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MOTHER THERESA CANONIZED A SAINT BY POPE FRANCIS.

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Pope Francis (C) waves to faithful as he leaves after a Holy Mass and the canonization of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, on Saint Peter square in the Vatican, on September 4, 2016. Mother Teresa, the nun whose work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata made her a global icon of Christian charity, was made a saint on September 4, 2016. Her elevation to Roman Catholicism’s celestial pantheon came in a canonization mass in St Peter’s square in the Vatican that was presided over by Pope Francis in the presence of 100,000 pilgrims. ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed Mother Teresa of Kolkata a saint, hailing her as the personification of maternal love and a powerful advocate for the poor. “We may have some difficulty in calling her ‘Saint’ Teresa,” the pontiff said. “Her holiness is so near to us, so tender and so fruitful that we continue to spontaneously call her Mother.” He added: “She made her voice heard before the powers of this world, so that they might re

LASG HAS SEALED 37 ILLEGAL PHARMACEUTICAL OUTLETS.

The Lagos State Government weekend sealed over 37 illegal pharmaceutical outlets in their effort to check and stop the tide of counterfeit and fake drugs as well as to combat the dangers posed by the activities of illegal operators. Addressing the media on a recent raid in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Healthcare, Dr. Olufemi Onanuga ssid that 37 outlets out of 49 visited in Ikorodu Central, Agric, Agbede, Ita-Oluwo, Eyita, Odongunyan, Igbogbo, Itamaga and Ijede were sealed off for offences ranging from being quacks, licensed patent medicine shops operating beyond their area of specialisation, illegal sale of ethical products and dispensing drugs to unsuspecting citizens of the state.  Other offenders include; illegal operatives of unregistered premises who displayed and stored drugs in an unconducive environment. The raid was carried out in collaboration with the State Task force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholeso

FG's Tax on Phone calls Rejected by SERAP.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability group has rejected the plan by the plan by the Federal Government to impose 10% tax on every phone calls, text message sent and data used by Nigerians. The group urged President Muhammadu Buhari led government to roll out Social protection to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians caused by the harsh economy instead of imposing more misery through this tax. SERAP said the recent economic recession has worsened the plight of the underprivileged in the society who for years have been suffering from corruption, abuse of power and underdevelopment in Nigeria. In an open letter by their Senior Staff counsel Mr Timothy Adewale on Sunday all this was said to the FG. SERAP  also called on the government to propose a legislation to end allocation of security votes to both federal and state governments which in their opinion is an avenue for diversion and embezzlement. Their letter reads thus “SERAP asks President Buhari to immediately drop the propose