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Aisha Buhari takes fight against child death to private sector

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The Wife of Nigerian President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has taken the battle against scourge of maternal and child death to the private sector. She wants stakeholders in the private sector to support the fight through massive investment in health. She sought for shift of attention to the fight at a private sector meeting for investment in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition in Nigeria (RMNCAH and N) at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday night. The event was organised by the Future Assured initiative…

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Real reason Senator Omo-Agege was suspended – Saraki

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The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki has said that the Senate’s decision to suspend one of its members, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege was because he took the legislative house to court. Omo-Agege had sued the Senate to stop his appearance before the committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions over comments made on the amendment of the Electoral Act, 2018. A letter addressed to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, also copied the Ethic Committee, said the subject matter for which Omo-Agege was to appear before the committee was already in court.…

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UBA Plc, Access, Lafarge join NSE’s elite Premium Board

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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) said it will be migrating from Monday 16 April Access Bank Plc, Lafarge Africa Plc, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc to its Premium Board. In a statement, NSE said the four companies qualified for migration after they met the Exchange’s listing requirements for the elite board. The four companies will be joining Dangote Cement Plc, FBN Holdings Plc, and Zenith International Bank Plc, who were migrated to the Premium Board in 2015. From Monday, there will now be seven…

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Election result: Sierra Leone opposition party heads to court

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Main challenger in the just concluded election, Samura Kamara of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the presidential run-off election result. Kamara filed the petition together with the APC vice chairman, Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray and the national Secretary General, Osman Foday Yansaneh. They filed the petition on Thursday against the chairperson of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Mohamed Conteh, NEC, and President Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). The APC alleged that they were deprived of victory in the election for…

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One night of bad sleep can lead to Alzheimer ‘s Disease: Scientists

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New research suggests that a single night of sleep deprivation can increase levels of beta-amyloid protein involved in the making of Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery was made by scientists from the American National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Beta-amyloid — also known as amyloid beta — is a sticky protein that can accumulate between brain cells and form “plaques.” These plaques disrupt brain cell communication, and this is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer’s disease. Study co-author Nora D. Volkow, of the Laboratory of Neuroimaging at…

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INEC: No electronic voting in 2019

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said there wont be use of electronic voting in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, said this on Tuesday at the end of the three-day international conference on Opportunities and Challenges in the use of Technology in Elections in Abuja, yesterday. His words: “Let me categorically say that the commission will not deploy electronic voting in the 2019 general election. However, we will deploy technology for the collation and transmission of electronic result; without prejudice to the…

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Pop star Mariah Carey reveals bipolar disorder

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Pop superstar Mariah Carey has revealed that she suffers from bipolar disorder and has entered treatment. The singer, whose sweeping five-octave vocal range helped make her one of the most successful artists of the 1990s, said she decided to go public to help remove stigma over the mental illness. “Until recently I lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose me,” she told People in the celebrity magazine’s latest cover story. Carey, who is in her late 40s, said she long presumed that she had a…

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Royal wedding: Meghan excludes family members

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Meghan Markle has excluded her family members from the much awaited Royal wedding between her and Prince Harry scheduled to take place at Windsor Castle on May 19. Markle’s half-sister, Samantha who expressed her anger over the development blasted the bride-to-be for not inviting her own family to the royal wedding. Furious Samantha, hit out after Prince Harry and Meghan came up with a list of around 600 guests for the ceremony. But Samantha has accused the couple of inviting “complete strangers”, and claims “no one” from the Markle clan…

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Senate suspends Omo-Agege till 2019, disbands Buhari support group

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The Senate on Thursday suspended a pro-Buhari senator, Ovie Omo-Agege for 90 legislative days for his remarks during and after the consideration of the electoral acts amendment. Omo-Agege’s suspension followed the recommendation of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, chaired by Senator Sam Anyanwu. With the suspension, Omo-Agege will stay suspended for 90 legislative days. This means that if the senate were to sit without any interruption, recess or adjournment for committee work, it would take 30 weeks (7 months for Omo-Agege to completely serve his suspension.…

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Osinbajo wants technology driven healthcare

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It has become expedient for Nigeria to embrace technology to close the healthcare gap between the urban and rural areas, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has said. Osinbajo, who on Thursday inaugurated the Abia Tele-health initiative, – as “Dial-a-doctor -, described it as commendable effort in the healthcare delivery system in the state. He said in Umuahia that Abia had blazed the trail in the utilisation of Global System of Mobile Telecommunication (GSM) in the delivery of quality healthcare to the people of the state. “This is an especially exciting project…

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