How to make Samosa:

Samosa is an Indian delicacy but Nigerians love it so much!  It is now a constant feature at every party. Be sure to look for it in the small chops section and hurry because it is usually one of the first to disappear.

Ingredients:

1 cup maida (all-purpose flour)
2 tbsp oil
large pinch ajwain (optional)
enough water to knead the maida
salt to taste
oil for deep frying
For the filling:
2 boiled potatoes, crumble
1/4 cup boiled peas
1/4 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp red chilli pwd
1/2 tsp coriander pwd
pinch cumin pwd
pinch kasuri methi
dash of lemon juice
pinch of garam masala
chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste

Mix the floor with salt, oil and ghee, combine to form a crumbly mixture. Now slowly add enough water to make a pliable dough, not too soft. Divide the dough and shape into balls. Keep aside covered with moist cloth for 15-20 mts.
Meanwhile, heat a vessel, add oil, add cumin seeds and allow to brown. Add the ginger, spice powders and a tbsp of water and saute for a few secs. Add the crumbled potato and boiled peas and cook over medium flame for a few minutes, approx 3-4 mts. Add kasuri methi and lemon juice, combine. Add the coriander leaves and turn off heat.
Now that the stuffing is ready, prepare the outer layer for the samosas.
Roll each ball with the rolling pin into a slightly thin puri, slightly elongated in shape. Take a knife and divide the rolled puri into two by cutting through the center.
Now take a semi-circle piece of the roti, and make a fold in the shape of a triangle. Seal along the fold. Now place this cone between your thumb and index finger and place a ball of the stuffing inside. Wet your finger and run it along the edges of the dough with water and seal to enclose the stuffing.
Press the ends firmly so that the filling does not come out during the deep frying process. Prepare with the rest of the dough in the same manner.
Heat enough oil in a wide vessel to deep fry the samosas. Heat the oil till hot but not piping hot. Reduce flame to low medium and drop 2-3 samosas into the oil slowly and deep fry them till golden brown, turning them carefully to the other side so that it cooks on all sides. Deep fry on low to medium heat and not piping hot oil.
Remove onto absorbent paper and serve warm over a cup of chai.

Note:

Its better to make samosas in batches. Roll out, stuff and deep fry 3-4 samosas at a time (batch-wise). While preparing the next batch of samosas, reduce the stove flame and carry out the process. When deep frying the next batch, see that the oil is hot enough to deep fry. Keep the prepared samosas covered through out the preparation process.

Samosa is an Indian delicacy but Nigerians love it so much!
It is now a constant feature at every party. Be sure to look for it in the small chops section and hurry because it is usually one of the first to disappear.
- See more at: http://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/small-chops/indian-samosa.html#sthash.6npG7PLX.dpuf

Samosa is an Indian delicacy but Nigerians love it so much!
It is now a constant feature at every party. Be sure to look for it in the small chops section and hurry because it is usually one of the first to disappear.
- See more at: http://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/small-chops/indian-samosa.html#sthash.6npG7PLX.dpuf

Father, 2 daughters die as vehicle plunges into Lagos lagoon -

 LAGOS — Three members of the same family died early, yesterday, in Lagos as the vehicle in which they were travelling plunged into Ikota river on Lekki-Epe expressway. The accident, which occurred at about 1: 00 am, less than 50 metres from the second toll gate, claimed the lives of father and two daughters, while the wife, who sustained serious injuries, is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.  Vanguard gathered that driver of the vehicle, a Toyota 4 Runner Sports Utility Van, SUV, with registration LAGOS DN 866 JJJ, was trying to avoid an articulated vehicle when he veered off the road and plunged into the river. A source said the man and his two daughters died instantly, while the wife was rescued with serious injuries. It was learnt that the victims were flung into the river as soon as the vehicle hit the waters and this reportedly created a challenge for the rescue team in recovering their bodies.  Officials of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Lekki Concession Company, LCC, and Lagos State Ambulance Services, LASAMBUS, were seen at the accident scene at about 9:00 am recovering the vehicle from the river, after the victims had been taken to the mortuary.  An official of LASEMA, who craved anonymity, confirmed three deaths and one survivor, explaining that the accident occurred because the driver of the SUV tried to avoid an articulated vehicle close to Ikota river bridge and, thereafter, plunged into the river.  One of the front tyres of the SUV pulled off as a result of impact of the crash. Though the accident occurred very early in the morning, the scene attracted a huge crowd of onlookers, with accompanying traffic gridlock. -

Vanguard........

