Big red flag: NMA says some states are not ready to fight #Ebola

by Godwin Akanfe The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the red flag over what it described as the ill-preparedness of some states to contain the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country. The message was delivered in a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Council Meeting held in Awka, the... Read More

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September 3, 2014

Yes, we got the money – Fashola admits that Lagos has received FG’s #Ebola money

by Jewel Stephen The Lagos State Government has confirmed the receipt of N200 million pledged by the Federal Government to support the containment of the Ebola Virus Disease in the state. Babatunde Fashola, the state governor, confirmed this while receiving some Ebola protective and relief items donated by MTN Nigeria in Ikeja. Fashola said that... Read More

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September 2, 2014

#Ebola: 19-year-old student suspected of Ebola in Kaduna || Another person dies in Abuja

by Azubuike Azikiwe A 19-year-old Law student at the Ahmadu Bello University has been quarantined after being suspected of carrying the Ebola virus disease in Kaduna. Bilyaminu Umar, the spokesman for the, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, confirmed the case on Monday, 1 September. He revealed that the student was diagnosed at ABUTH, Shika, Zaria.... Read More

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September 2, 2014

Ebola: Panic in LUTH as patient dies mysteriously

by Isi Esene There was panic among patients and medical personnel working at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) as a yet to be identified patient suspected to be infected with the Ebola virus died in the early hours of today. The patient was brought to the hospital by medical staff working at the Murtala... Read More

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September 1, 2014

#Ebola: Nigerian man quarantined in Malaga

by Kolapo Olapoju A Nigerian man resident in Antequera, Malaga has been quarantined after showing potential symptoms of the Ebola virus disease. He was quarantined on the morning of Monday, 1 September, in Carlos Haya hospital, where he will remain until the test results are known. The man reportedly informed hospital staff at his local... Read More

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September 1, 2014

Don’t sweat it: Bayelsa denies rumours of Ebola in town

by Isi Esene The Bayelsa health commissioner, Dr. Ayebatonye Owei, has dispelled rumours of an Ebola virus case in the state. Reacting to insinuations that three Ebola cases were recorded over the weekend at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, one of the isolation centres in the state, Owei said those were merely rumours.... Read More

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September 1, 2014

“We need an ECOWAS Health Minister,” CSOs rethink #Ebola

Following the current epidemic of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa, civil society organizations in the region have called on ECOWAS member states to appoint a West African physician or health professional as ECOWAS Special Envoy on Ebola. The groups said in view of the recently released WHO roadmap prediction that 20,000... Read More

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September 1, 2014

Blame GEJ if Ebola destroys Nigeria

by Ibrahim Shorunke The All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on Nigerians to hold President Goodluck Jonathan responsible if the Ebola Virus Disease spreads more than it has done in the country. In a press release issued on Sunday in Lagos, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, accused the president of endangering the... Read More

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August 27, 2014

Nigerians want to know what happened to the N1.9b ‘Ebola Fund’ | We bought cars for the health minstry, Chukwu claims

by S’ola Filani Yesterday, the Minister of Health, Prof. Chukwu during a press conference, announced that there’s only one more case of Ebola in Nigeria as everyone else has been certified clean – he however made a controversial statement when asked to explain how the N1.9 billion released by Pres. Jonathan for the management of... Read More

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August 26, 2014

Some good news: Nigeria is winning the battle against Ebola

by Godwin Akanfe There’s only one Ebola patient left in Nigeria. This was announced earlier today by the Minister of Health, Dr. Onyebuchi Chukwu at press conference. The virus was first brought to Nigeria by a Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, almost 6 weeks ago. Since that time, a total of fourteen other people were infected, five... Read More

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August 26, 2014

Fear of Ebola: Loose monkey causes panic in Ado-Ekiti

by Azubuike Azikiwe A monkey’s sudden appearance in Federal Housing Estate, Oke-Ila, Ado-Ekiti, is causing serious panic amongst residents of the area. The monkey is causing chaos, as it is reportedly jumping fences, attacking women and children and seizing fruits from hawkers in the area. Residents say it escaped from the home of its master, who’s... Read More

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August 26, 2014

D’ Media lied, she is Ebola free | Controversy trails health status of Adadevoh’s sister

by S’ola Filani Last night, controversy trailed the health status of a sister to the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, following reports that she might have tested positive to Ebola Virus Disease. Reports on social media, had alleged that the woman in question had tested positive to the virus and was being quarantined. “She... Read More

