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 Education › Re: 12 Things I Learnt From The Medical School by VantagePoint: 9:38am On Jul 31, 2014 |
joker5180: plus ASUU strike if one find himself in public universityNot necessarily. I was lucky not to spend an extra minute in medical school at the University of Ibadan. ASUU and co. started rearing their ugly head shortly after. 1 Like |
| Nairaland General › Re: Bizarre! Rivers Police Arrest Man,10-yr-old Boy For Witchcraft by VantagePoint: 9:20am On Jul 31, 2014 |
sisiafrika: if there must be holy spirit then evil spirit must exist to make up the balance. This world is held in equilibrium, any disturbance will lead to shift to annul the disturbance. Bothing like superstition! It is real, it happens! Take it or leave it! There are witches and wizards! There are unseen forces that holds the world! N.B: I ne'er accused anybody!And where's your proof or source of a balancing "evil spirit" ? What equilibrium? What disturbance? Is this Physics? Nigerians:interpreting the scriptures THEIR OWN WAY since 1914. |
| Health › Re: Fear Of Ebola: Villagers Flee From The Sight Of Red Cross And Western Doctors by VantagePoint: 9:11am On Jul 31, 2014 |
Leopantro: Ignorance is bliss. The virus is really spreading. |
| Travel › Re: President Jonathan Launches New E-passport by VantagePoint: 3:53pm On Jul 30, 2014 |
ashewopeckas: U don't have to insult me & NO, it doesn't come out the same day. How can u possibly achieve that, do u know the no of pple applying everyday? And there r just 2 immigration offices in Lagos oh.....maybe one sef, Alagbon IkoyiDepending on the state, it does. I got mine within 5 hours of applying for it in Akure. I didn't have to grease any palm, but it sure does pay to know one or two ogas at the top. |
| Travel › Re: President Jonathan Launches New E-passport by VantagePoint: 2:51pm On Jul 30, 2014 |
Will people with the old passports have to procure new ones by August 1 ? Will the old ones be invalid by then? 8 Likes |
| Health › Re: Ebola Cannot Be Contracted By Eating Bush Meat- Yewande Adeshina by VantagePoint: 1:36pm On Jul 30, 2014 |
mbulela: This woman and her colleague,the commissioner of health claimed that malaria is a symptom of Ebola.Oh please! She never said that; she said the symptoms of malaria and Ebola virus disease are similar! Stop spreading misinformation. |
| Health › Re: The Truths And Myths About Ebola Virus Disease. by VantagePoint(op): 8:47am On Jul 30, 2014 |
topelouis: Good Info! But I don't believe that Money shit oh!Well, the article said the person in contagious only when acutely ill, so that money part may be true. Most very sick people don't engage in monetary transactions. |
| NYSC › Re: My Experience With A Corper In Abuja by VantagePoint: 6:31am On Jul 30, 2014 |
Savigne: Seriously? That's they call it too,where I'm fromLMAO! I saw her post, and was like, 'WTF is this supposed to mean?' |
| Health › The Truths And Myths About Ebola Virus Disease. by VantagePoint(op): 6:28am On Jul 30, 2014 |
U.S. Embassy, Monrovia | April 15, 2014 This Message is an update to the Message for U.S. Citizens sent on April 4, 2014. Representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), experts in viral diseases, have arrived in Liberia. They are assisting the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) with case identification, reporting, and contact tracing as well as setting up a laboratory for testing various hemorrhagic fevers including Ebola. The U.S. Embassy continues to remind U.S. citizens that Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a rare but deadly disease. The risk to most travelers is low, but travelers could be infected if they come into contact with an ill person’s blood or body fluids, sick wildlife, or infected bushmeat. The bulleted list below provides information on transmission of the Ebola virus and easy precautions you can take to protect yourself: The suspected reservoirs for Ebola are fruit bats. Transmission to humans is thought to originate from infected bats or primates that have become infected by bats. Undercooked infected bat and primate (bush) meat transmits the virus to humans. Human to human transmission is only achieved by physical contact with a person who is acutely and gravely ill from the Ebola virus or their body fluids. Transmission among humans is almost exclusively among caregiver family members or health care workers tending to the very ill. The virus is easily killed by contact with soap, bleach, sunlight, or drying. A washing machine will kill the virus in clothing saturated with infected body fluids. A person can incubate the virus without symptoms for 2-21 days, the average being five