There's a spa in Japan where you can bathe in wine, coffee, tea and noodles
Saturday 5 November 2016
Barbaric way children are punished for coming late to school in Cameroon. Photos
Rihanna dethrones Kanye West's Yeezys to become ‘Queen of Shoes’
Rihanna’s first shoe for Puma, the Creeper, sold out within 3 hours after it was debuted last year and it continued to gain momentum during this year. The Fenty Puma Creeper was the only choice for the 2016 Shoe of the Year:
The sought-after honor will be presented at the 30th annual Footwear News Achievement Awards in New York on Nov. 29.
Rihanna told Footwear News:
“In my wildest dreams, I never would have imagined an honor like Shoe of the Year,” “It means so much to me to make a mark like this in the shoe and sneaker industry and to have so many people share my love for the Creeper.”
FN selects the shoe of the year based on retail sales, consumer feedback, social media prowess and overall buzz. The award has been handed out just three times: Kanye West took it home last year for his hit Yeezy Boost 350 sneaker with Adidas.
In 2014, tennis legend Stan Smith was on hand to accept the prize for his own hot signature shoe with Adidas.
The Creeper, which has been worn by Cara Delevingne, Gigi and Bella Hadid and The Weeknd, among other celebrities, is a twist on Puma’s classic styles, decked out with a Creeper-style sole.
Rihanna, who serves as creative director for the athletic brand, designed the shoe with input from menswear brand Mr. Completely, which had previously made her custom Adidas and Nike sneakers. Since the release of the Creeper, Rihanna and Puma have dropped a laceless trainer and faux fur slides.
Famous Hollywood Actor Brad Pitt wants joint custody of their 6 kids
Brad answered Angelina's divorce petition and asked for joint custody. According to TMZ, California judges favor joint custody, unless it would be harmful to the kids. Neither Brad nor Angelina asked for spousal or child support.
Female Popular Artiste Tiwa Savage pictured in the studio with top US music producer, Stargate
Tuesday 25 October 2016
Why Do You Prefer Akwa Ibom
The pace of infrastructural and socio-economic development witnessed in Akwa Ibom State is quite phenomenal, thereby attracting unprecedented inflow of tourists and investors.
Since the inauguration of Governor Udom Emmanuel on May 29, 2015, he has not left anyone in doubt as regards the desire of his administration to ensure that Akwa Ibom remains the choice destination for tourists and investors.
BEWARE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF FRAUDSTERS AKSG GOVT
The attention of the Akwa Ibom State Government has been drawn to the activities of some fraudsters and con- artistes who have used the social media, especially Facebook to dupe innocent and unsuspecting members of the public using the names and particulars of some high profile Akwa Ibom State Government officials.
The modus –operandi of these fraudsters is to demand for the payment of a certain amount of money as a condition for accessing certain government programs.
The modus –operandi of these fraudsters is to demand for the payment of a certain amount of money as a condition for accessing certain government programs.
We wish to state unequivocally here that government does not demand payment of money as a condition for providing service to our people, and therefore, would never encourage anyone, an agency or commission to engage in such unethical and illegal act. Members of the public are hereby advised to be wary of the antics and activities of these fraudsters and not fall prey to their machinations. In the meantime, law enforcement agencies are on their trail and they will soon be brought to justice.
Signed,
Ekerete Udoh
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media/Chief Press Secretary
N/B Below are snipshots of Fake Facebook account opened with His Excellency's name
Akwa Ibom And The Agriculture Revolution
Nigeria’s oil-dependent economy has been dealt a massive blow by the fall in international oil prices making the exploration of alternative routes to economic stability increasingly exigent. Akwa Ibom State leads this movement as it positions to move agriculture beyond a subsistent engagement, to a business.
Governor of Akwa Ibom State
The inauguration of a Technical Committee on Agriculture and Food Sufficiency in addition to a Ministry of Agriculture and the subsequent beehive of agricultural and agro-allied activities across the state give tangibility to Akwa Ibom State’s drive at exploiting nature’s vast endowment to ensure food availability and economic advancement.
