By Seriki Adinoyi At least two persons have been feared killed and 20 others hospitalised in various hospitals in Plateau State after consuming excessive quantity of salt and bitter kola to prevent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) attack. The two, according to a source in Shendam who spoke with our reporter on phone, were rushed to the hospital by their family members after they suddenly collapsed in the morning, having consumed too much of salt over night. They later died of high blood pressure in the hospitals. According to medical personnel in the hospitals where the other patients are currently taking…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Nigerian Government has confirmed two more cases of Ebola Virus Disease in Lagos. This brings to seven, the total number of confirmed cases of infected Nigerians, who are still alive and are isolated. Two others, including a nurse and Liberian national, Patrick Sawyer, have died of the disease. The federal government also said about 139 persons, who have had primary or secondary contact with the confirmed cases, are currently under surveillance. Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned an emergency meeting at the Presidential Villa over the EVD threat. Jonathan, who was scheduled to travel to Owerri, Imo State capital, canceled…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it would sensitise Nigerians on ways of tackling corruption to assist the commission in the fight against graft. The Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, stated this at the inauguration of the commission’s anti-corruption sensitisation programme organised for the staff of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Lamorde, who was represented by Mr Osita Unwaja, Deputy Director in the commission, said it had become imperative for the commission to take measures to enlighten Nigerians, who often fall prey economic crime. “Among such measures is aggressive public enlightenment and education because you will agree…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday said it had imported 15 dogs specially trained to detect Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) composed with certain chemicals from the United States of America to boost security ahead of Saturday’s Osun gubernatorial election. The Deputy Commandant General, Operations, Mr Evans Ewurum, who made this known while speaking with journalists at the Osun State Command of the Civil Defence Corps, gave a matching order to political touts hired to disrupt the exercise to leave the state before 6pm on Friday, or risk being disgraced. Ewurum, however, assured that the Corps, in…
She might not have won the grand prize at the BBA reality show, but she’s definitely doing very well for herself. Beverly Osu of Big Brother Africa: The Chase has been off the social radar for a while, but she is back with a bang. The budding model/actress is fronting the debut edition of The Celebrity Shoot by Nigerian design label Abbyke Domina. The shoot is aimed at celebrating successful African women and to revive the African culture. For the shoot, Beverly rocks pretty feminine pieces. Check them out below: –
PRESS RELEASE The All Progressives Congress, APC, has uncovered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s manual to rig Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, complete with projected fake results in all the 30 local government areas of the state. At a press conference in Osogbo on Thursday, APC Chairman John Odigie Oyegun, said the rigging plans were contained in two documents prepared by the PDP in Osun, and which are now in the possession of the APC. The first is a ‘secret’ document marked ”HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” that contains a meticulous outline of plans to rig the election, polling unit by polling…
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, said the Federal Government was not behind the impeachment saga in Nasarawa State. He also said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would not be intimidated by the antics of the governor to evade justice “by instigating violence in the state”. The minister spoke at a solidarity rally staged by the PDP in support of the state legislators pushing for the impeachment of Governor Tanko Al-Makura. He cautioned the state government to desist from the use of thugs to intimidate state legislators in what was strictly a constitutional matter. He urged youth in the state…
The Nigerian Government on Friday debunked rumours making the rounds that bathing with hot water and salt solution is an effective antidote against the Ebola virus infection. The social media late Thursday and early Friday went ‘wild’ with information that bathing hot water, which contained salt solution, could prevent the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). One of such messages shared through a social media chat platform, WhatsApp, and seen by our correspondent, read: “They say Ebola in Abuja. So pls take your bath with cold water and addition of enough salt inside the water. Pls bath your children as well…
Probably the cutest celebrity kid at the moment, but what else would you expect. An offspring of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian is bound to be angelic. Kim K set the whole web on fire when she shared this cute photo of her beautiful daughter, North West. More photos below: – North’s hair is being styled for the first time and it looks totally beautiful.
