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A non-governmental organisation, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa in a bide to eradicate childhood diarrhea in Northern Nigeria, says it has successfully concluded the first phase of the ‘Scaling Up Zinc and Low-Osmolarity Oral Rehydration Solution’ meant for the Treatment of Childhood Diarrhoea in Northern Nigeria.

The Founder-President, Mrs. Toyin Ojora Sakari, who disclosed this at a three-day summit, under the Scaling Up of Zinc and LO-ORS for the Treatment of Childhood Diarrhoea in Northern Nigeria Project, funded by the Government of Canada, said the organisation identified the Drug Revolving Fund (DRF) scheme as a key factor towards promoting the overall wellbeing of end-users of drugs and medical services.

The Foundation gave an outline of the strategies undertaken to promote comprehensive access, availability and management of Nigeria’s Essential Medicines List, with a focus on the DRF/DMA strengthening.

“The ‘Scaling up Zinc and Lo-ORS to improve childhood diarrhoea treatment in Northern Nigeria’ project has strengthened the DRF schemes in Kano and Sokoto states, which catalyses modern medicine with better supply chain and financial procurement management.”

‘’This project which was implemented by the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, provided supportive supervision for health workers; in-facility and follow-up home visits to caregivers; and increased community stakeholders’ engagement.”

‘’These have created a state-wide behavioural change that has delivered measurable improvements where it is most needed.”

Mrs. Saraki commend the impact made by the Nutrition International and Wellbeing Foundation Africa partnership and look forward to working on the next phase of the project.

She noted that the phase of the project, which started in August 2021, recorded key successes in the management and treatment of diarrhoea in Kano and Sokoto states.

She revealed that the state teams trained 2,594 healthcare workers in both states, worked directly with the healthcare workers in 40 healthcare facilities in each state, and reached over 72,688 caregivers within both states.

The Programme Director, Nutrition International Nigeria, Dr. Titilola Adepeju Abolade, explained that the organisation aims to improve capacity strengthening for health service providers.

She also said that it seeks to sustain availability and access to quality Zinc and Lo-ORS commodities in public health facilities in the states.

According to her, “The project has also contributed to the training of frontline health workers; donated 155,000 Zinc/Lo-ORS co-packs to Kano and Sokoto.

Sex tape: Lagos shuts down all Chrisland School branches

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April 18, 2022

The Lagos State Government has shut down all Chrisland schools over a sex tape involving a 10-year-old girl and her classmates in Dubai.

Pupils from the private school located in Victoria Garden City were in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to participate in the World School Games between March 10 and 13, 2022.
Other units of the school including the one at Opebi, Ikeja will also be affected by the suspension.

A statement jointly signed by the Ministry of Education, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Youth and Social Development and Ministry of Justice announced the closure on Monday.

The statement read, “The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to the alleged sexual violence case involving students of Chrisland school which occurred in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

“It is pertinent to note that all allegations are being investigated by the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies, including Ministry of Education, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Ministry of Justice and the Lagos State Domestic & Sexual Violence Agency, whilst the criminal allegations have been escalated to the Commissioner of Police.

“In view of the allegations, we are committed to ensuring that adequate medical and pscyho social support is provided. This is to reassure members of the public of the State Government’s commitment to safety and child protection, especially in ensuring that all child-centred institutions within the state, formulate and implement policies and systems that are compliant with the Executive Order (NO.EO/AA08 of 2016), Lagos State Safeguarding and Child Protection Program.

“We also use this medium to remind the general public that any person who engages in any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a child, commits an offence and is liable to a custodial sentence of fourteen (14) years. This includes “producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing an image of child pornography”.

“In the meantime, all Chrisland schools within Lagos State are hereby closed, pending further investigations.”

We’ll make sure Manchester United don’t qualify for Champions League – Klopp

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April 18, 2022

Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has said his team will make sure Manchester United don’t qualify for next season’s Champions League with their points when both teams clash in a Premier League tie on Tuesday.

Klopp said this during his pre-match press conference ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League tie with Man United at Anfield on Tuesday night.

The German also said he would put his relationship with Man United manager, Ralf Rangnick, on hold when Liverpool hosts the Red Devils.

Klopp’s men head to the game following after eliminating Manchester City from the FA Cup over the weekend.

World’s Richest Man Elon Musk Reveals He Lives With Friends

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April 18, 2022

Tesla CEO and richest person in the world, Elon Musk, has said he does not own a home.

During a recent video interview, Musk responded to comments on criticisms billionaires receive as a result of their wealth when he made the revelation.

“I don’t even own a place right now, I’m literally staying at friends’ places.

“If I travel to the Bay Area, which is where most of Tesla’s engineering is, I basically rotate through friends’ spare bedrooms,” he said.

Musk agreed that his wealth was massive, adding that he also agreed it would be problematic if he was spending excessively on personal luxuries but that was not the case.

“For sure, it would be very problematic if I was spending billions of dollars a year in personal consumption, but that is not the case,” he said.

The billionaire said he did not have a yacht or really take vacations but he does have a personal plane.

“It’s not as though my personal consumption is high. I mean, the one exception is the plane, but if I don’t use the plane then I have less hours to work,” he explained.

