Cletus Jerry O

26/12/2021

26/12/2021

26/12/2021

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

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08/12/2021

HISTORY OF EZZA EZEKUNA PEOPLE

The origin of Ezza began from Onueke which is known as the ancestral home of Ezza people called OKPOKU EZEKUNA. EZEKUNA is the progenitor of Ezza while ANYIGOR is the wife while EKUMENYI is the father of EZZA, IZZI And IKWO, EZZA is the elderly son among the three sons of EKUMENYI that's why the only difference in their tone and three of them form what we see today as ABAKALIKI, they refer to themselves as UMUEKUMENYI

The great People of Ezza can be found in 6 out 13 local government.
Ezza is an Igbo sub-group, in Southeastern Nigeria . Ezzas are collectively referred to by the singular name Ezza or Ezza-Ezekuna in reference to their progenitor. Ezza tribe ,are found predominantly in Ebonyi State , mainly Ebonyi Central and in great numbers in Ebonyi North and South. Ezza have twenty two notable communities across Ebonyi state, prominent amongst them include;

1.Umuezeokaoha
2.Umuezeoka
3.Umuoghara
4.Oriuzor
5.Ezzama
6.Amudo
7.Ameka
8.Amuzu
9.Amana
10.Amagu
11.Amaezekwe
12.Amawula
13.Nkomoro
14.Ogboji
15.Okoffia
16.Inyere
17.Ekka
18.Echara
19.Idembia
20.Nsokara
21.Abaomege
22.Ukawu.

They also live in various communities such as Effium in Ohaukwu LGA, Ezillo in Ishielu LGA, Abaomege, Ukawu, etc; and a very significant number live in parts of Enugu, Benue, Cross River States and other parts of Nigeria. Ezza generally are very industrious and the language is spoken in Ebonyi.

EZZA NEW YAM FESTIVAL

EZZA New yam festival is normally celebrate around July and August on orie market after cleaning of compound, EZZA is normal the first to celebrate New yam festival in Ebonyi state regarding their position as the elderly son before izzi, ikwo mgbo etc will celebrate theirs.
EZZA New Yam festival known as Oke-Aku aka (nnewii efi) Festival is still revered and celebrated with pomp and grandeur. The festival marks the commencement of a new calendar year for the EZZAS. It signifies the end of the planting season, especially the planting of yam and the ushering in of the new yam. Yam is so much celebrated in all EZZA land and other Igboland culturally because yam is regarded as the king of crops.

EZZAS, the descendants of EZEKUNA and his wife, ANYIGOR is one of the most populous clan in Nigeria with twenty-two (22) traditional communities and over 10,000 villages in Ebonyi, Enugu and Benue state respectively, having her ancestral headquarter at ONUEKE in Ezza South LGA of Ebonyi state.
As a matter of fact, EZZA-EZEKUNA people all over the world have their lineage traced back to the above mentioned communities, hence the Oke-Aku Festival takes place in all their towns, villages and homes.
The EZZAS in those areas mentioned above still offers sacrifices at the shrine of Ezekuna (Nguji Ozo Ezekuna) at Amana ONUEKE. The shrine is known to be the grave of Ezekuna their progenitor. This exercise is performed to solicit for a death-free and prosperous New year.
NOTE; no one dares to harvest, sell or eat NEW YAM anywhere in Ezza land until the Oke-Aku festival is observed or else there will be fatal repercussions "People will start dying gradually with many unusual things happening in that person's family". Inorder To avert these, Sacrifices are offered to the gods to appease their anger against those who through hunger had eaten the New yam before the day of the festival.

The Eke day before the Orie Oke-Aku festival day also called Eke-Uwhu-Awha-Lunaa-Awha is for making purchases, while the night before the feast is a double night, a holy night (the old is said to be driven away, while the new is said to be welcomed by the beating of any available instruments like drum, accompanied by shout of "Ejo-Awha Laaoo!(unfruitful year go) This action is performed at about midnight. On the day of the feast: Ishi-nééwhi-oha (Oke-aku day); a place sited in front of a compound where all yam peels are deposited, head of unripped palm kernel and a little chicken and pepper are all hung there for all family members who died childless (Ejo-maa 👉bad spirit).
On Orie Oke-Aku day, the elders among those living in Ezekuna's compound in Amana in ONUEKE who over the years are entrusted with the task of looking after the palm farm of Ezekuna will bring all the kernel and oil for the year to share among the sons of Ezekuna.The representatives of all Ezza communities, usually come to collect their share of the kernels and oil. On returning home, these elders representing their communities are being welcomed by the family members by presenting the Kola plate (Ukpara, old yam, Aku-Nsuaku(kernel), Kola, Coconut and Meat for the ritual that begins the Festival proper. The representatives prays and blesses the rest of their family members. After this, he divides the old yam in Small slices this wife or wives, neighbours and well wishers. The kicking off of the celebration is done by the father of each family while sitting on his okpoku.

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21/11/2021

A father said to his daughter “You have graduated with honors, here is a car I bought many years ago. It is a bit older now. But before I give it to you, take it to the used car lot downtown and tell them I want to sell it and see how much they offer you for it.