to eight days before becoming ill. THE PERSON IS NOT CONTAGIOUS until they are acutely ill. Only when ill, does the viral load express itself first in the blood and then in other bodily fluids (to include vomit, feces, urine, breast milk, semen and sweat). There are documented cases from Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo of an Ebola outbreak in a village that had the custom of children never touching an ill adult. Children living for days in small one room huts with parents who died from Ebola did not become infected. You cannot contract Ebola by handling money, buying local bread or swimming in a pool. At this time, there is no medical reason to stop flights, close borders, restrict travel or close embassies, businesses or schools. As always practice good hand washing techniques. The U.S. Embassy is open for business as usual. Source : http://monrovia.usembassy.gov/mobile//sm_ebola_041514.html |
| NYSC › Re: My Experience With A Corper In Abuja by VantagePoint: 10:51pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
ifyeez:"Spoiling our name"? Dude, NYSC is not for life. Get a grip and move on. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Romance › Re: A Nairalander To Nairalanders: Please Save My Relationship With A Nairalander by VantagePoint: 8:14pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
New zone unlocked: dorozone. |
| Family › Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by VantagePoint: 7:59am On Jul 27, 2014 |
[quote author=tyoseni]It's kind of too late because the child in picture is now a full grown up child. This could have been averted when he was still within the first 4 months of infant age by wearing him hand glove. Try scare him about the implication of finger sucking if it will work. [/quote I don't think it is too late. I sucked my thumb right until age 5 and my younger brother up till age 6. All methods were employed, ranging from applying plaster to the thumb, to rubbing it with bitter leaf.Didn't work. What did it in for me and my brother was the negative reinforcement to the thumb sucking-warnings, disapproval, and actions that generally make it obvious that it wasn't a welcome habit. Also as he grows up he becomes socially aware of the taunts and jests that he will stop it. |
| Politics › Re: Wives Of Top Nigeria Politicians (pictures) by VantagePoint: 2:47pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
zeelo2014: obviously you were not born when he ran in the Presidential election and came out 3rd overall just to prove a point.3rd overall? That's rich. Please, tell me what prizes the 2nd and 3rd "overall" got? 3 Likes |
| Nairaland General › Re: Tell Us About Your Moniker by VantagePoint: 8:40pm On Jul 25, 2014 |
Nairaland affords me the anonymity and detachment to observe trends, opinions, comments, etc from a VANTAGE POINT. |
| Politics › Re: Troops Arrest Suspected Kaduna Bomber Disguised As A Woman by VantagePoint: 7:15pm On Jul 25, 2014 |
They won't get anything out of him. We need to fly in Jack Bauer 2 Likes |
| Foreign Affairs › Wreckage Of Air Algerie Plane Found In Mali(No Survivors). by VantagePoint(op): 9:06am On Jul 25, 2014 |
The wreckage of a plane that disappeared with 116 people on board on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers has been found in Mali, officials say. French troops based in the region are on their way to secure the site, about 50km (30 miles) from the border with Burkina Faso, French officials said. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane early on Thursday after pilots reported severe storms. The passengers on the Air Algerie flight included 51 French citizens. The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 - Flight AH 5017 - had been chartered from Spanish airline Swiftair. French President Francois Hollande expressed solidarity with the friends and families of those on board. "A French military unit has been sent to (the area) to secure the site and gather evidence," his office said in a statement (in French). The statement went on to say that the plane had "disintegrated", without giving further details. France's Interior Minister said it appeared likely the plane had crashed due to bad weather. 'Burnt and scattered' The crash site was identified on Thursday by the Burkina Faso army near the village of Boulikessi, officials said. Gilbert Diendere, a Burkina Faso army general, said Mali had agreed to their cross-border search which was launched after a resident in Gossi described seeing a plane go down to the south-west of the town. "Sadly, the team saw no-one on site. It saw no survivors," he told reporters. "They found human remains and the wreckage of the plane totally burnt and scattered," he added. Malian state radio said shepherds had been the first to spot the wreckage and had informed the authorities, the BBC's Alex Duval Smith reports from the Malian capital, Bamako. 