Doctors of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore have performed the first-ever full penis and scrotum transplant on a military veteran who was injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. The hospital announced on Monday that it took 14 hours to complete the surgery on March 26 and it was performed byContinue reading “U.S. doctors perform first full penis and scrotum transplant on military vet”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
U.S. builds military base in the Sahara desert for armed drones
The United States is building a drone base in Niger’s Sahara desert to help in the battle against extremists in the Sahel region. The Niger Air Base 201 under construction a few miles outside Agadez already has three hangars and the first layers of a runway, reports VOA. Built at the request of Niger’s government, theContinue reading “U.S. builds military base in the Sahara desert for armed drones”
Nigeria to use recovered $322 million stolen by ex-president for social projects
Nigeria has received a sum of $322 million stolen by former president Sani Abacha after signing a memorandum of understanding with Switzerland last month. The money which has been deposited in a special account in the central bank has been earmarked for the government’s social programme National Social Safety Nets Project, announced the Minister ofContinue reading “Nigeria to use recovered $322 million stolen by ex-president for social projects”
South African convict studies law in prison and frees innocent wife jailed for murder
Unlike a typical tale of love, a South African mother who was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her neighbour’s husband fell in love with a convict who studied law in the same prison and successfully fought for her freedom. This is the story of Antoinette Chauke who was jailed in 2009 after a 4-yearContinue reading “South African convict studies law in prison and frees innocent wife jailed for murder”
PhD behind bars: Nigeria’s Kirikiri Prison gets its first candidates
Two inmates of Nigeria’s Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos have enrolled for doctorate degrees at the National Open University (NOUN), which is Nigeria’s foremost Open and Distance Learning institution. Tunwashe Kabiru and Oladipupo Moshood successfully enrolled for Doctorate Degrees in Business Administration and Peace and Conflict Resolution reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The twoContinue reading “PhD behind bars: Nigeria’s Kirikiri Prison gets its first candidates”
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