Severe drought in Somalia 50,00 children affected , UN warns

More than 50,000 children in Somalia are now left to face death because of the ongoing drought in the country. A stark warning issued by the UN's humanitarian office, Ocha, said the malnutrition situation is alarming.

It added that nearly one million Somalis, one in 12 of the population, "struggle... to meet their food needs".

The drought in Somalia has been partly caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon which has affected east and southern Africa. Earlier in this decade, some 260,000 people died in Somalia as a result of a drought.

Nigeria Labour Congress paralyses business activities protesting against 45% increase in electricity tariffs

The organised labour on Monday paralysed business activities of the electricity distribution firms as it led a nationwide protest against the over 45 per cent increase in electricity tariffs, demanding an immediate reversal of the hike.

The stupendous wealth of the Lagos born Otedola heiresses

 Lagos-born Temi Otedola, 19, the daughter of one of Nigeria's richest men. Born in London, she returned to Nigeria for the first seven years of her life before coming back to attend boarding school, and is now settled in the capital.  

Temi's is the youngest daughter of energy tycoon Femi Otedola - worth an estimated £650million. 

He was listed as the 16th richest man in Africa by Forbes in 2015, and in Nigeria, where money is measured in dollars, he's referred to as a billionaire - with a fortune of $1.57billion.

Rescued Chibok girl says she would rather be with the Boko Haram militant who kidnapped and impregnated her

Almost a year after she was rescued from Boko Haram captivity by the Nigerian army, Zara John, 16, is still in love with one of the fighters who abducted her and impregnated her, AlJazeera reports.

She was delighted to discover that she was pregnant with his child following a urine and blood test carried out by a doctor in the refugee camp to which she was taken after her rescue.

Panama expected to follow Brazil's lead and release genetically modified mosquitoes whose offspring die as larvae in a bid to stop the spread of the terrifying Zika virus

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Panama is the latest country to consider releasing millions of genetically modified mosquitoes on its territory to try and combat the spread of the fast-moving Zika virus.

The country's health ministry is looking into the 'viability and feasibility' of expanding a study that killed off disease-carrying mosquito populations by genetically altering the lifespan of their offspring.

It involves introducing male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes whose genes have been altered to mate with the females.

Senate President Bukola Saraki to face trial at Code of Conduct, Supreme Court

Senate President, Bukola Saraki will face trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) according to a 7-man panel at the Supreme Court which rejected his appeal challenging the decision of the Appeal Court which upheld his trial.                              

 A three-judge panel of the Supreme Court led by a retiring Justice John Fabiyi had on December 4, 2015, ordered a stay of proceeding by the Tribunal

James Ibori neither released nor re-arrested...Ibori’s Media Assistant

Read the press statement below...

The Chief James Onanefe Ibori Media Office hereby informs Ibori’s teaming supporters that the news about the release of their champion and political leader from prison is not true. This news had set off a frenzy of activities in the entire South-South geopolitical zone, as many people took off from their respective towns and villages to storm Ibori’s home town of Oghara. Many kept vigil at his gate; but the vigil was in vain as Ibori has not finished serving his term.