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UCHEEE! i blive my boy .... fnnnng Keshi! ... see that snap shot!

samzoe:
nigerias football is finished

you can say that again ... all thanks to English premiership football.

tactically very very poor ... see how players are walking on the field ... if a player gets a pass he doesnt have options but to pass the ball back ... kai!!! African football ... kai!

I just downloaded the PES 2015 demo and the Fifa 15 demo ... Honestly from what I played/ saw/ felt ... Despite all the me buy fifa 15 rant here ... I will gladly pay double the price of Fifa instead of PES 15 half price. PES should sit up abeg, it's not 2000 Super Nintendo, it's 2014.

The game feels soooo ... Don't know the word ... Fifa is Coca cola, PES is well packaged ice tea - for me zobo or Kunu. Doesn't have that special something Fifa has. PES 2015 just has that feel like they just made super mario kart / street fighter then made PES 2015. I'll honestly put up with fifa instead of PES. I know even though the scripting is annoying. sometimes I really enjoy the way I played even though I lost to an idio... Who only crossess and lobs ALL freaking game.

Not this year PES ... I still give Fifa heads up, no competition. If you like the tactical aspect, build up play then Fifa 15. Like most people said here there are problems in the game but no game is 100% if not people won't buy Fifa 16. My ratings for both games;

Fifa 15 - 7.5/10

PES 15 - 4.5 or 5/10


Unfortunately Fifa still the king of soccer games. Plus Fifa 15 seems x100 better than fifa 14 and 13 but slight improvement from game play ... You seriously need to be 100 percent concentrated on the game.

Bobbieydeey:
adidison Nba 2k abi ?

Yes boss ... Nba 2k. Infact any 2k game, they really impress me, graphics game play ... Nba2k Playing on my player mode it feels like you are really the one playing, 1st you have the rookie showcase where you try to impress various team scouts then the guys that you impress give you and interview, then the team that selects you you get picked in the draft ...

Then you start to build your player 1st from the bench ... Until you develop enough then you become a starter try to get selected in the Nba allstars, dunk challenge, 3 point challenge ... Remain make them show as you dey drive go house after practice, eat, sleep lol.

Them try sha. Other modes are equally interesting. The game is not Perfect but near perfect and interesting.

moonraker:
On point.

If you see me yesterday errrh, I was screaming like crazy. After a very hectic day at work, i come home to relax and play better futuboru.

What do i get?? rubbish. Clearly the people are EA dont have a clue what a football match or football is all about.

The team i had yesterday was like this


Reus Immobile Sam


Gustavo Bastian Gundogan


Alaba Benatia Boateng Piszeck

Reina



All the opponents i played yesterday were just lobbing the balls into my box 18. Two incidents made me so mad, i just sold every single one of

them.


Incident one

One of my opponents had wallcot, so the guy just used the kick off glitch and ran past my defenders. My defenders just stood there like twats.


Incident two

This is the one that made me really mad. Same opponent kept on lobbing the ball. each time, i would just head or clear it out. but one this occasion, Boateng decided to act like a Arrow and allowed ibarbo clean on goal,

Lol i just laughed and dropped my controller. I was like thats it, I am so done. Bleep offf.

EA don't have a single clue oh my brother, they must have fired the guys who made previous series of Fifa. Now na Nerds or Indians developing the game that's why the soccer game feels like you are playing Cricket.

Bros that your team make sense, why sell them? Don't worry about the bad games, even if you have Ronaldo, Messi, Bale, Neymar on your team if computer say, you won't win just forget and hope they will pity you next match.

Plus Ultimate team, the more you upgrade your team, the more you get screwed by EA scripting. Look at it like this, they make Bullions from UT, so when you waste 70 mill on Reus, some games he plays like a mini God, then more than half the season he plays like he is having family problems, speed of 90+ but Metesacker will run faster than him and collect ball. Then you think ... I need to sell this (bast..., idio... Up to you) then you have to buy coins ... Never sell your players only add to them or make another team. Your team is on point only not sure about Reina would go for Manuel Neur aka the wall aka you can't score me, aka na only you waka come keep?i?! Since your Bundesliga players.

