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Cucumber is a part of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae along with watermelon. It is made up of 95% water. Cucumber is ideal because they are naturally low in calories, fat, sodium and cholesterol. Here are 3 ways Cucumber helps our…

Twitter is shutting down its video service, Vine, in the coming months. This announcement comes on the heels of the social media giant laying off 9% of its staff in a bid to cut costs. Twitter did not disclose why it was shutting down…

On Thursday, President Barrack Obama announced the release of 98 non-violent prisoners, bringing his clemency number to a total of 872 since he became president. The individuals granted clemency on Thursday were imprisoned for drug…

Disney is in negotiations to star Kevin Hart in its upcoming family Christmas comedy: "Dashing Through the Snow." Accorsing to The Hollywood Reporter, the story tells of a New York City detective who is a workaholic and has a strained…

Exxon Mobil, a US-based oil corporation, said on Thursday that it had discovered up to one billion barrels of oil in its Owowo field, offshore Nigeria. The oil major said it was “a significant discovery with a potential recoverable…

An NGO, APURIMAC ITALY Project says it has trained over 5,000 youths and women in different vocational skills in Plateau over the last seven years. Ms Ilaria Orlandi, the Project Manager, made the disclosure in Jos on Thursday during the…

The European Union (EU) has said over 22,500 illegal migrants from Nigeria crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe between January and September 2016 as against 23,000 in 2015. The Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation in Nigeria,…

A 4 year-old pupil, David Jacob, has been killed in a Nursery and Primary school located in Kado/Life Camp area of the Federal Capital Territory after the walls of his school collapsed on him. According to the Vanguard Newspaper, the…

Google has trained 500,000 Africans on digital skills, six months after announcing the plan to train one million people from the continent. The announcement, which was made alongside the launch of its new online training portal for…

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have only been available for less than a month, but there are rumors that the company intends to roll out new sets of smartphones next year. According to Nikkei Asian Review, Apple will launch three iPhone models…

The social media company, Twitter, has reaffirmed its strategy to drive growth after failing to find a buyer, by cutting 9% of its workforce. According to Chief Executive Jack Dorsey, “We see a significant opportunity to increase growth…

American pop star Mariah Carey has been reportedly dumped by her billionaire businessman fiancé, James Packer. The pair, who became engaged in January after a whirlwind romance of less than a year, have split up due to Mariah’s excess…

Simi and Falz, who over the weekend released pictures that made the pair look like a couple, have finally let the cat out of the bag with what has been brewing between them by releasing an EP titled, 'Chemistry.' Fans, who kept speculating…

Additional Camps have been provided for the hosting of 2016 Batch ‘B’ Orientation camp, for corps members deployed to states with security challenges. The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Sulaiman Kazaure, has praised the…

The EiE Nigeria Conference on New Media, Citizens and Governance goes on as scheduled with Bobrisky still on its panel. https://twitter.com/EiENigeria/status/791398510251937792 The Rights and Responsibilities seminar which created a…

Computers Registration Professionals Council of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to properly fund the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector to enhance job creation. Mr Tunde Ezichi, President and Chairman of the…

A bill to reform Nigerian prisons on Wednesday passed second reading at the floor of the Senate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill was sponsored by senators Oluremi Tinubu (APC-Lagos) Shaba Lafiagi (APC-Kwara) and…

A 32-year-old father has been found guilty of killing his 3-year-old son by force-feeding him a porridge-like mixture of bread and cereal. The father from North West London was found guilty by majority verdicts of manslaughter and…

MGTOW which stands for Men Going Their Own Way is basically a statement of self-ownership and saying that (as a man) only you have the right to decide what your goals in life should be. Members of the MGTOW (pronounced migtow) community…

Gambia has announced that it has withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. The announcement was made on Tuesday after similar decisions had been taken by South Africa and Burundi. According to The Guardian UK, Gambia accused…

Legendary photographer Jonathan Mannion arrives in Lagos for the Hennessy Artistry 2016. Jonathan Mannion who is a noted photographer and film director is in Lagos for 6 days to capture Nigeria's hip-hop industry whilst sharing his…

Subomi Plumptre of Alder Consulting (a Consulting Firm owned by renowned speaker Leke Alder) who was scheduled to speak at a conference put together by EIE Nigeria has declined due to the inclusion of Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky on its…

Adele didn't say a "Hello" to Bruno Mars when they first met to work on her song "All I Ask." The "24K Magic" star recently admitted that he wasn't impressed with Adele from the moment they first met. He said this on a radio show…

Ciara and her NFL husband Russell Wilson are expecting their first child together. Ciara, who took to her Instagram page on her birthday to share the news wrote, "On this special birthday I received an abundance of love from friends…

A 12-year-old JSS2 student was sexually assaulted by one of her teachers, Enilolobo Olamilekan at Abogunleko area of Ikotun, Lagos. Olamilekan was said to have admitted that he lured the girl to his parent’s apartment at 17 Ayodele…

Apple’s profit has dropped by 19% in the past quarter due to a widely expected drop in iPhone sales, according to their official report on Tuesday. The company, which is the world’s biggest by market value, said its revenue in the fiscal…

The Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Sean Hoy, has attributed the seeming lack of sustainable development in the country to deceit and self-centeredness of some leaders. Speaking in Enugu on Tuesday during a donors’ round table organised…

FIFA has fined Spain’s Football Federation for breaking rules governing international transfer and registration of minors. The Spanish Federation had allowed Atletico and Real Madrid to sign underage players from other countries. The…

Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega has been named the first AIG Visiting Fellow of Practice by the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government. According to their website, the AIG…

A man jumped off an overpass in New Jersey while holding on to his two children. The man is reported to have died on the scene while the children — boys aged 2 and 4 — were taken to St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital with non-life-threatening…