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PoliticsRe: See What A Nigerian Police Man Was Spotted Doing With A Half-unclad Lady(pic) by smsshola(m): 12:38pm On Jan 17, 2016
Hmmm if only she find solace in his arms...and safety with that embrace.
PoliticsRe: See What A Nigerian Police Man Was Spotted Doing With A Half-unclad Lady(pic) by smsshola(m): 12:37pm On Jan 17, 2016
Hmmm if only she find solace in his arms...and safety with that embrace.
Politics12 Unforgettable Quotes Of Late Biafran Leader. by smsshola(op): 7:26am On Jan 17, 2016
Late military leader Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu
headed the unsuccessful move by Biafra to
secede from Nigeria that ended exactly 46
years ago on January 15, 1970.
For three years, Ojukwu fought to keep Biafra
from being defeated. With supply lines cut,
millions of Biafrans slowly starved to death.
After the civil war ended in 1970, the leader
of the Biafra lived in voluntary exile.
The arrest of Radio Biafra director Nnamdi
Kanu caused a spate in agitation for the
independence of Biafra territories.

However, remembering how many people lost
their lives in the civil war (up to three people
were said to have died) Nigerians warned of
not repeating the battle.

Famous General Ojukwu died on November
26, 2011, but his wise words will live forever.
READ ALSO: Ojukwu’s Widow Visited Nigeria
To mark the anniversary of the conflicts see top powerful quotes of
the late Biafran leader.

1. “I still believe that the one thing that will
bring peace, absolute peace, to this country,
the type of peace we want attached to
development, is to liberate Ndi Igbo and there
is no better act of liberation than accepting
that they have equal right in Nigeria.”

2. “It is said that the 1966 coup that failed
was strictly an Igbo coup, but then the irony
of history is that it was the late General
Aguiyi Ironsi, an Igbo who single-handedly
dismantled the coup in Lagos, while my
humble self, another Igbo-man rendered it
immobile in the north.”

3. “We are humans. We live. We fight, fight
because the decision to be free is a decision
taken freely and collectively, because to
become involved in violent struggle for
freedom is the only honor left to an
oppressed people threatened with genocide,
because in the final analysis the only true
bulwark against death is to live.”

4. “The history of the world is a chronicle of
oppression.”

5. “What I have become, in this struggle is
the mouthpiece of my people. I go where they
push and no more.

6. “If a leader accepts himself as already
dead to society, there will be no reason for
cowardice in his leadership.”

7. ”We make no apologies for the social
phenomenon known as the Biafran revolution;
rather, we proclaim with pride the inevitability
of our struggle, the indestructability of our
people, and the assured finality of our
success.”

8. “Since oppression is maintained by force, it
is only possible to remove that oppression by
a counterforce.”

9. ”Biafra is a child of circumstance. His
existence and survival are always a marvel,
sometimes bordering on a miracle. His life is
a tribute to man, his courage is his
endurance, his ingenuity is his humanity.”

10. “One thing that frightens leaders and lead
them to a number of excesses is usually fear
of death. No leader should fear death. In fact,
you should accept the fact that from the
moment of leadership you are sacrificed to
death.”

11. “For unity to be meaningful it has to be
creative, not the unity of Jonah in the whale
but the unity of holy matrimony. The first can
only lead to defecation, the second to
procreation.”

