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                  According to the President of the National Association of Resident Doctors {NARD},Dr Mohammad Askira,made the discosure today saturday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the association's National Executive Council meeting held yesterday friday.He said that the strike was suspended to enable the federal government implement the agreement reached with the association on or before July 14,adding that the doctors would resume work on July 27,He said that the meeting also resolved to review the progress of government intervention at the next NEC meeting of the association scheduled for July 25 to 30 in Keffi for appropriation action.Askira expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for his promise to implement all the agreement reached between the association and the government.He commended the president for directing the Minister of Health to resolve the impasse in the best interest of Nigerians.One more photo below                              

                         Kim Kardashian who took to her social media to post a picture of her son Saint West with the caption ''Saint is my twin'',though there are rumours that she snapped these picture the same day she snapped the first picture she shared of hi,but i don't think so,i believe is same outfit but different days because her son is having a bolder look in these new picture compared to when he was just born.She also shared pictures from North and Penelope's Mermaid party on her website with the caption ''North and P had a joint mermaid party over the weekend!.They are obsessed with mermaids,so we gave the party a fun ''Under the Sea '' theme.Thought you guys might wan to see more pics from the occasion''.Kim is rocking her 2012 Halloween costume,and guess what it still her size.Kim Kardashian also said she is celebrating years of her App game.She wrote ''Today is the 2 years anniversary of Kim Kardashian:Hollyw

                                According to an Italian source,Ship crews pulled more than 2,000 migrants from over-crowed boats in the Mediterranean yesterday friday,as people smugglers stepped up operations during two consecutive days of good weather.More than 7,100 people have now been plucked from international watrs since thursday,many of them on the dangerous journey from Libya.Ships belonging to Doctors without Borders,Migrant Offshore Aid Station,Italy's navy,the EU's border agency Frontex,and the bloc's anti-people-smuggling mission Sophia,all helped take the migrants off nine boats on friday.According to the the Interior Ministry in Italy,yhey said ''About 60,000 boat migrants have been brought to Italy so far this year''.One more photo below.                                                

                  The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to another round of campaign of calumny against the Chief of Army Staff,Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai and his family by some unscrupulouselements as contained in Sahara Reporters story titled ''Revealed:Buhari's Chief of Army Staff,General Buratai,Wives Own Dubai Property'',alleging that Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff {COAS},General Tukur Buratai,and his two wives are joint owners of a Dubai property that was paid for in one transaction posted on the website,yesterday evening.It is important to know that these baseless allegations were not new.In March this year,some groups of individuals under the aegis of ''Concerned Citizens'',tried same smear campaign to their disappointment,it could not fly,because it is not true.You will recall early this week,there was similar campaign of calumny by yet another online news medium,The Cables,in which among other things,it alleged t

                            According to Channels Television,the Nigerian government is organising a workshop for stakeholders aimed at restructuring and reinvigorating Project ACT Nollywood.It is a three billion Naira grant programme established by the Federal Government to solve the main challenges impeding the growth of the Nigerian Movie industry.The workshop,which is scheduled for Friday July 1,would be attended by representatives of the key stakeholders in the Nigerian Film industry-the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture,the leadership of Nollywood,the Actors Guild,Film and Videos Censors Board,the Nigerian Film Corporation and the Nigerian Copyright Commission.It is being organised by the Minister of Finance,Mrs Kemu Adeosun.Mrs Adeosun said the ideas discussed during the workshop would be part of the inputs for restructuring the project to ensure its sustainability.So far,the Project ACT Nollywood has implemented specialist training programmes in Nigeria and abroad in

                 According to Mexican authorities,yesterday friday,about 10 people were killed and 33 others injured when a bus collided with a tractor-trailer near Ciudad Juarez.The bus ran into the truck from behind shortly after 5 a.m,in which some minors died.Among those injured was the bus driver,identified only as a 58 year old male,is being interrogated by the police and still in their custody.The bus was en route from Torreon to Ciudad Juarez,a metropolis just across the Rio Grande from El Paso,Texas.Several of the injured are listed in critical condition at various hospitals in Ciudad Juarez.More photos below.                                                                                                                                 

                It was reported that on thursday,the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union,but majority of voters in both scotland and Northern Ireland cast a vote for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union {EU}.As a nation,Scotland voted to remain by 62 percent to 38 percent;Northern Ireland was approximately 56 percent in favour of remaining,with 44 percent voting for a British exit.In contrast,both Wales and England saw approximately 53 percent of voters in favour of leaving the EU.England's population is much larger than the other nations in the U.K,so the total vote came down on the side of leaving the European.The sharp disconnect has revive the idea of Scotland declaring its independence from the U.K and of Northern Ireland leaving to merge with the independent Republic of Ireland,which is an European Union member.More photos below.