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September 24, 2014
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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 22, 2014
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Nigeria records rare achievement as @WHO acknowledges that we have halted #Ebola

by Kolapo Olapoju According to the World Health Organisation, Nigeria and Senegal have managed to stop the spread of the Ebola virus disease. The apex world health body says the two countries, which are part of the five countries affected by the outbreak of the virus in West Africa, have successfully halted the world’s worst... Read More
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September 19, 2014
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#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 18, 2014
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Sierra Leonean human trafficker nabbed in Enugu

by Azubuike Azikiwe A Sierra Leonean, Koffi Hassan, has been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service, Enugu State Command, over the trafficking women out of Nigeria for prostitution. This information was disemminated by Bashir Ismail, the immigration Comptroller, to the press on Wednesday, 17 September. Ismail said Hassan, a human traffic kingpin who had been on... Read More
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September 15, 2014
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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
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NFF reports harsh Gabonese authorities to CAF

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has called on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over an alleged foul treatment on the Flamingos by Gabonese authorities  in Lome, on Friday afternoon. A team of 18 players and six officials, led by NFF Chief Technical Officer, Siji Lagunju, were said to have been disembarked by Gabonese authorities... Read More
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September 11, 2014
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#Ebola: South African woman quarantined in Lagos after showing Ebola symptoms

by Azubuike Azikiwe A female South African national is being held by Nigerian health authorities after showing potential symptoms of the Ebola virus disease. The South African woman, whose identity was not revealed had reportedly been working in Guinea and Sierra Leone. She is being treated as a suspected case and has been taken to... Read More
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September 8, 2014
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#Ebola: Saudi Arabia bars Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, but allows Nigeria to come for hajj

by Azubuike Azikiwe Saudi Arabia says it has no plans to ban Nigerian pilgrims from attending the annual hajj, despite the presence of Ebola virus disease in the country. Although the Middle East country has barred pilgrims from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea from the hajj due to Ebola concerns, it says Nigerians can enter... Read More
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September 6, 2014
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Simple blood transfusion could cure Ebola

by Emma Chidiogo The Ebola Virus is known to be one of the world’s deadliest virii with over 1900 cases of death reported since it’s outbreak in West Africa earlier this year. A total of 3,707 cases have been reported  globally, including over 18 cases in Nigeria. Research scientists around the world have been one of the... Read More
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September 6, 2014
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Why Nigeria is winning its fight against Ebola

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Everyone panicked when the first Ebola case in the country was reported in July, and people thought the disease would spread like wildfire. Ebola has killed over 1500 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone and it still looks to be spreading beyond control in those countries. But there have been only... Read More
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September 3, 2014
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#Ebola: British nurse recovers from Ebola after being treated with ‘Zmapp’

by Kolapo Olapoju William Pooley, a British nurse, who got infected with the Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone has recovered and has been discharged from hospital after being treated with experimental drug, Zmapp. The drug was credited with saving the lives of two American missionaries, Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, earlier this month. Although... Read More
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September 3, 2014
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Ebola: Nigeria records 18th case…deaths up to 7

by Mayowa Aboah Nigeria now has 18 Ebola cases, after a fourth case surfaced in Port Harcourt, home to Africa’s biggest oil and gas industry, the health minister said on Wednesday. The Ebola outbreak in Africa’s most populous country began on July 20 when a Liberian man with the disease collapsed at Lagos airport, spreading... Read More
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September 3, 2014
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“I was very lucky”: British Ebola patient beats virus, discharged from hospital

by Isi Esene William Pooley, the first British person to contract the deadly Ebola Virus in West Africa has been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery. The 29-year-old volunteer was stationed in Sierra Leone, one of the most affected countries on the continent, when he contracted the disease. He is, however, not sure... Read More
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August 25, 2014
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Athletes from Ebola-hit countries can compete at Wrestling championship – FILA

by Olorunwa Lawal Wrestling’s governing body (FILA) has called on Uzbekistan to allow athletes from Ebola-hit countries to compete at next month’s world wrestling championships, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday. “Wrestling’s international ruling body has sent a letter to the country’s Ministry of Public Health asking it to allow the athletes from the... Read More
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August 24, 2014
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#Ebola: World Health Organisation staff gets infected with Ebola virus disease

by Kolapo Olapoju   The World health Organisation has disclosed that one of its health officials has contracted the Ebola virus disease. The unidentified official reportedly got the virus while working with infected victims in Sierra Leone. The apex world health body revealed this on Sunday, 24 August, saying this is the first time one... Read More
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August 22, 2014
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#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 21, 2014
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#Ebola: Big Brother Africa denies rejecting contestants from West Africa

