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The Nigerian army The   Nigerians Army    has approved an increase in monthly ration allowance to soldiers. The allowance was increased from N1,000 to N1,200 ($1.50), according a memo shared on social media. The approval of the paltry increment was contained in a memo signed by Emmanuel Emekah, a major-general, on behalf of the chief of army staff, Taoreed Lagbaja. How the memo leaked on social media was unclear, but officers confirmed its authenticity. The increment is necessitated by the hardship faced by troops following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu, came on July 27, according to  Sequel to the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government of Nigeria, with its attendant rise in the prices of goods and services across the country, the COAS has graciously approved upward review of ration cash allowance of troops from N1,000 to N1,200 with effect from August 2023,” Mr Emekah said. While the allowance is separate from monthly salarie...

Frank Sinatra was a fervent anti-racist and an early activist during the civil rights movement.⁣ He refused to stay at hotels and play at clubs that did not admit black people. His band would also provide equal pay and treatment for black musicians. It was through his relentless and tireless efforts that Las Vegas quickly became integrated.⁣ In an interview in 2016, Frank Sinatra, Jr. had this to say about his father:⁣ "In the days when Las Vegas began to become popular, the black performers could play in showrooms, but they couldn't stay in the hotel. And it was Frank Sinatra who went to the board of directors, who had rather shady pasts, and he said, 'Are you guys going to come into the twentieth century, or aren't you?'...Somebody said 'Well, we have white people, we have black people." Sinatra, the story goes, said to them, 'The money is green. How about that?' And they began to look at each other and the wheels were turning, and because of Sam...

 Thermo Fisher Scientific has settled a lawsuit brought by the estate of Henrietta Lacks, a long-deceased cancer victim who died in the 1950's. The settlement agreement came after closed-door negotiations that lasted all through Monday inside the federal courthouse in Baltimore, USA. Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman who died of cervical cancer in 1951. She died in the colored ward of John Hopkins hospital. A tissue sample that would become the HeLa cells was cut from her cervix during the surgery without her consent. Her story was made popular in 2010 by Rebecca Skloot in her book "The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks" and in 2017, Oprah Winfrey portrayed her daughter in a HBO movie. HeLa cells are said to be the first cells to survive and reproduce indefinitely in lab conditions. These cells have been used for vast medical research including to test the polio vaccine, research the effects of radiation on human cells, and to develop the treatment of sickle-ce...

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 Eyimba stadium is in ruins from lack of maintenance. The LMC has advised the team to use the 20 million out of their 100 million prize money for renovation of the Eyimba FC stadium. Recall, the team was awarded 100 million for winning the 2022/23 NPL title. A stadium of this status? It is no surprise that CAF Champions league competitions are not played there. The field has become so unkempt and unmaintained that the grasses are almost and exaggeratingly mini-forests; funnily, it could house a pride of lions or snakes. The newly appointed chirman and ex-Super Eagles Legend, Kanu, and executive governor of the state, His excellency Sir Alex Otti are believed to take required actions soon. Hopefully they resurrect Eyimba from its ruins. Photo Credit: Ferdinand Ekeoma.