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4 million Nigerians are blind, says expert (including our leaders)

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

AN ophthalmologist, Dr. Gboyega Ajayi, has said out of about 180m Nigeria population, over 4million of them are visually impaired and if nothing is done, the number will rise to 10million by year 2020. The eye expert, at an initiation ceremony tagged ‘Seeing is Believing project’ in Ibadan Wednesday, said 80 per cent of this […]

5 arraigned for defraudng American

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Lagos – Five persons were on Tuesday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding an American of 27,000 dollars (N4.2 million). The accused persons, Olagoke Uthman, 30, Innocent Angiu, 23, Ugba Martins, 26, Maduka Joy, 26 and Jane Awhin, 51 are facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, stealing, forgery and unlawfully […]

When Ogun stood still for MKO Abiola

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

FOR the two and a half hours that the trek lasted, traffic came to a crawl. The whole of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital stood still all through the route of participants. After about 10 minutes of trekking by prominent persons led by Governor Ibikunle Amosun and his wife, Funso, the Deputy Governor, Prince Olusegun […]

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Perpetua leads 20 others

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

The Nigeria Football Federation has submitted to world governing body, FIFA, a list of 21 players who will fly the country’s flag at the 6th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals taking place in Germany this summer. Goalkeeper Precious Dede, a 31-year veteran from the 2003 and 2007 FIFA World Cup final tournaments, tops the list […]

Kidnapped corps members: NYSC officials resort to prayers

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) officials in Rivers have resorted to prayers for the release of five corps members abducted seven days ago. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victims were kidnapped at Omedeme in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state on June 9. The victims were abducted on their way […]

Pregnant woman, 3 children burnt to death in Ebonyi

Posted by admin Ebonyi, Headlines, State News Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday, in Achara Unuhu village, Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, when a pregnant nursing mother and her three children were reportedly burnt to death, as a strange fire razed their residence while they were all asleep. Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that the victims, Mrs […]

Anglican bishops kick against proposed Islamic bank

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Bishops of the Dioceses in the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion have urged the Senate and Federal House of Representatives not to pass any bill that would make the proposed Islamic bank to see the light of the day. The Anglican Bishop of Enugu, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma who disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu also […]

Boko Haram gives conditions for ceasefire

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, Remi Jibowu, State News Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Four people were on Sunday night shot dead at a beer parlour in Bulunkutu, a Maiduguri, Borno State suburb even as the Islamic sect gave conditions before it could ceasefire. Among the conditions given for truce was the resignation of the newly-elected governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, prosecution of his predecessor, Senator Modu Ali Sheriff and […]

Lagos 2015: ACN searches for Fashola’s successor

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, Headlines, Lagos, Party Politics, State News Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

In order to avoid the confusion that attended the search for successor to former Lagos state governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Lagos chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has commenced a search for who succeeds the incumbent governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN). Political drama that attended the search for Tinubu’s successor […]

Police rescue 7 kids from traffickers in Onitsha

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

The Police in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State has rescued seven children from the hands of suspected child traffickers and arrested two suspects. Though the Police Spokesman in the state, Mr. Emeka Chukwuemeka said the matter has not been reported to the Command, an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the incident happened at […]