12. “We do not play politics. We are not
masochists; rather, we are people who
choose to hunger a little to remain alive
instead of feeding fat to become respectable
corpses.”
PoliticsRe: Remember Me, Pray For Me - Soulja-boi by smsshola(m): 6:36am On Jan 17, 2016
Its well with u...
CelebritiesRe: Linda Ikeji's Wedding Date Announced! by smsshola(m): 6:13am On Jan 17, 2016
Som op need to be dump in lawma as trash.
PhonesRe: How I Got Glo 6GB For N1,500 - Works On All Devices by smsshola(m): 6:10am On Jan 17, 2016
philfearon:
There is really nothing to share here. Airtel 100naira (×5) for 1gig =5gig
How many days it work.
EducationRe: . by smsshola(m): 6:06am On Jan 17, 2016
Only in naija u can c high sch of learning in this state...as a result of bad and corrupt leader.
PoliticsRe: Free Fuel Shared At Sudoz Petrol Station In Warri, Delta State by smsshola(m): 8:40pm On Jan 15, 2016
Naija nd awoof no body dey fear explosion..
PoliticsRe: Photo Of Another Multi-billion Naira Complex In Abuja Seized By EFCC Authorities by smsshola(m): 8:28pm On Jan 15, 2016
Good move I jus pray this continue...
PoliticsRe: READ : How New Customs Boss, Hamid Ali, Is Making The Billions by smsshola(m): 8:26pm On Jan 15, 2016
God helep us from corrupt people in this country...may they never com close again to the seat of power.
PoliticsRe: Hameed Ali Orders Customs Officers To Declare Assets In 14 Days by smsshola(m): 8:19pm On Jan 15, 2016
Naija go better one day...we will soon see those who enriched their thru public means.
PoliticsRe: Nnamdi Kanu: MASSOB Goes On Massive Protest, Civil Disobedience January 18 by smsshola(m): 8:15pm On Jan 15, 2016
God save Nigeria...
Christianity EtcRe: Breaking!!! The Mark Of The Beast Is Finally REVEALED!!! by smsshola(m): 8:13pm On Jan 15, 2016
Endtime indeed...the kingdom nearer than imagine.
PoliticsIt Is All About The History Of Nigeria...50yrs Ago. by smsshola(op): 6:49pm On Jan 14, 2016
HISTORY OF COUP D’ETAT IN NIGERIA
THE FIRST COUP IN NIGERIA.

On January 15, 1966, Chukwuma Kaduna
Nzeogwu led the first ever-military coup in
Nigeria that led to the death of Sir Ahmadu Bello,
the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of Northern
Nigeria, Chief S.I. Akintola, the Premier of Western
Region, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime
Minister of Nigeria, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh,
Federal Minister of Finance and other military
officers. The coup was poorly carried out in
certain parts of the country and there was a
strong accusation of tribalism. The Northern
People accused Chukwuma as well as his fellow
coup plotters of staging an Igbo coup. This is
because most of the officers killed during the
coup were those from other part of the country.
The then general officer commanding the Nigerian
army, Major-General Johnson Thomas Ununakwe
Aguiyi Ironsi was sworn-in as the Military Head of
State of Nigeria.


THE SECOND COUP IN NIGERIA
On 29 July, 1966, six months after the first coup
plot, three young military officers of Northern
background led by Lieutenant Colonel Murtala
Muhammed staged a counter coup to even the
score. This led to the death of Major-General
J.T.U. Aguyi-Ironsi, Head of State, Col. Francis
Adekunle Fajuyi Military Governor, Western region
and other military officers. General Yakubu Gowon
was then sworn-in as the Military Head of State.


THE THIRD COUP IN NIGERIA
In July 1975, a group of Colonel sacked the
government of General Yakubu Gowon in a
bloodless coup. General Murtala Muhammed also
masterminded this coup. In this coup, no live
were lost. General Murtala Muhammed assumed
power in July 1975.


THE FOURTH COUP IN NIGERIA
On 13 February 1976, six months later,
Lieutenant-colonel Bukur Suka Dimka with his
loyalist stage an abortive coup which claimed the
lives of three officers; General Murtala
Muhammed, Head of State, Col. Ibrahim Taiwo,
Governor of Kwara State and Lt. Akintunde
Akinsehinwa, ADC to Muhammed. This led to their
arrest and subsequent execution of one civilian
and 38 soldiers, including Major-General Illya
Bisalla, five Colonel, four majors and other officers
for their role in the failed coup. Civilians involved
in the coup include, Abdulkareem Zakari, a staff of
Radio Nigeria, Lagos and Helen Gomwalk, sister-
in-law of Joseph Gomwalk, were tried by military
tribunal and punished. Zakari was executed for
his involvement in the coup while Helen Gomwalk
bagged a life sentence. She was later given
amnesty by the Shehu Shagari administration.


