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Ever wonder if there is any reason for you to spend your token on the agbalumo fruit except for it sometimes irresistible sweet taste and sour feel in the mouth. By the time you are done reading this column, you will more than just mouth utility as a reason to consume agbalumo The exotic fruit which has a chewable edible skin that ranges in color from green to orange, depending on the stage of ripeness. The tender, sweet inner flesh is off-white with seeds making the inner to look like a star-shaped fruit. This obviously shows where it got the nickname ‘star apple’. purple and white and has a star shape formed by seeds through the middle of the fruit. The beautiful fruit can be gotten mostly everywhere in Nigeria towards the end of November till later in March when it would have gone out of season. According to NurseRita, here are a few out of the countless benefits of African Cherry: Vitamins and Minerals Star apples serve as a good source of calcium, with each serv...

We eat alot of stuff we dont know how they work. So you've been told to avoid gluten. You immediately march to the bookstore and read books about it, or even worse, Googled it. After learning about what it means to be gluten free, you are now positive that you will never enjoy eating again. Or perhaps you have a child who has been diagnosed with celiacs. Whatever your reason, diving into the world of gluten-free food does not have to be scary. For everyone who has gone to the store to buy a N60 loaf of bread (if that tiny thing is even considered a loaf), and for all the mothers who are having a tough time keeping their children happy without doughnuts or cookies, this article is for you! The beginners guide to gluten-free happiness. First, begin by doing research. Make sure you fully understand what you should be avoiding. This is different for everyone so we won't go into depth here. The Celiac Disease Foundationhas a great guide for gluten-free living, as well as an in-de...

People say everyone is afraid of one thing or another but yet they can find a name for this fears. Here is a list of fears you can think of in the universe. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet your fears and know their names Cibophobia- Fear of food. Dikephobia: Fear of justice. Chrometophobia- Fear of money. Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors. Fear of looking into mirrors Aurophobia- Fear of gold. Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants. Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music. sportaldislexicartaphobia- Fear or hatred of visual art or painting Meningitophobia- Fear of brain disease. Menophobia- Fear of menstruation Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten. Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables. Laliophobia/Lalophobia- Fear of speaking. Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations. Glossophobia: Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general. Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms. Kenophobi...

You probably think water is the most abundant resources in our planet, that water ends thirst, water is necessary for cooking and bla bla bla.... Here is a list of those things you definitely don't know about this 70% occupier of our earth. 1. Roughly 70 percent of an adult’s body is made up of water and over 90 percent the cell protoplasm is the same. So we can literally say water is life. 2. At birth, water accounts for approximately 80 percent of an infant’s body weight. 3. A healthy person can drink about three gallons (48 cups) of water per day. 4.Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes an imbalance of water in the brain. 5. Water intoxication is most likely to occur during periods of intense athletic performance. Just when you think you need, you should think of walking away from water intoxication. 6.While the daily recommended amount of water is ei...

Recent statistical analysis comparing the ratio of sex prone to the dreaded EVD has shown that women are more "ebolarize" than the men. This is not only deduce medically but also logically. Although, both men and women are being hit by the disease, but the difference in who is getting the brunt of this outbreak is staggering. According to UNICEF, women account for 55 to 60 per cent of the 1,552 deaths from Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since May. However, reports say that health teams on the ground in Liberia report much higher numbers with women making up 75 per cent of the people who have been infected. Some are pointing to women’s penchant for nurturing as the main factor behind the disparity. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with an infected person’s blood, tissues and bodily fluids. It is not airborne. This, when coupled with the fact that women make up the majority of caregivers, is huge reason why the disease has hit females the hardest. E...

One Mrs Roseline Uzoamaka has been arrested by the Dutsen Alhaji Police Division of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, for brutalising her 14-year-old relative, Sarah (her sister-in-law). According to reports, Uzoamaka forced the teenager to sit on a burning electric cooker until the girl sustained severe burns in her private parts as a punishment for urinating on the bed last Saturday, August 23, at the family’s residence in Gwarimpa, Abuja. In her statement to the police, Uzoamaka confessed that she did this because some friends had advised her that the way to make her bedwetting sister-in-law recover from the problem was to make her sit on a hot stove. After the girl’s private part was affected by the heat, she was said to have been rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment the same day – where she’s still recuperating. The Abuja Police Command Public Relations Officer, Altine Daniel, confirmed the arrest saying, “Yes, the woman has been arrested. She told the police...