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Family releases Late Dora Akunyili's burial arrangements

And the Amazon goes home! She came! She fought hard! And she conquered! She still lives in the hearts of the soulds she’s touched. The family of former NAFDAC DG Dora Akunyili have released details of her burial arrangements. The ex information minister who breathed her last on Saturday, June 7, 2014, after a two-year battle with cancer will be buried on Thursday, 28th August, 2014.
The burial arrangements which is signed by her husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili, was posted on her Facebook wall. He also expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their love and support. “This has gone a great way in helping us to cope with the monumental loss of our precious gem, my beloved wife, Dora,” he added.
The burial arrangements start with a Christian Wake-Keep at No. 2A, Bishop Onyeabor St., G.R.A. Enugu, holding from from 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22.
A Night of Tributes will take place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday, August 25, while a Mass would be held for her at Pro-Cathedral Catholic Church, Abuja, by 10:00 a.m. the next day, August 26.
After the Church Service, Dora’s body would leave for Enugu, where there would be a Mass at KSJ Temple at 4:00 p.m. After a High Requiem Mass at Holy Ghost Cathedral, Enugu, at 9:00 a.m. the next day, Wednesday, August 27, Dora’s body would be taken to UNCOMA Hall, College of Medicine, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu, for Final College Assembly to start from 11:30 a.m.
The body would then be taken to Awka for Anambra State Government activities, then to Dora’s father’s house in Nanka, before being returned to her husband’s house at Agulu for a Vigil Mass/Wake-Keep.
On Thursday, August 28, Dora’s body would lie in state at John Chike Akunyili’s Compound before leaving for Agulu Town Hall, then Madonna Catholic Church, Agulu, for a Requiem Mass to hold by 10:00 a.m. Interment would take place at her husband’s family compound, John Chike Akunyili’s Compound, at 1:30 p.m.
May her soul continue to find repose. Amen!
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Photos from the maiden edition of The Nigerian Entertainment Health Insurance Convention

The first edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health Insurance Convention held to a thunderous applause on Tuesday July 22, 2014 at the Grand Ball Room of Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos. It was indeed a child of necessity as top dignitaries from different walks of life graced the event and made indelible contributions to the commencement of the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health Insurance Scheme.

Present at the event were DG of NAFDAC-Dr Paul Orhii who gave the keynote address, The Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme- Dr Femi Thomas and MDs of top insurance companies. The Nigerian entertainment industry was also well represented at the event, as attendees covered the comedy, movies, music and other sectors respectively.

Present at the event were; Daddy Showkey, Omawumi, J Martins, Adewale Ayuba, Koffi, Jenifer Eliogu, Terry G, Okey Bakassi, Saidi Balogun, Foluke Daramola, Edi Lawani, Tee A, Grace Amah, Joseph Benjamin, Ngozi Nwosu, and many more. The event which was put together by Nigerian Entertainment Industry Lecture Series (NEILS) was hosted by veteran comedian, Julius Agwu.

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Photo: Former Asa instrumentalist on the run in South Africa over alleged fraud of fellow Nigerians

(So I got this mail about a Nigerian named Tokunbo Odubanjo who is being wanted in South Africa for defrauding a lot of Nigerians. Read on)

Tokunbo Odubanjo, a popular percussionist who has worked with the likes of ASA, Steve Rhodes Orchestra and kunle Ayo to name a few is on the run in the Republic of South Africa over an alleged scam of fellow Nigerians.

The said instrumentalist is reported to have defrauded a fellow Nigerian instrumentalist of R38, 100Rands equivalent to N647, 700 in Nigeria currency and at that, the SA Police are on his trail for a prompt deportation. It is reported also that its not the first time Tokunbo who moved to the republic two years ago is involved and reported for such act.

He has been reported severally for scamming his fellow countryman who

is new or been to S.A for the first time.

No one knows his precise location at the moment but the S.A Police are on his radar according to the last victim.

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Ondo State is the largest baby producer In West Africa – Dr Olusegun Mimiko

Wow! Not even Lagos or Ibadan? According to the incumbent Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, the state has been identified has the largest baby producer in West Africa.

20 babies are produced per day under the Mother and Child initiative of the first lady of the state. And the state has recorded safe deliveries of 7,600 pregnancies in just a year. (7,600? That’s a serious stat)

Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko revealed this during a monthly vigil organized by his government for citizens of the state. He added that only 15 fatal cases had been recorded so far. And while the Mother and Child pet project recorded 7,600 safe births in 2003 alone, the largest health institution in Nigeria had only 2,500 deliveries.

