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The inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan held today in Abuja, and due to security reasons(i guess), all phone networks were shutdown.

Well, these are sacrifices we make for our dear Nation.

The inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan held today in Abuja, and due to security reasons(i guess), all phone networks were shutdown.

Well, these are sacrifices we make for our dear Nation.

A yam-loving muppet and another who's HIV positive romp about a set filled with an old drum of oil, a raffia basket and a heap of ubiquitous hot red peppers. Welcome to Sesame Street, Nigerian style.

The local adaptation of the legendary children's educational television series hits Nigerian screens at the weekend with the same vocation as its award-winning American model: give pre-schoolers a head start in learning their letters and numbers -- and lots of fun while doing so.

But Sesame Square, as the show is called, has a definite African twist -- and not just Big Bird's Nigerian-accented English.

Focus is also placed on malaria prevention in a country where the disease kills around 300,000 people a year -- or nearly a third of one million malaria deaths on the continent.
And it seeks to get the HIV and AIDS message across in an easy-to-understand way for children in Africa, the continent worst hit by the virus.

One of stars, golden furry five-year-old Kami, a girl muppet, is HIV-positive herself. Another, fuzzy blue male muppet Zobi, owns a yellow taxi and has an obsession with yams, a staple food in Nigeria.

In one episode Zobi gets entangled in a mosquito net, insisting he's protecting himself from catching malaria. Kami admonishes him, saying he's is not supposed to "wear" it but to sleep under it.

"It's fun, it's humorous but it gets them (children) thinking about a mosquito net and why there is a mosquito net in the first place," said Yemisi Ilo, executive producer of the Nigerian series.

"Statistics show that at the end of the day malaria and HIV kill more people in this part of the world than anything else," said Ilo.

Some 75 million Nigerians, or half of the population, get malaria at least once a year while children younger than five -- around 24 million -- suffer up to four bouts annually, according to official statistics.

Muppet Kami's own mother died from HIV and she always wears the symbolic red ribbon. But she's a resilient, jovial and affectionate little character, a role aimed at fighting stereotypes about people with HIV and AIDS rather than lecturing small viewers about the disease.

The 30-minute series to be aired twice weekly on Nigeria's national public television, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), premieres this Saturday.

Three seasons are planned, with the first entitled "We Can" to celebrate the self worth and heritage of Nigerian children.

For US ambassador to Nigeria Terence McCulley, Sesame Square is set "to inspire children to perceive learning as fun and a necessary pathway to success, and to echo President Obama's 'Yes, We Can'."

The Nigerian series, funded by the US government development agency, USAID, and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), is the latest of some 20 international Sesame Street versions broadcast in 140 countries from Bangladesh to Kosovo.

Some of the Nigerian segments will feature original Sesame Street muppets but with voice overs.

"What we have done is to dub over the American accented voices with Nigerian voices so we have our own Nigerian Elmo, our own Nigerian Big Bird, our own Bert, Ernie, Grover," said Ilo.

"That way we have consistency," she said, to avoid "watching the studio segment of Kami and Zobi talking with Nigerian accents and then suddenly it turns into an American accent."

Sesame Workshop CEO Gary Knell has said with Sesame Square, Nigerian children "will see other children just like them engaging in exciting activities and lessons that have the potential to foster a lifelong love of learning."
Another African twist has been taken into account. In a country where many of the 150 million people have no access to television or if they do, don't always have electricity to power their sets, Sesame Square will also distribute literacy kits targeted at some 80,000 children.
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A yam-loving muppet and another who's HIV positive romp about a set filled with an old drum of oil, a raffia basket and a heap of ubiquitous hot red peppers. Welcome to Sesame Street, Nigerian style.

The local adaptation of the legendary children's educational television series hits Nigerian screens at the weekend with the same vocation as its award-winning American model: give pre-schoolers a head start in learning their letters and numbers -- and lots of fun while doing so.

But Sesame Square, as the show is called, has a definite African twist -- and not just Big Bird's Nigerian-accented English.

Focus is also placed on malaria prevention in a country where the disease kills around 300,000 people a year -- or nearly a third of one million malaria deaths on the continent.
And it seeks to get the HIV and AIDS message across in an easy-to-understand way for children in Africa, the continent worst hit by the virus.

