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Why we love our Nigerian Garri

It's Processed from cassava tubers and is considered to be a life-saving food because of it is versatile enough to be prepared into a variety of delicacies and that's why we love our Garri. Here's a list of varieties of sumptuous dishes Garri can be made to. 1. Garri and Groundnut ADVERTISEMENT This is the popular, easiest and fastest recipe of Garri known in Nigeria. This combination is a life-saver indeed.

Women's History in Ancient Rome: Their Forgotten Influence

Ancient Rome was a macho society, often misogynistic, where women did not enjoy equal citizen rights. That said, if we look hard at the history, we discover some women who made their mark, either working within their prescribed gender roles as wives, lovers, mothers, sisters or daughters, or exercising so much political, religious or, even in a few cases, military power that they smashed those roles altogether and struck out on their own.

11 worst African dictators | Business Insider Africa

Dictatorships are characterised primarily by the violation of basic human rights and a lack of freedoms for its citizens. In Africa, many nations are enduring or have been forced to endure dictatorships. Here are ten of Africa’s most notorious dictators. ADVERTISEMENT Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | Egypt | 2013- present Sisi overthrew the country’s elected president, Mohammed Morsi, in a military coup in 2013. He gunned down 813 peaceful protestors of his presidency and has imprisoned 40,000+ dissidents.

13 Disney Princesses and the Actresses Who Voiced Them

Disney; Todd Wawrychuk / Disney Channel / Getty ImagesTiana: Anika Noni Rose It was Anika Noni Rose’s lifelong dream to work for Disney. “Since I was a little kid I wanted to work for Disney—and I didn’t need to be the Princess! I would have been a tick or a flea!” The Tony Award winning actress got her wish when she was chosen to voice Tiana in The Frog Princess. In 2011, Rose would also be inducted into the Disney Legends, a hall of fame for those who have made a significant impact on the Disney legacy.

15 tweets and memes that explain students' life in FUTA

We really don't need to go to these universities to understand what being a student in some schools means, because the students and graduates of these schools are already serving us the gist on Twitter. It's believed that the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA is one of the best University of technology in Nigeria. You might not know much about this university, but #Lifeofafutarian tells us some funny things about the students and lecturers of the school.

A day in the life of New York sanitation workers, who get up at 3:30 a.m. to pick up trash in one of

We arrived at the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) at 5:30 a.m. on a Thursday. Joey Hadden/Business Insider ADVERTISEMENT This is where sanitation workers meet each morning before their routes. Joey Hadden/Business Insider Workers in different garages take roll call, where they get assigned the route for the day. Supervisors also make announcements. ADVERTISEMENT Joey Hadden/Business Insider DSNY divides up the entire city into 59 districts, which separates the five boroughs into zones for cleaning and garbage and recycling collection.

Advocacy Group is Saying 'Hell No' to 'Hello Barbie'

Correction appended, Oct. 30 A children’s advocacy group is not too pleased that Barbie will soon be able to hold two-way conversations with kids. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) is launching a campaign next week to raise awareness about the “Hello Barbie” doll, which is set to hit American toy stores just in time for the Christmas season. “It’s really kind of the perfect terrible toy,” says Josh Golin, the CCFC executive director.

Albuquerque Really Is Like Breaking Bad

AMCWalter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) in Breaking Bad When I tell people that I am from Albuquerque, they usually tell me that’s where Breaking Bad is filmed. Yes, I reply. Yes, it is. Breaking Bad has given me a way to explain Albuquerque without saying a word. It’s a place where we struggle with drug epidemics, extreme drought, hunger, drunk driving, gun violence (New Mexico’s gun-death rate is 40% higher than the national average), and a corrupt police force.

Ancient Pharaoh Ramses II Statue Discovered in Cairo Slum

March 10, 2017 8:21 AM EST A giant, eight-meter statue thought to depict Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt from 1279 to 1213 BCE, has been discovered submerged in groundwater in a slum in Cairo. Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany found the quartzite statue in the working class area of Matariya, among unfinished buildings and mud roads, Reuters reports. The location is near where the ancient city of Heliopolis was. According to archaeologists, the ancient city’s sun temple was founded by Ramses II, which further suggests that the newly-discovered statue is of the Pharaoh.

Anita Hill's Sexual Assault Allegation Hearing Echoes Today

Twenty-six years ago, while a partner in a Democratic media consulting firm, I was called by a professional friend and asked if I’d spend a few days helping Anita Hill and her team manage the upcoming Senate hearing on the allegations Hill had made about Clarence Thomas, then a nominee for the Supreme Court. Hill’s private allegations to the Committee and to the FBI had been leaked to the press, and the Senate had hastily organized a long weekend’s Judiciary Committee hearing to be led by then chairman Senator Joe Biden and ranking Senator Arlen Specter.