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Sunday 17 November 2013
Happy Birthday To Rev. Wale Ajayi
Gunmen invade Nigerian hospital, demand new born babies
Five gunmen, suspected to be ritualists on Sunday invaded the government hospital in Ado-Ekiti, demanding for new born babies.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen who were said to be numbering about five, arrived at the hospital at about 1:00 a.m. demanding for a day old babies, and beating up staff who could not give satisfactory answer.
A senior health officer, who pleaded anonymity, said that the armed men invaded the hospital located along Irona area at about 1:00 a.m. and suddenly began molesting medical officials on night duty.
According to the officer, the invaders, who were fully armed, demanded for the whereabouts of a particular baby, said to have been delivered earlier in the day.
“They
got more annoyed when they were told that no baby was available in the
hospital as at the time they came, it angered then the more and they
went berserk,’’ the officer said.
This development, NAN learnt angered the men who beat up the hospital staff and injured some of them.
“As a senior person on duty, I tried to convince them that all new born babies have been discharged from the centre in the last couple of days, but they refused to be convinced.
“This angered them the more and they descended on the staff beating us, some of them were busy ransacking the place in search of babies,’’ the source said.
When contacted, the Chairman of Ado Local Government, Mr Tope Olanipekun confirmed the incident, saying “this is a new twist to crime in the area’’.
Olanipekun, who claimed to have visited the hospital to see things for himself, described the incident as “highest point of callousness on the part of the perpetrators.’’
“As I speak, the incident actually happened and I want to assure you that we are taking step to forestall a recurrence.’’
The chairman said that he had already ordered that night duty be suspended in all the hospitals in the council, pending when tight security measures, which would include fencing of all health centres will be done.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Victor Babayemi, ASP, who was surprised at the development, however said the incident was yet to be reported to the police command.
Source: PM News
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen who were said to be numbering about five, arrived at the hospital at about 1:00 a.m. demanding for a day old babies, and beating up staff who could not give satisfactory answer.
A senior health officer, who pleaded anonymity, said that the armed men invaded the hospital located along Irona area at about 1:00 a.m. and suddenly began molesting medical officials on night duty.
According to the officer, the invaders, who were fully armed, demanded for the whereabouts of a particular baby, said to have been delivered earlier in the day.
a baby: wanted by gunmen
This development, NAN learnt angered the men who beat up the hospital staff and injured some of them.
“As a senior person on duty, I tried to convince them that all new born babies have been discharged from the centre in the last couple of days, but they refused to be convinced.
“This angered them the more and they descended on the staff beating us, some of them were busy ransacking the place in search of babies,’’ the source said.
When contacted, the Chairman of Ado Local Government, Mr Tope Olanipekun confirmed the incident, saying “this is a new twist to crime in the area’’.
Olanipekun, who claimed to have visited the hospital to see things for himself, described the incident as “highest point of callousness on the part of the perpetrators.’’
“As I speak, the incident actually happened and I want to assure you that we are taking step to forestall a recurrence.’’
The chairman said that he had already ordered that night duty be suspended in all the hospitals in the council, pending when tight security measures, which would include fencing of all health centres will be done.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Victor Babayemi, ASP, who was surprised at the development, however said the incident was yet to be reported to the police command.
Source: PM News
Nigeria faults World Bank chief on ‘100 Million Destitute’ claim
Nigeria’s federal government has described recent statement by World
Bank Country Director, Marie-Francoise Marie-Nelly that 100 million
Nigerians are living in destitution or extreme poverty as “spurious
claim” that “is astonishing on a number of levels.”
In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, Dr. Nwanze Okidegbe, Chief Economic Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan said the claim contradicts the position of the World Bank on the level of poverty in Nigeria as declared by Bank’s Vice President for Africa, Makhtar Diop, in May 2013.
The Chief Economic Adviser recalled that Diop had declared during the visit that the rate of poverty has fallen under President Jonathan administration from 48 per cent to 46 percent.
