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‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ has set a new first weekend box office record in Nigeria. The record came from showing the movie in 15 cinemas across Nigeria in its first 3 days, with Lagos cinemas topping the charts. ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ is expected to also break the record of the highest grossing movie in Nigeria, being the country of the author of the book, and the director and executive producers of the movie. Half of a Yellow Sun is at the number one spot in Nigerian cinemas, ahead of Marvel Studio’s ‘Guardian of Galaxy’. The movie has been able to surpass other box office trailblazers like Last Flight to Abuja (N8.35Million), Phone Swap (N3.72Million), Maami (N3.30Million), and The Return of Jennifer (N10Million). According to Mr. Kene Mkparu C.E.O of FilmOne Distribution, the distributors of the movie “we have always maintained that the success of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ is the success of Nollywood. If ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ succeeds and from the figures we have, it will succeed, it signifies success for Nollywood. It is our belief that if a film is well done, Nigerian audiences would respond to it and drive its success. ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ is a movie about Nigeria and we believe that Nigerians will drive its success. We are delighted that the Nigerian public has turned out enmass to support the film. We want to urge everyone who has seen this film to go back and see it again and encourage others to see it.” Source; www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/half-yellow-sun-sets-new-box-office-record/
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Kano – The Kano State Hisbah authorities said on Wednesday in Kano that they arrested 200 persons for street begging in Kano municipal area. Hisbah is the law enforcement arm of the sharia law. The Deputy Commander, Operations, Hisbah Board, Malam Yusuf Nabahani, told newsmen that preliminary investigations indicated that the beggars were new to the city. Nabahani also said that most of those arrested claimed ignorance of the ban on street begging by the Kano State Government. “We plan to return all of them to their various communities after making inquiries. We will warn them never to return,” he said. One of those arrested said that his community was facing famine, adding that there was not much farm activities for him to undertake. Another batch of 15 beggars, which was arrested by the board, was given assistance by the state government to start their own businesses. The empowered beggars had taken an oath not to return to the streets as the board threatened to prosecute them if they violated their oath. (NAN) |
i hope the mod wl move this to the appropriate section..its a pathetic story..hmmmmm ILORIN —Tragedy struck, yesterday morning in Ilorin, when a Pastor who was a volunteer member of his Community Development Association, was drowned in a flood while creating pathway for the water’s free flow in front of his house. The over 10-hour rain in the state capital started about midnight lasting till about 11am, yesterday The deceased, according to residents in Kilanko area of the state capital, where the incident happened, used to create water channels whenever there was such heavy rain. Vanguard reliably gathered that the Pastor whose name was yet to be ascertained at press time, was going about his past time when he slipped and fell into the gutter and the flood carried him away. Unfortunately, there was nobody to rescue him. It was when the rains subsided some 30 minutes later that the residents discovered that the pastor was missing. A search party was quickly set up which later found him dead inside a gully, about 500 metres from his house. Contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident. He said his remains had been deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, morgue. Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/ilorin-pastor-drowns-flood-water-heavy-downpour/ |
AWKA— FOUR buildings, including a church, said to belong to suspected kidnappers were yesterday demolished in Anambra State. |
YoungDaNaval: So what're u doing here since this place is meant 4 matured mind? Coz 4rm ur post, u nafin but an infant. Infact, ur IQ is as low as Tahiti's Fifa Ranking!! E-DIOT!quote me no more youndman,cos ur comments are just pointless n derailing.. |
YoungDaNaval: Shut Up!!youngDaNaval go n help mama in the kitchen.this forum is for matured minds. |
recall,yes recall those dudes cos they never sent home sum bags of rice during el de kabir besides u made a big mistake by electing them in the first place.. recall.recall ,rebuke,impeach,violate,bribe,embezzle,assasinate,DECAMP n RETURN after few months if u cant fulfil ar selfish aims in the oda party..those words best qualify Nigerian govt n politics. who ks?if no be current affairs i for no evn waste my 15mb from mtn for dis kind tori. |
thats a good move but sth was amiss in the arrangement.. tb joshua blvs dat he cant be ordered arround by mere mortals except the God of the synagogue.watch out for this week broadcast on his tv channel n u wl see a liberian woman testify dat shes bn healed of Ebola by tb joshua.however,the aftermath of such event wl never b relayed on screen.. |
Meningitis Bacterial meningitis breaks out in epidemics across sub-Saharan Africa, causing a high fever, headaches and vomiting. It involves a serious infection of the lining around the brain and spinal cord, and kills up to 10 per cent of patients within 24 to 48 hours of symptoms emerging. The last epidemic, in 2009, affected 14 countries and led to more than 5,000 deaths, the biggest toll for almost 20 years. Cholera Once a disease that affected the whole world, cholera still poses a threat in developing countries, disaster areas and conflict zones today. There are up to five million cases, resulting in 120,000 deaths, every year, according to the WHO. It is described as “an extremely virulent disease” and a “global threat to public health” by the agency, and can kill within hours of drinking or using contaminated water. |
