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Nigeria: Ranbaxy Tackles Malaria With Novel Drug-Synriam

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  Just 3 tablets, Taken one daily for three days. Available at major pharmacies across Nigeria Indian registered pharmaceutical company in Nigeria, Ranbaxy Laboratories, has promised to kick out malaria in Nigeria with its first ever New Chemical Entity (NCE), which according to the CEO and Managing Director of the company, Mr. Arun Sawhney, would address the existing challenges of resistance to available drugs, price fluctuations, supply constraints and high pill burden". Arun told Vanguard that the India's first NCE, Synriam™ (arterolane maleate 150 mg + piperaquine phosphate 75 mg drug) conforms to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) for using combination therapy in malaria. Synriam™ provides quick relief from most malaria-related symptoms, including fever, and has a high cure rate of over 95 per cent, "Most malaria cases and deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. It is the need of the hour to make available new therapy options to pat

Oh dear! Woman claims lipstick left her with swollen lips (photos)

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Unconfirmed claims: A Facebook user named Lily Cleopatra Maurice from Orlando, Florida shared photos of her swollen lower lip from a hospital bed claiming they were caused by a Covergirl lipstick she used. She wrote: "WARNING! Please be aware of the queen collection cover girl lipstick. Purchased lip this week woke up choking with huge swollen lips. I had to be rushed to the ER! Could've died in my sleep. Plz be careful with the harmful products in lipsticks. Share this to save your love ones fron a fatal lipstick reaction CovergirlQueenCollection!" In a second post, Ms Maurice wrote: "I know everyone is laughing and people can be so cruel even on my way to the ER people can be so hurtful with their stears and whispering. I am a mother of 4 and my kids could've woke up without me over a lipstick... I am trembling thinking about how lucky i was to have choked enough to awake for who know what could've happ

Charlyboy blasts Tiwa Savage & TeeBillz: “Mutual respect in non-negotiable in marriage"

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Controversial Charlyboy shared his opinion on Tiwa Savage and estranged husband TeeBillz’s failed marriage on his Facebook page.

Tiwa Savage Marital Saga: Actor Muyiwa Ademola Opens Up On The Lives Of Celebrities

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Following the meltdown of Tiwa Savage’s husband, Tee Billz, and the trolls on social media, some media and entertainment personalities have been sharing thoughts as a way of calming the situation. Read as written by Muyiwa Ademola below… Hnmmmm… Life of celebrities! Always full of ups and downs. You struggle to be famous, you go through hell to remain famous. The whole world is aware of just one DEATH but two exist in the life of a celebrity. (1) When the fame is no more, they refer to him or her as being dead! The 2nd is the terminal one. Celebrities live with so much fear, the fear of waking up one day and realize the crave for you has gone. Thank God to that great concealer “Laughter”. It hides a lot! On several occasions, we pretend all is well whereas we hurt inside, we conceal all with laughter and smiles necessary for paparazzi. Yes we need to do it because of YOU. We pretend all is cool because you won’t spare us if we must say it out, sometimes forgettin

PanamaPapers: How ex-Nigerian minister bought two penthouses in Panama for N837million

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The Landmark Ocean Park Buildings in Punta Pacifica | Photo Credit: http://www.panama-guide.com A former Minister for National Planning, Rasheed Gbadamosi, owns two expensive and luxurious penthouses in Panama, a notorious tax haven, documents retrieved by PREMIUM TIMES from the leaked Mossack Fonseca database have shown. Mr. Gbadamosi, writer, businessman and bureaucrat, who was recently appointed co-chairman of the Lagos at 50 planning committee, bought the two properties in 2008, while serving as chairman of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). The septuagenarian shelled out a staggering N836.8 million ($2.6 million) for the penthouses located in a swanky tower in Panama, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively reveal. Apart from its notoriety as a tax haven, Panama is famed for its modern skyscrapers, casinos and nightclubs that dot its capital, Panama City. Mossack Fonseca’s office