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PDPGuy:
$180,000 a year, coupled with her hubby’s earnings (say $100,000) would be barely comfortable for them, considering that they have a child. D.C. is certainly one of the most expensive cities to live in, in the US.

That's a lot of money even in DC, let alone with just a single child. I live in DC and I know. Median income in DC is about 93K. She alone is making 180K, plus her husband's. They are well in upper middle class.

Ruggedfitness:
That is not money in the United States, stop comparing our devalued currency with the real deal

Have you been to the US before? National median income is less than 60K and you say 180K is no money in the US? Bloody ignoramus

Wow! Ogun in the news

Wow, SE leads as usual

Gkay1:
ekiti is fountain of knowledge but I wondered who did this to them.

Wrong! Ekiti is a ''SELF-ACCLAIMED FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE''. The fact that they make such an outlandish claim does not make it true. This is a clear evidence of that.

Yorubas have always been olodo rabatas (onukwu or empty-headed), but make the most noise. They are frequently language-challenged. Talk about Yiapot (for airport), and aus (for house), and hown (for own)

Complete fake (photoshop). Who dash trump the nerve to rescue anyone?

majekdom2:
You people just keep embarrassing yourselves up and down. Which day have you seen Kenyans or Rwandans organise protest in another man's land. Cowards!! You want Biafra and you are in Spain.

Ignoramus. American residents originally from other countries rally in Washington DC regularly. I have witnessed that of Rwanda and Turkey.

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color=#990000]The way the Yoruba and Hausa exact their own monopolies is in political strategies. While the constitution forbids discrimination in national politics, it does not spell out the punishment for violators. [/color]

So truly, Ibo has no justification or truth in claiming Nigeria discriminates or marginalizes Ibos. 

You are not a victim....others are victims of your greed and immorality.

On the colored text: you are glad to marginalize them politically, yet they are not victims? Oh! Ostrich, bury your head in the sand in shame.

wakaman:
Without sentiments, bias or favour the northern youths shouldn't be arrested!

Reason being the northern youths were reactionary, the reacted to the hate filled stance and mien of Nnamdi kanu, ipob and their supporters' which are particularly igbos were expressing.

The northerners, westerners and all percieved and imagined enemy tribes were daily demonized, castigated,abused and humiliated by kanu and his supporters through radio biafra and his ipod, ipod supporters.
This particular mien had been going on before nnamdi kanu went to jail( why he was to put in jail) even when he was in jail.

The northern youths and other aggravated tribes took the aggressions in stride prefering to believe the government of the day would handle the situation appropriately, this belief was shattered as the government compromised justice by releasing such a hateful common criminal on bail, even as his charge ( treason)remains an unbailable offence in the criminal code.

Opinionatedly, the government believed the criminal would sing a new song. But alas the jailbird has been tweeting loudest upon his release on bail, more vehemently, more hateful and insane more than ever before. We have all sorts of ultimatums and conditions from nnamdi kanu and his supporters.

At all these misgivings, the northern youths simply took a stand of "GO YOU MUST" also with a date to it. What kanu, ipob, online and offline ipob supporters want, was put on a sure and steady track with a timeline without any rancour or fight. But no, these same peole began wailing with trauma and drama about a single sing back!

Again post ultimatum, the northern youths publicly rescinded the ultimatum yet kanu and his ipob supporters are still tweeting hate and bigotry on and on. Even threatening Nigeria and Nigerians.
kanu, ipob, ipob supporters.

I CHOOSE TO HATE YOU BACK!

Kaboom!! You are unintelligent. First question, why did Nnamdi act the way he did? Was everything okay before he acted that way? You wanna count numbers? Start counting from 1 before 2, 3 and so on, and so forth.

Lol! All for Green Card. The Woman is an American citizen of Yoruba descent, and the man is a green card (GC)-seeking Igbo man (Dimkpa) willing to do anything for GC. I hope it lasts. In any case it is not different from what many Nigerians and other illegal immigrants here do to stay legal

Blue3k:
How many variants of this viris exist. Hopefully the vaccine development the Federal Government doing with may and baker is available soon.

