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Scientists are creating a wearable gadget that stimulates and collects sweat via a patch the size of a band-aid, and then analyzes it using your smartphone. Sweat, the cooling system of your body, is made almost completely of water, with tiny amounts of other chemicals, including ammonia, urea, salts, and sugar. Remarkably, these chemicals along with the small molecules and peptides they contain can reveal what is going on inside your body. For this reason, scientists are trying to harness sweat through some form of wearable technology and turn it into a new way to measure and monitor your immediate health. “Sweat contains a trove of medical information and can provide it in almost real time,” wrote Dr. Jason Heikenfeld, associate professor of electronic and computing fsystems, University of Cincinnati, in an article for IEEE Spectrum. Since, well, nearly forever doctors have been extracting fluids from our bodies in order to evaluate some aspect of our health. How many blood tests, ur...

A bomb went off at the Gombe Line motor park in Gombe state around 9am this morning which has resulted in the death of at least 30 people. Eye witnesses say the bomb was planted by a man who came and dropped his bag in a Kano line bus and left. NEMA officials are said to be at the scene right now removing the dead bodies and taking the injured to the Gombe State Specialist Hospital. Hoping to get more info from the blast later.

Fayose, while defending the introduction of “stomach infrastructure” by his government reveals he goes to the beer parlour every Friday. Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose Governor Fayose made this revelation on Thursday  while speaking with journalists in Abuja . The governor who gave his reason for going to the beer parlour on Fridays was in order to enable him to get close to the common man in the state, hence his reason for the introduction of stomach infrastructure which does not mean only sharing of food and money to the people. “I also go to beer parlour on Friday to stay with the common men there. Governance is not church;  it is about diverse characters and you must relate with them as such. “Christmas is coming. Why do people go out of their ways to be shopping or doing other things if it is not just to make  people merry? “So, I’m grooming chicken, buying rice, yams, plantain, and the rest of them. I am sure if I give it to families during ...

A 32-year-old widow was reportedly raped by her in-law in Gwantu, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Daily Trust reports. The suspects whose names were given as Yaro Juham and Anthony Danjuma have been arrested and remanded to a Kaduna Central Prison by a Chief Magistrate Court on the charges of rape. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Aminu Lawan, who made this known to journalists, revealed that the suspects carried out the nefarious act on October 16, 2014. He confirmed that the first suspect, Yaro Juham, is a distant relation of the widow’s late husband. “At about 2 a.m. of that day, the two suspects went into the house of the widow and forced themselves in,” Lawan said. The force spokesman further disclosed that the suspects asked the widow to bring out all her valuables, but was only able to provide N850.00, which they collected, and brought out a knife which they allegedly used in cutting off her finger before raping her. Lawan said the first suspect, Yaro Juha...

240 votes needed to impeach Speaker, but PDP’s members are below 200 The switch of allegiance from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) last Tuesday by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has brought to an end the hail of speculations, insinuations and denials over his political direction. But the move has opened a new vista for permutation and conjectures on the bat­tles ahead for the Speaker. The defection is, understandably, the main issue right now, in the nation’s politi­cal space. Indeed, for about one year now, the political circles have been dominated by speculations on the Speaker’s romance with the opposition APC. Now that he has defected, Tambuwal, obviously, would be feeling relieved, having mustered courage to quit PDP. The decision was, by no means, an easy one. Even on Tuesday, when he made the announcement, there were signs that he was struggling within himself on how to let the message out to his colleagues...

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said he received with sadness, news of the death of President Michael Sata of Zambia in a London Hospital on Tuesday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, commiserated with the government and people of the country on the incident. He said the late President would be remembered for his uncompromising stand against neo-colonialism and any semblance of renewed imperialism in Zambia and Africa. The statement read in part, “On behalf of the Federal Government and the people of Nigeria, President Jonathan extends sincere condolences to the government and people of Zambia on the death of President Sata who has led his country since 2011. “President Jonathan’s deepest sympathies are with the people of Zambia and President Sata’s family as they mourn their leader, patriarch, nationalist and patriot who will always be remembered for his uncompromising stand against neo-colonialism and any semblance of renewed imp...

No fewer than 14 suspected dealers in adulterated drinks and other products were quizzed by the operatives of the Abia State Police Command when they raided some shops at the popular Cemetery market in Aba, Abia State. A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Geoffrey Ogbonna, said the raid conducted in partnership with the Consumer Protection Agency of Nigeria, followed a tip-off that some unpatriotic elements were pushing out fake and adulterated products through the market. He said besides the suspects, 58 cartons of assorted brands of adulterated hot drinks, some quantities of antiseptic soaps, baby creams, and beverages were seized during the raid. According to him, “the suspects who claimed to be maids or servants to the fleeing shop-owners were arrested in possession of the drinks and washed bottles to be filled with adulterated liquids.” The PPRO said investigations were on to unravel the sources of the drinks and to track down the masterminds, aft...

In the aftermath of the Synagogue guest house building collapse on September 12, TB Joshua is donating R50,000($4,500/N750,000) to each victim’s family .According to spokesman Kirsten Nematandani… “We have done a full audit of each family’s financial needs and assisted with various household expenses as many of the deceased were breadwinners,Household expenses varied from rent money to school fees and groceries.”The church has pleaded with the Nigerian government to expedite the repatriation process in order for families to bury the deceased with dignity and receive closure,” Nematandani said the church had travelled to all provinces in the past few weeks to visit, counsel and assess families’ financial needs and assist where possible.