'Sandstorm' French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told French radio network RTL that "the aircraft was destroyed at the moment it crashed", meaning that it did not appear likely that the plane was attacked mid-flight. "We think the aircraft crashed for reasons linked to the weather conditions, although no theory can be excluded at this point," he said. Earlier, French fighter jets and UN helicopters had been hunting for the wreck in the more remote desert region of northern Mali between Gao and Tessalit. Algerian officials held a crisis meeting on the crashed plane Contact with Flight AH 5017 was lost about 50 minutes after take-off from Ouagadougou early on Thursday morning, Air Algerie said. The pilot had contacted Niger's control tower in Niamey at around 01:30 GMT to change course because of a sandstorm, officials say. Burkina Faso authorities said the passenger list comprised 27 people from Burkina Faso, 51 French, eight Lebanese, six Algerians, two from Luxembourg, five Canadians, four Germans, one Cameroonian, one Belgian, one Egyptian, one Ukrainian, one Swiss, one Nigerian and one Malian. The six crew members are Spanish, according to the Spanish pilots' union. French ties Flight AH 5017 flies the Ouagadougou-Algiers route four times a week, AFP reported. BBC West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy says it a route often used by French travellers . France sent troops to Mali in January 2013 after al- Qaeda-linked militants threatened to overrun the capital, Bamako. It ended its military deployment in Mali in July, but agreed to keep troops in the region as part of a new military operation based in Chad, focused on targeting Islamist extremists in the Sahel region. France has strong ties to many west African countries. Mali, Algeria and Chad were all former French colonies. Source: http://m.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28475335 |
| Health › Re: Ebola Virus Hits Lagos by VantagePoint: 9:14pm On Jul 24, 2014 |
mezebel: pls what is quarantine?To quarantine is to effectively isolate someone physically for a specific duration, and restricting as much as possible, all forms of physical contact with humans and inanimate objects with the person. This is usually to prevent the spread of infectious disease from that person. 1 Like |
| Health › Re: Ebola Virus Hits Lagos by VantagePoint: 8:37pm On Jul 24, 2014*. Modified: 7:55am On Jul 25, 2014 |
jared007: Ebola virus is a conspiracy by the west to reduce Africa's population. A scientist once confessed this around 2011Stop talking wet behind the ears. It is complacent BS like these that make Africans fold their hands and conveniently attribute every disease to the white man, instead of finding a cure themselves. Ask yourself, why should oyibo eradicate smallpox worldwide (last known naturally occuring case was known in 1977) and now release another virus to decimate the African population? If you think everything originated or is targeted at Africa, read about the Marburg virus. |
| Health › Re: Ebola Virus Hits Lagos by VantagePoint: 8:14pm On Jul 24, 2014 |
englishmart: I'm sorry to say this.Deporting him won't make any difference. All that is needed is for him to be contained and quarantined and to let the disease run its natural course alongside with treatment. |
| Health › Re: OMG!! Doctors Remove 232 Teeth From A Boy's Mouth(photos) by VantagePoint: 1:12pm On Jul 24, 2014 |
Luis Suarez be feeling jealous. . |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Algerian Airline Carrying 110 Passengers "Missing" by VantagePoint: 12:42pm On Jul 24, 2014 |
olasmith10: Air no wan safe again o....na water transportation sure pass now...Canoe tinzReally? Based on which incidents? |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Algerian Airline Carrying 110 Passengers "Missing" by VantagePoint: 12:40pm On Jul 24, 2014 |
neuljosh: The Aviation industry has obviously suffer the most terrors this year. From Malaysia opening the show to missing plans to Ukraine via pro Russian bring down one and just recently Thailand aircrash. I wonder what would be the next big news.Can you please explain what you typed above? 2 Likes |
| Health › Re: FG Should Stop Doctors From Establishing Private Clinics by VantagePoint: 8:29am On Jul 23, 2014 |
