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No fewer than 262 expectant mothers out of 100,000 pregnant women in Oyo State die as a result of complications and other pregnant related issues, a report obtained by DAILY POST has shown. In the report, released by Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) and Development Communications (DEVCOMS) Network, only six local government areas: Atiba, Ibadan North East, Ibadan South East, Iseyin, Ogbomoso North and Saki East are currently enjoining the State Health Insurance Scheme under-5/ MDG fund initiative. The report showed that one of the major factors responsible for the deaths of about 262 mothers out of 100,000 expectant mothers in the state is the “weak implementation of the family planning/child spacing programmes at the state and local government levels is largely due to inadequate funds as there is no specific budget line for the programmes”. It puts the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate in the state at 37.4%, Unmet needs for Family Planning (FP) at 13.2%, Infa

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that federal government paid about N50 billion to 62 contractors working on 149 projects this year in order to continue works on the nation’s  roads and bridges and sustain the workforce. This is even as he revealed that payments made to 103 construction companies executing 192 projects during the implementation of the 2016 budget resulted in the employment of 17,749 people directly and 52, 000 indirectly in works section. He stated this in Abuja yesterday at the 27th Biennial Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) with the theme, ‘Developing the Economy for Sustainable Growth: The Construction Industry as an Effective Stimulant. The Vice president observed that similar payments were extended to supervising consultants in the housing and powers sectors of the ministry of power, works and housing adding that increased spending led to recall of sacked workers and reopening of construction sites. “Through thi

Unilever Nigeria Plc has listed additional 1.96 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo on the Daily Official List of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The additional shares arose from Unilever’s rights issue of 1.96 ordinary shares of 50 kobo at N30 per share in the ratio of 14 new shares for every 27 shares held as at June 28, 2017 at N30 per share. With this listing of 1.96 ordinary shares, the total issued and fully paid up shares of Unilever Nigeria Plc has now increased from 3.78 billion to 5.75 billion ordinary shares. The Company recently raised the sum of N58.85 billion rights issue, which was 120 percent subscribed. Unilever Nigeria stated that the proceeds of the rights issue would deepen the company’s capital to ensure financial flexibility and to repay foreign exchange liabilities. Recently the managing director of Unilever Nigeria, Mr. Yaw Nsarkoh at the facts behind issue of the Company on the NSE said that the N58.85 billion net proceeds of the offer would enable

Edinson Cavani revealed Neymar will take Paris Saint-Germain’s next penalty, as decided by head coach Unai Emery. Cavani and Neymar were embroiled in an on-field spat over penalty and free-kick taking duties during PSG’s 2-0 victory over Lyon in Ligue 1 on September 18. Talk of a rift between Cavani and Neymar has dominated headlines since, though the forward pair have continually dismissed the claims. But a repeat incident does not appear to be forthcoming with the issue settled, according to Cavani, who was reportedly offered €1million to allow Neymar to take any future spot-kicks. “The coach has decided that Neymar will take the next penalty,” Cavani told reporters. Cavani was speaking after his brace guided PSG to a 4-1 rout of Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday. While Neymar was quiet, Cavani opened the scoring in the 38th minute and completed the crushing win with 11 minutes remaining as leaders PSG moved six points clear of defending champions Monaco. “We played a gr

Fit-again Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted that he was never worried about returning to action ahead of schedule as "lions do not recover like humans". The 36-year-old made his first appearance for the Red Devils in more than seven months when introduced from the bench in Saturday evening's 4-1 win against Newcastle United. Ibrahimovic, now sporting the number 10 shirt after re-signing for the club in the summer, battled back from a cruciate knee ligament injury well ahead of the predicted nine-month layoff. Asked by BT Sport after the match if he was concerned about pushing himself too much, the Swedish striker said: "No. Lions don't recover like humans. "This feels special. Different day, same quality. I'm not worried at all - I train hard, sacrifice a lot. I play in my head, my knee just needs to follow." Ibrahimovic scored 28 goals in 46 appearances for United in his maiden campaign at United, leading to the

The Joint Mobile Sanitation Agency of Nigeria (JOMSAN) yesterday held a workshop in Abuja to sensitise its members on its preparedness to halt multiple mobile tax collection across the country. Dukeson Godwin, national chairman of JOMSAN, an umbrella body of local councils mobile advertisement revenue collectors, said the workshop would culminate in the inauguration of a special task force against multiple taxation of vehicles. He said the group, which is voluntary and independent of government, observed that advertisement-bearing vehicles were being made to pay multiple taxes in all 774 local government councils of the country. Godwin said JOMSAN was partnering with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) to ensure the success of the initiative. He added that the group’s task force in the six geo-political zones would enforce the new directive, which he said, is backed by the police. He explained

