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Researchers at Philadelphia's Temple University have made a thrilling breakthrough on the path to cure HIV/AIDS. In a recent experiment, they managed to remove HIV-1 DNA out of the human genome. And when they reintroduced HIV to the edited genomes, the cells were no longer infected with the virus .‎ It's a huge leap towards the goal of curing the disease that has killed over 25 million people since the 1980's. Treatment has come a long way in the last few years, yet the scientists said antiretroviral drugs, which can regulate the disease, are not a permanent solution. As soon as a person stops receiving the treatment, their cells are once again open to the infection, and the virus usually progresses into AIDS. At this point, doctors are able to keep the virus at bay, but not cure it. The Temple University scientists may have brought us one step closer to a cure. They employed CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology, first developed in 2012 , to cut HIV-1 out of th...

After the recent postponement of the commencement of Orientation courses by NYSC from April 1st to April 27th, prospective corp members have therefore vowed to stage a Protest against the said authorities. Various notifications and awareness have been trailing round various social media by some aggrieved prospective corp members to this effect. An example of such messages is shown below "This is to inform all the Prospective Corp Members (PCM) that there will be a protest across all the NYSC state secrtariats including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday 11th of April due to the irrelevant and continuous postponement of the 2016 Batch A Camp Orientation dates without the necessary authorities giving us any reason for their decisions. Readers should remember that we are the leaders of tomorrow and we all need to respond to this as we can only deliver this country from such ugly situations for the betterment of this country and our unborn children. Than...

Should in case you've not been keeping up with the Okoye brothers, then refresh your memory with this brief recap. Peter fired Jude as his manager a few weeks ago, he then went solo & changed his management team, Paul then released an emotional single addressing their drama called "Call To Heaven", He also took to Instagram to blast Peter for airing their differences on social media, this was after he put Peter on blast for doing the same during their last beef a few months ago, anyways Peter clapped back, Peter then granted the mother of all interviews two days ago, an EXPLOSIVE tell all basically calling out his brothers for ganging up on him among other allegations and Jude clapped back yesterday saying there are 3 sides to every story and the truth is dirty. Well someone must have brought the brothers together to resolve their issues because a few minutes ago ALL three of them posted on their instagram pages, a picture of a white dove in the sky, with the...

Popular Nigerian musician and comedian Olumuyiwa Osinuga a.k.a Nomoreloss has passed on this morning at an undisclosed hospital. According to sources, the singer has been ill since January which made him off the entertainment scene for a while. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has postponed to April 27, the three-week Batch A Orientation course earlier scheduled to start on April 1st. The date was previously postponed from February 28th to March 2nd to April 27th to April 1st and now April 27th. The new announcement was made on their official website. Abosede Aderibigbe, NYSC's director of press and public relations, made the confirmation while responding to an inquiry by TheCable. Prospective corps members were confused on Friday when a message started circulating online that the orientation programme had been postponed. A statement on the NYSC camp appeared to validate their fears, but there were against reports that the strange time table was the work of hackers who had supposedly gained access to the NYSC website. Aderibigbe did not state any reason for the shift, but apologised to the prospective corps members over any inconvenience that the development could create. We wish to confirm t...

Speaking during the monthly Security Council on Tuesday, the State's Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem said the Lagos State Government would no longer tolerate the illegal activities of land grabbers otherwise known as Omo-Onile, just as it warned that anyone found using such to disturb public peace and illegally disposes people of their property would be prosecuted in accordance with relevant criminal laws. Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting chaired by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and attended by heads of security agencies in the state, Kazeem said the Council strongly condemned the disturbing menace of land grabbing, and advised members of the public who are victims of such to gather enough evidence and forward same to the appropriate security agencies for prompt action. "Land is a very important asset in this state and the security of title is also very important and therefore, anybody who uses threat of arms or physical threat...

One half of music twin stars, Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy, has decided to pour his heart out on a new piece titled "Call Heaven". It's his way of expressing his feelings regarding the break up between him and his twin brother. If you listen closely to the lyrics, you can actually feel the pain in Paul's heart, and how much he wouldn't have wanted the break-up. We just pray they resolve their differences in time because this song is really touching. Download song‎ Here

A declaration have recently been made by the National Universities Commission (NUC) that any student who wants to study medicine will henceforth spend a minimum of 10 years in the university. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie made the declaration in a lecture delivered at the maiden matriculation and inauguration of the University of Medical Science, Ondo, Ondo State. Okojie, who was represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Chiedu Mafiana, said the development was imperative in order to enable the students mature psychologically for the profession.‎

Looks like the quarrel between the twin singers, Psquare, is now looking unending as Peter who now has a new stage name (Mr P), performs and attends special events alone. ‎ Peter was seen performing over the weekend alone while Paul was busy mourning their mum and saying he wishes she was alive. ‎ There seems to no move for reconciliation, Peter shared this on his Instagram page

The General Overseer of the Synagogue church of All Nation, Pastor T.B Joshua, got many talking over the weekend when he rolled out a huge amount of money to 39 Nigerians out of the reported 172 Nigerians who were deported from Libya on Friday 11th March 2016. According to reports, the deportees were each given the sum of N100,000 by the prophet, who is well known for his charitable gestures. ‎One of the deportees, Fidelis Onos, who spoke on behalf of the group, said most of them had been imprisoned for up to one year in Libya after they were suddenly arrested. Adding that some of them were working as bricklayers in the North African country where they had sought 'greener pastures'. ‎ "We are not here to blame Libya. If Nigeria was okay, we would never have left in the first place. It's the war in Libya that turned it to what it is today. In a place where there is no government, what can you expect?" he said ‎

13 year old Alfe Patten, a British citizen who is just four feet tall and looks even younger than his age has now become a proud father of a baby. The Mother of the baby, Chantelle Steadman is two years older than the father. Alfe was only 12 when his girlfriend who was then 14 years old conceived after a night of unprotected sex. Report says Alfe might not be the youngest father so far as Sean Stewart from Sharnbrook in England became the father of a baby boy at age 12 in 1998.

Tragedy struck the park of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners in the Berger, Mile 2 area of Lagos as a a mechanic, identified only as Oshare, reportedly stabbed his friend to death and injured several others. Rasta, Oshare's friend allegedly urinated beside a stationary truck. Oshare, reportedly challenged the deceased for messing up the spot, said to be a few steps from his shop. As Rasta tried to calm him, he reportedly slapped him, which led to a fight. The mechanic, who got so angry grabbed two bottles and stabbed the friend in the neck. He was also said to have injured some people who attempted to caution him. Rasta reportedly bled from his injuries and he was rushed to a hospital for treatment. He, however, died before he could get help. An eyewitness said "Both of them are mechanics and friends. He confronted Rasta for urinating near his shop and it led to a fight. Oshare rushed to my shop with two bottles in his hands, asking me to give him a knife....

A Kenyan young girl named Gladys Chelagat, became the youngest mother in Africa as, she gave birth at age 10. Gladys gave birth to her baby weighing 2.8kg at Kericho District Hospital in Kenya, though with the aid of a cesarean section (CS) as she was too young to have a normal delivery.‎ Doctors said that it's been close to 3 years since she gave birth and the circumstances behind this story is yet  to be ascertained. The man responsible for her pregnancy is still unknown till date. ‎ The picture of the young girl holding her baby in her arms with her innocent look is still circulating on social media with a lot of controversial opinions. While some argued that its a fallacy story, others just hope and pray she and her baby gets enough support to grow and be healthy. Which ever way the story is we pray the mother and the baby are doing fine.

The ongoing shutdown of the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission (NNPC)  and strike of the PHCN officials in some parts of the country has made Nigerians result into different ways at which they could get power supply. Pictured above is a queue in a filling station at Ojota where people had to bring their generators to get fuel at all cost. Nigerians will always find a way where there is no way. May God save us.

Babatunde Ibrahim was arrested on Sunday by operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, in Lagos, while returning from a burglary at Ilupeju. The 28 year old confessed that he had stolen over hundred mobile phones and named Sanni Azeez, 27, and Hakeem Kamoru,40, as receivers of the items. Ibrahim who revealed that his targets were mainly motorists trapped in gridlock, added that: "The act of stealing has become part of me since my childhood. I am a specialist in burgling people's houses. I derive pleasure in taking what does not belong to me"

In this world, anyone is capable of being rich. Many millionaires have a believe that building wealth and becoming rich is about your mentality about money. To them, it's not about why you can't be rich, but about the reasons why you're not rich already. Here are some of the reasons the rich say you're not among them. 1. You think being rich is a privilege reserved for others and not you. We live in a capitalist society, which means you have just as much of a chance to earn wealth as anyone else—as long as you are willing to put in the effort to create value for others. 2. You don't think you're smart enough. A lack of a formal education has rarely ever held back successful people. The founders of Microsoft, Facebook, IKEA, ALDI, Luxottica, and Dell Computers were all either college dropouts or never even attended college. 3. You don't think you're capable of being rich because you're not ambitious. Rich people aren't any more ...

Apostle Thamsanqa Sambulo, a South African pastor, claimed he performed a miracle after he allegedly poured boiling water on himself and members of his church. The KwaZulu Natal-based young pastor is the founder of Thy Word Kingdom Harvest Ministries which has been making headlines because of lots of reasons. He has been having revivals across the country and he recently performed a miracle which left everyone shocked. Trying to bring back what happened when the Biblical Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego were thrown into the lake of fire and were not burned, Apostle Sambulo boiled a kettle of water and started demonstrating on his church members by pouring the boiling water on them. The Facebook page of Thy Word Kingdom Harvest Ministries told the story of Sambulo's miracle claim. According to the post, one evening during a church gathering, Sambulo asked a member of his church to "go boil water in a kettle at the kitchen" . Sambulo then hugged the ke...

Speaking today at the joint conference with the visiting South African president, Jacob Zuma, President Buhari accrue blames to MTN saying the delay in the registration of sims by the communication company has cost the country 10,000 lives. He also defended the Nigeria Communication Commission over the $3.9b fine the body asked MTN to pay. "This is the first time I will personally as a president be making a public comment about it, the concern of the federal government is basically on the security and not the fine imposed on MTN" . " You know how the unregistered GSM are being used by terrorists. "And between 2009 and today, at least 10,000 Nigerians were killed by Boko Haram. That was why NCC asked MTN, Glo and the rest of them to register GSM. Unfortunately, MTN was very, very slow and contributed to the casualties" The South African telecoms company, MTN, is however negotiating with the Nigerian government for a possible reduction of the N...

This guy, Melvin is convinced he's Wizkid's carbon copy. Do you think Melvin is a carbon copy of Wizkid?  Take a look at pictures of the two of them. ‎ ‎

Internet sensation, James Fridman is supposedly a photoshop expert. People go to him when they want him to photoshop things for them online, but he adds sarcasm and humour to the photoshop he does. In the next photo below. This person, Nick Barber took a photo with her girlfriend but the photo was bombed by a big girl in the background so Nick asked James to 'remove that embarrassment'...which he did, lol. More photos after the cut.. . ‎ James replaced Nick with the big girl and made it look like she's hugging her friend, lol. This girl asked for an 'angle' with little wings...which she got, lol. She most likely had a typo and meant 'angel', lol.‎