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Welcome to Asaba, the Beautiful Capital of Delta State

Asaba also known as Ahaba-Ujom by the other Anioma communities is one of the most beautiful and fastest growing state capitals in Nigeria. Ibusa, Okpanam, Ogwashi-Uku and Onitsha are the closet towns to Asaba. Asaba and Ibusa have almost formed a single community due to the nearness between the two communities and level of development that has linked the towns. Asaba is also connected with Onitsha by the magnificent River Niger Bridge.

Following the creation of Delta State in 1991, Asaba was announced as its headquarter by the Ibrahim Babangida regime amidst protest from the other ethnic groups in the state. However, Asaba has justified its choice with a clear proof to once worrying concern that it is more than a state capital. First, its people who are of Anioma extraction are accommodating without discrimination to ethnicity or religion. Second, the town is a peaceful one, one without any history of violence. Third, it is surrounded by towns with hard-working and influential indigenes who have worked toward the self-development of their towns.

Asaba is not the headquater of Delta State by accident. Indeed being an headquarter is not strange to it. In the periods back, it was the choice of the British as the capital of Southern Nigeria because of the potentials within the town. The River Niger has served the town for centuries providing it with sense of security against external aggression or invasion and also helps the people to do their domestic responsibilities. It has also been environmentally fair to the people and above all, added to the beauty of the town and region.

Because of lack of records, historical accounts on the origin of the people are too diverse but popular Aguleri oral account believes that a warrior and hunter from Eri migrated from Igalla land and settled near the bank of River Omabala. Nnebisi the warrior and hunter married Nono which resulted in the birth of Agulu and Adaugbo (female) The male children founded towns which still bear their names today.

The oral history of the people regards the Ikelike people who migrated from Benin as the first settlers on the land which is today called Asaba. There was Ugboma often regarded as the second settler migrant from Achata in Awka District he settled in Obodo Achala still in existence today but due to ceaseless wars which took place many of these settlers resettled in Achala-Igbuzo, Okpanam and Kwala where they can still be found today. Ugboma was the second settler.

Anyanwu, the most important settler and a great builder of Asaba is recognized for making the city what it is today. He arrived from Obosi. His father was said to be one of the retreating members of Chime family escaping from the wrought of Oba of Benin. Anyanwu settled in a place close to Ugboma and bare a son named Odikpe the founder of today’s Idumu Odikpe in the town.

\Originally Asaba consisted of nine Ebos (Quarters) but due to internal strife, wars with other communities and slave trade that followed, these Ebos were reduced to only 5.

The Ebos are:

Umuezei Ugbomanta Umuaji Umuagu Umuonaje

Popular native greetings in Asaba are:

Oyibo Ojukpa-Aku Agu Aje Ogene Omogwu (also used in Ibusa) Osodi (for wives) Otena-Mgbo (for wives) also in use in Ibusa Akudika (for wives) Oliuwa (for wives

The traditional Ruler of the town is Obi (Prof) Chike Edozien also known as the Asagba of Asaba

African Shea Butter..What’S The Big Deal ?

<a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”http://www.africansheabutter.blogspot.com/”>African shea butter </a>  is obtained from  the Shea tree, which grows widely in Savannah region of Africa. The fruit of the tree, which is small and almond like was traditionally picked from the trees by the locals and ground and pounded and then heated for hours in water to get a film of shea butter. This is obviously the crude and unrefined form of shea butter. It was used for various purposes like cooking and moisturizing, etc. Shea butter that was produced like this had no fix texture or color, as it would depend on the way it was manufactured and on how refined it was. In today’s world, shea butter has found many more uses and applications.

Popularly, Shea Butter is supposed to be anywhere between a dull yellowish-white to ivory white in color. It is a natural, fatty product that is extracted from the fruit of the shea tree by boiling and crushing. It is used as a major component in leading moisturizing agents and other skin care products. Shea butter is edible and is also used as a cooking base. It has also substituted cocoa butter in a lot of products including the chocolate industry.

African shea butter is most popularly known for its moisturizing properties. It is also helpful for the treatment of swellings and inflammations. Various ailments like arthritis, stiff muscles, skin eczema, sunburn etc, can be treated by Shea butter. It is also effective against early signs of aging, stretch marks, and blemishes.