THE FIFTH COUP IN NIGERIA
On 31 December 1983, General Buhari
Muhammadu stage a coup which sacked the
shehu Shagari’s administration. This coup led to
the death of a loyal officer to the government,
Brigadier Ibrahim Bako.


THE SIXTH COUP IN NIGERIA
On 27 August 1985, Babangida led a palace coup
which terminated the Buhari’s 20 months reign.
THE SEVENTH COUP IN NIGERIA
In 1986, Major-General Mamman Vatsa led an
abortive coup to overthrown the government of
President Babangida. That same year, he and
other 10 military officers were tried and were
executed in March 1986.


THE EIGHTH COUP IN NIGERIA
On 22 April 1990, Gideon Orka staged an abortive
coup to unseat the government of Ibrahim
Babangida. The coup attempt has been describe
as one of the bloodies coup and it was the
largest execution of coup plotters in the nation’s
history. This led to the death of nine loyal
Soldiers. 69 soldiers of various ranks were
accused of treason and they were killed by firing
squad. The second in command and Chief of
general staff, Vice-admiral Augustus Aikhomu,
revealed that at least three of the plotters of the
April 22 coup were arrested, caution and released
in 1987 over an alleged coup plot to overthrow
the government. They were G.T. Nyiam, a
Lieutenant Colonel, S.D. Mukoro and Gideon
Orkar, both majors. They were later released.
Aikhomu also said that the officers regrouped
once again in January to overthrow the
government and had intended to kill not only the
president, but also, the AFRC members and
military governors, all civilian members of the
council of ministers and senior military and police
officers. The suspects were later tried by the
treason and other offences special military
tribunal headed by Ike Nwachukwu, Major-General
and general officer commanding the 1 mechanised
division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna. After the
trial, 42 persons were found guilty and
condemned to death by firing squad. This was
the largest execution of coup plotters in Nigeria’s
history breaking the record of the 1976 coup led
by Buka Suka Dimka in which 32 officers and men
were executed.

ALLEGED COUP
On October 2, 1993, there was a coup attempt by
Lieutenant-Colonel Abubakar Umar, an army
Colonel and Commandant of the elite Amoured
corps centre and school.

THE NINETH COUP IN NIGERIA
On November 17, 1993, General Sani Abacha
staged a palace coup to unseat the Interim
National Government led by Chief Ernest
Shonekan.

ALLEGED COUP
In 1995, there was an alleged coup plot which
involve General Obasanjo (retired), former head of
state; Major General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua
(retired) and other prominent Nigerians majority
of whom were soldiers. The civilians among them
include Beko Ransome-Kuti, chairman of the
Campaign for Democracy (CD), and his deputy,
Shehu Uba Sani and four other Journalist. General
Obasanjo and General Yar’Adua were jailed 15
and 25 years respectively. Yar’Adua died on
Monday, December 8 1997 at Abakaliki prison,
where he was serving his term while Obasanjo
was released in 1998 by the then Head of State,
General Abubakar.

