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Egypt faces a long and difficult battle with militants, the country's president has said, in his first remarks since a deadly attack in the Sinai region.

The daughter of late American singer Whitney Houston has been found unresponsive in a bathtub in a home in Georgia, US police say. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, was found by her husband and a friend, police said. They immediately started resuscitating her until police and medics arrived. She was taken to a hospital in Roswell where she was said to be breathing. Whitney Houston was found dead in February 2012, aged 48, in a bath in a hotel in Los Angeles. A post-mortem examination later concluded she died of accidental drowning due to the effects of cocaine use and heart disease. 'Thoughts and prayers' Ms Brown was found in the bathtub on Saturday morning, Roswell police spokeswoman Lisa Holland said. She added that Ms Brown was now at North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, Georgia. "They called 911, started CPR on her, and police arrived first," Ms Holland told CNN. "We took over the lifesaving measures until the fire/rescue and an ambulance arrived." "Please ke...

Donations to a disabled pensioner who was mugged outside his home have topped £160,000. Alan Barnes, 67, was left too afraid to return to his home in Low Fell, Gateshead after the attack on Sunday.

According to Ms. Ikeji, the two actresses had previously fallen out and Ms. Aimakhu had “shaded” Ms. Akindele over the latter’s 2014 divorce. Ms Akindele, through her management, said thanks to Ms. Ikeji’s blog post, she was exposed to “cynical comments and hasty judgements”.

She revealed this in an interview with Motherhood In-style magazine, where she graced the cover for the January edition, with her two daughters, Olivia and Iasabella Idibia. Nollywood actress, Annie Idib​ia,​ said she wishes she was the

He will be buried at Umudioka in Anambra State, and several celebrities from the showbiz circuit are expected to be at the event to pay their last respects to their departed colleague. The Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has released the programme of activities to honour the late Nollywood thespian, Muna Obiekwe, who

Since the 80’s, there has been an increase in the amount of plastics entering our oceans. However, when researchers tried to map out the ocean garbage, they found a smaller amount than they expected. On a study published on 30th June in the journal Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, researchers said that" These studies suggest that surface waters are not the final destination for buoyant plastic debris in the ocean."

Graham Hughes from Liverpool is an adventurer who broke the record by visiting 201 countries around the world without the use of a plane. Dubbed the ‘ Odyssey Expedition’, he used buses, trains, taxis and his feet to travel a total of 16,000 miles. He began his expedition on 1st January 2009 and ended it on 26th November 2012. He did this in exactly 1426 days and spent just

Professor Dora Akunyili, the former strong woman of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration Agency caused a stir when she appeared at the National Judicial Institute venue of the ongoing national conference in Abuja on Monday looking very pale and emaciated, a far cry from her usual vivacious self. Many delegates could not recognise her at first glance as they were shocked by her almost ghoulish appearance. Dora who also served as Information Minister and who was a failed senatorial candidate in her native Anambra state, had to introduce herself to some of the delegates who found it hard to recognise her.

Who Is Goodluck Jonathan? Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan ,  GCFR ,  BNER ,  GCON  (born 20 November 1957) is a  Nigerian  politician who has been  President of Nigeria since 2010. Prior to his role as President, he served as  Governor of Bayelsa State  from 2005 to 2007 and as  Vice-President of Nigeria  from 2007 to 2010. Jonathan is a member of the ruling  People's Democratic Party  (PDP). Early and personal life Jonathan was born in what is now  Bayelsa State  to a family of canoe makers. Jonathan holds a  B.Sc . degree in  Zoology  in which he attained Second Class Honours . He holds an  M.Sc.  degree in  Hydrobiology  and Fisheries   biology , and a  PhD  degree in Zoology from the  University of Port Harcourt . Before he entered politics in 1998, he worked as an education inspector, lecturer, and environmental-protection officer.

Who is Dora Akunyili? Dora Nkem Akunyili  (born July 14, 1954 in  Makurdi ,  Benue State ) is the former Director General of  National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control  (NAFDAC) of  Nigeria  and former (December 17, 2008 - December 15, 2010) Nigerian Minister of Information and Communications. She is a pharmacist and governmental administrator who has gained international recognition and won hundreds of awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights. [ citation needed ] Akunyili ran for election as Senator for Anambra Central on the All Progressive Grand Alliance[APGA] platform in April 2011 but was defeated by  Chris Ngige of the  Action Congress of Nigeria  (ACN). She immediately sent a petition to the  Independent National Electoral Commission  disputing the result.

Founder recognises former First Lady’s philanthropy. In recognition of her philanthropic endeavors, a university in Niger Republic has been named after the former First Lady of Nigeria, Maryam Abacha. According to a statement by the founder of the university, Adamu Gwarzo, the decision to name the university after Mrs. Abacha was reached after due consideration of her efforts to develop the African continent. “Her name stood out amongst the sea of names up for nomination because she has been a mother of humanity who has served her nation and the African continent as a whole with passion to develop the human race and civilisation,” the statement said.

Ministers took turns to eulogise the late South African leader. The Nigerian government on Wednesday honoured late Nelson Mandela as the Executive Council of the Federation, FEC, paid tribute him. Twenty two ministers who were present at the Council meeting, spent over an hour taking turns to pay their tribute which rounded off with Vice President Namadi Sambo’s tribute. They also observed a minute silence in honour of the late Madiba, the first black President of South Africa.

Mandela died on Thursday night in South Africa.‪ President Barack Obama has ordered all United State flags to be flown at half-mast Thursday night to sunset on Monday in honour of South Africa anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday as tributes from world leaders and notable people all over the world continue to pour in.

Mandela died on Thursday. President Goodluck Jonathan has declared three days of national mourning for former South African President, Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday.

Obasanjo first met Mandela when the latter was in prison in 1986. A former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, said the death of Nelson Mandela, the first black South African President, meant the world has lost a leader. Mr. Obasanjo, speaking from his hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday night, said his earliest contact with the former South African leader was when the latter was in prison in 1986, a meeting he described as ‘memorable.’ Mr. Mandela was in prison for 27 years and released in 1990.

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Ex-wife says Mandela communicates with facial gestures. The South African Government said on Monday that Nelson Mandela remained in a stable but critical condition more than two months after doctors treated him for lung infection. The former president

A nine-year-old pupil of Role Model School, Lagos, Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo, has become the youngest Nigerian Microsoft certified professional, Punchreports. Jomiloju claimed the first spot in the professional examination where 21 pupils from different schools across the country participated. He said the feat did not come easy, that he had to work very hard and with the help of his parents to achieve the feat. Read more at Punch

John Wayne was the archetypal screen cowboy, embodying the rough independence of the American west for generations of film fans. Now, newly discovered still photographs offer fresh insight into a western he made that was last seen more than three-quarters of a century ago. Kent Sperring was raised in Ocala, Florida, in the 1940s by his mother, a widow who worked as a chemist's clerk. "Money was kind of scarce," he said. Luckily, he could see "a double-feature western for nine cents" at the Ritz theatre on Saturdays. The movies made an impression. "You came away from the movie knowing that if you did something bad or wrong, you were going to get punished for it," he said. Wayne and other good cowboys wore white hats. The bad ones wore black hats. "It was almost that clear-cut," he said. "If you watched the films long enough, you'd see that those bad guys - they didn't end up too well." Wayne plays a retired captain who...