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After reading this you will never reach for any kind of juice or chilled coffee drinks this summer, why not try a tall glass of refreshing cucumber water? It’s easy to make once you've got your cucumber, wash it thoroughly, slice it, and place the slices in a pitcher filled with water that will fit in your refrigerator. To really let the water become infused with flavor, allow your drink to chill for about an hour before serving. Some of many health and wellness benefits may surprise you. Also, don’t forget to eat the leftover cucumbers for their fiber and nutritional content! Here are seven great reasons to give cucumber spa water a try: Cucumber water isn’t just for spas anymore! More people are enjoying this healthy, refreshing drink at home, and why not? It’s delicious and easy to make yourself.   Renews Age Due to their antioxidant content, cucumbers help your body fight free radicals, thereby promoting healthy aging and enhancing your body’s ability to fight...

Flood is one of the problem that River state people and resident face, whenever its rains some area in Port Harcourt face heavy flood, some resident lose their property, while others have their house f Some months back (May) a heavy rainfall wreaked havoc at an area close to Rumuibekwe in Portharcourt,  destroying properties and rendering  families homeless. Just like every other day it rained heavily in Rumuodara area of Portharcourt on Sunday, some areas was flooded as usual. Movement of people living in the estate of power encounter was restricted. Picture of the flood some hours after the rain. Picture taken 5 hours after the rain. Some hours after the rain of the houses were still submerged in water. Some of the resident whose houses were still filled with water after the rain suffers a lot by scooping the water, others who have important functions to attend waits patiently for the flood to dry up. Some who cannot and are not mobile uses rain b...

Volunteers in India breaks environmental drive record by planted more than 66 million trees in just 12 hours.  About 1.5 million people were involved in the huge plantation campaign, in which saplings were placed along the Narmada river in the central state of Madhya Pradesh throughout Sunday. India committed under the Paris agreement to increasing its forests by 95 million hectares before 2030 to combat climate change Last year volunteers in Uttar Pradesh state set a world record by planting more than 50 million trees in one day. Observers from Guinness World Records also monitored Sunday's plantation and are expected to confirm in the coming weeks that the effort set a new high. The campaign was organised by the Madhya Pradesh government, with 24 distracts of the Narmada river basin chosen as planting sites to increase the saplings' chances of survival. Volunteers planted more than 20 different species of trees. Shirvraj Singh Chouhan, the state...

Flood is one of the problem that River State people and resident have, whenever its rains some area in Port Harcourt face heavy flood, some resident lose their property, while others have their house feel with water. Some months back (May) a heavy rainfall wreaked havoc at an area close to Rumuibekwe in Portharcourt,  destroying properties and rendering  families homeless. Just like every other day it rained heavily in Rumuodara area of Portharcourt on Sunday, some areas was flooded as usual. Movement of people living in the estate of power encounter was restricted. Some hours after the rain of the houses were still submerged in water.

The Federal Government says it has released the sum of N420.2 million to the Nigeria film industry popularly called Nollywood to improve and support aspiring practitioners. According to a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Patricia Deworitshe, on Friday in Abuja, the money, which is the second tranche payment will benefit 105 film distributors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal Government had earlier introduced the

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - OPEC oil output has risen in June by 280,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a 2017 high, a Reuters survey found, as a further recovery in supply from the two member countries exempt from a production-cutting deal offset strong compliance by their peers. High compliance by Gulf producers Saudi Arabia and Kuwait helped keep OPEC's adherence with its supply curbs at a historically high 92 percent in June, compared with 95 percent in May, the survey found. But extra oil from Nigeria and Libya, exempted from the cut because conflict curbed their output, means supply by the 13 OPEC members originally part of the deal has risen far above their implied production target. The recovery adds to the challenge the OPEC-led effort to support the market is facing from a persistent inventory glut. If the recovery lasts, calls could grow within OPEC for the exempt countries to be brought into the production deal.   Continued...

The Malaysian police are looking for a 31-year-old Nigerian man identified as Ebiziem Ifeanyi Stephen to assist in investigations into the death of a five-year-old boy last Thursday, June 22. Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Ruslan Khalid said that the police brought in the deceased’s mother, Nurfathiehah Ahmad Rokmar, 28, on June 23. he Malaysian police are looking for a 31-year-old Nigerian man identified as Ebiziem Ifeanyi

With his signature thumbs up, US president Donald Trump welcomed two “Chibok schoolgirls” to the White House this week. Lydia Pogu and Joy Bishara are survivors of the militant group Boko Haram’s mass kidnapping of 276 young women and schoolgirls at a boarding school in northern Nigeria in April of 2014. Bishara and Pogu leaped from Boko Haram’s truck on the night the kidnapping, according a profile by People magazine. They were among a few who managed to escape on the night of the kidnapping. In the years since,