by Kolapo Olapoju Widespread reports suggest that the organisers of Big Brother Africa have planned to drop contestants from Ebola-affected countries from participating in the season 9 of its annual reality show. The reports insinuated that the four Ghanaians who made it through the selection stage were denied from participating, with fresh audition taking place... Read More
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August 21, 2014
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#Ebola: Air France cabin crew refuse to fly to Nigeria

by Damilola Jagun   According to AFP, some Air France flight officials are refusing and hesistant to board planes flying to Ebola affected countries like Nigeria Guinea, and Sierra-Leone. The report stated that cabin crew scheduled to work on some flights “have not wanted to carry out their assignment”. Sophie Gorins, the Secretary-general of the... Read More
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August 19, 2014
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World Health Organisation says it is safe travel to Ebola-affected countries [DETAILS]

by Azubuike Azikiwe The World Health Organisation (WHO) says travelling to Ebola-affected countries is safe and the risk is at best, minimal. The apex health body in the world has released information, saying passengers can proceed to travel to countries like Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, which have been affected by the deadly virus.... Read More
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August 17, 2014
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#Ebola: First person survives the virus in Nigeria [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Health Minister, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, says the first Nigerian who got infected with the Ebola virus disease has been released from quarantine. While addressing journalists, Chukwu said the patient, whose identity has not been revealed, was asked to go home after all the necessary medical examinations were carried out. He said, “The... Read More
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August 15, 2014
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#Ebola outbreak will be with us for another half year – MSF

by Olorunwa Lawal It will take about six months to bring under control the Ebola epidemic, the head of Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday, saying the outbreak in West Africa felt like “wartime, is moving, advancing.” Joanne Liu, international president of MSF (Doctors Without Borders), speaking after a 10-day trip to West Africa, said... Read More
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August 12, 2014
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Aha! T.B. Joshua sends ‘4,000 bottles of anointed water’ to Sierra Leone for Ebola

by Kolapo Olapoju   General overseer of the ‘Synagogue Church of all nations, T.B. Joshua has revealed that 4,000 bottles of his ‘Anointed Water’ has been sent to Sierra Leone to spiritually empower the country to fight the Ebola virus disease. The church posted on its Facebook page that a private jet had been chartered to... Read More
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August 10, 2014
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No time for time: Guinea has closed its borders with Liberia & Sierra Leone over Ebola

by Isi Esene Mindful of the havoc a highly contagious virus like Ebola can cause within its borders, the West African country of Guinea has shut its borders against Liberia and Sierra – two countries with reported cases of sick victims. Guinean government officials disclosed this today saying this decision will enable it better control... Read More
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August 8, 2014
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This is the suit that keeps Ebola away – but how do health workers get it? (LOOK, READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju   Sheik Umar Khan, a Sierra Leone doctor treating Ebola patients, was wearing a protective gear, yet somehow, he caught the virus and died from it. This instance frightens several health workers who are currently working with or might have to work with Ebola victims at some point. But apparently, if the right... Read More
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August 8, 2014
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American schools are now preparing for Ebola [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju   Ebola virus might be spreading fast across West Africa, but Americans are apparently taking no chances. Schools have begun to put protocol in place for students and staff who have recently been to West Africa. One of such schools is Emory University, Altanta, which has instructed students coming in from affected... Read More
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August 7, 2014
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Former Sierra Leonean minister loses 9 family members to Ebola

by Kolapo Olapoju   A Former Sierra Leone Minister, Lansana Nyallah says he has lost nine members of his family to the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. He said this on Tuesday, 7 August, while speaking to state owned television, ‘Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation’. Nyallah says he has lost his brothers and sisters in the eastern... Read More
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August 4, 2014
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Emirates joins Airlines in suspending flights to Ebola-hit countries

by Tunji Andrews Emirates has joined airlines such as Nigeria’s Arik in suspending flights to West African countries heavily hit by the Ebola epidemic as the Dubai carrier announced that it was from Saturday suspending flights to Guinea until further notice. Nigeria’s Arik Air, which flies to a number of international destinations including London, last... Read More
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August 3, 2014
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Jonathan aides to be screened for Ebola, as they arrive America tomorrow [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju The United States government says it will conduct Ebola virus screening on some of the attending participants of the African/American Leaders Summit billed for Monday, 4 August, in Washington DC, United States. President Goodluck Jonathan is one of several African leaders who’ll be attending the summit which is organised by President Barack... Read More
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