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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Ebola alleged Test Drug is Working: US Doctor With Ebola Set To Be Discharged Today!
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British ISIS Jihadi vows to be first woman to behead UK or US prisoner
A British jihadi woman linked to the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) has vowed to become the first woman to behead a person from the UK or US.
Khadijah Dare tweeted she wants to become the first British woman to kill a UK or US citizen. This comes a day after a video emerged of the beheading of US journalist James Foley.
Dare posted: ‘Any links 4 da execution of da journalist plz. Allahu Akbar. UK must b shaking up haha. I wna b da 1st UK woman 2 kill a UK or US terorrist! (sic)’
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Fake soldier granted interview to BBC - DHQ reveals
Now the Defence Headquarters revealed the man who spoke with BBC is an impostor. Their statement below after the break.
Equip soldiers to fight Boko Haram, Ohanaeze tells FG
The group, noted that the security agencies would be able to perform their responsibilities of defending the nation if given the right materials and resources to achieve their mandate.
The President-General of Ohanaeze, Chief Gary Enwo-Igariwey, who stated this when he visited the Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, in Abuja on Thursday, explained that the security operatives need the right equipment to protect lives and properties and save the nation from the ravages of terrorists.
Professionals Urge Fair sharing of Ebola Test Drugs
The limited doses of Ebola trial drugs must not be reserved for the well-off or well-connected, two medical ethics experts said on Thursday as two American doctors treated with an experimental serum were pronounced cured.
“Fair selection of participants is essential,” Ezekiel Emanuel of the University of Pennsylvania and Annette Rid of Kings College London wrote in The Lancet medical journal.
“Especially in a dire emergency such as this one, well-off and well-connected patients should not be further privileged.”
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Tony Elumelu donates ₦50million to contain Ebola virus in Nigeria
South Africa introduces total travel ban for non-citizens from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
ACP Frank Mba Dumps Police Public Relations Officer to Pick up Area J Commander.
ACP Frank Mba has bowed out as the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Police Force. In a letter of appreciation he delivered today, Mr Mba expressed his gratitude to the media and the Nigerian people for contributing to his successful tenure. Mba, who had been promoted to the rank of Assistant Police Commissioner in June, has been redeployed to Lagos State Command being an Area Commander, Area J. He's expected to hand over to newest Public Relations officer, DCP Emmanuel Ojukwu later today.
2015: We won’t allow hooded security operatives, says Jega
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said on Wednesday that the commission would not allow security operatives to be masked during the 2015 general elections.
Jega told the CSO representatives on Wednesday that the emerging trend of security operatives wearing mask during elections was worrisome. According to him, the wearing of hood by security men during elections is not in tandem with the principle of transparency guiding the conduct of an election.
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Minister threatens to revoke ₦3.4bn contracts
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr. Steve Oru, has threatened to revoke the contracts for two of the nine skill acquisition centres in the Niger Delta over poor and delayed contract execution.
The two contracts are the Skill Acquisition Centre in Otuke, in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and the one for Ibeno in Akwa Ibom State awarded for N3.4bn.
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Buhari, Atiku, Tinubu, 71 others make APC BoT
The All Progressives Congress has appointed at least 74 persons, including a former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari; and a former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu as members of its Board of Trustees.
The list has not been officially released by the party but our correspondent learnt on Wednesday that the list comprised others like a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; Chief Tom Ikimi, Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Audu Ogbeh.
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Russia Suspends Operation at 4 McDonald's Restaurants in Moscow over Food Safety
"Inspections of other outlets pertaining to this chain will continue," the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection said in a statement.
"We are studying the claims to determine the measures we need to take in order to accelerate the opening of restaurants for our visitors. McDonald's chief priority is the provision of quality and safe products," according to the statement made by the company.Continue..
Meet the Nigeria who may become first African-British PM
On May 7, 2015, a Nigerian, Chuka Umunna, could make history by becoming the first black Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Born in London in 1978, Chuka was bred in the UK. His late father, Bennett, hailed from Anambra State while his Irish mother, Patricia, is a solicitor.
