Health Tips

Smartphone makes keeping in touch with family, friends and associates easier. But staying connected means more data usage obviously. Sometimes, it could be frustrating when you open your phone and all you get is-‘you have no internet connection.’ Certain factors are responsible for this. It is important you  set up limits and alerts to keep an eye on your data usage and maximize your data plans. Here are the tips. *How much data do you need? Most times, you may overestimate the data you need, so use cold hard facts to make the decision on which data allotment is best for you. Log in to your carrier’s website and review your data usage over the past few months. Select a plan that is higher than the amount of data you used during this period. *Set data alerts and limits You can check your data usage on iOS devices  by going to Settings > Cellular or Mobile data . These data stats do not reset each billing period automatically, so you have to remember to do it yourself. My Dat...

India's top court has ruled adultery is no longer a criminal offence. The 158-year-old colonial-era law said any man who had sex with a married woman, without the permission of her husband, was guilty of the criminal act of adultery. It is not clear how many men have been prosecuted under the law since its inception - there is no data available. A petitioner had challenged the law saying it was arbitrary and discriminated against men and women. This is the second colonial-era law struck down by the Supreme Court this month - it also overturned a 157-year-old law which effectively criminalised gay sex in India . While reading out the judgement on adultery, Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that while it could be grounds for civil issues like divorce, "it cannot be a criminal offence". Who challenged the law? Last August, Joseph Shine, a 41-year-old Indian businessman living in Italy, petitioned the Supreme Court to strike down the law. "Married women are not a special ca...

The people of Ekiti form a homogenous ethnic group among the large Yoruba tribe in Nigeria. Although the Ekiti-speaking people can be found in towns such as Ondo, Akure, Akoko, Ijare, Ilara-Mokin, and Igbara-ole, they exclusively inhabit Ekiti State, one of the 36 states in the country. Ekiti is culturally bound by Igbomina to the north, Ijesha to the west – the boundary being at Ipetu-Ijesha, Ondo to the southwest, Owo to the southeast, and Yagba and Ijumu to the northeast. The name, Ekiti… The name of the State and by extension, the tribe, Ekiti, is a derivation from the word, ‘ Okiti’, which means, ‘hill’ or ‘a mound’. The name is derived from the rugged mountainous feature of the State. Their History According to oral and contemporary written historical records, the Ekiti people trace their origin to Oduduwa, the son of Lamurudu, a King in Mecca. Oduduwa is generally believed by the Yorubas to be the ancestor of the Yoruba race. One of the legends states that, Oduduwa travelled fro...

There have been some misconceptions about the pineapple core. Some people feel it’s poisonous and discard it while some don’t consume it because it is much tougher and not as sweet and juicy as the fleshy part. Remarkably, the core of the pineapple is edible and contains valuable vitamins and nutrients. It also has great health benefits. Nutritional Benefits The pineapple core is as nutritious as the pineapple flesh. It contains vitamin C, calories, more fibre, and is a rich source of manganese. The core contains the highest concentration of naturally occurring bromelain, a protein enzyme with anticoagulant properties, located in the stem, brown peel, flesh and core of the pineapple. The core has an even higher level of bromelain than the fruit peel., and one to two of it is really the most you should eat in a single day. livestrong.com Health Benefits Bromelain has benefits which include acting as a pain reliever, blood thinner and anti-coagulant. It is nature’s aspirin for chronic pa...

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a Nigerian based in Sweden for allegedly buying a two -month-old baby. The NAPTIP’s Director of Investigation and Monitoring, Mr Josiah Emerole, made this known in Abuja on Friday . He explained that the case involved a 43 -year-old Stephany Bassey , who lives in Sweden .                                                    NAPTIP President - Julie Okah-Donli He said that NAPTIP was notified of the case by the officers of the Intelligence and International Cooperation , adding that the suspect was nabbed after she was handed over by the Embassy of Sweden in Nigeria . “ The suspect went to the Embassy to procure travel documents for a two -month-old baby boy whom she claimed was her child. “ She claimed to have become pregnant for her husband in Sweden but that medical examination cou...