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  • Man ‘dupes’ church of N1m

    A 57-year-old man, Shinya Ellah, was yesterday arraigned

    at a Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa, for allegedly duping Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mararaba, of N1 million.

    Prosecuting Corporal Hamen Donald told the court that Mr Moses Adie reported the matter at ‘A’ Police Division, Mararaba, on August 24, about 9.50 am, on behalf of the church.

    “In February, the defendant agreed to sell a plot of land to the church at the rate of N4 million in which the church paid one million as first instalment into the defendant’s account.

    “The church, having paid the first instalment, the defendant absconded to an unknown destination with the money without notifying the church until he was traced through tracking and arrested,’’ Donald said.

    The defendant pleaded not guilty.

    Mr Ibrahim Shekarau, the judge, granted the defendant N100,000 bail with one surety.

    Shekarau said the surety should present two of his passport photographs and must reside within the court’s jurisdiction.

    He adjourned the case till January 16.

  • Five-year-old needs N1m for surgery

    Five-year-old needs N1m for surgery

    Five-year-old Oluwajuwonlo Ezekiel was not destined to experience the current trauma. However, her present predicament crept in during her delivery in one of the government hospitals in Akure, the Ondo state capital due to alleged negligence of the doctor in charge.

    To get out of this problem, her poor parents needed about N1m and are now pleading for financial assistance from benevolent Nigerians.

    The young girl was referred from the Akure hospital to the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan following what she suffered during assisted forceps delivery of the mother, Mrs. Adenike Ezekiel.

    According to the UCH Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon, Dr O. Fasina, examination revealed a neonate with sutured laceration of the left upper and lower lids with medial canthal involvement, proptosed left eyeball with lateral deviation.

    He said the visual acuity of the little girl was difficult to assess and already had been given ocular ultrasound and CT Scan done while on admission and was discharged for follow-up clinic.

    Dr Fasina said the little girl is currently stable enough to undergo surgical repair of the eyelids lacerations and orbit exploration with squint surgery under general anaesthesia.

    Mrs Ezekiel, a petty trader, urged well-meaning Nigerians to rescue her daughter by assisting the family to save the girl from the eye trauma which is accompanied with severe headache.

    Well-meaning Nigerians can assist Little Oluwajuwonlo Ezekiel through Sterling Bank Account Number 0026834927, Account Name: Ezekiel Adenike Aina.

    For more verification, contact Mrs. Adenike Ezekiel on 09030369549.

  • Obi donates N1m to school

    The Manager of St. Kizito Secondary School, Umudioka, Rev. Fr. Nonso Okoye, has described former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi as the best governor since Anambra State was created.

    Fr. Nonso was speaking  when Obi visited the school,  which is one of the schools he returned to the Church in 2010

    The cleric said:  “Mr. Peter Obi has remained my best Governor since the inception of Anambra State. When he was the governor, he touched every nook and cranny of the state. In health sector, he did wonders in the state. In the area of road construction, he made Anambra to be a state with the best network of roads in the state. He remains the only governor in Anambra State that did not leave debts and arrears of salaries at the time he handed over. In the area of education, Oh, he was exceptional, which all of us, including our school can testify to.  Obi has remained an icon, an institution. The way he treats people manifestly shows him as a good man.”

    Obi thanked the cleric, staff and students of the school for the massive infrastructural development of the school.

    However, he reminded them that they must at all times strive to match the improvement with good performances and being many notches ahead of others in values, manners and morals so that when they graduate from the school, they would be intellectually and morally fit to conquer the world.

    The highlight of the visit was the presentation of the cheque of N1 million to the school for  infrastructural development.

    Speaking on behalf of the students, the Senior prefect of the school, Miss Onochie Perpetua said that the visit would remain green in the memories of students. He thanked Obi for remaining a noble role model in Nigeria and assured him that students would always abide by his fatherly advice at all times.

  • Obi donates N1m to school

    MR Peter Obi has presented a cheque of N1 million to St. Albert the Great Secondary school, Obosi to aid its ongoing infrastructure upgrade.

    Speaking during the presentation, Obi said that his greatest joy was the courage God granted him to return schools to the Church and the consequent fruits the state was now reaping.

    Speaking further, Obi said that beyond the improvement in academic achievements, he was often happy by the feedback he received about the phenomenal improvement in manners and morals in the schools.

    “Education is also aimed at training our children in character so as to become useful to themselves, the state and the country. Once we removed education from the Church, the progressive erosion of morals started. I am happy that the return of schools to the Church is now remedying the situation,” Obi said.

    In his own remarks, the Manager of the School, Rev. Fr. Alex Agba,  thanked the former governor for what he called his manifest interest in the development of the state through far-reaching actions, one of which is his matchless devotion to education.

  • Undergrad wins N1m in social media contest

    Undergrad wins N1m in social media contest

    A 400-Level Theatre Arts student of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Janet Lawal, has become a millionaire after winning the grand prize in Palmchat’s CrazySelfie contest organised by Afmobi Nigeria.

    The contest, which held between December and January, took place on the Palmchat, a mobile application, with many students participating. They were required to take selfies with funny gestures.

    A participant, who had the highest number of likes and shares, won the grand prize.

    The organisers named Janet the winner at a ceremony held at their office in Ikeja.

    Afmobi Nigeria’s Business Development Manager Yemisi Oluwaseun said: “Apart from creating awareness for Palmchat app, the competition was also a way of giving value to users, which is the idea behind the competition. It was to empower young Nigerians to create new social media experience through building fun and rewarding social networks.”

    The company’s Enterprise Generated Content Manager, Mr Ejodahmen Oseghele, said: “Palmchat app is fast becoming one of the favourite social media and Instant messaging apps used by young people because it is driven by rich local content and helps users connect with those around them easily.”

    After she got the cheque, Janet said: “This money will be invested in my education to help me achieve my dream.”

  • Students’ N1m endowment fund for Akwa Ibom

    The leadership of the Akwa Ibom State Graduate Students’ Association (AKWAGRASA) at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has launched a one million naira endowment fund to support educational programmes in the state. The endowment fund launching, which coincided with the swearing-in of the new leaders of the association, was held at the CES Auditorium of the university.

    Speaking after his inauguration, the president, Rankin Ndipmong, said the educational endowment fund was established with a view of supporting the free and compulsory education programme under the current leadership of Governor Godswill Akpabio.

    Rankin who appealed for support and donations from public-spirited individuals and organizations, noted that through the endowment fund, educational materials and facilities such as textbooks, notebooks, desks and other writing materials were made available to public primary and secondary schools across the state.

    Rankin expressed the belief that the educational materials, when provided, would go a long way in contributing to functional and qualitative education across schools in the state.

    The Deputy Dean of Postgraduate School, UNICAL, Prof Margaret Okon, applauded the brainchild of the administration, describing the gesture as effort in consolidating the achievements of free education scheme of the state.

    Other members of the new executives were Uko Itohowo, Vice-president; Ekong Asuquo, Secretary General; Ibanga Okon, Financial Secretary; Udoh Oliver, Treasurer; Nta Ubong, Director of Socials and Ebito Amanam as Provost  Marshal.

    John Akpan, a member of the association said: “the initiative of the new leadership will play a significant role in promoting education in the state. Education is paramount, hence, all and sundry must attach importance to it.”