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HISTORY was made yesterday in Igbodo
Kingdom of Ika North East Local Government Area of
Delta State, when a day old baby boy was crowned to
become the crown prince of the kingdom, ostensibly
to forestall any succession controversy in future.
He was crowned some few hours after his birth
within the hospital environment.
To address the succession issue once and for all
warranted the Igbodo ruling house to move straight
to the hospital, where the child was born and
crowned him there without further protocols.
The child, named Ugochukwu was crowned by the
leader of a delegation from the Igbodo palace at St.
Luke’s Hospital Asaba, where he boy was delivered.
Vanguard gathered that the boy was delivered on
Wednesday night and the following morning
(yesterday ) he was crowned. Chief Eugene Iyeke of
the ruling house of Igbodo led the delegation to
Asaba with members of the Obi-in-council and
notable indigenes.
It will be recalled that that the Obi of Igbodo, Obi
Ikechukwu Osedume I, succumbed to the wishes of
his people by formally marrying an indigene of the
community in accordance to the native law and
custom early in October last year.
And it was the wife, called Onyinyechukwu, a native
of Igbodo that bore the boy that was crowned
yesterday morning.


Source:www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/day-old-baby-emerges-crown-prince-igbodo-kingdom/

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Friday appointed
former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the pioneer
Chancellor of the newly established Jigawa State
University in Kafin Hausa.
The State Commissioner for Education, Science and
Technology, Prof. Haruna Wakili, disclosed this in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse.
Wakili said the State Government had sent a
delegation to present the appointment letter to the
former President at his country home in Abeokuta.
He explained that the appointment was based on
Section 8 of the Jigawa State University Law, 2013.
Wakil said that Section 2 of the Second Schedule of
the law also supported the appointment.
The two sections, he said, vested on the Visitor of the
University the powers to appoint Chancellor for the
institution.
He added that extensive consultation was made
before reaching the decision to appoint Obasanjo as
the pioneer chancellor of the university.
“The government arrived at the decision after due
consideration of his immense contributions to the
making of modern Nigeria; as former military head
of state and two terms democratically elected
President.
“Obasanjo is an internationally recognised and
respected elder statesman and indeed an eminent
personality of proven integrity who served his
country to the peak, diligently, selflessly and
sincerely,” he said.
The commissioner stated that he was part of the
delegation that presented the letter to the former
president.
“I am therefore glad to inform you that the former
President had accepted the appointment and assured
the governor and people of Jigawa of his readiness
to serve.
“He also promised to do all that was possible to take
the university to a greater height.

Source:www.punchng.com/news/lamido-appoints-obasanjo-chancellor-of-jigawa-varsity/

Three hotel attendants, who allegedly
recorded a customer’s sexual affair and demanded a
ransom of N10 million, were on Thursday charged
before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
The employees had used the hotel’s CCTV to record
the guest’s sexual exploit with his girlfriend.
The accused: Sunday Okon, 23; Rita Emmanuel, 28;
and Goodness Akpan, 24, whose addresses are
unknown, are facing a four-count charge of fraud,
demanding property with menace, conspiracy and
indecent practices.
Prosecutor Uche Simon told the court that the
accused had on Aug. 13 at a hotel in Ogudu area of
Lagos conspired to record a guest while sleeping with
his girlfriend.
According to him, the accused produced a VCD on it
which they circulated to residents of the area.
He alleged that they also demanded a N10 million
ransom and threatened to post it on the facebook if
the man failed to part with the money.
“The accused actually posted it on the facebook
between Aug. 13 and 23.’’
Simon said the offences contravened Sections 136,
166 (d), 299 and 409 of Criminal Law of Lagos State,
2011.
The accused may be sentenced to a minimum of
three years each on conviction.
The three men pleaded not guilty and were granted
bail in the sum of N100, 000 each with two sureties
each in like sum.
NAN also reports that the three attendants were
taken to Kirikiri Prisons pending the fulfillment of
their bail conditions.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O. J. Awope, adjourned the
case to Sept. 19 for mention. (NAN)

Porsche 918 Spyder
Country of Origin: Germany
Engine: 887 hp (total output), 4.6-liter V-8 with two electric
motors
0-62 mph: 2.5 seconds
Starting price: $845,000
Besides the hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain, other
innovations include rear-wheel steering, where the rear wheels
adjust slightly in turns. It can go up to 19 miles on battery
power alone. By itself, the V-8 gasoline engine produces 608
hp. Like many race cars, the Porsche 918 Spyder is largely
built of lightweight but strong carbon fiber-reinforced
polymer. The lightweight, even more racing-oriented Weissach
Package of options boosts the sticker price to $929,000.

Porsche 918 Spyder
Country of Origin: Germany
Engine: 887 hp (total output), 4.6-liter V-8 with two electric
motors
0-62 mph: 2.5 seconds
Starting price: $845,000
Besides the hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain, other
innovations include rear-wheel steering, where the rear wheels
adjust slightly in turns. It can go up to 19 miles on battery
power alone. By itself, the V-8 gasoline engine produces 608
hp. Like many race cars, the Porsche 918 Spyder is largely
built of lightweight but strong carbon fiber-reinforced
polymer. The lightweight, even more racing-oriented Weissach
Package of options boosts the sticker price to $929,000.

Porsche 918 Spyder -
Country of Origin: Germany
Engine: 887 hp (total output), 4.6-liter V-8 with two electric
motors
0-62 mph: 2.5 seconds
Starting price: $845,000
Besides the hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain, other
innovations include rear-wheel steering, where the rear wheels
adjust slightly in turns. It can go up to 19 miles on battery
power alone. By itself, the V-8 gasoline engine produces 608
hp. Like many race cars, the Porsche 918 Spyder is largely
built of lightweight but strong carbon fiber-reinforced
polymer. The lightweight, even more racing-oriented Weissach
Package of options boosts the sticker price to $929,000.

