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Mother successfully donates womb to her daughter in India's first womb transfer

A 43-year-old mother has successfully donated her womb to her 21-year-old daughter, who was born without a uterus, with the hopes that her child can experience childbirth. The surgery was the first of its kind in India and was performed by a team of doctors at Pune's Galaxy Care Hospital in the city of Pune in south-west India. Ther womb transfer took place yesterday, led by the hospital's medical director, Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar. It lasted for nine and a half hours in total and both mother and daughter are fine and in recovery. The 21-year-old will have to wait for one year to give her body enough time to heal and adjust to the new uterus before she considers trying to get pregnant via in-vitro fertilization (IVF). She is currently under observation and will be kept in Intensive Care Unit for some days ¤ "The patient was born without a uterus and she wanted to have her own baby and was not ready for adoption or surrogacy. Since they knew ab

VIO permanently banned from Lagos roads - Govenor Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday put the uncertainty concerning the absence of Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) on Lagos roads to rest once and for all, stating categorically that he has asked them to stay off the roads permanently. Governor Ambode, who said this at the commissioning of Pedestrian Bridges, Laybys and Slip Road at Ojodu Berger, also urged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to limit its operations to the fringes and highways and stay clear from the main streets of the State. He said the decisions were in line with his administration’s resolve to ensure free flow of traffic across the State, noting that their activities were contributing to traffic congestion on Lagos roads. The Governor said, ¤ “Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, let me use this opportunity to reiterate that Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) have been asked to stay off our roads permanently. ¤ “We also advice the Federal Road Safety Corps to stay

Police arrest Fulani herdsmen behind recent killings in Benue State

The Benue State Police Command has arrested eight Fulani herdsmen suspected to be culpable in the recent attacks in Logo Local Government Area of the state, in which eight lives were lost. The suspects are: i. Saidu Umar 33yrs ii. Bala Saleh 28yrs iii. Ibrahim Kologi 23yrs iv. Alhaji Shuaibu 25yrs v. Muhammad Bello 25yrs vi. Alhaji Muhammad 30yrs vii. Adamu Lalo 29yrs viii. Umaru Alhaji 23yrs A statement signed by the Command's spokesperson, ASC Moses Joel Yamu said they received reports of attack on Akaa village in Logo LGA of the State by suspected herdsmen on May 07, 2017 at about 1615hrs. On receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, led patrol teams to the area and found three corpses identified as ; Onguga Use 70yrs, Tersoo Ihom 35yrs and Iorlumun Ityokaa 62yrs killed by the suspected herdsmen who were said to have passed through the village. The patrol teams while on the trail of the assailants, recovered five (5) more yet to be iden