MANAGING Director of Delta Mega Trend, Mr. Sam Ogrih, has commended Delta State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, for initiating and citing the ongoing construc-tion of mega estate in Warri.

THE protracted crisis rocking the University of Benin (UNIBEN) over the choice of a substantive vice-chancellor was laid to rest yesterday, as the Governing Council of the University announced the appointment of Professor Osayuki Godwin Oshodin, the immediate past Dean of Education, as the new Vice-Chancellor of the institution.

IT is a fact that at least 50 per cent of Nigerians live on less than one dollar a day – a development emphasised by the quite poor critical health indicators such as maternal and infant mortality.

THE reluctance of herbal medicine practitioners and inadequate coordination of their activities have been identified as being largely responsible for non-integration of herbal medicine into the nation’s health care system. Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Dr. Paul Orhii, who disclosed this in a paper presention at a symposium by Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories in Enugu opined that even though use of traditional and herbal medicines is widespread in the country,its integration into the national healthcare system had remained problematic.

General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Prof. John Idoko says the wide gaps in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) need to be addressed, particularly the issue of breast feeding by women living with HIV.

Intercontinental Bank Plc said yesterday that it has recovered N78 billion bad loans since the Central Bank, CBN, intervention on August 14 and said it has improved its risk management. Chief Executive Officer, Mahmoud Alabi, appointed by the Central Bank, said the bank hoped to recover up to N100 billion before year-end.

Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) weekend divorced itself from a statement by the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) on Sunday, threatening possible secession by Ijaw ethnic group should Vice President Goodluck Jonathan be forced to resign from office.

THE people of Obotebe Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have called on Governor Emmanuel Uduag-han to call their neighbours, Gbekebor community, to order to sustain the peace in the riverine area of the state.

NIGERIAN adults have a tendency not to go for the HIV screening test to know their HIV status, says the 2008 National Demographic & Health Survey (NDHS) released last week.

Former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Col Abdulmumuni Aminu (rtd), has said coach Shaibu Amodu must pull out all the stunts in his hat to ensure that Super Eagles reclaim their lost glory by winning next year’s African Cup of Nations.

Condemnation is not a matter of conduct, says Jesus, but matter of disposition. How is a sinner then to keep the Law?
“It has been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery” (Mathew 5:31-32).

Nigerian nurses have been urged to rededicate themselves to the ethics of the profession even as the Lagos State School of Midwifery recorded 96 per cent success in the 2009 Nursing and Midwifery Examinations.

Very interesting narrative. Showed an intimate knowledge of the First Lady and an insight in the corridors of power. Having gained such an insight what should we as Nigerians do to uplift our country. For those near the corridors of power, the last paragraph is very significant.

RELIABLE sources in Saudi Arabia, yesterday, told Vanguard that the President, Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua was in stable condition, even as the Senate President, Chief David Mark, called on Nigerians to pray for nine consecutive days for the quick recovery of the President.