October 24, 2025

Food As Medicine: The Secret Pharmacies In Your Kitchen

“Each part of this work builds on that conviction, merging scientific rigor with narrative empathy, showing how science confirms what our ancestors already knew: that flavor is function, that culture is chemistry, and that the act of cooking is both ritual and remedy.”

An Investigative Series by
Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst | Health & Social Care Expert | International Business/Immigration Law Professional | Strategic & Management Economist

Executive Summary

Food has always been more than nourishment; it is the body’s most intelligent technology. Long before laboratories and prescriptions, the kitchen served as …

UNICAL: 62 Dentistry Students Transferred To Rivers University

UNICAL: 62 Dentistry Students Transferred To Rivers University

This move follows protests and intervention by regulators after UNICAL’s over-admission crisis exposed gaps in Nigeria’s higher education oversight.

The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has transferred 62 students from its Department of Dentistry to Rivers State University (RSU), ending months of uncertainty following the institution’s controversial over-admission crisis.

The decision comes after weeks of negotiations between UNICAL, the National Universities Commission (NUC), and the Nigerian Dental Association. Officials said the transfer aims to safeguard the academic progress of affected students after it was discovered that UNICAL’s dental program lacked full accreditation to accommodate the number of admitted candidates.

The issue

Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada After Reagan Ad clash

Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada After Reagan Ad Clash

United States President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is canceling all trade negotiations with Canada, pointing to an Ontario’s contentious ad which he described as “eregious” as the reason.

In a post on his social media site, he wrote “Because of their eregious behavior, ALL TRADE TALKS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY

In addition to halting negotiations, the administration imposed a 35% tariff on Canadian imports, with the auto and metals industries being the most severely impacted: 25% for the auto industry, and 50% for the metal industry.

But even after raising these tariffs, Trump excluded goods covered under …