An undergraduate at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Mojeed Adegoke, has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and needs N12.5m to undergo a kidney transplant. It was gathered that the 23-year-old was in his final year when he was diagnosed with the medical condition. Speaking to our correspondent last Tuesday, Adegoke said […]
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Street boys in Calabar; Photos: Tina Agosi Todo The growing population of street children in Cross River State has worsened, with primary and secondary school dropouts joining the league. Some of these street children left their homes at a very tender age, ranging from six to 12 and have never seen the four walls of […]
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Sunday Ige Mr Sunday Ige is a former police officer, who has been bed-ridden for the past 21 years due to an accident he had while on an official duty. He has a spinal cord injury and one of his legs has been amputated as a result of the road accident. In this interview with […]
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By Aaron Ukodie Because God had miraculously made it possible for me to send my first daughter to the US for a degree in Business Management, and later Law, which she did in seven years, it was only fair that the second one is given the same opportunity. I have four daughters. Three biological, one […]
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A telecommunications engineer, Chibuike Nwachukwu, has been thrown into mourning after his wife, Vivian, died during childbirth at the Medville Global Health Centre, in the Ago Palace Way area of Okota, Lagos State. Chibuike, who demanded justice, accused the management of the hospital of negligence, which he said led to his wife’s death. He also […]
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Abuja-based Mr Sunday Ani and his wife are having a traumatic time after their three children ‘disappeared’ from their school and have not been seen since over a week. The businessman speaks with Solomon Odeeniyi about the incident in the following interview. For how long have you been married and how many children do you […]
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Thirty-four-year-old Kehinde Badmus, has lived the last five months in excruciating pain as he struggles to fight his way through chronic liver damage. The Ogun State Polytechnic graduate of Mass Communication, who is currently battling for his life at a private hospital in Lagos, fell ill shortly after his introduction to his would-be in-laws in […]
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Seventy-year-old farmer and vigilante from Itasa, Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, Amodu Bakare, lost his hands following an unprovoked attack by suspected Fulani bandits, who descended on him with axe and matchete. From his hospital bed, Bakare speaks in this interview about his close shave with death. How old are you and what […]
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Senator Abdu Kwari (Kaduna North) has given a graphic account of the horrible experiences of passengers in the Kaduna-bound train attacked by terrorists on Monday night. Kwari spoke while contributing to a motion titled: “The continuing attacks on communities and public facilities in Kaduna State” on the floor of the Senate at plenary. The motion […]
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There is an outpouring of grief and anger by Nigerians on Twitter over the death of a medical doctor, Chinelo Megafu, who was aboard the ill-fated train. Ms Megafu had tweeted during the attack that she had been shot in one of the first messages from victims that conveyed the gravity of their situation. “I’m […]
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