Playing online you meet all sets of people, lol I always think the way they play is the way they were brought up, if I catch some people for real life, I go BEAT!!!! Mostly Arabs are the worst set of players online and Italians too. They play real dirty and have super stars on their team and still buy player upgrades Pace, headers, passing, defending. Cross all day and Lob. Only God can save person from that one ... N what's even more painful is that after they score the celebrate to mock you or send you a message saying insulting you (go &7£8 your ....) or mocking you (easy win diDk head)

Ibarbo, Walcot, Abamuyange, Reus, Aguero ... The fear of this players. Your defenders are scared if them or have an affair with them always giving the chance, free space, please run tru and score my love ...

moonraker:
Lol i can relate to your fury. I broke 5 controllers and the laptop i was using back in fifa 14 (Alienware). I just bought another one now for fifa 15 and yesterday, i was so mad after 5 games, i took it out on my pillow and went to bed.

The game can be addicting sometimes even if your losing.

I just go for the CD now so I won't be addicted even when losing lol. Play 2k14 or 15. You won't regret. Try my player and online to.

EA focus too much on graphics n forget game play which should be the number 1 thing ... The thing that even annoyed people about 15 is that they are talking about all the premiership stadiums and next gen keepers ... FOR REAL!?!?!?! Who cares if they are playing in Abuja or Calabar stadium? Has anybody really complained to EA ... "please we need QPR Stadium or Sunderlands home stadium, even though the defenders are like zombies, we just need that QPR stadium."

The so called next gen keepers, even an amateur goalie knows never to save a shot and par it into the strikers path, it's either sideways for a Conner or over the bar ... Never towards a striker who just played a shot. Next gen my black ...

Fifa 10 to 12 ... They where professional footballers ... but Fifa 13/14/15 they are old men playing football 6am at Omole grammar school before going to church.

Slow, can't turn ... Even high school/ kinderga .... female soccer player can turn faster that them. Midfielders don't know how to open or pass even if you are using barca or Bayern ... They pass randomly sometimes ... Strikers can't time runs even if their life depended on it, only when they lob the balls ... Your 80yr defenders go opposite directions.

Defenders!?!?!? Defenders!?!? I don't know if I should call them defenders or security ... The defenders don't know why they are on the field, either think they are playing ping pong or ... They are just not interested in what's going on, they can't be bothered, screw the coach they'll just bump into each other fall and let the striker score or they just jog back during counters ... What the heck, they'll even hop away from the ball and give the sticker all the time in world to relax and score.

Remember what I told one of my die hard Fifa friends who is also very good. I said I was playing the game, I think it was fifa 13 or so, my striker beat the defenders, left them for dead, fast, running towards the goalie, sure goal ... all of a sudden, he stops, grabs his leg and starts hoping, leaves the ball for goalkeeper CRAMP!?!?!? ... I had to remove the Cd to check if it was scratched because me no understand that one O! Dead game!

Me! Buy Fifa again?!?!?!? Even free I no want. I just fast and pray that God will touch the heart of 2Ksports to make a soccer game. Just google worst Fifa Series ... You will see fifa 13/ 14. I have been playing Fifa from 2001/2002 & pro from 90's when it was winning eleven / international superstar soccer ... Fifa 12 was the last good series ... They made the game bad with fifa 13 then fifa 14 was just horrible. Let me put it this way, I broke my Fifa 13 CD, will post the pic later. Broke 2 control pads ... Almost broke TV ... My gf just dey look me, then she'll say so y u keep playing, if no be say na oyinbo I for ... But I love football (sports games) they are addictive. So I read this kind of reviews here about fifa 14 I bought the game ... One of the worst decisions I ever made. The game is just freaking bad/ horrible ... The scripting is just sad ... My Internet is SUPER fast but it's when I want to win the league in Div 1, then I get a connection disconnected after 90 match finished I press continue won 3-0 still get a DNF.

