EBOLA INFECTED DOCTOR RECOVERS, DISCHARGED FROM QUARANTINE

Doctor Ameyo Adadevoh has recovered and has been discharged from the Isolation centre in Lagos. Dr. Ameyo is a senior consultant doctor at the First Consultant Hospital where Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who brought Ebola into the country was treated, and she was among the first Nigerians who tested positive with Ebola virus.

According to Vanguard Newspaper, the Director of Communication and Community Mobilisation for the Nigerian Emergency Operation Centre on Ebola Virus Disease, Adebayo Onajole, confirmed to media that Adadevoh had been discharged.

He however declined to give further details, saying the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, would hold a press conference later tonight to fully brief the media about the doctor’s recovery.

NUHU RIBADU LEAVES APC, JOINS PDP

Former EFCC chairman Nuhu Ribadu has joined numerous party defectors in the country. According to Premium Times, Nuhu Ribadu has dumped the All Progressive Congress(APC) and Joined the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).

A member of the executive committee of the PDP in Bako, Mr. Ribadu’s ward in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa state, told PREMIUM TIMES that the anti-corruption chief has been registered as a member of the party and given a party membership card. The source asked not to be named because he was not authorized to disclose the development to journalists.

EBOLA UPDATE: U.S SAYS "NANO SILVER" IS A PESTICIDE, KENYA AIRWAYS BANS FLIGHT

Finally when it looks as if our Ebola trouble was about to fade away, the Americans stepped up their game.

The Ebola drug "Nano Silver" which was expected to arrive Nigeria yesterday for the treatment of the Ebola Virus among Nigerians has been refereed to as a "Pesticide". The United states for Food and Drug Administration said the drug is a Pesticide and warned Ebola affected countries against the use of such drugs.Continue after the cut....

MEET THE WOMAN WITH 14INCH NAILS, LARUE DRUMMOND

Larue Drummond, 54-year-old mother of four, used to be a chronic nail biter as a child, biting her nails to her cuticles until they bled. But according to Larue all that changed when she met a woman at the super market with long nails, who told her, 'when you look after your nails, they will look after you.'

She stopped biting her nails and began to grow them long. Eight years ago, the big fan of nail art decided to stop cutting her nails entirely and has spent not less than $10,000 since then to maintain them.

Some people are very curious about how Ms Drummond manages everyday tasks with her 14-inch talon and she insists she cooks and does other everyday tasks easily. She said:

‘People stop me wherever I go and ask about my nails. I'm always happy to talk about them.
‘The most frequently asked question is how do I go to the bathroom. I tell them, “the same way as you do. If you know of another way, let me know.”’

But not everyone is comfortable with her unique look. Ms Drummond says;
‘I've seen people snigger at my nails. Once a woman wouldn't even sit next to me as if I had a disease or something. It really hurt my feelings. But it's who I am so I am not ashamed. If I broke a nail that couldn't be fixed I’d feel bereaved. My nails are my babies.’
Ms Drummond, who has eight grandchildren, insists that her long talons don’t impact on her part-time job as a child-minder, insiting; Continue below

WORD FOR TODAY

Gratitude Part 1

Gratitude for Life, Thankful for each day. Are you wondering what you should be grateful for?

When i woke this morning, like every other morning, i was undoubtedly happy. Happy for so much love within and around me from my creator and i knelt down with my hands clasped together, i thanked him for a brand new day to experience his undying love, for the morning sunshine that peeked through my window.

It is important that we are grateful for all we have, because life is not of our own making but the Almighty. Like an Igbo saying goes, Anyi kene dike na nke omere ome kwa ozo which translates as "if we thank him for the things he does for us he ll do more".

Thanking him always at all times whether the weather be good or whether the weather be bad. As we learn to be grateful, it should not be an act but an attitude. Gratitude is an attitude of noble souls.

Let also be thankful to fellow men when they shew us with kindness. Gratitude dissolves chaos, creates love, brings peace and gives you much more than you can imagine.

So lovelies, be grateful to God for his our maker, be grateful to man for the Kindness he shows you.

Start being grateful to someone today, you may just find something Good.

I leave you with the words of John Wooden "Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books-especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance"

GEJ SUSPENDS ALL RESIDENT DOCTORS

The President of the federal republic of Nigeria has ordered the immediate Suspension of the resident doctors. This was made known to the doctors through a circular from the Ministry of Health. According to the circular, the suspension is expected to aid the Government  appraise the challenges of the health Sector.

