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•Remains of Mrs. Ucheagwu    Twenty-nine-year-old Ekene Ucheagwu, a native of Ndikpa Awu­ka Ogbunka, Orumba South Local Government Area, Anambra State, who alleged­ly committed an abominable act is now gnashing his teeth in the custody of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Anambra State Police Command. Ekene kidnapped his 65-year-old mother, Agnes, strangled her and then proceeded to burn her corpse in the dreaded Ogba Ukwu forest in the community. As the nation was celebrat­ing the last May Day, Madam Agnes was reported missing. The kinsmen, Sunday Sun learnt from the Anambra State Commission­er of Police, Mr Usman Gwary, promptly suspected her son, Ekene, because of the lingering misunderstanding between him and the mother. Gwary said Ek­ene was summoned by the kins­men to ascertain what he knew about the incident. Curiously, he told them to prepare a burial place for the missing woman. It was further gathered that the problem between ...

FERGUSON, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri on Saturday imposed a midnight to 5 a.m. curfew in this small city, declaring a state of emergency as violence flared anew after a week of street protests over the killing of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer. “This is not to silence the people of Ferguson, but to address those who are drowning out the voice of the people with their actions,” Mr. Nixon, a Democrat, told reporters and residents at a Ferguson church. “We will not allow a handful of looters to endanger the rest of this community. If we’re going to achieve justice, we must first have and maintain peace.” Mr. Nixon added: “This is a test. The eyes of the world are watching.” As the curfew took effect, heavy rains began to fall and the streets, which had been filled with people less than an hour before, were largely deserted. Capt. Ronald S. Johnson, the state Highway Patrol commander whose officers have overseen public security in Fergu...

As Boko Haram insurgents flee Gwoza   Fear has gripped residents of some communi­ties around the border of Borno and Ad­amawa states following rumours that Boko Ha­ram insurgents fleeing from Gwoza may attack their communities. Ezekiel Musa and Markus Yalah, both residents of Askira, south of Borno and Madagali in Adamawa State said they fled the communi­ties yesterday to Maiduguri to stay with their brothers in response to the rumour that Boko Haram was planning to attack their towns. “We heard Boko Haram men left Gwoza and have vowed to attack some com­munities in Askira/Uba again. So most people have not been sleeping very well since Thursday. We had to leave because everybody is talking about it. We came through Biu to Gujba in Yobe,” Markus disclosed. Also, a Maiduguri resident who did not want his name in print confirmed the develop­ment, adding that his mother intimated him about the anxiety in his village. “My mother told me people in our village didn’t ...

The tricycle has proved it has the right of way in this contest (?) The race is not for the mighty…you might say.

GOODS worth over N1billion were destroyed in a fire inferno that ravaged parts of the popular Aleshinloye market in Ibadan,Oyo state capital at the weekend. Men of the State Fire Service yesterday successfully quenched the raging fire, which began on Friday night. Hundreds of affected traders were seen wailing over the huge loss, calling on well- meaning individuals and government at all levels to come and assist them. The leader of Igbo community in the state, Eze Ndigbo of Ibadanland,  Eze Alex Anozie, led other Igbo chiefs to the market to sympathise  with the  traders yesterday. Describing the loss as very devastating, Anozie made passionate appeal to the government to assist the affected traders financially and also help in reconstructing the shops. He also suggested that the market be ordered to close by 6pm daily, leaving only the security personnel to man the market and open for business by 7am. “I remember that since such was introduced a...

When it comes to shopping from international online stores, the challenge for many living in Nigeria has always been the shipping cost. Most cannot imagine buying a product that costs only $10 and have it shipped for $25. This was the snag before some stores found a way to solve this problem- Free Shipping. But even with these stores, selecting the best and most trusted is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Below are some trusted online stores that offer different categories of products;          ASOS Asos is a British online fashion and beauty store that has been delivering goods to men and women since its inception in June 2000. Ever since then Asos has been on a steady rise and has grown to become one of the most trusted international stores that delivers free goods worldwide. Asos has grown so popular that it’s not hard to see dispatch riders with Asos boxes strapped to their bikes, signaling the popularity of the onl...

Nigeria has its first good news about Ebola in the country. One of those infected by the late Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer has  pulled out of danger  and subsequently discharged from hospital. The lucky survivor is a female victim  involved in the index case of the Ebola patient, Patrick Sawyer at First Consultant Hospital,Obalende,Lagos. Five other infected persons are said to be responding to treatment and stand a chance of also pulling through. “She was among the confirmed cases of EVD in Nigeria. It is gladdening that she is now free of the disease,” Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said last night in Lagos  in an update on the Ebola disease. But he did not name the discharged patient. He added: “At  present, five of the patients have almost fully recovered.” He said the lucky patient  had been allowed home from  the quarantine unit of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos. The mi...

•President Goodluck Jonathan discussing with US President Barack Obama during their bilateral meeting in New York…yesterday  MIAMI  — An American medical doctor, Aileen Marty, left Miami on Thursday on her way to Nigeria, where she will join a team of experts from around the world to help fight the Ebola virus. Marty, who teaches at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, was recruited by the World Health Organisation to serve with the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. Marty is no stranger to Ebola or West Africa. In over 30 years of practising medicine, 25 of them as a Navy doctor, she has travelled the world, visiting 50 countries and treating diseases like leprosy, dengue, malaria and Ebola. In addition to treating patients in West Africa, her work within her team will be focused on threat analysis and risk assessment, areas where she has decades of experience. The fact that the FIU College of Medicine has extensive experience and re...

Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (pictured above) is a Senior Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist at First Consultant Hospital in Lagos where late Liberian Patrick Sawyer was diagnosed with the deadly Ebola disease. She was one of those who diagnosed and was treating Sawyer at First Consultant before he died. Unfortunately she was infected by Sawyer. Her colleagues put her pic and case out at a press conference on Thursday, appealing to the U.S Govt to urgently send whatever treatment they have for the Ebola virus to Nige ria to save her life and that of other Nigerians at risk of the disease.  Her colleague Mr Okubadejo said on Thursday; “She treated Sawyer because she was patriotic only for her to be infected with the virus. I am appealing to the U.S. government to send whatever medication they have to Nigeria fast to save Adadevoh. She does not deserve to die. So, this is the reason for this appeal,” I heard Dr. Adadevoh was one of those who refused to let Sawyer lea...

Prof Chukwu The Association of Animal Hunters of Nigeria (AAHN) in Benin, Edo State has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately sack the Minister of Health, Dr. Oyebuchi Chukwu, for alleged mishandling of information on the Ebola incident in Lagos. The hunters said the minister’s action caused panic among Nigerians and also threatened the livelihood of Nigerians who depend on bush meat to survive. National President of the hunters’ association, Comrade Ray Macaulay, who spoke at a press briefing in Benin City, said they support measures taken to curb the spread of Ebola virus but that they were against ‘the unscientific, nonsensical and palpably wicked notices to frighten Nigerians off their age-long bush meat delicacy. Ray said there had not been any reported case of Ebola in the country until it was brought into the country by a Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer. He said: “There may be information at the Ministry of Health that we...

Dr. Tayo Haastrup, spokesperson of National Hospital, Abuja,  has urged resident doctors to negotiate with the federal government in order to be called back to duty on Friday. Dr. Tayo said other health workers weres till functioning in the sector but the service of the doctors were still needed saying it was quite unfortunate that it has to get to this stage. He said the government the doctors to have at least temporarily suspended the strike with the national emergency on Ebola adding that consultants were expected to come back to work and other health sector workers who have also been functioning in the system. Dr. Tayo adviced the resident doctors to find a way to negotiate and appeal to government to rescind its action. Dr. Prosper Igboeli, a gynaecologist, said the Federal Government had been so patient with the doctors because their demand could not be compared to the suffering of Nigerians. Igboeli, who is the Managing Director of M and M H...

As Liberia keeps battling the scourge of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease  (EVD) , heartbreaking photos have emerged, which display a horrible state at which the country is. According to the World Health Organization,  a total of 152 new cases of Ebola virus disease (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) as well as 76 deaths have been reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone between 13th and 14th of August, 2014. Related : Anti-Ebola Drug Ordered By Nigeria Is A Pesticide -US Getty Images photographer,  John Moore has however took his time to travel to Monrovia, Liberia,  to chronicle harrowing scenes in the country which is in the grip of the deadly Ebola disease. Liberia is the second most affected country after Guinea where this recent outbreak started from. View the heartbreaking photos below: A mother and child stand on top of a mattress in an Ebola isolation station in Liberia for suspected victims of the virus...

A recent report showed that 64% of China's rich are either migrating overseas or have plans to leave the country. Political scientist James To, who has written a book on the subject, tells the WSJ's Deborah Kan how the Chinese government is using propaganda campaigns abroad to ensure loyalty from overseas Chinese. Even when the emperors did their utmost to keep them at home, the Chinese ventured overseas in search of knowledge, fortune and adventure. Manchu Qing rulers thought those who left must be criminals or conspirators and once forced the entire coastal population of southern China to move at least 10 miles inland. But even that didn't put an end to wanderlust. Sailing junks ferried merchants to Manila on monsoon winds to trade silk and porcelain for silver. And in the 19th century, steamships carried ar...

A family of five, including a father, mother and their three children were found dead in their home yesterday Friday August 15th at Temidire Community, in Sabo, Abeokuta North LGA of Ogun State The dead people have been identified as Aliu Adeboye, his younger wife identified as Iya  Aliya and three of Adeboye's six children. Vanguard reports...  Findings have shown that,  the late  Adeboye had two wives and six children  before the incident. Further findings have also revealed that,  the  first wife, and her three  children who slept in another room in the same six-room bungalow were alive. It was gathered that the whole community woke up and found out that the five people were dead while the first wife and her children were safe. The  people in the community were said to be suspecting a foul  play  as the two wives were said to always be at loggerheads. Some people alleged that chemical odour was bein...

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Friday demanded immediate reversal of yesterday’s letter by the Federal Government terminating the appointment of 16,000 resident doctors in government hospitals across the country. Nigeria's Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu    Addressing the media in Abuja on Friday, President of NMA, Dr. Kayode Obembe said there was no way the resident doctors would accept their sack. He urged all doctors not to pick their letters at their respective hospitals. “NMA condemns in totality the alleged presidential directive via the Federal Ministry of Health suspending Residency Training Programme in Nigeria," Obembe said. “NMA demands the immediate withdrawal of the suspension circular and unconditional reinstatement of the so-called sacked resident doctors. “Government should show commitment on her part in resolving the current impasse with the NMA rather than resorting to punitive measures that will only furth...

Nigerians who claim to have been tricked into selling their kidneys in Indian hospitals have shared horrific tales of their ordeal. In this exclusive sit down with Punch , Martin said he was tricked into selling one of his kidneys for just $7,500 (N1.2m) in 2008 Martins said he had only one reason why he was willing to sell one of his kidneys for that amount: financial independence. He'd tried to make a meaning out of his life. While growing up, he had dreamt of becoming an engineer but his parents did not have the wherewithal to support his dream. So when he was approached by his childhood friend, he did not think times over before accepting the offer. He would sell his kidney, his friend, who was also the agent, would make about $1,800 (N300,000), while he would pocket the balance — $5,600 (N900,000). He felt it was balanced Mathematics, but the complexity of the deal was none he could have imagined. Continue... According to Martins, his friend, S...