Vaccine development indeed. As usual, they'll wait for Oyibo doctors and aid money to solve this problem.

O ti bere

The more they jockey for political gains the more nature takes it course on the vulnerable in their backyard. Nigeria is a big, big, zoo, populated by wild orangutans

The hepatitis E virus has become the latest menace in West Africa’s ongoing Lake Chad Basin crisis, compounding major challenges already impacting the region, including the threat of violent militant group Boko Haram, food insecurity and limited access to remote and vulnerable populations. Even more troubling, the virus seems to be circulating among displaced populations who frequently uproot and migrate, making it that much harder to contain.

Following a recent visit to northeast Nigeria, Dr. Philippa Easterbrook, a senior scientist for the World Health Organization’s global hepatitis programme, spoke to Devex about a recently-developed WHO response plan created to reduce the number of new cases of the virus and provide training to local health workers as a means of improving case management and diagnosis.



MSF to aid actors: 'Step up' efforts against hepatitis E outbreak in Chad

International medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières has declared the hepatitis E situation in Chad an epidemic.

This water-borne infection was first reported last August in Chad’s Samalat region, to the country’s southeast. As of last month, the country had reported more than 1,600 suspected or confirmed cases, and 18 deaths. The virus then surfaced in neighboring Niger this January, in the Diffa region, an area near the Chad and Nigeria borders. Hepatitis E cases here spiked dramatically in mid-April, and decreased before then increasing again. Now approximately 1,450 people are suspected to have been infected, more than half of those women, with 38 fatalities.

With the frequent movement of internally displaced populations, the infection eventually arrived in Nigeria this May, in Damasak, a town near the Niger border, and has since seen 696 cases total — mostly at the Ngala internally displaced people’s camp, near the Cameroon border in Borno state.

Currently, all cases of hepatitis E in the Lake Chad region have been among displaced persons and refugees, Easterbrook explained. “This led us to the working hypothesis that these outbreaks are all linked and related to large population movements,” she said.

Without immediate attention, humanitarians are concerned that the virus could spread even further within impacted countries and even into unaffected areas, such as neighboring Cameroon or the Central African Republic. Even more so, this outbreak is highlighting the unsanitary water conditions affecting those impacted by conflict in the Lake Chad Basin.

Controlling the outbreak

Hepatitis E is most dangerous in pregnant women, and has an incubation period of two to 10 weeks where the infection remains asymptomatic and undetected in most people. Usually symptoms include flu-like symptoms such as: Low-grade fever, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and most notably jaundice. Because the virus carries symptoms also seen in hepatitis A, yellow fever and malaria cases, diagnosing patients and managing cases can be a challenge.

Roughly 5 percent of cases develop more serious complications, according to Easterbrook, however the biggest risk is developing acute liver failure, or in pregnant women, post-partum hemorrhaging which can be fatal.

In Nigeria — where an estimated 1.9 million people are internally displaced — a hepatitis E containment plan has been outlined, and includes a five-part response of surveillance; case management; education and social mobilization; WASH; and coordination with state and humanitarian partners. A major component of the rapid response plan is to sensitize local communities by providing training to health care workers and community volunteers.

“We spent quite a bit of time speaking to frontline workers, conducting interactive training, optimizing the laboratory network and improving transport of collected [blood] samples,” Easterbrook said about her recent visit. However, this remains a challenge due to security constraints and the start of rainy season.

The most pressing agenda in the response plan is the improvement of water and sanitation hygiene in the region. As the virus spreads via contaminated water, Easterbrook cited that the improvement of WASH conditions would not only support the reduction in new hepatitis E cases, but could also reduce the prevalence of other infectious diseases, namely hepatitis A, cholera, and typhoid.

To date, roughly 200 restrooms and 100 showers have been constructed in Ngala camp. WHO has also worked with local partners to rehabilitate water points and distribute hygiene kits, which include items such as sanitary napkins and water purification tablets, to women and households. However, cultural barriers impede the progress of these initiatives.

