Cragg GM1, Newman DJ, Plants as a source of anti-cancer agents; J Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Aug 22;100(1-2):72-9.

Abstract

Plant-derived compounds have been an important source of several clinically useful anti-cancer agents. read more

Phantom of Colonel Gaddafi haunts French ex-President Sarkozy
01.07.2014

A scandal is brewing in political circles of France. For the first time in modern history, former president of the country, Nicolas Sarkozy, was summoned for interrogation and even taken into custody. The pre-trial detention will last for 24 hours, but the period is likely to be extended for another day. read more

from The Nation Newspaper

Don turns crude bitumen to Asphalt for Ondo road repairs

A lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)Ile Ife,Osun State, has refined the untapped crude Bitumen in Agbabu,Irele Local Government of Ondo State to Cold Mix Asphalt (CMA). read more

England’s first Moorish queen, mother of the black prince

Philippa was the daughter of William of Hainault, a lord in part of what is now Belgium. When she was nine the King of England, Edward II, decided that he would marry his son, the future Edward III, to her, and sent one of his bishops, a Bishop Stapeldon, to look at her. He described her thus: read more

Students of Ronika International School Inland Town Onitsha, Anambra State Nigeria, and their teachers. The future generation unfolding. Beautiful to behold. Please support our efforts…. morally and materially. read more

On Memorial Day in 2013, John McCain went on a secret trip to Syria to meet with the rebels who were fighting against Bassar Assad. At the time, McCain described his visit as ‘moving.’ During an appearance on CNN, McCain elaborated on his experience. read more

Garrido, Juan (c. 1480-c.1550)

Born around 1480 in West Africa, Juan Garrido is the most prominent among the small group of African freeman who traveled to the Americas to take part in the Spanish conquest of the West Indies and Mexico in the late 15th and early 16th Centuries. He later became an agricultural innovator and is credited with introducing wheat harvesting to the Americas. read more

More Herbal Cures for Cancer: – Written by Chukwuma Mumanya

Xylopia aethiopica

Xylopia aethiopica, commonly called African pepper or Guinea pepper belongs to the family Annonaceae. In Nigerian, it is called kyimba in Arabic, kumba in Arabic-Shuwa, kenya in Bokyi, akada in Degema, unie in Edo, ata in Efik, kimbaahre in Fula-Fulfulde, kimbaa in Hausa, ata in Ibibio, uda in Ibo, tsunfyanya in Nupe, kimbill in Tera, eeru in Yoruba. read more

A portrait of General Bassa left and the Emperor of Morocco and founder of the current Alaouite dynasty Moulay Arsheid, right.