Then from trying to win the league from previous season to now battling relegation on division 5 ... Mean while from division 10 to division 2 I won all the divisions. Some even without a loss ... My record was about 150-30-30 ... Now my record is 180-120-150 (using round numbers but maybe 3 or four games different) ALL the goals 45th/ 90th min. I am not bad in the game, to win div 10 to div 2 you understand. I build up play try to play realistic not lobbing and crossing only if I have to, not the whole game ... I played a guy ... I SWEAR TO GOD! Possession was like 60-40 .. First half stats he had 0 shots on goal I had about 6 on target or more but he was leading 1-0. The guy didn't do ish that game. Just 1 cross. Final stat .., he had 2 shots on goal I had 18 shots, possession was about 60+ he had 30+ and he won the game 2 - 1. I had about 5 1 on 1 ... Hit the bar about 7 times ... Fuqin game! Walcot beat Pique/ kompany in the air to score power header, which was the Last game I played ... The way i take flig the CD from Window ... My chic go carry am from street say sell n buy another ... The anger!!!! The game play is rubbish! It's the worst football game I have ever played ... Even if fifa 15 na real life ... They lost a loyal fan and ALOT of people i know won't be buying 15. Plus EA was voted worst company some years back ... It's same with their other games ... Lmao! I even read an online petition about Fifa 14, the game drove a lot of people mad. 2k sports ... Please!!!! A soccer game ( ... Make una play nba2k14/15 see wettin them dey call next gen game.

See the stats 1st half 0 shots 1 goal, see possession and second pic look at final stats.

after 1st round .......


1st SOUTH AFRICA 7
2nd REP. CONGO 6
3rd SUDAN 3
4th NIGERIA 1

let that sink in .....

see sudanese fan

My sudani boys are winning against Nigeria 1-0 for the Olympics qualifier #Homeland #MamaAfrica

them no even send maself .... Jesus is Lord!

Ekiseme:
not really that funny

oga na fustration dey do you cheer up

funniest tweet i have seen so far

"Keshi looking like a man trying to think where he left his car keys.”

hahahahaha.

i take it back ...if naija win this match not fair ... Sudan dey play us ball..... no b saaaaaaaaaaay!

you guys calm down .... the match will fin draw or naija wins ... but for keshi matter i no dey talk again ... i have been talking people dey insult me for here ... the one way pain me pass na one girl say make i go HUG TRANSFORMER .... since then.... God dey! We go see who hugs transformer .... meanwhile me and ike Uche sipping on some ice tea shaking legs ... with that grin on our faces ... hoping for the best.

haahahahahahahahahahahaha ... naija dey clear ball .... S U D A N !!!!!!!

Most of this comments here bout people happy the USA has recorded a case of Ebola are seriously sickening. It is their doctors who are in 3rd world infected countries helping people, it was their doctors who where advising the Nigerian govt on how to successfully contain the virus. Yes they refused to give Nigeria the Zmap drug, maybe because we had less than 20 cases which can properly be contained. Why didn't you ask North Korea for test drugs? I think US should just leave all this world police / big brother / looking out for the world thing alone. Africa should vex and develop too.

The US govt might not have made the best decisions over the past few years, but doesn't mean you should be happy because something bad happens to them. I will take them any day to be the world power over any other "super power". Lastly, Liberia should be put in check, they cant keep causing problems for other countries. They need to be responsible abeg!

God bless Nigeria!

GoldCircle: Just tells you the world we live in today. It was only gonna be a matter of time. How many volunteers from the USA alone came to help out with Ebola in Africa? One begins to wonder if the American government could have done anything to prevent this. I pray they contain it too and realize that in today's world, one nation's problem is everyone's challenge.

What? Is this person for real? Which country flew its citizens back for treatment? Check how many personnel the US CDC sent to Africa before make those kind of statements.

The Nigerian army has struggled to contain the increasingly aggressive attacks, the most recent of which occurred yesterday in Mubi, and left 24 dead and many, including former president Obasanjo's son, Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo, gravely wounded. The militants also took an armored tank in the attack.

Captured by a resident of Mubi Junction, Adamawa State fleeing Boko Haram Monday, exclusive video has surfaced showing Nigerian soldiers and civilians fleeing a massive Boko Haram attack in Michika. The incident comes after a string of attacks by the deadly sect, who has attempted to establish an Islamic state in northeast Nigeria. The Nigerian army has struggled to contain the increasingly aggressive attacks, the most recent of which occurred yesterday in Mubi, and left 24 dead and many, including former president Obasanjo's son, Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo, gravely wounded. The militants also took an armored tank in the attack.