Viral hepatitis On Monday 28 July, the WHO marked World Hepatitis Day with a campaign to urge the world to “think again” about a group of infectious diseases that kill almost 1.4 million people every year. In Kenya, where HIV/Aids was declared a national disaster a decade ago, recent figures showed that hepatitis infections have surpassed HIV for the first time. This year the focus of World Hepatitis Day was particularly on Hepatitis C, one of the five strands of the virus for which there is no vaccine. Hepatitis C affects 130 to 150 million people around the world, and up to half a million die each year from associated liver diseases. Measles Around 84 per cent of the world’s children have been vaccinated against measles , and a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available globally. Yet despite this, there are more than 120,000 deaths from measles every year – the equivalent of around 14 child deaths an hour. The WHO describes measles as a “highly contagious, serious disease”, which caused 2.6 million deaths a year as recently as 1980. It is spread by coughing and sneezing, and remains active and contagious in the air for up to two hours. |
H7N9 avian flu As an example of the threat posed by avian flu viruses generally, the strand H7N9 is particularly concerning because it leads patients to become “severely ill”, the WHO said. According to the agency’s most recent risk assessment on the dangers of human infections from H7N9, at least 450 cases have been confirmed – resulting in 165 deaths. There remains a long-standing threat from H5N1, which though rarer is fatal in two- thirds of cases. And in February Chinese scientists said newly-discovered H10N8 had “pandemic potential. HIV/Aids Though huge steps have been made in research and treatment of HIV/Aids since the discovery of the virus in the 1980s, it still affects more than 35 million people worldwide and contributed to the deaths of around 1.5 million people in 2013. The virus continues to be identified by the WHO as a major global public health issue. The agency estimates that it has claimed a total of 39 million lives in 30 years. While the effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs means people with HIV can enjoy healthy and productive lives, a cure remains elusive because of the disease’s ability to incorporate itself into 'reservoirs' in our DNA, beyond the reach of drugs or the immune system. Polio Polio is a highly infectious disease that mainly affects children under five, and has been the subject of a huge international eradication effort since the 1988 World Health Assembly. In that time cases have reduced by 99 per cent, but the virus remains endemic in three countries – Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. The disease is incurable but entirely preventable using a cheap and readily- available vaccine. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours, with up to 10 per cent of children then dying when their breathing muscles stop working. The WHO says that “as long as a single child remains infected, children in all countries are at risk of contracting polio”, and that even now a global outbreak could lead to 200,000 new cases every year within a decade. |
Plague There is a commonly-held view that the bubonic plague is a matter of interest only in history books, rather than a viable threat in the present day. A bacterial infection, it wiped out roughly half the population of Europe in the 14th century and millions more during an outbreak in China in the 19th century. But the disease is still endemic to the Far East, and returned to headlines this week when a Chinese town of 30,000 was placed on lockdown after the death of a man who investigators believe handled a marmot – a small rodent – while farming. Mers Last month the WHO held its sixth emergency committee meeting to discuss the international response to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) virus, which has now infected at least 839 people since it emerged in Saudi Arabia two years ago, killing at least 291 of them. While most cases are believed to involve people who have been in direct contact with camels in the Middle East, isolated incidences have been reported across the US, Asia and Europe – including Britain. Mers Last month the WHO held its sixth emergency committee meeting to discuss the international response to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) virus, which has now infected at least 839 people since it emerged in Saudi Arabia two years ago, killing at least 291 of them. While most cases are believed to involve people who have been in direct contact with camels in the Middle East, isolated incidences have been reported across the US, Asia and Europe – including Britain. But in the most recent case, reported to the WHO by Iran, a 67-year-old woman died in hospital having had no history of travel or history of contact with animals or raw camel products. Experts believe this adds to the growing evidence that Mers is being passed on in hospital environments from human to human – and a recent, worrying study suggests the virus is now also airborn |
Mers Last month the WHO held its sixth emergency committee meeting to discuss the international response to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) virus, which has now infected at least 839 people since it emerged in Saudi Arabia two years ago, killing at least 291 of them. While most cases are believed to involve people who have been in direct contact with camels in the Middle East, isolated incidences have been reported across the US, Asia and Europe – including Britain. Experts believe this adds to the growing evidence that Mers is being passed on in hospital environments from human to human – and a recent, worrying study suggests the virus is now also airborne Plague Experts believe this adds to the growing evidence that Mers is being passed on in hospital environments from human to human – and a recent, worrying study suggests the virus is now also airborne |
Infectious diseases can break out suddenly, almost anywhere in the world, and with devastating impacts. They have become a serious concern to world leaders - from cholera to bird flu, here are 10 that threaten populations around the globe. Ebola The aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has described the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as “out of control”. There is no cure or specific treatment beyond immediate intensive care. The virus has now killed 660 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began in February. With a mortality rate as high as 90 per cent in some cases, it has put a terrible strain on a string of weak health systems. A growing number of health workers have also themselves fallen victim to the disease, despite stringent requirements regarding the use of protective clothing and visors. Ebola is transmitted through bodily fluids. There is no cure for the disease.The only treatment available is to keep the patient hydrated – as would be the case with any fever. |
