At least 4 killed, dozens injured in Taiwan nursing home fire

At least four people have been killed and dozens injured after a nursing home in southern Taiwan caught fire early on Friday, reported Xinhua News Agency.
Fifty people have been hospitalized, with 24 suffering smoke inhalation, after the fire broke out on the second floor of the Nanmen Nursing Home in Hengchun town, Pintung county at about 5 a.m., according to the report.
It said there were 150 people inside the building when the fire started.
The cause of the fire is still unknown and an investigation has been launched.
The four dead were all old people.
The nursing home, established in 2004, offers healthcare services to senior and other patients.

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Ten feared dead, dozens missing in Goa bridge collapse

At least 10 people were feared dead and several others were missing after a bridge collapsed on Thursday evening in Curchorem of India’s western state of Goa, the Times of India reported.
The 30-meter steel footbridge collapsed at around 6:30 p.m. local time when about 50 people were standing on it to watch firefighters recover the body of a man who had committed suicide.
Reports said several people managed to swim to the bank and 15 others have been rescued. But several people were still missing.
Local official Sudin Dhavalikar said the bridge had been closed for four years, but people keen to witness the body’s recovery removed barricades to access it.
Indian Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh promised a thorough search and rescue operation.

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SO SAD: Nollywood Actress Moji Olaiya Died Of Cardiac Arrest – Source

According to a source who confirmed the news of her demise in Canada where she was nursing a baby she delivered about two months ago, the actress suffered a bout of cardiac arrest which led to her death.

“I just confirmed it,” the source said.

Moji Olaiya was born on February 27, 1975.

May Soul Rest In Peace

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Serena Williams having good time at Disney, Pandora

So many fans missed Serena Williams this period and some fans can wait for her to deliver and quickly and come back to the tournament. She has given so much of her life to tennis, this is her time to fully immerse herself in this amazing and blessed time of her life.

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Lagos restates commitment to eradicate street begging

The Lagos State Government has restated her commitment to eradicate the menace of street beggers and destitute on Lagos roads, adding that policies and plans geared towards achieving this feat are already yielding positive results.

Lagos restates commitment to eradicate street begging

Speaking on the monthly report of the activities of destitute and beggars in the State, the Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Pharm. (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the recent report based on the data collated indicates that the activities of destitute and beggars are on a downward trend.

In her words, “Considering where we were before and where we are now as shown by the statistics, it is evident that we are making progress. With this, we are confident that if we continue the relentless implementation of our plans in this regard, the menace of street beggers and destitute will be completely eradicated from our State.”

She, however, appealed to members of the public to cooperate with the government by giving alms to the less privileged in the society only through registered charity homes and other such organizations in order to curtail and totally eradicate the social scourge.

Akinbile-Yussuf also averred that government will continue its rescue operations of innocent children use by some beggars to perpetrate their illegal acts, adding that the government also intends to rehabilitate arrested beggars and destitutes at some of its training centres across the State.

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Adebayo worked for Nigeria’s unity, progress of Yoruba nation – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday showered encomium on the late former Military Governor of the defunct Western Region, General Adeyinka Adebayo, describing him as an elder statesman who worked tirelessly for the progress of the Yoruba nation and unity of the country.

The late Adebayo, who died on March 8, 2017 in Lagos at 89 years, served as Governor of the region between 1966 and 1971. The defunct Western Region today has been broken into six South West States of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti.

Speaking at a Commendation Service in honour of late Adebayo held at Archbishop Vinning Memorial Church Cathedral in Ikeja, Governor Ambode said the deceased was like a father to him whom he had a lot of respect for owing to the virtues and legacies he left behind during his sojourn on earth.

“This is more or less like a family dad to me also because I feel that pain also in all the things that we had actually envisioned through Baba which more or less are the kind of baton we in this generation should take.

“For somebody to have died at the age Baba Adebayo died, there is so much he has taken away which we the younger Governors would not be able to assimilate enough but the major thing is that apart from being a fine gentle man, elderly man and perfect person, the bottom line was that Baba Adebayo had the love of the Yoruba race in his heart,” Governor Ambode said.

While urging Nigerians to unite to place the country on a sound footing for economic growth and prosperity, the Governor said the late Adebayo, in his lifetime, pursued the good course of unifying the country.

According to Governor Ambode, “He (late Adebayo) was an elder statesman who was also in love with the unity of Nigeria. He had a mission that is yet to be fulfilled by all of us and I think the time of his death has brought to the fore that main mission that we want to use to unite this country and that is why I believe strongly that wherever we are, wherever we find ourselves, Baba Adebayo has made his own difference, the remaining left for all of us is that whether we are in leadership position or any place we find ourselves, we should carry out that mission that he had always exemplified that we must come up strongly in unity and at the same time make Nigeria a very strong nation.”

The Governor commiserated with the widow and the entire family of the late Adebayo, saying that it was gratifying to note that Adebayo’s works had resulted in the blessings of God upon the family.

Earlier in his sermon, Bishop Diocese of Lagos West, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rt. Revd. James Olusola Odedeji said in the history of Nigeria, the late Adebayo would be remembered for hard work, integrity, family virtues, generosity and selflessness in the discharge of duties, among other virtues.
Odedeji, who picked his text from the book of I Corinthians 15: 58, admonished Nigerians to engage in fruit bearing lifestyle and eschew selfish disposition to affairs and people.

“As Christians and Nigerians, we must make a difference in this corrupt and perverse generation by touching lives and leaving good legacy that is everlasting. Politicians especially should live a life to touch others positively,” Odedeji said.

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