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Nigerians indeed consumers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol have to brace up for crushing hardships and sufferings following a revelation that scarcity of the product may persist till June 2019. Expectedly, cost of transport fares would go up with spiraling inflationary effects on prices of goods and services to be borne by the teeming consumers and users. Of course, in Nigeria no price increase is reversed at any time. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources speaking in Abuja Thursday said the current fuel scarcity may persist till June 2019, when government and private refineries…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of using “Fulani herdsmen to wage silent genocidal jihad” on Christians in the country. On a weekly basis, Fulani herdsmen armed with sophisticated but outlawed  guns have been slaughtering people mostly farmers and poor rural dwellers in Benue, Kogi, Edo, Kwara, Kaduna and Adamawa States, among others. Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, who made the allegation Thursday, noted that 120 innocent persons have been slaughtered by the herdsmen. In a tweet via his social media handle, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain noted that herdsmen “killed innocent souls” like “point-and-kill catfish.” He wrote:…

Persistent unrest appears on Kenya’s political horizon following confirmation that plans for the counter swearing-in of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who heads the National Super Alliance (NASA), are complete. Senator Siaya Senator James Orengo, who confirmed the swearing-in will go ahead, stated that the opposition is determined to see Odinga take the country’s top leadership, urging opposition supporters not to despair over delays in swearing in Odinga, Kenya’s Standard newspaper reports. “Raila will be sworn in and those who think he will not are dreaming. This is the year of change in Kenya and that change will be realised…

At least, 51 persons have perished in a catastrophic bus crash in Peru, making it one of the deadliest vehicle accidents in the nation’s history. Peru’s Health Ministry announced Wednesday that all the bodies had been recovered from the wreckage of the bus that plunged over a cliff onto a rocky beach. The bus ran off a narrow stretch of highway known as the “Devil’s Curve” after colliding with a tractor trailer Tuesday about 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of Lima. Six survivors were taken to hospitals. The crash’s death toll now equals that of a 2013 accident which had…

La Liga leaders Barcelona received a record 146.2 million euros ($175.6 million) last season from television rights, figures from La Liga show, earning seven million euros more than champions Real Madrid. The 20 clubs in Spain’s top flight took in 1.247 billion euros, rising from 1.237 billion from the previous year, with Barca earning an extra 6.2 million than the year before. The income is distributed according to results in the last five years, explaining why Barca, champions in 2013, 2015 and 2016, earned more than Real, who won the title last season for the first time since 2012. Real…

Are you feeling cold? Don’t sweat it. There are 10 top foods that help in nourishing and revitalising your body, thus giving your immune system a serious boost in the process. Combine with plenty of sleep and exercise for maximum effect. 1) Red Peppers The jury is out on whether vitamin C consumption directly aids the curing of the common cold, but what has been proven is that dosing up on the antioxidant can significantly reduce the symptoms, strengthening the skin – your body’s first line of defence – and increasing antibody production. Red bell peppers contain almost twice the…

North Korea reopened a long-closed border hotline with South Korea on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to mock the North’s leader by saying he has a “bigger and more powerful” nuclear button than he does. The North’s decision to open the border phone line came a day after South Korea proposed high-level discussions amid a tense standoff over North Korea’s missile and nuclear programmes. That followed North Korean leader Kim Jong UN’s New Year address in which he said he was open to speaking with the South and would consider sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics…

Monday, October 23, 2017 marked the 530th day since Buhari administration increased the petrol pump price from N87 to N145 per litre. It was ex-President Goodluck Jonathan who had jacked it to N87 a litre. From time to time, the price adjustment became a regular decimal by different administrations just to woo gullible Nigerians to their whims. The solution to price increment is not in sight as demand-supply quotient together with perceived interest of government and other major players in the petroleum industry. However, statistics show that about 40 million litres of petrol are consumed daily in the country. From…

Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or simply ginger, is widely used as a spice or a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual stems about a meter tall bearing narrow green leaves and yellow flowers, according to Wikipedia. Ginger helps treat a range of conditions. It also helps in food seasoning. In fact, it is in high demand in Nigeria. Other uses include treating stomach problems—motion sickness, morning sickness, colic, upset stomach, gas, diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), nausea, nausea caused by cancer treatment, nausea caused by HIV/AIDS treatment, nausea and vomiting after surgery.…

Good look is a natural endowment, but innate qualities are rare personality traits unique to a person. These traits attract some women to men and other men to women. This piece takes a hard look at seven of the “ideal types” of males that magnetise women to them. Fox News reports that the appealing ones help women to understand what they are looking for in men. 1.      The intelligent one He instigates conversations that are intellectually stimulating, and listens to what she has to say in response. He makes her laugh with his clever sense of humour, and has an…