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INEC must make PVC collection continuous exercise

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Segun Adewale, has commended the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on the ongoing registration and distribution of the permanent voter cards (PVCs) across the nation, adding that it would have been more dignified and less cumbersome if the exercise could be a continuous exercise like the unhindered collection of international passports and driving licence.

People who suffer from diabetes can still live long – Nwobi

Founder and President of the Edna Nwobi (EndiCare) Foundation, 71-year-old Mrs Edna Amuche Nwobi, recently spoke toProduction Editor, Ejikeme Omenazu, on the activities of her foundation and how it is helping to check the incidence of diabetes among Nigerians

You are celebrating the first anniversary of the foundation. What would you say motivated you to found the foundation?

Edna Amuche Nwobi

I had diabetes. This made me to study about the disease. I realised that it is killing people needlessly. This is because, people do not know how to control the disease. As a food scientist, through my research, I found out that the type of food people eat as well as their lifestyles can make them susceptible to diabetes. So, when I recovered from the disease, I resolved to help people, especially the poor in rural communities and Lagos, to control the disease. I found out that people die from diabetes due to lack of knowledge. Diabetes is a killer disease, but it can be controlled through food habits and healthy lifestyles. Even with diabetes, people can still live long if they know what to do.

Since that one year, what are the achievements of the foundation?

Through the foundation, I have already authored a book titled Healing Diabetes With Food. Through the book and my works, the foundation has created awareness ABOUT DIABETES

in parts of Nigeria, United States of America (USA) and Canada. People who read the book call in for help and consultations. We help them through telephone calls, text messages and person-to-person treatment, to control their blood sugar level. The foundation has continued to carry out diabetic education, care, giving out free drugs to thousands of people. We have reached out to seven communities in Anambra State. These communities are Igbo Ukwu, Ndikelionwu, Nnokwa, Nibo, Mba Ukwu and Amesi, all in Anambra State.

Court upholds Oyo PDP ward congress

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ruled that the list of the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates validated by three of the five members of the Aliyu Idi Hong ad hoc ward congress panel should be used for primary elections in Oyo State

COSON boycotts British Council creative industries expo

Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), the nation’s only government approved copyright collective management organisation for musical works and sound recordings, is boycotting the British Council Creative Industries Expo holding at Westown Hotel, Ikeja, on Monday, December 8 and Tuesday December 9. The decision to boycott the event was taken by the board of COSON, which met in Lagos recently.

President Jonathan urged to right political injustice against Ogoni

Ogoni have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to right what they termed grave political injustice against them in Rivers state.

President of Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, Mr Legborsi Pyagbara who made the appeal in an open letter to the President said they had been politically marginalised in the state since its creation

There were indications on Friday that the Force Headquarters would restore the police details of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal.

Saturday PUNCH gathered that the decision followed the emergence of Tambuwal as the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Sokoto State for the 2015 poll.

US hostage killed during rescue mission in Yemen

American hostage Luke Somers, who was held by al-Qaeda in Yemen, has died during a rescue operation in the southern province of Shabwa, a senior official in the president’s office has said.

Somers, 33, who was abducted in September 2013 while he worked as a freelance photojournalist for Yemen Times, died from injuries sustained during the operation.

The New York Times said Somers was shot at by his captors as the joint raid by US and Yemeni forces unfolded and was badly wounded when the commandos reached him. He died while being blown to a US naval base in the region.