Speaking to Premium Times journalists yesterday via phone, a man who claimed to be a Boko Haram spokesperson alleged that the sect had taken Bama, Michika, and Mubi Junction, contrary to military reports.

“This is a rebuttal from the information dissemination and sensitization unit of the Jamaatul Ahlil Sunna Lidawati Wal Jihad (Boko Haram) on the series of lies that the Nigeria military have been feeding the world on our recent conquests. Let the whole world know that we are on the path of victory because up to this minute, the town of Bama is under our control, the whole of Michika is now in our hands, as well as Manalapan (Junction of) Mubi is now fully under our control," the spokesman said.

Speaking to Premium Times journalists yesterday via phone, a man who claimed to be a Boko Haram spokesperson alleged that the sect had taken Bama, Michika, and Mubi Junction, contrary to military reports.

“This is a rebuttal from the information dissemination and sensitization unit of the Jamaatul Ahlil Sunna Lidawati Wal Jihad (Boko Haram) on the series of lies that the Nigeria military have been feeding the world on our recent conquests. Let the whole world know that we are on the path of victory because up to this minute, the town of Bama is under our control, the whole of Michika is now in our hands, as well as Manalapan (Junction of) Mubi is now fully under our control," the spokesman said.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WxPK6xdukQ [/url]

I really dont understand ... People are saying this is propaganda ... the comments i have seen so far is really depressing ... Are nigerians blind? dont we think? some people are saying they are escorting the civilians
"Why isnt the camera man interested in running away ?, the soldiers were escorting the civilians to safety. That should be obvious to even the blind" ................................... WTF?!?!?!

When you see a video like this ... there is no way it can be staged/ the seriousness of people running even Hollywood self ... Then see some other comments ... i was in total shock.

The Nigerian Army deserves commendation and support and not condemnation. Imagine for a second if they were not and BH were running riot everywhere? Right now, they are giving up their lives so we may live in our houses and pursue our dreams. They are humans and have families and dreams but not the peace to enjoy and pursue them. Just think

Then sahara show us the boko harams where they were chasing army because this might be the Armies going for their normal duties and you sahara reporters turn it upside down, Since you show the Armies running then show us the boko that r chasing them,

Why and what are the people recorded this still waiting for if that was bokoharam truly ? Hahahaha sahara reporters you have some questions to answer and it's becoming clearer that you people are part of bokoharam cooking up stories trying to deceive people , you're wasting your time and energy because you can't deceive someone like me . You can only get illiterates like the northerners. .... this one was just a big fool.

I can't see any fleeing soldiers?

Shame on you Sahara reporters . You should be supportive of men and women of our military and not mock them. Cowards!!!!! Even if they pulled back so what...Shame on you.
Cowards..bunch of lily livered cowards

This is total rush... All i can see is a normal movement of vehicle.. pls if u dont have anything meaningful 2 post online, stop exaggerating this Boko Haram thing............................................... SMDFH!!!!

I did not see any1 fleeing, no atmosphere of urgency in that pix, and how can we be sure that pix was taken in Adamawa? What would the 'camera man' be doing if the soldiers and other civilians are running for their dear lives? Let us try be objective and convincing in our reportage

I wonder if people actually watched the video before commenting.Nothing in this video showed that the soldiers were fleeing boko haram.

Why has Sahara Reporters become a harbinger of negativity and false information just to paint the Fed Govt black. From the looks in the video, there Is no panic movement, neither is there tension.

Sahara Desert is anti Nigeria! What is the reason of you this Sahara nonsense showing us the video of moving vehicles going on their activities of the day. Who was the one that took the video that stood behind filming while others were fleeing for their lives if that happened to be true? You this nonsense Sahara kilimanjaro ought to be probe by Nigerian Government and you need to answer Niger which side are you boko haram or Nigeria?

fake video by saharaAPCreporters.regular convoy of people going about their normal business. APC bunch of LIARS

Your statement is wrong, you are not soldier and you don't comment on what you don't know..in your video there is no panic. There is what we call tactical withdrawal to read the enemy properly. I believe you are an agent of the sect.

The army might have had information that boko haram was somewhere and was rushing to attack them which is clear by the way they are rushing but Sahara reports has claimed they are running away from bokoharam , quack used reporters , you think you are talking to fools, you Sahara reporters will meet your waterloo soon.