This suspension comes at a time when the health workers are needed to contain the spread of the Deadly Ebola Virus. There has been recent complaint of neglect of the Ebola Victims in the isolation wards. The question is, if all resident doctors are suspended who will care for the sick, will the available doctors be sufficient to handle the health sector or will health care be in the hands of few expatriate doctors? 

CUTE PHOTO: NORTH WEST DEBUTS INTO MODELLING

I don't Usually do this but when Babies are involved its a sure Deal. Baby West, the daughter of Kanye and Kim West did her first modelling debut in the newest issue of CR Fashion book. She was all clothed in Channel and with her is the most expensive baby purse(I dont know how much its worth tho).
And on the background is a quote from the fashion and stylist icon Karl Lagerfeld, which reads,"it is never too early to care about Fashion."
North west is 13months old. She certainly looks cute.

I do not know if i want my baby to debut into modelling at 13months old but i do want her to be this stunning.
Isn't she beautiful, see those eyes....lols.

EBOLA: NURSE JUSTINA DIES OF THE DEADLY EBOLA VIRUS

Nurse Justina Obi Ejelonu, (pictured above) who attended to late Liberian Patrick Sawyer while he was ill at the First Consultant hospital Obalende in Lagos, has died.
Ms. Ejelonu who until her demise today had been kept in a quarantine facility in Lagos. Justina was 25years old at the time of death. May her Gentle soul rest in peace..Amen

Meanwhile, an experimental drug "Nanosilver" developed by a Nigerian in diaspora for the treatment of Ebola is expected to arrive the country today, the Minister for Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said.

The drug, “Nanosilver”, has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an experimental treatment ethical in the case of the Ebola epidemic. The Federal Govt yesterday approved the experimental drugs as a treatment for the deadly virus.

I hope that the drug works for the affected victims of Ebola and that the Death of Justina and other health workers who passed-on will not be in Vain.
RIP Justina

PHOTOSTORY: POPE FRANCIS VISITS SOUTH KOREA

Pope Francis arrived Seoul, 14th August, Making it the First Papal visit in 25 years. The Pope is on a five days visit to South- Korea to Join Asian Youths in celebrating the 6th Asian Youth day which is the gathering of Asian Catholic youth, and hold Mass for Peace and Reconciliation, also prayers for peace, including South and North Korean relations.

An hour before the pope landed in Seoul, North Korea fired five short-range rockets into the sea east of the Korean peninsula. More Pictures Below...

CBN RE-INTRODUCES THE ATM CHARGES AGAIN, CUSTOMERS TO PAY N65

Less than One year after the Automated Teller Machine(ATM) fee was scrapped by the Sanusi regime, the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) has instantly re-introduced the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) fee it scrapped in December, 2013. The apex bank said from September 1, customers will commence payment of N65 as against the N100 fee charged previously.
The CBN Director, Banking & Payments System Department, ‘Dipo Fatokun, who made this known in a circular, the re-introduction of Remote-on-us ATM cash withdrawal fee of N65per transaction, is to cover the remuneration of the switches, ATM monitors and fit-notes processing by acquiring banks.

He explained that the new charge shall apply as from the fourth transaction in another bank’s ATM. Continue to Read below....

EBOLA: 21 SUSPECTED CASES IN ENUGU STATE

A nurse in Lagos who had contact with the Liberian Man Patrick Sawyer has fled quarantine in Lagos to Enugu to be with her Family.
Her decision  has affected another 20 people including her husband. All 20 people had primary contacts with the nurse and all are under surveillance in Enugu state.

According to Channels report, Three people have so far died from the disease in Nigeria; Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American businessman who collapsed in Lagos, an attending nurse, and an ECOWAS staffer who helped Sawyer while he was in Lagos.

According to Mr Maku, 198 Nigerians have been traced to have contacted the virus. While 177 are in Lagos, 21 persons in Enugu are being watched.

The FEC devoted this week’s meeting to the efforts being made to combat the Ebola Virus which entered Nigeria some 23 days ago and had been declared a National Emergency.

ACID ATTACK SURVIVORS REMOVE VEILS AND EMBRACE THEIR SCARS IN FASHION PHOTOSHOOT

Meet three young women who are determined not to let anything stop them despite being victims. Read their story....

Young Indian women who are acid attack survivors have spent years hiding their faces but now, they have cast off their shame and pain to appear with smiling faces in a new photoshoot by Rahul Saharan.