The daughter went to the used car lot, returned to her father and said, “They offered me $1,000 because the said it looks pretty worn out.”

The father said, now “Take it to the pawn shop.” The daughter went to the pawn shop, returned to her father and said,”The pawn shop offered only $100 because it is an old car.”

The father asked his daughter to go to a car club now and show them the car. The daughter then took the car to the club, returned and told her father,” Some people in the club offered $100,000 for it because it’s a Nissan Skyline R34, it's an iconic car and sought by many collectors”

Now the father said this to his daughter, “The right place values you the right way,” If you are not valued, do not be angry, it means you are in the wrong place. Those who know your value are those who appreciate you......Never stay in a place where no one sees your value.

Dont force yourself to stay where you are not regarded....
Stay where you are appreciated.

God over everything 🍷

19/11/2021

AJIKE MEDIA UPDATE
Message coming from mazi Simon Epka
Simon Ekpa (late night broadcast 18/11/21)

Some of you mocked me when I said kanu would be giving me topics to broadcast every Monday. Do you know who told me this? It was kanu's younger brother after routine visit with KANU. But immediately I announced it, you people attacked me and attacked me, I quickly withdrew from that offer so I can have my peace.

I withdrew completely and continued to do my normal broadcast, but can you see that exactly my broadcast few days ago, when I said kanu must be allowed to change his clothes, when I interpreted the message nigeria is sending to we biafrans, I told you that there is a psychological warfare going on, rather than listen to me, some began attacking as usual.

Now kanu has finally let the code out for you all to know he is not doing fine, who is now correct? Atleast you won't say that I contacted his brother nor his lawyers. I did my broadcast the way I am led by God, and this broadcast is now appearing to be exactly what mazi kanu is passing through. When some of you was seeing the lion roaring, I was seeing something else. I saw a man broken in the soul, I saw a man disappointed in his leadership, because he was speaking in parables but they weren't picking his codes. This was what I saw.

We need pressure. We are capable only if we decide. Stop fighting me, I am not the problem. I'm not happy, let's encourage ourselves as men and fight nigeria to stand still. We are very capable.

Arm struggle is not out of it. Look at the African charter below. We just need to make up our minds once and for all. We are capable.

Those igwes, obi of ontisha them, we must make them to start running helter skelter. Since they said political solution, we must make sure the solution comes out by first week of December or every where must begin to boil after first week. This is the way to follow it. Make the igwes and ohanaeze start running. Christmas is not for us this year, because kanu cannot be in DSS and we will be watching movie on social media enjoying ourselves, "God forbid". Kanu will not stay in DSS dungeon till 2023 if that is their plans. It will not work.

I am not fighting the leadership, I am not fighting the structure, but I will not keep quiet let some people rubbish kanu's efforts, no way!!

The leadership is capable, if they decide to do things right.~ Simon Ekpa, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's disciple on Biafra Restoration.

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09/11/2021

Breaking News :reports has it that the Nigeria DSS abducted in Enugu state
We demand for her immediate release as self determination is not a crime

03/11/2021

If Nigerian government didn’t release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before 4th this month, then on the 5th, the whole of Biafra land will be on ghost mood. Nobody should be seen outside. Don’t make silly mistake that will cost your life. South East Politicians don’t know that they are sitting at the keg of gunpowder.

Nnamdi Kanu is greater than Anambra election.

Biafrans, be your brother’s keeper..
Mazi Chika Edoziem (HOD)

02/11/2021

25/10/2021

25/10/2021

Nigeria Will End if Buhari Declares Bandits as Terrorists - Sheikh Gumi

Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Sunday warned that declaring bandits as terrorists will mark the end of Nigeria as a sovereign and united entity.

Mr Gumi, a retired army military officer and m***i, admitted that the devastation inflicted by rampaging bandits in Nigeria’s northwest amounts to terrorism, but President Muhammadu Buhari’s labelling them as such will invite additional consequences that will consume the entire country.

“The acts the bandits are committing now in NorthWest have gradually over time become tantamount to terrorism because wherever innocent people are fatal victims it’s pure terrorism,” Mr Gumi said in a Facebook post on Sunday night.

The cleric warned that the moment bandits are designated as terrorists, “Islamic for that matter, the direct foreign Jihadist movements will set in in force.”

Many teaming unemployed youths may find it palatable and attractive. Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ plus AK47 against a ‘secular’ immoral society where impunity reigns are the magnet for extremists and downtrodden – the majority of our youth. Already these deadly terrorist groups are fighting for the soul of these bandits,” he said.

“This will give criminality a spiritual cover and remove the stigma of discrediting them with such crimes since now they are fighting a ‘Jihad’ as they will claim.”

Mr Gumi said, since Boko Haram has already gripped the North-East, separatist agitators in the South-East and South-West will easily seize on the lawlessness sweeping the northern regions.

“North east is already and is still devastated by this madness for over 12 years. If we allow, terror, to set in into these raw naïve unexposed bandits, North West will be in ruins sooner than later.

“Already IPOB are destroying South East and Igboho has set the ball of confusion rolling in Southwest. For those who want to destroy the Northwest it’s a good recipe.

By Sandra Priscilla
Nation Scoops Nigeria Editor

25/10/2021