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August 26, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh- A lady of substance

by Femi Aribisala As Samson was a savior to Israel, so is Ameyo Adadevoh our savior in Nigeria. I don’t like early-morning phone-calls, but this one was a distress-call from Femi-Kevin. “Do you know that the doctor at First Consultants that contracted Ebola is Dr. Adadevoh?” he asked. He had to tell me this twice... Read More

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August 25, 2014

Ebola: Custom impounds trailer load of suspected monkey meat

by James Sambo The Nigeria Custom Service (NSC) has impounded a trailer load of smoked meat suspected to be monkey meat imported through the Jibia border in Katsina State. This is done in order to keep in check the spread of the deadly Ebola virus which has infected tens of victims in Nigeria and killed over... Read More

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August 25, 2014

Forget Ebola, Cholera is on the march in Nigeria

by Emmanuel Chidiogo A critical state of cholera outbreak epidemic has been reported in 14 States in Nigeria. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 9,006 cases were reported, with 106 deaths in the first quarter of 2014. In Kaduna State, 350 cases were recorded with 19 deaths; 4 died from 97 cases... Read More

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August 25, 2014

Ebola: US donates $500,000 screening equipment to Lagos airport

by S’ola Filani The United States has donated equipment worth $5,000 to boost screening of the Ebola Virus Disease at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The latest gesture is in a bid to further strengthen current efforts at containing the spread of the disease in Nigeria. A statement by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria... Read More

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August 24, 2014

Simon Kolawole: But Adadevoh was just doing her job

by Simon Kolawole Sometime in 2004, or thereabouts, I told the then Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Dora Akunyili, that in spite of the successes recorded by her agency, fake drugs were still coming to Nigeria. She sighed, and with one look of frustration creating a... Read More

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August 22, 2014

Ebola, the innocent killer! Nollywood has done it again (LOOK)

by Azubuike Azikiwe Well, that didn’t take long! Following in the footsteps of Ghollywood, Nollywood has also shot an Ebola flick. From the stables of ‘Time Gates Production International’, we present to you, ‘Ebola, the innocent killer’. Yeah right…..

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August 22, 2014

#Ebola: These nations have banned travellers from Ebola-affected countries [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the Ebola outbreak in the sub-region of West Africa, some countries have began to ward off travellers from the affected nations from coming in. One of such nations is Sri Lanka, with its government having decided to suspend the on-arrival visa facility to visitors from four African countries due to the... Read More

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August 22, 2014

Two more people come down with Ebola in Nigeria

by Olorunwa Lawal Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, says Nigeria has confirmed two new Ebola cases, the first two to have spread beyond those who had direct contact with Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who brought the disease to Nigeria. Chukwu said Friday in Abuja, that the two new cases are spouses of patients who had direct... Read More

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August 22, 2014

Nigerian woman who died in Abu Dhabi was Ebola negative

by Jewel Stephen A 35-year-old Nigerian woman who died in Abu Dhabi on Aug. 15 after showing possible symptoms of Ebola has tested negative to the virus. An official of Nigerian Embassy in United Arab Emirates (UAE), who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed this in Abuja. According to the official, the local health... Read More

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August 21, 2014

#Ebola: The virus can be stopped in Nigeria – World Health Organisation

by Kolapo Olapoju The World Health Organisation, says the Ebola situation in Nigeria looks reassuring and the spread of the virus can be stopped. The vote of confidence stems from the fact that all the 12 people confirmed in the city are all part of a single chain of transmission, started by Liberian/America, Patrick Sawyer.... Read More

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August 21, 2014

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Ebola in a season of uncertainty (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir Sitting in the train cabin last week in Netherlands, the Dutch man who sat across from me looked eager to start a conversation, he got a chance when I looked hurriedly across the train platform to see if it was my stop, this is Delft, where are you going he asked. I... Read More

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August 21, 2014

Chidi Anselm Odinkalu: The Ameyo Adadevoh I know

by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu I spoke to Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, the senior Consultant Endocrinologist and Physician, who has just died of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), to schedule a previously agreed medical review. It was a Saturday. We agreed that I would come in the following Monday, July 21. On 20 July, Patrick Sawyer, the... Read More

