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For a long time, since I was a child, Nigerians call a fruit with brown back, white juice and brown seeds the African apple . In my linguistic acquisition, I learnt that this African fruit is called Udala in my native language. As I had contact with the Yoruba language, I learnt that it is called agbalumo ; I don’t know if I got the spelling right. Well, this fruit can only be seen in Africa. This fruit is the product of a giant tree which usually grows near village squares in Igbo land. No one owns the tree, majority of the udala trees are not owned by anybody, but they are owned by everybody—the entire village. No one has the knowledge of the planter of these trees or how it was planted; however, the mystery behind it is how it usually grows near village squares. And because it is not owned by anybody, anyone can pick the fruit when it falls and eat it. The myth surrounding the existence of this tree is that it is a tree for children and for spirit children. What this me...

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Russia and Turkey are part of the Caucasian race. They are both situated near the continent of Europe, and they have shared historical events. Russia is bigger and more relevant in the international community than Turkey. These two countries had worked together and had agreed on the same issues in their relation, but they have also differed in some issues. Slavic (Russian) and Turkic (Turkish) people have been in contact for hundred of years. The Turks were separated from Russia by the Black Sea and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to the northwest and the Caucasus Mountains to the East. The Turks founded the Ottoman Empire and began to expand, the Russian founded the Russian Empire also and they also expanded. These two empires were on conflicting sides on some issues, most at times these issues were religious issues. They had disagreements and there was lack of trust between the two empires. This disagreement culminated to the two sides taking conflicting parts in the ev...

Kelvin Hart and Cuba Gooding are American actors; however, Kelvin Hart is more of a comedian than an actor. Cuba Gooding is majorly an actor. Cuba was born in New York in 1968 while Kelvin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As we had noted it earlier, Cuba is solely an actor. Kelvin Hart is an actor, writer, producer and a comedian. Kelvin Hart was raised in Philadelphia by his mother; his father was a cocaine addict. Cuba Gooding was raised in New York and Los Angeles mostly by his mother; his father was never really around to raise him up. Kelvin attended a tertiary institution while Cuba did not. Cuba’s first film is Coming to America . Cuba Gooding most successful role in a film is the role he played in the film Jerry Maguire ; he played a supporting role, and this gave him an Oscar in 1996. Kelvin Hart hasn’t been lucky or successful in the movie industry; however, his comedy tours have really been successful. Cuba Gooding has starred in many good films than Kelvin...

Chidinma was born in Ketu, Lagos State while Yemi Eberechi Alade was born in Abia State. Yemi is a graduate of University of Lagos and Chidinma is an undergraduate of the University of Lagos. Chidinma grew up in Lagos, she is Igbo, but she can speak Yoruba very well. Alade grew up in Abia, she is Yoruba, but she can speak Igbo very well. Chidinma won the third edition of MTN Project Fame West Africa reality TV show. Yemi Alade did not go for any reality TV show. Chidinma hit song “Kedike” was released in 2011 and it shook the country and other parts of Africa. Yemi’s hit song “Johnny” was leaked in 2013 and it shook the country and other parts of Africa. Yemi won the MTV African Music Award in the Best Female Category; she has also been nominated in a whole lot of others. Chidinma has won the KORA awards in the Best West African Female Category; she has also won and has been nominated for a whole lot of other awards. Chidinma is the “good girl” of Nigerian Music Industry; Ye...

This year has not come to an end, but there are not much days left for this year to pack up and die. The management of Better Times blog has decided to compile the list of the top ten most popular Nigerians in this current year that will soon expire. The reader of this article and list should know that this list solely belongs to the blog and is the blog’s knowledge of the happenings and events of this year. 2015 will always be remembered for years to come. History was made in Nigeria, and indeed, Africa. It had its ugly side and the beautiful side. Nigerians witnessed what they had never witnessed before, and there have been the very ugly sides. These men and women on this list are here because of the popularity their doings or scandals evoked in the country. Few of them had scandals, others achieved something worthwhile. A reader should note that he is not subjected to believe in this list. 10. Orji Uzor Kalu He is a wealthy man and a politician from the South East, Ni...