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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Gabriel Olawale A Consultant Neurologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Dr. Agabi Osigwe has urged Nigerians to desist from linking epilepsy with witchcraft or spiritual occurrences, rather understand it as a disease of the brain that affects people of all ages. Osigwe, who spoke in Lagos at the launch of Samuel Olafemiwa Oladehin Foundation,  regretted the misconception and stigmatisation surrounding the disorder, saying it discourages  People Living With Epilepsy, PWE, from seeking treatment. He explained that there is no immunity to the disease and that it cannot be contracted through casual contact. “It is not transferable by close personal contact via kissing, hugging, sexual intercourse, etc. It is a non-communicable disease of the brain. Some of the proven causes  are brain infections, strokes, brain trauma or tumors. “Globally, about 2.4million people are diagnosed with epilepsy each year, nearly 80 percent in l...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Levinus Nwabughiogu A BUJA — Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, underscored the need for public/partnership, saying it was necessary for Nigeria’s economic growth. He said government alone could not achieve the objective but assured that it would provide the enabling environment for business to thrive. Osinbajo spoke at the 3rd Presidential Quarterly Business Forum held at the old Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja. He said: “The real challenge is how to efficiently and faithfully implement these great ideas. I think for effective delivery, this partnership with the private sector is undoubtably the way to go. “So our approach in this respect and other sectors, the delivery unit will invite and work with private sector players in our delivery clusters to deliver on quality and value in all these various sectors. This, we will do in all the identified sectors.   We will make ourselves accessible to you as much as possible.’’ Also s...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lagos – A 25-year-old fashion designer, Jamiu Ayoade, has been shot dead by a trigger-happy police officer in Lagos, according to dependable sources. The sources said police officer, who is believed to be a senior officer at Ijeshatedo Divisional Police Headquarters (name withheld) allegedly shot and killed Ayoade on Sunday evening in the area. The incident which occurred at about 7.30 p.m. at No. 49, Wosilat Daudu St., Ijeshatedo, also left two persons injured. The deceased, Ayoade had gone to the area to attend a friend’s birthday party when he met his untimely death, one of the sources said. It was learnt that the officer and his men had stormed the venue of the birthday party in two patrol vans at about 6. 30 p.m. and left after observing what the youths were doing. “Som minutes later, the officer and his men came back to the venue and one of the policemen shot sporadically into the air. “The officer, who was sitting in front of one of the patrol vans al...

http://ift.tt/2qTWc5j Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, ambulance used in conveying private corpses in Ikot Ekpene. The post Photos: FRSC ambulance used in conveying private corpses in Ikot Ekpene appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2pek8nq

http://ift.tt/2poLhiG Chelsea's Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas passes the ball during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge in London on May 8, 2017. Adrian DENNIS / AFP Cesc Fabregas sparkled as Chelsea moved to within touching distance of the Premier League title and condemned Middlesbrough to relegation with a breezy 3-0 home win on Monday. Fabregas made sure Chelsea capitalised on Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 defeat at West Ham United on Friday by supplying assists for Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic, with Marcos Alonso also finding the net. It left Chelsea seven points clear of Spurs at the summit and means they will be crowned champions for the second time in three seasons if they win at West Bromwich Albion on Friday. Should they fail to take maximum points at The Hawthorns, subsequent home games against Watford and relegated Sunderland mean Antonio Conte’s side have plenty of margin for error. Fabregas has now...

http://ift.tt/2poEYMl Cesc Fabregas sparkled as Chelsea moved to within touching distance of the Premier League title and condemned Middlesbrough to relegation with a breezy 3-0 home win on Monday. Fabregas made sure Chelsea capitalised on Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 defeat at West Ham United on Friday by supplying assists for Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic, with Marcos Alonso also finding the net. It left Chelsea seven points clear of Spurs at the summit and means they will be crowned champions for the second time in three seasons if they win at West Bromwich Albion on Friday. Should they fail to take maximum points at The Hawthorns, subsequent home games against Watford and relegated Sunderland mean Antonio Conte’s side have plenty of margin for error. Fabregas has now set up 10 or more goals in six different English top-flight seasons — a record in the Premier League era. Boro return to the Championship after one season back among the elite, joining Sunderland in sinking into the ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Chapecoense have won their first title since most of their team were killed in a plane crash. Only three of the Brazilian club’s players survived November’s crash, when 71 of 77 people on board died. Top clubs from Brazil and Argentina offered to loan players to Chapocense, who signed 25 new players this season and promoted nine from the youth team. They lifted the Santa Catarina state championship on Sunday for the second straight year, despite losing to Avai. Chapecoense were beaten 1-0 in Sunday’s final play-off, but their 1-0 victory in the first leg meant their better record over the course of the season was decisive.Costa: Any club would want a striker like me. Diego Costa knows any team would want a striker like him  after passing a half century of league goals for Chelsea. Costa said: “Any club with a striker who is going to get 20 goals regularly, they are going to be up there competing for whatever competition they are involved in’’. The post Ch...

http://ift.tt/2oXEFw6 Alvaro Morata has agreed to join Chelsea this summer, according to reports. The Real Madrid forward has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge with Karim Benzema ahead of him in the pecking order at the club. And  Diario Gol   say Morata’s agent has met with  Chelsea  officials and agreed to move to the Premier League. The report also states there were meetings with several European clubs. The Spaniard’s girlfriend has reportedly been house-hunting ahead of a move to London. The post Morata strikes Chelsea deal appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2pXDAEh

