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About 5000 people will benefit from the free eye care treatment sponsored by Alhaji Tijjani Yahaya, the Senator representing Zamfara North senatorial district. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme was conducted in four general hospitals in the four local government areas of the constituency which included Birnin-Magaji, Kaura-Namoda, Shinkafi and Zurmi. Speaking while flagging -off the project at Kaura-Namoda general hospital on Sunday, Yahaya said it was one of his health intervention initiatives to complement the state government efforts in health care delivery. He said the project was aimed at assisting people with various health challenges…

As the world celebrates Christmas day, it was a black Sunday today at the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos, after one of the buildings collapsed and killed two persons, leaving several others with injuries. Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said they responded to the distress call today. The collapsed building was located at High Way Police Barracks opposite Area F, Ikeja. According to investigation conducted by the agency’s officials at the incident scene, it was gathered that the toilets and stairway of ‘Wing D’ block collapsed at about 4am. It was gathered that the agency’s…

Finally, Nigeria has won the war against Boko Haram insurgency as troops, on Friday, crushed the last enclave of the terrorists in the dreaded Sambisa forest in the North East geo-political zone of the country; and President Muhammadu Buhari is happy about it. The development has reportedly caused the insurgents to flee the forest while many were left dead. Excited by the development, President Buhari, in a personally signed goodwill message to the troops on Saturday, celebrated the Nigerian Armed Forces. While commending the gallantry of the Nigerian troops, the President also charged them to be more courageous and never…

On Sunday, Medview Airline apologised to its passengers over the delay in arrival of some of their baggage from London to Lagos. The airline issued the apology in a statement signed by its media consultant, Mr Oyibhota Obuke and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The statement said the airline had dispatched a special flight to London on Saturday to airlift the left over baggage. It said unfortunately, the aircraft returned without the affected baggage following the inability of Gatwick Airport authorities to screen them. “Gatwick Airport had on arrival of the aircraft said it had…

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), says it has so far distributed over 53,000 condoms through its Wise-up Cross River State campaign at Calabar Christmas Village. Mr Olamide Onifade, Head, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, UNFPA, Wise-up Cross River State, disclosed this in a release he issued and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Sunday. NAN reports that the campaign has been on since Dec.1, when the one-month annual commercial fiesta began at the Christmas village. Wise-up Cross River State campaign is aimed at reducing HIV/AIDS prevalence in the state through the active involvement of…

Frank Lampard, the former England midfielder says he will be “in close contact” with his old club Chelsea as he decides on his next career move. The 38-year-old left New York City in November and media speculation has mounted that he could return to the London team in a coaching role or some other capacity. Lampard watched Premier League leaders Chelsea’s 1-0 home win over West Bromwich Albion earlier this month and was an onlooker at training on Wednesday when manager Antonio Conte said he was in good enough shape to continue his playing career. “I’m still waiting for the…

On Sunday, a suicide bomber in the northern Cameroon town of Mora killed a young student and a woman in an attack on a market full of Christmas shoppers, an aide to the governor of Far North region. Suicide bombers suspected of belonging to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram have launched attacks in Mora, about 30 km (20 miles) from the Nigerian border, several times before. The bomb also killed the attacker and wounded five other people, said the aide to Governor Midjiyawa Bakary. “The suicide bomber was pretending to be a beggar and was walking towards the market…

Israel has stopped funding some UN bodies, after security council resolution demanding end to its settlement building in occupied territories The freeze in the funding is an indication of Israel’s resolve to reassess its ties with the UN. The action of Israel followed the adoption by the security council of a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced. The vote was able to pass the 15-member council on Friday after the US broke with a longstanding approach of diplomatically shielding Israel and did not wield its veto power is it had many…

Nigerian troops in the northest have arrested a white man, with nationality not yet disclosed, inside Sambisa Forest as they cleared Boko Haram insurgents out of their last fortress on Thursday. “The man is under custody and providing positive information”, said a soldier, who just returned to Maiduguri from the liberated forest. The Daily Trust on Sunday quoting the soldier said while hundreds of Boko Haram fighters were killed during the offensive that began about a month ago, many others were captured alive while attempting to flee. “Hundreds of Boko Haram captives, including men, women and children have been freed…

A Russian military jet with 92 people on board has crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday. They said it was unlikely there would be any survivors. A criminal investigation has opened on the crash, Sputnik news reported. Russian news agencies, citing unnamed security sources, said the TU-154 aircraft had crashed in the sea near the southern Russian city of Sochi after disappearing from radar screens. Among the 84 passengers of the plane were Russian servicemen as well as members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, the army’s official musical group internationally known…