The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, on Monday in Abuja advised Nigerians against harboring people suspected to be infected with the Ebola Virus Disease in prayer houses. He spoke at a conference organised by the Ministry of Health to provide guidelines to commissioners of health on how to sensitize the people on the deadly virus. Maku said that while it was important to note that God still performed miracles, the public ought to be sensitized to help the federal government contain the disease by leaving their loved ones at designated quarantine centres. Making reference to the story of the centurion…
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The Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has appointed former leader of the disbanded Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Ebikabowei Victor-Ben, also known as Boyloaf and 10 others into an 11-man special task force to secure the creeks and waterways in the state against violent crimes. The establishment of the task force is coming barely few days after a coalition of ex-militant leaders in the state assisted men of the Nigerian Police and Department of State Security Service (DSS) to secure the release of three high profile victims. According to Dickson, the task force is saddled…
It seems the new way for celebrities to show-off is to drop new photos and make their fans drool. Don’t worry, I’ll be dropping my own photos soon too………hehe. The Mr Nigeria 2014, emerged the second most desirable man after coming second at the Mr World 2014 competition, is a year older today Tuesday 12th August 2014. He will be celebrating his day at Pravada, Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos. Emmanuel has released a shoot to mark his day. He’s looking hot, suave and dapper! Happy birthday Emmanuel Ikubese! Photos below: –
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the establishment of a social welfare state as the first step towards addressing the nation’s sundry challenges. The union also faulted the ongoing National Conference, saying it does not hold the solution to Nigeria’s problems. ASUU’s President, Dr. Isa Fagee, who spoke to reporters in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, yesterday, after the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, said the nation’s problems emanate mostly from the dynamics of global capitalism in which the nation is entrenched. He argued that the change, among other things, would involve taking radical…
The core investor of Ughelli Power Plc has invested N65 billion into the power plant, raising the capacity from 170 megawatts, MW to 420MW since the handover of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) assets to successor companies in November 2013. The Chief Executive of Transcorp, Mr. Adeoye Fadeyibi, who disclosed this when the Senate Committee on Privatisation paid an oversight visit to Ughelli Power, said the increase represented 46 percent of the 972MW available capacity. Fadeyibi explained further that the short/medium/long term goal include gradual increase of plant output, while hoping to stabilise energy sent out to conform…
Nigeria lost $198.775 million, about N31.8 billion, in one month to gas flaring, as companies in the oil and gas sector flared 50.098 billion Standard Cubic Feet (SCF) of gas in February 2014. The United States Energy Information Administration, EIA, put the price of natural gas in the international market at $3.89 per million British thermal unit, BTU, of gas. One SCF of gas is equal to 1,020 BTU of gas. According to recently released data by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on activities in the Nigerian petroleum sector in the month of February, the amount of gas flared…
Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has criticised the well publicised Federal and state governments’ Life Insurance Cover for medical doctors and other health workers that volunteer to assist in the management of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The NMA said “they are willing to volunteer if there are enough protective gadgets and details of the insurance clearly spelt out.” This came as the national body of the NMA gave a directive that all doctors and nurses must insist on being well protected through provision of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), before getting involved in the high risk…
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, described the late American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer’s visit that heralded the entry of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, into the country, as “pure madness.” The President, who spoke publicly for the first time since the outbreak of the disease in the country, expressed disappointment with the way and manner the late Sawyer brought Ebola to Nigeria. The man was said to have being under surveillance in Liberia for a suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease, but evaded authorities in Monrovia and boarded a plane for Lagos in Nigeria, via Lome in Togo and Accra in…
The Presidency on Sunday described the Peoples Democratic Party defeat in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State as a ‘very painful day’. The PDP candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore, lost by a wide margin to the All Progressives Congress candidate, incumbent Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to cause a temporary setback to the ruling party’s plans to recapture the South-West. Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Affairs, Prof. Rufa’i Alkali, who made this known during a facility tour of Goodluck 2 Goodluck (G2G) 2015 Project national headquarters in Abuja, however, commended the credible outcome of the poll. He said. “Today…
A passenger waiting to collect the Yellow Card from Port Health Officials at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has collapsed and died. The ugly incident happened Monday, during the first official tour of the airport facility by the new Minister of Aviation, Mr Osita Chidoka. The deceased was identified as Mr Akunne Osei, a Nigerian residing in Accra who arrived Lagos for business transactions aboard an Arik Air flight on Friday August 8, 2014 and was on his way back to Accra for medical treatment, reports Vanguard. General Manager, Corporate Communication, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Yakubu…
