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Even if Ize-Iyamu defeats Obaseki in the APC primaries scheduled for June 22 this year and becomes the next governor, Oshiomhole cannot still become the Edo state godfather as Ize-Iyamu is far too street smart and wily to be caged like a bird. Where really will that leave Oshiomhole? He would only succeed in replacing his once docile Obaseki with a power hungry Ize-Iyamu.

Even if Ize-Iyamu defeats Obaseki in the APC primaries scheduled for June 22 this year and becomes the next governor, Oshiomhole cannot still become the Edo state godfather as Ize-Iyamu is far too street smart and wily to be caged like a bird. Where really will that leave Oshiomhole? He would only succeed in replacing his once docile Obaseki with a power hungry Ize-Iyamu.

Lol, this reminds me of a movie I watched so many years ago.

Exactly like what happened here, one guy was making advances at a particular girl who declined because she had a boyfriend who was also treating her with utmost disdain.

Despite how badly this girl's boyfriend treated her, she still loved him. This continued until he got her pregnant and abandoned her.

This girl out of heartbreak went to abort the baby and nearly died in the process. While on her sick bed, with tears in her eyes she called the other guy who had been trying to win her over and he rushed to her side like king Arthur, ready to slay 100 dragons for her.

The Mugu took her in, spent a lot of money and nursed her back to health. After some months, the old boyfriend started disturbing her, telling her that he wanted her back.

Believe it or not, this girl left the Mugu that was there for her during her trying times and moved back to the abusive boyfriend.

Any lesson learnt

How can I ever forget that night in 2005.

I was a corper serving in Jigawa State, Dutse to be precise. On that fateful day, I was supposed to travel to Abuja to see my cousin who lived in Gwagwalada then . I wasted a lot of time with my friends which made me travel late in the evening. My guys even warned me to postpone the trip to the next day but I was very obstinate, insisting that I must go that evening.

I got to the park and to worsen things, our bus took time to fill up.

We finally left , driving through Kano, Kaduna and finally getting to Abuja very late in the night.
This was were my problems started. I couldn't see a single bus going to Gwagwalada as they had all stopped due to the time.

See me nah, I be corper wey no get money to lodge for hotel. I became totally confused with no inkling of what to do.

Finally, I came to a conclusion and decided to go to the nearest Police station to see if they will allow me spend the night there.
At the police station, the police men rejected all my pleas insisting that I might be a robber who disguised as a corper in order to attack them later in the night.

I had no other option than to leave dejectedly resolving to accept my fate. But luckily for me, as I was leaving their compound, a police man at the gate called me back and offered to allow me sleep on a bench inside the compound. I happily slept on top of that Bench with mosquitoes singing in my ears till morning.

That night will always remain indelible in my memory. If only I can see that policeman that helped a young broke corper then, the way I will reward him eh.

My Dad and Mom....... They sacrificed a lot for us, denied themselves the basic necessities of life just see us through school.

I still shed tears in my lonely moments when their thoughts crosses my mind.

In Igbo we call it Otangari A. K. A Syphilis

So, when will things calm down with COVID-19?

According to Schleiss, it’s going to take herd immunity — which basically blocks out the virus when a large chunk of the population is immune from already being sick — along with an effective vaccine.

“We really, really need a vaccine,” he said, adding that because the Food and Drug Administration will need to prove a vaccine is safe, it could take a year or two — best case scenario.

We also have a lot more we need to learn: the prevalence of the infection along with how you contract the virus and all the different roads of transmission.

Until then, we’re going to need to practice social distancing to help minimize the number of people who contract it, says Johnson.

We’ll need to work together to limit exposure to one another — especially with older adults and people with underlying illness who have the greatest risk of developing severe symptoms.

We don’t need to panic. Remember: The vast majority of COVID-19 cases are mild. But we do need to take action to contain the spread and protect those who are most vulnerable.

The bottom line

COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, isn’t the first threatening disease that’s surged around the world — nor will it be the last.

Source: Health line media

2014–2016 Ebola

Ebola was extremely deadly, killing up to 50 percent of those who got sick. But because it predominantly spread through bodily fluids like sweat and blood during the last stages of the disease, it wasn’t as contagious as COVID-19.

Plus, because symptoms were so severe, health officials were able to quickly identify those who’d been in contact with people who had it and isolate them.

