Epileptic power supply, over billing through estimated bills and non provision of prepaid metres for electricity consumers featured as the front burners during a town hall meeting convened by the management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC.

With one child diagnosed of cancer, every three minutes, experts have called for a cancer registry for children living with cancer in Nigeria even as they expressed concern over the denial attitude of Nigerians about the incidence. Speaking during the 2015 Bald Challenge Funfair of the Children Living with Cancer Foundation, CLWCF, recently in Lagos, Executive Director, Dr Nneka Nwaobbi, said the country is doing badly as children are dying because of the poor state of the health care system, coupled with denial of parents as well as lack of commitment to support of childhood cancer.

With the rising incidences of kidney diseases among Nigerians, an expert has warned against unnecessary use of pain killers, consumption of fatty foods and high intake of salt. A Senior Consultant Nephrologist at the Transplant Institutes, Apollo Hospitals, India, Prof. Devendra Pumar Agarwal who was a guest lecturer at a 2-Day Continuing Medical Education, CME, organised for Nigerian doctors in Lagos by Apollo Hospitals, stressed the need for people to focus more on prevention of kidney disease than treatment and management of the disorder.

In its bid to support prevention of un-der five deaths due to diarrhea in Nigeria, Reckitt Benkisser, RB, is investing N1.2 billion in a nationwide hygiene programme. Speaking in Lagos during the RB Charity Ball for Save the Children Initiative, the General Manager, RB West Africa, Rahul Murgai, said it’s sad to note that diarrhea still kills more than 194, 000 children under five annually in Nigeria when it can be prevented with simple hygiene practice.

A REPRODUCTIVE Endo-crinologist, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, has urged Nigerians to develop the habit of chewing their food properly before swallowing.Ashiru, who jointly pioneered In-vitro Fertilisation, IVF, research in West Africa, and is the Chief Medical Director, Medical Art Center & Mart Medicare life Group of Health Services, also said that regular clearing and filtering of toxins and wastes (detoxification) allows the human body to work on enhancing its basic functions.

Benue State Police Commissioner, Paul Yakadi, yesterday, said over 5,000 cows accompanied by armed Fulani herdsmen were occupying part of Agatu local government area of the state, where about 300 lives were allegedly lost last week and 7,000 persons displaced.

AN All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant for this year governorship election in Edo State, Mr Peter Esele has called on party faithful to insist on due process that will enthrone a credible and result oriented candidate for the party during its governorship primaries.

An Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered a commercial driver, Kolawole Olumide, 25, to sweep the Ogudu Police Station for five days for driving against traffic.

Mr. Eseme Eyiboh, erstwhile spokesman of the House of Representatives, renowned for his sterling role as the Dean of the Initiatives, the intellectual driving force of the House of Representatives between 2007 and 2011, has had opportunity of putting his philosophical ideas into practise as Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission (EARCOM).

Controversy surrounding the enthronement of the new Olubadan of Ibadan was laid to rest, yesterday, as Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State presented the staff of office to Oba Saliu Adetunji, 87, as the 41st Olubadan of the ancient city. Before the presentation of. certificate and staff of office to the newly-crowned monarch, Ajimobi hinted that the new king went through 23 steps before his enthronement as Olubadan adding that he had been on the traditional line for the past 39 years.

ABUJA—The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, remanded erstwhile Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, and a former Deputy Director in the ministry, Mr. F. O Alayebami, in prison custody over their alleged complicity in a N676 million job scam.

NOBEL Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka went on a courtesy visit to Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in Abuja.The good old Prof had for years not been known to be a ministerial visitor raising the curiosity that something must be cooking in the ministry of Information and Culture.

THS year’s International Mother Language Day, which fell on Sunday, February 21. 2016, served as a reminder that many Nigerian languages and dialects are among the hundreds of mother tongues on the verge of extinction.

CONTRARY to claims adduced by coach Sunday Oliseh that he quit the Super Eagles job because he did not enjoy the right support from his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday stated how Oliseh almost tore the team apart with his impulsive style of man management.

TWO-time CAF Champions League winners, Enyimba Football Club of Aba and Warri Wolves have been given tough first round opponents in this year’s competition.