MAN THREATEN TO COMMIT SUICIDE ON VALANTINES' DAY

A 57-year old man, Denis Amayo, has threatened to commit suicide on Valentine’s Day (14 February) should Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State fail to pay his eight-month pension arrears.
Amayo who addressed journalists in Benin this morning, said he served the state meritoriously for 35 years in the Ministry of Agriculture and retired in August last year.
A document he tendered showed that he joined the then Bendel State Ministry of Agriculture on July 7, 1978 and retired as a field overseer last year.
He said the death of his father whose corpse is in the mortuary, necessitated his demand for the payment of his pension arrears.
“I am my father’s first born. It will be immoral of me to task my younger ones to bring money for his burial while I cannot bring anything for the burial,” he stated.
In his hand-written petition to Governor Oshiomhole, the Igbanke-born father of four said the state was owing him “eight months pension arrears,” adding “please sir, pay me before February 14, 2014. I lost my father, otherwise, I will commit suicide.”
He warned that should the governor failed to pay him, he will sacrifice his life to raise awareness for other pensioners owed several months of unpaid pensions.

PMNEW

Today is Facebook's 10th anniversary.

Read  Mark Zuckerberg's words and wish facebook happy birthday!

It's been an amazing journey so far, and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. It's rare to be able to touch so many people's lives, and I try to remind myself to make the most of every day and have the biggest impact I can.

People often ask if I always knew that Facebook would become what it is today. No way.

I remember getting pizza with my friends one night in college shortly after opening Facebook. I told them I was excited to help connect our school community, but one day someone needed to connect the whole world.

I always thought this was important -- giving people the power to share and stay connected, empowering people to build their own communities themselves.

When I reflect on the last 10 years, one question I ask myself is: why were we the ones to build this? We were just students. We had way fewer resources than big companies. If they had focused on this problem, they could have done it.

The only answer I can think of is: we just cared more.

While some doubted that connecting the world was actually important, we were building. While others doubted that this would be sustainable, you were forming lasting connections.

We just cared more about connecting the world than anyone else. And we still do today.

That's why I'm even more excited about the next ten years than the last. The first ten years were about bootstrapping this network. Now we have the resources to help people across the world solve even bigger and more important problems.

Today, only one-third of the world's population has access to the internet. In the next decade, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to connect the other two-thirds.

Today, social networks are mostly about sharing moments. In the next decade, they'll also help you answer questions and solve complex problems.

Today, we have only a few ways to share our experiences. In the next decade, technology will enable us to create many more ways to capture and communicate new kinds of experiences.

It's been amazing to see how all of you have used our tools to build a real community. You've shared the happy moments and the painful ones. You've started new families, and kept spread out families connected. You've created new services and built small businesses. You've helped each other in so many ways.

I'm so grateful to be able to help build these tools for you. I feel a deep responsibility to make the most of my time here and serve you the best I can.

Thank you for letting me be a part of this journey.

Police nab 22-yr-old for cloning Egba monarch’s facebook -

Police nab 22-yr-old for cloning Egba monarch’s facebook -

LAGOS—A middle-aged man, Gani Akinmade, has been arrested by operatives of the Special Fraud Unit, Milverton, Ikoyi, Lagos, for allegedly   cloning the identity of the  Alake of Egbaland on facebook, with an attempt to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.  The Commissioner of Police SFU, Tunde Ogunsakin, in a statement said the unit received a complaint on  July 22, 2013, where it was alleged that between May 3 and 22, 2013, a frausdster with phone number 08096897566 opened a facebook account with the name of HRM Oba Micheal Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, the Alake of Egbaland and attempted to swindle one Olubukola Awofeso, a UK resident whom he met on social network facebook, of  N300,000.00.  The suspect was also said to have attempted to lure the victim to partner in a business of supplying 300 transformers valued at more than N1 billion. The said Gani Akinmade is 22-year-old and a native of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State.  A drop-out of Tai Solarin College of Education, Ijebu-Ode. He confessed to the crime but stated that he conspired with one Seyi Lewis and Ifeanyi to perpetrate the fraud. -

Culled from Vanguard.