Ebola

September 26, 2014

Two victims resurrect in Liberia after dying from Ebola virus disease

by Kolapo Olapoju Two females in their 40s and 60s have risen from the dead after reportedly dying of the Ebola virus disease in Liberia. According to a local newspaper, the incident occured in two separate communities in Nimba County, Liberia. The ressurected Ebola victims, Dorris Quoi of Hope Village Community and Ma Kebeh, were... Read More

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September 25, 2014

Our health sector climbs higher: Nigeria exits the polio club

by Laila Ibrahim The World Health Organization has commended Nigeria for its successful containment of the deadly Ebola virus and urged other countries to emulate its control method. The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Margaret Chan, who stated this during a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on the Ebola Virus and Polio... Read More

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September 24, 2014

How I lost 10 members of my family to #Ebola – Liberian [LISTEN]

by Isi Esene M. Sahr Noowah, a man from Liberia has told the BBCRadio 5 live’s Drive how he lost ten members of his family to the dreaded Ebola virus. He said they got infected after caring for his infected wife at home. He said the response time of emergency health service personnel was slow... Read More

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September 24, 2014

Free at last: We no longer have #Ebola contacts under surveillance – Health Minister

by Isime Esene The Ministry of Health has declared Nigeria Ebola virus free. This piece of good news was made public by Dan Nwomeh, the Minister of Health’s spokesman, who posted tweets on the status of the deadly disease in the country. According to Nwomeh, the remaining twenty five Ebola contacts have been discharged from surveillance. See his... Read More

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September 23, 2014

@Mcjarus: What if a Muslim owned that jet? | And other issues (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale Yes, I’m aware that the military is one institution where sentiments and public opinions do not count. But the Nigerian Military should please do this for us: don’t send those soldiers to their graves. The news goes that the soldiers, who were irked by the manner their colleagues were butchered by Boko... Read More

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September 23, 2014

We hear some schools are demanding for ‘Ebola Discharge certificates’ from Parents

by S’ola Filani Although Nigeria has been declared free of the deadly Ebola virus, it appears some schools have taken the precautionary measures further by demanding for ‘Ebola Discharge certificates from parents, before accepting students into their classes. The action has since been described as absurd. Usually, it is only Ebola victims who survive their... Read More

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September 22, 2014

#Ebola scare: Lagos moves resumption date for schools

by Mayowa Aboah Lagos state has moved forward the resumption date for private and government-owned schools in the state. The state governor, Babatunde Fashola, has approved October 8, as the new resumption date for schools. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum held on Sunday at Lagos Television Blue Roof, Agindigbi, Ikeja, the Fashola explained that the... Read More

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September 20, 2014

#Ebola: She came, she saw, she conquered | 7 lessons we learnt from Dr. Ada Igonoh’s survival story

by S’ola Filani Earlier this week, the inspiring testimony of Dr Ada Igonoh and how she miraculously survived the Ebola virus flooded the internet. Dr. Ada Igonoh was one of the Doctors at First Consultants Hospital, where the index Ebola case in Nigeria Patrick Sawyer was treated and died. She treated Sawyer, found him dead... Read More

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September 20, 2014

#Ebola: School resumes on Monday, how are the students taking it?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun This Monday, primary schools and secondary schools will reopen in Lagos and most other states. This is in line with the federal government’s directive that schools should reopen on September 22. Ebola broke out in Nigeria in July after a foreigner who had the virus came into the country and infected a... Read More

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September 19, 2014

Rest easy guys: @TundeFashola declares Lagos #Ebola FREE

by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola has declared Lagos State Ebola free. The governor on Friday said the last individual under surveillance has been declared free of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. Fashola said this today at the Secretariat Central Mosque, Alausa, where he observed Jumat Prayers. The governor said the development meant that the... Read More

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September 19, 2014

Nigeria’s growth prospects look strong in 2014 – Okonjo Iweala

by Tunji Andrews Nigeria’s finance minister said on Friday, 19 September, that she is confident that growth in 2014 will be around the government’s latest forecast of 6.5 percent after discounting the economic impact of the insurgency waged by the Islamist group Boko Haram. This assertions would be from a strong economic showing in the... Read More

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September 19, 2014

#Ebola: World Health Organization warns of booming blood black market

by Chidi Okoye The World Health Organization has raised an alarm over the booming blood black market, as infected patients of the Ebola virus disease scramble to purchase blood from Ebola survivors. According to the WHO, blood from survivors(Convalescent serum) possess antibodies which have the ability to fight the virus. The apex world health body stated that... Read More

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September 17, 2014

Don’t touch us, you may spread #Ebola – Members of American Consulate refuse to hold Nigerian hands in Lagos

by Simon Ateba In an incident underscores the global fear of Ebola, some Americans on Wednesday refused to hold hands with Nigerians over the fear of Ebola at an event held at the United States Consulate in Lagos. The holding of hands was engineered by human rights activist, Dr. Joe-Okei Odumakin, who asked everyone in... Read More

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September 17, 2014

“There is no case of Ebola in Nigeria”, please resume September 22 || GEJ pleads with the NUT

by Laila Ibrahim In reaction to threat by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) to embark on a nationwide strike as a result of school resumption date moved forward by the federal government, President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed for a rethink. The Federal Government had earlier proposed October 13th as the resumption date for Primary... Read More

