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The Oyo state Governor received a delegation from the United States Commercial Service, United States Consulate General, Lagos, led by Commercial Attache, Christine Kelley, this morning. The US Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the US government. The team has been in Ibadan for a few days meeting with members of the business community. "I restated that Oyo State is open for business and elaborated on the ongoing projects in the four areas of focus of our administration; Education, Healthcare, Security and Expansion of Oyo State’s Economy. A second meeting with cabinet members and the delegation to discuss specifics is ongoing" SOURCE: INSTAGRAM

A GOOD DEED IS NEVER FORGOTTEN !

I got this from my mail sent by Dr Zain Agha one of my Forex mentor and decided to share it here. In 1892 at Stanford University , an 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees.  He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea.  He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education. They reached out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski.  His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital.  A deal was struck and the boys began to work to make the concert a success. The big day arrived. But unfortunately, they had not managed to sell enough tickets.  The total collection was only $1600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and  explained their plight. They gave him the entire $1600, plus a cheque for the balance $400. They promised to honor the cheque at the soonest possible. “No,” said Paderewski. “This is not acceptabl...

Animal cruelty bill that makes it a federal felony has been passed by the house

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The house has passed a bill unanimously that make animal cruelty a federal felony  Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (The PACT Act) has been approved by the House on  Tuesday. It was introduced by Florida congressmen Ted Deutch and Vern Buchanan as The bipartisan act and will revise  a previous law passed in 2010 "The torture of innocent animals is abhorrent and should be punished to the fullest extent of the law," Buchanan said. "Passing the PACT Act sends a strong message that this behavior will not be tolerated." Animal fighting has only been prohibited presently and criminalizes wrongdoers when videos of animal cruelty are created and sold The new Act allows authorities to go after and prosecute criminals that occurs within the federal property. Under the PACT Act, a person can be prosecuted for suffocating, drowning. burning, impaling and sexually exploiting animals There are exceptions for hunting in The legislation There will be federal felon...

HEALTH BENEFITS OF ALLIGATOR PEPPER

Alligator pepper is a West African spice which derives its name from the fact that the pod can be likened to the back of Alligator. The Alligator pepper plants from which the pod is harvested is originally from West African countries but also can be found in some Asian countries and has been in use in herbal medicines for centuries, it is a close relative of the grain of paradise obtained from the closely related species, Aframomum melegueta. It is called Atare (in Yoruba), Chitta (Hausa), or Guinea pepper. Alligator pepper has a peppery flavor that is earthy and nutty but slightly more complex than black pepper with a combination of flavor and aroma similar to Clove and Cardamon HEALTH BENEFITS OF ALLIGATOR PEPPER. Alligator pepper provides multiple health benefits with its abundance of nutritious compounds which are 1 Antioxidants: Terpenoids, tannins, and flavonoids are a compound found in Alligator pepper which provides benefits for scavenging free radicals in the body that ca...