Hennessey Venom GT -
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Engine: 1,244 hp, 7.0-liter, twin-turbo V-8
0-60mph: 2.7 seconds
Price: $1.2 million
Hennessey Perfomance, based in Sealy, Texas, says its
Hennessey Venom GT set a Guinness World Book-record time
of 13.63 seconds from zero to 300 kph, or 186 mph, in January
2013. The company said this month, December 2013, it had
sold only 11 Venom GTs to clients around the world,
including only five in the United States. The company plans to
build a total of only 29 all told. The Hennessey Venom GT
design is based on the Lotus Elise roadster and Exige coupe
model. The Venom GT is created from a base Lotus Elise/
Exige and utilizes components including but not limited to
the roof, doors, side glass, windscreen, dash, cockpit, floorpan,
HVAC system, wiper and head lamps. Hennessey Performance
and the Venom GT are not associated with Lotus Cars.

Koenigsegg Agera S -
Country of Origin: Sweden
Engine: 1,030 hp, twin-turbo, 5.0-liter V-8
0-62 mph (that is, 100 km per hour): 2.9 seconds
Starting price: $1,520,000
Koenigsegg said it expects to ship its first Agera S to the
United States this month, December 2013. The Agera S
belongs to the exclusive 1,000-hp-plus club, with a twin-turbo
V-8 that generates 1,030 hp. That flings the car from zero to 62
mph in 2.9 seconds, or zero to around 188 mph in 22.7 seconds
– that is, if you’re on a racetrack or if you own your own
highway. If that’s not enough Koenigsegg has a new model
called the One:1 in the prototype stage. According to press
reports, it’s said to produce 1,400 hp and weigh around 1,400
kg. The name refers to the “1-to-1” power-to-weight ratio. It’s
expected to sell for around $2,850,000.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse -

Country of Origin: France
Engine: 1,200 hp, 8-liter, 16-cylinder
0-62 mph: 2.6 seconds
Starting price: $2.5 million
Bugatti says its current model is the “fastest production
roadster in the world,” having been driven 255.5 mph in April
2013. Bugatti announced earlier this month, December 2013,
it sold its 400th Veyron worldwide since its introduction in
2005. Only 50 are available out of a total planned production
of 450.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse -
Forbes.com
Country of Origin: France
Engine: 1,200 hp, 8-liter, 16-cylinder
0-62 mph: 2.6 seconds
Starting price: $2.5 million
Bugatti says its current model is the “fastest production
roadster in the world,” having been driven 255.5 mph in April
2013. Bugatti announced earlier this month, December 2013,
it sold its 400th Veyron worldwide since its introduction in
2005. Only 50 are available out of a total planned production
of 450.

Lamborghini Veneno Roadster -
Country of Origin: Italy
Engine: 750-hp, 6.5-liter, 12-cylinder
0-62 mph: 2.9 seconds
Starting price: $4.5 million
Lamborghini says it plans to build only nine copies of the
Lamborghini Veneno Roadster in 2014. Among many other
innovations its lightweight body design makes extensive use
of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer. Top speed is 221 mph.

RECENTLY, in effort to eliminate Ebola at the source,
through use of innovative disinfection technology,
two “germ-killing robots” were deployed from the
US to the JFK Hospital and ELWA Hospital both in
Monrovia, Republic of Liberia, both hotspots of the
Ebola disease outbreak.
The robots, technically known as TRU-D SmartUVC,
were used to disinfect health care environments
where Ebola patients are being treated. Good Health
Weekly gathered that TRU-D is the only portable UV
disinfection device on the market with Sensor360
technology, which calculates the time needed to react
to room variables such as size, geometry, surface
reflectivity and the amount and location of
equipment in the room and effectively deliver a
lethal dose of UV-C light during a single cycle from a
single, central location in the room.
Ultraviolet light
“It works by generating ultraviolet light energy that
modifies the DNA structure of viral pathogens, like
Ebola, so that they cannot reproduce. Viruses that
cannot reproduce cannot colonise and harm
patients,” the inventor, a tropical disease expert and
medical anthropologist Dr. Jeffery L. Deal noted in
an interview.
Deal and his colleague, Chuck Dunn, President and
CEO of TRU-D LLC, respectively, spoke about the
importance of TRU-D to environmental disinfection
in
“TRU-D has been validated by more than 10 studies
to be 99.99 percent effective in eliminating the most
common pathogens that can use health care-
associated infections.
After deploying germ-killing robots to Liberia to aid
in battle against the Ebola Virus Disease, TRU-D
SmartUVC inventor traveled to the Ebola hotspots
with UV disinfection devices
TRU-D guarantees a pathogen-free environment for
patients and health care staff. Deal, a Fellow in the
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, has
been training hospital staff to operate the devices in
a number of hospital environments and monitor
progress for successful disinfection.
“We developed TRU-D SmartUVC technology to
combat the devastating effects ofhospital acquired
infections,” Deal said.
“Unlike many diseases, Ebola strikes hospital workers
more than any other group, making it the ultimate
hospital acquired infection.”
With TRU-D, health care leaders in the U.S., Canada,
the U.K. and Saudi Arabia are eliminating pathogens
like Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, MERS,
influenza, norovirus, Clostridium difficile, Methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, etc., in all
types of health care settings, including isolation
wards, patient rooms, operating rooms, surgical
suites, intensive care units, emergency rooms, public
areas and ambulances.
“We know through extensive CDC-funded research
specific to TRU-D conducted by thought leaders in
epidemiology and infection prevention that TRU-D is
effective at eliminating anypathogen by delivering a
precisely measured UVC dose.
“As soon as we knew we could aid struggling hospitals
in Liberia, our team came together and formulated a
plan to get TRU-D on the ground. More than 200 TRU-
Ds have been deployed to disinfect hospitals across
the U.S. and internationally.
Significance
Between 10 and 15 percent of Ebola cases have been
among health care workers. While most of this stems
from contact with the patient, concerns exist that the
physical environment can retain active microbes and
be a risk. This device is used in the US
to eliminate the organisms that may still reside on
the walls, knobs, rails or any other exposed surface in
health care settings. The robotic technology is
capable of making the Liberian hospitals safer for the
staff and for new patients.
Development
It was developed by a team of engineers, physicians
and industrial hygienists with the purpose of
decontaminating entire rooms automatically
and eliminating concerns that a contaminated surface
was missed during routine cleaning.
We use an ultra-efficient narrow wavelength called
UVC to flood the room with germicidal energy. UVC dosage is accurately measured and automatically adapts to kill organisms, even in shadowed areas.
UV disinfection technology and EVD control
This technology is designed to prevent the spread of
the disease transmitted via contaminated surfaces in
health care environments and is not a treatment or a
cure. We believe that prevention is the best
medicine.
The U.S. Army tested this particular wavelength
against Ebola and found that the measured dose TRU-D delivers results in incredibly rapid destruction of
the virus with its pathogen-specific dosing options..
We know it is perfect for use in this critical setting.
Merits/demerits
Multiple studies have already been published from
U.S. and UK academic facilities of TRU-D’s ability to
decontaminate rooms, almost always testing it
against organisms that are much more difficult to kill
in the environment than Ebola is.