Shea butter is also an effective, natural sun-blocking agent although there is no standard SPF, the most common being 6. The good thing about shea butter is that it gets absorbed into the skin without leaving a greasy film on your face. In Nigeria, it is also used as an antidote for sinusitis or congestion of the nasal passage. The reason for this is that it has emollient properties that help in expansion of skin cells, easing the respiratory canal and unclogging the nose. Just take a liberal dab of shea butter and put it on your nose, around the nostrils and see it work its magic.

The price of shea butter varies from one region to the other. The supply is unstable and the prices vary according to that. African shea butter has a light smell that cannot be said to be unpleasant. It is a slightly nutty, base smell. If kept for a long time, the smell gradually fades away. That’s a sign you can use to detect how old the shea butter is. Also, one thing you need to be careful about is that the butter should not have a strong, sharp odor. Under no circumstances can the butter smell bad unless it has gone bad. Keep it away from your skin and food.

If you do not like the smell of sheaf butter then you can also pick the more refined one variety that is purged of their smell from filtration through clay. One tip to keep in mind: avoid buying shea butter that has been filtered through chemical solvents like hexane. African shea butter has also enhanced the quality of life for most of it’s producers.

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Stop using competitive marketing strategies

All Small Business Entrepreneurs need to stop using competitive marketing strategies because these are the most expensive forms of marketing and require large cash investments in advertising consultations, design and do not guarantee any results. When you use competitive marketing strategies you are spending large amounts of cash on an unknown outcome that may not produce the customer growth you need in order to have your business grow or stay alive and may not even get rid of your competition. This is the most expensive way to grow your business and is a dangerous to the health of your cash flow. Competitive marketing is one of the largest risks a business can take. Learn to eliminate competitive marketing cost.

Implement Cooperative Marketing Strategies

Cooperative marketing strategies create alliances between CEO’s of competing small businesses and these small business entrepreneurs join together to create massive wealth, reduce risk, and instead create a win/win business growth strategy. They do this by sharing with each other what they have. Things like credibility, data base, products, and profits. Learning about cooperative marketing strategies such as joint ventures helps your business evolve, grow, remain safe and creates profits without the need for a banks credit or loan to pay for competitive marketing costs. If you intend on make your business a global success than you, as a small business entrepreneur must learn cooperative marketing.

Become a member of a Joint Venture Club

Joint Venture Clubs are the fastest growing form of cooperative marketing strategy. In these clubs they help you find and create joint venture alliances. They provide joint venture training and this insures your joint venture success rate. You never have to learn how to get past gate keepers or make hundreds of phone calls hoping to create an alliance with your dream company because they are members too. Joint venture clubs utilize B2B matching technology that matches your company and its product to other companies who are looking to joint venture with your company. Then this information is delivered to your email, where you can log into the club and privately discuss your joint venture arrangement. You have a cooperative marketing partner delivered to your in box once a week. This give your company growth, wealth and alliances now.

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Texas Goose Hunting – Enjoy 8 Great Benefits

North America is famous for goose hunting and attracts a great number of sports hunters during the season. Yet, when compared to other states, Texas comes out on top for providing ideal conditions. Whether a seasoned hunter or a beginner who needs the services of a guide, no one who goes goose hunting in Texas comes back disappointed!

Consider all the benefits available to the person who goes goose hunting in Texas–

(1) Texas boasts of veritably warm weather even during the winter season! Snow fall is limited. So spring promises to be comfortably dry and proves a boon to goose hunters. The fall months bring heavy rainfall, but hunting is still possible. Thus, goose hunting in Texas takes place during the spring season as well as in the fall season. Yes, the weather can be unpredictable at times. So hunters are encouraged to come prepared with clothing suitable for cool and wet days too.

(2) Where territories for goose hunting in Texas are concerned, they can be found all over the state! Geese migrate to the Southern regions during the fall season. The time (just prior to, or after the harvest) is ideal for hunting since the grain, peanut and corn fields provide good cover.

(3) The South Central area is a popular area for goose hunting, but West Texas is not far off where unique opportunities for the same sport present themselves.

(4) Have a look at the variety of birds that can be seen there in the spring season–Canadian geese, Specklebelly geese and light geese that include blue geese, snow geese and Ross’ geese.