Although Eminem’s highly anticipated album, Revival, didn’t drop on November 17 as his fans were anticipating, Slim Shady did stop by the Shade 45 studios on Friday to chop it up with DJ Whoo Kid and Lord Sear. Throughout the conversation, Em discussed everything from the current state of Hip Hop to working with Beyoncé on “Walk On Water,” Revival ‘s first single. When Em’s BET Hip Hop Awards appearance was brought up, he expressed similar feelings about Donald Trump that he did in the brutal freestyle he delivered in a video during the show, but also seemed genuinely disappointed that the POTUS hasn’t retaliated yet. “I was and still am extremely angry, I can’t stand that mother F.ucker. I feel like he’s not paying attention to me. I was kind of waiting for him to say something and for some reason, he didn’t say anything.” em says. The Detroit rap giant also talked about what made Beyoncé the ideal choice for “Walk On Water.” Her megastar status in the music industry was s

 Big Brother 's Bex Shiner  was pictured taking trash out to the bins outside her home, and it all seemed to be going horribly wrong. The reality star, who appeared on the show in 2008, had thrown a red and white polka dot dressing gown on over a pair of knickers and a corset before heading outside.She then pulled her dressing gown to the side in order to reveal her 36FF breasts .

For the past one week, the entire social media is really trending with the fight between dance hall singer shatta wale and starboy wizkid..shatta wale has vowed to stop wizkid from entering Ghana and also ready to cause chaos during the starboy's concert in December.. He posted this video below on his Instagram page

Kenya Airways has narrowed its half-year net loss to Ksh3.8 billion ($36.7 million) compared to Ksh4.8 billion ($46.2 million) for a similar period in 2016, on reduced costs. The national carrier's operating profit for the six months ended in September rose by 52 per cent to Ksh1.44 billion ($13.9 million) from a year earlier. The airline reduced its overheads by 8 per cent to Ksh5.2 billion ($50 million) in the period, which saw its revenues decrease by 0.4 per cent to $526 million. "We have kept our fleet costs in check. Going forward, we look to grow our routes strategically. We shall be extremely cautious about our cash spending," chief executive Sebastian Mikosz told investors at a briefing in Nairobi on Friday. Passenger numbers grew by 3.3 per cent to 2.31 million with intra-Africa traffic improving by 6.7 per cent. However, Kenya's political uncertainty had had a dampening effect, Mr Mikosz said. Restructuring KQ shares were suspended from trad

As it appears there is no immediate hope for electricity consumers to provided with meters, the Federal Government has reinstated the regulation that allows power consumers to purchase meters from approved vendors. According to the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, the government has accordingly directed Nigeria electricity Regulatory Commission for immediate action on the directive. NERC had in September last year directed the 11 electricity distribution companies operating in the country to formally wind down the alternative meter financing scheme on or before November 1, 2016. The scheme was initiated by NERC in 2013. The commission had stated that the Credited Advance Payment for Metering Implementation, which allowed electricity consumers to self-finance meter acquisition and installation given that Discos were unable to promptly deploy meters to them, would cease to exist from November 1, 2016. The ministry said  that both the federal and state governments

France under President Emmanuel Macron has played a leading role in trying to avert a fresh crisis in Lebanon following the surprise resignation of its prime minister Saad Hariri. Hariri arrived in Paris on Saturday on Macron's invitation, after the premier once again dismissed rumours that he had been held against his will in Saudi Arabia since announcing his resignation there on November 4. As Macron holds talks with Hariri, AFP explains France's role in working to defuse the situation. - Why is France involved? Links between France and multi-faith Lebanon go back at least to the 16th century, when King Francis I signed an agreement with the Ottoman Empire giving the French royals the status of protectors of Christians in the Middle East. With the fall of the Ottomans in 1920, Lebanon emerged as a contemporary state but it was administered by France under a League of Nations mandate until 1943, when it gained independence. Since then, France has maintained clos

Social media giants Twitter is taking new steps to ban certain advertising after revealing that bots linked to Russian attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election used the platform to spread their message. “State-sponsored attempts to “interfere with and disrupt” the election are “not something we want on Twitter,” the San Francisco social media company said on its blog. Twitter said it will donate the $1.9 million in advertising revenue it has obtained since 2011 from Russia Today to outside research about Twitter’s use in “civic engagement and elections.” Sputnik and Russia Today, also known as RT, won’t lose their ability to post to Twitter — meaning they can continue using the service to circulate articles, videos and opinion pieces. Twitter’s move comes as social media platforms face increased scrutiny for their failure to stop bots, foreign governments and anonymous ads from spreading misinformation and propaganda. Twitter and Facebook have both pledged t

Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform has introduced a new category of funding small scale farming in Africa by allowing Nigerians to venture and sponsor agriculture; and launched of its first app for Android, iOS and Windows mobile devices. Techstars Atlanta alumnus, Farmcrowdy is reshaping the way in which people participate in farming and food production, through using their online platform to source funds from sponsors, whose money is used to secure land, plant crops and meet the funding needs of boosting food production with small scale farmers. Farm Sponsors can expect to see returns after harvest of 6-25% between a 3-9 month period, depending on what farm type they choose. Since the launch of its website 12 months ago, Farmcrowdy has recorded close to 1,000 unique farm sponsors, aggregated a combined 4,000 acres of farmland in Nigeria for farming purpose and grown over 150,000 organic chickens to date. Having worked with close to 2,000 smal

The RoadPal app was created to serve as a pal (friend) to all road travellers. The founder, Tairu Emmanuel says the app will provide users with traffic alerts, robbery alerts, accidents and nearby places that matter to the user while on the road. Launched in October, RoadPal is designed to be multi-purpose. As such, the mobile app will also direct users to some strategic places such as fuel stations, automobile workshop, hospitals for emergency cases, etc. With the app’s explore option, users will be able to locate other places of interest. It could be eateries, hotels, shopping malls, ATM stands, etc. We believe road users want more than just traffic update or info. They also want to know things happening on the road — robbery, accidents, or rituals (especially in the night) — and easily access services like car fixing without having to wait on a mecahnic for long. These are the some of the things RoadPal wants to provide to users across Nigeria starting with Lagos State. R

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, has declared that he is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The former Vice President spoke through his median aide, Paul Ibe when the Concerned Citizens For Atiku, CCA, paid him a visit on Friday. Following calls for Abubakar to return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ibe said people are free to express themselves as enshrined in the country’s constitution. According to Ibe, “Well, groups are free, like individuals are free to express their positions, it’s a country of law and there is freedom of expression as enshrined in our constitution. “Having said that, I probably would also remind that his excellency belongs to a political party as we speak.” This is coming at a time when a group known as the South West chapter of the Nigeria Youth Coalition, NYC, admonished the former Vice President to return to the PDP “as soon as possible”. NYC had said the Waziri of Adamawa stands a better chance to clinch the

POLITICALLY exposed persons particularly, former governors, ministers as well as public servants who served in government between 1999 to 2015 have abandoned over N2.1 trillion in various banks across the country and would lose the monies because they have no Bank Verification Numbers, BVN identification. The newly discovery is notwithstanding recent court ruling vacating an interim forfeiture on account without BVN. A highly placed source at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC told Nigerian Pilot Weekend that notwithstanding a recent suspension order by the court which freeze accounts without BVN identification, that there were several accounts of possibly politically exposed persons who are not willing to lay claim to such funds for fear of being quizzed and prosecuted by security agencies for stealing and embezzlement, still lodged in the various banks nationwide. According to the highly placed anti graft operative, the current chunk of uncovered funds are

A study published in the journal Nature by a group of astronomers has announced the discovery of a star that exploded multiple times over a period of more than fifty years. Their observations, which include data from W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii, are challenging existing theories on these cosmic catastrophes. “The spectra we obtained at Keck Observatory showed that this supernova looked like nothing we had ever seen before. This, after discovering nearly 5,000 supernovae in the last two decades,” said Peter Nugent, Senior Scientist and Division Deputy for Science Engagement in the Computational Research Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who co-authored the study. “While the spectra bear a resemblance to normal hydrogen-rich core-collapse supernova explosions, they grew brighter and dimmer at least five times more slowly, stretching an event which normally lasts 100 days to over two years.” Researchers used the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrometer

With all the advantages inherent in being blessed with an oily skin, it can be somewhat difficult knowing how to successfully manage it to your benefit. For a number of good reasons, it is essential to avoid having an excessively ‘shiny’ face and following a proper grooming routine to look fresh and excellent. If you’re one of those people that struggle with keeping your oily face normal, here are a number of grooming tips that can be of help. Look For The Right Cleanser Do your best to avoid facial cleansers that contain oil, dry cleansing agents, fragrance and residue. All these are what you should be looking out for in a cleanser for your oily skincare regimen. Using your cleansers twice-daily shouldn’t aggravate or dry out your skin. As such, if you’ve found the right cleanser, do your best to be as gentle as possible. Use a soft washcloth to gently go over your face and body. This is much better for your face than a rough scrub. Get The Right Exfoliant When excess oil

Tech experts and rights groups are criticizing a plan from the Trump administration to develop software that would automate the vetting process immigrants undergo. In recent months, the Department of Homeland Security has sought contractors to build the software, but it's unclear what the status of those plans are. Such software would be "inaccurate and biased" and would likely target innocent people, the experts said. The Trump administration in recent months has solicited technology firms to develop software that would use artificial intelligence to examine prospective immigrants for their risk of committing terrorist acts — a system critics say will likely be riddled with inaccuracies and result in the exclusion or deportation of innocent people who pose no threat. In two open letters published Thursday, dozens of computer scientists and tech experts, civil liberties groups, and immigration advocates denounced the plan, known as the "Extreme Vetting Ini

