How to make Pop Corn at Home

home made popcorn

Making your own popcorn at home is fast and easy. All you need is corn grains ( that can pop), butter or vegetable oil, sugar and a cooking pot that has a thick base.

Make sure you purchase popcorn grains. Not all corn grains are suitable for popcorn.

Procedure for making popcorn

Put butter the size of a teaspoon into the cooking pot ,place it on a cooker and melt on medium heat.

Next, put in some popcorn grains and use a spoon to mix with the melted butter. 

popcorn mixed with melted butter

Cover the pot and wait for all the corn grains to pop.

Switch off the cooker, open the pot cover and add sugar to the popcorn and stir gently.

sugar added to popcorn

Popcorn is ready to be served.

Further Notes on making popcorn

Make sure you cover the pot while corn is looking otherwise the popcorn will fall to the ground.

Use low to medium heat to cook your popcorn otherwise it might get burnt.

After  all the corn has popped, switch off the cooker before adding sugar and mixing with the popcorn. Otherwise the sugar will melt and then burn giving your popcorn a burnt taste.

Don’t put too many corn grains in the pot. The amount of grains you put should barely cover the base of the cooking pot

10 Top Free Games for Your Android Phone

Tennis Clash

Tennis clash game

A very interesting and addictive game. It is only playable online but you play with real people. Your internet connection needs not to be all that fast but it should be 4G. The more you play, the more you get items to upgrade your players. To fast track the development of your players you can purchase upgrade items. Download size:134 MB

Asphalt 9

Asphalt 9 mobile game

A very brilliant car racing game with good graphics comparable to that on a PS3. Very easy controls, you will love it. You can race with computer controlled opponents or with real opponents online. It is free to download from the  Google Play Store. Its download size is about 2.6 GB.

Ping Pong Fury

ping pong game

A table tennis game on your mobile phone. It is like real table tennis and very fast.You can play with PC opponents or real opponents online. Download size: 145 MB

Angry Birds 2

Angry birds game

The Angry Birds game has been around for a while. It’s a very brilliant, high quality game and now much improved. There are many versions of this game . Go to the Play Store and download the one you want. Download size: 239MB

Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart tour

A Kart racing game of Super Mario and friends. Can be very addictive. You can also play with opponents online. Needs web connectivity to play.

Download size: 123MB

Cross Fire: Offline Shooting

Cross fire mobile game

Shooting, war and gun duel games are getting better on phones. Cross fire is one of them.  It’s a brilliant 3D shooting game and very easy to play.. There are many versions of this game available on PlayStore. 

Download size: 328 MB.

NBA 2K Mobile Basketball

NBA 2k basket ball game

This is a high quality basketball game that will take your phone processors to the limit. The graphics and game play is stunning. It looks  like you are playing basketball on a PSP, PS3 or PS4. The game is easy to learn and play.

Download size: over 1GB

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat mobile game

Mortal Kombat is now on mobile with graphics comparable to that on a PS3. It is also easy to play. If you are a mortal Kombat fan, you know that playing it on your mobile phone is much more convenient.

Download size: 1.4GB

 Millionaire Trivia

Millionaire Trivia mobile game

Everybody wants to be a millionaire. The world wide popular TV  question and answer game show has its game version on PlayStore. The money in the game version is not real money.

Download size: 80MB

Real Boxing 2:

Real Boxing 2 mobile game

One of the best boxing games on mobile. Real Boxing 2 is an improved version of the original game. 

Download size: 682MB

All games described in this article are downloadable from Google PlayStore free of charge. If you search for a particular game and it doesn’t show up on Google PlayStore, then that game cannot be installed on your phone due to incompatibility. However you can search for the game outside of PlayStore and download.

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How to Apply for Nigerian Passport Online

Nigerian Passport

To apply for your Nigerian Passport online just go to;

https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/

and follow the prompts.

The application process is easy and it involves the following steps;

  • Fill the form and select a passport processing centre.
  • Choose a payment option and make a payment.
  • Book an appointment for biometric enrolment.
  • Proceed for enrolment on your scheduled date.
  • Wait for Passport pick-up notification (via SMS).

A form will be presented to you to fill in the type of passport you want. After successfully filling your information, the amount to pay will be shown.

To know the total amount your application will cost, you can use the quick tools app located within the webpage to determine the amount to pay.

Cost of different types/sizes of Nigerian Passport. (Official prices)

Passport with 32 pages and 5 year validity:  ₦25,000

Passport with 64 pages and 5 year validity: ₦35,000

Passport with 64 pages and 10 year validity: ₦70,000

Information / documents you may need depending on your circumstances 

  • National Identification Number. NIN .
  • Local Government letter of identification.
  • Birth certificate / age declaration.
  • Recent colour passport photographs taken with white background.
  • Guarantor’s form sworn to before a commissioner of Oaths / Magistrate /  High Court Judge.
  • Parents’ letter of consent for minors under 16 years.
  • Marriage certificate where applicable.
  • Police report incase of lost passport.

Visa types Offered by the United States.

Type of Visa Function
AFor foreign government officials
A-2, NATO 1-6Military personnel of a foreign country
B-1Athletes competing for prize money
Business Visitors
Nannies and domestic employees
B-2Visitors/Tourists, Visitors for medical treatment.
BCCMexican border crossing
CTransit in US
Dcrew members serving on aircrafts
E1&E2Treaty traders and investors
E3Australian professionals and special workers
F1Academic students
F2Dependents of F1 visa holders
G1-G5, NATODesignated international employees and NATO
H1-B





Physicians and highly specialised occupations requiring specific industry knowledge
H2-ATemporary workers for seasonal agriculture
H2-BTemporary workers for non-agricultural professions
H3Primarily non-employment training programs
H1-CNurse travelling to areas that have shortage of health care professionals
IJournalists and information media representatives
JExchange visitors, international cultural exchange visitors
J-1Au- pairs exchange visitors.
Professors, teachers, scholars as exchange visitors
J-2Children of J-1 Visa under the age of 21 years
K-1 Fiance
LIntra company transferees
M-1 For Vocational students
M-1Dependants of M-1 holder
O-1Foreign nationals possessing excellent abilities in the field of art and science
Pfor artists, entertainers and athletes
Qfor international, cultural exchange visitors
Rreilgious workers
TN/TDMexican and Canadian NAFTA professional workers
T-1human trafficking victims
U-1Victims of crime, criminal activities

How to make Puff Puff snack

Puff puff

Puff puff is a very popular snack and very easy to make.

What you need to make Puff Puff:

Flour

Yeast

Sugar

Warm water

Salt ( optional)

Pepper/spicing (optional)

Vegetable oil

Frying pan

Cooker.

Quantities of ingredients

3 cups of flour will need ½ cup of sugar, one tablespoon of yeast, half teaspoon of salt and also half teaspoon of spicing.

Procedure.

Put about 3 cups of flour in a bowl. Add sugar, yeast and spicing. Mix the combination with warm water until a thick paste is produced. Cover it with foil paper and you can place it in a warm oven for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes the mixture should have risen. Put a frying pan on the cooker and let it heat up the oil. With a scoop spoon or your hand, put small lumps of the flour mixture into the frying pan. Let them fry until their colour changes to brown red. There you are, you have just made your own delicious puff puff.