“Given our current population of about 170 million people, the Country Director’s imagery of 100 million Nigerian destitutes seems to be based on a much higher poverty rate than that of her boss. The question that arises from this absurdity therefore is: who is right?,” queried Okidegbe.
The Chief Economic Adviser also said that the present cost of living in the country does not justify the claim that 100 million Nigerians are living under poverty.
“Second, according to the World Bank itself, to live in extreme poverty is to live on less than $1.25 per day, including the cost of accommodation, clothing, feeding, and other incidentals. $1.25 per day translates into N200 per day (or N6,000 per month).
“On feeding alone, a loaf of bread costs more than N200 in many parts of Nigeria while a plate of food, even from a roadside food vendor, costs about the same amount. More also, there are about 112 million active GSM lines in Nigeria.
“ Even accounting for those who own more than one phone and netting out nearly 44 percent of Nigerians who are under 15 years (and mostly do not have phones), this is not a description of a country with 100 million destitutes living in extreme poverty.
Okidegbe added that the Jonathan administration is undertaking critical reforms in all key sectors of the economy to create jobs and reduce poverty. This, according to him, includes the reforms in the agricultural sector which he said have increased production and created many job opportunities.
“ In recognition of the fact that growth in the Agricultural Sector is pro-poor, we are confident that the consistent growth being recorded in agriculture is translating into further poverty reduction.
Indeed, Nigeria was recently honoured for meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing people living in absolute hunger by half, well ahead of the 2015 target set by the United Nations.
“On average, about 20 percent of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) is allocated exclusively to protecting the poor through different types of social safety nets.
“One important area of success is the Conditional Grant Scheme with total conditional cash transfer to almost 40,000 households and recruitment of over 2,000 new health workers working on improving maternal and child health.
“Rather than engage in peddling easily disprovable and inaccurate poverty numbers, we believe it would be a better for the World Bank to focus its attention on designing programmes and interventions to support the government’s efforts in accelerating poverty reduction in Nigeria,” said Okidegbe.
Source: PM News
In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, Dr. Nwanze Okidegbe, Chief Economic Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan said the claim contradicts the position of the World Bank on the level of poverty in Nigeria as declared by Bank’s Vice President for Africa, Makhtar Diop, in May 2013.
The Chief Economic Adviser recalled that Diop had declared during the visit that the rate of poverty has fallen under President Jonathan administration from 48 per cent to 46 percent.
“Given our current population of about 170 million people, the Country Director’s imagery of 100 million Nigerian destitutes seems to be based on a much higher poverty rate than that of her boss. The question that arises from this absurdity therefore is: who is right?,” queried Okidegbe.
The Chief Economic Adviser also said that the present cost of living in the country does not justify the claim that 100 million Nigerians are living under poverty.
“Second, according to the World Bank itself, to live in extreme poverty is to live on less than $1.25 per day, including the cost of accommodation, clothing, feeding, and other incidentals. $1.25 per day translates into N200 per day (or N6,000 per month).
“On feeding alone, a loaf of bread costs more than N200 in many parts of Nigeria while a plate of food, even from a roadside food vendor, costs about the same amount. More also, there are about 112 million active GSM lines in Nigeria.
“ Even accounting for those who own more than one phone and netting out nearly 44 percent of Nigerians who are under 15 years (and mostly do not have phones), this is not a description of a country with 100 million destitutes living in extreme poverty.
Okidegbe added that the Jonathan administration is undertaking critical reforms in all key sectors of the economy to create jobs and reduce poverty. This, according to him, includes the reforms in the agricultural sector which he said have increased production and created many job opportunities.
“ In recognition of the fact that growth in the Agricultural Sector is pro-poor, we are confident that the consistent growth being recorded in agriculture is translating into further poverty reduction.
Indeed, Nigeria was recently honoured for meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing people living in absolute hunger by half, well ahead of the 2015 target set by the United Nations.
“On average, about 20 percent of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) is allocated exclusively to protecting the poor through different types of social safety nets.
“One important area of success is the Conditional Grant Scheme with total conditional cash transfer to almost 40,000 households and recruitment of over 2,000 new health workers working on improving maternal and child health.
