Christabel Oluchi Nwaogu, a 3-year old girl that was born blind is in urgent need of a life-saving correction surgery for a hole-in-the-heart. Several years of effort by her parents to find lasting solution has ended in futility. A recent visit to Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, revealed that her suffering is as a result of the hole in her heart which predisposes her to several health challenges.

Government at all levels has been urged to stop the spread of teenage pregnancy and HIV/AIDS in the rural areas of the country. Combating HIV/AIDS and Teenage Pregnancy Initiative, CAIDS&TPI, said government should devise holistic means to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and teenage pregnancy which are prevalent in remote areas and border towns.

US Secretary of State John Kerry called the Iranian and Saudi Arabian foreign ministers on Monday to urge calm after the dramatic breakdown of relations between Tehran and Riyadh.

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, who was sacked by the Appeal Court, sitting in Owerri, Imo State, has said that he has the right to remain in office pending the outcome of the suit he filed at the apex court (Supreme Court), to challenge the annulment of his victory.

Lagos State Government said on Monday in Lagos that it had begun to seal off houses without standard toilets.

Some politicians have called on the Federal Government to intensify search for the Chibok girls and their safe return, noting that the action will complement the victory acheived in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency so far.

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Karim Benzema’s request for a showdown with fellow France international Mathieu Valbuena over an alleged blackmail case in which Benzema has been charged has been rejected, judicial sources confirmed on Monday.

Beleaguered Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez could be sacked by the Spanish giants as early as Monday evening after just seven months in charge, several Spanish media outlets reported.

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