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A 37-year-old woman from Nigeria, who had two aneurysms in her brain, underwent successful surgery at a hospital in India.    Aishat was suffering from bilateral internal carotid artery aneurysm (ICA Aneurysm) a bulge or"ballooning" in the wall of an artery, which carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body. In the case of the aorta -- the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system, an overstretched and weak aortacan burst, causing serious bleeding and leading to death.As a result of the condition, Aishat had recurrent headaches and was also slowly losing her eyesight." Aishat had two aneurysm of 20 mm size in her brain. Due to the aneurysm, continuous pressure was exerted on the nerves of her brain because of which she always had a headache and was slowly losing her eye sight," said C.P.S. Chauhan, AssociateDirector (Radiology and Interventional Radiology Department) at Jaypee HospitalAishat had a ...

   Floyd Mayweather popular known as Money Mayweather shared his  testimony on how he transformed his life, even though he dropped out of school. He wrote:      "It's funny...when I was in high school, my grades were always mediocre. My focus wasn't on getting the highest GPA in class. I was focused on getting my mother off of drugs and my father out of prison. This is my testimony!I wouldn't be rated one of the top, most influential entertainers in the world if I never told you the road I had to travel for me to get to where I am. Now, I look around and all of my employees have Masters degrees and 4.0 GPA's. It'sone thing to be book smart but, it's another thing to have the intelligence and wisdom to surround yourself with a team of smart and driven people to help sustain your success!Sitting in my handmade luxury lounge cube... counting my blessings; in the comfort of my custom private beach, laced with the softest sand you can find. Import...

So sweet. Hillary Clinton sent her well-wishes to Kim Kardashian shortly after the frightening robbery which took place in Paris on Oct. 2. The Democratic nominee revealed that she felt ‘really bad’ for the reality star and her beau Kanye West over the scarring ordeal.     Hillary Clinton, 70, has already formed a personal bond with reality star Kim Kardashian, 35, so obviously news of her horrifying robbery inParis definitely caused the former Secretary of State some grief. In a new interview on the campaign trail withExtra, the Democratic nominee revealed that she “felt really bad for her.” Hillary also made sure to commend Kim’s hubbyKanye Westfor stopping his show to rush by her side after the alarming incident. She added, “He was in the middle of the concert and he ran offstage, bless his heart. I’m just glad nobody was hurt.” So true. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians starlet definitely suffered one of the most frightening nights of her life on Oct. 2, wh...

   The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola while speaking to State house correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the state house Abuja, yesterday, said that the Federal government will not embark on the award and construction of any new road project untilexisting road projects from the last administration have all been completed.Fashola said the last administration awarded 206 road contracts worth about N2 tillion which have not been paid for.He said that roads that are of great economic value such as the Lagos-Ibadan expressway where important items such as Fuel or Food are to be transported to all parts of the country, are of topmostimportance to the government.He stated:“What we have done was first to say that we would not award any new road contract. We would deal with the over 206 roads that have been awarded but not funded for over three years.”

Jamie Carragher claims that Arsene Wenger’s strengths as a manager do not make him a natural fit for the England job.FA chief executiveMartin Glennsays that the Arsenal manager “fits the criteria perfectly” but Carragher disagrees.Writing in hisDaily Mail column, Carragher says: ‘Once again the England manager’s position needs to be filled and the bandwagon has started for Arsene Wenger to replace Sam Allardyce.‘Wenger is always diplomatic when asked about the job and appeared open to the prospect of it on Friday. When you are in thelast year of your contract, it is not a bad negotiating tool to have someone else keen on your services. When, though, has Wenger ever given encouragement that he would take the job?‘And, if you were him, why would you consider managing England when you would have a greater chance of success with France, who have a better team and better players?‘There is no more accomplished manager than Wenger in the bookmakers’ odds but if I think about h...