One of stars, golden furry five-year-old Kami, a girl muppet, is HIV-positive herself. Another, fuzzy blue male muppet Zobi, owns a yellow taxi and has an obsession with yams, a staple food in Nigeria.

In one episode Zobi gets entangled in a mosquito net, insisting he's protecting himself from catching malaria. Kami admonishes him, saying he's is not supposed to "wear" it but to sleep under it.

"It's fun, it's humorous but it gets them (children) thinking about a mosquito net and why there is a mosquito net in the first place," said Yemisi Ilo, executive producer of the Nigerian series.

"Statistics show that at the end of the day malaria and HIV kill more people in this part of the world than anything else," said Ilo.

Some 75 million Nigerians, or half of the population, get malaria at least once a year while children younger than five -- around 24 million -- suffer up to four bouts annually, according to official statistics.

Muppet Kami's own mother died from HIV and she always wears the symbolic red ribbon. But she's a resilient, jovial and affectionate little character, a role aimed at fighting stereotypes about people with HIV and AIDS rather than lecturing small viewers about the disease.

The 30-minute series to be aired twice weekly on Nigeria's national public television, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), premieres this Saturday.

Three seasons are planned, with the first entitled "We Can" to celebrate the self worth and heritage of Nigerian children.

For US ambassador to Nigeria Terence McCulley, Sesame Square is set "to inspire children to perceive learning as fun and a necessary pathway to success, and to echo President Obama's 'Yes, We Can'."

The Nigerian series, funded by the US government development agency, USAID, and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), is the latest of some 20 international Sesame Street versions broadcast in 140 countries from Bangladesh to Kosovo.

Some of the Nigerian segments will feature original Sesame Street muppets but with voice overs.

"What we have done is to dub over the American accented voices with Nigerian voices so we have our own Nigerian Elmo, our own Nigerian Big Bird, our own Bert, Ernie, Grover," said Ilo.

"That way we have consistency," she said, to avoid "watching the studio segment of Kami and Zobi talking with Nigerian accents and then suddenly it turns into an American accent."

Sesame Workshop CEO Gary Knell has said with Sesame Square, Nigerian children "will see other children just like them engaging in exciting activities and lessons that have the potential to foster a lifelong love of learning."
Another African twist has been taken into account. In a country where many of the 150 million people have no access to television or if they do, don't always have electricity to power their sets, Sesame Square will also distribute literacy kits targeted at some 80,000 children.
AFP

Imagine learning that you have prostate cancer and need to undergo a radical prostatectomy — but in order to have the surgery, you’ll have to travel to India or England. That’s the reality for prostate cancer patients in Nigeria, and it puts the treatment out of reach for the vast majority of men who need it. But things are beginning to change, and it all started in an operating room at Shawsand Medical Centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

That’s where Willie Underwood III, MD, MPH, MSci, of the Department of Urology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), recently performed the country’s first documented radical prostatectomy. At his own expense, and on his own time, Dr. Underwood traveled to Port Harcourt in late February at the request of the Nigerian Urologic Society and IVUmed, an international nonprofit organization that works to improve urological care around the world through projects that reflect its motto, “Teach one, reach many.”
An IVUmed board member for several years, Dr. Underwood put that motto into practice as he performed the prostatectomy with two Nigerian surgeons assisting by his side. By the end of his visit, his Nigerian colleagues were ready to do the procedure themselves and are now teaching other surgeons in turn.

The number of Nigerian surgeons trained for radical prostatectomy will start to grow exponentially in November 2011 when Dr. Underwood returns to Port Harcourt with other volunteer surgeons he has recruited. In a multi-phase process, the Nigerian surgeons will assist and observe, then perform the surgery themselves with an American surgeon assisting, and then go it alone with an American surgeon available for consultation. “By the time we’re done, they’ll feel comfortable doing these cases [independently],” says Dr. Underwood.

Providing specialized surgical training is just part of IVUmed’s broader goal of improving care for Nigerian patients with urologic cancers. During his visit, Dr. Underwood met with some 30 Nigerian surgeons to provide advice on such matters as designing an efficient system for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer in a country with limited resources and medical facilities.

