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Doctors in  South China to be Precise Guangzhou have successfully operated on a 28-week-old fetus with congenital heart disease - while in its mom’s belly. The patient ,39, whose surname is Die, six months ago she became pregnant. Twenty-one weeks later, she had an ultrasonic test which showed the fetus was suffering from arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.  The chances of survival are very low if surgery is undertaken after birth.Xie,39, insisted she wanted to keep the baby. And on September 22, doctors in Guangzhou conducted interventional cardiology treatment, with the help of experts from Austria. The size of the fetus’ heart was very small as it was  as small as an almond so any slight complication could have resulted in damage, said Zhuang Jian, the director of Guangdong General Hospital.She left 4 days after the surgery. This is the first time an interventional cardiology operation on a fetus’ congenital heart disease had been carried out by Chi...

President Buhari has reportedly responded to claimsby his wife, Aisha Buhari, in her yet-to-be aired interview with BBC Hausa, that his government has basically been hijacked by people who were not withthem from the very start. (Readhere)In Berlin today, The Associated Press reports that President Buhari laughed off her allegations, saying, "I don't know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room.    "'The way he responded  to reporters in Germany prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel, standing at his side, to give him a short glare and then laugh," Associated Press reports.Buhari also said he hopes his wife will remember that he ran for president three times before succeeding on the fourth effort.    "So I claim superior knowledge over her and the restof the opposition, because in the end I have succeeded. It's not easy to satisfy the whole Nigerian opposition parties or to participate in...

 Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2015/2016  best player in the Champions League award as voted by Spanish and Italian sports papers MARCA and Gazzetta Dello Sport after scoring 16 goals ( 51 in all competitions) to help Real Madrid claim an 11th European Cup/Champions League title, which together with his country's triumph at Euro 2016 also makes him the number one favourite to reclaim the Ballon d'Or.' I've won the Champions League and the Euros, it's a beautiful moment in my career and my sporting life,' Ronaldo said at the AC Hotel La Finca in Madrid.' It just makes me want to keep working hard for this club. I hope to remain at Real Madrid for years to come,' Ronaldo said. 'This is the club I love. We havea big squad that can cover for Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos' injuries- it'll be difficult but Real have the quality.

 Donald Trump's wife has threatened to sue People magazine after a story  published on Wednesday that her husband the Presidential Candidate for the Republican Party allegedly 'forced his tongue down the throat' of it's writer Natasha Stoynoff, when she went to his Mar-a-Lago redidence in Florida to interview Donald and Melania Trump. Natasha Made accudationa against Trump of crushing her self esteem after he pushed her against a wall before forcing his lips on her but his wife Melania threatened today on Twitter  to sue the media organization if they don't take down some sections of the allegations. The Presidential Candidate and his lawyers have called recent allegations and accusations of misconduct toward women a media conspiracy organized by His opponents and the White House. People magazine Editor-in-Chief Jess Cagle, named in the documents along with Stoynoff, said Thursdaymorning “We stand steadfastly by her, and are proud to publish her cle...

When this video was released in 2008, only Beyoncewas married. Her other dancers have since gotten engaged. Ashley (pictured right on top and left below) got engaged recently when her man came onstage during a Beyonce concert to ask for her hand in marriage...

The  police command  in Ogun state has arrested three suspected armed robbers and kidnappers named Abibu, Kamorudeen and Olalekan (surnames withheld), believed to have been terrorising Ijebu-Ode and Sagamu respectively. The state's spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives at Ipoji area of Sagamu, were able to have arrested the suspects due to information given to them by theresidents. Meanwhile, two pump action riffles, one double barrel gun, one English barrel gun and single barrel guns have been recovered from the suspects.The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has said investigation is currently on and other suspected members will soon be arrested.

American actor and Producer, Chris Rock has reportedly landed a huge jackpot of $40M to produce two comedy shows for Netflix. The bumper deal which now sets a new record for stand-up comic. The first Rock show will tape in 2017 after the actor’s World tourIn a statement released after the sealed deal, the 51 year old actor who has been on an eight year absence, expressed his excitement on getting back on stage to work with the Netflix team. 'I’m very excited to be working with Ted and Lisa andall the good people at Netflix,' Rock himself said, ' can’t wait to get back on stage.

President  Muhammadu Buhari and his team met with  Angela Merkel the German Chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin Germany this morning,14th October, 2016. President Buhari is on a three-day official visit to Germany and is accompanied by Governors Kashim Shettima of Borno State, Governor of of Imo Rochas  Okorocha   and  some National Assembly Representatives. President Buhari and his team had good discussions with the Angela Merkel on a range of issues including security and economic cooperation. President Buhari  will deliver an address at a Germany-Nigeria Business Forum, that will be attended by top  German and Nigerian business persons and investors. He will tell the audience about how he is trying to  secure Nigeria, fight corruption and the abuse of public trust, and revamp and diversify the economy. President will also male it clear again that Nigeria is safe  that Nigeria is open for business and investment, and everythin...

The Legendary Michael Jackson passed away seven years ago but still earned a whooping $825 million in 2016, making him the biggest dead celebrity earner of the year. According to Forbes, therethe reasonason he made that much revenue was because of his estate's decision to sell his half-share of the Beatles catalogue to Sony for $750 million. The Thriller star had purchased the rights to the Fab Four's music back in 1984 for $47.5 million and thensold 50 percent of it to Sony in 1995 for $115 million. The list includes: 2: Author and cartoonist Charles Schulz - $48 million 3: Golfer Arnold Palmer - $40 million 4: Elvis Presley - $27 million 5: Prince - $25 million 6: Bob Marley -$21 million 7: Theodor 'Dr. Seuss' Geisel - $20 million 8: John Lennon - $12 million 9:  Physicist Albert Einstein - $11.5 million 10: Original pin-up girl Bettie Page - $11 million 11 David Bowie - earned $10.5 million 12 Movie star Steve McQueen - $9 million 13: El...

The US  government will host 19 Northern state governors in its Capital,Washington DC next week.  They will be visiting the states at the invitation of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).The Governors  will  also be participating in the Northern Nigeria Governors Symposium on  Tuesday October 18th to Friday October 21st. The USIP Senior Advisors and former ambassadors, Princeton Lyman and Johnnie Carson who addressed a pre-symposium media briefing yesterday October 12th, said the institute’s Northern Governors’ symposium was designed and formed amongst other things tobfind a way to bring peace to the Northern Part of Nigeria.

After the incident aboard a Delta Airline flight on Sunday involving Dr. Tamika Cross, the chief OBGYN resident at the Harris Health Lyndon B Johnson Hospital  and a Delta Flight attendant who didn't believe she was a Doctor, Delta Airlines have commenced an investigation to find out what really happened and why the attendant acted the way she did. See what transpired between Dr Cross and The Flight Attendant.Read her experience "I'm sure many of my fellow young, corporate America working women of color can all understandmy frustration when I say I'm sick of being disrespected.Was on Delta flight DL945 and someone 2 rows in front of me was screaming for help. Her husband was unresponsive. I naturally jumped into Doctor mode as no one else was getting up. Unbuckle my seatbelt and throw my tray table up and as I'm aboutto stand up, flight attendant says "everyone stay calm, it's just a night terror, he is alright". I continue to watch the scene clo...