ALLEGED COUP
In December 1996, some top military officers were
accused by General Abacha of an alleged coup
plot. The Chief of defence staff, General
Abdulsalam Abubakar announced this on
television. In his statement, he announced the
arrest of 12 people who were planning to
overthrown the federal government. They are,
Lieutenant-General Oladipo Diya, Chief of general
staff and vice-chairman of the provisional Ruling
Council ( PRC), Major-General Abdulkareem Adisa,
former housing minister, Tajudeen Olanrewaju,
former minister of communications, Colonels
Daniel Akintonde, former military administrator in
Ogun State, Edwin Jando, artillery brigade-
commender, Abeokuta, Emmanuel Shoda, military
assistant to Diya, Femi Peters, National War
College, Abuja; Lieutenant-Colonel Olu Akiode,
former military assistant to Olanrewaju; Major
Biliaminu Mohammed, administrative officer in the
presidency; Major Oluseun Fadipe, Chief security
officer to Diya; K.A. Yusuf Ishiyaku, Artillery
Department, Abuja; and Professor Femi Odekunle
political adviser to Diya. General Abacha to set up
a 12-man committee to determined if indeed
there was a coup plot.

RUNDOWN
Nigeria has had the following
· Five successful coups
· Two abortive coup
· One attempted coup
· Three alleged coup

CASUALTIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND COUP
PLOT IN NIGERIA ·
The first military coup (January 1966) in Nigeria
claimed 12 lives (Eight soldiers and Four Top
politicians).
· The July 1966 coup also claimed 12 lives (all
soldiers).

God Bless Nigeria.
PoliticsRe: I Am Afraid PDP Will Stop Buhari In 2019 – Tinubu by smsshola(m): 6:44pm On Jan 14, 2016
Ashawo Politician's
PropertiesRe: Eko Atlantic: Champagne Pearl Tower - 30 Floors & Black Pearl Tower by smsshola(m): 10:33am On Jan 13, 2016
kolaaderin:
This last structure though......... It's beautiful
Bros na human being o..
PropertiesRe: Eko Atlantic: Champagne Pearl Tower - 30 Floors & Black Pearl Tower by smsshola(m): 10:17am On Jan 13, 2016
PaulJohn1:
Also more money for him. Hope you know his road construction company is one of the companies handling the roads and pathways.
Who cares in as much he do the job..
CrimeRe: Ojukwu’s Niece, 4 Others Arrested For Drug Trafficking (Photo) by smsshola(m): 11:01pm On Jan 12, 2016
obia62:
Igbo kwenu................! grin grin grin
kwenu...
TV/MoviesRe: TVC Nigeria Now Live On DSTV by smsshola(op): 11:45am On Jan 12, 2016
beejay1207:
pls what channel on dstv?
channel 418 the journalist hangout is 5pm every day except Saturday and Sunday.
HealthRe: You Will Never Throw Away Rice Water After Reading This...! by smsshola(m): 2:19pm On Jan 10, 2016
Really....
PoliticsWhat We’re Going To Miss This Year By Azu Ishiekwene by smsshola(op): 4:14pm On Jan 09, 2016
I have a feeling that we might be so obsessed with predictions we could lose sight of what we are going to miss this new year. Why fuss over what will be in the New Year when you can cherish fond memories of years gone by? Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Diezani Alison- Madueke Imagine the anxiety that Revd. Father Ejike Mbaka’s prediction of a likely attempt on President Mohammadu Buhari’s life is causing already. What’s the point? Even as Citizen Buhari, Boko Haram tried to kill him for speaking against them.
It shouldn’t take much effort to see that with his expanded war not only against Boko Haram but also against their white-collar cousins in the last administration, Buhari has made more enemies. They will not only be happy to kill him, they will be more than happy to kill him quickly, if they can.
Yet, to fret over such sinister plans, as some have done lately, is a waste of time. There is no use indulging a fantasy, that famous currency of beggars. Instead, we need to spare a moment for the things we took for granted in 2015, and be thankful for them. Such moments, like the Comet, only come our way once in a lifetime. Think about the amazing moments with Dame Patience Jonathan, the fire that lit up the Presidential Villa for five years. A friend of mine identified the former First Lady’s gift for guilelessness early in the Jonathan administration. No, it wasn’t her wailing and the profuse tears shed at the home of the Yar’Aduas when she and her husband paid Turai a condolence visit. It was on another occasion.
My friend and his TV crew had gone to cover some event at Aso Rock and the former First Lady was quite surprised to see them because, at the time, there was no love lost between the proprietor of the station and the Jonathans. Overjoyed to see my friend and his crew, the former First Lady turned to him: “So you people are here, eh? Eh…eh, thank God oh! You came to cover usalive?”
Of course, that was only the beginning. By the time President Jonathan left office last year, there was already a repertoire of Dame Patience moments, which her successors can never dream of, much less even try to exceed. Amazing testimonies of how she was dead for seven days and rose again; her tears for widows and for the manhood left behind by their husbands; a glimpse of her purple heart in the Chai, Chai, Dia Ris God episode, are all gone, gone forever, never to replay in the New Year.
This brings me to the presidential quintet of which the Dame was also a prominent and influential member. It was, I think, former President Olusegun Obasanjo who said there were five persons in Jonathan’s presidency – four women and one man – and the least effective of them was the man.

