and that should be respected! My last post was very succinct and had nothing to do with being sentimental like you incorrectly stated.

For your information, I'm well-read in terms of history and international affairs aside from being a globally well-traveled man. Your last paragraph was completely needless and insulting as you and I have NEVER meet before for you to come to the conclusion that I don't read or was being sentimental. Do you think everyone here is a young ignorant person born just a few years ago in the 1980s or 1990s or 2000s? I don't even recall having any conversation together with you since I originally joined NL in 2005.

I have personal magazines and books from the pre-1960s, 1960s, 1970s, right through to the 1980s in my personal home library, so, I know full well that the USSR was very active in promoting communism in several countries during the Cold War years. But it's all been a case of self-interests all the way on all sides in the area of international politics and military interventions. I'll stop here as I do NOT have the time to linger on this topic.
PoliticsRe: Woman Who Spoke Against Fuel Scarcity In 1994 Video Goes Viral by Konquest: 11:29pm On May 02, 2024
Kepukepu:
Awolowo was tribal bigot.
He was yorubacentric a lot
STOP typing B.S. and falsehoods here on NL. Some of you younger ones don't take the time to learn correct historical events by reading biographies and autobiographies of prominent folks in Nigeria and worldwide.

Are you aware that Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR, SAN, was a lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria and also was confered with the national title of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR)? That's a title reserved for ONLY Nigerian Presidents. Obafemi Awolowo was a well-educated man who read journalism and studied law at the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science. He stood for justice and spoke on behalf of the Nigerian masses. You can't become a SAN if you are not a nationalist and do NOT have the welfare of citizens of all socioeconomic groups at heart.


Awolowo was a national figure. Of course all the iconic Nigerian leaders pre-independence had to start governance from the regional levels but then got elevated to the national level.
PoliticsRe: Woman Who Spoke Against Fuel Scarcity In 1994 Video Goes Viral by Konquest:
grandstar:
I was in Unilag then o! I was in my 3rd year. I remember the closing of school from April 1994 to like March 1995. It was not easy. grin grin grin

Many who came after our generation "worship" us. Many of the lecturers then seemed to take out their frustration of poor pay on us innocent students.

It wasn't easy
That's mad cool... You're one of the real OGs of Unilag back in the early 1990s. Whoa! A whole 11 months of closure. A significant number of students left Nigeria for foreign Unis during that period. Those who remained are the real OGs tbh.

Omoyele Sowore's travails at Unilag though shaped him into becoming what he is and even enabled him to gain recognition and finally was able to get into the United States under the pro-democracy struggle.
PoliticsRe: Woman Who Spoke Against Fuel Scarcity In 1994 Video Goes Viral by Konquest:
Nomyth:
Mrs Kofoworola Akinkugbe now CEO of SecureID ltd.
Is she the young woman in the video back in 1994?

The Akinkugbe's are from Ondo State. Ok I can see that she's married into the prominent Akinkugbe family.
PoliticsRe: Woman Who Spoke Against Fuel Scarcity In 1994 Video Goes Viral by Konquest: 10:40pm On May 02, 2024
grandstar:
This was the year Sowore was beaten black and blue by cult boys in Unilag. He was treated at LUTH.I don't know if he went to other hospitals later.

Nupeng was on strike for like 3 months which led to fuel scarcity. Officially, a litre of petrol was 22 per litre (not to sure) but was sold black market for 50/litre.
Grandstar, how's it going? Did you also attend Unilag back in the day for your Uni education?

Omo! Omoyele Sowore was dealt with by those campus gangs who didn't like the fact that he was leading an anti-campus gang war.

They got hold of him and injected him with a substance that till date, Omoyele and the rest of the world don't know what the syringe contained.

I still had a copy in my archives of the 1994 Guardian newspaper that featured Omoyele's picture after being injected and hospitalized in Lagos.

