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Fake medicines flourish in Africa despite killing thousands

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There’s nothing covert about Roxy — a huge market in Abidjan selling counterfeit medicine, the scourge of Africa and the cause of around 100,000 deaths annually on the world’s poorest continent. Located in the bustling Adjame quarter of Ivory Coast’s main city and commercial hub, the haven for fake medicine has been targeted time and again by authorities and stockpiles burnt. But it resurfaces every time. “The police hassle us but they themselves buy these medicines,” said Mariam, one of the many mainly illiterate vendors who hawk everything from painkillers…

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Crackdown fear weakens Bitcoin

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Fears grew of a regulatory crackdown has forced the Bitcoin to slid as much as 14 per cent on Tuesday to hit a four-week low below $12,000. The fear was fuelled with reports that South Korea was planning to ban trading in cryptocurrencies. South Korean news website Yonhap reported that Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon had told a local radio station that the government would be coming up with a set of measures to clamp down on the “irrational” cryptocurrency investment craze. Bitcoin slid on the news, trading as low as…

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Get Out and Black-ish win big at NAACP image awards

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The 49th annual Image Awards ceremony was held was on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The award which honours people of colour in entertainment and literature as well as individuals who promote social justice through creative endeavours named the director of A Wrinkle In Time, Ava DuVernay, the Entertainer of the Year. Get Out bagged several awards including Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for star Daniel Kaluuya, and writing and directing awards for Jordan Peele. Black-ish also racked five awards including Outstanding Comedy Series.…

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Nigeria practicing ‘military democracy’ under Buhari‎ – APC Chieftain, Bisi Akande

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Bisi Akande, a former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said Nigeria is practicing a “military democracy” under the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. The former APC National Chairman said there was no way Nigeria would succeed if the country continues with such practice. Addressing a news conference in his country home, Ila, Osun state as part of activities to mark his 79th birthday, on Tuesday, Akande said the multi-party parliamentary democracy was the best form of government for Nigeria, if it wanted to catch up with…

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Benue elders’ bizarre voyage to Aso Rock

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When Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States was ravaged by natural disaster this year, President Donald Trump, “the racist”, visited the state with his Vice President, Mike Pence, to commiserate with his fellow countrymen. When a gun man killed 59 persons in Nevada, Las Vegas, Trump and his wife, Melania, visited Nevada to commiserate with his compatriots (Remember that the gun man was dealt with even before this visit). Now, come to Nigeria: The terrorist Fulani herdsmen rained a harvest of deaths and destruction on Nimbo in…

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Patience Jonathan’s property demolished in Abuja

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A property allegedly belonging to the former first lady, Patience Jonathan, was on Tuesday demolished by the Federal Capital Development Control Department. The building is situated on Shehu Yar’Adua Way along Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp Expressway, Abuja. Emmanuel Anene, a lawyer with E.A. Ezugwu and Associates, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the issue of the building was still pending before the Federal High Courts in Lagos and Abuja. “Sometime before, people from Development Control came to the site, alleging that there was no approval for the building. “We met them…

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Governor Ayade signs anti-kidnapping bill into law

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Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has signed the State’s anti-kidnapping bill into law. The law prescribes death penalty for kidnappers. This was contained in a communique issued this morning (Tuesday) by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) signed by the Public Relations Officer, Cross River State branch, Dr Ernest Ochang, after meeting in Calabar. “The Governor on his part informed the NMA that the anti kidnapping bill had been signed into law and he was not going to rest until the kidnappers are caught and brought to book. “This…

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Californian couple arrested for torturing 13 children

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A couple in California, United States, has been arrested on charges of torturing 13 children and holding them captive for years. Authorities made the shock discovery on Monday. The 13 children were found malnourished, with some shackled to beds in the dark. Authorities said they were alerted after a 17-year-old girl managed to escape the house on Sunday and call police using a cellphone she found. She was so emaciated that officers said they originally thought she was just 10 years old. The 13 victims at the house in Perris,…

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Senate gives IGP 14-days to arrest killers in Benue

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The Senate has given the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris 14 day ultimatum to arrest and investigate the perpetrators of Benue killings. This position was sequel to the consideration of a report of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the Current Security Infrastructure in Nigeria. The committee had on Friday last week, visited Benue to ascertain the level of killings in the state. The report was presented by Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Ahmed Lawan during plenary on Tuesday. He said the recommendations of the…

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Osinbajo to talk on `Africa Rising’ at Harvard

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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is scheduled to deliver a lecture on Tuesday at the Harvard University, Boston, U.S, on “Africa Rising”. While at Harvard Business School, he would also engage in marathon meetings at the Ivy League school. Harvard described the lecture as a historic moment as it would be the first time that an Africa-focused course would be offered at Harvard Business School. In extending the invitation to Osinbajo, Harvard noted that it deeply admired the immense progress that Nigeria had made under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The…

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