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The 17 migrants who survived a deadly sea crossing last year have filed a lawsuit against Italy for violating their rights by supporting Libya’s efforts to return them to North Africa, their lawyers said on Tuesday. Reports said that the plaintiffs, two of whom have returned to Nigeria, petitioned the European Court of Human Rights last week, Violeta Moreno-Lax, a legal advisor for the Global Legal Action Network. She was among four lawyers and several humanitarian groups involved in the case. The migrants, who were not identified, said Italy violated multiple articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, including that people not be subjected to torture, held in slavery, or have their lives put in danger. According to Global Action Network, on 6 November 2017, the Libyan Coast Guard interfered with the efforts of the NGO vessel Sea-Watch 3 to rescue 130 migrants from a sinking dinghy. At least 20 of them died.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, a rare and deadly disease, on Tuesday, the World Health Organization reported. The declaration came after laboratory results confirmed two cases of the disease in the province of Bikoro in the northwestern part of the country. Ebola is endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and this is its ninth outbreak of Ebola virus disease since the discovery of the virus in the country in 1976. The last outbreak occurred there in 2017 in the northern Bas Uele province. That outbreak was quickly contained due to joint efforts by the government, the WHO and other partners. Ebola virus disease, which most commonly affects people and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees), is caused by one of five Ebola viruses. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The average case fatality rate is arou...

The American singer shot down the red carpet in an amazing catholic attire to the 2018 Met Gala, which took place on Monday at Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. Rihanna wore a papal mitre; a ceremonial head-dress of bishop and an opulently bejeweled strapless mini dress with a matching collared robe that perfectly embodied the theme, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” The theme is meant to explore the ways the Catholic church has inspired fashion designers, and Rihanna who is a regular attendant has never disappointed the occasion’s dress code, honoured that history through her outfit by paying homage to traditional headwear and long, elaborately embroidered robes the clergy wears.

Khloe Kardashian found out her baby daddy, Tristan Thompson was cheating on her just hours before she went into labor with her first child, but she is willing to work things out with Tristan Thompson for the sake of their daughter True. According to E! News Khloe is working hard to rebuild her relationship with Tristan so True can have a complete family. "Khloe has given Tristan another chance at their relationship, and is trying to put the pieces back together for the sake of True," an insider told the entertainment outlet. "Although she is crushed by the scandal, Khloe desperately wants things to work and wants to have a complete family." The 33-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, gave birth to her first child on 12 April, shortly after it emerged her Cleveland Cavaliers boyfriend had been cheating on her during her pregnancy. Five different women came forward with stories about hooking up with the athlete. There were also videos and photo e...

The Nigerian President, Muhammdu Buhari is travelling to the United Kingdom today, May 8, 2018. The presidential spokeman, Garba Shehu, said the President will be out of the country for four days medical trip. Shehu also revealed that the President’s doctor asked him to come back for a check-up. The presidential spokesman, in a statement issued on Twitter said “President @MBuhari will on Tuesday undertake a four-day trip to the United Kingdom. “In the course of the technical stop-over for aircraft maintenance in London on his way back from Washington last week, the President had a meeting with his doctor. “The Doctor requested the President to return for a meeting which he agreed to do. President Buhari will return on Saturday, May 12th. “On his return, the President’s two-day State Visit to Jigawa, which was postponed because of the All Progressives Congress, APC’s Ward Congresses will now take place on Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th May.” Recall in 2017 that President ...

The 5th-anniversary edition of the Cussons Baby Moments Competition came to a splendid ending last weekend at the grand finale tagged, ‘The Magic Finale’ held at the Anchor Event Center, Ikeja, Lagos, as Baby Zoe Ekwegh was crowned Cussons Baby of the Year 2018! Over 4,000 participants enter the race to win the Cussons Baby of the Year award. The event which was hosted by popular comedian, singer and actress, Chigul, featured a children’s play zone, adult game centres and a beautiful magical themed ambience. With over 1 million votes received from family, friends and the members of the public during the voting stages and careful assessment by the celebrity judges in each of the Judges’ screening stages, it all came down to the grand finale and the Top 10 finalists. Following tough deliberations by the independent panel of judges, comprising; notable fashion designer,Mai Atafo, Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, and popular photographer, Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko; Baby Zoe Ekwegh was ...

Senator Dino Melaye  The Chief Justice of Kogi State High Court, Justice Nasiru Ajanah, has adjourned hearing on the bail application of embattled senator, Dino Melaye till Thursday, May 10th. Senator Dino  Melaye was re-arrested last week and arraigned in a Kogi magistrate court for alleged possession of fire arms and funding a criminal group. The magistrate court last week ordered that he remains in police custody till June 11th for commencement of the case.  Dino bail application was heard by the court this earlier today. According to the Chief Judge, the adjournment is as a result of the failure of the Police and Senator Melaye lawyers to file their affidavit on the bail application. The embattled senator is still on admission at the national hospital, Abuja.