Friends and associates of his have acknowledged his frugal ways over the years.

During an interview with Vanity Fair last month, Musk’s current partner, Grimes, revealed that he doesn’t live like a billionaire at all.

Nigeria’s power supply falls to 86,564MWh as electricity challenges lingers

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April 18, 2022

Power supply fell for the second consecutive day on Sunday, 17th April 2022, dropping by 1.53% to 86,564.47MWh compared to 87,907.18MWh recorded on Saturday. This is also the lowest daily amount of energy supplied by the TCN in six days.

This is according to data tracked by Nairalytics from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

Similarly, a total of 87,553.76MWh of energy was generated on Sunday, which is 1.58% lower than the 88,957.44MWh generated in the previous day.

Further, look at the data showed that energy generation peaked at 3,829MW on Sunday, 1.89% lower than 3,903.3MW recorded during the previous day, while off-generation also declined by 10.04% to 3,154.5MW

Power generation and supply had recovered during the week from the disruption in the national grid, which was witnessed in the previous week, causing energy generation capacity to plunge to 37,964.93 on Saturday, 9th April 2022, leading to widespread blackout.

It is worth noting that Nigeria requires at least 105,000 electricity generation in other to record a relatively stable power supply.

Once Upon A Time – April 18 – 1025 – Bolesław Chrobry Is Crowned In Gniezno, Becoming First King Of Poland

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April 18, 2022

1025 Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland

1506 The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid in the Vatican by Pope Julius II

1521 Luther makes his bold declaration, “Here I stand!” at a second hearing before emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms.

1775 Paul Revere and William Dawes ride from Charlestown to Lexington warning the “regulars are coming!”

1783 American Revolution: George Washington issues General Order announcing the end of hostilities with Britain, giving thanks to the Almighty, and offering congratulations and authorizing an extra ration of alcohol to the troops to celebrate

1905 Eleven Catholics are murdered for their faith in Yanjing, Tibet. Their killers read a message from the Dalai Lama threatening death to Christian converts who will not return to Buddhism.

1909 Mattiya Leonard Kamungu becomes the first Anglican priest of the Chewa people in the diocese of Nyasaland. He will be misunderstood by both Europeans and his own people as he tries to walk a line between European paternalism and African expectations. He dies in 1913, possibly poisoned, and will be considered a martyr.

1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city

1954 Egyptian Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power and appoints himself Prime Minister

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Exploring Eureka House, The Colonial Building Coverted Into Museum In Mauritius

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April 17, 2022

Eureka House is a very unique Créole house built during the colonial rule of the small island in the Indian Ocean, nowadays known as the Republic of Mauritius.

Located more precisely in the heart of the island, within the Moka District, it was built in 1830 to house the British and French aristocrats that were stationed on the island.

Considered to be one of the biggest houses on the island because it has approximately 109 windows and doors, it is the ideal place to enjoy the inland beauty of the magnificent island.

Nowadays, the Eureka House is converted into a museum, which is the perfect spot for those nature lovers because it is surrounded with lush greenery.

In addition to the museum which has plenty of antiques and photos from the period of foreign rule, there is a restaurant and separate guesthouse for the visitors to experience even greatly the colonial life on the island.

At the moment, the house as we see it was restored and opened to the public as a museum in 1986, which according to some visitors was one good investment at the time. Constructed largely of wood and surrounded by a large veranda, this impressive white colored house with gray roof has seven white gablets too that give an impressive exterior look.

The lush greenery around the house consists of a curious mix of natural Mauritian plant life, including mango trees and palms, and even more alluring to the visitors are the garden in English style, the waterfalls with the river banks.

Among the plants, there are also some rare endemic plants, such as: Bois pipe, Bois colophane Bâtard, Bois en poudre, Makak, Manglier vert, Bois de Rivière, Bois puant, Bois de Clou, Bois de Pomme, Bois de Fer, Liane à gratter, Mapou.

Nevertheless, this is definitely one of the most impressive and most beautiful monuments-like from the island that show the rich history the people from Mauritius have, which should be shown to the whole world.

Apollo 17: Alabama Space Museum Marks 50th Anniversary

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April 17, 2022

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Alabama’s space museum is both marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 16 lunar mission and looking ahead to the next U.S. spaceflight to the moon.

A member of the Apollo 16 crew, former astronaut Charlie Duke, will be on hand in Huntsville on Wednesday as the U.S. Space and Rocket Center looks back on the April 1972 mission.

The Apollo 16 capsule, nicknamed “Casper,” is housed at the museum, which cleaned up the spaceship earlier this year ahead of the celebration.

Duke and NASA officials are among those who will participate in an event that also will focus on the space agency’s upcoming test of its new, 30-story Space Launch System rocket.

NASA is targeting June for a test flight to send the rocket to the moon without a crew.

The administrator of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Jody Singer, and James Free, NASA’s associate administrator for exploration development, will discuss the space agency’s work to return to the moon.

After the first launch in NASA’s Artemis program, NASA plans to send astronauts around the moon in 2024.

A lunar landing attempt is planned for as early as 2025.

People last walked on the moon during the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972.

China To Send Up Next Space Station Crew In June

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April 17, 2022