Super Eagles legend Nwankwo Kanu has revealed his plan to build a $17 million cardiac hospital in Abuja, Nigeria.

He also wants to build similar hospitals in east, north and southern Africa.

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The former Ajax striker said the recent death of Ivory Coast’s Cheick Tiote should be a wake up call to act over heart problems in Africa.

30-year-old Tiote, died earlier this month after collapsing as he trained his Chinese club Beijing Enterprises.

Papillo, who battled heart problems during his career says it is time to address heart related problems on and off the field.

“I’m talking to friends so we can do something to create awareness to try to help children in Africa,” Kanu said.

“Tiote’s death was not good news. It’s not the first time it is happening.

“We lost Marc-Vivien Foe. He died and nothing was done. Tiote is gone and nothing is being done.”

Kanu’s heart defect

Kanu was sidelined for nine months just after winning Olympic gold in 1996 when doctors at his Italian club Inter Milan’s found a heart defect.

He was allowed to resume his career after a successful operation in Ohio in the United States.

The former Arsenal striker had further heart surgery in 2014.

On Tiote’s death, he said something must be done to stop the trend.

“One man can not do everything. What happened to Tiote is a lesson to us all. We can’t let it go on like this,” Kanu told BBC Sport.

“We should talk more about it, information needs to get out there because the problem is huge.”

“Our dream is to build a hospital in Nigeria and four other countries in Africa.

“The funds have been the issue but if we can make it happen it’s going to help a lot because right now we are taking the kids to India and it cost a lot.”

Kanu heart foundation

So far the Kanu Heart Foundation has facilitated 538 successful operations in England, India, Nigeria and Israel.

The foundation office in Lagos, Nigeria receives eight to ten calls everyday from people seeking help to treat heart related problems.

Lagos University student, Enitan Adesola, is one of the very first beneficiaries of the help offered by Kanu.

“I have to thank him very much for taking a big decision to help me because you can’t just not know someone and try to help that person,” she said.

“He’s been like a father to me, like a mother, he’s just been great to me. I am really grateful.”

To raise the funds for the hospital project Kanu is bringing together his team-mates at Ajax, Inter Milan, Arsenal and Portsmouth for two charity matches to be played in Lagos and Johannesburg later this year.
http://www.concisenews.global/news/kanu-set-to-build-17-million-cardiac-hospital-in-abuja/

ireneidiva:

Why should you treat anyone bad because of their skin colour?

well ..ask them the same back. Home

i dont know why any yellow skin person dey freak us.. you need to see the way i treat her kinsmen at work ,india n pakis here in uk

Someone open a thread about benin kingdom. But carefully changed the title from sungbo erode with benin kingdom jargon....one illiterate moderate just push it to fp without verification. What is the meaning of this nonsense. Dont they verify thread before pushing it to fp
why.. I just hope its not our brothers playing this kind of games again

old mann pls give us a hint

Marotzke:
Little children. If only you knew the drama that happened on the wedding day of Olubukola Saraki and Toyin Ojora in 1990/91, all these questions would not come up.
Ask your elderly journalist relatives or google . Some news might have survived.

Thanks bro

naptu2:


I'm still searching for it. I'll tag you if I find it.

naptu.. can you help me find the real video of majek fashek inna new york.. i have looked for it for years.. one particular picture in the video remind me of somethings.. thanks in advance

naptu2:
Majek Fashek – Majek Fashek In A New York (1991)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx7_JBgqn8w

are you sure you are a passor and methylatedor

PastorandMentor:
This babe is too sweet See Beauty. Who can connect her to me please? I don't mind the cost

The acting president osibanjo must without any further delay change or retire this set of moles in his government before its too late.
he has been warned already.
*Chief of Army
* Chief of Airforce
* Chief of Navy
* I G police
* Chief of Defence
* NSA
* DG SSS
* DG DIA
* IG customs : he must go.forgot what FFK called him. the next in line was a yoruba man before buhari impose him there. and he even refused to where the custom uniform till now

because its beautiful and its nice like that.. A BANK SHOULDNT BE A PRISON YARD

jowhyte:



Exactly, but what could probably be the core reason and why is it
that it's only Nigeria GTBank that seems to be copying the these
foreign banks going gateless in all their branches?

I cant stop laughing at your comment.. you should be a comedian.. were you there

CROWNWEALTH019:
He has seen the corpse


I'm so happy

Have u ever seen barclays and lloyd banks with gate

commonsense

what do you mean white pple are wicked.. if you grow up in denmark and enjoy all the basic amenities there, i dont see why u saying this ...
because the denmark i know is good and they are nice people.. prove me wrong

Chicosugar:
How yuh dee pipol.. where Can i find a trustable nigerian in Chile? Hit me up.. Niid help cos maa woman from lagos Ikodoru want come and sii dis land .. Thxx yuh ooo i live i. denmark for 15 yrs. Chile is expenssive just like Denmark. I wanna go and try in Chile. i grew up in Denmark. raised in Denmark bot dis White pipol are wicket! Lol! i saw sum post of you saying dat Chile is a poo land.. If Chile is a pooo land why colombians,spanish,haitians,venezolans,congolis pipol coming to work and succesed!? Lol . Get at mi on wad sap naa ooo . Thxxx!.

why wont they? london is just 6hours from lagos.. while new york is 23hours...

Afam4eva:
I like this guy already? it seems like it's a thing with Nigerians born in Britain. They seem to remember home more than their American counterparts.

THE FIGHT IS IN 2 DAYS .. COUNTING DOWN

spot on bro.. please pass this picture and message to the office of nigeria conservation body.#
http://www.ncfnigeria.org/projects/lekki-conservation-centre/itemlist/category/6-about-ncf
you will find their email on the website.. goodluck

ride on bro

but seriously.. i support your movement . but saying this rally is organised by ipod.. this is an annual carnival in ireland which anybody or group can participate.. so you are free to parade in colour of ur nationality

Seriki Hausawa of Ife, Alhaji Abubakar Madagali has described the clash between Yoruba and Hausa communities in Ile-Ife where several lives were lost and valuable property destroyed as an attack on Hausa indigenes by Yorubas.
this man should be remove by the oba in ife immediately

when was this.. and which country abraod

Fuqman:
Funny enough, I remembered vividly of a Ghanian back then in abroad who will disguise himself as a Nigerian just to get a quickie. He said "African women go gaga for Naija men"...

if buhari returns tomorrow as they said..then i will know those man of god saying he wont come back, is not called by GOD

this man is been overworked.. he should slow down.

aye aye.. aha

CROWNWEALTH019:
The truth is that OSIBANJO is aware that baba is in a critical condition and cant come back, hence, the decisions hes making....

i never knew osibanjo is taller than el rufai ..why then do they call him short man..

IF ONLY YANMIRI KNOWS THE MEANING OF THIS NAME IN YORUBA LANGUAGE IGBO-WERE

arthur1000:
If only d afonjas knows d meaning of dis name in Igbo language YEMMISI

when the righteous rules the people rejoice but when the wicked rules the people suffers.. irony of life

forget .. that dog is dead already.. let us know what happen to the dog after.. this is nigeria where anti-venom is scare to get