Thursday, August 28, 2014

BREAKING NEWS:- Former Governer Of Lagos Bola Tinubu Flown Abroad For Emergency Treatment

There are strong indications that former Lagos State Governor and one of the founders of All Progressive Congress political party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been flown out of the country in an ambulance jet for emergency treatment. Tinubu had on several occasions been outside the country for medical attention. Sources had hinted that Tinubu is possibly suffering Parkinson disease. More Info Coming Soon.

10 Common Mistakes Made On First Dates [Must Read]

When a date goes awry, it’s easy to get caught up in disappointment and question what could have made it successful. Sometimes it’s just not in the stars for you and your date, but other times you may be unintentionally sabotaging any future chances. Here are the top 10 mistakes that could keep you from getting a second date: 1)Interrogating the other person.It’s a date, not an interview. While it’s important to ask questions and appear interested, it’s also important not to go overboard. Make sure to talk about yourself after you have asked a few questions in a row. 2)Over-emphasizing serious topics.It’s good to get a little deeper and discuss relationship issues, just make sure to keep it light and have some fun — especially in the beginning. 3)Picking a loud or uncomfortable date spot.Be careful where you pick to meet up. It’s okay to hit up a fun, hip bar or restaurant, but consider meeting for a drink somewhere quiet at first. When you meet for the first time, it is so important to be able to simply hear each other to avoid miscommunication. There’s nothing worse than playing the “What?” game on a first date. 4)Being rude. Always try to be polite– offer to hold doors and pull out chairs. Be respectful to the waiting staff. You never get a second chance at a first impression. 5)Don’t look at the TV during your date.Yes, this actually happens, plenty of bars and restaurants have giant, juicy flatscreens on, but don’t let your eyes wander — it shows disinterest even if you really are interested! 6)Being silent.Having topics or questions prepared can ease any awkward tension or fill any conversational lulls, keeping you from being a boring date. 7) Sharing your opinions as facts — and not opinions. If your date asks about your favorite type of music, instead of responding with “Rock is the best, everything else is bad,” respond with “Personally I enjoy rock but would love to hear your thoughts.” Be engaging! 8)Negative body language. Make eye contact, and don’t check out people of the opposite s*x (this is a no-brainer). You’re here to get to know your date, and eyeing other people will make him or her question your interest. 9)Getting drunk!It’s cool to go out for a drink, not twelve. Your focus should be on getting to know your date, and that’s hard to do when you’ve had too much to drink. 10) Inviting friends. Don’t invite friends, or suggest a meeting with your friends for the first encounter. It’s all about judging chemistry and connection, and your date shouldn’t have to compete for your attention during your first meeting.

Woman Shoots Her Boyfriend For Not Ejaculating Enough During s*x

A Michigan woman convicted earlier this year of shooting her lover in the stomach has been granted bond, set at $10,000. The prosecutor called the facts of the case “a little bizarre,” which is a polite understatement: 58-year-old Sadie Bell said she shot the man when she suspected him of cheating because he didn’t produce enough e*******e when they had s*x that night. “She also said to the police some very graphic things about how she expected him to perform, she was a cheap date, she liked s*x, she expected him to be able to do what he’s promised; and she said, in essence, to quote her, she was pissed off, so she shot him,” Oakland County prosecutor Paul Walton told Detroit’s WWJ. The victim and alleged weak producer of semen, Edward Lee, suffered damage to his colon and pancreas. Prosecutors say he nearly died. Lee was technically cheating, but not on Bell. The two of them had been carrying on a 15-year affair. Bell was accused in 1991 of shooting her then-husband, but he refused to testify against her, and she was never convicted. As of Thursday, she had yet to post the $10,000 cash bond. Prosecutors are in the process of challenging it, saying it never should have been granted.

Abducted Chibok Girls Relocated From From Sambisa

Residents of communities close toSambisaforest have raised the alarm over the relocation of the abductedChibok girlsbyBoko Haramto their new home inBalmo Forest, which bordersBorno and Bauchi states. The alarm was raised by the residents via phone messages after they saw a large number of Boko Haram militants leaving the dense Sambisa jungle early in the day onWednesday, August 27and driving towards the border town with Bauchi. There are fears that the missing Chibok girls and others in Boko Haram captivity may have been moved to the insurgents’ new location,Vanguard reports. It was learnt from a military source that security agencies have already started mapping out strategies to deal with the development and efforts are also being made to beef up security in the areas where the insurgents are reportedly relocating to. Security sources are of the belief that the insurgents were relocating from Sambisa forest for fears of a major offensive by the military in a bid to rescue the abducted girls and demobilise their operational headquarters.

