Nigerians Beg Obama For Ebola Vaccine

Nigerians have taken to various social media sites to solicit for President Barrack Obama’s support for the Nigerian nurse who allegedly contracted the deadly Ebola disease. The Nigerian nurse, Justina Ejelonu was said to have contracted the deadly disease after treating a Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who came into the country with the disease few days ago. Although the Liberian has died from the pawns of the disease, however many health officials who attended to him have been quarantined while others are on the watch while Ejelonu Justina was discovered to have been infected with the deadly virus.

PDP rejects Osun gov election result

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the election result declaring Governor Rauf Aregbesola as the winner of the governorship poll. The PDP agent in the election and State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bola Ajao, distanced the party from the result after the announcement of the outcome of the poll by the Returning Officer, Prof. bamitale Omole,on Sunday morning, in Osogbo. Ajao refused to sign the election results form given to agents at the INEC office. The party spokesman faulted the process of the election, saying some of the figures published were unacceptable.

Photo: Fashola Visits Isolation Unit For Ebola Patients

Aregbesola Is In Clear Lead In Osun Governorship Poll

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State is in clear lead in the Osun state governorship election conducted today across the sate, figure shows that the governor is leading in at least 20 local government areas while his opponent, Iyoiola Omisore of PDP is lagging behind in 4 LGAs. LG No. Poll Units Reg. Voters Total Vote Cast

1 ATAKUMOSA EAST 68 31136 1346 APC= 768 PDP = 422 LP=13 2 ATAKUMOSA WEST 67 24569 4739 APC= 2486 PDP= 1689 LP=17 3 AYEDAADE 132 51252 8122 APC: 3715 PDP=3548 LP=91 4 AYEDIRE 54 25899 1267 APC= 614 PDP= 450 LP=50 5 BOLUWADURO 74 16844 6995 APC=3327 PDP=3241 LP= 28 6 BORIPE 78 47137 3544 APC=1686 PDP=1485 LP=35 7 EDE NORTH 129 51882 7555 APC=4176 PDP=2817 LP=26 8 EDE SOUTH 68 3179 317 APC=127 PDP =163 LP= 0 9 EGBEDORE 53 33925 2355 APC=1135 PDP=887 LP= 3 10 EJIGBO 93 51623 1638 APC=992 PDP=492 LP= 28 11 IFE CENTRAL 168 95471 7684 APC= 2169 PDP=4964 LP=55 12 IFE EAST 91 81430 1802 APC=889 PDP=755 LP=11 13 IFE NORTH 90 45435 4523 APC=1658 PDP=2137 LP=87 14 IFE SOUTH 122 44555 4599 APC= 1923 PDP= 2117 LP=29 15 IFEDAYO 63 13066 3892 APC=1837 PDP=1833 LP=36 16 IFELODUN 105 57591 2628 APC=1378 PDP=1134 LP=14 17 ILA 124 33527 9152 APC= 4996 PDP=3695 LP=41 18 ILESA EAST 95 54746 6767 APC=4347 PDP=586 LP=8 19 ILESA WEST 95 52286 9582 APC= 4443 PDP=1745 LP =52 20 IREPODUN 127 36554 10847 APC=6057 PDP=4066 LP=161 21 IREWOLE 119 53487 5609 APC=3364 PDP=1844 LP=43 22 ISOKAN 67 38493 1625 APC=722 PDP=782 LP=6 23 IWO 144 66657 4984 APC=2565 PDP=1884 LP=258 24 OBOKUN 83 37957 3905 APC= 1940 PDP=1706 LP=20 25 ODO-OTIN 112 48720 5825 APC=2329 PDP=2841 LP=205 26 OLA-OLUWA 52 25524 421 APC=287 PDP=59 LP=45 27 OLORUNDA 116 71580 4594 APC= 3173 PDP= 1082 LP= 25 28 ORIADE 111 47113 10019 APC=4960 PDP=4264 LP=73 29 OROLU 83 24914 6138 APC=3022 PDP=2480 LP=160 30 OSOGBO 227 110670 15834 APC=11367 PDP=3043 LP=254

Ebola Latest: US Rejects Nigeria's Request For Trial Drug

The United States of America, yesterday, dashed the hope of an early cure for Ebola Virus victims in Nigeria when it refused to share the trial drug with Nigeria. US President Barak Obama says it would be premature to share the experimental drug with Africa. The Federal Government had earlier reached out to the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, in Atlanta, to request for the drug for treatment of EVD affected persons in Nigeria, but President Obama turned down the request, saying it would be far more beneficial to focus on prevention instead. Nigeria recorded its first Ebola Virus disease fatality on Tuesday when one of the nurses who was one of the primary contacts of the American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, passed on. The doctor who treated Sawyer, who died in the country after flying into Lagos, is now ill with Ebola and six other primary contacts are currently ill with the disease in a Lagos hospital where they are quarantined. Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu and Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku had disclosed on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja that the Federal Government was awaiting the response of the request it made to the CDC on Tuesday. Addressing the 50 African leaders at the US-African Summit in Washington, President Obama stated that it is “premature” to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West Africa, as he lacked enough information to approve the drug that was already being used on two American aid workers whose conditions were said to have improved by varying degrees. “We’ve got to let the science guide us and I don’t think all the information is in on whether this drug is helpful. The Ebola virus, both currently and in the past, is controllable if you have a strong public health infrastructure in place.