(5) Goose hunting in Texas need not be taken up alone; the hunter can be accompanied by his entire family. Lodging facilities are easily available. When the man of the family sets off on his hunting trip, the wife and children can visit the metropolitan areas which are situated close to the lodges. The lodges themselves offer transportation facilities or day trips to these metros–Galveston, Houston and Corpus Christi. There are cultural parks, shopping facilities and special events conducted to entertain the entire family.

(6) Guides are available for those who want them, be it an individual hunter or a group of hunters. As a matter of fact, some guides are so popular that they are booked for up to a year in advance! If these guides own premier leases to select hunting areas, so much the better! Quite often, lodges and guide services are linked up and provide full services–guides, five-star lodging facilities, world-renowned chefs and even high-speed wireless Internet.

(7) Goose hunting in Texas generally takes place on leased locations. These areas are close to the food and water sources. Most of the guides handle these leases, often running into hundreds or even thousands of acres of land. The hunt can be just for a day or even stretch to several days. For the avid hunter, it is like a dream come true!

(8) In conclusion, goose hunting in Texas is not limited to the option of using blinds, goose callers and decoys; the hunter can opt for feeding areas or waterways too!

AIDS and Population Penetration

We have done much to stop the spread of AIDS in western nations, however many countries still have a high prevalence of AIDS in their societies. Some countries have quite high rates of AIDS prevalence in their communities. All countries in the top ten which have people infected with AIDS as a percentage of their total population are African nations. In fact, this percentage goes as high as twenty eight percent (of the population infected with AIDS; data is from 2003 so it may be quite old now – however this number is unlikely to be dramatically different now). The top ten countries are as follow (and their respective population percentage is written next to them):

• Lesotho: 28.09 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;
• Swaziland: 26.01 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;
• Zimbabwe: 24.06 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;
• Botswana: 23.09 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;
• South Africa: 18.01 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;
• Namibia: 15.03 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;
• Zambia: 15.02 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;
• Malawi: 14.02 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;
• Central African Republic: 13.05 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;
• Mozambique: 12.05 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS;

Again, it should be stated that some of this data is as old as 2003. However, what is interesting to note is that they are all African nations. So now, the question has to be asked; why are the top ten nations all African? Well, there are a few basic reasons but no single reason. Firstly, safe sex education was slower to proliferate through these countries. This is coupled with a high precedence of sex trade workers working while infected and not using protection such as condoms.

Although it is not all relative to this in particular (although the problem does stem from this). Many of those who are infected with HIV or AIDS may not even be aware that they have the illness. Couple this with cultural and religious proclivities that consider safe sex a sin or taboo and you have a melting pot of HIV and AIDS transmission. Although, the data itself is directly relevant to people who have received treatment for their illness – the number is likely to be a little higher because of the lack of knowledge about people who actually have the disease.

Many systems have been set up to teach African countries about the importance of safe sex – in fact many attempts have been made to get people aware by giving out free condoms to people in the community, education campaigns and education system reform that has some focus on teaching the younger generation about the risks of unsafe sex. Although, it does need to be stated that because of the disruption caused to the area by the attempted colonisation by other nations and then the void that has been left when these nations have pulled out of the region has had an impact on the education system in these countries.

An Argument in Support of Creation of States in Nigeria

As the 88 federal Lawmakers get into gear to once again attempt a fresh change of the nation’s law books, I cannot but fervently pray for them to succeed because we wish it; we yearn for it and we want it. It is not the number of states in the country that matters but the degree of development we are able to attain. Unlike people who show irritation for the creation of new states in the country, we believe that creation of states has to a large extent brought about development, the development itself may not be the fulfilling one as expected but development has come with it. It is my personal belief that the Lawmakers also know the relevance of this to the growth of the country.

Quite optimistically, the creation of new states in Nigeria is possible, and with serious commitment, dedication, hard-work and patriotism, the nation will come alive with creation of new states because we recognize the impact of this. Although the efforts of the Lawmakers have been described as seeming eagerness and as a “mission impossible” by certain high profile politicians in our society, I know it takes unbiased review of the constitution to become a possibility, and not an exercise in futility as many may want us to assume.

