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Ebola: 139 people under surveillance as Jonathan declares state of emergency

The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 139 people have been placed under surveillance following their alleged contact with the Liberian victim of the deadly Ebola virus. Addressing a press briefing on Friday in Lagos, the Minister of Health, Prof. Chukwu Onyebuchi, said two new cases of Ebola infection had been recorded in […]

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Drogba announces retirement….

Didier Drogba has announced his retirement from international football. The Chelsea striker scored 65 goals in 104 appearances for Ivory Coast over a 12-year period. He played in three World Cups. Drogba returned to Stamford Bridge last month, signing a one-year deal after leaving Turkish side Galatasaray. The 36-year-old said: “I’m proud to have captained […]

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US wins control of Abacha’s $480m loot

The United States Justice Department said Thursday it had won legal control of nearly a half-billion dollars worth of corrupt gains hidden in bank accounts by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. The department said a court judgment on Wednesday gave it title to more than $480 million that Abacha, who ruled Nigeria from 1993 to […]

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Liberia apologises to Nigeria, says Sawyer ignored medical advice and escaped out of Liberia

The Liberian Government on Thursday apologised to Nigeria over the importation of the deadly Ebola Virus   by a Liberian-born American, Patrick Sawyer. Sawyer arrived Lagos on July 20 from Lome but died five days after he was admitted into a hospital in Obalende when he showed Ebola virus symptons. The Liberian-born American came into contact […]

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FG declares Ebola outbreak a matter of national emergency, says everyone is now at risk of being infected (Must Read)

The Federal government has declared the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria a matter of national Emergency, adding that everyone is now at risk of being infected. Speaking with State House correspondence at the end of yesterday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, the Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu said the Nigerian government has written to the Director […]

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How Liberian, Patrick Sawyer URINATED on Health Workers Who Told Him he Had Ebola

According to FrontPage Africa, the last acts of Patrick Sawyer, the Ebola infected Liberian who died in Lagos, might have resulted in the transfer of the virus to innocent health workers. Mr. Sawyer is said to have had an “indiscipline” encounter with nurses and health workers at the First Consultants Hospital in Obalende where he was […]

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Nigerian nurse dies of Ebola as FG confirms 7 new cases

The minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, has confirmed the death on Tuesday, of a Nigerian nurse who was infected with the Ebola virus. He also confirmed seven new cases, two days after the minister broke the news that a Nigerian doctor who treated the Liberian-American patient had also been infected with the virus. The female nurse, […]

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Lagos matron shows Ebola symptoms

There was gloom at the secretariat of the Nigerian Medical Association,Lagos State chapter when the association’s Chairman, Dr. Tope Ojo, disclosed that the matron of the hospital where the Liberian-born American, Patrick Sawyer, was admitted for treatment was showing symptoms of Ebola virus. The matron is one of the health workers at the Obalende, Lagos […]

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The South-South governors and leaders of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan To Contest The 2015 Presidential Election

The endorsement of the President was the highpoint of a stakeholders’ meeting called by the National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Ahmadu Mu’azu as part of his zonal tour of the South-South.The leaders of the region, in a communiqué at the end of the meeting by Governors Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Liyel Imoke […]

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Sad: Bayelsa Medical Students Decry Neglect In Russia, say, They Have Not Received Stipends In 14th Months (Video)

Bayelsa medical students cry out to Bayelsa state government to please pay their stipends in Russia, according to them, they are being neglected and have not received their scholarship allowances in 14 months. With all their phone calls, letters to the scholarship board, The Bayelsa State House of Assembly, The Governor of Bayelsa state, The Ministry of Education, […]

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Nigerian Airforce to develop robot to fight terrorists

THE Nigerian Airforce (NAF) has said it would soon finish the manufacturing of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) capable of detonating high calibre improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and intelligence gathering in crisis-prone parts of the country, NAF, however, said lack of funds was delaying the speedy completion of the project. Speaking at a news conference […]

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T.B. Joshua Has A Message For Ebola Victims

As panic over the outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease continues to rise, Prophet T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has asked those infected with the disease to remain in their countries. “What makes you a good citizen makes you a good Christian. There is a general law in every country […]

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The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu Talks About Bitter Kola And Ebola

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday inaugurated an Ebola Treatment and Research Group with a mandate to carry out an extensive research into the Ebola virus. Chukwu said the group would receive and verify claims on Ebola cure; collate and analyse researches on the virus and advise the government as may be […]

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Lagos female doctor contracts Ebola virus as Lagos plans another isolation centre, may isolate 10 people

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, told journalists in Abuja Monday that ‘‘about eight other persons who came into contact with Sawyer, and who had developed the Ebola symptoms, had been quarantined while 70 others were under surveillance.’’ He also said that one of the doctors that treated the Liberian-born American, Patrick Sawyer, who died of   […]

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Nigerian doctor who treated Ebola patient infected with virus

Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu,  told journalists in Abuja that the doctor who attended to the American – Liberian government official, Mr Patrick Sawyer has tested positive of Ebola virus. “This new case is one of the doctors who attended to the Liberian Ebola patient who died,” said Onyebuchi Chukwu.    

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Lagos Government Warns Prophet TB Joshua

Lagos Government Warns Prophet TB Joshua Not To Accept Ebola Victims At His Synagogue Church… Officials of Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Federal Government visited the General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua seeking his cooperation in ensuring Ebola victims are not brought to his church for […]

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US to test Jonathan’s aides, others for Ebola

Ahead of the coming African/American Leaders Summit billed for Monday in Washington DC, United States, President Barack Obama, has said some African participants attending will be screened for exposure to the dreaded Ebola virus. President Goodluck Jonathan along with his aides is among the African leaders expected to attend the event. According to a Reuters […]

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Ebola: FG Insists Anambra Hospital Where Nigerian who Died in Liberia is Kept Remain Sealed

With tension and apprehension surrounding the possible spread of the infectious Ebola virus,  the federal government  Saturday said the hospital where the body of the Nigerian who died in Liberia will remain sealed  pending the result of the investigation to ascertain whether the man died from causes related to Ebola disease. This came as the […]

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