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Somalia’s prime minister says no fewer than 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people across the country. It was the first drought-related death toll announced by Somalia’s government since it declared a national disaster on Tuesday. The United Nations estimates that 5 million people in this Horn of Africa nation need aid, amid warnings of a full-blown famine. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire spoke Saturday during a meeting with the Somali National Drought Committee. The death toll he announced is from the Bay region…

Muslims and Christians in Taraba on Saturday held a joint special prayer for the speedy recovery of President Mohammadu Buhari. The President is currently on medical vacation in the United Kingdom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that prayer was held at the Jalingo Eid prayer ground. The representative of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Baba Yerima , who spoke at the occasion, said that praying for the well-being of Buhari was the duty of every true believer. He noted that the President had brought peace and unity to the country, and therefore urged the gathering to…

Some Abuja residents are excited with the recent announcement of the plan to release a revamped version of the popular Nokia 3310. The phone which was first produced in the year 2000 was known for its durability and long battery life. It was unveiled during HMD Global press conference at on Sunday, Feb. 26. The phone which will be released by the new Finnish producers of Nokia known as HMD Global, is expected to be sold in markets across the world in the second quarter of the year. Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria…

Mesut Ozil has not travelled with the Arsenal squad to Liverpool ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash at Anfield as the German international is suffering from flu. Ozil was sent home from training by the club doctor on Wednesday due to illness but Arsene Wenger suggested in his pre-match press conference that the 28-year-old “should be ok” for the huge league match. However, the Gunners ‘No.10’ has been advised to recover from his flu at home and should be ready for next week’s Champions League last-16 second leg game against Bayern Munich, where Arsenal are currently 5-1 down from the…

Heavy downpour has wreaked havoc in some parts of Ado-Ekiti destroying, houses and other properties worth millions of Naira. The most hit part are Adebayo and Oke- Oriomi areas of Ado-Ekiti, Channels Television reports. Some of the victims said that the two hours rain started at 3:00 on Friday followed with heavy storm pulling off roofs from buildings, destroying electric poles and vehicles. At Isato Street located at the old Governor’s Office, the incident left the occupants of the affected houses homeless. The residents said the downpour was the first in the state in 2017. As they counted their loses,…

Award winning Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Ngozi- Adichie has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters as a foreign honorary member. According to a press release by the Academy on http://artsandletters.org , the honorary members will be inducted at the annual induction in May. This induction will make Chimamanda the second Nigerian to be inducted into the academy after Wole Soyinka, a Nobel laureate, was inducted in 1986. The Academy explained that Chimamanda will be honoured alongside 14 others. “When the American Academy of Arts and Letters holds its annual induction and award ceremony in mid-May, Calvin Trillin,…

Spain has appointed a Minister for Sex, Edelmira Barreira to help the country boost its dwindling birth rate and avoid a population crisis. Barreira, a demographic expert has been tasked to solve the problem that has led to a rapidly declining population in the Senado de Espana (Spain). Young couples have reportedly blamed being “too tired after a full day at work” and “late nights” for why they are not making babies. The move to appoint a minister of sex began in 2015 when the country reported a higher death rate than birth rate in a country where life expectancy…

Popular Ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM) bolted with N18 billion belonging to three million Nigerian investors, the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said on Thursday. Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, the Managing Director of NDIC said this at the 38th Kaduna International Trade Fair organised by the Kaduna Chambers of Commerce, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA). The Managing Director who was represented by the Deputy Director (Communication and Public Affairs), Alhaji Hadi Suleiman, said that in spite of warning by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Nigerians still staked their money in the scheme. Local media, including Leadership, report that Ibrahim was…

Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has been discharged from hospital after having tests on the head injury he suffered in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Deportivo La Coruna. The 32-year-old spent the night in hospital after falling heavily in an aerial challenge with Alex Bergantinos. Atletico confirmed scans showed he has “no traumatic alterations or injuries” and will need to rest for 48 hours. He said: “Thank you all for caring for me. It was only a scare.” After former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Torres’ injury in the 85th minute in La Coruna, players from both teams immediately rushed to him…

Three suicide bombers set ablaze three fuel tankers in the center of Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri before dawn Friday, officials said, just days before a planned visit by the United Nations Security Council. The attack, outside a gas station opposite the northeastern headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria, killed only the three bombers, said Abdulkadir Ibrahim, spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency. Officials blamed Boko Haram insurgents who many times have attacked Maiduguri, the birthplace of Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremist group. Ibrahim said fires caused by the explosions were under control. One bomber exploded beside a stationary…