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September 16, 2014

Forget ‘bush meat’, eat ‘insects’ || Professor advise Nigerians to embrace consumption of insects

by Azubuike Azikiwe A professor has advised Nigerians to embrace insects as an alternative to ‘bush meat’, a carrier of the Ebola virus disease. Professor Chukwunenye Anene, Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences in Anambra State University, said ‘insects’ are an alternative rich sources of protein. Anene dished out the counsel on Tuesday, 16 September, during an... Read More

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September 15, 2014

Not yet Uhuru: Ebola epidemic will rage for another 12 to 18 months – Experts

by Akan Ido Contrary to World Health Organization (WHO) report indicating a 9 month window for containing the Ebola virus, American scientists report that this may take far longer than that. Epidemiologists in the United States arrived at a 12-18 months figure after creating models of the epidemic for the National Institutes of Health and the Defense... Read More

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September 12, 2014

Go to school: Lagos state instructs students to resume on 22nd of September

by Kolapo Olapoju In compliance with the directive of the Federal Government, the Lagos State Government has directed all schools to resume on 22 September. According to a release issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information, Mr Lateef Raji, in Ikeja on Friday, 12 September, the Lagos state government says that it... Read More

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September 12, 2014

Ebola digs in…

by Mayowa Aboah The World Health Organisation has reported that the cases of Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 4,784 with over 2,400 deaths. Director general of WHO, Margaret Chan, who disclosed this on Friday, said that the number of cases of the deadly viral disease is rising faster than authorities’ ability to manage... Read More

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September 12, 2014

Ebola: OAU bars Liberian students from coming back to school

by S’ola Filani Following the controversy that generated from the case of one of its female students who was rumoured to have contracted Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the vice chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Professor Bamitale Omole, has announced the ban of Liberian students in the institution. Addressing a press conference, on Thursday... Read More

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September 11, 2014

#Ebola: OAU management say female student tests negative for virus

by Azubuike Azikiwe The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has announced that the female student of the institution who was suspected to have the Ebola virus disease has tested negative to the virus. According to the institution’s spokesperson, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju, the student, who was moved to Lagos State after showing Ebola-like... Read More

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September 10, 2014

OAU student down with Ebola, admits contact with P/Harcourt victim

by S’ola Filani A female student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife may have contracted the deadly Ebola virus. Though the management of the school initially denied the development, the Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Temitope Ilori, confirmed the report, saying the sick student had been moved to the isolation ward in Lagos. According to Ilori, the... Read More

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September 8, 2014

Warning! This Ebola movie will make you laugh hard… till you cry (WATCH)

by Akan Ido Nollywood will try but we can assure you that even the Nigerian movie industry will find it hard to beat this Ghanaian Ebola ‘movie’ in sheer tackiness and outright stupidity. Okay, let’s punish you with what we imagine is the storyline – a Ghanaian herbalist finds the long sought cure for the... Read More

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September 8, 2014

Nigerian hospitalised in Israel not sick with Ebola

by Isi Esene A Nigerian woman previously suspected to be infected with the deadly Ebola virus has been certified free from the disease. A statement by an Israeli hospital spokesman said the woman who was admitted after being diagnosed of high fever tested negative for the EVD. The unnamed woman, a health worker here, was hospitalized... Read More

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September 8, 2014

Don’t panic! Delta is Ebola free

by Mayowa Aboah Contrary to reports that the deadly Ebola Virus Disease had spread to Delta State, the State’s Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah, has stated that it’s all false claims. The Commissioner, while speaking on Monday in a television interview, said that although several ill patients had been brought into the state’s Federal Medical... Read More

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September 8, 2014

Fear of Ebola: Uganda do not want Guinea fans in their country

by Olorunwa Lawal Ahead of the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying match between Uganda and Guinea on Wednesday, September 10, the Ugandan government has said that it will not allow fans from the West African country as only a 25-man squad is expected. While addressing journalist in Kampala, Ugandan minister of health, Ruhakana Rugunda,... Read More

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September 5, 2014

#Ebola: Nigerian quarantined in South Korea

by Kolapo Olapoju South Korean health authorities have quarantined a Nigerian with high fever following Ebola fears. He was quarantined on Friday as a precautionary move to check whether he has been infected with the Ebola virus. The Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says they are conducting detailed tests on the man, but... Read More

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September 4, 2014

All fans going to Calabar to watch Super Eagles will be screened for #Ebola

by Olorunwa Lawal Ahead of the September 6 African Cup of Nations qualifying match between the Super Eagles and Red Devils of Congo, officials have said that spectators will be screened for the Ebola Virus Disease. “We are aware of the deadly effect of Ebola and because of this, we have mapped out strategies to... Read More

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September 3, 2014

Maxwell Fabilola: Why African culture is superior to Western Culture (Y! Culture)

by Maxwell Fabilola Having read and researched about culture and its development (particularly our languages) for years now, I have come to the conclusion that people have no idea the abyss we are staring into or the nature of the world we are leaving for our children to endure and most people don’t seem to... Read More

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September 3, 2014

#Ebola: Schools may resume this month – Health Minister

by Isi Esene School resumption date may be reviewed by the National Council of Education as the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu hinted at a reduction in the alert level on Ebola. Chukwu who spoke with newsmen after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja based his statement on the measure so... Read More

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September 3, 2014

Uche Okorie: #Ebola- An open letter to Nigerian doctors (Y! FrontPage)

by Uche Okorie Dear Dr Wazobia, Permit me to take five precious minutes of your time. Or less. Certainly less. It shouldn’t take you up to five minutes to read this letter of mine. I crave your indulgence Doctor. Kindly read this open letter of mine. I know how busy you can be and trust... Read More

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