When #BringBackOurGirls hit the streets in Abuja yesterday (PHOTOS)

#IfTheyGunnedMeDown Killing of unarmed African-American teen triggers viral hashtag

by S’ola Filani Have you ever thought about which photo of yourself you’d want news outlets to use if you happened to be shot and killed by a police officer? It’s not a question that many people are forced to think about, but it’s an important one to the thousands of black American youth who are speaking... Read More

#IfTheyGunnedMeDown, African-American teenagers, Mike Brown

Ebola: Patrick Sawyer thought his life would be saved in Nigeria – Wife explains why he left Liberia

by S’ola Filani Late Patrick Sawyer’s widow, has revealed why her husband visited Nigeria knowing full well that he had been infected with the deadly Ebola virus. She explained hat her husband’s decision to travel to Nigeria, was because of his desperate search for a country with better healthcare system. Decontee Sawyer, who is... Read More

decontee sawyer, Ebola, liberian goevrnment, Patrick Sawyer

Rwanda wants to cancel match with Nigeria because of Ebola | Read their letter

by David Cyril The African Cup of Nations (AFCON ) qualifier match scheduled for Nigeria Vs Rwanda to hold in Calabar on September 6, 2015, has been declined by the Rwanda team in fear of Ebola. In a letter written to the African football governing body, FERWAFA’s president, Vincent Nzamwita, said the change... Read More

AFCON, caf, fear of Ebola, FERWAFA’s president, Nigeria Vs Rwanda, Vincent Nzamwita

GEJ, Sambo, Fashola use hand sanitisers during meeting on Ebola (PHOTOS)

by S’ola Filani There is no presidential directive that cures one of Ebola, it appears. Above is a photo of the President using a hand sanitizer during a meeting on ‘combating Ebola virus’ with state governors and ministers of health, at the villa today. Vice President Sambo and Governor Fashola also used the sanitizer. In... Read More

Ebola, Goodluck Jonathan, presidential meeting

Ritualists hack out ‘eyes and private parts’ of 4 motorcyclists in Nasarawa [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Four corpses allegedly belonging to commercial motorcyclists were found in an uncompleted building near the El-Kabir Housing Estate in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The ritualists dumped the bodies of the motorcyclists in the uncompleted building for more than seven days. Residents perceived a strange odour and raised the alarm, which prompted the... Read More

corpses, El-Kabir, Keffi, motorcyclists, Nasarawa, police, punch, ritualists, uncompleted building

Health Research Committee approves use of ‘Zmapp’ on Ebola victims [DETAILS]

by Olorunwa Lawal The National Health Research Ethics Committee, Nigeria, has approved the use of an experimental Ebola drug, Zmapp, for treatment of patients infected with the virus. The committee, which composed of research scientists, is a national body under the Federal Ministry of Health. The endorsement is contained in a statement issued to... Read More

Clement Adebamowo, Clinical Trials, Ebola drug, Ebola virus disease, Federal Ministry of Health, nigeria, world health organisation, ZMapp

Police arrest 19-year-old boy for sleeping with a dog (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju On Tuesday, 12 August, the Edo State Police Command arrested a 19-year-old boy in Iguosa community, Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a dog. The teenager, who was identified as Osagiator, reportedly took the dog to an uncompleted building and had carnal knowledge... Read More

Benin, dog, Edo Police command Police, Garuba Samari, Iguosa community, Osagiator, Ovia North East local government

Nigerian hunters are not happy with GEJ | Read why

by Azubuike Azikiwe The National Hunters’ Association of Nigeria (NHAN) has accused the Goodluck Jonathan government of using the Ebola virus outbreak to harm its business. The group said things have been hard for its members, ever since the government told Nigerians to by stop eating bush meats, monkeys and bats, animals which are believed... Read More

bats, Bushmeats, Chief Ishola Olasehinde, Ebola, Ebola virus disease, Federal Government, monkeys, National Hunters’ Association of Nigeria, nigeria

50 year old Nigerian on trial for raping a child in London [Details]

by David Cyril Wesley Eselojor, 50, has been arraigned in a London court for an alleged rape charge of a child. Eselojor reported himself to the police after receiving a text message from the accuser threatening to report him if he failed to pay her the sum of £5,000. The London underground worker, of Belvawney... Read More

Chelmsford Crown Court, London underground worker, prosecutor David Wilson, rape charge of a child, tom and jerry, Wesley Eselojor

