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                            At last Kim Kardashian shared a very innocent and handsome picture of her son Saint West after almost two month she gave birth to him.But she is now going through a major family crisis,as US weekly is reporting that she is insisting that her husband Kanye West must go for therapy.Kim Kardashhian is so unhappy with her husband Kanye West's Twitter rant where he claimed to be $53m in debt that she has asked him to get professional help.So today US weekly,reported that the 35 year old mother of two has requested Kanye West to get therapy.The magazine source revealed she is very concerned and frustrated and that the couple are having big problems that are escalating'',but People magazine countered that the couple i committed to keeping their marriage going.Kanye West's outburst have been embarrassing.One of his most eyebrow raising remarks was when he asked Facebook Chief Mark zuckerberg to giv...

                 According to sources,for the past one week,there has been tension and violence at Odo-Aladura section of Ladipo motor spare pars market following a failed attempt to demolish over 2,000 shops in the market in Mushin,Lagos State.Francas broke out at the market after hundreds of thugs invaded the market with arms and two caterpillars and attacked the traders and attempted to demolish shops there.The traders who were caught unaware fought back the thugs and chased them away after many were injured on both sides.The thugs were allegedly led by a man well known to the traders.During the fracas many traders including the thugs sustained injuries and are in several hospitals in Lagos receiving treatment.One of the injured traders is Anene Otasi who is still lying in critical condition at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital {Luth},Idi Araba,where doctors are battling to remove pellets from his body following the gun shot wounds...

                      According to the Acting Director Defence Information,who said today wednesday that the minister of national Defence of Liberia Honourable Brownie J Samukai Jr has described the Nigerian Armed forces as very professional and outstanding,adding that he would continue to appreciate them for the training support they have been giving to his home country since 2006.The minister made this remark when he visited Nigeria's Chief of the Defence Staff,General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin in his office at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.The minister further stated that Liberia would forever regard Nigeria as a big brother for the role it played in the restoration of peace,democratic governance and security in their country.He said the reorganised military they have is a product of the Nigerian Armed Forces.Samukai Jr who is in the company of his country's Ambassador to Nigeria solicited more support from the Nigerian Arme...

                  As part of efforts geared towards reducing disaster risks in Lagos State,the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency {LASEMA} has adopted monitoring and surveillance of domestic,industrial aand public facilities into its main activity of disaster management.Speaking with newsmen on the activities of the Surveillance and monitoring Unit of the Agency,LASEMA General Manager,Mr. Michael Akindele,explained that the shift from search and rescue to disaster risk reduction,through emergency prevention,mitigation,early warning and advocacy are new strategies in disaster management.He explained that the new approach is a practical one to reducing emergencies/disasters thereby reducing the huge expenses borne by the State Government on relief assistance to victims of disasters.Akindele stated that the Agency is taking proactive steps to carry out immediate monitoring/inspection of reported distressed and thereafter work in partnership...

                The U.S Centres for Disease Control and Prevention {CDC} said it was investigating  1 4 new reports of possible sexual transmission of the zika virus in the country.The CDC said in a statement today wednesday in Washington that several of the cases involved pregnant women.It said it has earlier this month published an interim recommendation for protecting people against sexual transmission of the zika virus.The CDC said that in two of the new suspected sexual transmission events,zika virus infection was confirmed in women whose only known risk factor was sexual contact with an ill male partner.The report noted that male partners had recently travelled to an area with local zika virus transmission.The CDC said furher that four additional suspected sexual transmission events,preliminary laboratory evidence was available for the women,but confirmatory tests are pending.''Eight other cases are still under investigation.In all even...

                                     MTN Group,a South African Telecommunication company based in Nigeria,have decided to withdraw its lawsuit against Nigeria Communications Commission {NCC} over a $3.9 billion fine and paid $250 million towards a possible settlement.MTN,which makes 37 % of its sales in Nigeria,said it would withdraw its court challenge in an effort to reach an amicable settlement and make a ''good faith payment of $250 million towards a possible settlement.Dobek Pater,managing director of Africa Analysis said ''This is a sign that the fine could be reduced much further.There is some sort of negotiation taking place and the parties are migrating towards a common ground''.The original peenalty was based on fining the company $ 1 , 000 for every unregistered SIM card in use.A judge in Lagos last month gave both parties March  1 8 to reach a settlement,after MTN had asked th...

                  A Saudi Arabian oil tanker that had been hijacked on February  1 8,was recovered by the Nigeria Navy today,and the Navy killed one of the hijackers in a fierce gun-battle and arrested 6 others.The tanker,Maximus,had  1 8 crew members,including  1 0 Indian sailors,when it was hijacked off Ivory Coast's waters.Two of the crew are still missing after they were taken hostage by two pirates who escaped in another vessel.The hostages are believed to be from Indian and Pakistan.Bare-chested and handcuffed,the men were paraded in front of local and internationa; media as the Nigerian naval officers described how they stormed the ship on saturday and arrested the pirates off the coast of Sao Tome and Principe,West Africa.The sspected hijackers,all Nigerians,were named as Captain Mike Ugborama,Ayo Joshuaa,Marcus Adesoji,Adeyemi Paul,Oluwafemi Samuel and Collins Friday.Among the haul recovered from the ship were AK47s,ma...