Eat mangoes and ward off hypertension, cancer and obesity

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Another season of mangoes is here again and most people relish this seasonal fruit but how many of these people know the health benefits of eating mangoes? Mango fruit is known as the king of fruits and one of the most popular, nutritionally rich fruit with unique flavour, fragrance, taste, and heath promoting qualities making it a common ingredient in new functional foods often called “super fruits”. Mangoes are perfect to replenish salts, vitamins and energy after physical exercise.

The enzymes of the mango, such as magneferin, katechol oxidase and lactase, clean the bowel of the “filth” within and are an ideal antidote for all toxic effects inside the body. They provide also sufficient resistance to fight any germs and afflictions.

If I’m arrested, Nigeria will be histroy – Dokubo-Asari

                                         FORMER Niger Delta activist, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari

Leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has dared the House of Representatives and leaders of northern Nigeria to arrest him if they can.

Dokubo-Asari, who spoke with journalists on Wednesday evening in Abuja, said he stood by his words that there would be no peace if Jonathan is not reelected in 2015.

He was responding to calls by members of the House, Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State and northern leaders, saying the leaders were cowards if he was not arrested.

Air freshners: Healthy or deadly?

Air fresheners sell like hot cakes. Almost every other car on the road and at least two out of three homes use some form of air freshener.

But what kind of an effect can they have and are they all that bad? Is your air freshener secretly killing you? Are there any serious health effects to those sweet scented, aromatic accessories?

From solid, aerosol and plug-in varieties, domestic fragrances and odour neutralizers have received a bad reputation for their chemical stewpots. Environmental groups repeatedly warn against using many types of air fresheners, citing a list of pollutants that can threaten our health.

Former Super Falcon coach Jossy Lad passes on at 72

                                                         Jossy Lad

Former Super Falcon coach, Joseph Ladipo, popularly called Jossy Lad died on Thursday at his Kuola, Apata residence in Ibadan after a protracted illness..

The former Shooting Stars coach gave up the ghost at exactly 10:15am while having breakfast.

He received treatment for heart-related diseases for some weeks at the University College Hospital, Ibadan before he went back home on Friday.

Waje on Glo ambassador deal: ‘I’m grateful to God’

                                         *Waje
This could be described as a double blessing for the sensational singer, Waje who was recently unvieled as one of the new Glo ambassadors, a mouth-watering deal that came up few days after she launched her much talked about album.

Still basking in the euphoria of the excitement, the singer said, she is so grateful to God for the deal, adding that it is an indication that more blessings are coming her way before the end of this year.

“I am so grateful to God for this deal. It shows that more blessings are still coming my way. As for what I will do with the money, it is strictly my personal business,” she said.

Nigeria owes World Bank, AfDB $5.34bn

                                                  World Bank

Nigeria’s total indebtedness to the World Bank Group and African Development Bank has reached $5.34bn, our correspondent has gathered.

Information obtained from the Debt Management Office on Thursday showed that the country was indebted to the International Development Association, a lending arm of the World Bank Group, to the tune of $4.598bn.

It was also gathered that the country owed the African Development Bank Group $667.58m.

Why my music stands the test of time – Orits Wiliki

Orits Wiliki is a self-acclaimed Koleman revolutionaire who needs no introduction. He stormed the industry in the mid-80s with his album titled; Tribulation. He has gone on and on with amazing reggae sound tracks and his unique style of playing the talking drum with his songs.

The veteran reggae artiste embarked on self-imposed sabbatical spanning twenty years. He came back stronger as an artiste, a song writer, producer and performer 11 years ago and featured hip-hop artiste, Idris Abdulkareem on his ‘the Good, The Bad and The Ugly album. In this interview, he explains why his music stands the test of time among other issues raised by our reporter.

Lagos and FG’s unfolding CCTV contract scam

THE depth of corruption and incompetence that pervades Nigeria’s public service is on display once again in the unfolding Federal Government’s $430 million surveillance camera contract. Not only has the government wasted a huge sum on another failed project, it may be delaying a similar and more transparent project by the Lagos State Government. The National Assembly should not relent in its efforts to unravel the mess and bring culpable public officers to book.

David Moyes: Manchester United appoint Everton boss by 1 July on 6-year deal

Everton's David Moyes to join Man Utd from 1 July on 6-year deal, club says in statement to New York Stock Exchange

Premier League champions Manchester United have appointed Everton manager David Moyes as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Old Trafford.

Moyes, out of contract at the end of the season, leaves Everton after 11 years in charge at Goodison Park.

The 50-year-old Scot has agreed a six-year deal to replace Ferguson, who announced his retirement on Wednesday after 26 years at United.

Nigerian Civil war was unfortunate, everyone was a victim says Tinubu

Former Governor of Lagos State Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians not to take the country’s security for granted and that everyone was a victim of the Nigerian Civil War.

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu made these known Thursday at the public presentation of Lest I Forget: Memoirs of a Nigerian Career Diplomat, by Ambassador Oladapo Fafowora, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos.

ACN leader, Bola Tinubu and some ACN governors

Actress Ngozi Nwosu returns to Nigeria

The actress who left Nigeria on February 26th to the UK for a life saving medical treatment is back in Nigeria. She returned on Tuesday May 7th after undergoing kidney and heart transplant in a UK hospital. Her publicist says she's doing very well and will return to the UK in a few months time for check up.

Military aircraft crashes, explodes on Airforce runway

PORT HARCOURT – A NIGERIAN Air Force Parade helicopter crashed on the runway of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Thursday.

The incident which happened at about 10am resulted in the explosion of the aircraft minutes after the crash.

“The plane regularly engages in routine flight parade in the area, but this morning it crashed on the runway and started smoking. Suddenly a spell of explosions followed”, a civilian working for a servicing firm at the NAF Base narrated.

Mayhem averted in Jos as civil defence shoots two

Mayhem was averted in Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State when some officers of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps went berserk, shooting two people.

The two men identified as “Ali Abubakar, 25 years old, who was shot on his left leg and Ibrahim Abubakar, 30 years old was shot on his right arm. were said to be receiving treatment at the Air Force Military Hospital in Jos.

Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened at about 1pm on Wednesday, when the men resisted attempts by officers of the NSCDC,

Emir of Gummi dies at 75

Gusau -The Emir of Gummi in Zamfara, Alhaji Aliyu Abara, has died at the age of 75.

A statement by the Secretary to Zamfara Government, Alhaji Hassan Atto, said Abara died on Wednesday evening at Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, after a brief illness.

The statement, which was made available in Gusau on Thursday, however did not give details of the late Emir’s ailment.

Lampard keen on Mourinho return

LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard on Thursday welcomed speculation linking former manager Jose Mourinho with a return to Stamford Bridge and said it would be a positive move for the club.

Lampard was one of Mourinho’s key players during the Portuguese coach’s three-year spell at Chelsea, which came to an abrupt end in September 2007 when the manager left the club.

With Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez due to leave at the end of the season, Mourinho has been strongly linked with a return from Real Madrid, and Lampard says he would welcome the sight of his old mentor back at the club.