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Fans over the world Friday, May 11, marked the 37th anniversary of the death of legendary reggae artiste, Robert Nesta Marley, popularly known as Bob Marley. Bob Marley died at the age of 36 from cancer. The influential singer was born Robert Nesta Marley on 6th February, 1945 in the small hamlet of Nine Miles, St Ann, Jamaica. He moved to the slums of Trench town in Kingston where he started his music in the 1960s according to Wikipedia.  From there, Bob Marley rose to become one of the most revered artistes of all time. Marley put reggae music and Jamaican…

Regina Askia-Williams, a former Nollywood actress Friday, May 11 bagged a family nurse practitioner degree from Wagner College in New York, United States. The 51-year-old a holder of the degree as a family nurse practitioner is also a graduate of the University of Lagos with a degree in Biology. Wagner College is a private, national liberal arts college in the New York City borough of Staten Island, New York, United States. Askia-Williams who was excited her about her recent win took to Instagram to share the news. She said: “And today, it was a wrap at the Family Nurse Practitioner…

The confession of “Even God told me to divorce my wife or else she will destroy my ministry,” as claimed by a pastor Friday brought a 21-year-old marriage to an end. A 53-year-old Joshua Ibeneme had approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end his marriage on the grounds of adultery. Ibeneme said his wife, Uzoamaka was messing around with his church members. “My wife had s3xual affair with two of my church members, a deacon and a bishop. Both of them were telling my other members that they slept with my wife because she enticed them. “Whenever I…

Green papaya is also an unripe papaya. Yet, it is a unique fruit has a number of impressive nutrients and potential health benefits. What is Green Papaya? Green papaya is the lesser-known of the two main papaya varieties. Common papaya is picked when its flesh is orange-red and is primarily grown in Hawaii, although it is also cultivated in Thailand and certain parts of Japan. Green papaya, however, is also known as Mexican papaya, where it originated. This pear or avocado shaped fruit has a bright green exterior, yellow-green flesh, and a central pocket filled with seeds. The consistency and…

By Cindy Tran It’s the trendy wonder ingredient that promises dazzling, white teeth. And some of the world’s most glamorous stars with Hollywood smiles swear by charcoal toothpaste, claiming the gritty black stuff whitens teeth. But does the latest craze really work? Young model Jenna Hudson, from South Australia, insisted she has seen glowing results after using the charcoal powder kit. I’ve seen a brighter appearance. I wouldn’t say it’s dramatic results but definitely in the front teeth, you can see it looks a little bit cleaner,’ she told Today Tonight. ‘I like to usually brush for about two minutes with it,…

Following the extension of the ongoing strike to states and local government-owned hospitals, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Thursday threatened to resume its 2014 suspended strike should the Federal Government accedes to the demands of the striking health workers under the auspices of the Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU. Meanwhile, the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Associations, AHPA, has slammed NMA, for threatening to down tool if the Federal Government meets the demands of JOHESU. In statement by National President of NMA, Francis Faduyile and Secretary General, Dr Olumuyiwa Odusote, the association said that the latest position was informed by the…

Akwa Ibom State in the South-South Region of Nigeria collected N50.44 billion, the highest from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the first three months of this year. Also, Osun State in the South West Region of the country got N4.99 billion, the lowest from the FAAC in the first quarter of 2018, indicating a variance of 920 per cent between the highest and the lowest, according to latest data released by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI. Altogether, states in the South-South region including Akwa Ibom received N206.25 billion, the highest allocation from the committee in the…

The Federal Government has committed a total sum of N300 billion for construction and reconstruction of various highways across the country under the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, ERGP, Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has said. Fashola, Thursday, in his keynote address at the 4th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of NUPENG, in Abuja, said the nation’s highways are seriously attracting tremendous attention of the current administration unlike the previous regimes. The minister also said that his ministry was on the verge of getting procurement for the reconstruction of the Apapa-Mile 2-Wharf…

Following a fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has re-assured passengers and other airport users of safety across its network of airports. This came as Minister for Health, Isaac Adewole said that the Federal Government was taking adequate measures to prevent a possible health disaster in the country owing to the threats posed by the resurgence of Ebola disease in DRC. Adewole said that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, had begun the coordination of a national working group to assess and manage the…

Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Joint Ventures plans to invest more than N13 billion (US$43 million) in three community-assistance projects in Akwa Ibom State. The chairman and Managing Director of Mobil Producing Nigeria Mr Paul McGrath, stated this during the ground-breaking ceremony of the project in Ikot Akata, Mkpat Enin. McGrath said the three projects are Technical Skills Acquisition Centre located in Ikot Akata, Mkpat Enin local government area, Trauma Centre at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital and Engineering complex to be established at the University of Uyo. He said that the projects which…