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Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), on Saturday said that he was sad and disappointed with the way the current threatening security situation in the country is being handled. He said that “security agencies should invite and question the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore who had threatened to unleash violence on Benue State and later justified the killings and their roles.” The former head of state, who cautioned that if nothing urgent is done to address the security situation in the country that it could lead to a religious war, also called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to make more efforts to tackle the insecurity in Nigeria. He stated this when he spoke at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi, where he visited Governor Samuel Ortom to commiserate with his government and the people of the state over the wanton killings and destruction of properties they have continued to suffer since January 1. Noting that he was not in the country whe

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has arrested a man identified as Aaron Kawombe, while trying to smuggle mobile telephones into the country. Kawombe of Nakoloke of Mbale, Eastern Uganda was arrested by the Enforcement team in Malaba, Eastern Uganda, according to statement released by the URA. The statement said Kawombe crossed into the Malaba side of Kenya where he bought 15 Itel phones. He allegedly went to a small corridor near the shop where he sealed the phones on his body (stomach and lower chest) using cello tape. He later said to haveboarded a vehicle, which heading to Mbale. He was arrested at a URA checkpoint in Malaba were officers do random checks, the statement added. URA said smuggling continues to affect revenue collection and causes unfair competition in the market among other impacts

 A born-again man who refused a blood transfusion because of his religious beliefs has unfortunately died in the hospital.Source: https://www.tori.ng/news/102060/bornagain-man-dies-after-refusing-blood-transfusio.html

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Quick Quiz!!! Have you ever heard of an alligator pepper? Have you ever seen the alligator pepper? Have you ever used the alligator pepper? Okay! Peradventure you don't have a clue about this awesome spice, what about its close relative ~ grain of paradise? If yes, kudos! Otherwise, you are definitely missing out on this amazing gift of nature. But before shedding light on some amazing things you stand to gain from this unique pepper, let me just quickly point out that we should count ourselves lucky for having numerous essential plants in our ecosystem.  The point still remains that most plants are in use today due to their edible, medicinal and therapeutic properties. Basically, their medicinal attributes are based on some chemical substances that offer crucial physiological activities on human bodies. The most significant of these chemical constituents that are supported by researchers to be mostly secondary metabolites are flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids and phenolic co