Tag: Food
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Enticing Yoruba finger-licking cuisines you should try
The best way to most people’s heart is food: the food served from the kitchen and the one served from ‘the other room’. This is one thing the Yoruba tribe are very good at doing. Yorubas have a number of mouthwatering and finger licking meals that will leave you demanding for more. So, when you…
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Awesome African foodie destinations
African cuisine is as diverse and fascinating as the continent’s history, cultures, and traditions. With a combination of tastes and flavours, the continent is an absolute foodie haven. If you set foot in any of the following foodie destinations, don’t leave without treating yourself to these delicious foods. Jumia Food, Nigeria’s No 1 food ordering…
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Sharing of food for the soul – Francis Ewherido
Francis Ewherido, It is Christmas time again and a time for sharing. That was how I grew up to see it. Neighbours cooked and exchanged food with neighbours; children moved from one relative’s or family friend’s house to the other. This enabled them to have a taste of the culinary skills different from their mothers.’…
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Just in: Man kills own mother over food in Lagos
Residents of Igbede community, situated in Ojo Local Government area of Lagos state, were in shock yesterday, after a man, whose identity is yet to be disclosed, allegedly killed his own mother while fighting over food with his younger brother. According to an eyewitness, who narrated the unpleasant incident to TheNewsGuru.com via a phone conversation…
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Continuous importation of food risky to Nigeria’s economic growth – Odeje
In recent times there has been a call for the Nigerian government to diversify the economy. Initiator, Taylor Odeje Foundation, Chef Taylor Odeje, has advised that continuous importation of food poses danger to Nigeria’s economic growth and development. Odeje made the declaration while speaking on enrichment and servicing other country’s economy and…
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Food poison kills seven persons in Zamfara
Seven persons have died from eating local food known as `Fate’ (poisoned leaf porridge) at Shiyar Ajiya in Shinkafi town, Shinkafi local government area of Zamfara. The State Acting governor, Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi, confirmed the incident to a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Gusau. He said the seven victims…
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Benue flood: There might be food drought later this year – Gov Ortom
The governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom has expressed concern over the flood that has led to the displacement of over 110,000 people, destroying a countless number of houses – also led to the destruction of a large portion of farmlands and food storage facilities washed away. He said the people the state and Nigerians, in…
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‘Welcome home, people are hungry, give them food, development’ – Fayose tells Buhari
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his return from London where he was on medical vacation treating an undisclosed ailment for 103 days. Fayose who also doubles as the Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, however, reminded the president that Nigerians are hungry not only for food but…
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Osinbajo orders consumption of Nigerian foods, drinks at state banquets
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said to grow the economy Nigerians must patronise locally made goods and services including the consumption of Nigerian foods and drinks at public and private functions. The acting President said this on Thursday at an interactive session with top government officials on the ease of doing business at the…
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We’ll open grain reserves to reduce high prices of food – FG
The Federal Government on Friday said it will open grain reserves as an effective way of curtailing high prices of food in the country. This was revealed in Abuja by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh while speaking with newsmen. Ogbeh promised that the move would become a reality within two…