Multi-award winning veteran Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, also credited as Kate Henshaw-Nuttall, who has once won the 'Best Actress in a Leading Role' at the Africa Movie Academy Award, has taken to her Instagram page to show of her ripped s*xy body while working out at the gym. The actress who is a fitness freak, shared the photos and wrote; "It's possible!! 6 packs loading. Age is nothing but a number!! Don't stop for NOBODY!! Be motivated!! Don't care about what they say!! IT'S YOUR JOURNEY!!!!!!!!! #IfKateFitUFit."

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has revealed that Marcos Rojo, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are all in contention to face Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday. Speaking exclusively to MUTV at the Aon Training Complex on Friday afternoon, the manager told Helen Evans: “The players that stayed here and [were] recovering from injuries, even the ones that are recovering from big injuries, they are ready to play.” Asked specifically which players with long-term injuries are set to return against the Magpies at Old Trafford, the manager said: “Pogba, Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo.” All three are set to be named in the squad for the weekend clash. Pogba pulled a hamstring during the 3-0 Champions League win over Basel on 12 September. United were unbeaten at that point but surrendered that record when losing 2-1 at Huddersfield a month later. They also lost at Chelsea in the last match before the international break. Mourinho said: “Now I can speak because Paul i

Super Eagles of Nigeria shared N17.3 million after the international friendly win over South American giants, Argentina in Russia on Tuesday. The Super Eagles beat Argentina 4-2 in the grade A friendly played in Russia. According to Sportinglife, the players received $2,000 each for the win as that is the flat rate agreed with them as match bonus in friendly games. According to the report, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, are already considering organising more high profile international friendly games before the World Cup in Russia to boost their financial powers. The NFF have also sent the World Cup bonus agreement they reached with the players to the Federal Government of Nigeria. This is to notify the Government of their plans to ensure that the perennial row over bonus which has distracted the team during major competitions in time past does not happen again in Russia come 2018.

Leaving your kids with their grandparents could be bad for their health and may even increase their risk of cancer, scientists have warned. Grandmothers and grandfathers spoil their grandchildren with sweet ‘treats’ and massive helpings of fattening food, a new review claims. They also allow them to laze about inside, playing video games or watching TV, instead of running around outside, it is alleged. And they reportedly tend to smoke in front of the kids, exposing their young lungs to second-hand tobacco smoke and setting a bad example. Scientists found that the risks were “unintentional”. The extraordinary claims are based on a review of research into the influence grandparents have on lifestyle factors that can sow the seeds of cancer in later life. Lead author Dr Stephanie Chambers, of the University of Glasgow’s Public Health Sciences Unit in Scotland, said: “While the results of this review are clear that behaviour such as exposure to smoking and regularly tre

The world has recorded yet another powerful milestone in medicine. The world’s first human head transplant has been carried out on a corpse in China, according to an Italian Professor Sergio Canavero. Dr Xiaoping Ren, who grafted a head onto the body of a monkey in 2016, carried out the operation, which took 18 hours. Italian Professor Canavero, who is the director of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, announced the success in a press conference in Vienna. Prof. Canavero said: “The first human transplant on human cadavers has been done. “A full head swap between brain dead organ donors is the next stage and that is the final step for the formal head transplant for a medical condition which is imminent.” It had previously been hoped that 30-year-old Valery Spiridonov would be the first human to undergo the operation but the Russian decided he did not want to experience the surgery. Spiridonov had volunteered because he suffers from Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, which causes

It is gathered that Venus who is Serena Williams’s sister was robbed while she was playing at the third US open. Her Florida mansion in the posh Palm Beach Gardens area was burgled and the robbers made away with several valuable properties. The city’s police department has confirmed an investigation is ongoing into the burglary, which occurred at an exclusive gated community between September 1 and 5. This is just two days later on September 7 the 37-year-old tennis legend suffered heartbreak when she lost in three sets to eventual champion Sloane Stevens in the semi-finals. On the positive side she raked a substantial $920,000 in prize money, more than double what she lost in the burglary.

Serena Williams and millionaire Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian are officially married, they drew a celeb-packed group of A-listers to New Orleans for wedding. The couple was surrounded by a bevy of friends, families and A-listers, including their two-month-old daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., as they said their ‘I dos’ in a Beauty and the Beast themed bash at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. Kim Kardashian, Venus Williams, Beyonce, and the members of New Edition, who will play a five-song set during the reception, were all spotted arriving at the venue’s VIP entrance for the biggest celebrity wedding in recent years. More pictures below