“Some people would rather have low-level restroom facilities rather than walk some distance to a more modernized latrine,” Easterbrook explained.

Weekly meetings between local government, United Nations agencies, key partners and

WHO are aimed at improving coordination and cross-border collaboration with Niger and Cameroon.

Though there is a vaccine available, which Easterbrook said has been deemed highly effective, it has not yet been seen as the most appropriate response during these outbreaks.

“To date, the priority has leaned more toward improving WASH conditions and building latrines and focusing more energy on that, because it has a wider impact on other infectious diseases.”

https://www.devex.com/news/hepatitis-e-outbreak-sparks-concern-in-lake-chad-basin-90821?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWXpka1lXTmlZekV3TXpobCIsInQiOiJ0dVdGRjd4SzRCS1R1QTFGWnB3ZTJJS0pNTkNzNTd4RTl2b3dvcngzYnl3aTBoZmFmZ2liWUp1Ym1QUzVGdWdmWUFvckxLeVl0TkpPZ0pNUXIrdXNaSUhNMXUzZDVzcFNvR2RmSlNQTVN1OFJ1WnoxMm5uUkJFZVU3anJEN0dmMSJ9&utm_campaign=sections&utm_medium=newswire_headline&utm_source=newsletter

enemybulldozer:
And I hope you don't want us to start posting pictures of old amala and algae crunching herbs and root hawkers on the streets of Aba and Onicha.

This is TKO. Please ignore that BS-writing, amala and gbegiri-munching goblin.

CltrAltDel:
Based on his cap indeed... i would have believe if you had said based on the shape of his head
www.nairaland.com/attachments/5107349_laughing_gif0d22801a92b58891626d06af55f62243

Is that your ancestor?

nextprince:
What's wrong with this one? Do you want us to start posting pictures of fully matured akpu-munching gala hawkers on the streets of Lagos?

Gala seller Vs. street beggar: make your pick

(1): Photo of northern beggars as shown by Emmanuel Akinwotu and Sam Olukoya in Lagos
(2): Photo of an Igbo-looking man (based on his cap) buying an expensive car by Emmanuel Akinwotu and Sam Olukoya in Lagos

See here https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/jul/18/shameful-nigeria-doesnt-care-about-inequality-corruption?CMP=share_btn_fb

Why are Emmanuel Akinwotu and Sam Olukoya in Lagos of Afonja ethnicity attempting to pit the North against Igbos with these photos?


With that, Biafran agitators should chill and continue to brace it out in ''one-Nigeria''. If the impoverished millions in the north refuse to hold Nigerian national leaders (most have been from the north) accountable but continue with their STUPID ranka dede mentality, they keep loosing and getting deeper and deeper into poverty.

At the risk of sounding like a bragart, I would say Igbos are by far not the economically worse off in Nigeria. They may be marginalized in national cake sharing, but an average Igbo individual is light years ahead of most other Nigerians, especially in North and SW

Oke allegedly defrauded a business man, Casmir Ezeire to the tune of about N500,000 under the false pretence of supplying him scraps from the company as the manager.

Ogun State-born Oke reportedly used Muraina’s Bank account to perpetrate the alleged fraud and did not supply any scraps to Ezeire as he promised.

Afonjas defrauding Biafrans since 1900. That is what you get when you trust betrayers

conductor1:
http://somtoo.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-comes-under-fire-after-posting-this-picture-on-instagram/
lalasticlala

What is white about Cristiano and what is black about the other fellow? The skin tones are not different to me in this photo, both tanned brown to slightly different degrees. Besides, there is nobody who is white - as in white color- in this world. And there are only few truly black people.

grandstar:
The prolonged forehead suggest she is Ugandan

She maybe from elsewhere though!

Kenya, Masai most likely

This girl is from Kenya, very likely a Masai. I lnow from the prominent forehead.

Front page news

Lalasticlala

PRESS RELEASE
UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
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UNITED NATIONS— With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his home last night. He was 68 years old.

“This is a devastating loss for UNFPA and for the people, especially women, girls and youth, he dedicated his life to serving, starting from when he became a doctor in Nigeria. UNFPA expresses its deep sympathy to his family and prays that they have the fortitude to bear this great loss,” said UNFPA management.