Unilag was that brutal back then.
PoliticsRe: Woman Who Spoke Against Fuel Scarcity In 1994 Video Goes Viral by Konquest:
trudinex:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig0T3acBTms?feature=shared

She’s beautiful, well-spoken: Nigerians seek woman who spoke out against fuel scarcity in viral 1994 TV clip

Nigerians are on a quest to uncover the identity of a woman who eloquently spoke in a TV story about fuel scarcity 30 years ago.

A social media user Jackie, who identifies as #JWEZEE had shared the video with the caption, “On this day April 30 1994, same day same time, only difference 30years ago.

“Nigerians in long fuel queues lamenting, 30years later they are still lamenting. And In another 30years will still lament, why? Because patterns don’t lie.”

In the video, which has since gone viral, Nigerians were seen queuing to purchase fuel and lamenting their predicament as citizens waiting in long queues with their gallons to buy fuel.

The woman passionately addressed the unfairness of soldiers skipping queues to resell fuel, highlighting a longstanding problem.

She said in part, “You have the soldiers that come, they buy petrol, they put it in jerry cans they sell it right in front of these people, it’s ridiculous.

“They get the fuel themselves, why do they have to come here, they don’t join the queue, they just buy and they sell right in front of people, it’s ridiculous. Something has to happen.”

The 30-year-old video which recently surfaced coincides with the current fuel price hike across the country. Currently, the country is facing fuel scarcity and price hike, with fuel being sold at N900 per litre in some states. This has affected the price of goods in the nation.

Nigerians are intrigued by the woman’s articulate speech

Social media users have expressed admiration for her eloquence and seek to learn more about her.

Dele Ajala, wrote, “That lady spoke so eloquently and passionately like an activisit, wonder where she is today, 30years after….interesting. I wonder where the lady speaking in the video is today?”

A social media user, The Anon who identifies as #btisin_advocate wrote, “Make social media find that woman or her offspring”

Man Go, who posts anonymously as #shareorgasm wrote , “Let’s look for the lady ?”

DJ Sammie who identifies as #Sammie10111 said, “If she is still alive she will probably be in her 60’s while experiencing same pattern 30 years ago. Nigeria is not a real place”

Hillzy writes, ” Unrelated but I need that lady’s number.”

Best African Actor who posts anonymously as #yosoye_elisha wrote, “Where is this Lady now? Who has her contact?:

Segun, who identifies as #1Segun1 wrote, “What’s her @?”

Mustapha who posts as #ctrlaltmustapha wrote, “You cant get 100 people who can pronounce “ridiculous” like that in the whole of Lagos, who’s mum is this?”



https://punchng.com/shes-beautiful-well-spoken-nigerians-seek-woman-who-spoke-out-against-fuel-scarcity-in-viral-1994-tv-clip/
That's a nostalgic video clip.

That was during the late Chief Frank Ovie Kokori-led nationwide oil workers strike in protest against the annulment of the June 12, 1993 Presidential elections.

That young lady in the video wasn't more than 30-years-old as of 1994... So, she gonna be in her late 50s right now if she's still alive.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russian & U.S Troops Are Now Sharing The Same Base In Niger (Photos) by Konquest: 10:18pm On May 02, 2024
WriterNig:
https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image/article_1360/f7/000_32KY68N.jpg

Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by 🇳🇪 Niger's junta to expel U.S. forces from the country.

The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the 🇺🇸 U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country, which until a coup last year had been a key partner for Washington's fight against insurgents who have killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.

A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russian forces were not mingling with U.S. troops but were using a separate hanger at Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger's capital.

The move by Russia's military puts U.S. and Russian troops in close proximity at a time when the nations' military and diplomatic rivalry is increasingly acrimonious over the conflict in Ukraine.

It also raises questions about the fate of U.S. installations in the country following a withdrawal.

"(The situation) is not great but in the short-term manageable," the official said.

The Nigerien and Russian embassies in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The U.S. and its allies have been forced to move troops out of a number of African countries following coups that brought to power groups eager to distance themselves from Western governments. In addition to the impending departure from Niger, U.S. troops have also left Chad in recent days, while French forces have been kicked out of Mali and Burkina Faso.

