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Military Alerts Nigerians On Fake Circulation Of Fake ID Cards

The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday warned Nigerians against approaching unauthorized agencies and individuals for national identification registration.

It said the National Identity Management Commission remained the only agency responsible for registration and issuance of the national identity card.

This is contained in a statement by Rabe Abubakar, Acting Director of Defence Information, in…

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Baking Soda As Tooth Whitener

Bicarbonate of soda or baking soda is not only for adding to the dough. It can also be used as teeth whitening. Here are some tips on how to brush your teeth with bicarbonate of soda in several ways. But before you try it out, you may want to consult your dentist first in case of allergy or some other issues.

There are a lot of ways to use baking soda as teeth whitener. You can use bicarbonate of…

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How Does The Heart Fail?

Heart failure is a condition where the heart fails to meet the metabolic demands of the body, says Dr Levi Kwarisiima, a cardiologist at Mulago Hospital.

Acute Heart Failure is a sudden onset of the signs of heart failure which occurs abruptly compared with Chronic Heart Failure where the symptoms can be on and off and sometimes can stabilise.

“The sudden onset of the signs and symptoms of heart…

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Everyone Is At Risk Of Contacting Tuberculosis

Among the general population, there is little understanding of tuberculosis, its causes and mode of treatment.

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis. About two thirds of the world population carries this germ but not everyone develops the disease. One may live with the germ without showing any symptoms.

However, when the body’s immunity breaks down, one…

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Obama Hosts pope At White House

Barack Obama welcomed Pope Francis to the White House on Wednesday — the first black US president hailing the first pontiff from the Americas as a unique moral authority.

The South Lawn of the White House echoed to the strains of the Pontifical Anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner and a thundering 21-gun salute, as Washingtonians thronged the streets for the historic visit.

An inspiration to…

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Cyber Security firm Offers $1 Million For Apple Hack

PARIS – Computer security firm Zerodium on Tuesday offered a $1 million (890,000-euro) bounty to hackers who can find a way to breach Apple’s latest iOS 9 mobile operating system. Zerodium, launched early this year in the United States by French online security expert Chaouki Bekrar, said it would pay out $1 million each to as many as three people or teams who manage to break into iPhones or iPads…

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The Burkina Faso Coup Is Over- Diendere

OUAGADOUGOU – General Gilbert Diendere, who last week staged a coup in Burkina Faso, on Wednesday confirmed the crisis had ended, describing the putsch he led as “the biggest mistake”.

“The coup is over,” Diendere told reporters just hours after the interim president he deposed resumed office.

“We knew the people were not in favour of it. That is why we have given up.”

Burkina Faso’s interim…

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German Auto Giant Volkswagen Slams Into Huge False Emission Scam

German auto giant Volkswagen’s shares plummeted nearly 20 percent Monday as investigations spread into revelations that hundreds of thousands of its diesel cars have software that secretly thwarts US pollution tests.

Volkswagen, the world’s largest automaker by sales in the first half of this year, said it had halted all diesel vehicle sales in the United States during a probe into the scandal,…

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Apple Revving Work On Electric Car

Apple aims to have an electric car on the road some time in the year 2019, according to a report on Monday in the Wall Street Journal.

The Journal report, which cited unnamed sources, came amid persistent rumors that Apple is secretly working to put its iconic brand on a high-tech automobile.

The California company has declined to comment on the reports.

Leaders of the Apple car project,…

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Scientists Make Tiny Invisibility Cloak

A tiny invisibility cloak has been invented by US scientists who are edging ever-closer to a real version of what has until now been a staple of science fiction, researchers said Thursday.

The cloak, described in the journal Science, is microscopic in size but could conceivably be scaled up in the future, according to physicists at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National…

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Pope Francis Arrives For Historic first U.S Visit

The 78-year-old Argentine pontiff stepped onto US soil for the first time at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, where he was greeted by US President Barack Obama and his family, as well as Vice President Joe Biden.

US Catholic leaders and a select crowd of several hundred well-wishers were on hand to greet the pope, who wore his traditional papal whites and waved to the cheering crowd.

A…

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CEO Search Delay Underscores Woes At Twitter

In the fast-moving world of Silicon Valley, Twitter’s search for a new chief executive is moving at a snail’s pace, raising concerns about deeper woes at the social media platform.

The San Francisco messaging platform has been searching for a new leader since Dick Costolo announced on June 12 he was stepping down, with co-founder Jack Dorsey holding the job on an interim basis since July 1.

The…

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Sylva Wins Bayelsa APC Guber Primary

A former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has been declared winner of the APC primary election in the state.

Mr. Sylva polled 726 votes to defeat his closest rival, Timi Alaibe, a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, who got four votes.

A total of 1,502 delegates were expected at the primary election while there were 19 aspirants.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole,…

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Right Drugs, Key To Epilepsy Management

A Senior Consultant Neurologist, Institute of Neurosciences, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India, Prof. Pushpendra Renjen, has said that patients suffering from epilepsy can lead normal lives if they use the right drugs.

Renjen said this at a programme organised by the Apollo Hospital in collaboration with the Diamond Helix Medical Assistance Limited in Lagos.

According to him, epilepsy patients…

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Myths, Facts About Eczema

GBENGA ADENIJI writes about eczema described by experts as a chronic skin disease

Miss Dolapo Ojo noticed reddish blisters on her skin one early morning. The blisters were at the lower region of the left side of her face. Ojo stated that she could not explain how the skin disease got to her face.

Ojo said her first reaction was to use a medicated soap and hot water to wash the blisters. But the…

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Laab-Grown Kidneys Work In Animals

Scientists say they are a step closer to growing fully functioning replacement kidneys, after promising results in animals.

When transplanted into pigs and rats, the kidneys worked, passing urine just like natural ones.

Getting the urine out has been a problem for earlier prototypes, causing them to balloon under the pressure.

The Japanese team got round this by growing extra plumbing for the…

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Quack Doctors Steal Licences To Set Up Hospitals- MDCN

The fight to safeguard the life of Nigerians is one of the cardinal responsibilities of many of the nation’s health regulatory agencies.

It is therefore not strange that these agencies are seriously engaging imposters, especially quacks, to ensure that there is sanity in the sector. Evidence of these contributions abound, the Registrar, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr. Abdulmuminin…

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