A pair of conjoined twin babies have been born in Tondo of Miya in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi state Nigeria recently. According to local sources, the unusual children were delivered at home and later transfered to Atbu Teaching Hospital, where they are receiving treatment. The twins, whose sex is still unknown, are joined at the abdominal region and share genitals. They also have four hands and legs, two heads and chests. According to their mother, Mrs Adama San, who comes from Fulani nomads, their family is very poor that is why she appeals to philanthropists and other kind hearted people wishing to help them. Conjoined twins are identical twins joined in utero. An extremely rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 49,000 births to 1 in 189,000 births, with a some what higher incidence in Southeast Asia, Africa and Brazil.
The Federal Government has approved N64.108 billion for additional work on 43 kilometres’ part of section one of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. This was made known by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola, during a chat with reporters after about some hours’ Federal Executive Council meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari as the chairman in Abuja. Fashola, also said it was part of the N68.6 billion approved for roads projects. The new approval, Fashola said, is to accommodate the changing factors occurring on the project and to solidify the road to withstand heavy vehicles. Fashola said: "this covers Glover leaves, pedestrian bridges, toll plazas for that section so as to accommodate changing nature of that road since conception. “So many new structures, religious institutions, factories, universities and increased human activities that have come up along that road. “The inherited design didn’t provide for all these at all. The second section ...
Marcus Rashford's ready to be Manchester United main man as he helped the club start the Premier League new season at Old Trafford with a bang as Chelsea were defeated in Coach Frank Lampard's first match. Lampard's side were on top for large patches but ended up being blown away where Rashford's double complemented goals from Anthony Martial and debutant Daniel James as Man United's curtain-raiser ended in a dream 4-0 win.
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