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Happy & Safe Eid-el-Kabir to Nigerians

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, 15th and Wednesday, 16th October, 2013 as Public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Fatima Bamidele.

He congratulated the Muslim faithfuls and enjoined them and all other Nigerians to join hands with the President of the country, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in his sustained efforts to raise Nigeria to the next level of development.

Moro further urged all Nigerians to use the occasion to pray for peace and unity across the nation while also wishing all Nigerians a most rewarding and peaceful celebration.

http://dailytrust.info/index.php/news/7369-fg-declares-sallah-holidays

The expert advocated for quick passage of the Mental Health bill by the National Assembly.

The Founder of the Mental Health Foundation, Emmanuel Owoyemi, said on Thursday that 64 million Nigerians had one form of mental illness or the other. Mr. Owoyemi, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, on the sideline of a forum to mark the 2013 World Mental Health Day, attributed the situation to the absence of a mental health policy in the country.

The forum had the theme: “Mental Health and Older Adults”. “64 million Nigerians today are going through one form of mental illness or the other because everything that would cause mental illness is on the increase in Nigeria. “Poverty is on the increase, hopelessness is on the increase, insecurity is on the increase.
There is so much panic at heart, anxiety, high level depression. And also, there is no mental health policy in Nigeria right now; the National Assembly has been delaying in passing the Mental Health Bill,” he said. The doctor said none of the psychiatric hospitals in Nigeria today has up to 1000 beds and despite the about 160 million population.
“We have about 150 psychiatrists; we have 34 neuro-surgeons in the whole country, meaning that, one point something million Nigerians is to one psychiatrist. “How many people can one psychiatrist attend to within the 1.2 million or 1.3 million? “So, we are not doing enough. The human capital is not there, the facility is not there, and yet everything that could cause mental illness is on the increase in Nigeria,” he said.

The World Federation of Mental Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), set aside October 10 every year to raise awareness on mental health issues across the world. Mr. Owoyemi urged the National Assembly to ensure the speedy passage of the Mental Health Bill to reduce high rate of mental cases. “We need a mental health bill, a national policy for mental health; that is where to start from.
“There must be law; there must be legal framework to work with; there must be policy. That bill is what will help us to be able to do every other thing. “If we say, let’s start putting facilities, structures, systems in place, it is the bill that will give us the legal framework to do all that. “So, if the bill is not passed nothing else can be done, even to budget for mental health adequately, we need a bill that guides everything we do,” he said.
(NAN)

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/146381-medical-expert-says-64-million-nigerians-suffer-mental-illness.

doncaster: They should sack minister of interior.

So you think sacking Abba Moro will put an end to the plateau crisis?
The wahala has been on ground before Abba Moro became Interior Minister.
That's not the solution.

So sad.. When will all this killings stop in Nigeria.
R I P to the innocent ones.

Pls, what is/are cores?
Thank you.

chess guru: My guy dey book space
No be only I, na i-robot

Why u dey f**k the dude up nw?? LOL!

Ok then.. Good for him.

What
Move this to Jokes section plsss.

What about Nairaland addiction?

I think I'm guilty of the Video games & internet.

If you’re 30 and still living with your mom, unmotivated to go out and get a job or a girlfriend, here’s a quirky but effective way to encourage you to go out and live your life while you still can – The Tikker, or “death watch” counts down how much time you have left until you kick the bucket. Remember the website that did the exact same thing? Well, this is the 2.0 portable version.

Calling it “The Happiness Watch”, its inventor Fredrik Colting explains that he wanted to find a way to determine people “to cherish the time and the life that we have been given, to honor it, suck the marrow from it, seize the day and follow our hearts. And the best way to do this is to realize that seconds, days and years are passing never to come again.”



Here’s how the watch works. To set up the Tikker, you first need to fill out a questionnaire with information about your medical history, weight, lifestyle details such as if you drink or smoke and how often you exercise. You are also asked to give information about any diseases that may run in your family. All these are factored in and you are given a score representing your entire lifespan including the years you have already lived. After your current age is deducted from this score, the countdown begins.

You might think you’ll get an estimation of your time of death, such as “mid-80s”, but that’s not the case – the Tikker counts down from years to seconds so that you can get a true feeling that with each passing second, you are getting closer and closer to death. Too depressing for you? The creators – “a group of designers, free-thinkers, lovers and life-aficionados” say “it’s not about how much time you HAVE, it’s what you DO with it. A week spent in love and happiness can be worth more than a year spent in agony. If you knew how much time you had left, wouldn’t you use that time wisely?” adding that “While death is nonnegotiable, life isn’t. The good news is that life is what you make of it – and oh boy can it be beautiful!”

Are you sold on the concept yet? If you are and want have a Tikker of your own, you can preorder one by paying $39 for the simple black design or $1,000 for a custom one in pantone color – limited offer only. So hurry up, happiness guaranteed!

http://www.informationng.com/2013/10/man-invents-creepy-death-watch-that-counts-down-to-your-death.

Some good news there...

Nissan and the Stallion Group yesterday announced their intention to jointly launch a vehicle assembly in Nigeria.
Chairman of Stallion Group, Mr Sunil Vaswani made this known in a statement yesterday.
He said the announcement is in expectation of a final approval by the federal government of the new Automobile Industrial Policy, designed to encourage the development of the auto industry in Nigeria.
Vaswani said with the joint venture, Nissan would become the first major international manufacturer to launch a vehicle assembly in the country following the new legislation. The parties have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will result in Stallion increasing capacity at its existing plant, VON Automobile Ltd in Lagos.
The plant’s annual capacity will be expanded to 45,000 units to assemble a range of cars, light duty trucks, pickups and vans and it is anticipated the first product to be introduced will be the iconic Nissan Patrol SUV in spring 2014.
Nissan President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said it is preparing to make Nigeria a significant manufacturing hub in Africa together with local partner Stallion Group.

http://dailytrust.info/index.php/news/7214-nissan-stallion-group-to-start-car-plant-in-nigeria

Peter Okoye one of the duo of P-sqaure, and his heart rob Lola will be having their traditional marriage on November 17, 2013 at Arc Events Centre, Lagos while their white wedding will hold at a later date in 2014.”

