Uber makes its way to Nigeria...as Ice Prince becomes first Nigerian to ride in Uber

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"The Vegas of Africa” or “Africa’s Big Apple” is Africa’s commercial powerhouse; it’s also all about the flamboyant dressing, the unique mannerisms, the boisterous interaction among complete strangers who on meeting immediately feel bonded by their “Naija-ness”, the epic traffic jams, the steeped traditions and the spectacular sunsets.
  
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

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A government source reveals to Sahara Reporters a medical doctor at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) clinic in Lagos, has developed Ebola symptoms. The doctor was allegedly among the doctors who treated Patrick Sawyer. The suspected victim who's considered to be a female is said to have  been previously treated and discharged, but was later brought back into quarantine to be observed and retested.

NFF Glass House set ablaze !

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The secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation in Abuja, the Glass House is on fire. Reports monitored on the radio indicate that the fire started from the third floor, which hosts the office of the Chairman of the Federation, Aminu Maigari. More details later.

Another Liberian reportedly certified with the Ebola Virus In Lagos

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According to CKN  programme, a Senior Registrar with Igbobi Orthopaedic hospital, Lagos, Dr Akindele Akintayo revealed today on a TV programme that another Liberian have already been detected with the deadly Ebola virus in Nigeria.

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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 - A supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, developed jointly by Russia and India, leaves any enemy helpless as no effective protection against the BrahMos has been created so far, Sudhir Mishra, the new head of the BrahMos Aerospace Corporation told Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency.
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Law Enforcers Open Fire on Protesters in Ferguson – Demonstrator

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Law enforcers shot at protestors, engaged in peaceful demonstrations over the killing of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in the US city of Ferguson, one of the demonstrators, Johanna Lyn told RIA Novosti.

“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.”

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Ebola: 17 individuals who escaped from isolation zone in Liberia discovered

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 The 17 patients who escaped from the Ebola Isolation Centre in Liberia after some youths attacked the guts on Saturday August 16th, have thankfully been found. The development was made known by way of a Liberian Minister this afternoon.

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

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 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

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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

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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.

The video, titled "A Message To America," was posted on social media sites. It was not immediately possible to verify its authenticity.

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Police Shoot Dead Another Young Black Man in Missouri as Protests Continue in Ferguson

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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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The White House confirmed it had suspended a number of bilateral meetings and operations, involving Russian officials, targeted by the US sanctions over the Ukrainian crisis, a spokesperson Caitlin Hayden told RIA Novosti.
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New Map of Nigeria, as proposed by National Conference #NGConfab

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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

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In a bid to stop the deadly Ebola virus from entering to their country, the Cameroonian government has closed all 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

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Just confirmed from a family source. Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, the Senior Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist who was one of many doctors who attended to Patrick Sawyer at First Consultant Hospital has died from the Ebola virus which she contracted from Sawyer.

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

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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

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“Like Boko Haram’s crazy insurgents who kill their victims and the soldiers who fight to protect them; the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), kills its victims along with some medical personnel who battle to save their lives. These are the twin devils of the season.

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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When I first heard about it I know it won’t be true, not that he’s immortal, but my mind not just believing it to be true. Actor Adebayo Faleti is NOT dead. The 83 year old is well-known Nigerian poet, writer and actor. He is also known for being a successful Yoruba translator, a broadcaster, TV exponent and a pioneer of the first television station in Africa, Western Nigeria Television (WNTV). He was also responsible for translating Nigeria’s National Anthem from English to Yoruba. Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association Of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Oyo State chapter, has dismissed the report as false. This was confirmed in a broadcast message sent by Yeye Rose Odika( Chairperson, TAMPAN Oyo State), Baba Adebayo Akande Faleti Ode Ababa is at his Ojoo residence(in Ibadan)

Nuhu Ribadu contesting For Governor On Platform Of PDP

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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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4 more Ebola patients discharged – Health Minister

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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

Read parts of the statement after the break...