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October 2024

More Than 17,000 People Contract Measles Yearly In Nigeria – UNICEF

  The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has urged parents to ensure their children take the measles vaccine, saying the disease kills more children than other vaccine-preventable diseases. Uju Eze, strategic behaviour communication consultant at UNICEF, stated this at a stakeholders engagement/town hall meeting for the 2024 Integrated Supplementary Immunisation Activities (SIAs) in Awka, Anambra […]

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More Than 17,000 People Contract Measles Yearly In Nigeria – UNICEF

  n The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has urged parents to ensure their children take the measles vaccine, saying the disease kills more children than other vaccine-preventable diseases. n Uju Eze, strategic behaviour communication consultant at UNICEF, stated this at a stakeholders engagement/town hall meeting for the 2024 Integrated Supplementary Immunisation Activities (SIAs) in

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Sarco ‘Suicide Pod’ use suspended weeks after US woman, 64, ended her life in it

The controversial Sarco sucide capsule, often known as the “Tesla of euthanasia,” is no longer in use, merely weeks after an American woman took her own life using the device. Dr. Philip Nitschke, the creator and director of Exit International, a nonprofit that supports assisted suicide, is credited with creating the Sarco. On September 24,

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Actress Rita Edochie berates women who stick with cheating men just because he gives them money

Rita Edochie, an actress, has chastised women who continue to date dishonest guys only because they lavish them with cash. The seasoned actress claimed in an Instagram post today, October 9, that in the past, a woman would rage at her partner, starve him sexually, and give him various attitudes when she discovered he was

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“So it was okay for akpi to disrespect him ?”- actor BabaRex asks Nigerians to make Speed Darlington look like the victim in his clash with Burna Boy

The Nigerians who are portraying musician Speed Darlington as the victim of his altercation with Burna Boy have been criticised by actor BabaRex. Remember when the singer was detained in Lagos last Friday and flown to Abuja due to a petition that his colleague BurnaBoy had filed against him?   It’s unclear exactly what the

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40m People In Africa Have Hearing Loss, 54m People In Continent May Become Deaf By 2030 – WHO

About 40 million people live with hearing loss in the African region, but the figure could rise to 54 million by 2030 if urgent measures are not take to address the problem, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report. Hearing loss has profound impact on human lives and economies, costing Africa $27 billion

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40m People In Africa Have Hearing Loss, 54m People In Continent May Become Deaf By 2030 – WHO

About 40 million people live with hearing loss in the African region, but the figure could rise to 54 million by 2030 if urgent measures are not take to address the problem, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report. n Hearing loss has profound impact on human lives and economies, costing Africa $27

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The court discharges Dino Melaye of allegations of resisting arrest, among others.

Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has cleared and released Senator Dino Melaye, a former member of the National Assembly representing Kogi West district, from all charges that the Federal Government had filed against him. Melaye was charged with six felonies on March 5, 2019, including attempted

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Woman’s body was cut out of a shark that ate her while she was on a dream trip.

A shark devoured an American tourist who was enjoying a fantastic diving trip in Indonesia with companions. Strong currents carried Colleen Monfore, a South Dakota resident, out to sea, and her body was later discovered inside the shark’s stomach, according to The Sun. Monfore, 68, was having a fantastic diving excursion near Pulau Reong island

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