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10 tropical plants Nigeria should be examining to see if they can provide a cure for coronavirus

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Bitter leaf
[2] Water leaf
[3] Egusi
[4] Cocoyam
[5] Monkey yam
[6] Kolanuts
[7] Oha leaves
[8] Ugu pumpkin leaves
[9] Cassava
[10] Bitter kola

It cannot be coincidental that the coronavirus is weakest in Africa. It is either that we have some immunity in our bodies, the tropical heat kills it off, or there is something in our diet that repels the virus.

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Fayemi signs Amotekun bill into law bringing number of states where it is legal to four

EKITI State's Governor Kayode Fayemi has become the fourth governor across the southwest geo-political zone to sign the bill creating the regional security outfit known as the Amotekun Corps into law.

 

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Nigerian embassy in Washington suspends conducting interviews and taking biometric data

NIGERIA'S embassy in Washington has suspended the conducting of passport interviews and the capturing of biometric details from applicants in definitely in response to the raging coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe.

 

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Boko Haram kills six soldiers as they ambush for troops in Borno State's Banki town

SIX Nigerian soldiers have been killed yesterday morning after they were ambushed by Boko Haram, terrorists in the Banki area of Borno State some 130km away from the state capital Maiduguri.

 

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Muslim Rights Concern slams suggestion that Sanusi came to Lagos to establish Fulani emirate

ISLAMIC human rights group Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has expressed displeasure at the suggestion by Yoruba socio-cultural group Apapo Oodua Koya (Aokoya) that the former emir of Kano Alhaji Lamido Sanusi should leave Lagos and go back to northern Nigeria.

 

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UK diaspora plans to organise Nigerian independence day annual lectures starting this year

PLANS to organise a series of mouth-watering Nigerian seminars and symposia in the UK were launched yesterday when the Nigerian Independence Day Annual Lectures (Nidal) UK held its first meeting and began discussing its 2020 programme.

 

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Jose Mourinho looks to bring QPR's Ebere Eze to Spurs over the summer in a £20m deal

TOTTENHAM Hotspurs manager Jose Mourinho is reported to be considering a £20m bid for Anglo-Nigeria midfielder Ebere Eze in the hope that he can prize him away from Championship side Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the summer.

 

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Why is Nigeria not cashing in on the dramatic global surge in the demand for tissue paper?

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the last fortnight or so, the surge in the demand for tissue paper, kitchen roll, wipes and napkins has been dramatic worldwide as the coronavirus surge spreads

(2) Across the world, departmental stores, retail chains and supermarkets are having to deal with panic buying, leaving their shelves bare

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Omeruo and Awaziem in self isolation as their club's director-general contract coronavirus

SUPER Eagles defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Chidozie Awaziem face being quarantined for the next seven days after Martin Ortega the director-general of their Spanish club Leganes tested positive for coronavirus.

 

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