“Rather than engage in peddling easily disprovable and inaccurate poverty numbers, we believe it would be a better for the World Bank to focus its attention on designing programmes and interventions to support the government’s efforts in accelerating poverty reduction in Nigeria,” said Okidegbe.
Source: PM News
Hello Brazil... AS Moses, Nsofor Secures World Cup Ticket
Two goals from Victor Moses and substitute Obinna Nsofor ensured that
Nigeria’s Super Eagles booked their place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
in Brazil at the expense of visiting Walya Ibex of Ethiopia Saturday.
Liverpool of England star, Moses converted the penalty he took in the 18th minute of the first half after Anyalem Haliu of Ethiopia was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the box by the referee.
Nsofor who replaced Moses in the 78th minute scored the Eagles’ second goal with a sublime free-kick in the 83rd minute of the crucial match at the U.J Eusene Stadium, Calabar, Cross River State.
The game started with the Stephen Keshi-led team bravely and cautiously playing their game with the determination to consolidate on the 2-1 victory the team had in the first leg of the World Cup playoff in Addis Ababa last month.
After Moses’ goal, Nigeria pushed an Ethiopian team who could not threaten enough to get an equaliser.Italy based Onazi Ogazi in the 31st minute made a cross in the right to Brown Ideye who missed the ball and cleared it wide.
The pace of the game slowed down in the second half as Nigeria seem comfortable with their lead.
As if heaven was waiting for the winning goal from Nsofor in the 83rd minute, a heavy downpour climaxed the end of the game.
The Super Eagles are through to Brazil’s World Cup with an emphatic 4-1 aggregate victory over Ethiopia.
Moses and Nsofor won Guinness Nigeria Plc.’s $2,000 each for the goals they scored while Onazi was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player, MVP of the match. He won Tom Tom’s $5,000 award.
CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa said it was a dream come true to qualify for what will be his first World Cup, but he blamed the hot weather for the team’s subdued outing.
“I thank God for the World Cup ticket, it is a dream come true for me. It has been my dream to go to the World Cup and I have made it,” Musa remarked.
“We would have done a lot better today but the weather was hot and this worked against us.”
And Celtic defender Efe Ambrose now hopes the Eagles shine in Brazil, saying: “I am happy to be part of this history making. My target is now to help my country do well at the World Cup.”
Ambrose came close for Nigeria right at the start of the game and goalkeeper Sisay Bancha then made a one-handed save from Emmanuel Emenike from 10 yards out as the home team pressed for an early opening goal.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan has commended Coach Stephen Keshi and the national team;the Super Eagles, for putting together a formidable team that was able to beat Ethiopian team at the U .J Esuene Township stadium today, booking Nigeria’s ticket for World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
In his congratulatory message posted on his facebook page a few minute after the match ended with Nigeria 2,Ethiopia 0 with (4 ;1 goal aggregate)the President said; “Again, the Super Eagles have demonstrated why they are the Champions of Africa.
“The match today in Calabar was a master piece of great footballing.This is the sort of team work and synergy that the world has come to expect from not just our football teams, but from the general Nigerian society”.
He hoped that “With the type of play we witnessed today, the World Cup is within reach. I commend Stephen Keshi for putting together a formidable team and urge all our players not to rest on their oars as we march forward to Brazil next year”.
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has also congratulated the Super Eagles on their qualification for the FIFA World Cup holding in Brazil, next year.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhiria, Oshiomhole said the Eagles have done Nigeria and indeed Africa proud by the qualification.
He said: “the Super Eagles have shown that they are indeed the Champions of Africa by emerging the first country from the continent to qualify for the World cup, joining the ranks of other great football nations like Germany, Netherlands, Spain and England, among others, who have already qualified.
“The Eagles qualification, a few days after the nation’s youngsters won the Under-17 World Cup shows a resurgence in the belief by Nigerians that with zeal, sacrifice, patience and team work, a great deal can be achieved.