Co-incidentally, Chuka shares startling similarities with the United States President, Barack Obama, who is the first black President of the world’s most powerful nation.
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Liberian police open fire on Ebola protesters
According to Punch, Police in the Liberian capital have fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse a stone-throwing crowd trying to break an Ebola quarantine imposed on their neighbourhood, as the death toll from the epidemic in West Africa hit 1,350.
In the sprawling oceanfront West Point neighbourhood of Monrovia, at least four people were injured in clashes with security forces, witnesses said. It was unclear whether anyone was wounded by the gunfire, though a Reuters news agency photographer saw a young boy with his leg largely severed just above the ankle on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Sister of past Chief Judge of Lagos state sworn in as new Chief Judge (Photos)
History was made today August 20th in Lagos state as Hon. Justice Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade (pictured centre), the younger sister of the immediate past Chief Judge of the state, Justice Ayotunde Philips (left) who retired in July, was sworn in as the new Chief Judge of Lagos state by Gov Babatunde Fashola at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Lagos state Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.
This is the first time in the history of the state judiciary siblings will succeed each other as Chief Judge of the state. Continue...
Italy to Supply Iraq with Soviet Weapons – Defense Minister
"The government proposes sending the machine guns used by our armed forces, anti-tank missiles and ammunition to Iraq," Pinotti said at a meeting of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and defense, which discussed the issue of the supply of arms to Iraq.Continue..
'I will join PDP when Satan converts to Islam' - El Rufai says
Ebola: Lagos records 5 new suspected cases.
The Lagos State government has announced that 5 new suspected cases of Ebola virus have already been recorded at the Yaba Isolation Centre. The state Commissioner for health, Dr Jide Idris made this known today while addressing journalists. Dr Idris stated that two of the five new cases were from secondary contacts and that 213 people are now observed
"Till date, we have recorded eight suspected cases, five of which came in yesterday August 19th, 12 confirmed. On the whole, five have died (including the index case). We are currently following up 213 contacts, and 62 have completed the two-day follow-up,” Dr Jide saidContinue..
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
Nuhu Ribadu contesting For Governor On Platform Of PDP
Yesterday Nuhu Ribadu indicated interest in the Adamawa State governorship on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ribadu, a fervent critic of the PDP for its corrupt excesses, joined a throng of prominent indigenes to collect the party’s Expression of Interest form for the party’s governorship primaries.
The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has in the past 10 years criticized the PDP heavily. After assuming control of the commission in 2004, he worked hard to indict or jail several of its members.
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Monday, August 18, 2014
4 more Ebola patients discharged – Health Minister
4 more patients have now been certified clean and discharged from the Ebola Isolation center in Lagos after undergoing treatment for the deadly disease. The four patients include two male doctors, the nurse who'd earlier escaped from the isolation center and ran to Enugu and women patient who had been on admission during the time Patrick Sawyer was hospitalized at the First Consultant Hospital.
The headlines of these discharge was disclosed in a statement released today by the Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu and signed by his his Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Mr. Dan Nwomeh
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Political aspirant Pictured on his kneels begging for votes (photo)
Photos: Doctors, students, head to the street to protest mass sack of resident doctors
Nuhu Ribadu defends dumping APC for PDP
Former EFCC boss Nuhu Ribadu has defended his defection from APC to PDP, which he announced over the weekend. Speaking through his spokesperson Abdulaziz Abdulaziz to Punch, Ribadu said;
"In Nigeria, especially in politics, you can’t say that this is an exclusive party for the people who are thieves or this is for good people. It’s just like saying that all Yorubas are this or all Igbos are this. In every group of people, there must be good people and there are bad people. Of course, the good may be more than the bad or the bad may be more than the good in any group. But there is no any party that is exclusively for the good people or for the bad people.”. Continue...
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