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says President Muhammadu Buhari is fast recovering from his illness contrary to allegations that he is on life support. The National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, gave the assurance in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the end of a meeting between the party`s National Working Committee (NWC) and state governors elected on the party’s platform.  “We are glad to inform you that President Muhammadu Buhari is recovering in a very robust manner. “We hope he takes it easy and when he comes back, I have no doubt at all that we will have a new and active period of activities.’’ He, however, said only the president’s doctors abroad could decide when he would be fit to return to the country. Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State had recently alleged that President Buhari was on life-support in a London Hospital where he is receiving medical attention. The national chairman, however, refused to respond to the governor’s com...

ABUJA, Nigeria -- (Bloomberg) -- Nigeria’s state-owned oil company said it signed a deal with Schlumberger to provide $700 million for the development of two oil fields in the country’s crude-rich south. The Anyala and Madu fields, estimated to have reserves of 193 MMbo and 800 billion scfg, will pump 50,000 bopd and 120 MMcfgd on completion of field development in early 2019, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., or NNPC, said in a statement published on its website. “Under the agreement, Schlumberger will contribute the required services in kind and capital for the

In a tweet Friday morning on N-Power‏ twitter handle, @npower_ng, the programme explained that submission of application does not conclude the process. The clarification might be in response to the perception of those who believe their entry for the programme guarantees a placement. Biafra: We are not part of your agitation – Nnamdi Kanu’s community tell IPOB leader N-Power tweeted “To avoid some of the issues of the 2016 applications, 2017 applicants will have to

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN has reacted to the collapse of Christian Religious of Knowledge, CRK, as part of an omnibus subject called the Religion and National Values. Speaking after an emergency meeting held in Lagos, PFN President, Dr. Felix Omobude said the body was concerned at the contention and controversy over the revised Basic Education Curriculum.

Troops of 27 Task Force Brigade, deployed to Buni Gari in Borno State, said they have arrested another suspected Boko Haram terrorist. Sani Usman, the Director Army Public Relations, made this known on Thursday in Maiduguri. Mr. Usman, a brigadier general, said the suspect, 20, was arrested by the troops on June 25 while on perimeter patrol.

Suspected kidnap king­pin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (aka Evans) has filed the second suit against the Inspector-General of Police and three others before a Federal High Court in Lagos over his detention. In the new suit filed on Thursday, Evans claimed N300 million as general and exemplary damages against the police for al­leged illegal detention and unconstitutional media trial. Joined as respondents in his new originating motion are the Police Force, Com­missioner of Police

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it has traced N603m to Mrs. Esther Habu, wife of the Director of Bioresources Development Center in Bayelsa State, Josiah Habu. The National Biotechnology Development Agency under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, BIODEC is an intervention programme of the Federal Government aimed at developing the natural resources of Nigeria for use in agriculture, health, environment and industry. The anti-crime agency said that investigations showed that a total sum of N603, 000,000 was traced

Warning of threats to public safety and national security, the Republican-led House has approved two bills to crack down on illegal immigration, a key priority for President Donald Trump. One bill would strip federal dollars from self-proclaimed “sanctuary” cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities, while a separate measure would stiffen punishments for people who re-enter the US illegally. The sanctuary measure was approved 228-195, while the bill to punish deportees was approved 257-167. Three Democrats joined all but seven Republicans to pass

People from six mainly Muslim countries are facing tightened restrictions on US entry after a scaled-back version of Donald Trump's travel ban came into force The new rules are not so much an outright ban as a tightening of already-tough visa policies affecting citizens from the six countries as well as all refugees. Administration officials promised that implementation this time would be orderly after a previous ban brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January.

Over the last six months, Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves have decreased by $6 billion, reaching $108 billion, Algeria Press Service (APS) reported yesterday, quoting the Governor of the Bank of Algeria, Mohamed Loukal. “Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves are currently $108 billion,” Loukal said on the sidelines of the Africa Meeting of the Econometric Society.

Aden- Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi dismissed on Thursday three governors of the liberated provinces for supporting the secession of the southern part of the country in the framework of organizing the situation in liberated areas, state television reported. Hadi issued a decree dismissing the governors of Hadramaut and Shabwa, located in the southeastern part of the country as well as the governor of the remote island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean. The three conservatives are members of the Southern Transitional Council, which was formed last

Australia's aboriginal leaders delivered a report to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday recommending the indigenous population be recognised in the constitution as the country's first people, with a history dating back some 50,000 years. The report also called for a representative body be set up to advise parliament on indigenous matters. Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders make up 2.8 percent of the 24.5 million population but have disproportionately high rates of suicide and incarceration, ranking