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Doctors in India have successfully separated conjoined twin boys who were attached at the skull in a marathon surgical procedure that lasted more than 36 hours and involved 40 doctors. The two-year-old twins, who suffered a rare condition occurring once in about 2.5 million births, underwent the operation at a government-run hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday. “It was a team work of 40 doctors, 20 nurses and many other paramedical staff. Without their help this would not have been possible,” the All India Institute of Medical Science hospital said in a statement. One of the surgeons involved said the…

Nigeria’s Federal Government said on Friday that its plan to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity over the next four years is on course. The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mustapha Shehuri, gave the assurance in Funtua, Katsina State when he inaugurated a 132/33 KV transformer that would boost power supply to local governments in Katsina South by 200 percent. He said that the government was replacing faulty transformers nationwide and installing new ones in order to ensure steady power supply to Nigerians. Shehuri said that ongoing transmission rehabilitation and expansion programme would facilitate full utilisation of the more than…

At least six persons were feared dead yesterday after a head on collision by two engine boats at Miza in Ebbe, a riverine area in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident happened in the early hours of the Friday at Miza when a boat that was heading to the popular Friday Market in Katcha, a border town between Kogi and Niger State had a head-on collision with an oncoming one. The boats were conveying women with smoked fish from surrounding villages and communities to the market, a trade they have been known for. Read Also Senator Ndume…

Two white farmers in South Africa who forced a black man into a coffin have been sentenced to jail for more than 10 years each. Theo Martins Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen were convicted in August for attempted murder and kidnapping. They accused Victor Mlotshwa of trespassing on their land, beat him up, made him get into a coffin and threatened to burn him alive. Jackson, 30, will be jailed for 14 years and Oosthuizen, 29, for 11 years. Part of their sentence is also for assaulting the only witness in an attempt to stop him from testifying. The case has…

Senator Ali Ndume has denied allegation of slapping a member of the Borno House of Assembly, Bukar Daja-Ali, representing Damboa at a political gathering in Maiduguri. Ndume who represents Borno central in the Senate told our correspondent on Friday in Maiduguri that the allegations were false. The media was rife on Thursday will allegations that the senator slapped the member of the house of assembly prompting the state lawmakers to suspend sitting for one month. A statement issued by Hon Abdulkareem Lawan, Honourable Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, alleged that the senator slapped their colleague at a political meeting.…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has cautioned stakeholders from the North East geo-political zone not to mismanage the newly created North East Development Commission. Hon Dogara said that people of the region must justify the trust reposed in them by the President and members of the National Assembly from the rest of the country who unanimously supported the passage of the NEDC bill in the two chambers. Speaking when he received a delegation from Bama Emirate Council, Borno State, led by his royal highness, the Shehu of Bama, Alhaji Shehu Kyari Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi, which…

French oil and gas major Total has reported a 29 per cent jump in third-quarter net profit as project ramp-ups and new investments lifted production, joining a list of energy companies benefiting from higher crude prices. Total’s oil production rose 6 per cent while adjusted net operating income from its upstream exploration and production branch soared 84 per cent from a year ago. High demand for petroleum products led to a sharp increase in refining margin. “The group took full advantage of the favourable environment thanks to the performance of its integrated model and its strategy to reduce its breakeven…

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has been ruled out of his side’s trip to Manchester United on Saturday with a hamstring injury. Kane scored twice as Spurs beat Liverpool 4-1 on Sunday, before being substituted in the 88th minute. The 24-year-old is the leading Premier League scorer this season with eight goals. “The doctor and medical staff made the decision to not take the risk,” said Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino. READ: BREAKING: Leicester City confirm Claude Puel as new manager “There is no sense in taking that risk and making the problem bigger.” A tweet from Spurs said the injury was…

A fresh warrant of arrest has been obtained from an Abuja Magistrate’s Court for the arrest of chairman of the defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina. The international police, INTERPOL, has also been involved to track and arrest Maina, whose recent reinstatement into service caused a national uproar. Local newspaper, The Punch, quoted the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, who commented the development. Shehu said investigation had been extended beyond Maina’s reinstatement and subsequent posting. He said the investigation would even be extended to some foreign countries. “Maina’s…

Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele said on Friday he expects Nigeria inflation rates to fall at a faster pace and hit high-single digit rates mid-next year. “We are very optimistic that food prices will come down, and as they come down it will help to complement the reduction in core inflation,” Emefiele told journalists on the sidelines of an investment conference at the London Stock Exchange, adding he expected a “more aggressive moderation.” READ: Nigeria no longer under review for demotion – MSCI “We are hoping that by the middle of next year we should begin to approach…