Of course, there are a few high profile women in Buhari’s presidency, but seriously, which of them can compare with Diezani Allison-Madueke, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Stella Oduah, or Dame Patience Jonathan? These were women who not only knew their onions but also damn well knew how to peel it!

They were ministers who other ministers lobbied to get approval for funds to run their ministries and then for favour to get the funds released! These women of power paved the road to the heart of the Jonathan government and made the men who worked with them look like silly apprentices. That magic is now gone and no talisman can ever bring it back again.

Femi Fani-Kayode is still active, but he’s not and cannot be anything near his combination with Doyin Okupe. We’re going to miss Okupe’s talent for exaggeration and total absence of a sense of danger. He was so self-confident that he offered that he should be called a “bastard” if the All Progressives Congress survived beyond one year.

And who can forget the incredible selfie he took after he lost his job following the PDP’s defeat in March? As he floated in his swimming pool, he snapped himself promising that he’ll remain afloat, in spite of the defeat. He should, really, with enough exercise and creativity to fill his idle moments. In comparison with the Okupe years, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu will be a snooze. We will be missing the letters as well. It doesn’t look 2016 will be the year of letters; except, of course, letters to the EFCC, a few of which are already embarrassingly being jointly written by some Papa & co. who raided the treasury. But that’s not the type of letter I’m talking about. I’m talking about the famous letters between Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Jonathan over the missing $49.8billion? $20billion? Or $12billion? Remember also the even more famous one between Obasanjo and Jonathan over the former’s concern that the country was adrift; and of course, Jonathan’s response to “Baba.” Obasanjo will be on holiday this year, making only private visits to the Villa, and hopefully spending more time in his farm to keep the rodents out of mischief.

Social statisticians have also reliably informed me that activities in and around five-star hotels in Abuja may not be as vibrant as they were last year. No more will top level political appointees pop their heads around the premium floors of these big hotels in search of wafers and forbidden fruit unofficially provided as a part of their rite of initiation to public office. It’s everyman for himself.
Enjoy change!
Christianity EtcCinderella Shoe Church Under Construction In Taiwan. Pics by smsshola(op): 3:54pm On Jan 09, 2016
A church in Jiayi , Taiwan built in the shape of
a Cinderella- like glass shoe has created
headlines ahead of its proposed opening prior
to the Chinese New Year. It is 17m high and
11m wide , and made of 320 pieces of glass .
Constructed almost entirely from glass , the
main structure of the building took more than
two months to be built . Hype surrounding the
construction has already led to traffic jams
nearby from curious commuters .
Head of the project , Zheng Rongfeng, stated
that the church will be open to visitors before
the Chinese New Year. It was built for couples
to get married and take wedding photos and it
has a huge traditional significance.
According to their tradition, the bride needs to
wear high -heels to tread on tiles and then
throw away the shattered pieces before
stepping in the bridegroom ’ s family, which
signifies the end to past misfortunes and the
beginning of a better life .

