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In recent years, the prices of major staple foods in Nigeria have risen significantly. The situation became more complex after President Bola Tinubu announced the end of fuel subsidy payments during his inauguration as president on 29 May 2023. The upward trend in the prices of these staples as well as other products has weakened the purchasing power of many citizens, making it difficult for many households in the country to afford daily meals. Staple foods are the basic foods that make up a significant portion…

Mojo Nixon, the roots rock renegade who crawled from the American underground with his 1987 single “Elvis Is Everywhere” and maintained a career on the fringes of American culture, died after a cardiac event Wednesday. He was 66. His family confirmed his passing with a post on Facebook.In their statement, Nixon’s family wrote: “How you live is how you should die. Mojo Nixon was full-tilt, wide-open rock hard, root hog, corner on two wheels + on fire. Passing after a blazing show, a raging night, closing the bar, taking…

Cranberries, domesticated about 200 years ago in the U.S., have unique cultivation and genetic traits. They are a Thanksgiving staple due to their harvest season aligning with the holiday. Wisconsin leads in production, and the fruit is also significant in Canada. Cranberries have expanded into various products but remain a holiday favorite.Cranberries, a recent addition to agriculture, were domesticated around 200 years ago in the U.S.Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog…

The first rule in the Code of Elves is to “treat every day like Christmas”, and that, in a nutshell, is Will Ferrell’s comic style. At 6ft 3in, he’s almost always the tallest actor on screen yet his instinct is to play even bigger, with an ungainly exuberance that tends to set the tone for whatever scene he’s in. He’s a Bergdorf Goodman window display. He’s the neighbor who nearly kills himself every year hanging enough lights and gaudy holiday bric-a-brac around his house to slow traffic in the subdivision. He couldn’t…

1993 CD-ROM game The 7th Guest is being remade as a VR title by Arizona Sunshine developer Vertigo Games. The VR adaptation was announced at the Meta Showcase today (June 1) and is being developed by Vertigo Games, the Plaion-owned studio behind After The Fall and Arizona Sunshine. Although an exact release date is yet to be confirmed, Vertigo Games is planning to launch The 7th Guest for the Meta Quest 2 and PC VR headsets later this year. Originally launched in 1993, The 7th Guest is a horror-puzzle game that tasks…

Andor remains one of the Star Wars universe’s most well-liked recent releases. The series garnered instant praise for its rich and mature storytelling, particularly when compared against alternate Star Wars series like The Book of Boba Fett. Despite high acclaim, and a genuinely wonderful execution, we’re not sure if Andor quite deserves to be compared to one of cinema’s greatest releases of all time.  Some viewers are still determined to draw parallels between the sci-fi series and one of history’s greatest…

I know what you’re thinking: “You’re trying to sell me on tinned fish? How ... exciting.” But let me explain. Yes, tinned fish — canned tuna, sardines, anchovies, etc. — might seem dowdy and boring, but a few applications over the past week have made me see them in a new light.First, I attended a dinner cooked by Corrado Assenza, the Sicilian gelato maker made famous on the Netflix series “Chef’s Table.” Assenza is a master of preserving and transforming fruit into delicious conserves and marmalades. One dish we had was…

Cells constantly experience malfunctions that require error correction mechanisms to function properly. However, in the case of cancer cells, inducing errors can be beneficial in the effort to eliminate them. Treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy damage cancer cells’ DNA to induce cellular defects, but some tumor cells have a highly effective DNA repair system that enables them to evade these treatments. A recent study has shed light on one of these exceptional DNA repair systems. Using advanced nanotechnology,…

Image via Neon Happy Monday, murder mavens! After a relaxing, relatively quiet weekend, gorehounds are patiently gearing themselves up for an entire year of spooktacular projects — many of which will be carefully examined and explored in each daily horror roundup here at We Got This Covered. As far as today’s roundup is concerned, however, there is truly an overabundance of chilling goodies that we are proudly ready to present to you. From a worthy 2023 horror contender already rearing its head to an MCU…

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday recommended a slate of consumer staple stocks for 2023."I'm not entirely convinced that we're headed for a recession next year, but we're definitely looking a meaningful slowdown, and that's terrific for the consumer staples," he said.The Fed raised interest rates by 50 basis points Wednesday, breaking its streak of four consecutive 75-basis-point increases, and forecast hiking rates through next year. Chair Jerome Powell also signaled that the central bank needs to parse through more data…