Research is another focus of the IVUmed initiative. “Cancer has not been well studied in the African population,” notes Dr. Underwood, so plans are underway for the creation of a tissue repository that will provide information “to begin to build the knowledge and understanding of cancer in West Africa.” The repository will link Nigerian surgeons and institutions with researchers in the United States.

Dr. Underwood developed great respect for his Nigerian colleagues as he worked side-by-side with them. “They’re extremely well trained; I was amazed by their talent,” he says. “Their training is so broad.”

After returning to RPCI, he learned from them that the patient on whom he operated is doing well. “We’ve had a great outcome with this case,” he says. For prostate cancer patients in Nigeria, that’s the beginning of hope
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Imagine learning that you have prostate cancer and need to undergo a radical prostatectomy — but in order to have the surgery, you’ll have to travel to India or England. That’s the reality for prostate cancer patients in Nigeria, and it puts the treatment out of reach for the vast majority of men who need it. But things are beginning to change, and it all started in an operating room at Shawsand Medical Centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

That’s where Willie Underwood III, MD, MPH, MSci, of the Department of Urology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), recently performed the country’s first documented radical prostatectomy. At his own expense, and on his own time, Dr. Underwood traveled to Port Harcourt in late February at the request of the Nigerian Urologic Society and IVUmed, an international nonprofit organization that works to improve urological care around the world through projects that reflect its motto, “Teach one, reach many.”
An IVUmed board member for several years, Dr. Underwood put that motto into practice as he performed the prostatectomy with two Nigerian surgeons assisting by his side. By the end of his visit, his Nigerian colleagues were ready to do the procedure themselves and are now teaching other surgeons in turn.

The number of Nigerian surgeons trained for radical prostatectomy will start to grow exponentially in November 2011 when Dr. Underwood returns to Port Harcourt with other volunteer surgeons he has recruited. In a multi-phase process, the Nigerian surgeons will assist and observe, then perform the surgery themselves with an American surgeon assisting, and then go it alone with an American surgeon available for consultation. “By the time we’re done, they’ll feel comfortable doing these cases [independently],” says Dr. Underwood.

Providing specialized surgical training is just part of IVUmed’s broader goal of improving care for Nigerian patients with urologic cancers. During his visit, Dr. Underwood met with some 30 Nigerian surgeons to provide advice on such matters as designing an efficient system for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer in a country with limited resources and medical facilities.

Research is another focus of the IVUmed initiative. “Cancer has not been well studied in the African population,” notes Dr. Underwood, so plans are underway for the creation of a tissue repository that will provide information “to begin to build the knowledge and understanding of cancer in West Africa.” The repository will link Nigerian surgeons and institutions with researchers in the United States.

Dr. Underwood developed great respect for his Nigerian colleagues as he worked side-by-side with them. “They’re extremely well trained; I was amazed by their talent,” he says. “Their training is so broad.”

After returning to RPCI, he learned from them that the patient on whom he operated is doing well. “We’ve had a great outcome with this case,” he says. For prostate cancer patients in Nigeria, that’s the beginning of hope
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A classified ad in a recent edition of the Aspen Daily News for a free Honda motorbike caught the eyes of a few people before catching the attention of police.

The ad, which last ran in Wednesday’s paper, said, “Honda 1988 HL1500 Motorbike for free. If interested contact richardlawson2004@gmail.co.”

One person who responded to the ad was told that the motorbike was being shipped from California to Ohio after a long-winded email about the death of a grandson and that $600 should be sent via Western Union, said Bruce Benjamin, an investigator with the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office.
The money was supposedly to pay for shipping fees and arrangements in Colorado to drop off the vehicle.

A valley resident contacted the newspaper and also the police. The ad was pulled immediately.

At least three people responded, though no one sent money, Benjamin said.

One person played along and told authorities that he was instructed to send money using Western Union to an address that turned out to be in Nigeria.

An accountant was supposed to pick up the money but had been injured in a car accident; the story went. But another accountant who happened to be traveling in Africa could pick it up in Nigeria.

“This is a typical Nigerian scam,” Benjamin said, urging people to follow the “if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is” advice. “Never Western Union money to an unknown entity.”
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A classified ad in a recent edition of the Aspen Daily News for a free Honda motorbike caught the eyes of a few people before catching the attention of police.

