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                    According to French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said today friday that one person has been left brain dead and five others have been hospitalised after taking part in a clinical trial in France of an experimental drug made by Portuguese drug company Bial,In total,90 people have taken part in the trial,taking some dosage of the drug aimed at tackling mood and anxiety issues,as well as movement coordination disorders linked to neurology issues.The six men aged 28 to 49 had been in good health until taking the oral medication at the Biotrial private facility that specialises in clinical trials.The minister said in a conference after meeting volunteers and their families in Rennes''This is unprecedented.We'll do everything to understand what happened''.Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the case.The six men started taking the drug on January 7.The brain dead volunteer was admitted to a hospital on monday,the minister said.For three of

                                                         American actress Tichina Arnold after watching sex tapes her husband Rico Hinesmade with other women,she sent out word to all her friends and family announcing ''It's over between Rico and I.This is where i parts ways and all bets are off''.She named each of her husbands 20 side women ''extraneous Kim Kardashian wanna be's''.As for proof,she said that she had seen the sex tapes and she just couldn't understand why he decided to make any of those tapes.''I can't for the life of me understand why Rico would video himself f---ing raw dog ONE of his MANY extraneous whores that trick on him for his money''.She also said she was going to get herself tested for possible STDs out of concern after seeing how many women he had cheated on her with.Her husband replied journalist who tried to confirm the information about his sex tape that ''This is a private and deeply p

                                                                         EFCC {Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on January 15,arraigned a former Chairman of Kaduna South LGA,Bala Isa Idris before a High Court in Kaduna stste on one count charge that borders on advance fee fraud.The accused allegedly obtained the sum of N3,000,000 from one Alhaji Bashir Ahmed when he fraudulently sold a plot of land belonging to the council,situated at Mechanic village,Kurmin Mashi,Kaduna state to him with the false claim that he had the authority to dispose the piece of land.The accused pleaded not guilty to charge read and was granted bail in the sum of N1,000,000 and one surety in like sum.The surety must be a civil servant not below grade level 12.The case was adjourned to March 10,2016 for commencement of trial.One more photo below.                                                                                                                                                               

                Today friday it was reported that a woman who died of Ebola this week in Sierra Leone potentially exposed at least 27 other people to the disease,raising the risk of more cases just as the deadliest epidemic on record appeared to be ending.Just a day earlier,the World Health Organization {WHO} had declared that all known chains of transmission have been stopped in West Africa,meaning that the region was officially free of the disease after a two year epidemic that killed more than 11,300 people.It warned however of potential flare-ups,as survivors can carry the virus fo months.The new case in Sierra Leone is especially disquieting because authorities failed to follow basic health protocols.The victim a 22 year old female named Mariatu Jalloh,began showing symptoms at the beginning of the year,though the exact date is unknown.The victim is a student in Port Loko,the largest town in Sierra Leone's Northern Province,Jalloh travelled to Bamoi Luma near the border with G

               In a statement signed by the secretary of MASSOB,Uchenna Madu led faction,Ibem Ugwuoke Ibem and the director of information,samuel Edeson state that ''MASSOB after series of public protest,demonstrations,civil disobedience and stay at home protest against the continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by Nigerian Government through the DSS and non-compliance of Buhari led administration to obey three different competent court orders for Nnamdi Kanu's release,MASSOB demands that Nnamdi Kanu must be release now or more diplomatic,image and political damages will be fall the already battered Nigeria's image with massive,self determined and non violence worldwide Biafran Demonstration/protest including non co-operation and civil disobedience.The MASSOB directs all our members at home and in Diaspora to prepare for a massive demonstration,protest and a civil disobedience against the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu {IOPB Leader} starting from monday January 18,