Nigeria has not eliminated Ebola — FG

By Ben Agande Abuja —The Federal Government declared, yesterday, that in spite of the huge success it recorded in curtailing the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the country, it has not yet completely eliminated the virus. Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, disclosed this yesterday when he spoke with state House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting where he briefed the president and members of the Council on the containment of EVD. The minister spoke on a day President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the stigmatisation of Nigerians by some countries over recent cases of the Ebola Virus in the country. According to the minister: “I don’t want Nigerians to panic, but I don’t want us to be carried away with euphoria because if we still one case of Ebola Virus Disease, it is an emergency. “The World Health Organization, WHO, defines Ebola epidemic as when one person is infected with the disease. We have to be cautious as long as there is still a victim in the country,” he said. According to the Minister: “While Nigeria has successfully contained Ebola Virus Disease, it has not eliminated the disease because there is still a case we are managing and as long as there is one case in the world, every country is still at risk. “It is still possible that Nigeria may record between one to three new cases because there are people under surveillance. There is a case we are still managing and even that case we are still managing must also have had her own third degree contacts, many of whom are part of this number of people that are under surveillance. “There is still a chance one of the people under surveillance may fall sick and test positive. So until we give a clean bill of health to every contact, we cannot even say we have eliminated the disease,” he emphasised. On government’s decision to close primary and secondary schools in the country till October, Professor Chukwu said it was a precautionary measure to safeguard the lives of children. He also emphasised that there is no need for the country’s borders to be closed just yet, adding that government may consider closing the borders only if it is absolutely necessary to do so. “There is no panic to close borders, but if it becomes necessary, we may close borders. Our borders are still open, but what we are doing is screening of people coming into the country,” he said. On the N1.9 billion released by the Federal Government to fight Ebola Virus Disease, Professor Chukwu said the money was for the Federal Ministry of Health and its agencies to contain the spread of Ebola and not to be shared to states of the federation. Discrimination Also, President Jonathan, who was not happy with the way Nigerians were being discriminated against in foreign countries on account of the virus in Nigeria, condemned such discrimination when he had a meeting with Mr. David Navarro, a Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General. He particularly denounced discriminatory actions such as that which forced Nigeria’s team to the Youth Olympics in China to abandon its participation. Noting that there was no justification for such stigmatisation of Nigerians since the Ebola Virus Disease had been effectively contained in the country and never attained scandalous levels, the President called for the cessation of discriminatory actions against Nigerians over the virus and urged the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon to support the call. Responding to the Secretary General’s commendation of Nigeria’s management of the threat of Ebola, President Jonathan praised the Federal Ministry of Health, the Lagos State Government and all Nigerians for the success achieved so far in containing the virus and avoiding a national epidemic.

Scientist Invents ‘Robot’ That Kills Ebola Virus

In a bid to combat the recent surge of the Ebola Virus Disease, two germ-killing robots have been taken from the US to hospitals in Moronvia and Liberia. Fox News reports that it was deemed necessary so as to combat the deadly disease through the use of innovative disinfection technology. The hospitals involved are: the JFK Hospital and ELWA Hospital both in Monrovia, Republic of Liberia, both hotspots of the Ebola disease outbreak. TRU-D SmartUVC ultraviolet disinfection device on display The robots are put in place to disinfect the places where Ebola patients are being treated. According to the developer, the robot 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. Shows UV device in action (in the process of disinfection) Deal made it known that the robot, TRU-D SmartUVC technology was developed to combat the devastating effects of hospital acquired infections. He further said:“Unlike many diseases, Ebola strikes hospital workers more than any other group, making it the ultimate hospital acquired infection.” Related: Ebola Experimental Drup, Zmapp Fails, Liberian Doctor Dies Explaining that aside from Ebola, the TRU-D SmartUVC technology, also helps in subduing transfer of other deadly diseases like 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’’, Deal reiterated. The device, which has been tested in the US was developed by a team of engineers, physicians and industrial hygienists with the sole aim of sterilizing health centres, rooms where patients are being taken care of, contaminated surface and many more. And surprisingly, the U.S. Army tested the 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.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Man Died From Ebola In Port Harcourt - Report

A doctor whose name is yet to be provided died August 22 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, from the Ebola virus. Poster: Signs and Symptoms of Ebola According to Sahara Reporters, the deceased secretly treated a diplomat who had contacted the first Ebola victim in Nigeria, Patrick Sawyer (the index case). The man’s wife has reportedly been isolated in Port Harcourt, following the incident. Related: FG Warns Nigerians Over Ebola While the doctor lost the fight with the tropical disease, his patient, the diplomat is said to be still alive. The diplomat allegedly met Patrick Sawyer in Lagos and then traveled to Port Harcourt for treatment, evading Nigerian federal government surveillance. Upon arrival the doctor took him to hotel for treatment. Report provides that the incident prompted immediate actions: 70 people have been quarantined; the doctor’s hospital, Good Heart Hospital in Rivers State, and the hotel shut down. Related: British Ebola Victim Shares Experience Of Treating Victims Meanwhile Vanguard today made available the statement by Rivers State Commissioner of Health, Dr Sampson Parker, who debunked the information about recording the first case of Ebola in the state. He characterized the allegation as untrue. The deadly virus currently ravaging West Africa has already claimed nearly 1,500 of lives in the region. Nigeria’s first Ebola patient came from Liberia on July 20. Since then all the country resources were mobilized to reduce the possibility of epidemic. A total of 29 people were isolated and put under surveillance. Twelve people who contacted Sawyer tested positive for the virus, 4 of them died, while 7 have successfully recovered and were sent home. The Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu August 26 confirmed that only one patient with Ebola remained in Nigeria and expressed optimist that the country was close to defeating the disease.