Florence- The Italian town on the river Arno

Florence – Italian town on the river Arno – the administrative center of the region of Tuscany. 

Florence was the richest financial and commercial center of medieval Europe. Dan Brown, in his book “Inferno”, and stressed the importance of this feature of the city. Also, Florence – the birthplace of the Renaissance. 

With its magnificent architecture, the Renaissance and the rich culture, the city is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 

In Florence there are many wonderful places that are of interest to tourists: art museums and galleries, including the Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, Basilica of San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapel, Cathedral.

 In addition, Florence is one of the legislators of Italian fashion. In the 16th century the city became the progenitor of the Opera. Here lived such famous people as: Giulio Caccini and Mike Francis.

Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

10 things you should know about Sao Time and Principe.

10 things you should know about Sao Time and Principe
  Sao Tome and Principe is officially known as the Democratic republic of Sao Time and Principe which is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea,off the  western equatorial coast of Central Africa.
These islands of Sao Tome and Principe were discovered by the Portuguese sometime between 1469 and 1471.
Before you embark on a journey to Sao Time and Principe, These are 10 basic things you should know.
1. The capital and the largest city in Sao Time and Principe is Sao Tome and the official language is Portuguese. Although other languages such as Forro,Angolar ,Principense are widely spoken ,English language is spoken by 4.6% of the total population.
2.Sao Time and Principe is a unitary ,semi presidential and republic state i.e It is governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme.Which simply means the government may create or abolish administrative divisions.There is an executive presidency and a separate head of government that leads the rest of the executive, who is appointed by the president and accountable to the legislature
3. They gained independence from the Portuguese on the 12th of July,1975.
4.With a population of 201,800 (2018 official estimate),Sao Tome and Príncipe is the second-smallest African sovereign state after Seychelles, as well as the smallest Portuguese-speaking country.
5.The people are predominantly of African and mestico descent, with most practicing Roman Catholicism.
6. The currency of Sao Time and Principe is Dobra.1 thousand Nigerian naira is equivalent to  69629 Sao Time and Principe Dobra.
7.Freedom of expression, guaranteed by the constitution, is also respected in practice.
The state runs the only radio and TV stations but no law forbids private broadcasting.
8. Sao Time and Principe is a tourist country with an actively working Agriculture and Petroleum sector.
9.Inflation of Sao Tome  andPríncipe is 7.9 with unemployment rate at 55%.
10.Potential sectors: includes energy, construction, finances, telecommunications, health, and education.

Igbo Ora- Twins capital of the world

Igbo Ora is located in the south western part of Nigeria. This town boasts of having the highest concentration of twins in the world.

The town which is popularly known as 'Twins Capital of the world once hosted a festival that attracts hundreds of sets of twins and this event according to residents has made the world to appreciate the importance of twins as special children and  gifts from God

According to records, there is hardly no household who doesn't have a set of twins.This is traced to the diet of women in the town which is
Ilasa [okra leaf] soup with yam and amala [cassava flour].

This is a theory that  is mainly believed by the residents as  fertility experts say there is no proven link between diet and the high birth rate and they also believe the gene for multiple births is in the region and this has been passed on from generation to generation.”

A study in 1972 and 1982 by British gynaecologist Patrick Nylander recorded an average of 45 to 50 sets of twins per 1 000 live births in the region.

Igbo Ora is located in Oyo State and the festival which is a celebration of culture and recognition of Ibeji (Twins)as special children is hosted by the Alaafin of Oyo.