ENUGU—Enugu State police command has arrested the mortician in-charge of the Christ Specialist Hospital, Enugu, from where the corpse of Chief Theodore Ezeobi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, was reportedly stolen last Thursday morning. Some unknown persons were said to have broken into the mortuary and forcefully removed the corpse of the legal practitioner who passed on four months ago. He hailed from Osikwu village, Awgbu, in Orumba North local government area of Anambra State. The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed to Vanguard that the mortician on duty when the corpse was stolen, was already being interrogated with a view to ascertaining how the corpse disappeared from the morgue. “It is a true story that the corpse of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria from Anambra State disappeared from a hospital in Enugu and we are investigating the matter now. “The mortician on duty that morning is in our custody and he is helping us in our investigations,” he said. However, Vanguard learnt that the corpse may have been taken somewhere in Anambra State for the burial which was scheduled for last Thursday. The funeral, which was well advertised was, however, aborted as security operatives were said to have stormed the village in search of those in possession of the controversial corpse. Sources said the first son to the deceased, Theodore Junior Ezeobi, had placed a newspaper advertorial in which he fixed wake keep and the burial of his late father for last Wednesday and Thursday respectively. But reports from the village said the wake keep did not hold Wednesday night though several canopies were set for the event at the family compound. It was gathered that while the son was planning the funeral in line with the earlier announcement, the daughter of the deceased legal luminary, Chinelo Ezeobi, placed a counter announcement, a development that gave the villagers and the deceased lawyer’s friends and associates the impression that the family was in dispute. The burial posters for the late SAN which was also signed by Theodore Junior for the family, was displayed in some locations within the town, including St. Theresa’s Catholic Church where a burial mass was billed to be held in his honour. |
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Mishydoo: Na PDP....!whatever |
Blessing Okagbare ran an amazing 22.25 seconds on the wet Glasgow track to win the 2014 Commonwealth Games women 200 metres gold medal for Nigeria on Thursday. Okagbare had earlier in the games claimed the gold in the 100-metre race which she won in grand style with a time f 10.85 seconds. Details later… www.punchng.com/news/okagbare-wins-commonwealth-women-200m-gold/ |
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday named an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, the new Inspector- General of Police. Abba, who until his appointment, was the AIG in charge of Zone 7, takes over from Muhammed Abubakar, who proceeded on statutory retirement on Thursday. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, who confirmed the change of guard in the police top echelon in a statement, said Abba’s appointment takes effect from Friday. The statement read, “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of AIG Suleiman Abba as the new Inspector-General of Police. “AIG Abba, currently the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, comprising Abuja, Kaduna and Niger states, replaces the incumbent Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar, who proceeds on statutory retirement today having completed 35 years in service. “The incoming Inspector-General, a lawyer, hails from Jigawa State and is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies. “Positions previously held by him in the Police include Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, FCT Command, Deputy Force Secretary and Commissioner of Police, Rivers State. “His appointment is with effect from Friday, August 1, 2014.” The former IGP had led Abba to a closed- door meeting with the President shortly before his appointment was made public. In an interaction with State House correspondents after the meeting, Abubakar thanked Nigerians for their support. He described the position of an IGP as challenging but said the experience was worth the while. |
but it pays oh |
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Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, has expressed his desire to extend his contract with Nigeria. The AFCON-winning coach in a chat with africanFootball.com from his base in the United States said:”Yes, I met with Deji Tinubu in Lagos before heading out for America to see my family. “It’s my country, I am ready to serve. I have started something I would love to finish.” However, Keshi quickly added the working conditions for his new deal have to be better than what he had previously. “But I cannot work the way I worked last time. It’s not possible! All my staff, no!no!! no!! We have to be professional, everybody has to do what they are supposed to do,” he stated. “I cannot be paying another staff salary, when I am not the Nigeria Football Federation. We will see how it goes. If the conditions are met, we will be there, no wahala.” In the meantime, the NFF has disclosed to africanFootball.com that it will forward a letter of intent for contract renewal this week to the former Super Eagles captain. Tinubu, the Head of a three-man committee for Keshi’s contract renewal, said: “We have made tremendous progress. “We will first send a letter of our intent for a renewal of his contract and expect a reply from him as quickly as possible. “This would allow us to start working on the terms of contract. We would have our terms and we know he would have his terms. But we would be working in such a way that we would arrive at an agreeable term that would suit both parties and then hopefully he signs. “We can’t put a time limit on this, but we hope we are done with it as quick as possible considering that we have a game in September,” Tinubu stated. |
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Fatdon: [b]Ten Obvious Reasons Why |
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