PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOS OF TAMBUWAL, IHEDIOHA FLOODS ABUJA.

The City of Abuja was decorated with the posters of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal and his Deputy, Emeka Ihedioha as President and Vice Presidential aspirants on Saturday. 

The Speaker and his deputy are both members of the PDP, but the posters making round have the logos of the All Progressive Congress(APC). Mr Tambuwal who reacted to the situation via his spokesman Imam Imam in a statement said:

“While we thank them for deeming us fit for elective office in the country, let it be known that since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not given the go-ahead for those interested in elective positions to start mobilisation, it is inappropriate for any person or group to print campaign posters and have them placed in strategic areas all over the country.

“Laws of the Federation are meant to be obeyed by the high and mighty. The Honourable Speaker will make known the direction he will take with regards to his political future at the appropriate time,” the statement said.

 

BITTER KOLA POSSIBLE CURE FOR EBOLA VIRUS - PROF IWU

A Famous Nigerian doctor based in the United States, Prof. Maurice Iwu, has claimed that Garcinia kola, better known as Bitter Kola(ugoro in igbo language) West Africa, may be a possible drug against the deadly Ebola virus.

Bitter Kola, a staple health fruit in Nigeria, was reported to have stopped the virus at test tube experiments.

An Inquirer Washington Bureau reported Iwu, who made this discovery, as saying that the much needed cure could be sourced from the same African forests where the disease was identified.

Iwu is a doctor with a combination of folk-remedy expertise and a doctorate in Western pharmacology. He is also the Executive Director of the Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme, and a consultant at Walter Reed Army Hospital in suburban Washington. CONTINUE.....

WORD FOR TODAY

In the words of Martin Luther "To Gather with God's people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the christian life as Prayer". Being in the presence of the Almighty often is important, it help us reflect on what have being done, what is yet to be and also to bring a sacrifice of praise before him. 

Always desire to gather with the saints in prayers, it is a perfect antidote for a good life. Happy Sunday

BURIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROF. DORA AKUNYILI ANNOUNCED BY FAMILY

The Burial arrangements for the former NAFDAC Boss Prof Dora Akunyili has been released by her husband, Dr Chike Akunyili. The Burial arrangements was released in a statement Via the facebook account belonging to Late Prof Dora. See the details of the arrangements below...

The family of former Minister of Information and Communications, late Prof. (Mrs.) Dora Nkem Akunyili, has released a week-long programme of activities for her funeral, culminating in her burial on Thursday, August 28, 2014.

The programme, released today in Enugu by Prof. Akunyili’s husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili, starts with a Christian Wake-Keep at No. 2A Bishop Onyeabor St., G.R.A. Enugu, to hold from 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22. CONTINUE......

AND SHE WINS AGAIN!! BLESSING OKAGBARE WINS GOLD IN 200M RACE

More Gold  on the Nigerian side. Our very own Blessing Okagbare was won again in the Women's 200m race in 22.25seconds. This is her second Gold in the 2014 Commonwealth games in Glasglow. She won her first Gold few days ago in a 100m race. Kudos to Blessing. Keep the Nigeria flag flying.

NEWS FLASH: FEMALE SUCIDE BOMBER ATTACKS IN KANO POLYTHENIC

The Number of these Female Suicide bomber seems to be on the Increase. This Wednesday, July 30th at about 2:45pm a female suicide bomber blew herself up at Kano state polythenic while student were checking their results in the school. The Police have confirmed the incident but the number of casualties is still unknown. Though reports going round says many have died
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WHY JONATHAN HAS NOT BEEN IMPEACHED BY SENATOR DOMINGO

The Senator representing Edo North, Domingo Obende, has said President Goodluck Jonathan has committed some impeachable offences but the Senate shunned the temptation to remove him from office because it wanted to avoid causing unnecessary chaos in the polity.
Domingo was reacting to the gale of impeachment by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against governors of states controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He argued that the PDP had not been tolerant as the APC.

According to the senator, had the APC been on the rampage like the PDP, Jonathan would have been impeached long ago for the glaring impeachable offences he had committed. Although he did not mention any. Read More....

QUESTION OF THE DAY: IS BOKO HARAM USING THE KIDNAPPED GIRLS AS SUICIDE BOMBERS?

There has been a recent toll rise on the number of young teenage girls as suicide bomber in last few weeks. It has become a popular opinion that the kidnapped Chibok Girls may be used by the Boko haram sect to perpetuate their heinous acts. Facts have not being established based on this assumption which is causing  national worry but the age range seem to be similar with that of the missing girls.
Is the Boko Haram sect using the Girls to commit these crime?
What is the government doing to stop the Boko haram Menace?