JUST IN: Enugu Deputy Governor slumps in court

by S’ola Filani The Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Sunday Onyebuchi has slumped in court. He slumped while giving evidence before the 7-man panel probing him of allegations of misconduct leveled against him by the State House of Assembly. He was rushed out of the court hall by his wife, Nneka Ada Onyebuchi, his children... Read More

enugu, Enugu deputy governor, Sunday Onyebuchi

4 Indian doctors say they are being forced to treat Ebola patients in Nigeria

by S’ola Filani Four Indian doctors in Nigeria – Yogesh Chandra, Dinesh Kumar, Hemant Jingar, and Kapil Chouhan – have said they are being forced to treat Ebola patients against their will. They also charged their employers with taking away their passports to ensure that the doctors couldn’t leave the country. They claimed they were threatened... Read More

Ebola spread in nigeria, indian doctors, Primus Super Speciality Hospital

“I DO NOT OWE YOU any explanation” | Liberian minister who cleared Patrick Sawyer to travel speaks on Facebook

by Hauwa Gambo The good guys at Premium Times have tracked what they have confirmed as Liberia’s Deputy Finance Minister, Sebastian Omar defending himslf against charged of incompetence for clearing Patrick Sawyer to travel to Nigeria for a conference while he was under observation for Ebola. In the heated conversation tracked below, Muah stands... Read More

Ebola, ebola liberia, ebola nigeria, Patrick Sawyer, sebastian muah, sebastian muah facebook

CCTV footage showed Patrick Sawyer avoiding bodily contact on the flight [DETAILS]

by Hauwa Gambo As Nigeria tries to grapple with the implications of what Patrick Sawyer, whom President Goodluck Jonathan has referred to as a “crazy” man might have done in bringing in the country’s first confirmed case of Ebola, events around the death continue to intrigue. READ: “If somebody is dead, leave him there” |... Read More

cctv patrick sawyer, ebola liberia, ebola nigeria, First consultant hospital, monrovia airport, Obalende, Patrick Sawyer

British man gets life sentence for killing 2-year-old Nigerian girl

by Kolapo Olapoju 20-year Dean Harris has been sentenced to life in prison by Cambridge Crown Court, England, for killing Amina Agboola, the 2-year-old daughter of a Nigerian man, Reuben Agboola, in November 2013. Harris confessed to killing Amina after becoming frustrated at her because she was soiling herself. Harris reportedly kicked her so... Read More

Amina Agboola, Cambridge Crwon Court, Dean Harris, england, manslaughter, Murder, Reuben Agboola, Sarah Racqueman, toddler

“God sent Ebola because of abortion and homosexuality,” says Christian radio host

by S’ola Filani Christian radio talk show host, Rick Wiles has compared the deadly Ebola virus to a cleansing plague on his program – Trunews. He said “Ebola could solve America’s problems with atheism, homosexuality, sexual promiscuity, pornography and abortion” Wiles also claims that President Barack Obama may intentionally spread the disease so that he... Read More

ebola plague, liberia, religous leaders, rick wiles

1000 doses: Canada to donate experimental Ebola vaccine to Africa

by Olowunwa Lawal Canada will donate a small quantity of an experimental Ebola vaccine developed in its government lab to the World Health Organization for use in Africa, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday. The decision to donate the vaccine came after the WHO said on Tuesday that it was ethical to offer untested... Read More

BioProtection Systems, Dr. Greg Taylor, Dr. Margaret Chan, ebola vaccine, Rona Ambrose, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp, U.S. firm Mapp Biopharmaceutical, World Health Organization, ZMapp

Ebola: Private hospitals chase out patients with fever

by S’ola Filani In curtailing the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, some private hospitals in Lagos have allegedly stated chasing out patients with fever. The few ones that accept the patients allegedly compel them to wash their hands and apply sanitizers before proceeding into their building. The guys at the News Agency of Nigeria... Read More

ebola patients in lagos, ebola spread in lagos, Lagos hospitals

23 year-old Lagos prophet rapes woman during prayer session

by S’ola Filani A 23-year-old Celestial Church prophet, Adewale Adeleke, has been arrested for raping a church member during prayer a prayer session. He committed the act on July 26 at 6 pm at the premises of Original Inn Hotel, Ebute Meta. The prophet allegedly approached his victim claiming to be spiritually informed about her problems and... Read More

celestial pastors, Ebute Meta, lagos, lagos prophets, Yaba Magistrate court

Lagos reviews Okada ban

by S’ola Filani Commercial motorcycle riders in Lagos State, may soon have cause to rejoice as the state House of Assembly has agreed to review some of the roads where their operations had been previously restricted. A few days after the state governor, batunde Fashola, reversed the fees paid by Lagos State University (LASU)... Read More

lagos, okada ban, okada riders in lagos, Umaru Manko

Man who assisted Patrick Sawyer has also died of Ebola in Lagos

by Hauwa Gambo It’s sad news – the world loses another person to Ebola, in Nigeria. Yesterday, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced that one of its staff, Jatto Abdulqudir, had died of the virus, bringing the number of deaths to three. The full statement from ECOWAS is below: The ECOWAS Commission... Read More

abdulqudir, ebola death, ebola nigeria, ECOWAS, Patrick Sawyer, quarantine

The 3rd person has now died of Ebola in Nigeria [DETAILS]

by Hauwa Gambo In more sad news, the third person has now died of Ebola in Nigeria. The Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS] today announced that one of its staff, Jatto Abdulqudir died of the virus. He joins Patrick Sawyer who was Nigeria’s first confirmed carrier, and one of the nurses who treated... Read More

ebola death, ebola nigeria, ECOWAS, ecowas death, ecowas ebola, First consultant, jatto abdulqudir, Patrick Sawyer

