Kcee and Akon, who is currently in Lagos, had a business meeting last
night at Eko Hotel & Suites, VI. Kcee confirmed through Instagram
that their deal - a music collaboration maybe? - was sealed. Other pics
from their meeting after the cut. (Akon is actually in Nigeria for his
Solar power project)
This is the horrific moment a knife-wielding ultra-Orthodox Jew 'stabbed
six people at Jerusalem gay pride march three weeks after he was
released from prison for identical
attack 10 years ago.
This is the horrific moment a knife-wielding ultra-Orthodox Jew 'stabbed
six people at Jerusalem gay pride march three weeks after he was
released from prison for identical
attack 10 years ago.
Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano has increased the salary of state
workers by 16%. He announced the increase in salary during the Civil
Service day celebration in Awka the state capital yesterday July 30th.
The 19 year old model and daughter of
actors Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger stepped out in New York yesterday
wearing a thin black T-shirt a with no bra - and then got caught in a
downpour. See more photos after the cut...
A few weeks ago, there were rumors that Rihanna was getting serious with
French footballer, Karim Benzema after they were spotted in public
numerous times.
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US ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle had
an interactive session with Nigerians on Facebook this morning where
Nigerians asked him questions bordering on the Leahy law, same
sex marriage, return of alleged stolen money stashed in US banks and other
issues.
People in Bamako, Mali queued up this morning to see a photo of a
prophet that appeared on a toilet wall. Yes, that white stuff on the
wall they are pointing at is the 'prophet'. I can't!. More pics after
the cut..
Kogi West Senator in the National Assembly, Otunba Dino Melaye, has
defended his recent visit to the Headquarters of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), when wife of the Senate President,
Mrs. Toyin Saraki, honoured the invitation by the anti-graft agency.
A man in the US has shot down a drone hovering over his back garden.
William Meredith, from Hillview, Kentucky, was subsequently arrested by police.
According to local media, he was arrested and charged with first degree criminal mischief and first degree wanton endangerment.
HIV can be flushed out of its hiding places in the body using a cancer drug, researchers show.
The
cornerstone of treatment, anti-retroviral therapy, kills the virus in
the bloodstream but leaves "HIV reservoirs" untouched.
The study, published in PLoS Pathogens, showed the drug was "highly potent" at reactivating hidden HIV.
Experts said the findings were interesting, but it was important to know if the drug was safe in patients.
The power of the HIV reservoir was shown with the case of the Mississippi baby.
She
was given antiretroviral drugs at birth. Despite appearing to be free
of HIV for nearly two years after stopping treatment, she was found to
be harbouring the virus.
'Kick and kill'
A
strategy known as "kick and kill" is thought to be key to curing HIV -
the kick would wake up the dormant HIV allowing the drugs to kill it.
The team at the UC Davis School of Medicine investigated PEP005 - one of the ingredients in a treatment to prevent cancer in sun-damaged skin.
They tested the drug in cells grown in the laboratory and in parts of the immune system taken from 13 people with HIV.
The
report said "PEP005 is highly potent in reactivating latent HIV" and
that the chemical represents "a new group of lead compounds for
combating HIV".
One of the researchers, Dr Satya Dandekar, said:
"We are excited to have identified an outstanding candidate for HIV
reactivation and eradication that is already approved and is being used
in patients.
"This molecule has great potential to advance into translational and clinical studies."
However, the drug has still not been tested in people who are HIV-positive.
Prof
Sharon Lewin, from the University of Melbourne, said the results were
"interesting" and marked an "important advance in finding new compounds
that can activate latent HIV".
She told the BBC: "This study adds
another family of drugs to test to potentially eliminate long-lived
forms of HIV although much more work needs to be done to see if this
works in patients.
"Although PEP005 is part of an FDA approved
drug, it will first take some time to work out if it is safe to use in
the setting of HIV."
MPs in Chad have voted to reinstate the death penalty for acts of terrorism six months after it was abolished.
The
unanimous vote by the 146 members of parliament present followed recent
attacks by Boko Haram Islamist militants from neighbouring Nigeria.
Officials in the mainly Muslim nation have already banned the full Islamic veil in response to suicide bombings.
Chad has deployed thousands of soldiers as part of a boosted multinational force to fight Boko Haram.
Opposition
and civil liberties groups have criticised the new anti-terror
legislation that was passed on Thursday evening, saying it could be used
to curb civil rights.
Not less than five persons were killed and several others injured in a
suicide bomb attack at a crowded earlier morning grocery market in
Maiduguri on Friday, a member of the youth vigilance group told our
correspondent on phone.
We are all a little guilty of procrastination when it comes to staying
healthy. People want results, but when it comes to actual application
then the excuses start rolling in. Losing weight and being healthy is
not just about hitting the gym or the odd healthy meal here and there,
it’s about a complete lifestyle overall. This can happen by making
regular healthy choices, even before you pick up a dumbbell. Here’s how:
Some
Nigerian Army officers with the 59 civilians rescued from Boko Haram
captivity after raiding the terrorists’ camps at Chuogori and
Shantumari, as well as Kashingeri, Wale and Kushingari in Borno State.
TROOPS
of 7 Division of Nigerian Army yesterday rescued 59 residents of
Kashimri and Amarmari villages in Konduga local council, Borno State,
after a six-hour operation against Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa
Forests.
The naira, which had fallen sharply in the parallel market, staged a
major recovery thursday, as it appreciated to a band of N225 to N230 to a
dollar, compared to N240 to the dollar at which it sold in the last few
weeks.
President Barack Obama of the United States came to Africa to deliver a
“blunt message” to its politicians. But young people in Kenya and
Ethiopia had plenty to say to Mr. Obama about the state of America.
“Tough love” was the theme of President Obama's visit to East Africa.
Former World Cup and Premier League star
Jay-Jay Okocha could be on the verge of a shock move to amateur side
Wolverton Town after playing for their reserve side last week, the club
confirmed.
Okocha, 41, played 45 minutes for Wolverton’s reserves against
Arlesey Town reserves last week, but has not yet decided on whether to
make a permanent move to the Milton Keynes club.
Muhammadu Buhari and President Paul Biya of Cameroun
Tobi Soniyi in Abuja 

President Muhammadu Buhari and President Paul Biya of Cameroun have
agreed to work towards the completion of the demarcation of the land
border between Nigeria and Cameroun before the end of the year.
A communiqué issued thursday at the conclusion of Buhari’s official
visit to Yaounde, said both leaders welcomed the progress made thus far
in the exercise which was undertaken under the auspices of the United
Nations.
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu | credits: File copy
The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Thursday, caused a stir in the upper
chamber when he revealed how he collected signatures of other senators
to impeach the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the 7th
Senate.
The
US war against Isis is being fought on autopilot, with little thought
given to whether our actions will hurt or help American interests in the
long-run.
Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, who alongside other
service chiefs, was sacked by Buhari on July 13, said while he was in
office, he headed a military that lacked equipment. He said this during
his handing over ceremony to the new chief of Defence staff,
Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin in Abuja;
While speaking at an interactive session with Nigerians living in
Cameroon during his 2-day working and friendly visit to the country
yesterday July 29th, President Buhari said his administration would
ensure the faithful implementation of the Green Tree Agreement, which
regulates the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroon.
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose, has appealed to members of the Road Transport Employers
Association of Nigeria against allowing themselves to be used by
kidnappers to perpetrate evil.