The ad, which last ran in Wednesday’s paper, said, “Honda 1988 HL1500 Motorbike for free. If interested contact richardlawson2004@gmail.co.”

One person who responded to the ad was told that the motorbike was being shipped from California to Ohio after a long-winded email about the death of a grandson and that $600 should be sent via Western Union, said Bruce Benjamin, an investigator with the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office.
The money was supposedly to pay for shipping fees and arrangements in Colorado to drop off the vehicle.

A valley resident contacted the newspaper and also the police. The ad was pulled immediately.

At least three people responded, though no one sent money, Benjamin said.

One person played along and told authorities that he was instructed to send money using Western Union to an address that turned out to be in Nigeria.

An accountant was supposed to pick up the money but had been injured in a car accident; the story went. But another accountant who happened to be traveling in Africa could pick it up in Nigeria.

“This is a typical Nigerian scam,” Benjamin said, urging people to follow the “if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is” advice. “Never Western Union money to an unknown entity.”
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The federal government has invested close to eight million dollars to refurbish a US Coast Guard Warship, USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718), donated to the Nigeria Navy, a senior military official said.

Commodore Sylvanius Chinweuba, the Commander of Fleet Support Group of the Nigeria Navy, disclosed this to reporters on Friday in Alameda, California, at a handover ceremony of CHASE to the Nigeria Navy.

“We have paid close to 8 million dollars, not for the purchase (it came free), but for logistics support,” he said. “They (USCG) removed some of their sensitive equipment (the entire control system) and now we have to rebuild based on our own environment.”
The US Coast Guard ship has been renamed Nigeria Navy Thunder F90 (NNS Thunder or Aradu). With this donation, the Nigerian Navy now has two NNS Aradu in its fleet. “Thunder in Hausa, a Nigerian language, is known as Aradu, and that is the flagship of the Nigerian Navy; we felt because of the capacity of this ship, it is complementary to NNS Aradu, and it can play the role of Aradu,’’ said Chinweuba.

The naval commander said that Nigeria was expecting another ship in the same mould from the U.S in the next two years. “We requested for three warships but got one and we hope that within the next two years we will get another one,” he said. “We are the only African country that is beneficiary of this gesture. A similar ship was donated to the Philippines by the US Coast Guard.’’

Earlier, Rear Admiral Aminu Ikioda, the Chief of Logistics of Nigeria Navy, said that NNS Aradu F90, docked at the Coast Guard Island in Alameda, would sail to Nigeria by mid-July and arrive in Lagos by September.

“We are ready to utilise this vessel to the fullest and we want to take advantage of the opportunity that it will provide for us to be able to carry out our statutory roles of providing credible maritime defence to the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said. “We will use it for the safety of all in the Gulf of Guinea and to protect the economic lifeline of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which is oil.”

Ikioda corroborated the position that some equipment removed by the USCG would be replaced while the colour of the ship would be changed to reflect the colour of the Nigeria Navy- shipside grey, before it sails to the country.

Prof Ade Adefuye, Nigeria's Ambassador to the US, who received the 378-foot cutter, described the feat as a high point in Nigeria-US relations. He said the offer had strengthened the US-Nigeria Bi-National Commission Agreement signed in April 2010.

“All the four focuses of the Bi-National Commission Agreement have been fully implemented and will continue to be implemented,” he said. “One of the component of the commission is security in the Gulf region, an area where most of our oil come from. The NNS Thunder will increase our capability to ensure that there is security in the Gulf region and checking the activities of those who may wish to disrupt the free flow of oil.”

He said that both countries were good partners in the “faithful implementation’’ of the principles of democracy in the region, adding that the addition to the Nigeria Navy fleet would soar the “display of Nigeria military.’’ “This would act as a deterrent for would be-dictators and those who will not allow democracy to thrive,’’ he said.

The ambassador thanked the US for the offer, saying it came “after a successful election in Nigeria’’. He praised U.S for being very supportive in ensuring that democracy, human rights and justice thrived in Nigeria. “NNS thunder would be used as an additional component to ensure that in Africa, the principles of democracy thrive,’’ he said.