Liberian minister admits the government knew about Patrick Sawyer

by Hauwa Gambo The intrigue around the entry of Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer into Nigeria, bringing with him the dreaded Ebola virus is not about to end, with new revelations delay about the scale of the deception, dereliction of duty and sloppiness that led his to Nigeria even though he was already suspected of carrying the... Read More

ebola liberia, ebola nigeria, lewis brown, liberia, Ministry of Health, muah, sebastian muah

How Liberia cleared Patrick Sawyer to travel even though he was under observation for Ebola (REPORT)

by Hauwa Gambo New reports have emerged indicated that the Livberian government knew its citizen, Patrick Sawyer had the Ebola virus from his late sister before leaving to Nigeria, but still cleared him to travel to Nigeria for an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) conference. According to Premium Times, it can “authoritatively report”... Read More

ArcelorMittal, Ebola, johnson sirleaf, liberia, liberia minister of health, nigeria ebola, Patrick Sawyer

Liberian government ready to treat 2 Ebola doctors with ZMapp

by David Cyril The authorities in Liberia said today that it would treat two infected doctors with the scarce experimental Ebola drug ZMapp, which makes them the first Africans to receive the treatment. Information Minister Lewis Brown said the Liberian government had received written consent from the two doctors – who he identified as... Read More

60 healthcare workers in Liberia, Ebola, treat two infected doctors, WHO, ZMapp, Zukunis Ireland and Abraham Borbor

Forget Ebola: Bayelsa health workers go on indefinite strike, abandon the sick

by David Cyril Today, an indefinite strike has been undertaken by the Health workers of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) yenagoa, Bayelsa State. As a result, this strike has prompted the workers to forcefully eject hundreds of patient from the hospital, including the very sick and old who are under an intense medical care.... Read More

Ebitimi Etebu, Federal Medical Centre, Health workers demand payment, indefinite strike, Joint Health Sector Unions, Nigerian Medical Association, physiotherapy department, Yenagoa

“She was a WITCH living in the sky” | Why man killed his 65-year-old mother

by Kolapo Olapoju Anambra State police command has arrested a 29-year old- man for killing and roasting his mother in Ndikpa Awuka, a community in Orumba South local government area of the state. Ekene Ucheagwu, reportedly killed hi 65- year- old mother, Agnes Ucheagwu in May, accusing her being a witch and using her... Read More

anambra, Awkuzu, Ekene Ucheagwu, killer, Ndikpa Awuka, Orumba south local government, Police spokesman, Roast, Special Anti Robbery Squad, Uche Ezeh, witch

Cherubim & Seraphim pastor arrested for infecting 7-year-old girl with staphylococcus

by Kolapo Olapoju Sunday Akintayo, a 51-year-old pastor, has been arraigned before a Lagos chief magistrate’s court sitting in Ebute-Metta for molesting a seven-year-old girl. Akintayo, a pastor who attends Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Ajelogo, Mile 12, Lagos,was accused of dipped his finger into the private part of a minor and also infected her... Read More

Ajelogo, Alli Aba, Cherubim and Seraphim church, chief magistrate court, court, Criminal Investigation Department of Railway Command, Ebutte Metta, Inspector Uadevmbo, lagos, Mile 12, Nigeria police, Sunday Akintayo

How 28-year-old man raped and killed school-girl in Ebonyi

by Kolapo Olapoju A 28-year-old man, Sunday Nwali has been arrested by the Ebonyi police command for allegedly killing a secondary school girl, Chioma Ezekwele, for rejecting his demand to have carnal knowledge of her and the raping of another girl, who was too scared to resist him. He was paraded at the State... Read More

Abakaliki, Chioma Ezekwele, Comissioner, Ebonyi State, Maigari Dikko, police, rapist, Sandra, Sunday Nwali

Ebola effect: Indian doctors working in Nigeria say they want to go home

by Azubuike Azikiwe An Indian private hospital, Primus Super Specialty Hospital, with a branch in Abuja, Nigeria is at loggerheads with four of its doctors, who it claims have abandoned their medical duty following the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Nigeria. The hospital says the four doctors, Yogesh Chandra, Dinesh Kumar, Hemant Jingar,... Read More