Rupa, Rita, Laximi (right to left) and have all been the victims of horrendous acid attacks. Rupa, who has just started her own clothing collection, called Rupa Designs, designed the clothes used for the photoshoot.

Rupa, 22, is trying to put the past behind her and look to a brighter future. She says;

'I always wanted to be a designer but after the attack there was a pause in my life. I was so insecure and embarrassed by my scars I used to cover my face with a scarf. I always hung onto my dream but I never knew that one day it would be possible and I would be launching my own label.'These young women are trying to show their attackers they will no longer hide their faces and that they deserve to live a life of dignity.

EBOLA: ZMAPP, EBOLA EXPERIMENTAL DRUG TO BE GIVEN TO LIBERIA

The White house has decided to release the ZMapp experimental drug for Ebola to Liberia. The White House and Food and Drug Administration approved the Liberian request for the drug to be made available to them.
The government of Liberia says that sample doses of the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp will be sent there to treat doctors who have contracted the deadly virus.

Liberia identified itself as the recipient of the drug after the company that makes ZMapp said earlier that its supply was exhausted after fulfilling the request of a West African country, which it did not name.

The delivery of the ZMapp to Liberia follows a request made on Friday from Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to President Barack Obama.

The sample doses will be brought to Liberia by a U.S. government representative this week, the Liberian government said

EBOLA: ANOTHER NURSE IN LAGOS TESTS POSITIVE TO EBOLA

Another Lagos nurse has tested positive to the Ebola Virus Disease(EVD). 

According to the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday, 11th August, he said that the newly married nurse was among those that had direct contact with the late Liberian man, Patrick Sawyer, who imported the disease to Nigeria .

Prof. Chukwu also added that the husband of the nurse was also among the 177 people who had now been placed under surveillance.
He added that, so far, nine have developed EVD,thus bringing the total number of cases in Nigeria to 10.

According to him, two people, that is the Liberian and the nurse are dead while eight are alive and currently on treatment.
The minister also said the infection of the virus had so far been restricted to Lagos as it had not spread to other parts of the country.

EBOLA VIRUS: NIGERIANS QUARANTINED IN CANADA AND HONG KONG AFTER SHOWING SYMPTOMS

West-African countries are on the radar of every foreign country they go to, whether sick or healthy.
A patient with flu-like symptoms who recently visited Nigeria was put into isolation at an Ontario hospital but later tested negative for the deadly Ebola virus.

The man had complained of fever, headache, muscle pain and malaise and was held in isolation at Brampton Civic Hospital which instituted heightened infection-control procedures after the patient was admitted.

Ontario's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Eric Hoskins confirmed that the man, who recently travelled to Canada from Nigeria, is now "doing well" and anticipated to have a "full and speedy recovery."

Hoskins said in a release, posted to the Ontario ministry's website:

"I can now confirm a recent case that underwent testing at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg was found to test negative for Ebola virus disease."
Meanwhile another Nigerian man was also quarantined in Hong Kong after he showed Ebola-like symptoms during a trip to the city. The man who arrived Hong Kong from Lagos on Thursday August 7th via Dubai, was isolated in a hospital after severe vomiting and suffering from diarrhoea. He later tested negative for Ebola.

In a statement released today, the Southern Chinese city government said the 32 year old man, whose name was not given, had "tested negative for Ebola virus upon preliminary laboratory testing".

"In the past one month ... he had no contact history with sick persons or animals and did not visit health-are facilities. He is currently in stable condition."
Two weeks ago, the Hong Kong government said it would quarantine as a precaution all people from Ebola-infected areas who showed any symptom of the disease.

EBOLA: CATHOLIC AND ANGLICAN CHURCHES SUSPENDS 'SIGN OF PEACE'

As the deadly Ebola Virus spreads, the orthodox churches are cutting out some of their old traditions during church services to avoid the spread of the disease among members.
The Nigeria Catholic churches in Lagos have suspended the 'sign of peace' where the congregations shake hands during mass. While the Anglican churches have suspended 'sign of peace' handshakes during communion due to the spread of Ebola.

The Archbishop of Lagos Adewale Martins released a statement on Sunday saying that while the handshakes have been suspended, Catholic priests should continue the traditional hand to mouth method of given Holy Communion for now, but asked the priest to make sure their hands don't touch the tongues of the recipient. He also said Holy Water bowls usually placed at the entrance of churches should be discontinued to contain the spread of the virus.

