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Viral outbreak kills 6 children
Six children died Tuesday and 12 are being treated for an outbreak of an adenovirus in a health center in the state of New Jersey, officials said. The state’s health department issued a statement confirming 18 cases of the virus were detected among children at the Wanaque Center for Nursing…
Read More »How I escaped from Nigeria- Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on Sunday confirmed he was alive and residing in Israel, more than a year after the local army invaded his home in southeastern Abia state and his whereabouts became unknown. According to a report by Anadolu, Kanu said he was…
Read More »Atiku to jail ‘looters’ in Buhari’s govt if elected president in 2019
Presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s general election, Atiku Abubakar, will open a system-wide fight against corruption that will jail “all looters” of public treasury under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, if elected into power. The Peoples Democratic party (PDP) said this in a statement…
Read More »Adams Oshiomhole alleges gang-up *Full statement
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Sunday alleged that conservatives within the party are ganging up to pass a vote of no-confidence in him. The full statement: “The All Progressives Congress, APC, under the national chairmanship of…
Read More »Fayose’s trial begins
Ex-governor Ayodele Fayose’s trial will begin today at the Federal High Court, Lagos. Anti-graft agency, EFCC, will be arraigning the immediate past governor of Ekiti State on an 11-count charge, after flying him to Lagos from Abuja on Sunday. Fayose will be facing a joint trial alongside Mr. Abiodun Agbele…
Read More »Marijuana scarcity hits Canada, two days after it was legalized
Canadians are struggling with scarcity of recreational marijuana after shortages of the products reportedly hit the country, two days after it was legalised. Police were called to help shops struggling to handle long queues and with frustrated people unable to buy cannabis. Bill Blair, a former Toronto police chief who…
Read More »Nigeria’s life expectancy to increase to 74.8 years in 2040
The average life expectancy in Nigeria could increase to 74.8 years in 2040, if the recent health trends continue, a new scientific study has revealed. In 2016, study showed that the average life expectancy of Nigeria is 65.0 years, but, that number has expected to go up by 2040 according…
Read More »Six corps members to repeat service year
Six corps members in Sokoto State have been mandated to repeat their service for absconding from their places of primary assignment. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who handed the orders to the corps members said they left their place of primary assignment for three months. NYSC State Director, Mr…
Read More »13 killed in heavy rainfall
At least 13 people were killed in heavy rains and floods that hit Aude region in southern France, the Interior ministry said on Monday. Five others were seriously injured while one person remains missing, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that five helicopters were being used to…
Read More »Diarrhea: Nigeria losses 60,000 children yearly
WaterAid-Nigeria says about 60,000 children below the age of five years still die every year in Nigeria, owing to diarrhea infections. Communications and Media Manager of WaterAid Nigeria, Miss Oluseyi Abdulmalik, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Bauchi, to mark the Global Handwashing Day, celebrated annually on Oct.…
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