SUNDAY ONYEBUCHI The Enugu State Government on Thursday presented three witnesses before the seven-member panel investigating allegations of gross misconduct against the Deputy Governor of the State, Sunday Onyebuchi. The witnesses were the Commissioner for Lands, Chukwuemeka Ujam; the Clerk of the House of Assembly, Chris Chukwura; and the Medical Director of the Government House Clinic, Anthony Ogbonna. They were led in evidence by the Director of Civil Litigations in the Enugu State Ministry of Justice, Innocent Eze. Speaking to journalists after the sitting, Mr. Onyebuchi said his priority was for citizens to realise the truth in the case. The…
Students in their hundreds on Wednesday defied battle-ready security operatives in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, to hold a rally in support of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Mr. Aregbesola is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in tomorrow’s governorship election in the state. The stern-looking security operatives had taken over the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, proposed venue of the rally, where the students had planned to adopt the governor as their candidate in the election. Some mobile police officers and soldiers had on Wednesday morning turned back people who had gone to the Park. The students under the platform…
The Minister of Defence, Aliyu Gusau, said on Wednesday that Nigeria was ‘under siege’ and called for collective effort in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in the country. Mr. Gusau made the call at the graduation dinner/award night for Course 22 Participants of the National Defence College, NDC, in Abuja. “It is not just government and security services that are in the war, it is our country that is under siege. “It is our war and war can only be won if we keep a united front, while we are concerned about our present we should also think of our…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has dismissed opinions that the deployment of armed security during an election discourages people from participating in electoral process. He said instead, the presence of security helps to drive people’s confidence to participate in the process. “I want to state that the use of military is not necessarily a disincentive for participation in an election,” said Jega, while delivering a speech as a special guest of honour at the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Newspaper Proprietors of Nigeria (NPAN) in Lagos. According to him, Ekiti election was a…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last night described allegations by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, that PDP has perfected plans to manipulate tomorrow’s governorship election in Osun as an “infantile blackmail”. The ruling party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in Abuja, said the allegations were “completely wild, baseless and mere fabrications aimed at distracting PDP members and supporters and discourage them from fully participating in the election”. The PDP described the allegation as “a ploy by the APC to make its members and supporters over-confident and…
The former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, has dismissed insinuations that he might have been unsettled by the purported interest of the pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in the Adamawa governorship race. Gulak, who spoke with reporters in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed Ribadu as a threat to his ambition to vie for the Adamawa State governorship election. Following the impeachment of the former governor, Murtala Nyako, last month, the scramble for who occupies the exalted seat till the 2015 general election has intensified with speculations…
OMOBOLA JOHNSON The Minister of Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson, on Thursday in Abuja cautioned the public on the risks which go with the use of mobile phones. Mrs. Johnson, represented by Ngozi Ogujiofor, a Deputy Director in the ministry, gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria after the inauguration of Etisalat Experience Centre. She said one of the most dangerous devices of communications was the mobile phones, and they could affect health and cause damages to the body. “Radiation from phones can cause problems, and this is why we are advising the public not to bring…
The Imo State Government has warned against handshake and other forms of close contacts to check the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Edward Ihejirika, made this known yesterday while speaking with journalists in Owerri, the state capital, on precautionary measures taken to check the spread of the virus. He said avoiding a handshake could prevent the spread of the disease, adding that the virus could be contracted through handshake with an infected person. Ihejirika also urged the residents to avoid travelling to areas where Ebola has been detected. The commissioner said the Rochas…
FELIX OMOBHUDE The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on Thursday, allayed fears concerning 2015, saying Nigeria will not disintegrate. The PFN National President, Dr. Felix Omobhude, stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau and Chairman of Kaduna State Council of Traditional Rulers, His Highness, Alhaji (Dr.) Shehu Idris in his palace. Dr. Omobhude said he was in Zaria to thank the emir for his fatherly role and prayer towards sustaining peace in the country. He also informed the monarch that the insurgency in the country will soon be a thing of the past because…
Wizkid no doubt has one of the most adorable celebrity kids and he obviously knows this, that’s why he buys him the most expensive clothes. Wizkid’s little baby is starting to grow into an adorable boy and he always seems to be dressed to kill. I love the braids too. More photos below: –
Apparently, the war is set to continue between the two hottest and youngest music stars in Africa at the moment. Its just been barely 24 hours after Davido told Sahara TV that he was offended that Wizkid threw shade at him and Wizkid responds in a manner I find quite immature. The “On Top Your Matter” star took to Twitter to send out this tweet directed at Davido’s comments. See tweet below: – Wizkid Ayo Balogun ✔ @wizkidayo Follow Dumb niggas catch feelings! we just tryna make it over here! Nobody got time for that! ATL turn up! 5:21 PM – 6…