Category: Lifestyle

Akanu Ohafia Celebrates Iri Ji(New Yam Festival) with fanfare

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…fixes Saturday, 7 Sept By: Mandy Park Iri Ji Ohafia(celebration of new yam festival) is an annual festival held in Ohafia, in present day, Abia State of Nigeria, to commemorate the harvest season of new yam. The Iri Ji festival, which translates to “yam eating” in the Ohafia dialect, showcases the rich cultural heritage and traditions of the Ohafia people. Iri Ji Ohafia celebration marks the beginning of the yam harvest season-a staple crop planted, grown and harvested by the Ohafia people. It is a celebration of the fertility of…

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Journalists for environment makes case on deepening circular economy conversation

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…waste management is everybody’s problem—Amb. Obuesi Phillips By Mandy Park The Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation in collaboration with a coalition of Nigeria’s circular economy practitioners and environment-friendly journalists have launched ‘Journalists for the Environment group. This is as President, SWEEP Foundation, Ambassador’ Obuesi Phillips charged Nigerian’s to rise to the challenge of the environment, stressing that waste management is everybody’s problem. The media parley was to create more awareness and to popularise habits that support reuse, recycling, and reduction of plastic waste. With more actors joining the ecosystem…

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Experts brainstorm, raise alarm over threat to marine and coastal environment

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…seek for strengthening, implementation of maritime policies By Mandy Park Stakeholders, environmental experts and media practitioners have raised the alarm over the negative impact of the continuous pollution of the ocean and it’s surrounding environment in Nigeria. Also they lamented that there were no strong and effective laws being implemented to protect the ecosystem, maritime and coastal activities. At a media pally in Ikeja Lagos on Tuesday, organised by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), which attracted knowledgeable participants from the relevant sectors, they brainstormed on how to protect…

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Ohiagu, A Cleaner At Lagos Airport As Drug Lord

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Sunday Ohiagu, alleged to be the leader of a drug syndicate at the international wing of the airport. A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said Ohiagu was nabbed last Tuesday following the arrest of an intending passenger on an Air Peace flight to Dubai, UAE, Obinna Osita who was arrested with three bags, two of which contained eight blocks of cannabis Sativa weighing…

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