Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Emir of Gwoza resurfaces
How Lagos nursing mother contracted Ebola virus – Doctor
A medical doctor has revealed how a nursing mother contracted the deadly Ebola virus at a Lagos hospital. PUNCH Metro learnt that the woman was the patient who visited the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation staff clinic on Muri Okunola Street in the Victoria Island area of Lagos. NNPC had issued a press statement on Friday, saying that the clinic would be shut due to a suspected case of Ebola reported in the clinic.
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Alcohol dealer sues police over seizure of goods
The alcohol dealer who said the drinks, Baron Romeo, were imported from the Benin Republic, told the court that the police seized them on the claim that they were stolen.
President Obama: New Discovery of Africa
Amine Laghidi, General Manager for Africa North Star Group; Mikhail Margelov, Russia’s President Special Envoy to Africa and Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the Council of Federation; David Ochami, Senior reporter at the Standard Group, Nairobi, Kenya; Andrei Fyodorov, the former Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, the Director of the Center for Political Research Foundation; Andrei Urnov, Leading Research Fellow at the Institute of Africa, and also the former Russia’s Ambassador to Namibia shared their opinions with our source.
I didn’t sign report on unremitted $49.8bn oil revenue – Saraki
In a statement on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on Media and Advocacy, Mr. Bamikole Omishore, the senator said though he is a member of the committee and also participated actively in the investigation, he did not sign the report as reported by a national daily (not The Punch).
END OF THE ROAD. Boko Haram Commander, Mallam Hussani Killed In Gun Battle.
This is the end of the Road For Mallam Hussaini (Insurgent Commander).
More pictures coming shortly.
[Picture courtesy: Sirus Black - 7 Div Nigerian Army.
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Boko Haram members are someone's brother, friend and Neighbour. Join Hands To Win The fight Against Terror: Report any suspicious activity to the law enforcement agencies, as that will save lives.
Spanish Priest Contaminated With Ebola Dies In A Madrid Clinic
The Spanish priest, Miguel Pajares who was infected with the Ebola Virus in Liberia and was later flown back to his country has died this morning. The priest who'd started taking the experimental drugs died today at a Madrid hospital. Spain's Ministry of Heath also have confirmed his death.
US Must Abandon Goal of Unified Iraq - Kurdish Advocate
“It was good that Obama came forward and protected the Kurds, but his desire to put Iraq together comes too late. Iraq is artificial – it’s neither a legitimate nor a linguistically-similar state. Unless Iraq has a very weak central government, it has no prospect of holding together,” Xulam, director of the American Kurdish Information Network, said.
US Seeks to Bolster Waning Influence in Iraq by Backing Kurdish Regime - expert
"The purpose of [US President Barack] Obama's interfering in Iraqi politics has to do, first and foremost, with saving the Kurdish regime, which is essentially under US influence," Petras, a professor of sociology at Binghamton University, told our source on Monday.
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Stallion Automobile Made In Nigeria Vehicles Go On Sale
Eating seven nuts a day could improve a man's sperm count and quality.
They are testing the theory in a trial of 100 men being treated for infertility at a hospital in Turin.
Mass Prison Break in Haiti: 329 Prisoners Escape, Including Notorious Kidnapper
During a press conference on Monday, Haiti National Police Chief Godson Orleus said that the government has already requested aid from Interpol as well as from the neighboring countries of Dominican Republic and Jamaica because some of the escaped convicts may have fled abroad. At least two guards sustained gunshot wounds during the attack.
Jealous Hubby eliminates Wife after child found condoms in mum's bag
A jealous husband killed his wife after his young son found a few condoms in her purse.
The couple had two boys, ages 4 and 5.
According to authorities, one of the kids allegedly found condoms while playing with his mother’s purse.
The couple had two boys, ages 4 and 5.
According to authorities, one of the kids allegedly found condoms while playing with his mother’s purse.
Ebola: At last US agrees to provide Liberia experimental drup, ZMapp
A record published on Mrs Sirleaf's website on Monday said the US had approved a request from Liberia to ship the medicine following a direct appeal US President Barack Obama on Friday.
Monday, August 11, 2014
We Give You October Deadline To End Boko Haram -- Northern Elders To Jonathan
The body also advised President Goodluck Jonathan to bring an end the insurgency in all its manifestations and produce the Chibok girls before the end of October, 2014, saying In the event that he failed to do so, Nigerians would be left with the only conclusion that he had forfieted his right to ask for their mandate beyond 2015.
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Actor Robin Williams dies at 63; suspected of committing suicide
On August 11, 2014, at approximately 11:55 a.m, Marin County Communications received a 9-1-1 telephone call reporting a male adult had been located unconscious and not breathing inside his residence in unincorporated Tiburon, CA. The Sheriff’s Office, as well as the Tiburon Fire Department and Southern Marin Fire Protection District were dispatched to the incident with emergency personnel arriving on scene at 12:00 pm. The male subject, pronounced deceased at 12:02 pm has been identified as Robin McLaurin Williams, a 63-year-old resident of unincorporated Tiburon, CA."Continue..
Ebola: Sawyer’s Trip To Nigeria Infuriates Me, He's A ‘Crazy Man’ ---- Pres.Jonathan
Jonathan made the statement at the annual Interfaith Conference in Abuja.
The President, who expressed his disappointment with the way and manner Sawyer brought Ebola to Nigeria, however, assured citizens that government was ready to stop the spread of Ebola.
“As a government, we promise that we will do everything humanly possible to contain the Ebola virus”, Jonathan added.
Cambodian Police arrest nine over organ trafficking
Chuon Sovan, Cambodian Police Chief, said on Monday in Phnom Penh, that nine hospital workers were arrested on suspicion of running an organ-trafficking ring.
He said both the director and deputy director of the military Preah Ket Mealea Hospital in Phnom Penh were arrested, along with a Chinese doctor and several people described as Chinese-Vietnamese nationals.
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Ebola outbreak may have started with 2 year old boy in Guinea
Before he died, he infected his mother, his 3 year old sister, his grandmother and a mid wife who was caring for him when he was ill. His mum and sister died before the end of December 2013 after suffering bleeding symptoms. His grandmother died January 1st. The mid-wife died by February 11th but before dying, she had passed the virus to her family members who died the following month in March 2014.
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Just in: APC, PDP supporters clash in Ile-Ife, Ilesha - Osun election
There was violence today in Ile-Ife between supporters of All Progressive Congress and Peoples Democratic Party. It was gathered that the violence started around mid-day of Monday. Our correspondent gathered that the crisis occurred at Itaogun, which links Aderemi Road, Along Telecoms, down Omisore Street, Ile-Ife. However, there are two sides to the cause of the violence. Details later…
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