Navy Capt. Muhammad Nagenu is the Captain of NNS Thunder. He will lead a crew of 150 naval men, currently under-going sea training in the US, to bring the vessel home to Nigeria by September.
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The federal government has invested close to eight million dollars to refurbish a US Coast Guard Warship, USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718), donated to the Nigeria Navy, a senior military official said.

Commodore Sylvanius Chinweuba, the Commander of Fleet Support Group of the Nigeria Navy, disclosed this to reporters on Friday in Alameda, California, at a handover ceremony of CHASE to the Nigeria Navy.

“We have paid close to 8 million dollars, not for the purchase (it came free), but for logistics support,” he said. “They (USCG) removed some of their sensitive equipment (the entire control system) and now we have to rebuild based on our own environment.”
The US Coast Guard ship has been renamed Nigeria Navy Thunder F90 (NNS Thunder or Aradu). With this donation, the Nigerian Navy now has two NNS Aradu in its fleet. “Thunder in Hausa, a Nigerian language, is known as Aradu, and that is the flagship of the Nigerian Navy; we felt because of the capacity of this ship, it is complementary to NNS Aradu, and it can play the role of Aradu,’’ said Chinweuba.

The naval commander said that Nigeria was expecting another ship in the same mould from the U.S in the next two years. “We requested for three warships but got one and we hope that within the next two years we will get another one,” he said. “We are the only African country that is beneficiary of this gesture. A similar ship was donated to the Philippines by the US Coast Guard.’’

Earlier, Rear Admiral Aminu Ikioda, the Chief of Logistics of Nigeria Navy, said that NNS Aradu F90, docked at the Coast Guard Island in Alameda, would sail to Nigeria by mid-July and arrive in Lagos by September.

“We are ready to utilise this vessel to the fullest and we want to take advantage of the opportunity that it will provide for us to be able to carry out our statutory roles of providing credible maritime defence to the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said. “We will use it for the safety of all in the Gulf of Guinea and to protect the economic lifeline of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which is oil.”

Ikioda corroborated the position that some equipment removed by the USCG would be replaced while the colour of the ship would be changed to reflect the colour of the Nigeria Navy- shipside grey, before it sails to the country.

Prof Ade Adefuye, Nigeria's Ambassador to the US, who received the 378-foot cutter, described the feat as a high point in Nigeria-US relations. He said the offer had strengthened the US-Nigeria Bi-National Commission Agreement signed in April 2010.

“All the four focuses of the Bi-National Commission Agreement have been fully implemented and will continue to be implemented,” he said. “One of the component of the commission is security in the Gulf region, an area where most of our oil come from. The NNS Thunder will increase our capability to ensure that there is security in the Gulf region and checking the activities of those who may wish to disrupt the free flow of oil.”

He said that both countries were good partners in the “faithful implementation’’ of the principles of democracy in the region, adding that the addition to the Nigeria Navy fleet would soar the “display of Nigeria military.’’ “This would act as a deterrent for would be-dictators and those who will not allow democracy to thrive,’’ he said.

The ambassador thanked the US for the offer, saying it came “after a successful election in Nigeria’’. He praised U.S for being very supportive in ensuring that democracy, human rights and justice thrived in Nigeria. “NNS thunder would be used as an additional component to ensure that in Africa, the principles of democracy thrive,’’ he said.

Navy Capt. Muhammad Nagenu is the Captain of NNS Thunder. He will lead a crew of 150 naval men, currently under-going sea training in the US, to bring the vessel home to Nigeria by September.
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A whopping N500 million has been earmarked by Federal Government to mark the inauguration ceremony of President Goodluck Jonathan as the president of Nigeria for the next four years later this month.

Also, former president of Brazil, Mr Lula Da Silva, has been slated to deliver an inaugural lecture as a mark of honour for of the president with about 35 presidents and heads of governments across the world having signified their intention to be part of the inauguration ceremony.

The lecture, with the theme: “Consolidating Democracy For National Transformation,” is billed to come up on the 27th of May  in Abuja.

In the same vein, an inaugural football match between the Kaduna United Football team of Kaduna and the Eyimba Football Club of Aba is slated for the Abuja Stadium on May 28.

According to investigations, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, will chair the inauguration committee, which also has eight serving ministers as members. The inauguration ceremony, it was learnt, is tagged; ‘A Celebration of Nigerians.’
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A whopping N500 million has been earmarked by Federal Government to mark the inauguration ceremony of President Goodluck Jonathan as the president of Nigeria for the next four years later this month.

