Green and succulent, cucumbers are packed with nutrients required by the body for healthy living. They are low in calories and high in soluble fibre and good amount of water. They are not just foods, cucumbers have skin repair properties. They also contains unique polyphenols and other compounds that may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases and much more. Here are 5 amazing benefits of cucumber: 1. It protects the brain Cucumbers contain an anti-inflammatory flavonol called fisetin which plays a major role in the brain function. Cucumbers improves ones memory and protects nerve cells from deteriorating. 2. It…
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A clingy girlfriend can be turn-off. There should be space for both partners to have a life. If the lady is always around the man, it becomes a case of ‘see finish’. This translates that there is basically nothing more he would expect from her. It may kill the excitement of the relationship. Have you heard that ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’? The same thing applies to overfamiliarity, it makes abuse inevitable. A lady can make her partner want her more. All she has to do is make him miss her. Here is how she can go about it:…
Truth be told, a job search is serious work. It is a job on its own requiring the same energy while on the job itself. Different organisations have their interview procedures. Now that the nature of work has been disrupted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual interviews are conducted with potential employees. Normally, when applying for a job, it required you tailor your skills and qualifications to meet the job requirements. A well-crafted cover letter highlighting how your background and experience translates in the new role is needed. The entire process can be draining especially if you are yet to…
I wake up with a start. I check my bedside clock. The time says I’m screwed. And sure enough mom’s voice confirms it. “Daniel, shey you’re now the prophet of the house na? We should beg you to join us in prayers abi?” I rush downstairs immediately. I know better than to make her shout twice. That would definitely lead to a chain reaction of screams and complaints and unending nagging. I don’t want to start my day like that. My dad and mom both glare at me as I take my seat between them on the long furniture chair.…
HOLY HUMOUR Wake Up Call Pastor Riley was in the middle of his sermon when he noticed a man had fallen asleep with his head on his wife’s shoulder. “Wake up your husband,” Pastor Riley snapped. The wife smiled and replied, “You put him to sleep. You wake him up.” Sunday Quote. Honk if you love Jesus. Text and drive if you want to meet him. Actual Announcement from Church Bulletin The Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30 p.m. Please use the back door of the church. SUNDAY JOKE Look He’s Alive! …
I’m a poet A lover of words and imagination I create my reality and my illusion, my fear and my hope I paint my story with words I paint yours with fiction I write what I want you to see I control what you see by what I write. I’m a poet A bloody cheat My heart has been buried in my love for figures of speech It has lost space for figures of man I never meant any of the pieces I sent to you Like the other 54 girls You blushed and called me your honey …
Ephesians 5:21-33; Psalm 128; Luke 13:18-21 The aim of the devil has always been to steal, kill and destroy. He looks for every opportunity to destroy what God has established. When many people hear news about priests leaving the priesthood or being involved in a scandal, they immediately become very angry, they criticise, they judge but they fail to see the signature of the devil in the event. The family is also another institution very dear to the heart of God. As such, it has been the object of the devil’s attack, if any family opens the door carelessly, the…
“To love and to cherish,” I repeated after the bald man who officiated the ceremony. “Till death do us part” I echoed after him finally with a smile and with that, it was sealed. Life was good. I woke up every morning to harmonious melodies from flying creatures nested in my window and lying right next to me, was the one whom I loved and cherished. It was conjugal bliss indeed. Then it happened, for the very first time. “You hit me” I cried out. His eyes met my fear-filled gaze and I got the message. It was silent yet…
The Nigeria Official Selection Committee (For the Academy Awards® IFF Submissions) NOSC previously known as the Nigeria Oscars Selection Committee has announced the reopening of the submission portal for the 93rd Academy Awards. The portal, which opened on Thursday, October 29, 2020, will be on till Tuesday November 3, 2020 (23:59 GMT+1). After several stages of screening of films received for selection, including basic technicality checks by the committee, and the unavailability of the required supporting documents (Streaming distribution or video on demand agreements) by the filmmakers, some of the submissions received by NOSC are yet to meet all eligibility…
Sir Thomas Sean Connery, best known for his portrayal of James Bond, has passed away. He was 90 years old. His son, Jason Connery said that Sir Connery who has been “unwell for some time” died peacefully in his sleep, while in the Bahamas, the BBC reported. Jason added that his father “had many of his family who could be in the Bahamas around him” when he died overnight. Sean Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are…