RomanceFor Guys And Girls – See The Benefits Of Sucking Breast by smsshola(op): 11:05am On Jan 09, 2016
The female Bre Asts, also known as “the twins”
or “the girls”, have remained the most
conspicuous and attractive feature of the female
Ss E Xual organ. Perhaps, its strategic positioning
and function adds to its importance in the life of a
woman.

Besides the age long biological function of the Bre
Asts as a source of food and nourishment for
babies, the Bre Ast is also a major source of Ss E
Xual attraction for the male specie, just as it is
also a key Ss E Xual organ for the woman, highly
sensitive to stimulation. The fact that they come
in various shapes and sizes, further add to their
uniqueness and endearing place in our hearts as
humans.

As a Ss E Xual organ, the Bre Asts have been
known to give immense pleasure to both men and
women during Ss E Xual encounters. In fact, some
women have reportedly disclosed that they are
capable of achieving orgasm even when
thoroughly stimulated through sucking and
caressing of the Bre Asts alone. Though, because
of this highly sensitive nature, some women find it
very uncomfortable or even painful to submit their
twin girls to constant Ss E Xual manipulation of
any kind.

Interestingly, men are constantly drawn to the Bre
Asts. A lot of this attraction has been attributed
to psychological composition, perception and
beliefs. For, pray, why would a full grown man be
obsessed with sucking some mounds of milkless
Bre Asts? I don’t often get logical answers to this
question when I ask. The function of the Bre Asts
in Ss E Xual behaviour has been attributed to
human Face -to -Face copulation that is unusual
among other mammals. Since the Bre Ast already
serves the function of mother-infant bonding, then
it is also excellent for male -female bonding,
says an argument. After all, it is just within
reach.

For those familiar with some of the social media
platforms, you would have come across a
particular message that has been making the
rounds for a couple of years now. Purportedly
attributed to the BBC as source, this message
usually springs out during the cancer awareness
months and in support of cancer prevention
campaign. As expected, it elicits a wide range of
controversies from both men and women, from
humour to disdain and Ss E Xual innuendoes,
while some others believe the content hook, line
and sinker. The purported message is claimed to
have been issued by the Ministry of Health in the
fight against Bre Ast cancer. One of the versions I
have received read thus:
Very soon, women will be paying men to have
their Bre Asts sucked! According to a report on
BBC website, Doctors recommend that women
reduce the risk of getting Bre Ast cancer by
having their Bre Asts sucked thoroughly and
vigorously. It is said that regular sucking of the
Bre Ast lowers the risk level that tends to build up
lumps leading to Bre Ast cancer. The Bre Ast
must be sucked as often as possible. Help
women fight Bre Ast cancer today. Men, please do
your part and suck a Bre Ast now! And women,
please endeavour to make it available regularly……

This message is from the Ministry of Health in the
fight against Bre Ast cancer.
I have tried several times without success to get
a confirmation for this story on the mentioned
websites including cancer.org and some others in
related fields. But perhaps, someone out there
knows the original and authentic source of this
message? Please share it with us!

As interesting as this message may be, as well as
the different responses it receives anytime it is
being passed around, depending on which side of
the divide you find yourself, I am more worried
about the health implications attached. Cancer is
not something to make jokes out of as it claims
millions of lives across the world every year.

Again, some frightened lady who hitherto was not
in favour of Bre Ast sucking may easily submit
herself to torture with the belief that she is
suffering for a good reason. Please, let us not
confuse issues. Bre Ast feeding is not the same
as Bre Ast sucking. Bre Ast feeding is the process
of feeding new born and infants with Bre Ast
milk. It is this that has been medically proven to
be of immense benefit to both mother and child
and can prevent Bre Ast cancer. There are no
scientifically proven studies indicating that Bre
Ast sucking is of any medical benefit to the the
woman whose Bre Ast is being sucked or the
person doing the sucking.