Also, former president of Brazil, Mr Lula Da Silva, has been slated to deliver an inaugural lecture as a mark of honour for of the president with about 35 presidents and heads of governments across the world having signified their intention to be part of the inauguration ceremony.

The lecture, with the theme: “Consolidating Democracy For National Transformation,” is billed to come up on the 27th of May  in Abuja.

In the same vein, an inaugural football match between the Kaduna United Football team of Kaduna and the Eyimba Football Club of Aba is slated for the Abuja Stadium on May 28.

According to investigations, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, will chair the inauguration committee, which also has eight serving ministers as members. The inauguration ceremony, it was learnt, is tagged; ‘A Celebration of Nigerians.’
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Goddy Okafor, the Abia State chairperson of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Sunday gave a graphic account of how his wife was abducted by hoodlums and her escape by a stroke of luck.

Mr Okafor told the News Agency of Nigeria that his wife, Patience, was kidnapped a week ago by four armed men close to their residence in Aba.

He said that his wife, also a pastor, was going to a branch of their church to preach when the hoodlums blocked her car and dragged her into the boot of a waiting vehicle.

"As luck would have it, she saw an arrow in the boot lock, opened it and, with determination, jumped out while the boot closed back without the abductors knowing," Mr Okafor said.

He added that two good Samaritans saw her when she jumped out of the moving vehicle and brought her to their church.

The cleric said his wife was now recovering from the injuries she sustained while jumping out of the moving vehicle, adding that her car had also been recovered.

Mr Okafor, who commended security operatives in the state for the decrease in cases of kidnapping and other crimes, however expressed fears that hoodlums may be returning to the state.

"With the kidnapping of my wife and other such incidents in the area, I think the hoodlums are back.

"Security operatives should know that the battle is not over; the bad boys are still around.

"It is obvious that they are still around because some weeks ago, we were told that one of our friends was also kidnapped," Mr Okafor said.

He condemned what he called the "insensitivity'' of some residents to the plight of the kidnapped, saying some people do not respond promptly to distress calls.

Mr Okafor recalled that his wife had cried for help while the car was between the Nigeria Breweries and Aba Textile Mills, adding that those who were around the area did not respond.

He urged residents of the state to report any strange movement or persons within their environs, saying this would assist the police.

"I thank God my wife escaped, but at the same time I feel very bad about it," he added.
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Goddy Okafor, the Abia State chairperson of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Sunday gave a graphic account of how his wife was abducted by hoodlums and her escape by a stroke of luck.

Mr Okafor told the News Agency of Nigeria that his wife, Patience, was kidnapped a week ago by four armed men close to their residence in Aba.

He said that his wife, also a pastor, was going to a branch of their church to preach when the hoodlums blocked her car and dragged her into the boot of a waiting vehicle.

"As luck would have it, she saw an arrow in the boot lock, opened it and, with determination, jumped out while the boot closed back without the abductors knowing," Mr Okafor said.

He added that two good Samaritans saw her when she jumped out of the moving vehicle and brought her to their church.

The cleric said his wife was now recovering from the injuries she sustained while jumping out of the moving vehicle, adding that her car had also been recovered.

Mr Okafor, who commended security operatives in the state for the decrease in cases of kidnapping and other crimes, however expressed fears that hoodlums may be returning to the state.

"With the kidnapping of my wife and other such incidents in the area, I think the hoodlums are back.

"Security operatives should know that the battle is not over; the bad boys are still around.

"It is obvious that they are still around because some weeks ago, we were told that one of our friends was also kidnapped," Mr Okafor said.

He condemned what he called the "insensitivity'' of some residents to the plight of the kidnapped, saying some people do not respond promptly to distress calls.

Mr Okafor recalled that his wife had cried for help while the car was between the Nigeria Breweries and Aba Textile Mills, adding that those who were around the area did not respond.

He urged residents of the state to report any strange movement or persons within their environs, saying this would assist the police.

"I thank God my wife escaped, but at the same time I feel very bad about it," he added.
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The police on Saturday arrested a Nigerian citizen, whom they believe is part of a large online scam that was duping Indians by asking them to export Ayurvedic medicines for a fictitious British company.