This my superstar sister is really on fire these days, whatever that means for those who know. *wink*

In a world where everyone believes that there are no longer chaste Nollywood female entertainers, an actress, has claimed she doesn’t have sex. Halima Abubakar Born in Kano, Nigeria, Halima Abubakar is one of Nigeria’s finest acting talents. Halima spent her early years in Kano and Kogi states attending several primary schools in the process.This graduate of Bayero University kano, has a degree in sociology from the same University. The beautiful actress took to her Instagram page this morning to advice young girls about sex, telling them to say no to sex and here’s what happened below: After posting this, one of her followers took it up by asking her a very personal question saying: ‘Yes o, Can you do without sex?’  The actress answered saying: ‘I don’t have sex bro.. The actress who has starred in several movies and clinched several awards like City people’s Best actress 2011, The Afro Hollywood award in London as best supporting actress, Actors Guild Icons Award, Global leadersh...

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on sunday denied a statement credited to Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State that she asked him to share the state’s funds with her. Amaechi had while speaking in Port Harcourt at the joint graduation of the students of the University of Ibadan and pioneer graduates of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, on Saturday was quoted as saying that his problem with Mrs. Jonathan started after he rejected her demand. “I refused to give them money in Abuja because if I do that, I won’t be able to carry out any development project or finish the road from Rumuolumeni to Rumuepirikom. “The quarrel between me and the wife of the President is because she said I should bring your money, Rivers people, money and share with her,” the governor reportedly said. But Mrs. Jonathan, in a statement by her media assistant, Mr. Ayo Adewuyi, said Amaechi’s statement was a deliberate attempt to malign her and score cheap political point. She further describe...

The Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has provided rare details of what he said was the actual reason behind his long-drawn row with First Lady, Patience Jonathan, saying Mrs. Jonathan had asked that state funds be corruptly shared with her. Speaking Saturday, Mr. Amaechi said Mrs. Jonathan, an indigene of the state, became angry with him after he turned down the dubious demand. The governor spoke in Port Harcourt at the joint graduation of the students of University of Ibadan and pioneer graduates of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. Recounting his role in stopping militancy in the state, the governor said the First Lady deliberately ensured militants, who had fled the state to Lagos, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, returned to fight him. “I refused to give them money in Abuja because if I do that, I won’t be able to carry out any development project or finish the road from Rumuolumeni to Rumuepirikom. “The quarrel between me and the wife of the President is because she said I s...

The last time at Imasuen's movie premiere, Uche's baby bump wasn't showing off that much in her outfit for the event. Check her out now. Pictured above is Uche with colleagues and fans last night at the movie premiere of "The Other Side" which held in Houston.

The Senate on Thursday prescribed a penalty of seven years imprisonment was for cyber crimes and online fraud perpetrators in Nigeria as recommended. The decision of the Senate on cyber crimes bill was sequel to the recommendation of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Human Rights. It could be recalled that the bill on cyber crimes was sponsored by Senator Adegbenga Kaka. The bill, tagged: “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Prohibition, Prevention, Detection, Response, Investigation and Prosecution of Cybercrimes and for Other Related Matters 2014,” seeks among other objectives to punish the interception of data, system interference and misuse of devices. In addition, the bill is seeking to punish all kinds of computer-related fraud, computer-related forgery, offences relating to P*********y, cyber-stalking and cyber-squatting, just as it seeks to promote cyber security, protection of computer systems and networks, electronic communications, data and computer programmes, intellec...

[audio mp3="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EyUKr609U38"][/audio] Here is Lamboginny and Clayy’s newest video  “Broken”, directed by Clarence Peters. In the video, the duo emphasized on the need for affection to be shown towards helpless children on the street. Presently signed to Surge Entertainment, Lamboginny this year teamed up with new mystery rapper, Clayy. Their passion for humanitarian works continues to inspire and motivate them to reach out to the unreached and broken ones in the society. Enjoy!

27 year old Reyhaney Jabbari (pictured above), was executed today October 25th by hanging in Iran 7 years after she killed a man that she claimed had attempted to rape her. Reyhaney was sentenced to death in 2009 for the stabbing death of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former intelligence officer. A court ruled that she killed Morteza on purpose because she had bought the knife two days before she stabbed him in the back with it. In her defence, Reyhaney said she'd stabbed the man out of self defence. The court overruled her claims and sentenced her to death, a ruling which was upheld by Iran's Supreme court. The execution was carried out today after the victim's family refused to pardon Reyhaney or accept money from her family. Many human rights bodies including Amnesty International had over the years called on Iran's judiciary to halt the execution but they went ahead with it. Her mother confirmed it, saying Reyhaney was hanged in a Tehran prison very early this mornin...

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DB records duchess, Tonto Dike posted the picture above on her Instagram page with the Caption OMG Not again #sad

The nak’ed man pictured above is a respected businessman tycoon based in Benue State, Nigeria. The man name withheld was caught in the bush with a young girl old to be his daughter getting along. Eyewitness saw them then called the police and the man was arrested and taken to the police station.

A Lagos State Polytechnic student named Bola had her right ear bitten off by her neighbour during a fight this past Monday October 20th at her residence in Ikorodu. According to an eye-witness to the fight, the other lady allegedly hid the ear in her mouth for a few minutes after biting if off. She then spit it out and stepped on it as people were looking for it. Anyway, she was later arrested and the case is now being handled by the police at First Gate in Ikorodu. Bola is recovering at the hospital.

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