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People often question that how come the Japanese are so fit and slim despite eating rice and noodles on a daily basis? While there are numerous reasons behind their physical dexterity, one vital fact is that they don't consume the regular white rice but parboiled rice. Parboiled rice, also known as converted rice, is the grain that is partially boiled in the husk in order to augment its nutritional profile for added benefits. But what benefits? While there are various kinds of rice grains ranging from white rice to brown rice to black rice, every specific variety has its own advantages. Parboiled Rice though stands a cut above them. Although it isn't yet officially declared as the healthiest rice (considering there are thousands of categories), it is certainly the most effective one for the following reasons:

Soft tissue injuries refer to pulls, tears, and contusions on muscles, tendons, and ligaments. These types of injuries are sometimes acquired overtime with repetitive movements you do for work. These types of injuries which are acquired overtime is also referred to as cumulative trauma disorder (CTD), repetitive strain injury (RSI), or simply overexertion/overuse injury. It can also be a result from receiving a blow, overusing or straining a body part, or getting a sprain through a single incident such as a fall or a slip.

For a few years more and more people are turning towards those alternative systems that allow the home water purification. A realization motivated by several factors: incomplete information of the substances contained in the water in the bottle as we have seen, economic savings, safeguarding the environment and convenience. Just look at the queues at the supermarket; with tons of bottles to carry back home which will be recycled with considerable costs.

Nollywood Actor, Harry Anyanwu, has promised to always love his wife till the end of his life. Praising his partner, he shared a photo of themselves on his Instagram page Sunday and wrote: "The love of my life. The mother of my five beautiful kids. My wife of inestimable value. I will always love u till I die. Pls show her real love."

Suspected Niger Delta militants have launched a fresh attack on an oil pipeline in Delta state.  According to report, the affected pipeline is a major oil trunk-line operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company around Osieta Avenue near Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli south local government area of the state.  The incident, which reportedly occurred around 6:40am on Sunday, caused serious fire outbreak in the area.

Alanyaspor defender Kenneth Omeruo has been recognised and named as the Sports Personality for the year 2017 by African Entertainment Awards for his top class defensive play in the Turkish top flight league.

Twenty three year old Neurite Mendes from Angola on Sunday emerged winner of the maiden edition of Miss Africa beauty pageant organised by the Cross River State government. She defeated 17 other contestants, carting home a Sport Utility Vehicle and a cash prize of 25,000 dollars at the grand finale which took place at the prestigious Calabar International Convention Centre.

If you are still visualizing the body you wish you had and doing nothing about it, a little reminder of Tega Abiri’s weight loss journey with Slimtea is all the motivation you need! Tega Abiri shared her weight loss journey with us and we really can’t get over her excitement to be part of the Slimtea family! Here is what she had to say;

Nigerian winger Victor Moses scored Chelsea's winner against London rivals Tottenham on Saturday night after Chelsea suffered a scare, after conceding from a Christian Eriksen effort in the first half. Eriksen shocked Antonio Conte's men in the 11th minute with a thunderous drive, but Chelsea had other plans for the visitors as Pedro equalized with a curling effort before half time.

Yesterday the senate moved to stop the alleged plans by the CBN to order the arrest of Nigerians who withhold a huge amount of foreign exchange without remitting it to their various banks. CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, today denied the claims at the Monetary Policy Committee meeting

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L-R: Managing director, RB West Africa, Mr Rahul Murgai; Permanent secretary, Lagos State ministry of environment, Engr. Adeyemi Saliu Abidemi and representative of Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Hunpe, Special adviser to the governor on environment at the 2016  World Toilet Day celebration held in Lagos in partnership with Harpic.

As the world yesterday marked World Universal Children’s Day, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has urged countries to protect the rights of every child in the world. Making the call in a statement to mark the day, UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, who stressed that Universal Children’s Day was more than a day to celebrate children said it should be seen as an annual opportunity to recommit towards protecting the rights of every child. Lake said countries must be committed to the universal, inalienable rights that the world pledged to protect on this day in 1989, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has described the entry of the former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu into the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a very good development, not only for the APC as a political party but also for the South-East as a people.

UEFA named a 40-man list for the 2016 Team of the Year, encouraging fans to select their favourites online from a group that includes 12 Premier League nominees as well as La Liga stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Andres Iniesta. No Premier League players made the Team of the Year shortlist last season after just five were included among the original 40. This year’s 40 are made up of four goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 12 midfielders and 12 forwards.

The Presidency on Monday said ordinary Nigerians would not abandon President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 because his only agenda in office is to continue to protect them. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this in a statement made available to journalists.