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FREE EYE TREATMENT: 3RD PHASE

ASMAU FOUNDATION FOR ORPHANS AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED 3RD PHASE OF FREE EYE TREATMENT SCREENING HOLDS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: 13TH – 17TH DEC. 2010 VENUES: OKENE : OKENE LOCAL GOVT HEALTH DEPT. OKEHI: OKEHI LOCAL GOVT HEALTH DEPT. ADAVI: ADAVI LOCAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH DEPT. AJAOKUTA: AJAOKUTA LOCAL GOVT HEALTH DEPT. OGORI-MAGONGO: OGORI-MAGONGO LOCAL GOVT HEALTH DEPT. SURGERY COMMENCES FROM: 19TH TO 23RD DEC. 2010 FOR ENQUIRIES, VISIT: WWW.ASMAUFOUNDATION.NET/NEWS WWW.EBIRAVIEW.NET/NEWS OR CALL: 0813 371 6260, 0703 046 5845, 0803 825 0570

Go out and register – Ohinoyi calls on Anebira

By Ismail M. Kabir Lokoja. The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, HRM (Dr.) Ado Ibrahim has called on Ebiras to go out enmasse to register for the forthcoming general election. He made the call while addressing Ebira women at the Atta’s palace recently. Ohinoyi departing Atta's palace after his sallah message His royal majesty emphasized the need for mass registration as soon as the exercise commences, stressing that only registered voters can vote come 2011 general election. Praising the women for their unrelenting motherly role, Ado Ibrahim said the peace recorded during the past months would not be possible without the active role played by the women in ensuring sustainable peace in the community. In a remark, he commended the recent courtesy call on his palace by Ebira political aspirants. He assured the people of peaceful conduct of elections across the land. He, however, promised to embark on a house to house campaign with his royal aides to encourage appreciable turn

Clutching at a straw (reviewed)

 The story below was originally written on April 20th, 2010. The subject matter, Aisha Abdullahi whose affected breast is shown in the picture below HAS PASSED AWAY! She never made it just like her sister before her. The help she sought so desperately NEVER came. By Ismail M. Kabir Once a law student at the Bayero University Kano , Aisha Abdullahi, 28, will pass for a dazzling young lady; an ambitious and creative woman whose vision in life is now being threatened by a dreaded ailment; breast lump. Pic showing the affected spot. Photo by EbiraView She was full of life and hoped to be a successful business woman after years of trading with her late mum. In 2001 during the 2nd year of her schooling, Aishat had a fatal accident while traveling from her school (BUK) to Jos, Plateau state. The tragic experience led to the loss of her memory and was subsequently advised to quit schooling. Following her recovery two years later, she began facing life with a renewed vision and asp

The Application of The Sharia Law (As Practised In Northern Nigeria) With Respect To Women and Justice

By: ABDULMALIK AHMAD BADAMASUIY Esq. Nottingham Law School Nottingham Trent University United Kingdom e-mail: N0355655@ntu.ac.uk , aabadamasy@yahoo.com +2348059250052; +447908232015                                                                                              INTRODUCTION The Paper, presented at Harvard University Divinity School, Cambridge, USA The vision of law sometime is a myth, though extraordinarily powerful, but a myth nonetheless. The work of a lawyer and Judicial authorities is commonly understood to consist of searching for codes and laws, the appropriate disposition to solve a case and apply the legal consequences anticipated by the norm to the situation in question. Generally, most laws owe their origin or root to divine law or the laws divinely ordained by God through various religions. For instance, in Judaism and Christianity we have the Ten (10) Commandments. Also, in Islam there is Sharia, which basically operates to concretize the ideas of I

Save a soul: A Breast Cancer Patient in Urgent Need

Pic showing the affected breast Yakubu Aisha Aijimoh 's days are numbered except with urgent financial assistance from kind-hearted individuals, NGOs and corporate bodies. She is a graduate of Economics from Kogi state University and has been lying in pain at the University Teaching Hospital, Ibadan where the sum of N700,000 is required for a surgery to remove her right breast affected by cancer. WE ARE CONSIDERING RAISING N1,000 PER FACEBOOK MEMBER (Anebira) TO SAVE HER LIFE, PLEASE VISIT WWW.EBIRAVIEW.NET FOR DETAILS. She can be reached directly on 0803 420 7243. UBA acct. No: 00690520048035. Courtesy: Ebira Youths Forum (EYF) - 0807 423 1588, 0803 825 0570

How Ebira women mourn the dead

EbiraView reviews the life of Anebira focusing on the Legends, Arts, Tradition, Festivals, Creativity and Humour. Ebira women are highly proficient in the art of mourning the dead. There are women, who, in their grief, will roll and roll on the ground – yelling like mad people. Those ones wouldn’t shed much tears, but they can be very wild to the point of threatening to kill themselves. They have to be restrained by a flock of mourners, mostly their kinswomen. The hullabaloo created by this category of mourners is a major feature in any traditional mourning scenes. There are others who will wail at the top of their voice for the first two days of the bereavement. This could lead to their losing their voice due to  excessive crying. They would then resign themselves to another phase of silent mourning, with irregular breaks of wailing in a hoarse voice. This breaks will only take place when anybody comes to condole with them. Anyhow, they would a

GOVERNMENT WOULD ERADICATE ROBBERY FROM KOGI CENTRAL – Dr. Ohikere

By Donatus Olufade     A robbery incindent along Kabba – Okene road, on the 31 st of August 2010 led to the blocking of roads around Kabba Junction in Adavi Local Government of Kogi State by Luxurious Bus drivers. The drivers complained about the incessant robbery case in Kogi State . They explained that some unsuspecting passengers in their Vehicles were transiting the State from Lagos to Abuja , only to be attacked by robbers between Kabba and Okene. Leader of the drivers, Mr. Olisa Onyia, while speaking with our correspondent, decried the spate of robbery in Kogi State . He claimed that “I have always wondered if there is government in Kogi State . If I’m traveling from Lagos to any part of the country, I’m always scared when entering Kogi State . If you are not robbed along Kabba – Okene, you’ll be robbed at Ageva. If you are not robbed at the check point in Okene, you’ll be robbed along Ajaokuta road. I don’t know if any road around Ebiraland is safe”. The Ko