According to police officers investigating the case, a fictitious British company had contacted Prashant Gangam, a student of business management in Mumbai, online.

A man, who identified himself as John Richard, began chatting with Gangam, telling him the company wanted to import Ayurvedic medicines from India. He asked if Gangam was interested in buying the medicines for the company and receive a commission for exporting them.

Last month, Gangam fell for the bait. "Richard asked Gangam to get in touch with a woman in Mumbai, who would supply the medicines to him," said Police Inspector S Awte, from Kalachowki police station.

In a few days, a Nigerian who identified himself as Solomon Moris Duke, 31, visited Gangam. He provided Gangam with packets, which contained an unidentified powder, and asked him to pay Rs 31 lakh for it, stating that the powder was medicinal.

Assuming that the packets contained drugs, Gangam contacted the Kalachowki police station. "Gangam got suspicious and approached us. On Saturday, when the Duke came to collect the money, we arrested him," said Awte. Duke has been arrested on charges of cheating. The police are trying to trace Richard and the woman involved.
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The police on Saturday arrested a Nigerian citizen, whom they believe is part of a large online scam that was duping Indians by asking them to export Ayurvedic medicines for a fictitious British company.

According to police officers investigating the case, a fictitious British company had contacted Prashant Gangam, a student of business management in Mumbai, online.

A man, who identified himself as John Richard, began chatting with Gangam, telling him the company wanted to import Ayurvedic medicines from India. He asked if Gangam was interested in buying the medicines for the company and receive a commission for exporting them.

Last month, Gangam fell for the bait. "Richard asked Gangam to get in touch with a woman in Mumbai, who would supply the medicines to him," said Police Inspector S Awte, from Kalachowki police station.

In a few days, a Nigerian who identified himself as Solomon Moris Duke, 31, visited Gangam. He provided Gangam with packets, which contained an unidentified powder, and asked him to pay Rs 31 lakh for it, stating that the powder was medicinal.

Assuming that the packets contained drugs, Gangam contacted the Kalachowki police station. "Gangam got suspicious and approached us. On Saturday, when the Duke came to collect the money, we arrested him," said Awte. Duke has been arrested on charges of cheating. The police are trying to trace Richard and the woman involved.
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Due to Western culture, the term anime has been coined to explicitly refer to Japanese animation. With the rise of anime's popularity it has become an integral part of animation produced in the Western world.
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Due to Western culture, the term anime has been coined to explicitly refer to Japanese animation. With the rise of anime's popularity it has become an integral part of animation produced in the Western world.
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American Version or would i say, WorldWide Version of Mother’s Day is just a few days away, which means you are on a crunch to find something cute for your mommy. And if anyone deserves a cool gift it’s your mom because umm, she did give birth to you after all!

While you are on your search for the perfect gift make sure you look for items and shopping companies that also support a worthy cause. That will be double brownie points for you!

You can try out these two shopping sites that are fully involved in worthy causes

www.kalahari.com.ng ----- A company run by MultiChoice, they are involved in Educational Aid in Africa, so shopping here will be an excellent choice this mothers day.

www.yesidefashionstore.com ----- Yeside Asekun  is the CEO of Yeside Fashion Store, she has actively been involved in fighting cervical cancer in Nigeria. They also have an offer of free delivery anywhere in Nigeria if you purchase items worth more than N15,000 (fifteen thousand naira)

American Version or would i say, WorldWide Version of Mother’s Day is just a few days away, which means you are on a crunch to find something cute for your mommy. And if anyone deserves a cool gift it’s your mom because umm, she did give birth to you after all!

While you are on your search for the perfect gift make sure you look for items and shopping companies that also support a worthy cause. That will be double brownie points for you!

You can try out these two shopping sites that are fully involved in worthy causes

www.kalahari.com.ng ----- A company run by MultiChoice, they are involved in Educational Aid in Africa, so shopping here will be an excellent choice this mothers day.

www.yesidefashionstore.com ----- Yeside Asekun  is the CEO of Yeside Fashion Store, she has actively been involved in fighting cervical cancer in Nigeria. They also have an offer of free delivery anywhere in Nigeria if you purchase items worth more than N15,000 (fifteen thousand naira)