A Consultant Ophthalmologist at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr. Bassey Etim, has said an estimated 1.13 million Nigerians aged 40 and above are currently blind. Etim said this in Calabar, the Cross River State capital during a recent workshop on ‘Low Vision’ for optometrists, ophthalmologists and ophthalmic nurses organised the National Eye Health […]
Seven-day protests and strikes embarked upon by organised labour and civil society groups in January forced most governors to abandon President Goodluck Jonathan despite the plan they had with him to withdraw the fuel subsidy, SUNDAY PUNCH has authoritatively learnt . Investigations by our correspondents showed that although most governors were party to the decision […]
Younger brother to late Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige, Mr. Dele Ige, has been confirmed dead. Late Ige, a lawyer and contractor, passed away on Saturday morning in the Ibadan residence of his nephew, Akin Ige, who was said to be celebrating his 60th birth anniversary. The deceased, born September 6, 1930, […]
May 13, 2012 by Success Nwogu 24 Comments President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, on Saturday said the NFF would name the Under-17 tournament after the late Super Eagles’ striker, Rasheed Yekini. Speaking during Yekini’s fidau prayer at Ira, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Maigari who later left for an […]
A n underground campaign to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan contests and wins the 2015 presidential election has been secretly launched by some of the President’s closest associates, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. However, this newspaper could not confirm if the President is behind the plan. Although the President came out recently to warn his party […]
15 Comments The Joint Security Task Force, on Friday, arrested a middle-aged man suspected to be a leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect at Farawa Babban Layi, Maiduguri Road, Kano. A source close to the JTF gave the suspect’s name as Mohammed Sulaiman. He is believed to be a native of Ogbomoso Oyo State. […]
While many football fans in Nigerians were rejoicing over the outcome of the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City on the night of March 21, 2012, it was different strokes for Bolaji Jimoh. Unknown to Jimoh, who was said to be a private driver to a man simply known as Babatunde, tragedy […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday predicted that almost all political offices in the country would be occupied by women in the next 15 to 20 years. He said although the process of empowering women politically might be currently difficult, it would become real very soon. This formed part of Jonathan’s speech at the plenary session […]
May 12, 2012 by Agency reporter Leave a Comment President Barack Obama’s popularity among women, minorities and independents is giving him an early edge over his likely GOP rival, Mitt Romney, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. The Democratic president also earns strong marks on empathy, sincerity, likeability and social issues. But Americans are […]
May 12, 2012 by Segun Olatunji, Abeokuta The office of the Ogun State Internal Revenue Service was in the early hours of Friday burgled by hoodlums who made away with N20m. The robbers were said to have broken in through the windows of the Parastatal Building headquarters of the Ogun IRS at about 2am on […]
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