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A musician, Collins Etaredafe, aka Top Boy, has gone into hiding after allegedly killing two-yet-to-be-identified Bureau-De-Change operators at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Etaredafe, who was with a yet-to-be-identified friend, invited the BDC operators into his apartment under the guise of changing some dollars. Following their entry into the building on Saturday, March 18, 2023, it was learnt that the BDC operators were… Read the full article here

PSV Eindhoven have banned a supporter from their stadium for 40 years after he attacked Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic during a Europa League match in February.The fan, 20, made his way onto the pitch late in the game and punched Dmitrovic before being wrestled to the ground and then led away by stewards.Earlier this month he was given a three-month prison sentence.Europa League’He wanted to hurt me’ – Sevilla goalkeeper Dmitrovic attacked by fan during Europa League tie24/02/2023 AT… Read the full article here

The Kaduna State governor-elect, Uba Sani, has pledged to fulfill the promises made to the people during his campaign.Mr Sani, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this in his acceptance speech in Kaduna on Monday after he was declared winner of the election. He thanked people of the state for reposing their confidence in him, assuring that he would not betray their trust. Mr Sani, a serving senator for Kauna Central Senatorial District,… Read the full article here

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State, Kefas Agbu, has been declared the governor-elect having scored the highest number of votes in the 18 March election. M.A. Abdulazeez, a professor and returning officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, said Mr Agbu polled 302,614 votes to defeat the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Muhammad Yahaya, who scored 202,277 votes, Channels TV reported. Mr Agbu is… Read the full article here

It’s the third week since the first round of 2023 general elections took place and the jury is still out about the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Various interest groups have characterised the process and outcome in different ways. Those who won believed it is the most transparent and credible elections in Nigeria’s history while those who lost strongly held the view that it is the worst electoral heist in Nigeria’s electoral… Read the full article here

Poor sleep is associated with a shorter lifetime for heart health, according to a new study of over 300,000 people.The study suggests that people with sleep apnea are most at risk of poorer heart health in the future.In understanding how healthy a person’s sleep is, a range of factors should be considered, including fragmented sleep, overall sleep time, snoring, and other aspects of restorative rest.A new study reports, for the first time, the effect of poor sleep on the longevity of a… Read the full article here

The FDA-approved drug buprenorphine is effective in the treatment of opioid use disorder, but limited access to clinics that can prescribe this drug has contributed to only a small fraction of patients receiving the treatment.Researchers have suggested that a collaborative care model involving the delegation of the care of opioid use disorder patients by clinicians to pharmacists could improve access to buprenorphine.A pilot study conducted as part of a randomized phase 3 clinical trial… Read the full article here

Oh, baby! Hollywood stars including Brody Jenner, Logic and more are expanding their families by welcoming new babies in 2023. The former The Hills star announced on January 1 that girlfriend Tia Blanco pregnant with their first child. “To start off this new year, we’d like to take this opportunity to wish all of our friends, family and followers health, happiness & an abundance of love,” Jenner and the pro surfer captioned a joint Instagram video of Blanco… Read the full article here

Hundreds of supporters of both the governor candidate of the Labour Party, candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Mbah, stormed the Enugu State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday over the alleged irregularities in the collation of the  results of the Saturday’s governorship election. The supporters of the PDP candidate, who trooped to INEC headquarters in their numbers, demanded that the… Read the full article here

A long time coming! Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are reprising their roles as Dexter Reed and Ed, respectively, in Good Burger 2 — more than 20 years after the original premiered. The longtime friends first met on Nickelodeon’s All That in the early ‘90s. Their success on the sketch comedy series led to their spinoff series, Kenan & Kel, which ran from 1996 to 2000. Thompson and Mitchell’s fame grew even more in 1997 when they costarred in Good Burger. The… Read the full article here