In the same vein, the Primate of the Church Of Nigeria Anglican Communion the Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh suspended shaking of hands during the exchange of the peace. He also suspended the age long mouth method of administering communion. He said this is aimed at preventing the spread of the disease through physical contact.

WORD FOR TODAY

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life by Muhammed Ali.

Take Risk, Take your chances today and believe. Have a lovely week ahead.....

RAUF AREGBESOLA WINS OSUN ELECTIONS

Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressive Congress Party has won the Osun 2014 elections with 3394,684 votes against Senator Iyiola Omisore of PDP who polled 292,747 votes. See below results in the different Local Govt between PDP and APC;

IREPODUN
APC-13314, PDP-7386

IFE CENTRAL
APC-9680, PDP-24555

IFE EAST
APC-13821, PDP-20831

OLA-OLUWA
APC-7927, PDP-4963

IFE NORTH
APC-8603, PDP-9841

ISOKAN
APC- 9758, PDP-10,028

EDE NORTH
APC-15,403, PDP-10,427

IFELODUN
APC-17,447 PDP-12,442

AIYEDAADE
APC-12,801, PDP-11,255

OBOKUN
APC-11,696, PDP- 8618

IREWOLE
APC-18,328, PDP-10,330

EGBEDORE
APC- 10, 615, PDP- 7024

AYEDIRE
APC-7724, PDP-7813

IWO
APC-20,827, PDP-15,493

OSOGBO
APC-39,983, PDP-11,513

OLORUNDA
APC-26, 551, PDP-8483

ATAKUMOSA
APC- 9287, PDP-6294

IFE SOUTH
APC-7325, PDP-12,811

EJIGBO
APC-17,700, PDP-12,495

IFEDAYO LGA
APC – 4225 , PDP 3982

BOLUWADURO LGA
APC-4981, PDP- 5035

ILESHA EAST
APC- 16106, PDP-5913

ODO-OTIN
APC-11,950, PDP- 12,902

ILESHA WEST
APC-15,427, PDP-5449

BORIPE
APC-12,723, PDP-9334

OROLU
APC-8558, PDP-6786

ORIADE
APC-12,523, PDP-10,214

ATAKUMOSA WEST
APC-6928, PDP 5142

EDE SOUTH
APC-11738, PDP-7482

ILA-ORANGUN
APC- 10,825, PDP- 7916

GHANA RECORDS FIRST EBOLA VICTIM

Ghana may have recorded its first case of Ebola Virus. According to reports from Ghana,
on Friday afternoon, a Burkinabe man(a citizen of Burkina Faso) who had general symptoms of Ebola including fever, nose and ear bleeding, was taken to the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital dead on arrival. The man was brought through the border from Burkina to Ghana by his relatives who wanted proper medical care for him but he died on the way.

The Medical Director at the Hospital, Dr Joseph Yaw Manu, confirmed to StarrFMonline.com that the man had died at the time he was brought in, saying: “…What scared me most as a Medical Doctor is that he was bleeding from his ears and nose–symptoms of Ebola.”

On Dr Manu’s orders, blood samples from the deceased have been taken to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) at the University of Ghana for testing. If positive, this would be Ghana’s first confirmed case of the virus, which has killed at least 961 people in the West African sub-region out of 1,779 total cases. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea are among the hardest hit countries.

10 Interesting Facts You May Not Know About Indian Weddings

By Ruby Andrews

India serves as a perfect example of a country that boasts of a rich cultural diversity with more than a billion inhabitants and close to 15000 ethnic communities. In its diversity, the uniqueness of their wedding attracts a huge following. To many, Indian weddings are just but a lavish affair but it is also one that seamlessly fits into ancient traditions. Here are 10 interesting facts you may not have known about Indian weddings.

Compatibility

India is a country that holds a strong belief about horoscopes. This belief trickles down to any relationship. Before exchanging vows, most Hindu families consult with the horoscopes to ascertain if the relationship is valid and none of their respective stars jeopardizes the others life.


Day of the marriage

Besides checking the compatibility of the couple, the green light on the days is communicated by the astrologers. The families of both the bride and he groom are required to consult with priest prior to any arrangements.

Payment of dowry
This tradition remains inconsistent with most of the world's traditions. Here, the bride makes payment of dowry to the grooms' family. This tradition known as the Meher. The bride presents cash, jewellery, and other valuables to the groom before vows are exchanged.