    Read this article There are two events that are of major significance this week. The first is the birthday of a man of immense integrity and a great son of the Yoruba by the name of Olusegun Rahman Mimiko who was 62 years old on October 3rd.Much has been said about him over the last few years and encomiums have been deservedly showered on him from all quarters for his birthday. I will only add this: ever since I have known Mimiko when he was a senior colleague in President Obasanjo's cabinet he has been kind, forthright, courageous, honest, consistent, clear-thinking, hard-working and God-fearing.His tenure as Minister of Housing under Obasanjo was successful and he went on, against all odds, to be elected governor of Ondo state where his work and legacy, particularly in the health sector, is simply outstanding.Anyone that doubts that should simply pay a  visit to Ondo state and see for themselves. What he has done in the last 8 years is simply unprecedented...

    Argentina and Paris St Germain  attacker Angel Di Maria revealed he was close to announcing his international retirement after the Copa America Centenario final loss.Lionel Messi quit internationals, a decision he has since reversed, in the wake of the penalty shoot-out loss to Chile in June.     Rumours went about that some other argentine players including Di Maria, were considering doing likewise.The Paris Saint-Germain star said he was close to international retirement after a third straight finaldefeat, following on from the 2014 World Cup and 2015 Copa America.    “When Messi retired, I thought about doing the same,” Di Maria told TyC Sports.“You can lose a final, but three in a row, that’s something different. I thought about leaving the national team, but my wife and my father stopped me.”However, Di Maria, 28, warned he would call it quits if Argentina tasted defeat in another final.“I almost started therapy, but in the end...

Adamawa State government has declared a state of emergency in the basic education sector, which comprises primary and secondary schools.Towards this end, two teachers training colleges are to be established immediately.                             Governor Jibrilla Bindow Rising from an executive council meeting yesterday in Yola, the state executive council noted that the declaration of the emergency and the subsequent establishments of the two teacherstraining colleges were part of the measures to take primary and secondary education to greater heights.Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ahmed Sajoh, who briefednewsmen at the end of the meeting, disclosed that government would equally embark on aggressive motivations for the teachers in both primary and secondary schools across the state. Source :Vanguard

While Kim Kardashian, 35, hasn’t been active on social media since her violent armed robbery in Paris Oct. 3, her bodyguardPascal Duvier, 43 sure has been! First he made his super popular Instagram account that showed all sorts of pictures of him guarding Kim in various situations private. Now he’s taken things a step further by erasing all photos and mentions of Kim and the Kardashian family! And trust us, there were TONS of them.So has he been canned for not being at Kim’s side when armed robbers broke in and stole $10 million worth of her jewels? Absolutely NOT according toTMZ. They say that his deleting anyand all references to Kim and Kanye is a safety measure to block any future thieves from knowing his whereabouts when he’s protecting the stars. That makes perfect sense to us, even though we’re going to miss his awesome pics of his crazy outings with Kim. The site also says that the couple doesn’t blame Pascal in any way for Kim being left unprotectedwhen thi...

    It was time to gas up the car and evacuate coastal cities Wednesday as powerful Hurricane Matthew headed through the Bahamas toward Florida.Many residents heeded evacuation orders and hit the highways, trying to get out of the way of the Category 3 storm that could hit Florida on Thursday night.     Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned residents they had 24 hours to get ready, or better yet, get going.The National Hurricane Center isn't saying that Hurricane Matthew will make landfall in Florida, just that the center of the storm will get "very near" the Atlantic Coast, possibly as a Category 4 hurricane.Even if Matthew doesn't come ashore, Florida will be hit by strong winds and heavy rain, Scott said.Residents in other states were also evacuating.       Areas of Georgia and South Carolina had asked or ordered people to leave and were redirecting traffic on interstates to one-way travel.Matthew has already killed 10 people and carved a trail...

Award winning South African rapper, AKA has come out to give pillar to the protesting students over the free education saga which stormed Johannesburg on Tuesday, October 4, at the Witwatersrand University over failed implementation by the current Jacob Zuma Administration. The ‘Run Jozi’ rapper took to his Twitter account to lash out his exasperation at the South African Government for the ill treatment towards the protesting students. See what he said.