The people of Degema are linguistically and culturally distinct from their Kalabari neighbours (The Kalabari people speak Kalabari, an Eastern Ijo language spoken in the Akuku Toru and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas of Rivers State.
As of first ceremony Nomi Ansari was honored at 1st Hum Awards ceremony 2012 for his spectacular fashion achievements of outlet & symbol DNA-Diffusion By Nomi Ansari.
Due to the crisis this precipitated, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo called Asari and the leader of the NDV, Ateke Tom to Abuja for peace talks which were in large part a failure.
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Kong also appeared on two episodes of Monday Night Raw and was victorious in both bouts, including one vicious bout where she broke the nose of Chaparita Asari.
Boyloaf soon rose to prominence in the ranks of MEND due to his expert commanding skills and was ranked 3rd highest in the ranks of MEND after Dokubo-Asari and Henry Okah.