EGMIN JOURNAL

Have you ever thought of why the sale of toffees has decreased over time? What do you see when you go to the provision stores and the market to buy your stuffs. This were the questions in mind while walking on the streets of Accra. Do you also know about the locally manufactured toffee in Ghana? In front of every provision shop in Accra there is the sale of a local toffee which most people find pleasure in eating. Baked clay commonly known as Ayilo in Ga and Shele in Twi is a local toffee craved from betonites and prepared in different part of the country which comes in different shapes and smell. Ayilo in Ghana is baked clay, mostly eaten by pregnant mothers; many women who aren’t pregnant also consume it making it a big business! According to research, eating clay is a global practice that has existed among humans since their evolution from primitive, and one that continues today among traditional ethnic groups as well as numerous animal species. The practice of eatin...

  FORBEARANCE AND LOVE 2015              Waiting for the last interviewer, she walked straight to the seat with a smile. Hello good morning panelist, she greeted. Hello dear, just to raise my heard to catch the sight of a person I least expected, with a gaze, I remembered all the painful things she had caused me. Paulina is a friend, I knew in senior high school, somebody I could give my life for, a very close friend I loved with my whole being. She never realized my love and all the sacrifices I did for her but paid me back so bitterly that almost ended my life. I never wished her dead but she did. She reacted the way she did some years back based on jealousy of wanting everything I have. The awful things she said led to my dismissal in school which nearly ended my dad’s life. Anger and hatred of revenge was so full within that, I wanted to pay her back and ask why she hated me that much, but ...