THISDAY ONLINE: "There was a time in Kogi State when there was no single CD-4 Count machine in the entire state. Meanwhile, the state had its own fair share of people living with HIV/AIDS and a number of them, who could afford it, had to go to Abuja, Ilorin or elsewhere to access the service. The machine is invaluable to managing those living with the virus so, the Christian Health Association of Nigeria (CHAN), met with the state officials to impress on them the necessity of acquiring the machine for their PLWHA. Today, more than five health facilities own the CD-4 count machine in Kogi State. That is the fruit of advocacy”."
afrol News - Huge diamonds found in DRC : "A Canadian mineral exploration firm, Mexivada Mining Corp, has reported the discovery of two large diamonds in its 100% controlled Malambani Permis de Recherche concession, located near Mayoko in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Mexivada described the first stone as a white, modified octahedron 7.5 milimetres in diameter while the second stone was a shiny 6 milimetre greenish-white coloured dodecahedral diamond. Each of them weighs 0.1 gram"