Don't say in Nigeria buh say in Lagos state

God is Gr8

The presidency, Friday, launched the
#BringBackJonathanIn2015 campaign, aimed at
sensitizing the electorates to return President
Goodluck Jonathan to Aso Rock in 2015.
The outspoken Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe
(@doyinokupe) started the campaign via his twitter
handle, which boast of over 16, 000 followers.
Okupe tweets read, “For outstanding,
exemplary&unprecedented perfomance as in
delivery of dividends of democracy
#BringBackJonathanIn2015… for continuity”, while
the other state, “#BringBackJonathanIn2015…
4continuity #BringBackJonathanIn2015….4continuity
#BringBackJonathanIn2015…4continuity”.
Some of his followers such as Kelvin Gbenga
@KelvinGbenga and AL-AWWAL @ithsmy supported
the campaign by tweeting the following
Kelvin Gbenga @KelvinGbenga
@doyinokupe It is a sure victory for President
Goodluck Jonathan come 2015. APC has no credible
and sellable candidates!
AL-AWWAL @ithsmy
@doyinokupe no doubt about that….#GEJTILL2019
However, the original tweets by Okupe, has had less
than forty retweets in five hours.

In a recent release by Vanguard, Genevieve Nnaji
tops the list of the top 10 richest celebrities in
Nigeria. According to the list, the actress is said to be
worth over N220 million. In the selection process,
endorsement deals were the major criteria and
Genevieve has signed many deals with multi-national
companies in recent times including Etisalat, Amstel
Malta, Range Rover Envogue and MUD Cosmetics.
Despite being missing from the Glo Ambassador
list, Genevieve still knocks out big names like Iyanya
in 2nd place at N151 by a whopping 69million in
second place with N151 million, music group Psquare
who came in third with N140million, Wizkid at
number four with N101 million and D’banjwho
occupied fifth place with N100million.
1. Genevieve Nnaji: N220 Million
Genevieve Nnaji is representing or has represented
brands like Lux, Cintrion Energy drink, Range Rover
Evogue, Etisalat, Polo and Amstel Malta. The Etisalat
deal alone earned her N100 million. Her deal with
Polo is in the region of N70 while the Cintrion drink
rakes in N50 million for the actress.
2. Iyanya -N151 million
Iyanya’s endorsement deal with MTN is worth N60
million. He has a $350,000 endorsement deal with
Zinox computers and a N35 million deal with phone
manufacturing company Solo Mobile.
3. P-Square N140 from Glo
P-Square’s deal with GLO is said to be N140 million.
4. Wizkid – N101 million
Wizkid’s deal with MTN is worth N45 million, his deal
with Pepsi worth about $350,000. He also has an
endorsement deal with Guinness.
5. D’Banj N100 million
Dbanj’s deal with Glo is said to be worth N100 million
6. Don Jazzy – N75 million
The Don Dorobucci gets paid nothing less than N50
Million from Loya Milk. He also has a N25 million
deal from MTN.
7. Omawumi – N35 million
Omawumi’s deal with Glo is said to worth N25
million. She also has deals with Konga reportedly
worth between N5 – N10 million, as well as Mortein
& Malta Guiness.
8. Tiwa Savage – MTN deal worth N30 million
Tiwa Savage’s MTN deal is reportedly worth N30
million. She also has deals with Pepsi, Forte Oil and
Maggi
9. Davido – N30 million MTN Pulse deal
The OBO has deals with MTN Pulse and Guinness
Nigeria. His MTN deal is reported to be worth N30
million, while his Guinness endorsement hasn’t been
made public.
10. Funke Akindele – N20 million With Vita Foam
Nigeria
Funke Akindele has an endorsement deal with
Vitafoam reportedly worth N20 million. She also has
deals with Globacom, , Qlichy.com,
Klin detergent, Lagos Inland Revenue Service and
OMO.


