Not many people eat it, but that is because they are ignorant of its numerous health benefit. Call it the wonder fruit, and one will not be far from it. Truly, Cucumber which belongs to the same plant family as squash, pumpkin, and watermelon, can help to avoid nutrient deficiencies that are widespread. Like watermelon,…
UPN Picks Female Presidential Candidate
The Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, has picked a female motivational speaker, Helen Godswill, from Delta State, as its Presidential candidate for the 2015 general elections. Abdulrasheed Gusau from Zamfara State was chosen as her running mate. The party, which also released a list of 13 governorship candidates for the election with a promise to…
Pakistani School Attack: Woman, Four Others Arrested
Four suspects, including a woman, were arrested from southern Punjab’s Hasilpur area in connection with Tuesday’s carnage in Peshawar that claimed the lives of more than 140 people. The four were tracked through a mobile SIM, which was reportedly used by terrorists during the attack on the military-run Army Public School. The SIM was registered…
Pakistan To Hang Convicted Militants
Prison authorities in Pakistan are set to hang convicted terrorists after the government lifted a six-year moratorium on executions, officials said. The decision follows the massacre of 135 school children and 12 others by Taliban gunmen at an army-run school in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday. Army Chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif signed the…
Fashola Presents Lagos Development Plan
Governor Babatunde Fashola has said that the continuous fall in crude oil price at the international market will not ground the Lagos State economy. The governor disclosed this on Tuesday, December 16 at the formal presentation of the state`s 2012-2025 Development Plan in Ikeja, the state capital. “Whatever happens to oil, the state will survive.…
School Massacre: Pakistan Declares Three-Day Mourning
The Pakistan government has declared a three-day mourning for the over 140 people, mostly children killed after an attack on a military school in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Prime Minister, called a multi-party conference in Peshawar on Wednesday to discuss the state’s response to the attack, the worst in Pakistan’s recent history.…