At the same time, Russia is seeking to strengthen relations with African nations, pitching Moscow as a friendly country with no colonial baggage in the continent.

Mali, for example, has in recent years become one of Russia's closest African allies, with the Wagner Group mercenary force deploying there to fight jihadist insurgents.

Russia has described relations with the United States as "below zero" because of U.S. military and financial aid for Ukraine in the war now approaching the end of its second year.

The U.S. official said Nigerien authorities had told President Joe Biden's administration that about 60 Russian military personnel would be in Niger, but the official could not verify that number.

After the coup, the U.S. military moved some of its forces in Niger from Airbase 101 to Airbase 201 in the city of Agadez. It was not immediately clear what U.S. military equipment remained at Airbase 101.


Credit: Reuters
The fight against Islamist insurgency in the Sahelian region of Africa will most definitely remain the same because the arrival of the Russians would have no effect. There're just there for their economic benefit and nothing more.

The French and the United States were in several West African countries but the Islamist insurgents continued to multiply. If the U.S. and the French wanted to genuinely end terror groups, they would have done so due to the highly sophisticated gadgets at their disposal.
FoodRe: One Food You Cannot Understand Why People Enjoy It. by Konquest: 9:58pm On May 02, 2024
folake4u:
Thank you.

I wonder why people don't like wheat bread really. It's super healthy and filling.
Omgggggg you know this. Give me wheat bread and peanut butter and I'm in heaven. Yummy goodness!!! kiss kiss

I use little oil when frying anything I eat, even frying unripe plantain. I use absorbent paper towel to drain excessive oil.

I'm not a fan of ripe plantain actually. Just once in a while I eat it. I prefer unripe plantain for chips cos it's crispy.
cheesy

Yeah. Moderation is key.

Bland taste and also my eyes eat first and just genera dislike. I'm a picky eater and not keen in trying new cuisine.


Ohhh. Never knew amala is made from yam flour and cassava flour. Only know of unripe plantain actually.

Quick question. Amala is different from wheat right?
Ah! Absorbent paper towel and little oil... That's a great way to get minimal oil in the plantain.

You like wheat bread with peanut butter too? I guess great minds "eat alike."

In my travels around some countries, I always like to taste the street foods and cuisines of the different cultures and it's been a fantastic way of appreciating the skills that go into developing these foods.

Lol... grin That cracked me up. So, "YOUR EYES eat first." Folake, It seems you're a "very visual person" as well. A significant part of your love language must be embedded in visual aesthetics.

You seem to have grown up knowing only the Amala made from unripe plantains in your city or State of residence based on your mum's culinary preferences.


Last but not least, I suppose you're referring to wheat swallow made from whole wheat flour in your last paragraph. Whole wheat is actually made from wheat bran and germ combo.

Amala however isn't made from whole wheat flour. Just as I stated in the last post, Amala comes ONLY in 3 major swallow varieties among Yoruba folks namely:

1. Amala ogede is made from ELUBO OGEDE (unripe plantain flour) which is a shade of brown color.
2. Amala isu is made from ELUBO ISU (yam flour) which is brown in color.
3. Amala lafun is made from ELUBO LAFUN (cassava flour) which is white in color.
FoodRe: One Food You Cannot Understand Why People Enjoy It. by Konquest: 8:40pm On May 02, 2024
folake4u:
Lol, I'm serious.

You mentioned plantain. Funny enough, I am not a huge fan of fried plantain. The taste wears me out. I prefer unripe plantain actually (boiled plain or plantain pottage, fried unripe).

I like cake but eat in moderation. I don't have a sweet tooth. Except if you classify Cheeseballs and Caprisun there but it isn't that sweet though. cheesy

I LOVE WHEAT BREAD. See? I'm not sweet tooth. grin
Oh, wow! @Folake4u, those are interesting takes from you.

Yeah, wheat bread is very healthy but some folks don't like it. I love taking mine with avocados and peanut butter. It's one of the best ways to "bring out" the flavor of wheat bread.