Source:www.news2.onlinenigeria.com/news/372465-genevieve-is-the-richest-celebrity-in-nigeria.html

Iav taken out my time to see d picture nd read d comments..thesame governor won daily sun man of the year as one of d best governors nd I was asking myself When are we goin to stop fooling ourselves? Iam no politician buh a true Nigerian..heard some persons praising Rochas for good works..dat is cos he's got he's ppl @heart same tin applies to port harcourt city..my dear I really feel dat dis governors are makin a switch cos they have refused being corrupt..I school in owerri nd my school fees is a change..all my life iav neva seen a university that pays for 1st nd 2nd semester school fees buh its bin done in Absu..ma dear Nigerians whether PDP or CPC or APC all I would say is vote for a man u can trust..dnt vote because u want dat #500 but vote because u want to benefit..our vote is our investment..it is our seed..so wateva u sow is wat u'll reap...2015 is already here nd if u make such mistake again u'll reap it for anoda 4 or 8yrs..iav spoken ma mind #iam a Nigerian nd iav freedom of speech..#no quarrels no insults..buh PLAIN!!!...Long live Nairaland,Long live NaijaLand..thank U

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of
Rivers State, on Tuesday, said
the present war against
insurgency will not stop unless
the Federal Government was
ready to tackle it head-on,
saying the Federal Government
institutions have stolen all the
money meant for human and
infrastructural development in
the country.
This is as the governor denied
any rift with President Goodluck
Jonathan, saying: “We are not
quarrelling, we just have
disagreement on how to govern
the country. I have huge respect
for him. He is the Commander in
Chief of the Armed Forces and
he should be the only person to
tell us how to bring Chibok girls
back.”
Amaechi, who indicted the
Presidency of inciting Muslims
and Christians against one
another in an attempt to win
election by all means come
2015, stated this when he
featured on a Kaduna-based
Liberty Radio weekly
programme, ‘Guest of the week’.
According to him, until the
Federal Government is ready to
first, tackle the underline
factors, which include
corruption, education and
poverty, ending the insurgency
would continued to be a mirage.
According to him, ‘if the Federal
Government could support
military through intelligence
gathering, which has helped in
combating militancy in Rivers
State and other states in the
region, it would be a good
beginning to end the menace.
He added that there was the
need for the government to work
with everybody, especially the
locals in order to know who and
where the insurgents live,
reiterating that it was the failure
of the government in the first
place.
Using the Niger-Delta militancy
as a case study, he said, “It took
me just two months to deal with
militancy in Port Harcourt and if
a state could achieve that within
that space of time, how much
more the Federal Government
that has everything it needed at
its disposal.
“The earlier the Federal
Government stops inciting
Muslims against Christians in
order to win election, the better
for Nigeria.
“Killing militants was not the
solution to the militancy. So we
began with infrastructure and
give them economic livelihood
because when they know that
when they go out, they earn
some money, they will not have
time to perpetrate evil of this
magnitude.

Source:www.dailyindependentnig.com/2014/08/ive-huge-respect-jonathan-says-amaechi/

By Chuks Okocha
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James
Entwistle, has said that the U.S Government would
support the Nigerian Government to ensure a
successful general election in 2015.
He stated this Wednesday in Abuja, when he paid a
courtesy call on the National Working Committee
(NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Entwistle was accompanied on the visit by Mrs. Mary
Johnson, Deputy Counsellor for Political Affairs,
Embassy of the United States of America.
According to the US envoy, the United State
government would support Nigerian government
because of the long standing relationship between
both countries.

tbagjames: Whether no SOURCE, SAUCE OR STEW, i believe the drug can cure ebola.

lolz..tru talk

Africa's most populous country
is scrambling to avoid the fate of nearby nations
that have failed to prevent the spread of the
deadly Ebola virus.
An epidemic could devastate Nigeria's economy
and overrun its meager health facilities. That's
why the country has taken drastic measures to
contain the spread of Ebola since Liberian-
American Patrick Sawyer brought the virus to
Lagos on a flight from Liberia on July 20.
The government has set up isolation centers for
potential carriers, established checkpoints at
border crossings and kept a close eye on anyone
who might have come into contact with infected
people. President Goodluck Jonathan declared a
national emergency last week and called on the
public to avoid large gatherings.
Lagos Health Commissioner Jide Idris
recommends that Nigerian families keep anyone
suspected of carrying the virus in one room. He
even suggested roping off rooms and boarding up
windows, so other family members and neighbors
aren't exposed.
"Our patients are being camped and fenced in
with planks to stop exposing others to a virus that
is difficult to deal with," he said this week. "We'll
not lose the war against Ebola. The government
will continue to take every step to check the
spread of Ebola in the country."
The Nigerian health system has scored at least
one victory, Idris noted. A Lagos doctor who
contracted Ebola from Sawyer recovered recently
from a short bout with the disease. "He has made
a dramatic recovery and has been discharged
from the isolation center," Idris said.
The commissioner said the country's creaky
health system would be hard-pressed to tackle a
widespread outbreak if the virus continues to
spread throughout the region at current rates.
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that
84 people in West Africa died from Ebola in three
days last week, Thursday through Saturday. Total
infections rose to 2,240 cases, including 1,229
deaths. Liberia confronts the worst outbreak, in
which there have been 466 deaths. In Guinea,
394 have died; Sierra Leone has had 365 deaths.
In Nigeria, despite the government's precautions,
15 cases have been reported, and four people
have died, including Sawyer.
The WHO said the situation in Lagos "looks
reassuring" because all those infected were tied
to health care workers or had direct contact with
Sawyer. Apparently he did not pass the virus to
passengers on his flight from Monrovia while he
was sick because the 21-day incubation period has
lapsed, the WHO said.
Idris said his country's health system can handle
the cases, but it's not clear what could happen if
an epidemic broke out. Even though a doctors'
strike ended last week after a month-long
walkout, many physicians have not returned to
work.
The shortage of medical personnel is especially
problematic, because many Nigerians are liable to
accept religious leaders' teachings on how to treat
the disease.
Last week, at least two people died and 20 others
were hospitalized in central Nigeria after they
consumed excessive quantities of salt and bitter
kola — a seed used as folk medicine — to ward
off the disease.
"We will not wait for the government to give us
wrong medicine and die of the virus," said Halima
Abubakar, who sells vegetables in Lagos. "We'll try
everything, even bathing with salt and traditional
herbs, to protect (from) the Ebola virus."
Nigerian Minister of Information Labaran Maku
has worked hard to counter the conspiracy
theories and superstitions.
"There is no cure yet for the Ebola disease," he
said. "People should ignore those in the social
media who say that bathing with hot water and
salt cures the Ebola disease."
Some Lagos churches under the auspices of
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria have assembled
"prayer warriors" — devout people who pray for
others — to halt the virus.
"People should not get worried about the Ebola
virus, as it's just a name given to a disease like
many others," evangelist Emma Obiorah said.
"We'll pray together as a nation to ensure God
heals all."
Economist Bismarck Rewane, chief executive
officer of Financial Derivatives, an investment
firm in Lagos, said people need to take action, as
well as pray.
His company estimates that fears about Ebola
could force investors to hold off spending as
much as $3.5 billion in Nigeria by December
unless the government demonstrates its ability to
curtail the virus.
"The sectors of the economy that will be mostly
affected by the fear of the Ebola virus are
aviation, tourism and hospitality, trade, medical
and agriculture," he said.