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August 21, 2014

Opinion: This is how to fight the Ebola Outbreak

by Dr. Bayo Okelana The cure for Ebola has been published multiple times in medical literature.[1,2,3,7] Animal and human models have consistently shown that antiserum from convalescent and survivor patients dramatically reduces mortality in severely ill Ebola patients, from about 85% to about 10%.[2,3] This was demonstrated in the 1990s by local doctors in the Congo during... Read More

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August 21, 2014

Olusegun Adeniyi: Why Stella Adedavoh should be buried like a hero

by Olusegun Adeniyi However, the challenge of the moment is to remove the stigma element from those who are unfortunate to have caught the bug. And I see no better way of doing that than by celebrating the lives of our health professionals who have died as a result of their contacts with Sawyer with... Read More

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August 21, 2014

Ebola survivor causes commotion in church

by S’ola Filani Who is in for some early morning laughter? One of the health attendants that attended to the Liberian Patrick Sawyer, but survived the ravages of the disease, allegedly caused commotion in her church last Sunday. According to reports, the young woman (name withheld) had stepped out to testify to the goodness of... Read More

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August 21, 2014

Ebola: Fiance of late nurse, Obi Ejelonu admitted to hospital

by S’ola Filani Fiancé to the late nurse, Obi Ejelonu, is suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus from his late lover who contracted the Ebola virus while treating the late Liberian, Patrick Sawyer. Mr. Dennis (the fiancé) has allegedly showed symptoms of the disease and has been admitted in the hospital.According to reports, Dennis... Read More

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August 20, 2014

You’ll soon be seeing a space-age road safety officer as FRSC protects its officers against Ebola

by Obinwanne Mordi The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has distributed personal protective kits to its operatives to protect them from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, who made the presentation at a meeting with commanding officers, said the equipment was to protect them from the virus while on... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Opinion: Dear Jonathan, sack Ebola, not the doctors

by Garba Shehu Last week’s sack of 16,000 Resident Doctors by the Federal Government is careless, unscrupulous and clearly an indefensible action. It could turn out to be a social catastrophe that will worsen a medical system in severe crisis. As said by the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, this action can only worsen the abysmal... Read More

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Big red flag: NMA says some states are not ready to fight #Ebola

Yes, we got the money – Fashola admits that Lagos has received FG’s #Ebola money

#Ebola: 19-year-old student suspected of Ebola in Kaduna || Another person dies in Abuja

Ebola: Panic in LUTH as patient dies mysteriously

#Ebola: Nigerian man quarantined in Malaga

Don’t sweat it: Bayelsa denies rumours of Ebola in town

“We need an ECOWAS Health Minister,” CSOs rethink #Ebola

Blame GEJ if Ebola destroys Nigeria

Nigerians want to know what happened to the N1.9b ‘Ebola Fund’ | We bought cars for the health minstry, Chukwu claims

Some good news: Nigeria is winning the battle against Ebola

Fear of Ebola: Loose monkey causes panic in Ado-Ekiti

D’ Media lied, she is Ebola free | Controversy trails health status of Adadevoh’s sister

Femi Aribisala: Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh- A lady of substance

Ebola: Custom impounds trailer load of suspected monkey meat

Forget Ebola, Cholera is on the march in Nigeria

Ebola: US donates $500,000 screening equipment to Lagos airport

Simon Kolawole: But Adadevoh was just doing her job

Ebola, the innocent killer! Nollywood has done it again (LOOK)

#Ebola: These nations have banned travellers from Ebola-affected countries [DETAILS]

Two more people come down with Ebola in Nigeria

Nigerian woman who died in Abu Dhabi was Ebola negative

#Ebola: The virus can be stopped in Nigeria – World Health Organisation

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Ebola in a season of uncertainty (Y! FrontPage)

Chidi Anselm Odinkalu: The Ameyo Adadevoh I know

Opinion: This is how to fight the Ebola Outbreak

Olusegun Adeniyi: Why Stella Adedavoh should be buried like a hero

Ebola survivor causes commotion in church

Ebola: Fiance of late nurse, Obi Ejelonu admitted to hospital

You’ll soon be seeing a space-age road safety officer as FRSC protects its officers against Ebola

Opinion: Dear Jonathan, sack Ebola, not the doctors

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