This video is clear a propaganda piece against the Nigerian state. The video in itself show absolutely nothing. It time government investigated Sahara Reporters to determine really in whose interest it works for. Clearly this news channel is against the Nigerian state and its people

Amin Ahmed Mohd pls its high time u people stop all this or noncense statements about the fed rep of Nigeria just bcus a northerner or Muslim is not the president. Let me assure u and or sponsors that we will get out of this your devilish killings tru book haram and GEJ Wii triumph in 2015 bcus u can't stop him.also sahara reporters are terrorists themselves and the law will soon catch up with all of u.remember nemesis idiots

I've watched the video over and over can't see army fleeing rather I see people driving out of town, not even a military van was spotted. Sahara reporters shame on you for your support for Boko haram ........................................... YOU'VE GOT TO BE FUQn KIDIN ME!!!!!


I cant go on ... Even if this video is a lie or from Senegal or Mali ... I will just pray instead ... because this kind of talk has been happening since even when they took Bama, government said they where in control ... and ALOT of civilians said contrary ... Jesus! I just remembered i used to have a friend from school who was from there ... Guji Bama! Eyaaaaa! But guys seriously! Abeg! Let us pray for Nigeria! I urge u guys please! Christian or Muslim. If we civilians cant fight Boko haram physically ... we can do it Spiritually ...

Secondly ... i comment Nigeria the way they handled Ebola Virus ... I AM PROUD TO BE A NIGERIAN! God bless Nigerians! God bless and protect Nigeria! We really are great people.

Imokay: We are daily inundated with tales of war against insurgency in Borno and Adamawa states, at times headlines read 100 insurgents killed or 24 soldiers killed or captured. But there are hardly clips showing these realities, do we blame, the government, that hardly believes it is accountable to Nigerians and hence show it's activities or our local journalist who are hardly as adventurous as their western colleagues who record and send clips of battlefront views.

http://saharareporters.com/2014/09/09/exclusive-video-shows-nigerian-army-and-civilians-fleeing-boko-haram-attack-yesterday

even if its a lie or true ... i am just speechless.

iconize: Some peeps are just unnecessarily bothered. How does loosing one match stop you from qualifying?

We still have bafumble bafumble and Sudan to send to the cleaners, so Y'all should chill.

if u see ur new born baby walking with hands ... say ... i should just chill, its just a baby, how does walking with her hand stop her from walking with her legs ... she will still crawl then walk so i will just chill.

texaco1: It is obvious 98% of those making comment on this thread didn't even read the article. Many Nigerian youth are lazy readers.people make comments just by looking at a topic heading .

Meeeeeeen! This guy! this guy right hereeee! for you thinking 98% making comments are youths, and classifying many Nigerian youths as lazy readers shows your ............ just sad!

make your comments based on the post n leave don't try to classify people ... that's not nice.

Meanwhile ... Keshi! i don't know whats up with you ... refereeing this match to Brazil losing 7-1 is a joke ... they lost to a team that was a favorite and actually won the cup. If Brazil lost 3-2 to Mexico, USA or Cameroon, then ... probably a riot.

Your a coach ... your job is not to tell the players to run, jump and head ball ... its to bring out the best from them ... Even when we were 3-1 down u didn't stand to motivate, u just sat back n had the expression like ... "this boys are just useless, na my hand them wan fall" ... n you walk to the touch line and then bend to see into the future .... don't even need to talk just go to the dressing room n give them the look his n go out, lol ... but seriously though i lost faith when we luckily won the African cup because we don't have what it takes to back our win. Teams will come at us tougher because we are the "African camps" ... n Nigerian players are just like Efe Ambrose face when he does something wrong... lol.

Any coach who leaves Ike Uche n takes Odumadi something is wrong somewhere ... hahaha 3-1 @ home!!da fuq!

Porter: Sir let me check your BP [pointing device to my head]


is it not temperature/ fever for Ebola ... thought BP was blood pressure ... is that what he really said? BP? omo na mass quarantine of hypertensive patients be that for XYZ bank lol..