Source:www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/08/19/ebola-nigeria-africa/14297767/

Nigeria has been given the all clear to host AFCON
qualifying matches which begin next month after the
Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) instructed
Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia to find neutral
grounds for their matches.
Africa’s football governing body, in a statement,
added that there is no ban on travel to and from the
Ebola virus-affected countries, hence all planned
qualification matches would go ahead.
The body said it affirmed the position following
advice from the World Health Organisation; which
provided guidance on attitudes the continental soccer
governing body would observe in the management of
CAF competitions scheduled to take place in
countries affected by the epidemic, namely Guinea,
Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.
In the circular, the Secretary General of CAF, Hicham
El Amrani, called on member associations to relay
accurate information about the mode of transmission
of Ebola, its symptoms, and precautions persons
needed to take against the disease. CAF also advised
member associations to undertake Ebola screening
protocols at departure and arrival points and directed
Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone to organize their
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches on neutral
territory based on recommendations by the WHO.
There have been huge concerns raised by some
countries that are set to face the affected countries
in the AFCON qualifying phase. This has led to
Rwanda being replaced with Congo after it showed
signs of abandoning its match with the Super Eagles.
Just last week, Lesotho, who was supposed to tackle
Nigeria’s flying Eagles in an AYC qualification match in
Kaduna, failed to turn up for the match.

A-19-year-old apprentice welder (names
withheld) was caught today making love to a hen. The fowl
reportedly died during the act.
The taboo was said to
have been committed by
the apprentice at about
11.20 p.m. at
Continental area of
Akure metropolis.
The suspect, Vanguard
learnt, had committed
same taboo with a goat
in his home town, Afo in
Ose council area of the
state.
He was said to have
been ex-communicated
from his home town
because of the offence
which made him to move in with his brother in Akure.
Speaking with newsmen, the owner of fowl, Mrs Stella
Akintola, who resides in the same building confirmed that the
man actually made love to her chicken.
According to her, she went to bed early but was woken up by
the noise coming from the chickens at the back of her room, an
indication that someone was disturbing their peace.
The discovery
Akintola said she went outside only to find that the back
door was still opened. According to her, she became curious
and “I shouted to know who was still at the backyard only for
him to appear from the corner of the house, saying he went to
the toilet because he had a running stomach.”
Akintola said she was not convinced especially as she
noticed that the noise from the chickens’ pen stopped abruptly.
She said she went to where the chickens were but nothing was
found. “It was when I visited the toilet that I found one of the
them stone dead with its feathers littering the floor,” she said.
Still unaware that the suspect was the cause of the death of
the bird, Akintola said she raised an alarm only for him to
confess that he was responsible for the death of the fowl.
Akintola said the suspect confessed and begged her for
forgiveness, saying he would pay any amount for the dead
fowl.
She said she decided not to report the matter to the police
because she could not stand the rigour she would be subjected
to by the police over a “minor offence.”
Report had it that there were evidence that the man actually
had sex with the hen when it was examined by the owner and
others living in the building.
A spirit directed me to do it —Suspect
In an interview with newsmen, the suspect, who declined to
speak initially, however, said a spirit directed him to do what
he did.
He said: “I was already sleeping when a spirit just came upon
me and directed me to go to the back of the building. I did not
know what I was doing again until when I discovered that I had
slept with the hen.”
Contacted, the police image maker, Wole Ogodo, said since
the matter was not reported to the police, he could not
comment on it.
Ogodo noted that “it is what members of the public bring to
our notice that we investigate. This is a strange occurrence if
what you are telling me is the truth.”

Ondo State Governor Dr Olusegun Mimiko Monday
inaugurated the construction of N1.651 billion
shopping mall and car park being funded by Top
Services Nigeria Limited under the Public Private
Partnership (PPP) established by the administration.
The projects scheduled to be completed within 15
months is located within the premises of the state
owned Owena Motels on Igbatoro Road, Akure and
close to the state’s multibillion naira event centre
popularly called ‘Dome’ project.
Mimiko at the ceremony attended by top
government officials, proprietors of the company,
traditional rulers and other stakeholders, said the
concept is to transform Akure into a Modern Retail
Shopping City and an entertainment hub for Ondo
State and its environ.