JONATHAN GAVE US MONEY, SAYS CHIBOK PARENTS - NO WE DIDN'T SAYS FG

There has been a recent development that the Presidency may have given the chibok Parents a 100 million Naira. This has been confirmed by both parents of the missing girls and the #bringbackourgirls convener, Oby Ezekwesili via her twitter handle. See below

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HOW TO KEEP YOURSELF AND FAMILY SAFE FROM THE EBOLA VIRUS

The United States of America has joined in the campaign against the Deadly Ebola Virus by stating some key points we all should know as tension created by the virus heightens in West-Africa. Below is the guide by the US embassy to its host communities...

In order to help our Embassy Community better understand some of the key points about the Ebola virus we have consulted with our medical specialists at the U S State Department and assembled this list of bullet points worded in plain language for easy comprehension.

Our medical specialists remind everyone that they should be following the guideline from the center for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation. Continue...

LIBERIAN DOCTOR DIES OF EBOLA VIRUS, LIBERIA CLOSES BORDERS

Reports from Liberia, says that a senior doctor in Liberia's largest hospital has died of the Ebola Virus and another aid worker is also infected with the Virus. The senior doctor is the first Liberian doctor to die in the deadly outbreak.

The aid worker, Dr Brantly, is the medical director of the Samaritan's Purse Ebola case management centre in Liberia where the Liberian government and other health workers work to contain the Virus.

The Virus which has killed over 224, in Liberia and infected over 500 people is said to be spreading very fast and health workers maybe at risk due to the body contacts with victims.

Meanwhile, the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has closed most of the country's borders while the few open borders will have testing centres and preventive measures put in place. The president also put restrictions on public gatherings,and ordered hotels, restaurants and other entertainment venues to play a five-minute video on Ebola safety.

"No doubt the Ebola virus is a national health problem," Sirleaf said. "It attacks our way of life, with serious economic and social consequences. As such we are compelled to bring the totality of our national resolve to fight this scourge."

Nigeria should probably consider closing its borders and set up testing centres at airports and the borders if they have to leave it open.

Stay safe, do not share sharp objects, wash your hands regularly.

NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR, 3 ECOWAS AND 55 OTHERS HAD CONTACT WITH LAGOS EBOLA VICTIM

According to LIB, About 59 people including the Nigerian Ambassador to Liberia, Chigozie Obi Nnadozie may have had direct and indirect contact with the late Liberian man, Patrick Sawyer, who died on Friday July 25th from the Ebola Virus in Lagos.

In a Joint Ministerial Press briefing of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and Federal Ministry of Health on the development of the Ebola disease yesterday July 28th, the state Commissioner of Health, Dr Jide Idris said out of the 59 people who had contact with the late Patrick Sawyer, 44 were hospital contacts (38 healthcare workers & 6 laboratory staff) and 15 Airport contacts comprising 3 ECOWAS staff-driver, Liaison, and Protocol officers, Nigerian Ambassador to Monrovia, two nursing staff and five Airport passenger handlers. Continue...

EL-RUFAI LOSES SON TO CAR ACCIDENT IN ABUJA

The Son of the Former minister of FCT, Abuja, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has died in a car crash. The young man, Hamza El-Rufai, died this Tuesday morning in a car crash in Abuja. His demise was annouced this morning at about 8:00 am via a facebook post by his father Mallam El-Rufai which reads thus


May his soul rest in Peace. Amen.

EVERYONE IS CRAZY IN LAGOS WRITTEN BY ETCETERA

Etcetera takes on an interesting topic in his weekly piece. Read and enjoy;

Few weeks ago, I got a call from a friend asking me out for a drink, but I was already at the Lagos airport. “I’m not going to be around for the next few days,” I told him. “I’m going to Abuja.” His immediate reaction was: “Why? What’s wrong? Do you want to bore yourself to death?” That’s the typical response I get whenever I tell someone I am travelling to Abuja. Abuja is a beautiful city with a terrible reputation for boredom. I have heard people in other cities speak of Lagos as a noisy, dirty and dangerous city filled with crazy people. In truth, everyone in Lagos is crazy.

What else do you expect in a state crammed with 22 million people?
It must be a hell of a job for the governor and his officials keeping everyone under law and order daily. Lagos has a peculiar vibe that can’t be found anywhere in the world, so much that “Lagos Hustle” is a commonly used phrase among Nigerians. I would rather go crazy living in Lagos than be bored to death in Abuja, Ibadan or Enugu. Abuja leaves you chewing your finger nails out of boredom. If you doubt me, whenever you have a visitor from Abuja, check his/her finger nails. They are always short and well chewed. Even the Hausa local nail trimmers have all migrated elsewhere due to the nail scarcity.
It is said that people in Lagos argue for at least two hours daily. It is true; we love to generate arguments out of everything. We argue everywhere; in buses, during church services...

