Bee venom can kill HIV

Adeola Adebowale
A new study has shown that bee venom can kill the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated that a toxin called melittin found in bee venom can destroy HIV by poking holes in the envelope surrounding the virus, according to a news release sent out by Washington University. Nanoparticles smaller than HIV were infused with… Read more

Most popular hiphop songs (March 2013)

Adeola Adebowale
Drake dropped an unexpected track with his latest “5 AM in Toronto,” a Boi-1da- produced cut that takes the crown as the most popular single. Kid CuDi was a close second with his new joint “Immortal,” while Danny Brown had a leftfield with the impressive “Hottest MC” – a response to MTV’s “Hottest MCs” list. Further down the list includes Lupe Fiasco’s zippy “Light Blue,”… Read more

Lagos To Ban ‘Omo Onile’

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The Lagos State House of Assembly is to begin deliberations on a bill seeking to frustrate and criminalise the activities of land grabbers, land speculators also known as ‘Omo Onile’ and regulate the activities of agents dealing with issues of land in the state. This hint was dropped on the floor of the House by the Chairman, Committee on Judiciary, Public Complaints and Petitions, Sanai… Read more

Benin airport ready for commisioning

Adeola Adebowale
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) will Friday commission the remodeled Benin Airport terminal in Benin City, Edo state. FAAN had commissioned two airports in the past, Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal 1, on October 22, 2012 and the General Aviation Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on January 21st, 2013. The Benin Airport is the third to be commissioned among the… Read more

FG to establish 18 cassava processing industries

Adeola Adebowale
The federal government is to collaborate with the private sector to establish 18 cassava processing industries with machines that can process 240 tonnes of cassava per day. Olusegun Adewunmi, the President, Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA), stated this in Abuja on Thursday. Adewunmi said this was in line with the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration, pointing out that the processing industries would… Read more