Some nutritionists and lifestyle experts have urged Nigerians to use palm oil instead of other vegetable oil due to its nutritional value. Olufunmilola Adewumi, chief nutritionist and head of the department at Shomolu General Hospital, told journalists in Lagos that palm oil contains linoleic acid (Omega 6), carotenoids (antioxidants), phytosterols, vitamin K, lauric and capric acids, and medium-chain triglycerides (anti-microbial and anti-fungal agents). The dietitian noted that palm oil has many health benefits over vegetable oil, which contains 15 per cent unsaturated fats, 50 per cent of mono-saturated fats, and 35 per cent polyunsaturated fats. Ms Adewumi said palm oil…
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Some nutritionists and lifestyle experts have urged Nigerians to use palm oil instead of other vegetable oil due to its nutritional value. Olufunmilola Adewumi, chief nutritionist and head of the department at Shomolu General Hospital, told journalists in Lagos that palm oil contains linoleic acid (Omega 6), carotenoids (antioxidants), phytosterols, vitamin K, lauric and capric acids, and medium-chain triglycerides (anti-microbial and anti-fungal agents). The dietitian noted that palm oil has many health benefits over vegetable oil, which contains 15 per cent unsaturated fats, 50 per cent of mono-saturated fats, and 35 per cent polyunsaturated fats. Ms Adewumi said palm oil…
On Monday, June 3, millions of Nigerians were without electricity after the national grid was shut down as part of a general strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the hike in electricity tariffs and the lack of consensus on a new minimum wage. The strike also hounded activities in critical sectors of the economy. Schools, businesses, hospitals, and airports were shut, and long queues returned to fuel stations. However, the NLC and TUC, on Tuesday, suspended their industrial action for five days after a meeting between the labour leaders and the federal government.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission have revealed that the Kaduna State House of Assembly was yet to report the alleged N423billion money laundering allegedly committed during the administration of former Governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai. Recall that the state Assembly had in April set up a 13-man panel, headed by the Deputy Speaker, Henry Danjuma, to probe El-Rufai’s administration over allegations of wanton misappropriation of the state funds. The ad-hoc committee was mandated to investigate all finances, loans and contracts awarded under the former governor. The probe by…
In a heartwarming encounter at the French Embassy in Abuja, an eight-year-old boy named Peter captured the admiration of many Nigerians when he respectfully turned down a significant cash gift from Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The incident unfolded on Monday when Awoniyi visited the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jean Francois Hasperue, to discuss sports partnership opportunities and the development of the Unicorn Football Academy in Ilorin. Uche Nworah, a blogger present at the embassy, narrated the story on Facebook on Tuesday. Peter had greeted Nworah and his colleagues politely while they waited for…
Aminu Jaji (APC-Zamfara) has purchased 3000 rams for distribution to his constituents and the All Progressives Congress (APC) executives, members and vulnerable households in the state. He announced this in a statement signed by the chairman of Jaji’s Coordinating Committee, Aliyu Abubakar, on Saturday. Mr Jaji represents the Kaura-Namoda/Birnin-Magaji federal constituency in the House of Representatives. According to the statement, Mr Jaji, the chairman of the House Committee on Ecological Funds, has also earmarked N250 million for distribution to individuals, orphans, and vulnerable groups across the state as Eid-el-Kabir welfare packages. Mr Jaji’s constituency, Kaura-Namoda, and Birnin Magaji LGAs will…
The police command in Katsina says it has succeeded in thwarting a kidnap attempt, killed three suspected bandits, and rescued all the kidnapped victims. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s spokesman, who disclosed this, said the incident occurred at Duya village, Maibakko ward, in Sabuwa Local Government Area (LGA). “On June 7, 2024, information was received at the Sabuwa Divisional Police Headquarters that armed bandits in their numbers, wielding dangerous weapons, attacked Duya village and kidnapped a number of women “Upon receipt of the report, promptly, the DPO of the divisional headquarters, CSP Aliyu Mustapha, in collaboration with members of the…
A 45-year-old woman was killed by a five-metre python while returning from her garden in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, local media reported on Saturday. The woman, a resident of Sidenreng Rappang district had told her husband on Thursday she was going to sell chilies to a collector. When she failed to return, her husband and relatives initiated a search, village head Suardi Rosi said. The next morning, a python was discovered near the woman’s abandoned belongings, Rosi said. Villagers, accustomed to the presence of these formidable predators, killed the snake and cut it open, revealing the woman’s body inside, the village…
Nigerians are criticising the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying it cannot match the efficiency displayed by the South African electoral commission which has so far done well in uploading results real time even as elections were underway. INEC chair Mahmoud Yakubu, is again being attacked on social media particularly X after users saw the transparent manner in which the South African polls were conducted in that 90 per cent of electoral officers arrived polling centres early and results were quickly uploaded on the IEC website which eased the process of tracking collating them for every interested citizen. In Nigeria last…
The police command in Kaduna on Saturday said it arrested six suspects for committing various crimes and recovered five vehicles. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement. Mr Hassan said, “At about 0310 hours on Thursday, while conducting a routine patrol near the Agoro Level Crossing area, a team from the Tudun Wada Division in Zaria intercepted a suspect identified as Babangida Sani, 37, from Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina state.” He said the suspect was travelling from Jos to Faskari and had boarded a commercial motorcycle en route to the Flyover Garage. “During…