Cocoa which belongs to the family Steruliacaea and genus Theobroma was discovered in 18th century at the Amazon basin and later spread to other tropical areas of South and Central America, and West Africa. Since the end of the First World War, West Africa has been the highest producer of cocoa. The crop was eventually
Most times when I visit Nigeria my relatives run around to prepare local delicacies on the assumption that living in America we miss out of these delicacies. They believe we only eat the White man’s food. This is far from the truth, as virtually everything you have in a local market in Calabar is also
His history runs like a Horatio Alger story. The story of that dude around the block who despite holes in his knickers, deliberately chose to dream big, aim high and with enigmatic strides, dedicated focus and painstaking hard work rose from obscurity to deafening popularity. Many, especially those unbeknownst to his history will find it
Back In The Days Wow! I was blown over by the wonderful responses I got. A buddie of mine just capped it with memories of his childhood. Family is not only by blood but then who really cared if we were blood or not. Just the fact that we are from same town, village made
“Lagos is a land of opportunities”. “Lagos is a commercial City” Not a day passes without one hearing or reading about one of those – about Lagos and the desire of every Nigerian to move over there, mostly because it is a land where we perceive any form of business thrives. This has sparked a
Upon resuming office as Executive Governor Cross River State, it is widely assumed that Ayade’s proposed signature projects would be the Highway and the Seaport, but from a developmental projection, I would rather opine, that the proposed garment factory if properly executed would outshine every other initiative, and would be termed “The real signature”. This
16 years ago I attended a conference at York University in Canada, we conducted a field survey on black kids in Rexdale and Regent Park Toronto. In the survey, we asked them a straight question: what comes to your mind if the word “Africa” is mentioned? Their answers centered mostly on hungry looking children with
Feeling Home Again 1 I remember what it was like growing up around my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Going home to the village every holiday was a trip I looked forward to in anticipation. The drive through the different towns and the various stops to refuel and to snack on either pears and corn or