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  What make a woman expensive in the home are her cooking approaches. A woman who can cook well, who can use the cooking terms accordingly is a goddess to her honey. SHONG’S BLOG has provided some cooking terms for the ladies, women and the men who are good in the game. Read below and know how to use the terms. Boil : To heat a liquid until bubbles break on the surface or to cook in boiling water. Broil : To use direct heat to cook. Coat : To cover entire surface with a mixture such as flour or bread crumbs. Core : Using a sharp knife, remove the core/seeds of a fruit. Cream : To stir one or more foods until they are soft. Crisp-tender : Describes the "doneness" of vegetables when they are cooked only until tender and remain slightly crisp in texture. Cut in : To mix fat into dry ingredients using a pastry blender, fork, or two knives, with as little blending as possible until fat is in small pieces. Dice : To cut into small, square-shaped pieces. D...

  Over one thousand students for diploma programmed in the college of science and Technology of Taraba State poly swore the matriculation oath of the institution at the poly auditorium in Jalingo today. The Rector of the institution Mr. Gladson Dogo Sallah who made the students appreciate the essence of the solemn exercise said, signing of oath as well as the entry of their names into the matriculation register authenticated their studentship of the institution.  According to the Rector, “I wish to remind the students that matriculation is just an occasion of accepting them into the polytechnic system. Their survival depends on compliance to the rules and provision of the student’s handbook. The handbook clearly spelt out punishment for vices like; examination malpractice, cultism, improper dressing, registration with fake documents, fighting and other obnoxious practices and behavior” Mr. Gladson assure the students that the institution will do all that is possible to giv...

15 year old Wasila Tasi'u, the child bride who poisoned and killed her 35-year-old husband, Umar Sani and his friends in April 2014, has been discharged and acquitted by a Kano High Court sitting in Gezawa today June 9th. The presiding Judge, Justice Mohammed Yahaya said based on the formal request from the state government asking for the case to be dropped, the court had no choice but to drop it and discharge the accused. "I have no alternative than to pronounce according to law that the application of ‘nolle prosequi’ (unwilling to pursue) is hereby granted. In consequence, therefore, you, Wasila Tasi’u, are hereby discharged.” he said

Newly elected Senate President Bukola Saraki paid a courtesy visit to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar this evening. Photo credit: Paul Ibe source: LIB

The ISIS terror group kidnapped 88 Eritrean Christians from a people-smugglers' caravan in Libya last week, a U.S. defense official confirmed Monday. The defense official confirmed initial reports of the mass kidnapping after seeing a recent intelligence report. The convoy was ambushed by militants south of Tripoli before dawn this past Wednesday morning. Meron Estafanos, the co-founder of the Stockholm-based International Commission on Eritrean Refugees, said that the group of migrants included "about 12 Eritrean Muslims and some Egyptians. They put them in another truck and they put 12 Eritrean women Christians in a smaller pick-up". Estafanos said that the militants had initially stopped the truck and demanded that the Muslims on board make themselves known. Everyone who responded was asked about the Koran and their religious observance in an attempt to catch Christians pretending to be Muslims. The main body of the group was put back on the o...

z   Taraba State House of Assembly today had elected Hon Peter Abel Diah as the new speaker of the state legislative arms of government. Hon Diah is a  Member Representing MGAMGA Constituency at The Taraba State House Of Assembly. Hon Abel Diah took over the mantle of the house leadership from Dr. Mark Useni who was re-elected to represent Takum two constituency. The elected speaker was nominated by Joseph Kunini and was seconded by Bar Hosea Ibi who was a member representing Takum two. The nomination was unanimously endorsed by the entire house. Diah was chosen, with Alhaji Mohammed Gwampo from Yorro State Constituency elected as Deputy Speaker. Mr Joseph Kunini, representing Lau State Constituency, retained his former position of Majority Leader of the house. Diah, who was returning to the house for the fourth time, assured members that the house under his watch would run a transparent, accountable and a resulted-orientated administration. “We shall operate an open d...

  African millionaire's blogger, Linda Ikeji arrived Paris this afternoon. The veteran blogger who has been reputed as the mother of bloggers feature what seems to be her working machine in a picture, says that she is yet to unpacked. read her post. "So, I'm in Paris! My first time here! Yay! Lol. Got in this morning and went straight to blogging... I haven't even unpacked or rested. I want to sleep a little biko, I'm exhausted. Will get back to blogging in a few hours. Kisses! Oh, and if there are LIB readers who live in Paris and want to meet me, have a drink or show me around town, send me a mail. See y'all in a bit!"