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Muslims awake for Ramadan might have helped save lives after noticing the horrific blaze at Grenfell Tower. Residents have told of how they didn't hear alarms as the fire swept through the 24-storey tower block in West London. But they were instead alerted to the blaze by fellow residents, some of whom may have been Muslim people who were awake early in the morning because of Ramadan and were among the first to notice the fire. The fire broke out not long after midnight and when many people living inside the tower block were asleep. Muslims were among the first people on the scene as people were evacuated from Grenville Tower. Andre Barroso, 33, told The Independent: "Muslims played a big part in getting a lot of people out. "Most of the people I could see were Muslim. They have also been providing food and clothes." He said lots of people were still searching for friends and relatives who lived inside the tower. Many people have donated water, food and clothing to t...

A facebook user, Juliet Chime shared these photos of a newborn baby she rescued from under Coker bridge, Lagos state. The baby was already beaten by rain before she found her. Luckily, she is alive and receiving treatment at the hospital. Juliet wrote; "I just picked a baby girl frm under coker bridge beating by d rain. How wicked can a mother be after hard labour pain and sleepless nights. And trows her own child away. KIA dis is d height of wickedness...." More photos after the cut...

The Federal Government is to engage the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members as advocates against malaria infection. Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril, at the launch of National Mosquito Control and Liquid Waste Management Programme, yesterday in Abuja said that the recruited members will serve in the capacity of the defunct War Against Indiscipline (WAI). He disclosed in Abuja that the ministry may partner with State governments to also register community health officers in Public Health Departments in the 774 local governments, to eliminate the breeding places of mosquitoes and reducing incidences of malaria parasites across the country. The Minister condemned increasing rate of malaria infection as a result of poor environmental sanitation, stressing that it was becoming worrisome as it contributed to high child and maternal mortality. Jubril said: “I remember in my days as a youth corper, we were in the WAI brigade and now I can see people (NYSC) that we can ...