Man died testing gun shot charm

BENIN— A 25-year-old man simply identified as Osamame Isekhuere (aka Black Arrow) was weekend shot dead in Benin by his friend while trying to test the efficacy of charms in his possession popularly knownas ‘Africa Insurance’.

Police arrest Redeemer student for killing his father at RCCG Camp

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 21-year old Tolani Ajayi (pictured above) a student of the Department of History and International Relations, Redeemer University, RCCG Camp Ogun State for killing his father on Tuesday July 3rd.

According to PM News, the shattered body of Barrister Charles Ajayi, 60, a  Senior Advocate of Nigeria,

UNBEARABLE: Kaduna Bombed Again?

A bomb explosion has just hit a location in Kaduna town.

The explosion has shattered many of the plate glass windows of some of the business premises surrounding the area where the explosion occurred.

According to a senior security official, the explosion occurred around the Asikolaye/Bakin Ruwa area along the Kaduna western bypass.

Details of fatalities, casualties and other damage in the area are sketchy at this moment.

Almonds for a Healthy Heart

Worried about your heart? Start munching on almonds as a healthy snack option. A new study has revealed that eating almonds everyday can reduce heart disease considerably. British researchers from Aston University discovered that almonds augment antioxidants in the blood flow, thus lowering blood pressure and smoothing blood flow.

The Mediterranean diet which includes an abundance of fruits, beans, nuts like almonds may prevent a cluster of risk factors for heart disease.

Robben: We are on a mission

“I wouldn’t swap Robben for any player in the world. He's having an amazing World Cup."

As tributes go, Dirk Kuyt's ranks among the most glowing of Brazil 2014. And while fans of Messi, Neymar or Ronaldo may quibble with the Dutch veteran's opening statement, his latter is inarguable.

By any reckoning, Robben has been one of the outstanding players of this FIFA World Cup™. Any adjective short of 'amazing' would sell short performances that, throughout, have inspired and propelled the Netherlands.

Remembering Andres Escobar, 20 years on

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Maria Ester Escobar was in Los Angeles on that fateful day, 2 July 1994, and will never
forget the moment she found out the news. It was in the small hours of the morning, the
sort of time when the telephone ringing is often synonymous with an emergency.
She took a while to pick up and had a lump in her throat by the time she did so. On the
other end of the line was Colombia's veteran midfielder Gabriel Barrabás Gomez and, his
voice trembling, he confirmed her worst fears: "Maria, something terrible has happened.
Andres… Andres has been killed."

For the football world, Andres was a talented defender who had impressed for Medellin side
Atletico Nacional and the Colombian national team. But for Maria Ester and the rest of the
Escobar family, the 27-year-old was much more than that: "He was our little brother, our
pride and joy," she tells FIFA.com in Rio de Janeiro, an unmistakable twinge of nostalgia
in her tone.

Diet high in calories and carbs could slow ALS progression

If you want to lose weight, then adopting a diet high in carbohydrates and calories is probably not the best way to go about it. But for individuals with motor neuron disease, such a diet could slow progression of the condition. 

This is according to a study recently published in The Lancet.
Motor neuron disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks the upper motor neurons in the brain and lower motor neurons in the spinal cord.