WORD FOR TODAY...INSPIRATIONAL

Every act needs a stage to display its performance but when you do not have a stage start at the hallway.

About few months ago, my nine year old cousin and I went to the Amusement park so she could play. while we were there, My cousin, Chisom said to me " I will want to be great musician when i grow up, i want to sing my heart out and make people happy". Obviously, i encouraged her but Chisom said she wanted to start singing now at friends birthday and school shows. She was so passionate about starting her dream at the age of nine. Chisom has a strong voice and sings with the children choir in the church so it was not out of place as the hunger for singing emerged. 

REUBEN ABATI: NIGERIA'S MOST EVIL GENIUS?

By Dr. Peregrino Brimah
Nothing is more dangerous than when a good man goes rogue. Most of the worst criminals in history were good men in society who either voluntarily or by virtue of circumstance, went rogue. We all know the award winning, chairman of the editorial board of the Nigerian Guardian, Dr Reuben Abati, our guy, a staunch truth shooter and government critic bar none.

But when Reuben was sucked into the Jonathan Government, Lord have mercy! 

DEADLY EBOLA VIRUS IS IN TOWN; HOW TO PREVENT IT

The fast killer, Ebola virus, has been confirmed in a hospital near Obalende in Lagos on a 40years old Liberian. There is panic in the air but you can stay free from the deadly virus. Check out the details:

WHAT IS EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE?
Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is the human disease caused by ebola viruses. Symptoms start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus with a fever, throat and muscle pains, and headaches. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the disease has a

case fatality rate of up to 90 per cent, this means about 90 per cent of individuals that suffer from the disease could die.

TREATMENT

No vaccine for EVD is available. Several vaccines are being tested, but none are available for clinical use.

MILITARY ARRESTS KADUNA BOMBER DISGUISED AS A WOMAN

The Nigerian Military in a statement released today said they  who is responsible for the Kaduna bomb attack. The man who was dressed in a female attire is suspected to be connected to the attempted assassination attack on Gen. Buhari on the 23rd of July. Read the statement below,

Troops are holding a man suspected to be connected with the explosion targeted at General Buhari on Wednesday. The young man who was apprehended by military patrol team that swooped on the area immediately after the explosion, had disguised as a woman clad in female garb to exude femininity with a brazier affixed to his chest. 

The suspect was arrested while trying to fizzle into a crowd of onlookers when the patrol team arrived the scene. Youths in the area attempted to mob him while he was being arrested but were restrained by troops who quickly whisked him away in an armoured personnel carrier. 

He is currently being interrogated by security agencies in a bid to ascertain his links. 

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UN SHELTER IN GAZA HIT, 16 DEAD, MANY INJURED

The Gaza bombardment is far from over with a recent attack on the UN shelter in Gaza. At least 16 people have been declared dead and many more injured in an attack of a UN school in northern Gaza which was used as shelter for the Gaza civilians. Most of the injured are women and children.

It is uncertain who is behind the attack as both sides are still trading blames but investigations are on going.

According to Israeli spokesperson, most of the rockets launched by Hamas have landed in Gaza.

In interview with Al Jazeera, Chris Gunness, the spokesman for UNRWA, the UN's humanitarian organisation in Gaza, said his organisation had been in contact with Israeli forces as fighting closed in on the shelter.
"We gave the Israelis the precise GPS coordinates of the Beit Hanoun shelter. We were trying to coordinate a window [for evacuation] and that was never granted," he said.

It is not clear how many people were in the shelter at the time of the attack but the UN shelter is known to hold 1500 people. More Pictures...

UPDATE ON KANO BLAST WITH MORE PHOTOS FROM THE SCENE OF THE BLAST

Update On the Kano Blast: The explosion which occurred in Kano today along the Sabon Gari Motor Park has killed a woman and injured several others. It was gathered that the Bomb explosives were concealed in a Refrigerator which was brought to the Park by a truck pusher. Eye witnesses say the fridge was disguised as part of the luggage to be loaded into the bus, and exploded alongside other luggage to be loaded into the bus. 

The affected bus is owned by Ifeanyi Chukwu Industrial Services with registration number KTT 164 XA, the bus was supposed to convey passengers from kano to Port Harcourt.

This is the second time the busy market has been bombed since the insurgents started their attack. Majority of the residents of the Sabon Gari area are said mostly from the Southern part of Nigeria. More Photos......