Mosquito sterilization offers new opportunity to control diseases
admin 14th November 2019 0 COMMENTSAccording to the World Health Organisation, a technique that sterilizes male mosquitoes using radiation will soon be tested as part of global health efforts to control diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is a form of insect birth control. The process involves rearing large quantities of sterilized male mosquitoes in […]
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Separatist Leader, Sissiku Ayuktabe writes from Prison to Cameroonian President Paul Biya: Let My People Go
admin 5th August 2019 0 COMMENTSI write to you today from Kondengui Principal Prison, where I am unjustly detained with a sizeable part of my cabinet and with thousands of other Southern Cameroonian prisoners who have run afoul of the repressive regime of Paul Biya, the long-ruling despot of Cameroon. We are in an increasingly dire state – overlooked and […]
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Analysis on Chimamanda Adichie’s speech on women in Pre-colonial Igbo culture
Ides Ofune 2nd August 2019 0 COMMENTSChimamanda Adichie was a keynote speaker at the 2018 Igbo conference where she gave a deep insight into Igbo women in precolonial Igbo culture. I found it very enlightening and interesting. I was indeed inspired! Here is what I gleaned and my conclusion: Culture is used as a silencing tool in Nigeria. For example, when […]
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Ethiopia breaks tree Planting record with 350 million trees planted in a day
admin 1st August 2019 0 COMMENTSA nation-wide tree planting initiative kicked off on the morning of Monday 29th July aimed at breaking the world record of planting 200 million saplings on a single day. India currently holds the world record. Officially launched by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in May, the nation-wide reforestation program, also popularly known as green legacy, is […]
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It is truly unbelievable that in this day and age, education has turned into brainwashing. science is corrupted. altered. changed ignore and swept under the rug just because it threatens the interests of a few powerful people and the corporations they hide behind Arjun Walia I watched the video on children’s sex education and fear […]
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NGO, Dentalcare Foundation Celebrates Mandela Day with Oral Health Outreach in Ekiti State
admin 21st July 2019 0 COMMENTSIn celebration of celebrate Mandela day, Dentalcare Foundation carried out an Oral Health Education and Toothbrush community outreach at the Ansarudeen Nursery and Primary School, Opopogboro. Ado-ekiti, Nigeria. The outreach also doubled as a #yaliserves event. As part of the outreach, the children were taught the right technique for brushing their teeth. This also included […]
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Nigeria’s Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong Raises US$4.5million for his company 54gene to collect Africa’s DNA
admin 18th July 2019 0 COMMENTSDo you still belong to those set of Africans who don’t believe in the continent and it’s people? This news should clear all disbelief! Nigeria’s Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong with his new company 54gene has raised US$4.5million to collect Africans’ DNA for 1st Pan-African biobank. This will help find genetically-based medicines to treat, for example, sickle […]
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WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The declaration followed a meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for EVD in the DRC. The Committee cited recent developments in the outbreak […]
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Mandela’s Day | Read more about Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace (2019 – 2028)
admin 18th July 2019 0 COMMENTSNelson Mandela International Day is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela’s birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. President Mandela was the first leader of South Africa ever […]
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Christine Lagarde Resigns as IMF Managing Director|Read her statement
admin 17th July 2019 0 COMMENTSMs Christine Lagarde officially resigns as the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. This resignation shall become effective on the 12th of September, 2019. Ms. Lagarde was nominated by the European Council to be the President of the European Central Bank. Read her resignation statement below: “I have met with the Executive Board and […]
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