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Palm Wine Drinkards Mar 28th, 2010 | By Afua Asantewaa | Category: Business , Headlines About three weeks after my arrival in Ghana that a friend, Yao, handed me the calabash of palm wine with the directive, “Try this; it’s deha , palm wine.” I had heard much about the treasured drink that was such a staple of West Afrikans’ culture it also reigned in their literature but the frothy, milk-like liquid in the small calabash, which Yao handed me looked unappealing. Miniature canoes of large dead ants bobbed amidst the froth. I attempted to maintain my ‘gracious guest’ etiquette of tasting almost any food offered before giving an opinion. With a puff of air I rowed the canoes to a side, said a silent prayer to the Divinity of nausea and timorously swallowed some of the wine. That was enough. The instant the sweet liquid touched my palate I increased my grip on the calabash and downed the remainder of the wine in one swig. Yao hastily pulled th

Palm Wine Sellers Paid Tax In Western Region, 1952! - By Erasmus Ikhide       IT has been hue and cry since Adams Oshiomhole-led administration come clean on enforcing the Federal, State, and Local Government tax laws as entrenched in our status books of taxation. It’s worthy of note to educate and silence the idle critics of Edo State tax administration and draw a critical balance between 1952 and 2006 tax laws where it is a must for every citizen of Nigeria to pay his or her tax as at when due.  

By Tosan Okotie   What kind of eulogy does Michael Jackson (MJ) deserve? It’s doubtful if anyone English professor is assigned the task of drafting MJ’s tribute, that, the write-up would satisfy half the readers because different people have too many good things to share about this distinguished man who mattered so much especially to the folks in Warri-Nigeria. MJ was not only an inspiration to people but he actually impacted huge millions of people/homes with joy across the globe. Let’s see MJ’s legendary from the happiness perspective which cannot be quantified in monetary terms. It’s no more a secret that many people find solace in smoking or drinking when they’re depressed. Likewise, many people also get comfort by listening to music, MJ’s music for that matter. While certain levels of smoking/drinking could cause harm to the body, hearing MJ’s music really galvanizes the joyous aspect of your mind. Just for those who may not be familiar with the city calle

DISTRACTIONS " Congratulations dear applicant, it is our pleasure to inform you that you have been offered provisional admission to study in the Department of Human Kinetics " . Thus goes the welcoming words of admittance into the higher institution of learning. At this point, the card has just been placed on your table as the student and the ball in your court as one in a contest. A fight for survival it is , a race, a competition, one which should be taken as a must win.                 The journey to excellence or otherwise, starts at the point of resolution o n what to do with what you have in your hands. A make or a mar, a win or a lose, a profit or a loss, a gain or a pain ; from thence, the choice is now yours for the making.                 Many actually make right decisions at the start, off course, everyone loves success. But there is a silent, dangerous enemy which goes by the name DISTRACTION !!! . Distractions

When You Know How What happens when you know how? The question. Something happens when you know how, the answer. Many a times we busy our brains with what we ought not, we poke our noses into matters concealed. Our quest to know how as humans has brought about growth, achievement, civilization, industrialization…’manythingnization’ which are all positives.           But, there’s still this one thing that happens when you know how. Join me as I take you on a journey of what happens when you know how. A ‘how’ is the manner, means or method by which a thing is done, felt or achieved. If I may tease you a little, I’ll ask, how can you know what happens when you know how? And my answer leads us a little further in this journey. Of course, if you knew how to know what happens when you know how, you wouldn’t be joining me in this expository journey, and if eventually you did, you would be following me like one who’s leading me actually. And when