The
formal
burial
rites for
the
former Minister of Information
and Communications, Prof. Dora
Akunyili, will start on Monday,
August 25 with a night of
tributes in Abuja at the
International Conference
Centre.
According to the programme of
events released to the press by
her husband, Dr. Chike
Akunyili, there will be a mass
on Tuesday, August 26, at Our
Lady Queen of Nigeria
Cathedral, Garki.
The burial train will move on
Wednesday, August 26, to
Enugu where she spent a good
part of her life for a burial mass
at the Holy Ghost Cathedral.
Her remains will be interred at
Agulu, her husband’s hometown
in Anambra State on Thursday,
August 28, after a burial mass at
Madonna Catholic Church,
Agulu.
A first class pharmacy graduate
of the University of Nigeria,
Akunyili died at the age of 59 in
an Indian hospital two months
ago after a protracted battle with
cancer.
She was better known as the
Director General of the National
Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control,
where between 2001 and 2010
she fought hard against drug
counterfeiters and raised the
consciousness of Nigerians to
the need to watch out for fake
and substandard drugs.
She was born to the family of
late Chief Edemobi, a
businessman of Nanka, Anambra
State.
She married Dr. Chike Akunyili
of Agulu, a neighbouring
community. They were blessed
with children and
grandchildren.


Source:www.dailyindependentnig.com/2014/08/dora-akunyili-buried-august-28/

A suspected
suicide
bomber was arrested by security
officials close to the Murtala
Mohammed International
Airport Lagos, on Monday.
The presence of the young man
who was disabled, threw the
airport into confusion as people
scampered for safety following
the incident.
A source who confirmed this to
our correspondent on the
condition of anonymity said the
man was arrested for allegedly
planning to bomb the Centrex
unit of the Nigerian Airspace
Management Agency along the
Murtala Mohammed
International Airport, Lagos.
The source said the suspect was
arrested by the security
operatives as he attempted to
detonate the explosive device
he wore round his body, adding
that the suspect’s movement
attracted the attention of
security operatives
who immediately picked him
up.
He said, “Our security men were
curious of his presence at the
place and they queried him, but
the explanation he gave was not
convincing. So, they kept an
eye on him. A few seconds later,
they discovered that he was
struggling and protecting an
object tied around his neck.
“The airport police command
was promptly alerted and he was
immediately handed over to the
police. I can confirm to you that
he was immediately taken to the
Beesam Police Station within
the airport. Why he chose
NAMA and airport is still
unknown to some of us here.”
As at press time, the suspect was
still being held at the Beesam
Police Station within the airport,
undergoing interrogation.
When contacted, the
Commissioner of Police, Airport
Command, Mr. Waheed Salahu,
declined to comment, saying
that it would be too premature
to talk with the media at the
moment.
But a source close to the
command confirmed the story to
our correspondent.

Source:dailyindependentnig.com/2014/08/police-arrests-suicide-bomber-allegedly-planning-bomb-lagos-airport/

The makers of the drug and the Managing
Director, Natural Solutions Foundation, United
States, Dr. Rima Laibow, in a Webcast on youtube,
has refuted claims that the drug is not safe for the
management of the Ebola Virus Disease.
This is contrary to the position of the Federal
Government and the verdict of the National Health
Research Ethics Committee which stated that it could
not approve the use of the experimental drugs for
the management of the disease last week.
According to the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi
Chukwu, the drug was rejected by the committee
because it had failed to meet the safety and ethical
requirements.
Laibow , noted that the controversial drug has been
deployed by her team of scientists in the
management of Ebola patients in some African
countries before now.
She said, “Ebola is surging through various parts of
Africa, and it is just a plane ride from the rest of the
world. As of now, It is said that there is no cure or
treatment against Ebola, and that is not true.
“ In fact there is a well known, well
characterised nutrient against the disease and that is
Nano silver. It is non toxic, it does not require
refrigeration. It is inexpensive, self sterilising and it
can be given to every member of the community
from the tiniest baby to the pregnant mother and
the most fragile elderly person that is infected.
“Nano Silver leaves the beneficial bacteria and the
healthy cells of the patient unaffected but it does
kill every pathogen against which it has been tested
worldwide without exception. There is no other
effective solution against Ebola apart from this.”
On why Nano Silver has not been approved globally
for the management of the disease, Laibow noted
that the drug had to go through different stages of
trial before it could have been brought forward.
She stated that her team of experts are ready to
assist any country interested in using the
experimental drug for the management of Ebola
and other communicable diseases.
Laibow added, “ There are different scientific reasons
why we could not just go public with it, but it has
been brought forward now. It is available in large
quantities and it is unlimited in its effectiveness. The
Natural Solutions Limited and I, stand ready to assist
the people of the world in deploying safe, non toxic
inexpensive and available solution against Ebola and
every other communicable disease which threatens
us on this planet.”
Silver has been used as an antimicrobial agent for
thousands of years. Silverware according to
researchers were used for food preservation in the
past, had been proven to have anti-microbial
activities that can reduce food and drink-borne
diseases.

http://www.punchng.com/news/nano-silver-can-cure-ebola-experts/

Residents of Federal Housing Estate in Ado Ekiti and its environs have appealed to the state government to assist in taming a rampaging monkey in the area.

Report says the monkey, which was domesticated by its owner, escaped and terrorise the people of the area.

The fearful animal had caused panic by jumping fences, attacking women and children and seizing fruits from hawkers in the area any time of the day.

A resident in the area, Ajayi Abiodun, said it was about two weeks ago when a woman shouted she saw a monkey come out of a nearby bush around her house in the estate, adding, “Given her age, we believed her. Since then, we have been looking for it”.

He explained that officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) had visited the area many times when they were alerted but could neither kill nor catch the fearful animal.