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‘I would have been disappointed to see Luis Suarez go to Arsenal’- Steven Gerrard.

Steven Gerrard just made more enemies in Arsenal fans. The Liverpool captain reportedly told embattled Uruguayan striker, Luis Suarez that he was pleased with his decision to join Barcelona adding that an Arsenal move wouldn’t have been too good.

“His dream from the first day he came was to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona. Last summer when he was out in the cold and training on his own that’s the conversation I had with him. I said: ‘Don’t go to Arsenal. I would have been really sad and disappointed to see Luis go to Arsenal. With all due respect to them, I said to him that he was too good for Arsenal. I said if you score 30 goals for us and win the PFA player of the year, the press player of the year – I knew he was going to win them – I told him Real or Barcelona will come for you.”

He continued, “I’m disappointed to see him leave now but I am happy for him that’s he has got what he wants and deserves. Since day one he has been phenomenal in training every day and in the games. I think he got the wrong advice last year from people around him, from people saying he needed to play in the Champions League and it did not matter who it was for.

“I have experience of the Spanish clubs myself and I know if you play well they will come back and come back. I knew they’d be back for him as well. I just thought for his own sake, to get respect off the Liverpool fans, he had to give us at least one year. A lot of people might still think he should have given us one more, but my big dream was to play for Liverpool, and the foreign players’ big dream is to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona, that’s a fact.” He concluded.

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Ice Prince ventures into sunglasses business. (Photos)

Seems award-winning Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince Zamani’s fashion fetish is sunglasses. He’s so much in love with them. It therefore comes as no surprise that he’s ventured into sunglasses business. His brand, ‘Superfly by Ice Prince’ are of two designs; The Cat woman and Classic. And they’ll be launched soon.

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Is Stella Damasus now married to Daniel Ademinokan? (Photos)

Even though both parties have not made any official announcement (seems we’ll wait endlessly for that), looking at the rings on actress, Stella Damasus’ finger, it is not unlikely that the two ‘friends’ have formalised their union.

Daniel Ademinokan, prolific director and estranged husband of actress Doris Simeon who recently added a year to his age was treated to a low-key birthday party by the mother-of-two. Stella shared the photos on her instagram page.

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Stephen Keshi to be paid N7million per month

If the report in Vanguard newspaper is anything to go by, then Super Eagles manager, Stephen Keshi will get a new mouth-watering deal. According to them, the Nigeria Football Federation will pay coach Stephen Keshi seven million Naira a month (over $44,000). This is coming few days after the 52 year-old expressed his interest to continue as head coach.
“We have had meetings with Keshi and the good news is that he is willing to continue as coach of the Super Eagles, He is only concerned that most of the fringe benefits in his contract were not provided and demands better treatment from the Federation. I think the first step was a success and we will build on it because the (2015 Africa Cup of Nations) qualifiers are not far away.” A top official hinted.
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President Goodluck Jonathan launches new 64-page e-passport

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan today July 30, 2014 launched a new 64-page e-passport in Abuja for frequent travellers and business persons. The 64 page e-passport will cost N20,000 and it takes effect from August 1, 2015.

Speaking at the launch of the travelling document which took place at the council chambers of the Presidential Villa, the President stated that “What affects every traveller is how efficient and committed our immigration officers work at our airports. Visitors that come into the country have different impressions about our immigration officers, so they must improve; they are the image of this country. How they handle visitors matters so much, if they conduct themselves poorly, it reflects on all of us.”

He continued, “The issue of the image of the country is what we will all work for, both people in government, the media and civil society and I always say that when people continue to paint their country with all kinds of colours, that is the way they will associate those colours with your green passport. I want a situation that whenever you travel to another country and you raise your green passport, people will appreciate you and not when you raise your green passport, people will begin to think that that green passport signify some suspicious character.

“We are not helping ourselves when we paint ourselves the colours that we are not supposed to bear. I wish to continue to appeal to all Nigerians that we must all collectively learn how we do our things, statements that we make, to paint brighter colours for our green passport. If our passport could be easily faked by criminals, then we will have problems. One thing again is that how can Nigerians be able to get passport easily especially those living outside this country,” he concluded.

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