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Dredging Equipment on One River Have you ever seen Lorries vigorously move fine sand to and fro various locations in Akwa Ibom State? Well, a good number of them are guilty of illegal sand mining and are destroying our environment for us. While some excavate from river beds with metal buckets, their traditional tools, some have since employed advanced technology thereby enhancing their trade of degrading our natural environment. Investigations reveal that the owners of the dredging plants are non indigenes of Akwa Ibom who bribed community leaders with ‘Kaikai’, goat meat and peanuts. While sand mining is not in itself an illegal activity, there are licensed locations where the activity may occur. Besides, it is strictly monitored to ensure that it does not damage the environment. This is not only the case in Akwa Ibom as confirmed by the Ministries of Environment and that of Works; it is standard practice all over the world, otherwise, there would be widespread cases of se

By: Aniekan Ekah Each one of us are given only this one body in this life. We alone are responsible to nourish our body and keep it healthy for as long as possible. We all know that without health, all the money we have accumulated on this earth will amount to nothing. So, whatever you put into your mouth, let it be that you consume more nutritious foods than the harmful foods. Nutritious foods are natural, whole, pure and fresh. The closer food is to its natural state, the higher its nutritional value. These nutritious qualities of the foods are what give life to your body. Always choose pure, natural and whole foods over refined, bleached, polished, and processed foods with preservatives, artificial colors/flavors, or chemical additives of any kind. There are so many health benefits to drinking organic juice that no one could possibly name all of them. With high concentrations of vitamin C and other nutrients that are not only healthful but necessary, here comes the benefits right

Seychelles, Eden city Among Africa’s top 10 richest countries are Mauritius, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia, Namibia and others. But the richest country in Africa is little Seychelles, according to World Bank calculations. They are at the top of the World Bank list of 80 high income earning countries and the three latest developed African countries. They have met most of the Millennium Development Goals and are currently looking forward to develop an agenda that better integrates issues relevant to Small Island Developing States. South Africa has been in and out of the World’s list of developed countries, but since the ANC took over government, the nation has grappled with corruption and deep structural issues – and were recently dropped from ratings by the IMF and World Bank lists of advanced countries. The addition of Seychelles on this list of wealthy nations gives off a possibility of permanency on analyzing the relatively petite size of the country, the inv

An unnamed South East Nigerian business man had imported treated animal hide as raw material for production of leather products, from a certain source.   He left the materials in a cold storage facility, returning to find it had become bloated ‘Kpomo’, enticing and salivating. This is what independent research has revealed. A government official, who is not yet authorized to speak to the media, has confirmed that this poisonous material has found its way into Akwa Ibom State, sold as meat. The official, who spoke with the writer on Tuesd ay March 22 nd , explained that this particular Kpomo (edible Cow skin), may have originally been the skin of elephants, horses, donkey or some other dead animal. The product is believed to have been sold from either Onitsha or Aba to buyers all the way as far as Lagos. It got into Uyo through a popular village market at Ikot Ekpene, Urua Ator. A Lagos resident, who had developed health complications on consuming it, had alerted medical

Western Media seem to be paying more attention to Nigerians these days, less of Terrorism and more of positive records. This time, it is about Laolu Senbanjo who has just been selected by Nike as their 'Master of Air' which will see him create art-inspired Air Max at the Air Max Con 2016. He started his style of drawing with Charcoal, borrowing inspiration from prehistoric arts. Although he left arts, his preferred vocation, to read Law (University of Ilorin), having graduated, he resurrected his talents and forayed into professional Fine Arts. In 2009, he participated in his first exhibition at Elephant House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. Sadly, he did not sell a single piece. Today, he is an icon of Contemporary African Fine Arts, widely traveled. As Nike celebrate their Air Max brand between March 24 and March 26, Laolu’s craft will showcase his originality as African, making a special appearance on March 25, around 7-8pm. According to thener