The venue was the moderate size Accra Sports Stadium and the event was a concert put together by Ghana Musicians’ Union as part of its maiden edition of Musicians Week 2013.
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A quick and simple breath test can diagnose stomach cancer, a study findings reveal. Scientists from Israel and China found the test was 90 percent accurate at detecting and distinguishing cancers from other stomach complaints in 130 patients.
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Obese cardiac patients are less likely to die than their normal weight counterparts, say researchers. This is despite them reporting worse health and being less likely to follow lifestyle advice, a study of more than 4,400 patients reported. One explanation is that doctors treat the disease more aggressively, the University College London team said.
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The House of Representatives has initiated moves to block revenue leakages and compel government corporations and agencies to remit a certain percentage of the revenue they generate to the Consolidated Revenue Fund every year.
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The Federal Government Saturday assured the United States (US) that notwithstanding the pardon granted some former government officials, including former Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who was jailed for corruption, the anti-graft war was still on course.
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The authorities should move fast to contain the spread of the infectious disease The outbreak of measles in parts of the northern states is said to have claimed the lives of no fewer than 34 children while thousands of others between the age of nine months and three years are also said to be on admission in various hospitals across the region. Although parents have attributed the outbreak of the viral disease to inadequate supply of vaccines, federal and state health officials are quick to pass the blame on parents for their alleged poor response to the immunisation drive.
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The simmering internal crisis rocking the Kwara State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) at the weekend worsened as no fewer than 720 members of the party in Oro ward one and two in Irepodun local government council of the state publicly defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This development according to THISDAY checks, was a minus for the National Publicity Secretary of ACN , Alhaji Lai Muhammed, who is from Oro ward of the council.
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Efforts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to mend the cracks in the South-south zone of the party suffered a setback yesterday as several members of the party walked out of a reconciliatory meeting. They were apparently reacting to the speech by Akwa Ibom State Governor, Dr. Godswill Akpabio, who gave the impression that the delegates were hungry people. The South-south Special Zonal Executive Committee meeting with members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party started off on a good note at the Civic Centre, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
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Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday cited safety concerns involving one of DANA Air’s aircraft as the reason for the temporary suspension of its operating licence.
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Five months after, the October 20, 2012 governorship election is inconclusive in Ondo State. Five political parties – Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Accord Party (AP) and People for Democratic Change (PDC), initially filed petitions before the State Election Tribunal sitting in Akure to contest the victory of Governor Olusegun Mimiko at the poll. They complained that the election was rigged in favour of the Labour Party (LP) candidate.
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