Abiodun said: “Last Sunday, I invited officials of the Civil Defence Corps when I saw it on a tree. But before it could be shot, it dived into a compound and vanished. It comes and goes anytime and anyhow. Residents in the area especially around Plot Four have been seeing it. But no one has been able to arrest it”.

Appealing to the state government to support the NSCDC, Abiodun noted: “We wish government would come to our rescue. Last week, it attacked about two people around Covenant Academy and Housing Estate on Afao Road here”.

His words: “The monkey is real. There is no one in this area who can say he has not seen it. Children cannot play freely again and, women, especially ladies are being harassed by the monkey. This is a period of Ebola. Government should help us”.

Confirming the incidence, the Public Relations Officer of the Corps in the state, Tolulope Afolabi, maintained the Corps had made several attempts at killing the monkey to no avail.

Said Afolabi: “The species is different from the common small ones. It is big enough to cause anyone fears. It has been seen beside Covenant Academy and Upperland areas.”

Source:www.dailyindependentnig.com/2014/08/panic-ado-ekiti-rampaging-monkey/

Seasoned Nollywood actor, Martins Amaihe has
broken the barrier many Nollywood stars have been
trying to break for years by setting to be cast in a
Bollywood, Indian film.
The actor, who has featured in top draw Nollywood
movies like Silent night, Face-off, Rampage on
Campus, among others said the casting for the
Bollywood film is almost done and hinted he might
have to travel to India soon to see the project to
completion.
“I am so happy that I have a new project now in
Bollywood. I will be attending the final movie cast
which is taking place in October of this year in India. I
am so happy about this because it will go a long way
in uniting the two biggest movie industries in the
world, Nollywood and Bollywood,” he said.
Martins has done up to sixty-five movies in his entire
illustrious career. Born on October 26th as the sixth
of seven children into the family of Mr. and Mrs Paul
Uchechukwu Amaihe of Ihebinowere-Okwudor, Njaba
Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria,
Martins has always had the passion for the arts, and
believed it is the only profession that could bring out
his true personality.
Immediately after graduating with a degree in
accounting from Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri,
Martins began his journey in the world of make-
believe taking part in various activities in the
Nigerian movie / theater industry Nollywood such as
acting in movies, stage dramas in theaters and soaps
on television.
Since 2002, as a member of the AGN (Actors Guild of
Nigeria), he has produced, performed and acted in
series of movies such as Silent Night, Face-off,
Rampage on Campus, Cry of an Orphan (stage drama),
The concubine ( a theater stage drama at the National
Theater ), Black Friday (Only shows on theater) and
many more.
He has been featured in over 65 movies and was
previously nominated for Best Teenage Actor in
Thema Award in the year 2000 for the movie Silent
Night and Best Upcoming Actor on stage drama in
Encomium Entertainment Award in 2009.
“I am doing more movies for my fans to see more of
me. At this point in my career I will not give up. I will
make sure I get to the top, give my best to viewers
and stay focused in order to achieve my dream” he
reflected on his career.
But Martins hasn’t been as successful in the matters
of the hearts as he has in the world of make-believe
as he confessed to Potpourri that he his yet to find a
woman he could call his own.
“ After all I have achieved as an actor and in the
world of movies and theatres I haven’t found a
woman I can settle down with. No woman has been
able to capture my heart. So, I can say I am still
searching for a wife material. I seek three major
things in a woman. First, a woman that has the fear of
God in her, a hard-working woman and a woman
that’s is full of respect. All the women I have
seen ,want me because I am an actor but I am yet to
see the one who possesses the qualities I want,” he
revealed

