Almost 60 children end up in hospital over wrong vaccination - India

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Close to 60 children were rushed off to a hospital located in eastern India after they were accidentally told to swallow a hepatitis B vaccine instead of the necessary polio drops, according to officials. Sweating and vomiting were some of the side effects children experienced after being given an oral hepatitis vaccine, which is usually injected. The incident occurred in a village in West Bengal on Sunday, as stated by health authorities.

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Inhuman: Prost*itute In kastina Kills Her 4-Day-Old Baby With Rat Poison

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A 4-day-old baby boy has been gruesomely murdered by his own mother who fed him with a N40 rat poison. Binta Shuaibu, 20, conspired with her friend, Hindatu Umar, 27, to commit the dastardly act in Katsina State. Read the story below and what she said led her in committing the crime.

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"I Will Stop £3000 Visa Bond" says, UK Deputy PM

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Hope rose yesterday for Nigerian first time visitors to the United Kingdom, who may be affected by the planned introduction of £3,000 (about N700,000, (visa bond as British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg vowed to block the implementation of the policy.

The British Government plans a new visa policy that will

see some “high risk” first time visitors deposit £3,000 in bond before being given visas.

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Arik Flight Makes Emergency Landing As Nigerian Woman Gives Birth on Plane

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An Arik Air flight with over 100 passengers en route to London Sunday was forced to make an emergency landing in Palmas, Spain, as a woman went into labour and gave birth while the aircraft was airborne.The pilot was said to have requested the emergency landing on the advice of two doctors who were on board the aircraft and had helped the mother deliver the baby. 

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Car Accident At Mushin, Lagos (pictures) ; Somersaulted 3 times

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 An auto accident involving a Toyota 4runner had a deflated tyre, then, because of the speed and the bent road, somersaulted three times into some parked tokunbo cars in a car lot, this happened this afternoon while the three occupants of the automobile cars out with bruises and body scratches.

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TRAGIC: Two Girls Die While Swimming In Enugu River

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Two girls lost their lives while swimming in the Asata River along Bisalla Road in Enugu metropolis, Enugu State, on Saturday evening.

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While the corpse of one of the victims, Chidera Nwekwe, was recovered hours after the incident, the body of the other victim had not been located as of Sunday afternoon. Her identity remained a mystery.

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I got ‘promoted’ From Kid Robber To Notorious Car Snatcher – 29-Yr-Old Suspect Confesses

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Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Lagos State, have arrested a gang of car snatchers suspected of terrorizing Ikeja and other parts of the state for a long time.

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Female Police Officer Assaultéd And Strip*péd Nak-éd In Public

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According to reports, a female police officer was yesterday attacked and almost strippéd nak-éd by a dreaded wealthy man.

The police officer, Inspector Tochukwu Offoegbu was allegedly on duty when the the ‘big man,’ who owns a park in Onitsha, approached her, allegedly telling her that he would facilitate her removal from Onitsha as he did to one  Archibong.

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New PDP Treasurer Resigns, Pledges Loyalty To Tukur's Faction

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National Treasurer of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Alhaji Tanko Ishiaku Gwamna on Sunday announced his resignation from the national working committee of the parallel faction within the ruling party.

Accordingly, he pledged his loyalty to the national chairman of the party, Bamanga Tukur, saying the current impasse would spell doom for the party.
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Photo of suspected kidnapper: How I Hide Victims In Church And Split Ransom With My Pastor –

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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 38-year-old wanted kidnap suspect, Okafor, a graduate of Mathematics from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Okafor popularly known as Igwe did not only fall afoul of the law as a kidnapper, he also messed up the temple of God by keeping his victims in a church and sharing his loot with the pastor.

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Orji Offers ₦20 Million, Employment To Families Of Late PDP Members

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The Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, has given out N20 million as donation to the endowment fund established by the state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party in honor of the eight members who died in an auto crash during the Anambra State Gubernatorial Primaries in August.

The governor made the donation during the commendation service held at the Indoor Sport Hall of Umuahia Township Stadium, in honour of the late men.

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See photo of Atiku Abubakar Rocking Arsenal Jersey

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Arsenal No 1 Fan. hehehe.

I want all of you to fight for me –Amaechi

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THE Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has called on the people of the state and Nigerians to fight for him and defend the mandate he holds in trust for them.

Amaechi explained that only the people could fight for him in a situation where the police had decided to work against him and threaten the authority given to him by them.

The governor was reacting to the roadblock mounted on Thursday by the police on Forces Avenue in Port Harcourt, a development that denied him access to the Government House for about 30 minutes.

Wike, Amaechi trade words

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THE political crisis in Rivers State further deepened on Saturday when the supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, said the State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, should stop playing God.

Wike made this remark during the inauguration of ward and chapter executives of the Grassroots Development Initiative in Abonnema, Rivers State.

Amaechi and the minister have been in a long drawn battle over who controls the Peoples Democratic Party in the state since the political crisis began.

The minister, who is the grand patron of the GDI, a group used to mobilise Rivers people for President Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP, called on Amaechi to leave the PDP, saying, “Amaechi, pack and go. Your rent has expired.”

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ASUU strike: ANC gives FG seven-day ultimatum

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A civil rights organisation, the  Anti-Corruption Network,  has given the Federal Government “one week” to resolve its dispute with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

It said it would mobilise Nigerians  for a protest  to the Federal Ministry of Education.

The group, which expressed disappointment at government’s lukewarm attitude to  the plight of students,   suggested that President Goodluck Jonathan should take loan to offset the N92bn  being demanded by ASUU.

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Jonathan, rebel govs in make-or-mar meeting • President won’t shift ground –Presidency

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President Goodluck Jonathan and seven aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors will today hold a crucial meeting that will determine the future of the factionalised ruling party.

Already, there are strong indications that the peace meeting may end in a stalemate.

The first indication came from the Presidency on Friday, when it said the President would not meet any of the demands of the aggrieved governors and other members of the New PDP.

Also sounding unyielding, the National Chairman of the New PDP, Mr. Kawu Baraje,  on Friday, said the aggrieved leaders of the party and the G-7 governors would give Jonathan a deadline at today’s  meeting.

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She Is 3 Years Older Than I Am. Please Help!!!

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Dear Tee,
I am 28 years old and I am deeply in love with this girl, who I planned to get married to. She is a wonderful girl and we have dated for 2 years now. The problem is that she is 3 years older than I am. Should I continue with the relationship? Please advise me.
FM

Abacha Days are Here With Us Again ––Members of the New PDP voice Out

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It started like a joke. After Governors elected their leader, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State in a vote of 19 to 16, defeating Jonah Jang of Plateau State to retain his position as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), PDP under Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and their collaborators in government preferred the defeated candidate.

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Who Will Tell Stories "Folktales" To Our Own Kids?

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In the past, folktales were used to educate, entertain and generally engage children. Nkiru Okpala examines this cultural art in the light of today’s realities.

A folktale is a traditional story made familiar through telling over the years. Usually, there is a moral lesson to pick from a folktale and the teller would often ask children to explain to him or her the morals in the story.

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UPDATE: How Ex-Governor Segun Agagu kicked the bucket

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It is sad but true that former Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu is dead. Agagu, who had returned from the US on Thursday, reportedly slumped in Ikoyi, where he was having a meeting with Ondo indigenes, on Friday evening.

Agagu’s former Chief Press Secretary, Yemi Olowolabi, said the former governor was not sick and had just returned from a 20-day trip abroad.

"They were having a meeting with Ondo State people. Alex Akinyele was there. He slumped. It is shocking, devastating. We will all miss him. I can’t believe he will just die.”

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