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...For a better society... Friday, June 18 2004 Vol 17 No.119 News Editorial Politics Opinion Fashion Metro Sports Features Business Money/Market Maritime Aviation Motoring Rail/Road Kanu finetunes marriage plans FESTUS ABU SUPER Eagles and Arsenal FC of England striker, Nwankwo Kanu has embarked on detailed plans to ensure the overwhelming presence of his friends at his wedding to Amarachi Onyeador and make the occasion glamorous, even as he bankrolls an all-expenses-paid overseas trip of 15 children for heart surgery. His close associates packaging the marriage scheduled for the Presybyterian Church, Aladinma in Owerri and the reception at the Imo Concorde Hotel, have equally been fine-tuning the strategy for the logistics of moving guests in and out of the state capital for the event. Already, management of the five-star Imo Concorde Hotel may have embarked on comprehensive renovation that would ensure that the VIP guests expected at the wedding are perfectly taken care of. Kanu, is about leaving Arsenal FC against next season. Meanwhile, Kanu will today see off 15 children travelling overseas for heart surgery on the bill of his Kanu Heart Foundation, the project the football star initiated after surviving his career threatening heart ailment shortly after joining Inter Milan FC of Italy. According to the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Foundation, Mr. Paul Okoye, the children are scheduled to depart the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos today for Israel and India respectively. While overseas, the children will undergo open-heart operations in first class hospitals, all at the expense of the Foundation. Kanu, who was expected to arrive the country from London last night, according to Okoye, will be on hand to witness the departure of the children. At Seria A Inter Milan, it was discovered that Kanu had an opening in his heart and doctors recommended him for a major operation shortly after he returned from Atlanta ‘96 Olympics where he helped the Dream Team to lift the football event gold. Having survived the operation, the player decided to set up the Foundation to assist children suffering from heart problems, whose parents lack the resources to treat them. So far, a number of children have benefitted from the Foundation. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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