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The unemployment bug in Nigeria seems to be driving some people indeed some youths crazy on how to tame the malaise that has adversely exacerbated the socio-economic fabrics and damnably harmed the psyche of humans. While some youths are deep-necked in perpetrating crimes thus disconcerting themselves and the society as a whole, some creative ones are ingeniously thinking out of the box on how to add value to themselves and the larger society. Though President Muhmmadu Buhari recently in London passed a damning verdict that some Nigerian youths are lazy, which the statement to a large extent holds water, other…

Every human being has different metabolism system and immunity. The difference between these body’s organs is affected by the quality of food intake and the nutrition contents of it that the person consumes every day. This is also how it works for those who suffer from Anemia. They need to constantly consume food with minerals in it to smooth the process of haemoglobin forming in their blood. Anaemia and Its Symptoms Anaemia is a condition which decreases the haemoglobin level inside the blood. Haemoglobin is one of the proteins that bring oxygen to the red blood cells. Haemoglobin in those…

Eastern Obolo leaders in Akwa Ibom State have vented anger over infrastructural neglect of the area by the Federal Government despite their enormous contributions in oil and gas exploration to the economic well-being of the country. Leading the pack, Victoria Tallick, the Chairman of Eastern Obolo local government area, represented by the Vice chairman, Daniel Loveday Ekujok expressed their anger over neglect of the area by the government being a major`producer of on-shore and off-shore crude oil. Tallick who stated this Thursday when members of National Assembly Committee on Oil and Gas led by Senator Bassey Albert visited oil-bearing communities…

The Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja on Friday varied a Senior Magistrate Court’s order and remanded Senator Dino Melaye at the National Hospital, Abuja under the custody and supervision of the police. Justice Nasir Ajanah, the Kogi State Chief Judge, gave the interim order in his ruling on two motions filed by the prosecution and the defendant challenging the ruling on Friday in Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two separate motions urged the court to vary the May 3, Lokoja Senior Magistrate Court’s ruling, which ordered the remand of the embattled senator in police…

Emmanuel Amuneke, former Nigeria international is named by FIFA, World football governing body as a member of their technical study group for the Russia 2018 World Cup. The 1996 Olympic Games soccer gold winner in Atlanta assisted Manu Garba in 2013 to win the FIFA U17 World Cup in Dubai. In 2015, the former Zamalek of Egypt star headed the U17 Golden Eaglets coaching crew to retain the global silverware in Chile, drawing the attention of FIFA with Eaglets extraordinary scintillating play. “I’ve been notified. We’re filing the papers and I must commend FIFA for recognising me with such responsibility,”…

In what appeared like a departure from its hard stance on Christianity, Saudi Arabia, a top Islamic country in the world, has agreed with Vatican City to build churches for her Christian citizens, Breitbart reports. Already, Saudi Arabia has reportedly entered into a joint agreement with the Vatican to build churches for Christians living in the officially Muslim nation. Reports say the agreement was signed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdel Karim Al-Issa, the secretary general of the Muslim World League and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue in the Vatican. Breitbart, quoting Egypt Independent newspaper,…

The National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) is growing in leaps daily feeding about 7.6 million school children in 22 states across the country, Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President has said. Osinbajo stated this Friday in Akure during an interactive session with beneficiaries of the NHGSFP and inspection of the N-Power Programme at Alagbaka Estate Primary School, Akure. He said the purpose of NHGSFP was to ensure that children in public primary schools across the country have at least one good meal daily. Meanwhile, the vice president, who had lunch with the pupils, maintained that the meal would improve the…

Story at-a-glance Pumpkin seeds are nutritional powerhouses wrapped up in a very small package, with a wide variety of nutrients ranging from magnesium and manganese to copper, protein and zinc. They contain a wide array of beneficial plant compounds known as phytosterols and free-radical scavenging antioxidants, which can give your health an added boost. Pumpkin seeds may benefit your heart, liver and immune system, help fight diabetes, and offer unique benefits for men’s prostate health and women’s relief of menopause symptoms as well. If you’re in the mood for a chewy snack that doubles as a phenomenal health food, look…

A senior lecturer in the Nigerian public university has emphasized that the existence of free and independent press is sine qua non for a free society. Dr. Nsikak Idiong, a senior lecturer in the Department of Communication Arts, University of Uyo, who stated this Friday, May 4 at the celebration of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, said “Those who wish to see a free and prosperous socity but do not wish to see a free press are like those aquaphobes who like to dive into a swimming pool but do not want to get wet.” Idiong, while presenting a…

What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘bell pepper’? It has shape like papaya and has various types in colour and the taste is a bit spicy. Bell peppers are usually used as an ingredient in cooking. Well, many people are still mistaken if bell pepper is a vegetable, but you know it is actually a fruit. Bell pepper has many types, such as red, green, orange, yellow, and purple peppers. Bell pepper, also known as sweet pepper, is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. It has many benefits for health but the most phenomenal…