However, what has been scientifically proven is
the fact that Bre Ast sucking when properly
performed is of immense pleasure to the woman
and may sometime on its own lead to orgasm or
when combined with some other forms of Ss E
Xual stimulation will help a woman to achieve
orgasm quicker. Again, neither has any research
shown that Bre Ast sucking can give a woman
cancer.

So ladies, please relax and allow your guys do the
job for you. if you are not enjoying the way he is
doing it, tell him. I can assure you, it’s a win-win
situation.


Source: Vanguard
RomanceRe: Am I Wasting My Time With This Guy? Pls Help!!!!!! by smsshola(m): 11:04am On Jan 09, 2016
gunpoint:
When i asked you out, did you gree? Ntoor tongue
o boy u got me laughing...
PoliticsRe: EFCC Arrests Ibrahim Akut Baba by smsshola(m): 10:20am On Jan 09, 2016
Now that Baba or Efcc I'd probing ppu from the north we no hear wailers wailing o but the day he will pick one Emeka or Bayo no section of the country shu shout witch hunt or marginalization o.
InvestmentWhat Does It Feel Like To Be A Self-made Millionaire Under The Age Of 25? by smsshola(op): 10:17pm On Jan 08, 2016
“What does it feel like to be a self-made millionaire under the age of 25?” asked young millionaires to share their experiences becoming so wealthy at a relatively young age.
Christianity EtcRe: Oritsejafor Has Fallen From Grace To Grass – Cardinal Okogie by smsshola(m): 9:32pm On Jan 08, 2016
Hmmmm touch not my anointed and do my profit no harm...abeg na joke.
HealthLassa Fever; Beyond What You Think You Know. by smsshola(op): 9:15pm On Jan 08, 2016
Background

Though first described in the 1950s, the virus
causing Lassa disease was not identified until
1969. The virus is a single-stranded RNA virus
belonging to the virus family Arenaviridae.
About 80% of people who become infected with
Lassa virus have no symptoms. One in five
infections result in severe disease, where the
virus affects several organs such as the liver,
spleen and kidneys.
Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease, meaning that
humans become infected from contact with
infected animals. The animal reservoir, or host,
of Lassa virus is a rodent of the genus
Mastomys, commonly known as the
“multimammate rat.” Mastomys rats infected
with Lassa virus do not become ill, but they can
shed the virus in their urine and faeces.
Because the clinical course of the disease is so
variable, detection of the disease in affected
patients has been difficult. However, when
presence of the disease is confirmed in a
community, prompt isolation of affected patients,
good infection protection and control practices
and rigorous contact tracing can stop outbreaks.

Symptoms of Lassa fever

The incubation period of Lassa fever ranges from
6-21 days. The onset of the disease, when it is
symptomatic, is usually gradual, starting with
fever, general weakness, and malaise. After a few
days, headache, sore throat, muscle pain, chest
pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, cough, and
abdominal pain may follow. In severe cases
facial swelling, fluid in the lung cavity, bleeding
from the mouth, nose, vagina or gastrointestinal
tract and low blood pressure may develop.
Protein may be noted in the urine. Shock,
seizures, tremor, disorientation, and coma may
be seen in the later stages. Deafness occurs in
25% of patients who survive the disease. In half
of these cases, hearing returns partially after 1-3
months. Transient hair loss and gait disturbance
may occur during recovery.
Death usually occurs within 14 days of onset in
fatal cases. The disease is especially severe late
in pregnancy, with maternal death and/or fetal
loss occurring in greater than 80% of cases
during the third trimester.

Transmission

Humans usually become infected with Lassa
virus from exposure to urine or faeces of infected
Mastomys rats. Lassa virus may also be spread
between humans through direct contact with the
blood, urine, faeces, or other bodily secretions of
a person infected with Lassa fever. There is no
epidemiological evidence supporting airborne
spread between humans. Person-to-person
transmission occurs in both community and
health-care settings, where the virus may be
spread by contaminated medical equipment,
such as re-used needles. Sexual transmission of
Lassa virus has been reported.
Lassa fever occurs in all age groups and both
sexes. Persons at greatest risk are those living in
rural areas where Mastomys are usually found,
especially in communities with poor sanitation or
crowded living conditions. Health workers are at
risk if caring for Lassa fever patients in the
absence of proper barrier nursing and infection
control practices.