“You don’t have relatively healthy people with the [Ebola] virus walking around shedding the virus — going on the bus, going shopping, going to work — like we do with this,” Johnson said.

Key symptoms: fever, aches and pains, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting
First detection: first patient identified December 2013 in Guinea; first outbreak March 2014Trusted Source
Global cases: 28,652 casesTrusted Source across 10 countries
Global deaths: 11,325 deaths; death rate was about 50 percentTrusted Source
Transmission: spread through bodily fluids (blood, sweat, feces) and close contact; most contagious toward end of disease
Most affected groups: 20 percentTrusted Source of all cases occurred in children
Treatment available: none; supportive care was provided, including IV fluids and oral rehydration
Vaccines available: none
End of outbreak: March 2016Trusted Source
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Early evidence shows COVID-19 may be more contagious than the flu.

And some early reports say COVID-19 may have a higher death rate than the seasonal flu. But we may soon find out it’s less deadly than initial reports since so many people with COVID-19 have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic and therefore don’t see a doctor and are largely unaccounted for.

“The death rate really is something we just have to take with a grain of salt until we have enough information,” Johnson said. This is a rapidly evolving situation, and numbers and estimates are likely to change as we learn more.

Key symptoms: cough, fever, shortness of breath; 80 percent of cases are mild
First detection: December 2019 in Wuhan, China
Global cases to date: Over 127,000 cases
Global deaths to date: Over 4,700; the global death rate is estimated at 3.4 percentTrusted Source, but certain areas are seeing a death rate of just 0.4 percent
Transmission: spreads through respiratory droplets along with feces and other bodily secretions; each person passes it to 2.2 others which will likely fall as containment and quarantine efforts increase
Most affected groups: adults over 65 with underlying health conditions; children seem to be spared and are experiencing milder symptoms (in China, children account for just 2.4 percent of cases)
Treatments available: none; supportive care is provided, pain relievers and fever reducers can alleviate symptoms, and antibiotics can help treat secondary bacterial pneumonia and antivirals used with other viruses are being administered to help with recovery
Vaccines available: none yet; a vaccine will likely be ready in about one year.

1918 influenza

The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic was the deadliest flu season we know of, infecting about one-third of the world’s population.

“The 1918 pandemic strain of influenza was new and novel for most people under the age of 40 or 50, but that’s where the death rate really was high — that’s different than the usual flu,” said Dr. Mark Schleiss, a pediatric infectious disease specialist with the University of Minnesota.

Back then, scientists didn’t know viruses caused disease, and we didn’t yet have a vaccine or antivirals to help prevent or treat influenza, nor did we have antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections.

Life was also very different back then — for one, we were in the middle of a war and soldiers carried the virus with them all over the world. People were also living in very crowded conditions and had extremely poor hygiene — this helped the disease build and build, according to Johnson.

Key symptoms: fever, nausea, aches, diarrhea
First detection: March 1918
Global cases: 500 million
Global deaths: over 50 million (675,000 in the United States); the death rate was around 2 percent
Transmission: spread through respiratory droplets
Most affected groups: otherwise healthy adults ages 20 to 40
Treatments available: none; antibiotics or antivirals did not yet exist
Vaccines available: none
End of pandemic: summer 1919; mostly due to deaths and higher immunity levels

Seasonal flu

The flu strikes every year, but no two seasons are exactly the same.

Because strains mutate each year, it can be hard to predict what will hit. Unlike COVID-19, we have effective vaccines and antiviral medications that can help prevent and reduce the severity of the flu.

Additionally, many people have residual immunity to the flu from years past, as our bodies have seen the flu before.

We don’t have any immunity to COVID-19, and it appears to be more contagious and fatal than the flu so far, but this could very well change as we learn more.

Key symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue
Global cases annually: 9 percentTrusted Source of the population, or about 1 billion infections (up to 5 million of which are severe)
Global deaths annually: between 291,000 to 646,000Trusted Source; death rate around 0.1 percent
Transmission: spreads through respiratory droplets; each diagnosed person passes it to 1.3 persons
Most affected groups: older adults and people with compromised immune systems
Treatment available: antiviral medications (Tamiflu, Relenza, Rapivab, Xofluza) to reduce duration and severity of flu
Vaccines available: there are many vaccine optionsTrusted Source available that provide immunity against multiple strains of influenza

2002–2004 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

SARS is another type of coronavirus that came out of China and spread quickly through respiratory droplets. Though the SARS death rate was higher than COVID-19, COVID-19 has already claimed more lives.

