A new study has found that artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) could lead to vascular diseases, local media reported on Saturday. According to the study published on Thursday in the journal, Stroke, drinking over two ASBs a day could increase the risk of all types of stroke. The result was based on an analysis of over […]
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Jane Eleodi, a clinical dietician, says pregnant women who regularly eat date fruits will have reduced need for induced labour. Eleodi, who is a nutritionist with JSPRINGS Nutrition and Dietary Health, Nature Support Ltd Lagos, said dates have been studied for their potentials to ease late-term labour in pregnant women. “Eating these fruits throughout the last […]
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Mexican mobster and drug baron Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was found guilty Tuesday by a New York jury of crimes spanning a quarter of a century as head of one of the world’s most powerful drugs gangs. The 61-year-old former head of the Sinaloa cartel — famed for his brazen escapes from Mexican prisons — […]
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Childish Gambino, also known as Donald Glover, shone in absentia at the 61st Grammy awards on Sunday. The creator of ‘This is America’ won four awards — including record and song of the year — but failed to attend the award ceremony. ‘This Is America’ also became the first hip-hop recording to win the song […]
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Two Nigerian singers, Adekunle Gold and Falz have reacted to the trending rape case that allegedly happened in De-Lankaster hotel in Lekki Phase One, Lagos. Recall that an unnamed 23-year-old girl was reportedly raped some days ago by the duo of Razaq Oluwaseun Oke and Don-Chima George at DeLankaster Hotel, Lekki, Phase one, Lagos. The duo, […]
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A 6-year-old boy beheaded in Saudi Arabia, has triggered a public outrage, after his parent was accused of practicing the wrong form of Islam. The boy was attacked with a piece of broken glass in front of his screaming mum, a campaign group has claimed. The child and his mum were allegedly approached while visiting […]
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The Ogun State police command has arrested a 35-year-old Islamic cleric, Jamiu Olasheu, and three others for being in possession of a human skull. The public relations officer of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known to journalists on Monday. He said a police patrol team from Agbara division, who were on routine patrol, accosted […]
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Seun Kuti, the Afrobeat singer, and son of the late legend, Fela, has been listed as one of the performers at the 61st Grammy Awards. Seun Kuti, who was nominated for Best World Music Album will perform with Malian singer/songwriter, Fatoumata Diawara, at the award’s Premiere Ceremony on February 10. A statement on the […]
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An ongoing research is trying to find the reasons for the high rate of prostate cancer among black men. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer and sixth leading cause of cancer deaths among men globally. According to the American Cancer Society, the rates are much higher in African-American men compared to other racial […]
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A UN expert investigating the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has met his fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, in Turkey. Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, had already met Istanbul’s chief prosecutor Irfan Fidan on Tuesday. Khashoggi’s fiancée, Cengiz, was waiting outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, […]
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