Diagnosis

Because the symptoms of Lassa fever are so
varied and non-specific, clinical diagnosis is
often difficult, especially early in the course of
the disease. Lassa fever is difficult to distinguish
from other viral haemorrhagic fevers such as
Ebola virus disease; and many other diseases
that cause fever, including malaria, shigellosis,
typhoid fever and yellow fever.
Definitive diagnosis requires testing that is
available only in specialized laboratories.
Laboratory specimens may be hazardous and
must be handled with extreme care. Lassa virus
infections can only be diagnosed definitively in
the laboratory using the following tests:
antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent
assay (ELISA)
antigen detection tests
reverse transcriptase polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) assay
virus isolation by cell culture.

Treatment and vaccines

The antiviral drug ribavirin seems to be an
effective treatment for Lassa fever if given early
on in the course of clinical illness. There is no
evidence to support the role of ribavirin as post-
exposure prophylactic treatment for Lassa fever.
There is currently no vaccine that protects
against Lassa fever.

Prevention and control
Prevention of Lassa fever relies on promoting
good “community hygiene” to discourage rodents
from entering homes. Effective measures include
storing grain and other foodstuffs in rodent-proof
containers, disposing of garbage far from the
home, maintaining clean households and keeping
cats. Because Mastomys are so abundant in
endemic areas, it is not possible to completely
eliminate them from the environment. Family
members should always be careful to avoid
contact with blood and body fluids while caring
for sick persons.

In health-care settings, staff should always apply
standard infection prevention and control
precautions when caring for patients, regardless
of their presumed diagnosis. These include basic
hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, use of
personal protective equipment (to block splashes
or other contact with infected materials), safe
injection practices and safe burial practices.
Health workers caring for patients with
suspected or confirmed Lassa fever should apply
extra infection control measures to prevent
contact with the patient’s blood and body fluids
and contaminated surfaces or materials such as
clothing and bedding. When in close contact
(within 1 metre) of patients with Lassa fever,
health-care workers should wear face protection
(a face shield or a medical mask and goggles), a
clean, non-sterile long-sleeved gown, and gloves
(sterile gloves for some procedures).
Laboratory workers are also at risk. Samples
taken from humans and animals for investigation
of Lassa virus infection should be handled by
trained staff and processed in suitably equipped
laboratories.

On rare occasions, travellers from areas where
Lassa fever is endemic export the disease to
other countries. Although malaria, typhoid fever,
and many other tropical infections are much
more common, the diagnosis of Lassa fever
should be considered in febrile patients returning
from West Africa, especially if they have had
exposures in rural areas or hospitals in countries
where Lassa fever is known to be endemic.
Health-care workers seeing a patient suspected
to have Lassa fever should immediately contact
local and national experts for advice and to
arrange for laboratory testing.
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The police in Bayelsa State, Thursday, confirmed that the house of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Kombowei Benson, was attacked in his hometown by unknown persons. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Asinim Butswat, said unknown persons detonated an object suspected to be dynamite in the speaker’s compound. He said the explosion resulted to the damage of the doors, windows and glasses in his residence. Butswat, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said no life was lost in the incident. He said: “On the 7/1/2016, at about 0405hrs, unknown persons detonated an object suspected to be dynamite in the compound of Hon Kombowei Benson, at Korokorosei Community. “The impact resulted to damage to the doors, windows and glasses in his residence. Nobody was injured and no life was lost. “The scene was visited and a team of Explosive ordnance Disposal unit (EOD) is conducting post blast Investigations. Efforts have been intensified to arrest the culprits.”
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