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Some of our favourite ingredients include toxins that can make us very sick indeed… By Veronique Greenwood 17 April 2017 We've all suffered from the occasional overindulgence, and most of us likely have a few dodgy oysters or shrimp canapes ruefully enshrined in our memory. But by and large, we eat pretty safely these days. While some thrill-seekers search for fugu – the Japanese pufferfish, which is laden with the nerve poison tetradotoxin – and risk becoming one of its surprisingly numerous victims, most of us prefer a diet that is a good deal more innocuous. For all that, you might be surprised to learn that some familiar foods are next-door neighbours to things which can be very harmful to our health. Rhubarb pies and jams are favourite seasonal delights. What's summer without a pan of tart red stems simmering on the stove, ready to be decanted into a waiting crust? The lush plants, with their spreading green leaves, are traditional adornments to the backyard ...

Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti said referee Viktor Kassai "wasn't up to the task" of a Champions League quarter-final and called for video technology "as soon as possible". Bayern midfielder Arturo Vidal was sent off for two bookable offences, while Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo scored in extra time from an offside position as the Spanish holders won  6-3 on aggregate  on Tuesday. "We had thought of everything going into this game - except the referee," Ancelotti said. "You can't decide a semi-final spot like this. It shouldn't happen at this level." Ancelotti, a former Madrid boss, also said current Real manager Zinedine Zidane agreed with his assessment of Hungarian referee Kassai's "negative" performance at the Bernabeu. "The referee probably wasn't up to the task," Ancelotti said. "I don't think Real Madrid have any influence on referees. The officials tonight simply got...

President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has finally moved Nigerian economy out of its over 10-month recession, April Sales Managers’ Index (SMI) data by World Economics suggest. The Nigerian economy is continuing to grow out of the recession which saw 10 months of consecutive contraction in 2016. The data by  World Economics journal  released on Tuesday and cited by  Nigerian Bulletin  shows that the Market Growth Index grew to 58.5 in April as the monthly Sales Growth Index ticked up to 56.7, its highest value since 2015 and representative of rapid growth. “Price inflation for April, which is tracked by the Prices Charged Index, remained high at 58.7 - indicative of high levels of inflation, however a slowing trend has developed for the past 9 months”, World Economics data says. Last week, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics released March inflation figures with price index falling for the second time in 16 months, showing the early effects of Central Bank i...

John Terry has penned down emotional message letter to Chelsea fans over his decision to leave the club at the end of the season. Chelsea announced on Monday that Terry would leave when his contract expires at the end of the season but, with interest from China, America and other Premier League rivals. The announcement was made less than 24 hours after a 2-0 defeat against Manchester United that leaves Tottenham only four points behind Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table.  Read letter below:    

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has searched the apartments of the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi; and a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, as part of investigations into the $43.4m, £27,000 and N23m (N13bn) recovered at a flat in Osborne Towers, Ikoyi. Sources within the EFCC told PUNCH that all the flats were searched including the unoccupied ones. The commission had uncovered the N13bn in flat 7B of the building on Wednesday last week. Detectives were, however, of the opinion that there might be more money concealed in other flats including three unoccupied apartments. Other prominent persons, living in the building, include a former Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Retail), Mrs. Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue; and media mogul and founder of Ebony Life Television, Mo Abudu. The media aide to ex-Governor Obi, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that all the apartm...

The Dangote Flour Mills has exited its noodles business, selling Dangote Noodles to Dufil Prima Foods, the makers of Indomie noodles.  Dangote said it doesn't consider the business strategic enough and has sold its assets to Dufil Prima. Dangote Noodles was part of Dangote Flour Mills which the Dangote Group recently re-acquired from Tiger Brands. Group Managing Director, Dangote Flour Mills, Thabo Mabo, said the divestment was part of strategies of focusing on core areas of flour and pasta production where the company has substantial market share. Chief Executive Officer, Dufil Prima Foods, Deepak Singhal, said acquiring Dangote Noodles, will help the firm deepen and sustain its market share as well as gain a strategic advantage in terms of several range of noodles’ products in their stable.

Recently, there has been a renewed struggle for the Republic of Biafra by members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Nigeria and outside the country. Nearly 50 years after the Biafran War (July 6, 1967 – January 15, 1970) which almost destroyed the unity of Nigeria, its agitators have refused to give up the struggle. It constituted the former Eastern region of Nigeria and was inhabited principally by Igbo (Ibo) people. Biafra has been commonly divided into four main “tribes”: the Igbos, the Ibibio-Efiks, the Ijaws and the Ogojas. If finally granted just like the South Sudan, these are the likely States that may be ceased to be in Nigeria: Abia Anambra Akwa Ibom Bayelsa Enugu Ebonyi Imo Delta Rivers Cross River Igbanke in Edo Southern part of Benue state

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