In the late 1800s, Americans were introduced to its namesake: the kola nut. Found in West Africa, the kola nut looks similar ...

Beyond ordinary consumption, new research finds uses for kola nut in areas like agriculture and health.

The kola nut has always been popular in West Africa – but more than a hundred years ago it came to Europe and the US. Veronique Greenwood reports on how it helped create a huge brand.

Kola nut is so important in the life of Nigerians to the extent that poetry of kola nut breaks the day for typical homes on occasions of birth, marriage, death or settlement of dispute.

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Bitter kola has a wealth of wonderful medicinal benefits but does it help with diabetes? Let's see if this native but can help.

Kola nut is so important in the social, religious and cultural life of the people that it is said that at some point during pre-independence Nigeria, when the nation's founding fathers looked for ...

By the way, the nuts come from the kola tree (hence the word “cola”) native to Africa. It yields caffeinated fruit, extracts from which are used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi. The cool factor: Live ...

The short version: Three locals founded the factory in 1880 and began producing beverages from the fruit of kola nut trees and the leaves of coca plants.

Dr Dades Obed, an Abuja-based Consultant General Surgeon, on Tuesday advised Nigerians against excessive intake of kola nut because of its health implications.