lakamua: I like d silence of doctors. action speaks louder than words. still wondering why nurses should let pharmacist carry them along their selfish path. maybe somebody needs to let them know their job. you cant spend a whole 5yrs in school to be a drug dispenser and count yourself important in the hospital. leave the hospital for those who really know what patient care is about and go make drugs. stop poisining the minds of important health workers.Pharmacy is much more involved than drug dispensing, and they're very important in the hospital setting. Back to topic, majority of 'hospitals' in Nigeria are not run by medical doctors, but by male nurses, lab scientists, and so on (this is a fact). Also, there's no law anywhere that prohibits medical doctors, after a certain number of years of professional experience, from establishing private hospitals, as long as they're reputable. True, a lot of cases like deliveries and minor procedures can be handled by skilled nurses and midwives, but a visit to the medical ward of any general hospital will tell you the cases there are beyond their level of expertise (Even when doctors were not on strike, patients were advised to go to these health centres to reduce the workload on general hospitals). Sentiment aside, a doctor, anywhere in the world occupies a central and coordinating role in the medical team. People who say otherwise aren't just truthful and have ulterior motives. |
| TV/Movies › Re: Stephannie Okereke Plays Slave In Hollywood Movie! by VantagePoint: 11:25pm On Jul 22, 2014 |
justineu: shatap ur mouth dere!!! Do u knw hw much she wil be paid in dat rolelol. He actually meant slave roles are not degrading. His poor use, or lack of appropriate punctuation is the cause of confusion. |
| Politics › Re: I Plan To Visit Chibok After Abducted Girls’ Freedom -jonathan by VantagePoint: 7:15pm On Jul 22, 2014 |
GEJ visiting Chibok won't really free the girls, true. However, Mr.President, it is 100 days already. Therefore, #BringBackOurGirls |
| Technology Market › Re: Top 10 World’s Most Dangerous Guns by VantagePoint: 7:07pm On Jul 22, 2014*. Modified: 11:31pm On Jul 22, 2014 |
The Tommy gun with the drum magazine is da bomb, favored by 1930s' gangsters like Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone, Dillinger, etc But no.1 should have been the Naija local dane gun, or 'sakabula'-hunting and killing bushmeat since 1950. 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: Stephannie Okereke Plays Slave In Hollywood Movie! by VantagePoint: 5:25pm On Jul 22, 2014 |
annytee: Is acting a slave role in a movie degradingIs this a question or a statement? |
| Education › Re: Anambra To Close 486 Exam Miracle Centres by VantagePoint: 12:43pm On Jul 22, 2014 |
BuddahMonk: Waiting for some tigerclawed faces to converged...when you check the quality of people Anambra turn out every year you will know that its not a fluke and malpractise have nothing to contribute, Anambra dont produce certificated graduates, our education is of quality not quantity that is why for every Achebe that died 100 Chimamandas are born, for every Jerome Udoji and Okigbo that died 100 Soludos are there to fill the vaccum, for every Dike that died 100 Oby Ezekwesilis are born, so malpractise have nothing to contribute because those dumbass students that were aided by mechineries most of the times find it very difficult securing admission.MERCENARIES, not MERCHINERIES MALPRACTICE, not MALPRACTISE in context #my2cents |
| Education › Re: Anambra To Close 486 Exam Miracle Centres by VantagePoint: 12:42pm On Jul 22, 2014 |
BuddahMonk: Waiting for some tigerclawed faces to converged...when you check the quality of people Anambra turn out every year you will know that its not a fluke and malpractise have nothing to contribute, Anambra dont produce certificated graduates, our education is of quality not quantity that is why for every Achebe that died 100 Chimamandas are born, for every Jerome Udoji and Okigbo that died 100 Soludos are there to fill the vaccum, for every Dike that died 100 Oby Ezekwesilis are born, so malpractise have nothing to contribute because those dumbass students that were aided by mechineries most of the times find it very difficult securing admission. |
| Culture › Re: Can Black Magic(juju)be Sent To Someone Abroad by VantagePoint: 7:05am On Jul 22, 2014 |
Yes, it's called telemedicine. 17 Likes |
| Education › Re: 30. Random Fact You Should Know by VantagePoint: 8:11pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
priscaoge: Whatever! Guess u will like to marry a dog huhThat was uncalled for. Be civil. |
So u expect her to play leadin role wen she is just startin in hollywood, dis chick frm kenye (lupital abi wetin dem call her) dat acted 12 YRS A SLAVE wat did she act? A SLAVE and she won an oscar,bet, wit dat and so many awards..y can't nigerians appreciat wat we av..just bunch of stupid pple arund..