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Rivers: 5 Young Men Go Insane After Intake Of Unknown Drink

Five young men have reportedly gone insane after drinking mixed herbs with gin fondly called ‘Kaikai’ at Omuakwuru community in Igboo-Etche, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The victims, who are young men from the community, committed the act of drugging themselves when they went for the burial of one of their elders, Blessing Wokowa.

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A source in community, who confirmed the incident said, “The boys started misbehaving immediately after the intake of the root mixed with local dry gin which was prepared by one of

A Professor of Ophthalmology, Adebukola Oshintelu, says regular intake of African native nut, bitter kola, helps to treat and manage

‘Regular intake of bitter kola cures glaucoma’

A Professor of Ophthalmology, Adebukola Oshintelu, says regular intake of African native nut, bitter kola, helps to treat and manage glaucoma disease.

Oshintelu, who works with Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Lagos.

NAN reports that glaucoma is a condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight.

The physician told NAN that through her research, bitter kola had been discovered to be ‘wonderfully efficacious’ for the treatment of glaucoma.

“The African native nut, also known as bitter kola, has antibiotics, antiviral …