Unongu Shares Mind

By EVELYN USMAN Reports of Fulani herdsmen attacking members of their host communities with AK 47 rifles and other dangerous weapons have often been treated as a fairy tale by those saddled with the  responsibility of  protecting lives and property of the citizenry. Recently, Crime Alert published a story of 23-year-old Ogbonna Eze, a commercial motorcyclist from Opi Community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state, whose life was almost snuffed out by  two Fulani  herdsmen whom he had conveyed  from Opi Junction along Enugu -Makurdi Expressway , to their  camp at Idodo Agu Ekwegbe, Igbo Etiti local government  area on a special drop. But midway into the journey, Eze  got the shock of his life following an order from the men for him   to stop, on reaching a market close to the camp. But before he could fathom the reason for the order, he was attacked from behind with matchet cuts all over his head and was aband...

Grasshoppers are found intemperate climates around the world. The grasshopper will emerge from a cluster of eggs buried into soil, eat throughout the summer, breed in the fall and die off before winter approaches. Grasshoppers come in diverse sizes and shades of green. They are hunted by predators like spiders and birds. Grasshoppers provide culinary, ecological and medical benefits. In eastern world cooking, insects have always been a staple item. The grasshopper is found in restaurants, street-side carts and market displays all around Asia and India, for instance. The grasshopper provides excellent protein and necessary vitamins while containing negligible amounts of cholesterol and other fats. Grasshoppers are considered a delicacy in many countries, served with chocolate toppings or deep fried with crispy coatings. Eating grasshoppers is ecologically beneficial as well, since insects have numbers in the millions and are nowhere near extinction. The grasshopper...

Pick a handful of firm, dark green cucumbers and pop them into your shopping basket. Congratulations! You have just bought yourself a fruit (yes, the cool cuke is fruit, not a vegetable) full of good health! Here is a short list of the impressive health benefits that a cucumber carries: Keeps you hydrated. If you are too busy to drink enough water, munch on the cool cucumber, which is 96 percent water. It will cheerfully compensate! Fights heat, both inside and out. Eat cucumber, and your body gets relief from heartburn. Apply cucumber on your skin, and you get relief from sunburn. Flushes out toxins. All that water in cucumber acts as a virtual broom, sweeping waste products out of your system. With regular use, cucumber is known to dissolve kidney stones. Lavishes you with vitamins. A B and C, which boost immunity, give you energy, and keep you radiant. Give it more power by juicing cucumber with carrot and spinach. Supplies skin-friendly minerals: magnesi...