“However, with this qualification comes more hard work. I appeal to the Nigeria Football Federation, the coaches and other handlers of the team not to rest on their oars but do all that is needful to ensure that the Eagles beat our best World Cup record. I wish the Eagles success in Brazil, and our prayers are with them to emerge victorious in Brazil.”
Liverpool of England star, Moses converted the penalty he took in the 18th minute of the first half after Anyalem Haliu of Ethiopia was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the box by the referee.
Nsofor who replaced Moses in the 78th minute scored the Eagles’ second goal with a sublime free-kick in the 83rd minute of the crucial match at the U.J Eusene Stadium, Calabar, Cross River State.
The game started with the Stephen Keshi-led team bravely and cautiously playing their game with the determination to consolidate on the 2-1 victory the team had in the first leg of the World Cup playoff in Addis Ababa last month.
The pace of the game slowed down in the second half as Nigeria seem comfortable with their lead.
As if heaven was waiting for the winning goal from Nsofor in the 83rd minute, a heavy downpour climaxed the end of the game.
The Super Eagles are through to Brazil’s World Cup with an emphatic 4-1 aggregate victory over Ethiopia.
Moses and Nsofor won Guinness Nigeria Plc.’s $2,000 each for the goals they scored while Onazi was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player, MVP of the match. He won Tom Tom’s $5,000 award.
CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa said it was a dream come true to qualify for what will be his first World Cup, but he blamed the hot weather for the team’s subdued outing.
“I thank God for the World Cup ticket, it is a dream come true for me. It has been my dream to go to the World Cup and I have made it,” Musa remarked.
“We would have done a lot better today but the weather was hot and this worked against us.”
And Celtic defender Efe Ambrose now hopes the Eagles shine in Brazil, saying: “I am happy to be part of this history making. My target is now to help my country do well at the World Cup.”
Ambrose came close for Nigeria right at the start of the game and goalkeeper Sisay Bancha then made a one-handed save from Emmanuel Emenike from 10 yards out as the home team pressed for an early opening goal.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan has commended Coach Stephen Keshi and the national team;the Super Eagles, for putting together a formidable team that was able to beat Ethiopian team at the U .J Esuene Township stadium today, booking Nigeria’s ticket for World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
In his congratulatory message posted on his facebook page a few minute after the match ended with Nigeria 2,Ethiopia 0 with (4 ;1 goal aggregate)the President said; “Again, the Super Eagles have demonstrated why they are the Champions of Africa.
“The match today in Calabar was a master piece of great footballing.This is the sort of team work and synergy that the world has come to expect from not just our football teams, but from the general Nigerian society”.
He hoped that “With the type of play we witnessed today, the World Cup is within reach. I commend Stephen Keshi for putting together a formidable team and urge all our players not to rest on their oars as we march forward to Brazil next year”.
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has also congratulated the Super Eagles on their qualification for the FIFA World Cup holding in Brazil, next year.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhiria, Oshiomhole said the Eagles have done Nigeria and indeed Africa proud by the qualification.
He said: “the Super Eagles have shown that they are indeed the Champions of Africa by emerging the first country from the continent to qualify for the World cup, joining the ranks of other great football nations like Germany, Netherlands, Spain and England, among others, who have already qualified.
“The Eagles qualification, a few days after the nation’s youngsters won the Under-17 World Cup shows a resurgence in the belief by Nigerians that with zeal, sacrifice, patience and team work, a great deal can be achieved.
“However, with this qualification comes more hard work. I appeal to the Nigeria Football Federation, the coaches and other handlers of the team not to rest on their oars but do all that is needful to ensure that the Eagles beat our best World Cup record. I wish the Eagles success in Brazil, and our prayers are with them to emerge victorious in Brazil.”
Mina Horsefall Joins The Cast Of Popular TV Series, Tinsel
This is not the only good thing happening to Mina..she also acquired a new vehicle worth N2.5 million and recently got delivery of it from the US.
Mina will be playing the role of Angela, a Physiotherapist on the Mnet TV Series.
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