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Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that dates back 5,000 years. It is the process of using natural oils such as coconut oil, olive oil, or sesame oil to improve the health of your oral health. Most of us tend to neglect our oral health until an infection cavity develops. Oil pulling is believed…
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One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at “alarmingly high levels”. Almost 85,000 women and girls were murdered by people last year, according to a joint report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and…
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Prominent human rights activists, including a well-known advocate for child and gender rights, Dr Lemmy Ughegbe convened at the “Night of Ideas” hosted by the French institute, on Friday in Abuja to address the alarming rise in violence against women in Nigeria. The stakeholders who highlighted the importance of establishing a comprehensive mechanism to address…
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim; Senior Trade Policy and Law Expert and Lead Trade Enablement at the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, Olusegun Olutayo; and Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mele Kolo Kyari, are set to…
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The number of children in Haiti recruited by armed groups has jumped by 70 percent in the past year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned Sunday, with children making up almost half of gang membership. Haiti has suffered from decades of political instability, but in recent months, the Caribbean country has seen a surge…