Anita Joseph is a talented Nollywood actress known
mostly for her controversial nature. The actress has
over the years grown a thick skin to criticisms and
wants people to know that she's in the movie
industry to be an actress in the true sense of the
word.
She has the ability excel in any role she is assigned
and she has been a good source of entertainment for
many fans.
In this encounter with Showtime celebrity Anita
opens up on her music and movie career viv-a-vis
other issues:
What have you been up to?
Work work work... Movies and music but I'm still
recording
How many movies have you done so far?
The one that just came out is Akpabio, the Calabar
Boy. Then, there's Hips Don't Lie, Festival of Village
Girls, Wannabe Girls, Who runs the Village, Twins
Blood, and lots of others. I can't really count.
What is your style of music?
I do Hip-hop, I do slow songs, blues, I do every kind
of music
Which songs have you released this year?
I've done Long Time and Go Gaga
Have you featured any artiste in your songs?
In 'Nyem Something' I featured Flavour. The video
came out two years ago
You and Afrocandy were recently seen together,
are you guys doing a movie?
Yes, we are. We've not done the job yet. She just did
an audition and I was invited over to help in the
casting. We did an audition at Excellence Hotel so I
went there to help her cast and I'm part of the
movie too
Is it a porn movie?
God forbid. It's an African movie. Afrocandy does
other movies too. The one she's going to do soon is
an epic movie like a village kind of movie. Then the
other one is another kind of movie, we call it
Glamour.
Glamour is the one you have many rich people but
the epic is the village one. It's not a porn movie,
don't mind what people are saying. I assure you it is
not porn. Anita cannot do porn. You know why I can't
do porn? Because the money will finish but the
movie won't go.
It's not something I would like to do. Everybody in
life has what he or she wants to do. I don't care what
anybody does. Some people say you're friends with
Afrocandy and all that, So What?
Do you believe Nigerians are hypocritical about
sex?
Oh yes they are, some of them do worse things
behind closed doors. So don't judge me. I do what I
want to do but I can't do porn. Anita is crazy, Anita is
this, Anita is that, but I can't do porn. There are
some kinds of things I can't do. If I'm doing business
with Afrocandy, it's movie business not porn and it's
my business. Nobody has the right to tell me I
shouldn't do it because she's this, she's that. That's
their business.
Can you do sex in a movie?
No, I can't
Not even kissing?
That's a normal thing. There's a way we do kissing in
the movie industry, we don't really do the real
kissing but there's a way we do it. It's acting.
There was a movie I saw you,where Nkem Owoh
was touching your boobs, what movie was that?
That movie was The Gamblers. In the script, they
said he was supposed to touch my breasts; we have
to make it real so I gave him my breast to touch and
that thing blew people's minds. That was the whole
idea, he touched it for real.
Have you done any other stuff like that?
I do lots of stuffs like that. It doesn't matter; it's the
kind of job I do, so it depends. It depends on what
the script says, sometimes you just have to pretend
to be there. Its pretense, Acting is all about
pretense.
Which actor do you have chemistry working with?
I have chemistry working with everybody but there
are some people you work better with, lots of them.
If I start mentioning the names, you won't leave
here
What do you consider the sexiest part of your
body?
Everywhere is sexy because everybody has what trips
him or her. Some like the boobs, some like the back,
some like my legs, I've seen somebody that loves my
palm. My fingers are very sexy
You say you love tattoos, how many tattoos do
you have?
I used to love tattoos. But I don't do tattoos anymore
and I'm trying to remove them. I'm not a tattoo
freak anymore; I've grown out of that. In fact the
tattoos on my body are mistakes. I advise people not
to do tattoos. Tattoos are addictive. If you do one
you want to do another, at the end of the day you'll
start regretting them. I don't love my tattoos
anymore. I wish I can clean them out.
Where is the most hidden place you've done a
tattoo?
No hidden place, the most hidden one is the one on
my waist and on my boobs
What do you find attractive in a man?
I love men that are simple. I don't like men that are
too loud, I love it simple
When did you get into music?
I started music professionally four years back but
I've not released an album yet. I've not really been
serious with my music because the movies took over
but I've released two videos, Time No Dey and Nyem
something
Are you currently in a relationship?
I'm single and not searching
Have you ever done a movie outside Nigeria?
Yes, I have, in South Africa. I did the movie last year
but it's not out yet
How do you handle your male admirers?
They're not easy to handle but I handle them well
enough. In this kind of job, you have to be strong
and bold because if you're not, they'll just mess you
up. So, I handle them perfectly. I try not to be
insulting in as much as some of them are very
unbearable. Those that are unbearable, you just try
and be subtle and manage them with a good smile.
What of your critics?
I love my critics because if they don't criticise me, I
won't get better
Do you take to their advice?
I do listen but some of them don't make sense.
Some of them are beef, maybe it's somebody that
doesn't like you, you didn't do anything to the person
but the person doesn't just like you. They did it to
Jesus Christ.
He didn't do anything to them but some people
hated him, so it happens.
Sometimes when you read some things you know
that it's just beef. You might not know the person but
the person is beefing you. I don't care about what
they say. What I care about is I take from the ones
that are good, I try to amend what is not right but
the ones that I know that I'm doing right, I don't
bother
What is the craziest thing a fan has ever done
when he saw you?
Hitting my bum. Someone has seen me in Shoprite
before, hit my bum and ran away. There was nothing
I could do. There was a movie I did Open and Close. I
was a nymphomaniac in that movie, I had sex with
everybody around me because it was the story. The
guy said that thing you did in Open and Close, can
you just do it to me? He started whining in Shoprite,
mimicking everything I did in the movie, the way I
was doing. I just turned to leave and the next thing
he did was to tap my ass. I wanted to pursue him but
I wore heels so I couldn't pursue him.
If it were before, I would have chased him all the
way. Another day someone called me and started
moaning 'Anita you're killing me, Anita whine for
me', I said hello, he said 'Oh please, it's me please
you don't understand'. It was one of my pictures he
saw. He uses my pictures to work on himself and he
told me. Mostly he uses private numbers to call me
so I wouldn't be able to call back. That 's why I
sometimes don't pick private numbers.
What is the craziest thing you have done to a
fan ?
There was this crazy guy that got my number from
somewhere. This guy sends me message everyday of
my life, everyday. Telling me how he loves me and
how he wants to marry me, till date. At a point I had
to call him and invited him over. I mean this guy has
been sending me messages for more than two years
straight, everyday.
My sisters, everybody in my house knows about it.
One day I decided to invite him over but when I
came out to receive him, he was nowhere to be
found. He later called that he could not face me.
What is the worst scandal of your life?
There was a time I was in South Africa, they wrote
something about me that an Alhaji and I were
getting married in America. It wasn't true, I was in
South Africa and they said I was in America. Then I
was working in South Africa. They said that I went to
his office and his wife saw me in the office and
embarrassed me. They said me and the wife got into
a fight, that people had to come to separate us. I had
a relationship and I was very heartbroken. I've had
lots of them like that. Some people actually believed
that story but there was a mix up. That story
shattered me at the time.
Why did you refuse a marriage proposal from
your boyfriend
A man cannot just come out and tell me to stop what
I'm doing because he wants to marry me. I'm not
desperate for marriage. Marriage will come when it
will come. My man will come when it's the right time
for him to appear. When my husband comes, he
won't tell me to stop what I'm doing. My husband
would be my fan and love what I'm doing, my
husband would encourage me.
Your boyfriend was telling you to leave acting for
him?
Yes, and become a complete housewife. I'm an
Anambra girl, we don't do like that. We're
hardworking women. That's the kind of blood I'm
born with; I can't just leave what I'm doing. Marriage
is not a do or die affair
What about dating Senators, Governors and
Politicians, is it true or false?
I have friends all over. It doesn't necessarily mean
you're dating the person but you know how the world
is, if they see you with someone or you're friends
with someone, they conclude you're dating the
person.

adextetoo: Pinshure or ..... *you know the rest*

u want pinsure? I be camera man?