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Truth, a personal critical observation

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  Look at the Asians and the Europeans with their parastatals, policies, and effective infrastructures. Bring it home to Africa, Nigeria as a case study. Policies are made for the poor and less privileged, the politicians and their kids are getting all. Telling the youths that they are the leaders of tomorrow, but a man has been leading before I was born; when is tomorrow? The ones that get the chance are blinded by temporary duffle bags (''Ghana must go'')  in ''our'' slang. We read about the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and  how many states are involved, is IMO State one of those states? The youths are forced to neglect the natural disposition given by nature to generate a means of livelihood because of how corrupt the system is. The signs are so obvious on how the tides have shifted, the time for Africa to rise like a Phoenix from the ashes through Agriculture, but where would the lower class and less privileged get access to funds to in...

A Booklet on Costus afer (opete) by Obasi Kelechi

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  The African Gem Costus afer Ker Gawl (Opete) by Obasi Kelechi Abstract Costus afer Ker Gawl is a plant commonly known as ginger lily, spiral ginger, or bush cane, it is called ''Opete'' by the Igbo's of Nigeria (West Africa). Costus afer (Opete) is reportedly used in traditional medicine practice to treat and manage many ailments including diabetes mellitus, stomach ache, arthritis, inflammation, and gout. The sap is somewhat rubefacient, and on open wounds its burning, yet it is also anodynal and healing. Sap from a fresh plant or a decoction of the dried plant is used in eye-instillation for various eye-affections and for headache, and in frictions for oedemas and fever. Leaf sap is used as eye drops to treat eye troubles and as nose drops to treat headache with vertigo, and in frictions to treat oedema and fever. Leaf sap or a rhizome decoction is taken to treat malaria. Stem sap is applied to treat urethral discharges, venereal diseases, jaundice and to preven...

A booklet on Costus afer (Opete) by Obasi Kelechi

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  The African Gem Costus afer Ker Gawl (Opete) by Obasi Kelechi Abstract Costus afer Ker Gawl is a plant commonly known as ginger lily, spiral ginger, or bush cane, it is called ''Opete'' by the Igbo's of Nigeria (West Africa). Costus afer (Opete) is reportedly used in traditional medicine practice to treat and manage many ailments including diabetes mellitus, stomach ache, arthritis, inflammation, and gout. The sap is somewhat rubefacient, and on open wounds its burning, yet it is also anodynal and healing. Sap from a fresh plant or a decoction of the dried plant is used in eye-instillation for various eye-affections and for headache, and in frictions for oedemas and fever. Leaf sap is used as eye drops to treat eye troubles and as nose drops to treat headache with vertigo, and in frictions to treat oedema and fever. Leaf sap or a rhizome decoction is taken to treat malaria. Stem sap is applied to treat urethral discharges, venereal diseases, jaundice and to preven...

A brief history of Ngor Okpala by Obasi Kelechi

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  NGOR OKPALA IMO STATE A brief history by Obasi Kelechi Palm plantation, Ngor Okpala. Ngor Okpala. A brief sketchy history. Ngor Okpala is a settlement with its geographical location at the eastern part of Nigeria, West Africa. A local government area in Imo State, with its headquarters in umuneke. Ngor Okpala is the largest local government area in Imo State and one of the largest in the country, with an area of 561 kmĀ², and a population of 217,400 (2016) census. It consists of several communities and villages. History is a collective memory, a remembering, it is it that shapes the identity, its the foundation of all reflection on its future. It is in this context that I offer a brief sketch of the history of Ngor Okpala. Ngor-Okpala is a political unit evolving from the effort made at the turn of the century but especially in the early fifties by the colonial power and later regional and federal government to implement a policy of local government. Such local government units we...