This was made known by Nigeriafilms.

According to the online portal “a representative of P-Square confirmed this to us when contacted…with this development, arrangements are already ongoing to make the day a memorable one.”

You will recall that Peter Okoye only recently proposed to Lola Omotayo, with a brand new Range Rover SUV.

http://oodera.com/2013/10/09/p-squares-peter-okoye-to-get-married-to-lola-in-nov/

Corruption will certainly kill this country kpata kpata...
SMH!!!

Ok, I've seen them.
Next news plsss

Na dem sabi... whenever they like they shuld call off the strike.
I'm tired of the whole ASUU stories sef.

Congratz Boss!!

The kinda smart teens we have this days around the world ehn....


Daniel Oikhena & his followers.

A 9 year old boy did the unthinkable in the US last week; he went through airport security with other passengers, and hopped on a flight to Las Vegas on his own without a plane ticket.

The Transportation Security Administration officials said they are still trying to figure out how he did it. CNN reports
Patrick Hogan, a spokesman for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, said the crew of Delta Flight 1651 "became suspicious of the child's circumstances" during the flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas. Crew members got in touch with authorities in Las Vegas and turned the boy over to Child Protective Services, Hogan said in a statement.
"Fortunately, the flight crew took appropriate actions to ensure the child's safety, so the story does have a good ending," he said. Delta said it takes the incident "very seriously" and is working with authorities.
The boy, a runaway from the Twin Cities, spent a good amount of time at the airport before boarding the plane, KARE said. He was there the day before, the station reported, citing airport officials. He passed his time by taking luggage from a carousel, bringing it to an airport eatery and then ditching it, asking a server to watch the bag "while he went to the restroom."

The following day the child took the train to the airport, cleared security and made it to Las Vegas nearly without detection.
"Obviously, the fact that the child's actions weren't detected until he was in flight is concerning," Hogan wrote. Still, 33 million people travel through Minneapolis' airport every year, he noted. "I don't know of another instance in my 13 years at the airport in which anything similar has happened," he said.
A flight security expert said it's very concerning that the child made it through several security checks
"All of this (security) since 9/11 has been to keep us safe. And it has, but still we have gaping holes, and this is a perfect example of it," Terry Trippler of ThePlaneRules.com told KARE.


http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/06/us/vegas-flight-child/index.html

The mutilated body of a young man in Agwan Gayam community in Lafia, capital of Nasarawa State has been found buried in a shallow grave.

He is suspected to have been killed by persons hired by a friend he was owing N500.

 Family sources told newsmen yesterday that Adamu Mohammed, 25 left home five days ago in response to a phone call by his friend; name withheld who he had owed N500, the balance for a mobile phone he bought from him.

The family said the deceased, a GSM airtime seller bought a used phone from the suspect, with a promise to complete the payment later. He allegedly paid N4 000 leaving a balance N500.  

 Adamu received a phone call from the suspect last week to meet his friend who sought to buy airtime worth N5, 000. But this was after the suspect had engaged the deceased in a fight days before because of the debt.

 A family source who pleaded not to be named said: “Adamu received a phone call from Ali at about 8:30pm some five days ago. He rushed out to meet him down Shendam Road. We did not hear from him again.

“We found him buried in a shallow grave behind an uncompleted building in the area.”

The decomposing body was exhumed for proper burial by family members after they had reported the incident to the police, Daily Trust learnt. State police spokesman Cornelius Ocholi confirmed the incident when he spoke with newsmen yesterday. He said the police had already arrested two persons in connection with the incident while investigation is still ongoing.

http://dailytrust.info/index.php/news/7025-man-killed-in-nasarawa-for-owing-n500-buried-in-shallow-grave

musa ajebor: Its like awa prayers is not enough for these politicians. Nigerians I urge u to intensify ur prayers for awa politicians. Pray next time they happen to be in an accident dey should die like flies.
Oya start praying.





#speakingintongues

Haba!!! Wish no man death Bro + such prayers can't be answered. Let God judge them.

The Deputy Governor of Taraba State was involved in a road accident along Gombe/Bauchi Road Sunday morning.
He survived the accident.

His Chief Press Secretary, Kefas Sule who confirmed the incident to The Nation said it was not a fatal mishap.
“All of them came out”, he said.
Sule said the accident occurred when the convoy of the emir of Bauchi ram into the convoy of the Taraba deputy governor.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/taraba-deputy-governor-survives-accident/

Up NNPP!!!!
Nice political strategy.

Unnoticed candidate tryna seek popularity.

Up NNPP!!!!
Nice political strategy.

Unnoticed candidate tryna seek popularity.

See Gobe!!!
Do or Die things.

Normal Strategy we children use... I still do the same with my parent.

400 passengers
Thank God anyway.

RIP Boss!!!
We will all return home someday.

The workers shutdown their offices.
Staff of the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, on Friday shut down their offices at the Abuja headquarters to protest what some described as illegal deductions of their salaries by the management of the commission.

The CAC is the agency responsible for company registrations in Nigeria.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/146021-breaking-corporate-affairs-commission-cac-staff-embark-strike-pay.html