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FMC Yola separates conjoined female twins

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FMC Yola separates conjoined female twins
By Muhammad Auwal
Surgery
Yola, May 18, 2018 (NAN) The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, says has successfully separated a conjoined female twins, Prof. Auwal Muhammed, the Chief Medical Director, has said.

Muhammed made the fact known at a news conference on Friday in Yola.

“We have a successful separation of conjoined female twins (Omphilopagus).
“The development was recorded following a team work from different medical units,’’ he  said.

Muhammed said that the surgery was conducted on May 14, adding that the chance of survival of the twins was “excellent’’.

He said it took four hours for the medical team to separate them and that the separation was  the second of its kind by the hospital.

He recalled that the first operation was successfully carried out in 2014.

Muhammed noted that Nigeria had  the potential and qualified medical personnel to compete with developed countries, if given necessary support.

“We must do well and reduce the number of people going abroad seeking for medical treatment,’’ Muhammed said. (NAN)
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Edited by Johnson Eyiangho/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

 

Judiciary

Man, 38, arraigned over attempt to abduct twins

Man, 38, arraigned over attempt to abduct twins
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Abduction
By Teniola Ibitola
Lagos, Dec. 27, 2017 (NAN) The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 38-year-old man, Peter Nwabueze, at an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged attempt to steal a twin.
The accused, whose house address is not known, is being tried for stealing.
However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Olatunde, had earlier told the court that the offence was committed on Nov. 13, at about 9.30 a.m at No. 4, Afolabi Close, Savage Gemade Estate, Lagos State.
He alleged that the accused had broken into Mrs Sherifat Ayorinde’s apartment and made an attempt to snatch one of her twins.
He said that Ayorinde’s scream attracted the attention of other neighbours, who quickly forced their way into her apartment and helped apprehend the accused.
He said the offence contravened Section 277 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Magistrate, Mrs Bola Folarin-Williams, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She held that the sureties must show proof of evidence of tax payment to the state government to the court’s registrar as part of the bail conditions.
Folarin-Williams adjourned the case till Jan. 30, 2018, for hearing. (NAN)
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Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

Beyonce gives birth to twins

FILE PHOTO – Beyonce
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Twins
Los Angeles, June 18, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) U.S. singer, Beyonce, has given birth to twins in Los Angeles, several celebrity news websites reported on Saturday, citing unidentified sources.
Beyonce, 35, and rapper and music producer Jay Z, already have a five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.
E! News, citing multiple unidentified sources, reported the birth and that Jay Z and Blue Ivy were seen at a Los Angeles area hospital on Thursday.
U.S. Weekly, also citing multiple unidentified sources, reported that the couple welcomed twins earlier this week.
“Bey and Jay are thrilled and have started sharing the news with their family and closest friends,” one unidentified source told PEOPLE.
Reuters could not verify the reports. A representative for Beyonce did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
The celebrity news websites did not provide additional details, such as the date and time the twins were born or the sex of the infants.
The “Lemonade” singer, one of the most powerful women in the music business, announced the pregnancy on her Instagram account in February along with an image of her posed in lingerie and caressing a noticeable baby bump.
The announcement got more than 8 million “likes” in the first 24 hours to become the “most-liked” Instagram ever.
The R&B singer performed live at the Grammy awards in Los Angeles two weeks later, proudly displaying her swelling belly in a motherhood-themed show.
She has since posted numerous pictures of her bare baby bump on her social media accounts.
The birth of Blue Ivy caused a paparazzi storm in 2012, with New York’s Lenox Hill hospital shutting down part of its maternity wing to accommodate music’s royal couple.
News of the pregnancy came less than a year after the release of Beyonce’s 2016 album “Lemonade,” in which she appeared to address long-standing rumors of trouble in her eight-year marriage.
The lyrics of several songs spoke about being cheated on, and regretting being married.
But Beyonce made clear in the final tracks of the album and in music videos featuring Jay-Z that she had decided to stay in the relationship.
The couple have never addressed the rumors publicly. (Reuters/NAN)
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Edited by Ekemini Ladejobi