The groundnuts are grown all over Nigeria for it’s healthy benefits and commercial values; cultivated for it’s nuts, oils, stems, and leaves with the botanical name of “Arachis hypogaea” popularly called “Gyada” and it’s oil is known as “Mai Kuli-Kuli or Mai Gyada “in Hausa, named “Kwalji” while it’s oil is “Kindau’u Kwalji” in Kanuri, […]
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Soul searching: Is there a family in this world without a history of or a family member living with disability; known to be free of one form of disability or the other, going through the family tree and starting from the beginning of life to the end of life of every single member in a
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Na “juju”!!! A popular Nigerian statement that is often connected to ANY successful achievements or lack of it in anyone’s life… On the football pitches; the winning team is accuse of using the juju, black magic or voodoo to control the ball. The politicians are said to be engaged in different diabolic rituals to win
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In Nigeria the garden egg is deeply rooted in cultural traditions and cuisines with an important significance in every aspect of life, representing for all tribes fertility, friendship, respect and welcome; so much so that very often share and given as special gifts at social events and gatherings. Garden eggs which is known world wide
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The cowrie shell is mother nature’s gift to man and it is free of manmade qualities, shines gloriously as a divine voice connecting the human race with the supernatural spirits. The cowries are called “Cypraea Annulus” or “Cypraea Moneta” which are commonly used for divination and was known as money cowrie, formerly used as currency
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Ginger is a flowering plant with the scientific name “Zingiber officinale”; the plant has long narrow ribbed green leaves, with clusters of white and pink flower buds that blooms beautifully into a white or yellowish-green flower, it is mostly grown for its roots that is gnarled and knobby called the “rhizome” which has a brownish
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The kolanut trees are grown in the western parts of Nigeria by the yoruba speaking tribes which is called “Obi” with a thriving business in kolanut trade while the Hausa of northern Nigeria cherish and consume the kolanuts known as “Goro” as a favorite chewy snack more than any other tribes in Nigeria and turning
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The fonio crop known as Acha in Nigeria is one of the world’s fastest maturing grains, growing well in poor, sandy soils irrespective of soil fertility and also amazingly growing in popularity all over the world, a wonder tiny grain with two species of the white fonio called (Digitaria Exilis) and the black fonio (Digitaria
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The African locust bean tree with the scientific name “Parkia Biglobosa” has been used in all parts of Nigeria especially in the rural communities for the cure, treatment, or remedies of malaria, diabetes mellitus, infections, and inflammatory diseases. The African locust bean is a priceless multi-purpose tree; the seeds, pods, fruit pulp, bark, and leaves
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Nigeria is the world’s highest producer of yams; a staple crop of economic importance as the lifeline and a major source of income for millions of Nigerians with an amazing cultural significance and value in the lives and homes of all Nigerians, crisscrossing all tribes, cultures, cuisines and traditional practices, standing very tall as a
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