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                                                 Lian Kao, a Taiwanese student recently became blind due to eyeball-eating amoebas. Daily Mail reports that the hungry single-celled organisms formed after she knowingly left her contacts in for six months straight without changing or cleaning the lenses. The lack of attention to eye hygiene created a breeding ground for an acanthamoeba infection to form in her contacts and her corneas. After the amoebas formed, they began burrowing into the student’s eyeballs, causing her to lose her vision. She allegedly left the one pair of contacts in even while swimming and sleeping. Wu Juan-liang, the director of ophthalmology at Taipei’s Wan Fang Hospital, explained. “A shortage of oxygen can destroy the surface of the epithelial tissue, creating tiny wounds into which the bacteria can easily infect, spreading to the...

                                                                  The family of Mr Daniel Asadu, a Nigerian who was recently condemned to death in far away Republic of China for allegedly committing drug related offences in the Asian country, has sent a passionate appeal to President Goodluck Jonathan to intervene and save him from execution. They suggested that Jonathan should use his good offices to persuade his Chinese counterpart to grant a presidential pardon to their son who is said to be already on the death row waiting for hangman’s noose . In a Save Our Soul, SOS message forwarded to Jonathan by Daniel’s elder brother, Columbus, the family said they believed that there would be no other saving grace  for Daniel except if President Jonathan would mount pressure on his Chinese counterpart to save his life. ...

                              The co-mastermind of the April 14 Nyanya Bus terminal bombing of the Boko Haram sect which claimed the lives of over 75 persons and caused extensive damages to property while scores were injured, Aminu Ogwuche, was on Tuesday extradited from Sudan to Nigeria. The fugitive Boko Haram member, who fled to Sudan, immediately after the incident was brought to the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airpot, Abuja at about 3p.m. aboard a chartered flight. At the airport to take custody of the fugitive Boko Haram member, was a team led by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, Coordinator of the National Information Center, Mike Omeri, Force Public Relations officer, ACP Frank Mba and Deputy Director, Department of State Services (DSS), Marilyn Ogar. It will be recalled that Ogwuche, son of a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army, who scho...

                       Brody Jenner raised eyebrows this weekend when he attended the L.A. nuptials of stepsister Kim Kardashian's ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush on July 12, just two months after he was a no-show at her own European wedding to Kanye West. He insists, however, that his presence on Bush's special day was in no way a slight against his famous family—just one friend supporting another. "It was awesome," Jenner, 30, told reporters at the 9th Annual ESPY Awards All-Star Celebrity Kickoff Party at the Mondrian in West Hollywood on Monday, July 14. "I love Reggie. It was a great wedding. It was beautiful." Asked why he skipped his stepsister's "I dos" in Florence, Italy, back in May, he replied, "Kim's was in Paris. I was working. Kim's was in Paris—it's as simple as that." (Prior to the ceremony in Italy, the Kardashian-Jenner clan and other invited guests spent several days in Paris, France.) "It's kin...

   Vote for your favourite contestant on www.silverbirdmbgn.com/vote & "Like" as well as retweeting their photos on social media as they all add up to give each girl an edge.  Watch the show, Silver Moments, showcasing their preparations for the finale at camp at on Silverbird Television(DSTV 252) after the news.   The Grande Finale which will be hosted by IK Osakioduwa and Yvonne "Vixen" Ekwere will feature appearances from the likes of Seyi Shay, Patoranking, Lola Rae and Yeka Onka will air live on STV and online at www.silverbirdtv.com/live on Friday, July 18th  at 7pm.

There's keeping up with Kim Kardashian, and then there's really keeping up with Kim Kardashian. This woman falls into the latter category. London resident Claire Leeson has spent almost £20,000 (more than $30,000 for you Yanks) in plastic surgery and cosmetic enhancements in an effort to look more like her idol, Kim K. The 24-year-old told This Morning that part of the reason she wanted to resemble Kim so badly was because she was bullied so much in school. "I was told every day that I was the ‘ugliest thing alive' and I should ‘kill myself. When I left school friends would tell me that I had a resemblance to Kim," Claire said. "So, I watched [Keeping Up With the Kardashians] and realized I had the same amount of siblings and that we have the same kind of arguments and things going on. I thought she was so beautiful and I really wanted to be like her." Claire has had a boob job, teeth whitening, hair extensions and dropped thousands on spray ...