We are told that creation of states is not what we need to bring more development to the country, but we forget too soon that creation of new states came with it employment, it is a now a huge assignment for anyone to reckon how many people have found employment in all the public organizations provided by all the states created in 1991. I stand my ground firmly in demonstration that creation of states is the only large national exercise in this country that has brought about development, and this is where military regimes have scored their highest points. Creations of states have proved useful in the pre and post civil War times of Nigeria. Economic policies like the Green Revolution and Operation Feed the Nation failed us completely.

Socially, MAMSA and WAI failed us, national educational policies have failed us too and population exercises in which the population of certain regions and states of the nation are deliberately reduced have offered us no results in reality but new states created have stood the test of time. Today we easily forget that the number of Airports in the country has increased courtesy of creation of new states. 36 new state capitals are in existence in the country, and all of these state capitals have Bank Headquarters, Government Agencies and other employment tools. We should realize that creations of more states in the country readily provide development to communities once hidden from Government investment plans. This is what happens when a community in Nigeria located within another state distant in kinship and other necessary affinities, remains grossly underdeveloped. This underdevelopment happen too because sometimes there are many communities scattered within a state, and the resources to cater for all of them are scarce.

We know also that many of our leaders concentrate their so-called developmental policies only their own communities and home towns to the detriment of other existing communities. These things happen and we realize it only when we fail to pretend. Igbanke an Anioma community artificially situated in Edo State in Nigeria’s political map can be argued to be the least developed community in Edo State. This community perhaps may have seen a little more light of development if allowed to join their kinsmen in Delta State or better still, the Anioma State if created.

Creation of more states no matter how we reason it has its own advantages. We mainly become oblivious uncontrovertibly that the number of politicians jostling to occupy political offices soars because there are states to accommodate them. 36 Houses of Assembly, with 36 speakers, 36 deputy Speakers exist, I have since lost count of the number of councilors in existence in the country. It is a certainly a question for Frank Edoho’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire program. Did Tinubu not steadfastly argue that he was bent on creating more Local Government Areas for Lagos State to enhance development and take it to the grassroots?

Creation of new states will also help to create balance in the country, the opponents of this exercise drumming and gathering imaginary supports forget that in this country there are some geo-political regions with less number of states and their contributions on this basis are egregiously affected, and until this is rectified Federal Character and Quota systems, two babies of the Federal Government will remain irrelevant and unachievable in whatever cause we are glibly told it is meant to achieve. The South-Zone has only five states while there are some geo-political zones with as much as 8 states. On what basis did we arrive at this? I try to ask myself this question on daily basis. How many states make up the northern region of the country and how many states make up the southern region of the country? Creation of more states must try to answer this questions no matter how opponents see it.

The crafters of our constitution deliberately made state creation not only difficult and rigorous but near impossibility, the idea I gather may have been to maintain sanity but this becomes only achievable if there is balance in place. This 1999 constitution remains an off-shoot of the 1977 constitution which represents the interest of the military for the country. This is what the constitution review team must address. The litany of contradictions and omissions paraded in the law book must be reviewed for more purposeful governance.  Tenure elongation became the major factor that marred the two attempts made in 1999 and 2007 at reviewing the constitution and removing certain imbalances therein under the leadership of Olusegun Obasanjo, whose leadership recognized this but hie quest for third term extension of his office put an abrupt end to what would have been a perfect opportunity to correct this anomalies.

In announcing the emergence of new states in the country, all the past state creators neglected to create ANIOMA STATE, an agitation which has been in existence since 1951. The proposed Anioma State is defined with a group of people with unity of minds, culture and linguistics who have expressed strong determination to live within a state of their own. The region is a viable one with abundant mineral and human resources, the region with its abundant oil wealth contributes to the growth and development of the nation. The human viability of the region has also been of great significance to the running of the nation, the sustainable economy of the region uniquely larger than most of the states presently existing in the country are indeed immense. The region has one of its communities as the capital of Delta State but pundits believe that Delta State as presently constituted with diverse peoples needs about 2 more states to be carved out from it.

Anioma remains the best state yet uncreated, it is as a result of this that I make my strong appeal  to the Joint Committee on Constitution Review (JCCR) with the membership of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of representatives, Usman Nafada, and 13 other members, each of the members produced from each geo-political zones, the one member from the senate and another onemember from the Lower House to please avoid the mistake made in the past when the creation of the state was neglected. The Anioma state if created should be allowed to remain in the South-South zone as naturally situated. We know that when created the Anioma State will contribute more the progress of the country.