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APRIL 15, 2019 Konga set to acquire pharmacy chain, reduce cost of quality health delivery The Management of Konga, Africa’s e-Commerce giant is set [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st news logo real](  [ipower]( [***] APRIL 15, 2019 [***] [Konga]( Konga set to acquire pharmacy chain, reduce cost of quality health delivery The Management of Konga, Africa’s e-Commerce giant is set to acquire a pharmacy chain to enable it deliver quality drugs to end users and significantly reduce the cost of health service delivery in Nigeria. Negotiations are understood to be at the final stage for the acquisition. ALSO READ: Konga to become profitable by 2021– Imudia According to Co-CEO, Konga Group, Prince Nnamdi Ekeh who confirmed the development, a quality health sector is a major area of focus for the Konga Group and her investors. 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This is a surprising development considering the National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had declared that the ruling party does not need the opposition lawmakers to secure the leadership of both the Red and the Green Chambers of the National Assembly. [Read more]( [***] [Chibok-girls]( Chibok girls: Parents mark fifth year anniversary of abduction, renew call for release of remaining girls Parents of abducted Chibok Girls in Borno have renewed calls to ‘Boko-Haram’ insurgents to release the remaining girls they abducted five years ago. A cross section of the parents made the call in separate interviews with the press on Sunday, April 14 in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. The parents spoke on the sideline of a rally organised by a non-governmental Organisation, ‘Al’amin Foundation for Peace and Development’, as part of activities to mark the fifth year anniversary of the abduction of over 270 school girls. [Read more]( [***] [Buhari-Netanyahu]( Buhari congratulates Prime Minister Netanyahu on election victory President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the State of Israel on his victory in the parliamentary election. Also Read: NASS: APC Governors, others endorse Lawan, Gbajabiamila’s candidature – Shettima Buhari in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday, April 14 extended best wishes to the people of the State of Israel in the aftermath of the successful conclusion of the poll. [Read more]( [***] [Konga Easter Mega Sales]( [***] [Finland-Social-Democrats]( Finland's Social Democrats party seals narrow election win Finland's leftist Social Democrats party has won the country's general election by a thin margin, capturing two more seats than the nationalist Finns Party. The results reflect a mounting sense of insecurity in the Nordic nation over immigration, welfare and climate change. Tipped to win, the opposition Social Democrats scored 17.7 per cent, winning 40 seats in the 200-seat parliament, while their eurosceptic Finns Party rivals were at 17.5 per cent - 38 seats - after Sunday's election. [Read more]( [***] [Facebook]( Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp up again after huge outages Popular social media networking sites Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were temporarily down early on Sunday. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were affected by the massive outage which probably went unnoticed in Nigeria and other African countries which were largely unaffected. [Read more]( [***] [abiodun]( Haters are real! - Abiodun Kuforiji-Nkwocha I was raised not to dwell on enemies or haters. My parents never really prepared me for a world where people deliberately set out to harm people or one in which people are intensely jealous of other people. They spoke about being good to people and attracting goodness in return. They spoke about goodness always prevailing over evil. They never dwelt on negativity. [Read more]( [***] [PZ advert]( [***] [Health]( [***] [cerebral-palsy]( Things to know about cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, and children with CP and their families need support. Learn more about CP and what signs to look for in young children. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common motor disability of childhood. About 1 in 323 children has been identified with CP according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. [Read more]( [***] [Hormonal Imbalance]( Hormonal imbalance and weight loss Hormones control certain target organs but some systems have their own internal control systems, along with or instead of hormones. MRC hormone testing is a simple way to measure hormone levels in your saliva to identify hidden imbalance that could impact your best efforts to lose weight. Humoral stimulus is the process that causes a hormone to be released in response to a change in blood or other fluids, such as a change in the level of a useful mineral. [Read more]( [***] [AIRTEL] [***] [Sport]( [***] [Salah-Liverpool]( Mane, Salah give Liverpool vital win against Chelsea A spectacular strike from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool maintain their two-point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a crucial 2-0 win over Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday, April 14. City won 3-1 at Crystal Palace earlier on Sunday meaning Liverpool have 85 points with four games to go and City are on 83 with an additional match to play. But with Pep Guardiola’s side having to face Tottenham and Manchester United in the next 10 days and Liverpool having no more matches against top six teams, [Read more]( [***] [Tiger-Woods]( Tiger Woods wins Augusta Masters, his 15th major golf championship Tiger Woods, one of the world's best golfers, captured his fifth Masters championship Sunday, his 15th major professional victory after an 11-year drought from winning the sport's biggest tournaments. Woods shot a 2 under par 70 on a drizzly day at the Augusta National Golf Club in the southern U.S. state of Georgia to finish 13 under par for the tournament, a shot better than three other American golfers, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Xander Schauffele. [Read more]( [***] [Raheem-Sterling]( Sterling double helps Manchester City beat Palace Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling struck twice as the Premier League champions beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday.The victory was the ninth straight win for City in the Premier League. Having missed an easy chance early on, Sterling put City ahead in the 15th minute when he ran on to Kevin De Bruyne’s inch-perfect pass from behind the halfway line. [Read more]( [advert banner 2]( [***] [Entertainment]( [***] [GOT]( Game of Thrones returns with epic Season 8 finale Arguably the most anticipated television series, Game of Thrones returns with its eighth and final season today, Monday April 15. While it’s been a long time since the penultimate season came to an end, many viewers especially the ardent Nigerian audience are still not quite sure of what is to come in what is bound to be an epic finale. Interestingly, HBO have released more exciting and scary teasers, trailers and pictures from the season finale including scenes from an apocalyptic Winterfell, Sansa offering her home to the Mother of Dragons, the arrival of the Golden Company and much more. [Read more]( [***] [1st News]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter](  ©2019 1st News | Gbagada, Lagos [Web Version](  [Preferences](  [Forward](  [Unsubscribe](   [Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company]()