EVERYONE LIKES POPCORN BUT IS IT HEALTHY?
By Lara Drayer Popcorn is a healthy, whole-grain, antioxidant-rich snack food b ut a medium bucket of movie theater popcorn has about three days worth of saturated fat
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MOTHER NAMES DAUGHTER BORN IN A HELICOPTER, SKY (CIELO)
By Julia Jones Maria Josefa Pingo Sanchez named her daughter Cielo, Spanish for sky. After weeks of steady rain, a ray of sunlight: A woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl inside a rescue helicopter as she was being lifted from a flooded village in northern Peru, the Peruvian Army said. Maria Josefa Pingo Sanchez, 20, was rescued on Tuesday afternoon, and her baby girl came into the world about 3:50 p.m., 15 minutes before the helicopter touched down at a hospital. The baby was named Cielo, "sky" in Spanish, according to state-run news channel TV Peru. Mother and baby were lucky. The floods in Peru have claimed the lives of 106 people, government news agency Andina reported. Overall, more than a million people have been affected by the floods: Those include more than 361,981 children and 20,659 pregnant women. Tenant Col. EP Edward Albuquerque Cordova, who rescued Pingo, said in a video released by the Peruvian Army that...
NO MORE STREET TRADING IN UMUAHIA CITY CENTER - COUNCIL BOSS
By Joe Akwarandu, Umuahia The Umuahia North local government area says its current move to end the perennial street trading and indiscriminate loading of vehicles and tricycles within the Isigate axis was aimed at tackling the traffic snarl in the city; not to dislodge traders. Orient Daily gathered that the council began the enforcement of order prohibiting street trading and indiscriminate loading and picking of passengers within the congested Isigate, the city center on April 1. Mostly affected areas were Warri Street, Owerri and Umuwaya roads as well as other adjoining streets within the city centre where petty traders and commercial vehicle operators have converted to markets stalls and mini parks. Speaking after inspecting the extent of compliance, the deputy chairman of the council, Eze Okwulehie, who personally supervised the execution of the order said that the measure was to ensure smooth flow of traffic. The local government had last week announced th...
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MILE 2 ESTATE RESIDENTS APPLAUD CONSTITUENCY LEADER FOR SANITIZING 8 YEARS ABANDONED AREA
The member representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Dipo has taken his Keep Amuwo Clean (KAC) campaign into mile 2 estate, by clearing blocked drainages, clearning over grown grasses and removing huge waste dumps from areas within the estate.
FRIENDS FOUND WITH PRIVATE HUMAN PARTS IN OGUN STATE
Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested a man, Wole Oke, 38, and his friend Wasiu Adesina, 30, for being in possession of human parts .
PREGNANT LADY, 5 OTHERS DIE FROM TRANSFORMER EXLPOSION
There was pandemonium at Tundunwada, Lugbe a satellite town in Abuja when a transformer exploded and electrocuted five persons, including a pregnant woman who recently relocated to the area. Another four persons were also said to have been injured during the incident, including a six-year-old boy, Destiny Okolo, who suffered injuries on his face and left ear. According to Punch, the transformer was on fire for about 10 minutes during which it sent devastating electric current to some residential apartments in the area. The Head, Corporate Communications and Community Relations, AEDC, Mr. Oyebode Fadipe, confirming the incident on Tuesday said investigation had commenced. “The incident happened around 9pm on Saturday, four persons injured about six persons died.” Fadipe, however, declined to speak about compensations for the victims as insisted by the victim’s families, until the cause of the accident had been established and a decision taken by the management.
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EASTER SUNDAY FLEXING: ACAPELLA MISSES EVENT – YES! THE SHAWARMA WENT ROUND?
The event witnessed the awesome presence of God by ministrations of songs and straight to the point declarations by the general Overseer of Daylight Assembly.
TOP 5 BEST LIST - EDITION TWENTY THREE (APRIL 2016)
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