Soil and weather conditions in Akwa Ibom are very favourable for Cocoa cultivation which can be considered “an untapped oil well” in the country. However, the state produces a paltry 300kg per hectare. Accordingly, a ‘Cocoa Maintenance Scheme’ to improve the yield of cocoa from the present 300kg per hectare to 1,500kg per hectare, has commenced in the State. This scheme will train farmers on contemporary agronomic practices to improve cocoa cultivation with a view to earning foreign exchange. 450 youths are currently being trained by Ghanaian Consultants at Ini Local Government Area.
Meanwhile, modalities for the establishment of a greenhouse cocoa nursery farm (which will provide 5 million hybrid seedlings, and prospectively, another 2 metric tonnes) by Dutch Consultants are currently being worked out.
After the ground-breaking ceremony earlier in the year, St. Gabriel Coconut Plantation & Refinery Ltd., has taken-off with the planting of improved variety of coconut seedlings on several hectares of land at Mkpat Enin, Ikot Abasi and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas.
An area of special interest is livestock farming. The official opening of Akwa Prime Poultry & Hatchery Ltd in Uruan Local Government Area in May 2016 has catalysed poultry farming. It has encouraged farmers to set up breeder farms to either harvest eggs for sale to the hatchery or for hatching and thereafter harvest the day-old-chicks (DOCs) for brooding. This also ensures high yield at harvest as the quality of DOCs can, to a large extent, be guaranteed since only high quality fertilized eggs are selected for hatching. This will also help douse growing health concerns in Nigeria about imported poultry products.
Akwa Prime Hatchery, Mbiaya, Uruan
Approval has been given Merlot Anny Limited for the reactivation and management of the defunct State Premier Fisheries at Obio Eket in Nsit Ubium. In the interim, private piggeries, fish farms, and snail farms owned by smallholder farmers are scattered across the State. In a bid to maximize the huge economic potentials here, the State Government’ Directorate has introduced the ‘Dakkada Business Forum’ as an opportunity to expose farmers all over the state to improved agricultural practices and methods. The forum organizes business clinics for these farmers to acquire knowledge from agricultural experts in addition to providing information on opportunities, as well as counsel them on proper business and management practices.
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As a staple food across the country, Cassava is consumed in various forms by every Nigerian family daily. Due to its importance, the State Government is working towards a 50% reduction in the price of Cassava-based products like Garri, within two years. Measures aimed at achieving this include the rehabilitation of previously dormant Cassava processing plants and designation of about 6,000 hectares of land for establishment of demonstration/multiplication farms at Ikot Oku Udom in Eket, Ikot Ekan in Abak, Ishiet Ekim in Uruan, Nung Udoe in Ibesikpo Asutan and at Mbak Nsit. These plants are currently working to up their production capacities to 40 metric tons of cassava, starch, flour, fufu etc., per day, from 10 metric tons.
Akwa Ibom has been able to attract the N200 million Grant from the Federal Government to support full value chain in cassava, tomato, rice and sorghum having paid Six Million Naira counter-part funding to be able to access the FADAMA III Additional Financing Intervention Project of the Federal Government. Service providers, input suppliers, agro-dealers, processors, off-takers and marketers are all proposed to benefit from these.
Government has made provision for the cultivation of 200 hectares of improved variety of maize in each of the 31 Local Government Area of the State. Aside consumption in its various forms, increased maize production will further boost livestock farming through the provision of raw material for livestock feed production which is largely dependent on maize.
To curb the expenditure on importation of rice, more emphasis has been placed on rice production. The Government has secured N10 billion for small-scale rice growers through the ‘Anchor Borrowers Program’ of the Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with Bank of Agriculture. Cumulatively, about 63,715 hectares of swamp land is targeted for cultivation by rice farmers in the state.
Akwa Ibom State Government has entered into an agreement on agricultural development, infrastructural expansion and consolidation with Ashdene Associates Nigeria, a non-profit organization reputed to have successfully executed business in about twenty nine countries of the world. The organization will explore the abundant agricultural resources especially in respect to rice production and the Coconut refinery projects.
Government is also currently partnering with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development under the Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) for the provision of farm inputs for millions of farmers in Akwa Ibom between 2016 and 2019. Farmers in crops, livestock and fisheries sub-sectors are billed to benefit from this scheme.
In view of these prospects, a good number of local and foreign investors have indicated interest in the areas of feed production, food processing, waste management and waste recycling in the State. These will add to the many prospective jobs in the Agriculture sector.