The small unresponsive plane that flew south over the United States into the Caribbean Sea has crashed off the coast of Jamaica, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
F-15 pilots tracking the unresponsive plane could see, before the small plane's windows frosted, a pilot slumped over, a NORAD official said. The official said one or two other people are believed to be on board, though the number has not been confirmed.
The pilot of the unresponsive plane stopped responding to radio calls at about 10 a.m. ET, the FAA said.
[Original story, published 2:04 p.m.]

A Cuban fighter jet Friday was trailing a small aircraft that was unresponsive over the Atlantic Ocean and flying south of Cuba, NORAD said.
U.S. authorities say that do not believe the plane poses a security threat and that the pilot and occupants may be incapacitated.
There appear to be two pilots aboard the unresponsive plane, a federal aviation source told CNN. The source described the pilots as unconscious.
What is hypoxia?
The U.S. military launched a pair of jet fighters to trail the aircraft, but the U.S. planes broke off before reaching Cuban airspace 12 miles off the island's coast, NORAD said. The plane was cruising about 25,000 feet.

Ted Soliday, executive director of the Naples, Florida, airport where the plane was headed, told CNN that he did not know how many people were on board the six-seat aircraft. It's believed the plane could be running out of fuel.
"Once it gets up that high, it can cruise at good speed with low fuel use," he said.
Two F-15s had been flying with the plane east of Florida. The windows, according to a NORAD spokesman, were frosted and it was unknown how much fuel was left.
"We do not know the people or what their condition is," Soliday said. "They been flying for almost five hours. That's a long time for that aircraft."
NORAD was in touch with Cuban authorities via the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. military jets will not enter Cuban airspace, a NORAD spokesman said.
The Socata TBM-700 light business and utility aircraft departed from Rochester, New York, with a flight plan to land in Naples, NORAD said. But the plane's occupants did not respond to communication attempts.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/05/us/norad-air-threat/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Very very bad year for Aviation Industry

The small unresponsive plane that flew south over the United States into the Caribbean Sea has crashed off the coast of Jamaica, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
F-15 pilots tracking the unresponsive plane could see, before the small plane's windows frosted, a pilot slumped over, a NORAD official said. The official said one or two other people are believed to be on board, though the number has not been confirmed.
The pilot of the unresponsive plane stopped responding to radio calls at about 10 a.m. ET, the FAA said.
[Original story, published 2:04 p.m.]

A Cuban fighter jet Friday was trailing a small aircraft that was unresponsive over the Atlantic Ocean and flying south of Cuba, NORAD said.
U.S. authorities say that do not believe the plane poses a security threat and that the pilot and occupants may be incapacitated.
There appear to be two pilots aboard the unresponsive plane, a federal aviation source told CNN. The source described the pilots as unconscious.
What is hypoxia?
The U.S. military launched a pair of jet fighters to trail the aircraft, but the U.S. planes broke off before reaching Cuban airspace 12 miles off the island's coast, NORAD said. The plane was cruising about 25,000 feet.

Ted Soliday, executive director of the Naples, Florida, airport where the plane was headed, told CNN that he did not know how many people were on board the six-seat aircraft. It's believed the plane could be running out of fuel.
"Once it gets up that high, it can cruise at good speed with low fuel use," he said.
Two F-15s had been flying with the plane east of Florida. The windows, according to a NORAD spokesman, were frosted and it was unknown how much fuel was left.
"We do not know the people or what their condition is," Soliday said. "They been flying for almost five hours. That's a long time for that aircraft."
NORAD was in touch with Cuban authorities via the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. military jets will not enter Cuban airspace, a NORAD spokesman said.
The Socata TBM-700 light business and utility aircraft departed from Rochester, New York, with a flight plan to land in Naples, NORAD said. But the plane's occupants did not respond to communication attempts.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/05/us/norad-air-threat/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Very very bad year for Aviation Industry

Wait! Wait! Wait! So this .... this people are telling me that the HOPE for cure don dey since!?!?!?!? they hoped since 1999 until now 2014 still hoping? you know how many times them don go moon come back? abi is it because it is in Africa? But then again, discovered by an African! God dey sha! Brothers and sisters please eat kola-nut! They made a very reasonable statement.

"The same forest that yields the dreaded Ebola virus could be a source of the cure."

