Yinka Joladu, a civil servant has been suffering from End-Stage-Kidney failure. Doctors managing her case have recommended further treatment abroad. Yinka, a mother of four, is considering travelling to India or United State of America (USA) for her surgery. She was required to pay a whooping sum of N6 million for the life- saving surgery.

PRELATE of Methodist Church Nigeria, Archbishop Sunday Ola Makinde, is a household name even before he mounted the saddle at the Wesley House, Marina, Lagos after the expiration of the tenure of Archbishop Sunday Mbang. Last Thursday, he played host to some journalists in his office where he bared his mind on the state of the nation, admonishing that the nation must tread softly and tackle the festering menace of Boko Haram with dispatch.

Al-Qaeda’s alleged plan to set up a command and control base in Nigeria is creating diplomatic ripples as Nigeria debunked the claim, last week, insisting that country is not a safe haven for anarchist groups. Indications, however, emerged that the pro-jihadist group may have chosen to set up its operational base in Nigeria in its terrorist war with America and the Western countries.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday confirmed the death of the seven-point agenda of his predecessor, the late Umaru Yar’Adua, saying that he never promised any agenda during electioneering campaign. The president, who was making closing remarks at a two-day presidential retreat for ministers, advisers and permanent secretaries in Abuja, insisted he only promised good governance. He said he was disturbed by media reports about nine-point agenda, which he never promised.

The International Press Institute (IPI), yesterday, completed a week-long visit to Abuja and Lagos in Nigeria, where the delegation met with the IPI Nigeria National Committee, key media stakeholders and high-level government officials for discussions on the recently passed Freedom of Information Act, and to explore future IPI activities in the country.