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J DESPITE the poor infrastructure, lack of finance and poor power supply, Nigeria has been ranked as global leader in the export of seven agricultural produce, namely yams, cassava, melon, kola nut, sorghum and shea nut. Disclosing this in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC), Mr. Olusegun  Awolowo, harped on the importance of streamlining the procedures and documentation of exports. Awolowo who spoke at a business seminar on ‘provision of a seamless logistics service as a panacea for economic growth,’ said that there are 22 steps to exporting goods and lengthy and cumbersome procedures tend to add to cost of doing business. He opined that opportunities available in non-oil export will remain a mirage if the issue of procedures and documentations remained cumbersome, adding that the dominance of oil revenue is changing around the world adding that attentions are being shifted to non-oil export. Awolowo stated, “trade...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lagos – The Naira on Monday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency gained three points to exchange at N388 to the dollar, stronger than N391 it traded on Friday, while the pound sterling and the Euro closed at N495 and N425. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the Naira was sold at N362 to the dollar, while the pound sterling and the Euro closed at N495 and N423. Trading at the interbank market showed that the Naira closed at N305.7, while the pound sterling and the Euro closed at N453.18 and N386.28. Currency traders said the liquidity boost at the FOREX market had forced the naira to appreciate. The post Naira appreciates against dollar at parallel market appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2pVfOZ9

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Calabar – Mr Gabriel Odu-Oji, the Commissioner for Water Resources in Cross River, kidnapped on April 9, has regained freedom. ASP Irene Ugbo, the Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, confirmed his release in a telephone interview on Monday in Calabar. “As we speak, the Commissioner for Water Resources has been released and he is right now with his family. “No ransom was paid to his kidnappers. The combined effort of security agencies in the state and the office of the State Security Adviser were on top of the matter to secure his release. “We are happy that he was released alive, hale and hearty’’, she said. Odu-Oji was kidnapped by five gunmen at Mayne Avenue area of Calabar South. The post Abducted Cross River Commissioner regains freedom appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2qKC4X1

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J British Petroleum, BP has expressed interest to invest $15 -$17 billion in exploration and production of oil and gas yearly. This is part of the company’s plans to grow its assets, targeted at meeting growing demand in the coming years. The Chief Executive, Upstream, Mr. Bernard Looney, disclosed in a presentation that this would culminate in the growth of the company and industry. Specifically, he indicated that the investment is expected to lead to one million barrels of new production by 2021. According to him, BP chooses its investments very carefully – from the Gulf of Mexico to the Caspian, from Iraq to Indonesia and from Mauritania to Senegal. “But it is not just about where we work – it is also about the beliefs we have about how we create value. First, we work with partners and contractors to operate as efficiently as possible.  Second, we aim to lead in the use of new technology, particularly digital technology, which has the potential to transform...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lagos – A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday refused a request by Dame Patience Jonathan, seeking to unfreeze her accounts, having about 15.5 million dollars. Justice Mohammed Idris ordered parties to file pleadings since issues had been joined as to the ownership of the money. The judge held that all the defendants formulated different issues from those formulated by the plaintiff in the originating summons, saying it was unacceptable. “The issues formulated by all the defendants are baseless. They amount to no issue and will be ignored by the court. “I hold that this court lacks the competence to determine the issues raised by the defendants in their written addresses, having abandoned the specific issues formulated by the plaintiff in the originating summons. “It is unfortunate. I say this because the issues raised by the defendants appear on the face of it, are good and deserving to be considered on their merit. “But as I understand it to be the law, ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Gusau – The Police on Monday in Zamfara said that a suspected armed bandit, one Sani Abdullahi, had been killed in a gun battle with security agents. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Shaba Alkal, told newsmen in Gusau that the suspect died during gun battle when a group of bandits attacked Yartukunya village in Bungudu Local Government Area of the state. “We also recovered one AK 47 rifle from the deceased suspect,” Alkali said. Alkali also said that the command had also arrested nine illegal miners in Gemawa village of Talata-Mafara local government area of the state. “We had also recovered exhibits from the suspects such as the cash of N90,000 given to our policemen as bribe, mining materials such as mining detectors, diggers, shovels and head pans,” Alkali said. He advised residents of the state against engaging themselves in unlawful activities, especially mining as it had security and public health implications According to Alkali, the team of detec...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J …Promises to expedite their recovery, rehabilitation By Soni Daniel Abuja – Health Minister, Prof Isaac Adewole,Monday visited the 82 Chibok schoolgirls freed by insurgents at the weekend in an Abuja hospital where they are receiving treatment and assured them of the resolve of the government to give them maximum treatment and care so as to quicken their recovery and reintegration into normal life. Prof Adewole asked the girls to be open with their caregivers and not hide any ailment from them so that appropriate attention could be given to them while in the health facility. The minister said, “We are happy for you. We thank God for your release. President Buhari has shown his commitment to your plight and has directed that we offer the best of medical services. We are going to take care of you so that you can go out and live productive lives again. We are at your service; it is our job to help you. Please, do not hide anything from us”, he said. Prof Ade...