According to Johnson, contact tracingTrusted Source — or monitoring people in close contact with those who contracted it — was really effective with SARS, largely because symptoms were severe and therefore easier to identify and contain.

In addition, Schleiss said the SARS virus didn’t have the “fitness to persist in the human population,” which eventually led to its demise.

Schleiss added this doesn’t seem to be the case with COVID-19, which seems to be able to spread and thrive in the human body.

Overall, though SARS’ death rate was higher, COVID-19 has led to “more fatalities, more economic repercussions, more social repercussions than we [had] with SARS,” Johnson said.

Key symptoms: fever, respiratory symptoms, cough, malaise
First detection: November 2002 in Guangdong province of China
Global cases: 8,098 casesTrusted Source across 29 countries; 8 U.S. cases
Global deaths: 774; 15 percent mortality rate; no U.S. deathsTrusted Source
Transmission: spread through respiratory droplets and contaminated surfaces
Most affected groups: patients 60 and older had a 55 percent higher death rate
Treatment available: no treatment or cure, but antiviral medications and steroids worked for some people
Vaccine available: a vaccine was ready around the time the pandemic was already ending
End of pandemic: July 2003Trusted Source

2009 (H1N1) flu pandemic

Back in 2009, a new type of flu — an H1N1 strain — popped up and people panicked because we didn’t have a vaccine and the novel strain was spreading fast.

Like COVID-19, there was no immunity at the start of the outbreak. We did have antivirals to facilitate recovery, and by the end of 2009, we had a vaccine which — combined with higher levels of immunity — would provide protection in future flu seasons.

Still, it claimed over 12,000 lives in the United States.

Key symptoms: fever, chills, cough, body aches
First detection: January 2009 in Mexico; April 2009Trusted Source in United States
Global cases: about 24 percent of global population; 60.8 million U.S. cases
Global deaths: over 284,000; 12,469 in the United States; death rate was .02 percent
Most affected groups: children had the highest rates; 47 percentTrusted Source of children between 5 and 19 developed symptoms compared to 11 percent of people ages 65 and up
Treatment available: antiviralsTrusted Source (oseltamivir and zanamivir); most people recovered without complications

Vaccine available: H1N1 vaccine research started April 2009 and a vaccine became available December 2009
End of pandemic: August 2010.

Here’s How COVID-19 Compares to Past Outbreaks

SARS, the 1918 flu pandemic, and Ebola have all helped public health officials prepare for major outbreaks.
Each major outbreak is different though, and experts have a hard time predicting how they will end.
The fallout of each disease largely depends on other circumstances — when we catch it, how contagious and fatal it is, how hygienic people are, and how quickly a vaccine or cure becomes available.
All data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication. Some information may be out of date. Visit our coronavirus hub and follow our live updates page for the most recent information on the COVID-19 outbreak.

With new cases of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, growing day by day, it’s natural to compare the new disease to other outbreaks in recent history.

There was the 1918 influenza, for example, that infected nearly a thirdTrusted Source of the world’s population before it fizzled out.

Then came other threatening viruses that appeared out of nowhere: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the H1N1 influenza in 2009, and Ebola.

Eventually, we got a handle on all of them.

But the fallout of each disease largely depends on other circumstances — when we catch it, how contagious and fatal it is, how hygienic people are, and how quickly a vaccine or cure becomes available.

The death rate isn’t the only determining factor regarding how devastating and deadly a pandemic will be, according to Dr. Christine Kreuder Johnson, a UC Davis professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health and researcher on USAID’s Emerging Pandemic Threats PREDICT project.

Here, we’ll take a look at how COVID-19 stacks up to other major outbreaks so far:

Pls how do I insert my sim card and memory card?
Can the back cover be opened?

Hmmm, Werin Ikaete no go see for Madam kitchen

kingmeme:
Like razor blade marks on my face or body

Pls I need answer

Agbara nmiri has licked your body with her salty tongue

9jaRealist:
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Nigerian press and this "Shoprite" illiteracy again...
The name of the mall is Abia Mall, not Shoprite or Shoprite Mall. SMH

Shoprite is merely a TENANT in the mall...
It is NOT the developer and does NOT own the mall.

