The Lagos State Government yesterday confirmed the outbreak of a strange disease in Otodo-Gbame Community in Ikate, Lekki, alleged to have killed 25 children saying it has despatched a team of medical experts to unravel the mysterious disease.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Teen accused of impersonating doctor as well as stealing from patient
Malachi Love-Robinson had all the trappings of a medical practice an office, a lab coat and stethoscope. What he didn’t have, authorities say, was a medical license — few 18 year olds do. Now the Florida teen is charged with practicing medicine without a license and theft after he allegedly performed an exam on an undercover agent and took almost $ 3,500 from an 86-year-old woman seeking treatment for stomach pain.
Police arrest 3 girls for assault filmed and posted on YouTube
Police have arrested three girls on suspicion of physically assaulting a 16-year-old girl. The suspects filmed the abuse and later posted it on YouTube.
Car bomb in Ankara kills at least 28, injures 61
Firefighters work at a scene of fire from an explosion in Ankara, Wednesday.IHA via AP A car bomb went off in the Turkish capital Wednesday near vehicles carrying military personnel, killing at least 28 people and wounding 61 others, officials said. The explosion occurred during evening rush hour in the heart of Ankara, in an area close to parliament and armed forces headquarters and lodgings.
Woman suffocating 4-month-old daughter with pillow has been arrested
Kaniecho Aichi, a 32-year-old woman in Prefecture, has been arrested on suspicion of killing her 4-month-old daughter by suffocating her with a pillow.
Deaf and dumb graduate was Train crushed to death
Accident Scene
A deaf and dumb graduate, identified only as Ibrahim, has been killed by a train in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State. Ibrahim was said to be walking along the track around 2pm on Tuesday when a train that just took off from the Iddo station crushed him to death.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Quintuplets delivered by a mother of two of in Ibadan
The babies
A woman known as Sakirat Rasaq, (28-year old) was delivered of quintuplets (three boys and two girls) on Monday at the special-care baby unit University College Hospital, Ibadan.
One beheaded, another kidnapped in Ebonyi/Benue boundary dispute
ONE Eze Stephen of Ojiogu village, Ukwuagba- Ngbo community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State was weekend reportedly beheaded over the lingering war between the community and their counterpart of Agila in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State.
Lioness Kills Worker In Game Reserve
A worker in a game reserve in South Africa was mauled to death by a lioness while on a routine round to pump water. According to reports, the 45-year-old man was killed Monday morning in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi wildlife park, in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, where he had worked for 16 years.
Police swoop on young Muslim planning to celebrate Eid with cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy
A plan to celebrate a Muslim festival with cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy was foiled by a police swoop. Hamza Farooq and his friends wanted to honour Eid with the stash of party drugs.
Pictures: Emaciated boy found starving and naked after family abandoned him because they thought he was a WITCH
Emaciated: Hope was close to death
These are the horrifying pictures of a starving two-year-old boy left to die by his family because they thought he was a witch.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Children born using IVF could face serious health problems later in life, warns scientist
Dr Pascal Gagneux, an evolutionary biologist, believes the technology may be storing up serious trouble for ageing populations of IVF children
Embryo selection: Key stage in IVF
Children born using IVF could face serious health problems later in life, a scientist claims.
Assisted reproduction is an “evolutionary experiment” that could end up proving as big a health disaster as junk food, he warned.
Buhari sacks Director General, Budget Office over padding scandal
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the current Director-General (Budget), Yahaya Gusau over the padding controversy surrounding the passage of the 2016 budget.
Baby abandoned in carton rescued by the police in Lagos
A one-month-old baby girl abandoned in carton at the Amuwo-Odofin area of FESTAC Town, Lagos State, has been rescued by police officers attached to the FESTAC Police Station on Sunday, February 14 after they were alerted by some members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), in the area.
Buhari sacks another 20 heads of Parastatals and Federal agencies
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari
Just hours after he terminated the appointments of the heads of the six Parastatals under the Ministry of information, President Muhammadu Buhari has also announced the sack of 20 more heads of Parastatals and Federal agencies.
Police bursts same sex wedding in Abuja
The police in Abuja have put an end to a wedding that was supposed to be between two homosexuals.
Ibrahim Lawal and his partner, Umar Tahir (Daily Trust)
Police operatives from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja, on Saturday, February 13, stormed the scene of a same sex wedding that was supposed to hold at the King’s Land Hotel located at the Jiwa Community in the FCT and disrupted what would have turned out to be the first official gay wedding in the country.
Photo: Man chops off his penis after cutting wife’s breast on Val’s Day eve over suspicion of adultery
A man allegedly cut his wife’s breast on the eve of Valentine’s Day after accusing her of having an affair with his own brother. He then turned the knife on himself, chopped off his penis and threw it outside the house. This incident happened in Kiganjo village, Thika, Kenya.
Abike Dabiri appointed as SSA to Buhari on Foreign Affairs & Diaspora
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa as his Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora. This recent appointment was announced on Monday.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Activist Rejects President’s Appointment… via Newspaper Ad
Northern politician and activist, Najatu Muhammad rejected a federal appointment through the same channel by which she was appointed – newspaper!
Mother arrested for strangling 7-year-old daughter, 5-year-old son
A 39-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her 7-year-old daughter and her 5-year-old son at their home in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Former prostitute exposes vice industry's 'conveyor belt' of sleazy sex saunas that ensnared her at just 17
Cassie, who worked as a sauna girl for over a decade, reveals how women were enslaved by pimps, raped and trapped in a cycle of drugs and despair
A former prostitute has lifted the lid on her harrowing experiences as part of a vice industry that ensnared her from the age of just 17. Her shocking interview takes us inside the sordid world of sleazy saunas, where women are sold on a “conveyor belt” of sleaze.
Virgin Atlantic flight forced to turn back to London after 'laser shone in pilot's eyes'
The Virgin Atlantic flight doubled back as a "precautionary measure" after the co-pilot reported feeling unwell following the incident, the airline said
4 arrested over possession of 100 kg of stimulant drugs
The suspects, including Hirotaka Tanaka, a 49-year-old senior member of a group linked to the Kobe-Yamaguchigumi crime syndicate, are alleged to have had the drugs in a car aboard the ferry at a port in Kagoshima city on Wednesday. Four people have been arrested on suspicion of possessing about 100 kilograms of stimulant drugs on a ferry in Kagoshima Prefecture, police said.
Buhari names 24 years old Bashir as PA on new media
A 24 years old Bashir Ahmad, is now a Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari.
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