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In Sudan, Ramadan is not complete without “helo-murr”, which means “bittersweet”, a Ramadan drink made with dried corn and spices. In the outskirts of the capital, Khartoum, women laboriously prepare the drink that will then be served on almost every table in the country. “It’s a tradition we inherited from our grandmothers and mothers. The “helo-murr” is a must-have drink. Without it, our table feels empty. So, we must have it in any… Read the full article here

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday flew out to Guinea-Bissau for the reverse fixture of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau. The players and their officials departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday for Bissau. They are expected to arrive at the Osvaldo Vieira International Airport, Bissau. Jose Peseiro’s side will have a feel of the venue of the game, Estadio 24 de Septembro later today. The… Read the full article here

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of work in some of the construction projects being undertaken by contractors in the state. Oyebanji, who said the affected contractors had no excuse not to deliver on time and to specification as his administration was not owing any of the contractors handling various projects in the state, disclosed that he had scheduled a meeting with them on the matter. The governor, who… Read the full article here

Good men, they say, hardly live for themselves. Their stories are never told with hisses in disillusionment, but rather intense interest, for the many positive morals they present to the larger society. So are the testimonies of Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, CON, the Asiwaju of Ijebu Christians, an archetype of divine favour, founder of the FCMB Group and an apostle of humanitarianism who has constantly demonstrated in different ways and at all times, his total… Read the full article here

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has said that his administration will conduct local government election this year. Disclosing this in a chat with journalists, he said the state government was actually waiting for the 2023 general elections to be concluded before commencing the process for the council polls. The PUNCH reports that the tenure of the last elected local government chairmen and councillors expired on August 14, 2022 and the councils had been… Read the full article here

The International Monetary Fund has said that subsidies, tax incentives, infrastructure development and protective regulations will help fast track the growth of industries in Nigeria and other emerging market economies. In a new report titled “Industrial Policy and the Growth Strategy”, the Washington-based lender noted that when implementing industrial policy as part of their growth strategy, countries were often faced with competing objectives, such as… Read the full article here

The World Health Organisation said Nigeria had significantly increased its national Tuberculosis case finding by 50 per cent in 2021 using innovative approaches. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, made this known in her message in commemoration of World TB Day. World TB Day is marked yearly on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of this preventable disease and call for accelerated… Read the full article here

Guinea-Bissau coach, Baciro Cande, is confident that the Djurtus will complete a double over Nigeria when they both clash in a reverse fixture of their 2023 AFCON qualifier at the Estadio 24 de Setembro in Bissau on Monday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Cande who attributed his team’s historic 1-0 win over Nigeria at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja on Friday to their resilience and determination revealed that they did a thorough analysis of the Eagles… Read the full article here

A popular comedian, media personality and entrepreneur, Gbenga Adeyinka, has given reasons to back his conviction that stand-up comedy is not dead, despite the growing popularity of social media comedians. He told Sunday Scoop, “Life is a continuum. The only thing that is constant in life is change. But, that is not to say that stand-up comedy is dead; we only moved a step higher. There is space for everything. In the past, not many people had phones, talk more of data… Read the full article here

Sexual abuse, especially of children, has become an epidemic in Nigeria with horrifying statistics of victims shooting up the curve. According to the United Nations, 11,200 Nigerian women and children were raped in 2020. In another report by the American Centers for Disease Control, approximately  one in six boys and one in four  girls are sexually abused before the age of 18. The prevalence of this menace requires that parents come up with effective measures to… Read the full article here