When some people rant "our forefathers have been eating bush meat and bats since but they no get ebola, why now?!?!? Lol! when was the last time u ate traditional food?

"It started 10 years ago when researchers were led to the plant by traditional native healers who have used the plant for the treatment of infectious diseases for centuries."

Pizza, burgers, Ice cream all this packaged unhealthy food we consume now a days? Globalization has its blessings but boy does it have a curse especially with Africans and some Asians.

Health: Ebola cure hope

A plant has been found to halt the deadly Ebola virus in its tracks in laboratory tests, scientists have said. They used a compound from Garcinia kola, a plant commonly eaten in West Africa. Compounds from the plant have also proved effective against some strains of flu. If the anti-Ebola compound proves successful in animal and human trials, it will be the first medicine to successfully treat the virus that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever - an often-fatal condition. The discovery was announced at the 16th International Botanical Congress in St Louis in the US.

Four deaths per five cases
The Ebola virus was first documented in 1976 after an outbreak in Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo - where 88% of the 318 human cases died. There are four types of the virus - Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan and Ebola-Ivory Coast all affect humans, while Ebola-Reston has so far only affected monkeys and chimpanzees. However, doctors have been unable to stop the virus once infection has taken hold - hence the disease has gained a terrifying reputation.

Traditional origins
Dr Maurice Iwu, who set up and heads the Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme, led the research. It started 10 years ago when researchers were led to the plant by traditional native healers who have used the plant for the treatment of infectious diseases for centuries.

"This is a very exciting discovery," said Dr Iwu, who himself comes originally from a family of traditional healers.

"The same forest that yields the dreaded Ebola virus could be a source of the cure."

Fighting chance
The virus multiplies rapidly in the human body and quickly overwhelms it, and in advanced cases the patient develops high fever and severe bleeding. The Garcinia kola compound has been shown to halt multiplication of the virus in the laboratory. If repeated in humans, this would give the body a chance to fight off the virus. The active compound is what is known as a dimeric flavonoid, which is two flavonoid molecules fused together. Flavonoids are non-toxic and can be found in orange and lemon rinds as well as the colourings of other plants.

Drug hopes
The tests are in the early stages still, but the researchers hope that if they continue to prove successful the compound the US Food and Drug Administration will put it on a fast track - making a drug available to humans within a matter of years.

"The discovery of these important properties in a simple compound - flavonoids - was very surprising," said Dr Iwu.

"The structure of this compound lends itself to modification, so it provides a template for future work.

"Even if this particular drug does not succeed through the whole drug approval process, we can use it to construct a new drug for this deadly disease."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/411030.stm

Just heard it on the news

Dr Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the institute was sending 50 experts to the four affected countries, in the coming days as part of an international effort to tackle the outbreak. Especially Lagos and Liberia where they will have significant problems and need to increase the emergency of it, with the ability to track contacts (track person for beger/ ojodu/ ikorodu na beans) and monitor them if necessary isolate them. He also said they don't need the serum, there is a good supportive care for Ebola and proper treatment and care of the patients can cure them (it saves peoples lives) at long term goal is to stop them from eating BUSH MEAT and FRUIT BATS! ...

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28698594

where the people way dey always shout say naija no dey carry last? Ashaaaaa! ... i remember one group way me self join that "Nigeria is not a third world country you retards" because i wan dey form for oyibo people too because of 3rd mainland bridge and co ... now we dey beg for syrup abi na serum them dey form and dem dey warn us to stop eating bush meat and bats ... God Bless Nigerians! God Bless Nigeria! We dont deserve this! I will not complain about the country but continue praying for her ... because one day Nigeria shall be great again. AMEN! All this trials will only make us stronger.

I really miss when Nigeria was NIGERIA and when Brazil was BRAZIL. Confed cup with the teams there u'll think Nigeria might qualify to the semi final if we had the 94/95/96 Super eagles but now ... Brown Ideye is all I can say. Sad!

African teams senior & junior are just not technically gifted at all ... Na very few get am. Sad.

Don get too excited ... Mali have a good history of fighting back, remember 4-0 to 4-4 in Angola ... Besides that Naija defender has a yellow ... Let's stay positive but not talking is I'm reading here ... Wait until final whistle ... But G luck!


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