Nigeria: FG Resuscitates Open Heart Surgery

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A decade after the federal government suspended the operations of open heart surgeries in the country, the open heart surgery unit at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, has been resuscitated to avail Nigerians the opportunity of getting the service at a subsidised rate of N500,000.

The unit was suspended a decade ago following the movement of the UNTH from the old site within the Enugu metropolis to its permanent site at Ituku-Ozala.

Briefing journalists at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday, the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, said his Ministry of Health counterpart, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, briefed the council on the issue, indicating that with the development, Nigerians now have the chance to have the operation within the country without having to travel abroad.

Just last month, Chukwu inaugurated the heart surgery unit at the UNTH, noting that it was in line with the transformation programme of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration.

According to him, the resuscitation became necessary in order to forestall the current trend whereby "Nigerians are flown abroad for medical missions which is not the best for us."

Over 100 people burnt to death in accident on Benin-Ore Expressway

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That's a photo from the scene sent to me by a LIB reader. The accident occurred this afternoon at Igbogui village in Benin and involved three heavy duty vehicles; a Young Shall Grow Motors luxury bus, a fuel tanker with registration number GA 71 XA, and a Dangote truck carrying cement. 

Over 100 people were burnt to death when the fuel tanker exploded following the accident. The fire spread to surrounding shops and burnt several cars packed nearby. Survivors have been rushed to the hospital while rescue efforts by the Federal Road Safety Corps & Civil Defence Corps continues.

NYSC Youth Corper Hit By Truck (Photo)

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A youth corper was hit by a truck few minutes ago along Sakar Tinubu Victoria Island Lagos.
Its so sad, after enduring years of University Life and graduating with his mate, he met his untimely death and such terrible fate. May his soul rest in peace.

RE-WATCH VIDEO: Nigeria Minister Of State Foreign Affairs Disgraced In New York

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The minister of foreign affairs was confronted by many supporters of the occupy nigeria movement and these scenes below occured

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Nigerian Minister Disgraced in New York

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Ngerian Policeman shot dead a Pregnant Woman Over ₦20 Bribe

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The Police authorities have dismissed one Corporal Abudu Alonge who was reported to have shot dead a pregnant woman in Akure, Ondo State, on Tuesday evening.

The shooting was said to have been caused by the failure of the driver of the commercial car the pregnant woman was in to part with N20 bribe along the Ijapo road in Akure.The incident which caused pandemonium and disrupted peace in the metropolis for over two hours occurred around 6p.m.

Justice Delayed is Justice denied: Unforgettable Aluu 4

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They deserve justice. The way they died is no way for any human being to die; tortured, beaten to unconsciousness then set ablaze for doing absolutely nothing other than being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Their killers are yet to be prosecuted and jailed...so let's keep demanding justice for them. They were killed 5th October, 2012. Rest in peace Tekena, Ugonna, Chiadika and Lloyd. 

MASS ARREST: 32 people, 22 Nigerians arrested for multi-million credit card fraud in the US

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32 people, including 22 Nigerians have been arrested in a multimillion, multi-state identity theft and credit card fraud ring. See the report from www.nj.com below...

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office first got involved in the investigation in the early fall of 2012, when they received numerous complaints from victims as far away as California claiming that credit cards in their name made fraudulent retail purchases in Hudson County, officials said yesterday.

Using store video and physical surveillance, the detectives were able to identify several suspects, authorities state. Detectives then linked those suspects to hundreds of other accounts and millions of dollars in phony transactions.

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Update: 32 people, including 22 Nigerians arrested for multi-million credit card fraud in the US

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So many people were arrested Wednesday as part of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office's sweeping investigation into a multimillion-dollar, multistate credit card fraud ring, the suspects had to appear via videolink from the Kearny jail yesterday in groups of threes.

In total, 32 people are charged with being part of the ring, including 26-year-old Oladayo Araromi, a nurse at the Hudson County jail in Kearny.

Primate Elijah Ayodele Seeks Presidential Attention… Attacks Pastor Oritsejafor

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The popular seer and self acclaimed man of God, Primate Elijah Ayodele, is a known name in Nigeria. He gained relevance through his numerous predictions with a vast majority of such predictions coming to pass.

But recently, the man behind the Inri Foundation, a humanitarian organization poised to take care of the needs of those in need, has lampooned the governance of the apex Christian body, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN led by Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor. In his predictions for this season, he said Oritsejafor lacks style as CAN leader.

Hear him, “CAN has not been playing its role as an umbrella Christian body. The leadership of CAN has turned the body to a kind of political party through which they play politics and solicit from government. The current leadership of CAN lacks vision, they lack Focus.”

Boko Haram Is Your Baby, Buhari Fires Back At Jonathan

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Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, slammed President Goodluck Jonathan, describing the virulent sect, Boko Haram, as a creation of the present administration.

President Jonathan, through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe had on Tuesday challenged General Buhari to persuade members of the sect to accept dialogue as a means of ending the orgy of violence in the North.