Isn't the unripe plantain going to soak in oil while you're frying it? How do you manage to keep the vegetable oil out of the plantains?
I'm a sucker for fried plantains too, with especially the smell of fried plantains wafting through the kitchen.

The key is to eat in moderation though.

Last but not least, what is it about Amala and other foods in your list that you don't like... is it the relative carbs content or the bland taste for some of them?

Did you know that there are 3 types of Amala?:
1. Amala ogede made from unripe plantain flour.
2. Amala isu made from yam flour.
3. Amala lafun, made from cassava flour.
FoodRe: One Food You Cannot Understand Why People Enjoy It. by Konquest: 8:10pm On May 02, 2024
nedekid:
Tasted it for the first time 5 years ago, and still eat it once in a while. It is quite filling.
The secret is to eat it only when freshly made and piping hot. Preferably the one with leaves inside. Hot and with leaves makes it fluffy and crumbly inside, not like the cold solidified ones.
That's interesting @nedekid. I've never eaten that stuff but I'll try your format when the time is right. I travel quite often and love to taste cuisines from the cultures I interact with worldwide.
FoodRe: One Food You Cannot Understand Why People Enjoy It. by Konquest: 8:03pm On May 02, 2024
folake4u:
Pap.
Ogi.
Drinking garri.
Amala.
Pizza.
Shawarma.
Burger.
Eba.
Spaghetti.
Okpa.
Sushi.
Golden morn. embarassed
Abacha.
Ewedu.
Amala, Ewedu, Pizza, Shawarma... You're not serious are you?

It seems you're the type who likes fried plantains and sugary foods such as cakes and more (meaning you've got a sweet tooth).
FoodRe: One Food You Cannot Understand Why People Enjoy It. by Konquest: 7:46pm On May 02, 2024
Adewale1603:
1. Alcohol (very bitter drink) I wonder why people waste so lot of money on such bitter drinks, buying lots of bottles and drinking to stupor, when there are lots of soft drinks and soda
2. Weeds
3. Cigarettes
4. Salads
5. Fried rice
6. Indomie
Indeed, I'm on the same page with you here with regards to the highly tasteless and bland alcoholic drinks such as larger beer, Schnapps, etc. I just can't fathom what these folks find in drinking such bland stuff... But I guess the dudes are just showing off in the midst of their buddies at the club house or bars. I simply prefer my favorite chilled malt drinks, Chapman, cocktail zobo, and Pina colada tbh.

I TOTALLY hate the smell of weeds but I sometimes like the brief smell of Cuban cigars and Benson & Hedges in an air-conditioned environment.

However, I like salads, fried rice, and noodles.
FoodRe: One Food You Cannot Understand Why People Enjoy It. by Konquest: 6:32pm On May 02, 2024
Watianoengineer:
The day I tasted Okpa I spat it out immediately. I thought it was close to moin moin in taste but the taste was horrible
FoodRe: One Food You Cannot Understand Why People Enjoy It. by Konquest: 6:31pm On May 02, 2024
chaddy16:
Abacha. It's so tasteless. Makes me vomit in seeing it
FoodRe: One Food You Cannot Understand Why People Enjoy It. by Konquest:
Zonefree:
Amala and Ewedu.
Hey... Don't mislead people here. Your post and the attached screenshot is a TOTAL B.S. and portrays YOU as being highly unintelligent tbh.

That is NOT a broom for sweeping the floor but a special hand-held blender made from raffia palm called "Ijabe" as seen in the attached picture right BELOW that is used to blend Ewedu soup into a finer consistency right from centuries back (long before electric blenders were created). In the absence of electricity supply, folks still use an "Ijabe" to blend the Ewedu soup in the absence of an electric blender. It's the same with grinding stones for pepper and tomato blending used in African, Asian, and European societies before and even after the invention of the electric blenders such as Kenwood.

Just as I said, it's called "Ijabe" by the Yoruba folks. A broom is called "Igbale" by Yorubas as well. So, those are two different items made with raffia which is got from palm trees.

Raffia got from raffia palm trees has over 10 different uses from making roofing materials, hats, Ijabe, baskets, fabrics, ropes, mats, brooms, and more. Period.

=>https://www.inhotim.org.br/en/item-do-acervo/raffia-palm/

PropertiesRe: Why Do People Behave Very Wicked Like This by Konquest: 5:27pm On May 02, 2024
Gbadugbakun:
Thanks everyone for you contributions.

Me and 2 other tenants went to his room to confront him. He gave me 2k and said he doesn't have money that he would give me the remaining 3k by Friday. They told me to take the 2k first and wait till Friday.

My anger is that why did he lie to me that he would give me back the money when he knows he didn't have it. He is married with 2 small children yet he goes to ashewo joint to drink and chase women. I would wait till Friday na it's just next tomorrow.
That's very irresponsible of your co-tenant.

He should have reached out to you to explain the current financial situation the very next day that you gave him the N5,000 instead of just walking past your room. It's folks like this that spoil the chances of others and prevent them from getting assistance.

I can bet that from now on, you wouldn't want to give money out when asked. But I'll enjoin you to continue to do so if you have any disposable money at hand to give to any person that is MORE responsible. Just give him or her a timeline for repayment and document it. Period.
TravelRe: The Meaning & Significance Of The Green & Red Lights On The Wings Of Aircrafts by Konquest: 5:09pm On May 02, 2024
PoliticsRe: Lagos GDP Hits ₦‎41 Trillion, Ranks 7th In Africa by Konquest:
Sonyboom:
The Lagos State Government has revealed that its Gross Domestic Product, GDP, has moved from N27trn to N41 trillion within four years of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration.

Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Ope George, disclosed this on Thursday, during the ongoing ministerial press briefing to commemorate the first year in office of the second term of Governor Sanwo-Olu, held at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

According to George, “Over the last couple of years, Lagos had face numerous challenges particularly when COVID 19 and Endsars struck.

The Lagos State Government has revealed that its Gross Domestic Product, GDP, has moved from N27trn to N41 trillion within four years of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration.

Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Ope George, disclosed this on Thursday, during the ongoing ministerial press briefing to commemorate the first year in office of the second term of Governor Sanwo-Olu, held at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

According to George, “Over the last couple of years, Lagos had face numerous challenges particularly when COVID 19 and Endsars struck.

“And so we have had a lot of shocks within our system over the last couple of years and with everything going on around the world.

“We are currently riding the curve and we are coming out on a better side. “You hear sometimes when they say Lagos is one of the largest economies in Africa and truly, it’s not static, we will continue to move based on what’s going on in the world.

As we speak now, I believe that we are currently ranked 7th in terms of GDP in Africa. “We contributed at least a minimum of over 20 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP and you will find that over a period of review, during the first term of Mr Governor, we are moving in the right direction.

“Our GDP has moved from about N27trn to N41 trillion, everything shows that our indices are climbing in the right direction despite all the shocks and all the problems we have witnessed in the past.”

GDP is the standard measure of the value added created through the production of goods and services in a country during a certain period.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/05/lagos-gdp-hits-n41trn-ranks-7th-in-africa/
That's an impressive leap of N14 trillion by Lagos State in terms of GDP.

Right from the then Governor Bola Tinubu years to that of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, with the presence of the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), the new Lekki Deep Seaport, Dangote Refinery, the Tech hubs, etc, in full swing... 7th in Africa in terms of GDP is no mean feat!

There's MORE to be done though in order to be globally competitive as an international business hub.
EducationRe: English Gurus Pls What Is The Answer To This ?? by Konquest: 4:15pm On May 02, 2024
ejimatic:
This is an example of structural ambiguity in English. An ambiguity is (an) instance of having two possible meanings from a sentence.

In the sentence above it could mean either of them was drunk. In order to diambiguate it it should be "A mother saw her daughter and the woman beat her because her daughter was drunk"

Another example of structural ambiguity is: Mary saw Agnes and she gave her #5. Who gave whom money? grin grin
Very well said.

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