82-year-old ace comedian, Moses Olaiya, popularly known as Baba Sala, is dead. Baba Sala died at his private residence in Ilesa, Osun State, on Sunday night. The media aide to the comedian, Mr Isaac Haastrup, said the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa. Moses Olaiya, born in 1936 in Ijesha, was Nigerian comedian, dramatist and actor. Share on: WhatsApp
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At least 12 people have been killed in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake which struck off the northwest coast of Haiti late Saturday. More than 130 others were reportedly injured while homes in the poverty-stricken Caribbean nation, were destroyed, authorities said. The epicenter of the quake was located about 19 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix, the US Geological Survey reported. President Jovenel Moise said he and Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant had reached “the zone affected by the earthquake to bring assistance to the population” and coordinate relief efforts.…
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Recent studies have indicated that Vitamin D supplements which are usually taken to improve the bones are irrelevant and have advised that health professionals should discontinue giving them to patients. For a long time, vitamin D has been related to reducing the risk of osteoporosis (a condition in which bones become weak or brittle) and hypertension. However, the authors of the research have said that there is “little justification” when it comes to bone health. The lead author, Dr Mark J. Bolland who is an associate professor at the University…
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Ifeanyi Chijioke, a 26-year-old man, has been sentenced to one month imprisonment by an Ogba Magistrates’ Court for stealing a phone valued at N150,000 and a sum of N20,000. The police arraigned Chijioke on one count of stealing. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge. The magistrate, W.A. Salami, gave Chijioke, who was said to be a first time offender, an option of two months’ community service. Earlier, the police prosecutor, Abiola Adewale, told the court that the complainant, Folorunsho Funmilayo, reported the case at the Ikeja Police Station. According…
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The manner in which some of the primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress were conducted has been condemned by wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari. She particularly took a swipe at the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, who she accused of allowing impunity under his watch. Mrs Buhari made her position known in a series of tweets she posted on her verified Twitter handle, @aishambuhari, on Sunday. She regretted that Oshiomhole, despite his activism background, could allow such a conduct under his leadership. She said the conduct negated…
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