Nigerians have been urged to avoid panic and remain alert to check further spread of the Ebola virus in the country. President Goodluck Jonathan said this yesterday in a speech delivered by his vice, Namadi Sambo, during the inauguration of the first National Trauma Centre at the National Hospital, Abuja. He advised all Nigerians to take precautionary measures against the disease, saying that the government had put in place measures and facilities for detection and management of the disease. “It will also be appropriate, at this time, to say a few words about the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, which has…
Some former militants in Edo and Delta, who were not captured in the third phase of the amnesty by the Federal Government, have protested their exclusion from the programme. Their protest is contained in a petition addressed to the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Committee, Mr Kingsley Kuku. The letter was copied to Jonathan, both chambers of the National Assembly, the Police and the State Security Service (SSS). The former militants through their counsel, Mr Ugha Kurumah, said they were from nine camps scattered in the two states. They alleged that some…
Yesterday was Jesse Jagz birthday, remember him? The producer and rapper who parted ways with his label Chocolate City to which is brother still belongs. Anyways, M.I shared this throw back photo on his IG page to celebrate his brother Jesse Jagz as he turned a year older yesterday. See M.I round, chubby and black face……hehe
Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has hailed his Osun State counterpart, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on his victory in Saturday’s governorship election. This is even as Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State described Aregbesola’s victory at the keenly contested poll “well-deserved”. The governors in their separate congratulatory messages commended the people of Osun State for their steadfastness and wise choice by voting the All Progressives Congress. Amaechi, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. David Iyofor, on Sunday, explained that the victory was well deserved, saying, “It goes to…
Nigeria officially requested the ZMapp Ebola cure from the American government last week, the request was subsequently turned down with the excuse that it was still an experimental drug and further tests have to be done before it could be safe for Nigerians. A lot of Nigerians have expressed opinions that an unsafe cure is better than no cure at all and considering the fact that two Americans have been cured with the drug and our Ebola problem was actually deliberately created by an American (Patrick Sawyer who deliberately brought Ebola to Nigeria), America should give us some consideration. This…
In what might be considered a breakthrough in scientific research, a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Dr. Auwal Ibrahim, has developed anti-diabetes drugs from local herbs. It was gathered that the research was part of the lecturer’s Ph.D thesis conducted at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Speaking yesterday with Daily Trust, Dr. Ibrahim of the Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, said: “Basic research on type 2 diabetes is usually hard to execute in African countries, because of some procedural issues and lack of appropriate animal models. Interestingly however, my research was focused on the development of…
Na wa ooh, there are so many pageants these days that we get confused who the real Miss Nigerian is sef. Another young lady has gotten herself a tiara as she beat other ladies to the crown. 19-year old Stephanie Ezeani beat 21 other hopefuls to be crowned Miss Charismatic Nigeria 2014; she represented Katsina state. Stephanie won a cash prize of N500,000, a brand new car, an all expense paid trip to Dubai, one year free hairstyling and make-up. Big Congrats to her!
Senator Iyiola Omisore, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the just concluded governorship election in Osun, says he is still consulting with all relevant parties before reacting to the outcome of the election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, flag bearer, incumbent Governor Rauf Aregbesola the winner after polling 394,684 votes to defeat Mr. Omisore who polled 292,747 votes to emerge second. Mr. Omisore, on Sunday said that he had to engage in widespread consultation as a committed party man. The PDP flag bearer, who spoke on phone through his spokesperson, Diran Odeyemi,…
Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of Kaduna State has been awarded the ‘Best Supportive Governor on the campaign for National Integration and Purposeful Leadership in Nigeria’. The honor, instituted by the Nigeria Young Professionals Forum, was bestowed on the governor weekend, at the forum’s maiden international summit with the theme; ‘Fostering National Integration and Purposeful Leadership in Nigeria’, held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Speaking at the event, Governor Yero urged the youth to strive toward building a peaceful and prosperous nation. “With all sense of modesty and due respect to our elders, I believe it is time for young…
Ahead of the lifting of the embargo placed on political campaigns for the 2015 general elections, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, and Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, will this morning meet in Abuja to lead a comprehensive discourse towards responsible politics in the country. According to a statement personally signed by the Sultan in Kaduna, the event is aimed at ensuring credible and peaceful electioneering process in 2015. The discussions will hold under the auspices of Inter-faith Initiative for peace under the leadership of the Sultan and Cardinal Onaiyekan. The conference’s…