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Nni Olar: The Precious Food of the Anioma People

 Nni Olar: The Precious Food of the Anioma People - Emeka Esogbue Were you ever served Nni Olar? Well, if you are a bit aged, spent your days in any Anioma home as a parent or relatively young within the period of discussion and spent the early days of your life with your grandparents in any Anioma home back in the 'village,' congratulations to you because you will comprehend fully what I mean with this story. Nni Olar was never a special delicacy of the Anioma people but actually any remainder of food that should not be discarded because it must be eaten the following day. It was then a pleasing food with rarity to the Anioma people.  Unlike today, Anioma's parents rarely threw away foods that had undergone the effects of time. They simply covered them up inside the plates to awaiting the following day. All that they did was to hurriedly simmer the food again on the stove and it would be eaten again satisfactorily, especially by children hurrying to school.  Then you hea...

Betta People of Oshimili North Celebrates End-of-Year party in Grand Style

 Betta People of Oshimili North Celebrates End-of-Year party in Grand Style All roads led to Ibusa, a community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State on Tuesday when the members of Betta People of Oshimili North, an interactive organization with the object of the promotion of Enuani culture took over the community for their 2nd Annual End-of-Year party event.  Betta People of Oshimili North, an initiative of Mrs. Nneka Edith Obiechie had distinguished members of the Association from ranks and file, and from different parts of the country in attendance with guests describing it as colourful and accommodating of the Anioma people of Enuani extraction with similar interest.  The program started with the recognition of members of the organization who introduced themselves. It was followed with joy, laughter, and happiness as members described themselves in pleasant manners. Opening prayer was said by Paster Iwebo, clergy, and one of the members who were also ...