“Dr. Osotimehin was bold and never afraid of a challenge and his strong leadership helped keep the health and rights of the world’s women and girls high on the global agenda. He understood that the world’s 1.8 billion young people are truly its greatest hope for the future.”

UNFPA is dedicated to continuing Dr. Osotimehin’s grand vision for women and young people and will continue to stand up for the human rights and dignity of everyone, particularly the most vulnerable adolescent girls.

He vigorously championed three major transformative goals of zero preventable maternal deaths, zero unmet demand for family planning and the elimination of harmful practices against women and girls. UNFPA urges all to honour his legacy by rallying around those global goals.

Dr. Osotimehin, a physician and public health expert, became UNFPA’s fourth Executive Director on 1 January 2011, with the rank of United Nations Under-Secretary-General.

Before this appointment, Dr. Osotimehin was Nigeria’s Minister of Health. Prior to that, he was Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, which coordinated HIV and AIDS work in Nigeria.

Dr. Osotimehin qualified as a doctor from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1972, and went to the University of Birmingham, England, where he got a doctorate in medicine in 1979. He was appointed Professor at the University of Ibadan in 1980 and headed the Department of Clinical Pathology before being elected Provost of the College of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Osotimehin received the Nigerian national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger in December 2005. He led several councils, including in the World Economic Forum.

He was married, had five children and several grandchildren.

As directed by the Office of the Secretary-General, Ms. Natalia Kanem has been appointed the Acting Executive Director of UNFPA effective 5 June, 2017.

A book of condolences has been set up at the United Nations Visitors Entrance at 46th Street and 1st Avenue. Condolences can also be shared at Dr. Osotimehin's Facebook page.

- See more at: http://www.unfpa.org/press/unfpa-mourns-passing-executive-director#sthash.GWu0AMiZ.4RIPXR3m.dpuf

Clearly UNN is first

This one pass me oh!!

Umu Igbo deme nu o!

See how they are constructing without any sense of town planning. Everyting is just scattered. Erosion and flooding on the way.

During a robbery in Apapa, Lagos, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank: "Don't move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you."

Everyone in the bank laid down quietly. This is called "Mind Changing Concept” Changing the conventional way of thinking.

When a lady lay on the table provocatively, the robber shouted at her: "Please be civilized! This is a robbery and not a rape!"

This is called "Being Professional” Focus only on what you are trained to do!

When the bank robbers returned home, the younger robber (MBA-trained) told the older robber (who has only completed Year 6 in primary school): "Big brother, let's count how much we got."

The older robber rebutted and said: "You are very stupid. There is so much money it will take us a long time to count. Tonight, the TV news will tell us how much we robbed from the bank!"

This is called "Experience.” Nowadays, experience is more important than paper qualifications!

After the robbers had left, the bank manager told the bank supervisor to call the police quickly. But the supervisor said to him: "Wait! Let us take out $10 million from the bank for ourselves and add it to the $70 million that we have previously embezzled from the bank”.

This is called "Swim with the tide.” Converting an unfavorable situation to your advantage!

The supervisor says: "It will be good if there is a robbery every month."

This is called "Killing Boredom.” Personal Happiness is more important than your job.

The next day, the TV news reported that $100 million was taken from the bank. The robbers counted and counted and counted, but they could only count $20 million. The robbers were very angry and complained: "We risked our lives and only took $20 million. The bank manager took $80 million with a snap of his fingers. It looks like it is better to be educated than to be a thief!"

This is called "Knowledge is worth as much as gold!"

The bank manager was smiling and happy because his losses in the share market are now covered by this robbery.

This is called "Seizing the opportunity.” Daring to take risks!

So who are the real robbers here?

Igboid:
But he cares in a negative way, about weak Islamic states like Nigeria.

Yes, in a way. But if a war breaks out in Nigeria due to Biafra wanting to leave, America under Trump will likely allow us to kill ourselves and not intervene. So we (Nigeria/Biafra) lose either way.