Ebola Scare: Two Feared Dead, 20 Others Hospitalised Over Excessive Salt Consumption

At least two persons have been feared killed and 20 others hospitalised in various hospitals in Plateau State after consuming excessive quantity of salt and bitter kola to prevent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) attack. The two, according to a source in Shendam who spoke with our reporter on phone, were rushed to the hospital by their family members after they suddenly collapsed in the morning, having consumed too much of salt over night. They later died of high blood pressure in the hospitals. According to medical personnel in the hospitals where the other patients are currently taking treatment in Jos, some developed ulcer, while others stool profusely, having consumed the table salt in excess.

Two More Nigerians Confirmed With Ebola, 139 On Surveillance

The Federal Government has announced that two more Nigerians have been confirmed to have contacted the Ebola virus disease. So far, three Nigerians have contacted the Ebola virus disease, and health experts say case fatality for Nigeria is 28.6%. A total of 139 contacts have been put on surveillance. More details to follow.

Two More Nigerians Confirmed With Ebola, 139 On Surveillance

The Federal Government has announced that two more Nigerians have been confirmed to have contacted the Ebola virus disease. So far, three Nigerians have contacted the Ebola virus disease, and health experts say case fatality for Nigeria is 28.6%. A total of 139 contacts have been put on surveillance. More details to follow.

FG launches affordable homes mortgage scheme

The Federal Government has launched the first 10,000 Affordable Housing Mortgage Scheme under the Nigerian Housing Finance Programme in an effort to help bridge the housing deficit in the country. The launching, which is expected to alleviate constraints to a rapid housing development in the country, kicks off the pre-qualification of people for an initial 10,000 mortgages to be provided by lenders. The scheme is designed to enable Nigerians who meet specific eligibility requirements to be registered for the 1st 10,000 mortgages for houses valued at between N2 million and N20 million for mortgages over a period of up to 20 years. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, launched the programme last week, in Abuja. She said it was an actualisation of President Goodluck Jonathan’s promise of delivering affordable housing before the end of the year.

BREAKING: Nigeria Doctor Who Treated Ebola Patient Infected With Virus

Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu has made it known that a doctor in Lagos has contracted the deadly Ebola disease. Vanguard reports that the Health Minister revealed that the Lagos doctor who attended to and treated the Liberian Ebola victim in Lagos has contracted the deadly virus.

Ebola Scare In Anambra As Corpse Arrives The State From Liberia

NAN – The Anambra Commissioner of Health, Josephat Akabuike, announced on Thursday that a hospital has been sealed off and its workers and patients quarantined due to Ebola disease scare. Briefing journalists in Awka, Ms. Akabuike said the measure followed information received by the government that a man whose body was brought back from Liberia at the weekend, might have died of the killer disease. He said that information available to the government indicated that the body was brought back from Liberia through Lagos and deposited in the mortuary at Nkwelle-Ezenaka in Oyi Local Government of the state. “Part of the briefing is to tell you what we are doing to make sure we don’t allow the deadly virus to come into the state. “What actually called for this is that we have a report that a corpse was brought through Lagos and the deceased was said to have been taken from Liberia where of course you know there are cases of the disease.

AAUA VC donates conference allowance

Vice Chancellor of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Prof Femi Mimiko, has promised to donate part of his allowance from participating in the national conference to the indigent students’ scholarship scheme. Mimiko was the only serving Vice Chancellor delegate to the conference that lasted four months. At a reception to welcome him back to the university, last Friday, he said he decided to endow his allowance to sustain the scholarship fund. “There is a particular programme that is so dear to my heart. I know that there are so many indigent students on our campus. Under the University Advancement Office, we had thought of floating a scholarship scheme into which we will put funds from everywhere. And I can see that in the future the funds will be so big that every student that has the need will be able to draw from it. I had decided before I left Abuja to donate part of my allowance to the scheme’s account as a seed fund to support indigent students of AAUA,” he said.

Terrorism should end by December – Council of State

Members of the Council of State rose from an emergency meeting on Thursday with a resolution to support President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure that the current spate of terrorism in parts of the country ends before December. They also resolved to put an end to all discriminatory practices in states including the registration and “deportation” of non-indigenes as well as different school fees for indigenes and non-indigenes in state-owned institutions among others. The council presided over by Jonathan has the Vice President, the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, all living former Heads of State, all former Chief Justices of Nigeria and all state governors as members.

Ebola: 69 under watch, two isolated, says FG

The Federal Government has placed 69 persons who had first contact with the Liberian-born victim of Ebola Virus Disease, Patrick Sawyerr, on surveillance, while two persons have been quarantined, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said. He also said government had not shut its borders for now, “except when it becomes necessary.” According to him, the 69 persons will be under surveillance for a period of three weeks from the date of contact in line with the specifications of the World Health Organisation. The minister at a joint press briefing with the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Thursday on the update of the virus, said Sawyerr with dual citizenship from both Liberia and United States, was confirmed dead barely four days after arrival in Nigeria.

Confusion as residents find baby’s placenta with Alfa

The discovery of a baby placenta in the residence of a man, identified simply as Alfa Gani, is causing confusion in the Laduba community, Ogidi area of Ilorin, Kwara State. Our correspondent gathered on Thursday that the discovery was made when some volunteers went round the Laduba community to appeal for financial contributions from residents for the repair of a faulty transformer in the area. It was said that the volunteers perceived offensive odour at Gani’s residence, which they later reported to other members of the community. It was said that curious to know what smelled, some members of the community rushed to Gani’s residence and demanded an explanation for the offensive odour oozing from his house.