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Doctors in India were stunned to remove a tapeworm measuring more than 6 feet through a patient's mouth, according to a report published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Residents of Iba Community have been implored to put to good use the newly rehabilitated Primary Health Care [PHC] centre in the area and also ensure its full utilization.

  By Nicola Shubrook   Is a diet of fish, veg and fermented food responsible for Japan's impressive health and longevity stats? Discover the benefits of traditional Japanese food. The Japanese have long been revered and studied for their long life expectancy, which is higher than almost anywhere else in the world. So why is the Japanese diet so healthy, and what do they eat? What are the benefits of the traditional Japanese diet? The traditional Japanese diet is largely fresh and unprocessed, with very little refined foods or sugar. A recent study by the British Medical Journal found that those who stuck to closer to the Japanese dietary guidelines – a diet high in grains and vegetables, with moderate amounts of animal products and soy but minimal dairy and fruit – had a reduced risk of dying early and from heart disease or stroke. As their diet is traditionally high in soy and fish this may also play a significant role in this reduced risk of cardiovascular dise...

Paying children’s school fees is the obligation of every parent; and settling this timely will save the students a lot of embarrassment from their school authorities.

A notorious kidnap kingpin, popularly called King Solomon, alleged to have been responsible for the abduction of several residents of Festac Town in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos and environs, has been arrested by police in Lagos.

WIFE: Which teams are playing? HUSBAND: Arsenal and Manchester.   WIFE: Oooh wonderful! I love Arsenal. HUSBAND: That’s a good team.

By Rebecca Amos It is something that goes on daily but not many road users notice as long as the road is clean and free for them to ply. Not many take into cognizance the presence of the forlorn women, some with kids strapped to their back, sweeping, collecting debris and singing their jeremiads away. But they are always there doing what has been assigned to them by the job owners-those big contractors engaged by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, to keep the ever expansive and numerous roads in the FCT clean. Abuja road sweepers Clearly, as the motorists drive away, there are hundreds of people working their hearts out to make the roads clean for everyone. But as hard as the sweepers in Abuja work to keep the roads tidy, they receive little in return in terms of pay and respect from road users. In fact, it is as if what they get is double jeopardy in their quest to serve Nigerians in their places of work. The hassles come from s...

Oriade Local Development Area has conducted their 2022 budget retreat. The event which took place at De Santiago Milan Hotel & Suites, Festac Town, Lagos was organized to commence routine planning for 2022 fiscal year, while stepping up pragmatic strategies towards improving revenue generation drive for the council. The Executive Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Hon. Ramotalai Akinlola-Hassan has described the council’s Year 2022 Budget as Budget of Development. While further explaining that the Budget is geared towards achieving more significant developmental continuity in the LCDA as implemented in the previous year, the Chairman stressed that all hands must be on deck to achieve this. The Executive Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Hon. Ramotalai Akinlola-Hassan The Chairman revealed that over the years, her administration has continued to record greater strides in the area of infrastructural development, Empowerment, Health and Env...

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