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Facts about Nigeria's Capital Abuja🇳🇬

1. Before 1991, Lagos was the capital Of Nigeria before Abuja.

2. It is one of the most developed cities in Africa, also one of the fastest growing cities in the world.

3. Abuja is a city with so many hills and rocks(one of the highest in Africa).

4. it is the first purposely built city in Africa (one of the most planned in the continent).

5. it has one of the best roads in Africa.

6. it is headquarters to most cooperate bodies and companies in Africa.

7. the cost of living here is quite high.

8. Abuja's tropical temperature is year round.

9. weekends are full of so many social activities here.

10. Abuja's carnival is one of the best in Africa.

KITCHEN TIPS From Africa

1. Never store Onions and Potatoes together because both produce a gas that causes either of them to spoil quickly.

2. Put two or three orange leaves in your hot palm oil on the fire. Let the leaves turn black before removing it. By then your palm oil becomes pure groundnut oil also giving your food a nice taste.

3. To avoid feeling a peppering hotness on your hands after cutting pepper with bare hand scrub your hand with salt and red oil then wash it.

4. If you happen to over salt a pot of soup, just drop in a peeled potato. The potato will absorb the excess salt.

5. If your Soup or Stew goes sour while warming it, add little piece of Charcoal and remove after warming, the taste will come back.

6. Never put citrus fruits (oranges, lemon, lime, etc) or tomatoes in the fridge. The low temperature degrades the aroma and flavor of these fruits.

7. When storing empty airtight containers, throw in a pinch of salt to keep them from getting stinky.

8. If your salt is becoming lumpy, put a few grains of rice in with it to absorb excess moisture.

9. To reuse cooking oil without tasting whatever was cooked in the oil previously, cook a 1/4" piece of ginger in the oil. It will remove any remaining flavors and odors.
Credit to owner. Hope you learnt something

UGANDA is set to host 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan following the political unrest in the country. 🇺🇬 🇦🇫
This follows a request by US government which was granted by President Yoweri Museveni.
US will cater for the expenses.
What's your take on this?

UPDATE: Tanzania 🇹🇿
Tanzanian President John Magufuli reportedly hospitalized. He is said to be battling with breathing difficulties.

Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu posted on his Twitter account calling for Tanzanian authorities to informed the general public on President Magufuli's health condition.

"The President’s well-being is a matter of grave public concern. We’re informed when Kikwete had prostate surgery. We’re told when Mkapa went for hip replacement. We’re not kept in the dark when Mwalimu fought leukemia. What’s it with Magufuli that we don’t deserve to know?" he said.

When Nkrumah entered the United States of America to begin his studies at the Lincoln University in 1935, he had not enough money to pay his fees for the first semester neither enough money to caretaker for his living expenses.

Due to this financial difficulty, Nkrumah began to by and sell fish in the street of Harlem. Unfortunately, he discovered soon, that his investment in the fish business far exceeded the returns and he was not making any profit.

Nkrumah left his fish business and he now has no job, no money, no accommodation and no one to resort to for assistance. A devastated Nkrumah walked in the streets of Harlem wondering where he could turn next.

As nature always looks after those it has destined to change destinies, Nkrumah suddenly met a fellow student from Lincoln who originally comes from Demerara in British Guinea. He told him his story and this student said: Do not worry my African brother, I will do everything possible to help you. ~I think I can solve the- accommodation problem as a start.'

~He explained that he knew a West Indian family who were extremely kind and sympathetic and that if he went along and put Nkrumah' s case before them, he felt they might help him out.

Sure enough, by the time Nkrumah had told his story tears were in the eyes of the women. She offered Nkrumah small spare room, and added that he shouldn't worry about the payment until he managed to find a job and become financially stable.

The single support which the students and the family offered Nkrumah helped him to complete his studies and move to Africa to present the key of political independence to the continental Africa. Yes, UBUNTU is our way and it is the only way that can bring us the African we want!

Happy 64th Independence Day to Ghana 🇬🇭; 6th March 1957.

We love Africa ❣️❣️❣️