Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Ebola: Fiancé of late nurse, Obi Ejelonu, admitted to hospital with suspected higher fever case
A morgue worker Admits sleeping with 100 Corpses
Kenneth Douglas, from the city of Hamilton, Ohio, was nabbed, charged and sentenced to 36 months in prison in 2008 after DNA from his semen was found inside the body of murder victim, 19-year-old Karen Range.
The crime only stumbled on light after Range's murderer David Steffen appealed his conviction for murder and rape. He admitted killing Range but denied defiling her.
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Uber makes its way to Nigeria...as Ice Prince becomes first Nigerian to ride in Uber
There’s that intangible ‘something’ about Lagos that makes it a place where anything and everything is possible, and starting today (Wednesday July 23, 2014) Uber launches its smartphone technology in Lagos, making it the fourth city in Africa to embrace the innovative on demand private driver application.
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Ebola Update: NNPC Doctor Tested Positive to Ebola
NFF Glass House set ablaze !
Another Liberian reportedly certified with the Ebola Virus In Lagos
Dr. Akintayo said on the programme that the Liberian has been kept at the IDH in Lagos and couldn't confirm if the newest case had a connection with late Mr Sawyer or not. More with this later...
Patrick Sawyer visiting Nigeria with the deadly virus has caused the death of five people, including Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, pictured above
Enemies Stand Helpless Against BrahMos Missile - BrahMos Aerospace Chief
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Law Enforcers Open Fire on Protesters in Ferguson – Demonstrator
“I’ve been here since day one. We have peaceful protesters, who are standing on a line. If you cross that line, you will be shot dead. These are peaceful protesters saying don’t shoot, with their hands up, and the police shot into the crowd and fired tear gas,” Lyn told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
“Michael Brown is why we are standing up but if you talk to the protesters out here you will see that this is not just a Ferguson problem. They have created this problem and now they have brought the military in to control it and they cannot control it. They are creating a resistance.”Continue..
Ebola: 17 individuals who escaped from isolation zone in Liberia discovered
The isolation ward was attacked by armed men wielding sticks and shouting -'There's no Ebola'
Arrest of Reporters in Ferguson Violates First Amendment - Freedom of the Press Foundation
Arresting members of the press, covering the protests in Ferguson over the police killing of an unarmed black teenager is a gross violation of the right to free speech, the Freedom of the Press Foundation said.
“It should go without saying that these arrests are a gross violation of the reporters' First Amendment rights, and attempts to prevent journalists from lawfully doing their job on the streets of Ferguson are downright illegal,” a representative of the organization Runa Sandvik said in a press release on Tuesday.
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UN Chief Calls for Immediate Understanding As Gaza Ceasefire Collapses
UNITED NATIONS, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the disruption of the most recent temporary ceasefire in Gaza.
“[Ban Ki-moon] condemns in the strongest terms the breach of the Egyptian brokered humanitarian ceasefire which was to expire at midnight local time,” the statement by the UN chief said Tuesday adding that Ban “is gravely disappointed by the return to hostilities.”
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IS Militants Behead US Journalist Taken Captive in 2012 – Reports
Islamic State insurgents released a video yesterday Tuesday August 19th purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley (pictured above), who had gone missing in Syria nearly two years ago, and images of another U.S. journalist whose life they said depended on U.S. action in Iraq.
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Police Shoot Dead Another Young Black Man in Missouri as Protests Continue in Ferguson
Police officers in the US State of Missouri fatally shot a 23-year-old black man just about ten days after the police killing of black teenager Michael Brown in the St. Louis area, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon just several miles south of the city of Ferguson, where the shooting of 18-year-old Brown has triggered a wave of mass protests and riots.
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White House Confirms Suspending Activities Involving Russian Sanctioned Officials
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
New Map of Nigeria, as proposed by National Conference #NGConfab
The National Conference in its final report recommended the creation of 18 additional states to bring the number of states in the country to 54. The recommendation was made by the Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government jointly headed by Ike Nwachukwu and Mohammed Kumalia.
Initially, some Northern delegates kicked against moves to create additional states apart from the one proposed for the South-East which was overwhelmingly supported. But after series of consultations by the leadership of delegations, the Conference unanimously adopted the recommendation for the creation of additional 18 new states.
Ebola fear: Cameroon closes borders with Nigeria
The border closure was made known today by the spokesman of the Cameroonian government, Issa Tchimora Bakary
"All borders, land, sea, and air, between Cameroon and Nigeria are closed. Our thinking is that it is better to act preventively rather than have to heal those who may fall ill" he said
Cameroon has so far not recorded any case of Ebola...
R.I.P: Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh dies from Ebola virus
Dr. Ameyo died this afternoon Tuesday August 19th at the isolation unit of the Mainland Hospital in Lagos where she'd been quarantined. She died a hero because she was the physician who refused to let Patrick Sawyer, the person who brought the Ebola virus to Nigeria, leave the First Consultant Hospital in Obalende, Lagos, when he tried with leave. She saved many lives by doing this. Her death is really heartbreaking.
Deep Racism: The Forgotten History Of Human Zoos
Racism is deeply embedded in our culture. Slavery of African people, ethnic cleansing of Native Americans and colonialist imperialism are seeds that intertwine to create racism that still has impacts today. One example of the sad human history of racism — of colonizers seeing themselves as superior to others — is the long history of human zoos that featured Africans and conquered indigenous peoples, putting them on display in much the same way as animals. People would be kidnapped and brought to be exhibited in human zoos. It was not uncommon for these people to die quickly, even within a year of their captivity. This history is long and deep and continued into the 1950s. Several articles below with lots of photos so we can see the reality of this terrible legacy. KZ
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Boko Haram and Ebola Virus: The Twin Devils Of The Season By Chris Okotie
The twin scourges of 2014 share many other characteristics. Their roots date back to decades, but their ravages of human souls across the sub- Sahara Africa only peaked this year, even as a disbelieving world is left agape by their ferocity.
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R.I.P: Veteran actor Adebayo Faleti is NOT dead
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