General Buhari, who apparently was angered by the Presidency’s attempt to link him with the sect, asked Jonathan to leave him alone and find ways of resolving the Boko Haram crisis, which he said, was borne out of the failure of his government.

Shock As DSTV Station Airs Mandela’s Obituary

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Shock and outrage have greeted Tuesday's accidental airing of the death hoax of revered South African former president, Nelson Mandela, fondly called Madiba.

The Universal Channel (shown on DStv channel 117) had aired a programme 'Remembering Nelson Mandela', apparently from an already prepared file on the global icon.

The channel on MultiChoice's DStv pay-TV cable network platform had accidentally aired the obituary to its millions of viewers who took to the social networks to express their shock and grief. Mandela's health had relapsed last week following infection of his lung. But latest reports from the hospital indicates that his condition is improving.

Nigeria’s Skin Bleaching Epidemic Big Business! - Must Watch Video:

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Gambian president Yahya Jammeh warns homosexuals to stay away from the country or regret being born

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Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has warned that any gay or lesbians found in the country will "regret" being born. During a speech on March 28th at the opening of the country’s parliament, President Jammeh said:

Homosexuality is anti-humanity. I have never seen homosexual chicken, or turkey. If you are convicted of homosexuality in this country, there will be no mercy for offenders. Homosexuality is anti-god, anti-human, and anti-civilization. Homosexuals are not welcome in the Gambia. If we catch you, you will regret why you are born. I have buffalos from South Africa and Brazil and they never date each other. We are ready to eat grass but we will not compromise on this. Allowing homosexuality means allowing satanic rights. We will not allow gays here.

So homosexuals, biko stay away from the country! :-)

Pastor, six others held over MMIA robbery

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A Pastor and the General Overseer of The Way of Joy Church, Ibikunle Olanrewaju John, was one the seven suspects paraded yesterday by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Umaru Manko, over the March 13, 2013 robbery attack at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, in which two policemen were killed.

The same gang of armed robbers was responsible for the February 10, 2012 attack at the airport where about N600 million was carted away. Ibikunle was paraded alongside six others including; Atoba Adeniyi, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Kazeem Aderibigbe, Saheed Adekunle, Christian Joshua and Saheed Okunlo.

Police investigation revealed that he normally provides spiritual support for the suspects and help in keeping their weapons and ammunition.

Man who raped girlfriend’s baby death claims he was too drunk to realize he was killing her

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Condemned killer Steven Smith's argument for mercy isn't an easy one. Smith acknowledges he intended to sexually assault his girlfriend's 6-month-old daughter but says he never intended to kill the baby.

The girl, Autumn Carter, of Mansfield, died because Smith was too drunk to realize his sexual assault was killing the child, Smith's attorneys were telling the Ohio Parole Board on Tuesday. And Ohio law is clear, they say: a death sentence requires an intent to kill the victim.

"The evidence suggests that Autumn's death was a horrible accident," his attorneys, Joseph Wilhelm and Tyson Fleming, said in a written argument prepared for the board.

Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian deny charity fraud accusations

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Khloe Kardashian’s hoopster hubby is slapping down accusations he faked out fans with his charity Cathy’s Kids.

According to ESPN, the foundation that Lamar Odom started in 2004 after his mom died of cancer hasn’t given a dime to cancer causes despite its stated mission to do so.

The charity already has raised more than $2 million, ESPN said, but its work so far amounts to some $1.3 million spent on youth basketball teams, the sports network reported.

Eight years of tax records show the rest of the money went to cover they charity's expenses, an investigation by ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” found.

A South African man who once claimed he was kidnapped and forced to work as a white slave appears to have been stoned to death - Police

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Happy Sindane’s body was found Monday on a village roadside about 80 miles northeast of Johannesburg. The 28-year-old was surrounded by stones and had injuries on his head consistent with a stoning, The Independent reported.

“It seems he had been stoned to death, but post-mortem results have yet to confirm that,” said provincial police spokesman Col. Leonard Hlathi.

Police pleaded Tuesday for witnesses to come forward in the case.

A cousin told the Pretoria News that he had last seen Sindane on Thursday.

“He was in good spirits and happy,” Thomas Kabini said.

Woman Gang- Rap-ed For 6 Hours As Boyfriend Watched

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An American tourist who was attacked in Rio de Janeiro was gang rap-ed in front of her boyfriend, it emerged yesterday.

The young woman and the Frenchman were apparently subjected to a six-hour ordeal by three men after flagging down a public transit van in the Brazilian city.

The horrific crime has sparked fear among visitors to the metropolis, which is set to host next year's football World Cup as well as the 2016 Olympics.

A few minutes after the pair of tourists boarded the mini-bus on Friday night, the operators ordered the other passengers to get off and inflicted a 'party of evil' on the couple.

Federal Government set to Stop NECO, cancels UTME

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Federal Government has concluded arrangements to scrap the National Examination Council. Plans have also been concluded to cancel the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for applicants into the nation’s tertiary institutions.

JAMB will however not be scrapped.

The government’s decisions, which would be made public soon via a White Paper, are based on the recommendations of the Stephen Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies.