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Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Eagles’ Assembly Zonal Headquarters, Ejigbo is organizing a one-day free medical screening and consultancy for members of the public to help them know their medical status. Over 1000 people are expected to be screened for Malaria, Hepatitis, Diabetes, HIV I and II. Those who are diagonised with ailments such as malaria will get free drugs from seasoned doctors with many years of experience while others will be referred to hospitals were they can be treated. The screening exercise will hold on Saturday 10th December, 2016 between 9am to 4pm at 73 Adebayo Osho…

It was late, even for the West Coast, when the Houston Rockets finally exhaled. The Rockets earned a thrilling, pulse-pounding, you-needed-to-stay-up-late-for-this, 132-127 double overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. It ended the Rockets’ eight-game losing streak against the Warriors and probably, more than anything else, was one of those statement wins for Mike D’Antoni’s team. “It was a statement to show the whole NBA we can complete with anybody in this league,” Patrick Beverley said. “We’re a very confident team, that’s one thing Coach has instilled in this team, especially in the beginning [of the season].…

Gareth Bale is set for longer on the sidelines than initially estimated because of an ankle injury, with the Real Madrid forward understood to be facing four months out. (AS) Manchester City have targeted Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk, 25, and Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, 24, as they look to find long-term replacements for Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure. (Daily Mail) Southampton manager Claude Puel has described reports linking Van Dijk with Liverpool in the January transfer window as “speculation and rumour”. (Talksport) Toby Alderweireld’s return from injury seems imminent after the 27-year-old completed two double training sessions with…

US President-elect Donald Trump has named Gen James Mattis, a former marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as his defence secretary. “He’s our best,” Mr Trump said, as he announced his pick in a speech in Ohio. Gen Mattis, who is known as “Mad Dog”, was an outspoken critic of the Obama administration’s Middle East policy, particularly on Iran. He has referred to Iran as “the single most enduring threat to stability and peace in the Middle East”. Trump made the announcement in Cincinnati at the start of a “USA Thank You Tour 2016” for his supporters. “We are…

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration keep Nigeria as a unified country. This came after efforts by some identified secessionist groups to create a Sovereign Biafra state. He therefore urged them to have a rethink. The President said this at a meeting with the Council of South-East Traditional Rulers at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday. This was contained in a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, where the President warned that the question of having another country out of Nigeria is a misplaced priority. “The question…

The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, has expressed the intention of its country to partner with Central Africa Republic to improve security, peace and end violence in the nation. John Kerry’s statement was contained in a congratulatory message that was addressed to people of CAR on Thursday, on the celebration of their national day. He noted that US cherish the friendly relationship that two nations share, and it look forward for continued partnership in making the world a better place. The statement read in part; “On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people…

The head of the United Nations Commission of Human rights, Yasmin Sooka has affirmed that a great deal ethnic cleansing in ongoing in South Sudan. She revealed this on Thursday after her ten days visit to the east Africa nation. She noted that a renewed version of the Rwandan genocide is about to take place in South Sudan. She stated that starvation, gang rape, and other atrocities are the order of the day. “There is already a steady process of ethnic cleansing underway in several areas of South Sudan using starvation, gang rape and the burning of villages; everywhere we…

Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa (UBA) has secured a $150 million loan deal with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support infrastructure projects in Africa’s top economy, the bank said on Thursday. The bank said the credit line would also be used to support small and medium scale enterprises and businesses owned by women. Nigeria is in its deepest recession in 25 years, brought on by low oil prices, which has seen foreign investors flee its financial markets, caused chronic dollar shortages and created risk aversion among local funds. “The line of credit comes at an opportune time and would…

Nigerian Nobel prize-winning author Prof Wole Soyinka said Thursday he has fulfilled his pledge to throw away his US residency green card and leave the country if Donald Trump won the presidential election. Shortly before the vote, he had vowed to give up his permanent US residency over a Trump victory to protest against the Republican billionaire’s campaign promises to get tough on immigration. “I have already done it, I have disengaged (from the United States). I have done what I said I would do,” the 82-year-old told AFP on the sidelines of an education conference at the University of…

A spate of attacks by Boko Haram in southeastern Niger in recent months is hindering the delivery of aid to more than 200,000 people forced from their homes, aid agencies said on Thursday. Niger’s Diffa region is hosting around 220,000 displaced people – split almost evenly between uprooted Nigeriens and Nigerian refugees – who have fled violence by the Islamist militants on both sides of the border, the United Nations says. The region has been targeted around 15 times since September in attacks blamed on Boko Haram, causing thousands more to flee and restricting access to those in need of…