Shoprite is an anchor tenant...
And will NOT be a party to a secured loan for the mall.
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So on point bro

QueenSuccubus:



See ooo! Chaiii... the wife has the right to go berserk especially when her family are suffering in terms of a husband's attention, basic needs, financial support coz the mumu guy is busy spending his time & money to other women

I juz don't get why a lot of men still wanna get married yet they know they can't keep their itchy d*ck inside their pants sha

Nawa ooo!

SDFU

DonFreshmoney:
Well. Snakes and reptiles thrive in bushy and dirty environment.. she must be very dirty for a snake to hide inside her WC and await the smell of her poo.. In as much as it led to an untimely death of the woman, I would suggest the family should take solace that she was killed by a snake. The husband should endeavor to marry another immediately...

Lalasticlala.. you know what to do.. it's a snakey something

You are completely foolish. This is why I dislike coming to Naira land sometimes.
How can a human being write this?

Congratulations on your wedding, hope your wife knows she gotta Playa for life.

Just forget about the spirituality angle.
Most girls intentionally befriend your friends and neighbors without you knowing and these people will secretly spy on you and report back to her when you bring a girl home.
She will then call you asking, where are you?, what are you doing at the moment, while knowing exactly that you are with another girl at that moment.
Later, she will start with all those soul tie bullshit.

Those fools tried it with me. Called me and told me that there is a meeting coming up in our whatsapp group, that they will send a code which I should send back to them to use to enable my whatsapp for the meeting.

As we were talking the code came in. If you see the way I cursed that guy eh and Immidietly deleted the text. He cut the call Immidietly.

Nice

My question is, can't he appeal it?

Front page

President Muhammadu Buhari says the country’s domestic fuel consumption has dropped by more than 30 per cent, following the closure of land borders.

If this true, then why is subsidy payment growing in leaps and bounds. Ayam not understand ooooo

Richy4:
I will nominate Chinwe Owoh to play the role of the wife because of her crying abilities.

Chinwetalu Agu to play the part of man who witnessed him killed during the war.

Zulu Adigwe to play the part of Husband who turned into a fish in bathtub or what was it he turned into when confronted..

Okey Bakassi will do nice as your friend on this movie,

OP you did not say how many kids the man had. Anyways, it doesn't matter we will assume he has 3 kids a son and 2 daughters. I haven't watched Nollywood for ages. So I will say Maureen Solomon, Chioma chukwuka or Nkiru Silvernous would be a better options for this movie project as daughters...

OP I want you to nominate who will play your part very well as a good friend..

What a tales by moonlight.

Kai, last was finish me here

Cherrybae:
Bello has won. Stop wasting for igala and Ankpa.

The people of Kogi have decided.

Cc; Fakamanna the jobless frustrated slowpoke

Kogi people have decided to have another four years of intense suffering and hardship.
Four years of non payment of salaries etc.
Make una enjoy ooo

MusaChukwudi:
Why can't the most high simply protect you?

Trust me, he has been protecting me

Happyguy201:
thats what happens when you drink and drive . rest in hell

Last week, a bus carrying about 15 people had an accident along engu PH Express road and 4 people died.
So was the driver drunk too?.
My brother forget, when you go out and come home safe, give thanks to the most high.

Indeed, a delight to watch

Hmmm, Omo my own na trekking oooo
On Sundays I will trek for miles to her church just to have a glimpse of her.
I can't dare come to her house during week days so Sunday was a perfect day for me and I will mumuuishly trek for hours under the sun to see her.
That time where I see money for transportation.

NwaAmaikpe:




They are so lucky that this disaster happened during this administration, atleast Osinbanjo and Sadiya will give them Tradermoni loan of 10k to restock their stores.

Young man, this is no time for jokes. People actually lost loved ones and their goods and you are here spewing rubbish.

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They are so lucky that this disaster happened during this administration, atleast Osinbanjo and Sadiya will give them Tradermoni loan of 10k to restock their stores.[/quote

If your brother, wife or child was involved, you definitely wouldn't be writing this.

There is a lot of wisdom in the saying - once another person's corpse is carried, it kooks like a log of wood.