For Your Easter : Drink Zobo

                      Zobo For Easter
Zobo drink also known as Zoborodo or Hibiscus
drink is a popular nutritious healthy drink to
make at home. It’s an Ox-blood or red wine
colored drink made from dry petals of the
roselle plant (Hibiscus sabdariffa) which is a
hibiscus specie. It goes by different names
such as Rosella in Australia, Jamaican sorrel
drink in the Caribbean, Sobolo in Ghana,
depending on the region it’s prepared. It’s a
rich and natural health drink filled with
enormous benefits.

I love preparing my zobo drink with more of
natural fruits including the peels of the
particular fruit i use for the flavor I want but
you may add artificial flavors and sweeteners
such as Foster clarks, Nutri C, jolly juice e.t.c
if you don’t have the natural substitute. The
Concentration of the juice also depends on
choice as some like theirs concentrated while
others like their’s less concentrated like me.
Also, the more concentrated the drink is, the
more likely it is to sour and ferment quickly.
Traditionally, Zobo drink has been used for
years and therefore seen as a herbal health
drink which has been known to help several
health issues including high blood pressure,
loss of appetite, circulation, liver diseases,
cancers, fevers, and as a gentle laxative and
diuretic. Modern research also supports the
fact that hibiscus has multiple health effects.
This definitely makes it one of the top 10
healthy drinks to make at home.

How to make Healthy natural zobo drink:

•Prep time: 20 mins
•Cook time: Over 1hr
Utensils needed
• A Sieve
• A Large Pot
• A Sharp Knife
Ingredients::::
• 150g Zobo leaves
• 7 Liters water
• 30g Dry ginger or Fresh ginger
• 3 tbsps. Cloves a.k.a Konofiri
• 1 Large Pineapple
• Artificial flavors and sweeteners such as
(foster Clark’s Pineapple flavor, jolly juice
e.t.c) -Optional.
• Sugar Cane or Honey – Optional (You can
substitute with Sugar)

Directions:::

Step 1: Before peeling the pineapple, wash
the skin thoroughly and rinse with clean
water. You can use both the inner part and
the outer skin to get added flavor. (P.S: Use
the skin only if you are sure of how it was
stored or if it’s been thoroughly washed.) Peel
and Dice the fruit – Set aside

Step 2: Wash the dry leaves of the hibiscus
severally with cold water. This is because the
leaves are often times dirty due to the way
they are stored. Once you’re done washing,
place the washed leaves in a large pot and
add the water and turn on your burner.

Step 3: Add the chunks of pineapple, ginger
and Cloves (Konofiri). The taste of the zobo
really intensifies when it’s boiled with the
ingredients unlike when its left to steep. Leave
to boil for about 25mins.

Step 4: Sieve out the extract into a bowl and
leave the drink to cool. The boiled leaves in
the pot can still be reused till the red color of
the zobo totally reduces. You’d know when the
red color becomes less intense.

Step 5: This is supposed to be a health drink
so i ensure i use only natural sweeteners and
flavors like honey, sugar cane juice, pineapple
juice etc. Alternatively if you don’t have the
natural juices, you can substitute with
Artificial flavors and sweeteners such as Foster
clarks flavor, Nutri C, jolly juice e.t.c.

Step 6: Refrigerate and serve cold.
Nutritional and Health benefits:

• It has long been used traditionally as a
natural diuretic and in the treatment of
several diseases such as Urinary tract
infections. It Promotes kidney functioning.
• Zobo drink is a veritable source of vitamin A
• According to nutritionists, it has been found
to be very effective in the management of
hypertension due to its anti-hypertensive
properties.
• It also helps in lowering blood pressure as it
contains an enzyme inhibitor which blocks the
production of Amylase
• It’s good for diabetic patients
• It reduces the cholesterol in the body
• It aids in digestion and acts as a Natural
health tonic
• It has Antibacterial properties
• It helps Decrease spams in the stomach
• It Soothes colds and provides similar cold
relief obtained by consuming antioxidant
drinks

Other names it is known as in different
regions:::

• Zobo drink/Zoborodo- In Northern Nigeria
• Isapa – Yorubas in the South Western Nigeria
• Lumanda/Chibemba-Zambia
• Omulete-Namibia
• Sobolo – Ghana
• Bissap – In Niger, Senegal, Burkina faso,
Benin, France, Congo and Guinea Bissau.
• Jamaican Sorrel- In Caribbean & Latin
America
• Dah/Dah/Bleni- In Mali
• Karkade-Egypt, Sudan, & Saudi Arabia
• Flor de Jamaica- Mexico
• Womjo-Gambia
• Rosella/Rosella fruit-Australia
• Belchanda-Nepal
• Grosella- Paraguay

Thank you

Courtesy : Melomelo of Nairaland

Impeach The President

You’re here because nothing is right in our
country; you’re here because we’re living under
the worst civilian dictatorship our country has
ever had; and because we have never witnessed
this sort of cluelessness, recklessness,
lawlessness and impotence at the helm of
affairs of this country.

Any further attempt to analyse the level of
damage, destruction, insecurity, and corruption
prevailing in this country today is to resume
another round of whipping on the proverbial
dead horse.

The spate of Boko Haram bombings, budgeting
of billions of Naira for the construction of
infrastructure of vanity for the presidency, and
the recent pardoning of convicted criminals in
the same circles as the president would have
cleared any doubts about the intentions of the
Executive arm of this government.
The action to take now, is not the writing of
lengthy lamentations, or tweeting of rants on
Twitter, or even hitting the streets to protest a
la “Ocuppy Nigeria“, but to abide by the lawful,
orderly, and Constitutional means of dealing
with such matters: We must impeach the
president. We are left with no alternative.
It is only citizens who have not read the
Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria
that are not aware of their lawful right to serve
their Senators orders, including those
requesting for the impeachment of the
President.
In a case whereby Senators heed not to such a
request by the electorate of their Senatorial
District, Section 69 of the Constitution enables
them to be removed and replaced with those
more keen to do as told.
If you want change, it begins with writing out,
printing, or filling the relevant information
( Your address, Date, Senatorial District address
of the Senator representing the District where
you registered as a voter, Senator’s name, Your
name, and the VIN on your Voters’ Card).
Submit to the Senatorial District Office, and
start meeting, and lobbying within whatever
interest group, union, or association you belong
to to get as many as two thirds of registered
voters in Nigeria involved too.
You may also edit as you deem fit, print, and
share to fellow citizens who may not have access
to the internet. Thank you.

_________________________,

  _________________________,

  _________________________,

  _________________.

  ___________.

_______________________,

_______________________,

___________,

___________.

Senator  _______________________,

Request For The Impeachment Of The
President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria
Accept this instant notice as a request for
initiating impeachment proceedings, pursuant
to Section 143 of the 1999 Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, against Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan, the sitting president of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The president has engaged in various activities
which amount to gross misconduct including,
but not limited to:
1. Wanton and wasteful expenditure of state
resources.
2. Inaction in the face of widespread loss of
lives and properties he swore to protect.
3. Disregard for due process in declaring his
personal assets.
4. Abuse of office in the appointment of his
friends and political sponsors as head of
agencies.
5. Use of state instruments to pardon his
criminal friends previous convicted.
6. Dictatorial impositions on Nigerian citizens
without due process in the instances of
removing fuel subsidy, and renaming Federal
parastatals.

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has also shown
absolute incompetence in handling issues of
national importance at the helm of affairs of
this nation, with grave consequences. The
conduct of President Jonathan is a violation of
his Oath of Office, and his duties and
obligations.

Endeavour to commence the process of
impeachment immediately, as there will be no
hesitation to invoke Section 69 of 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
on failure to perform this most exigent duty.

Name: __________________
VIN (Voters’ Identification Number) :
_______________________

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THE WORLD A POLITICAL HABITAT? By Amoafowaa.

The world is evolving
Champions are those known for whatever;
Good or bad

Abena, where do I stand?

Wherever I am standing is doing me no good

Because I am neither here nor there.

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ABUJA — Embattled Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has taken full responsibility for the recent ill-fated recruitment into Nigeria Immigration Service which claimed 16 lives and begged for forgiveness from Nigerians, especially affected families.

Members of APC Youth Wing, APC Youth Frontier

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(APC), yesterday took a new twist as a youth wing of the party dumped it for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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The Nigerian education (formal education) sector was actually fashioned out as a result of the yearly national projection and the need to create a society of literate individuals. The sector is supposed to be the training place of the expected workforce that is necessary to drive the economy forward. For this reason, so many educational committees have been set up; so many roadmaps introduced to make sure the target is achieved, all to no avail.