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The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has suspended its over two-month old strike. Its President,  Kayode Obembe, said the association’s delegates resolved to suspend the industrial action in the interest of the ongoing public health issues in the country.He therefore directed all Nigerian doctors to report to work on Monday. The Doctors had been sharply divided over whether or not to suspend the strike in the face of outbreak of the Ebola virus in Nigeria

Nigerian celebrities have shown great respect and honour to Late Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, the consultant physician, who died on Tuesday after contracting the Ebola Virus from the late Patrick Sawyer.Different celebrities have written their own tributes on the doctor who saved the country from the Ebola epidemic by refusing to cave in to the pressure by the Liberian Embassy to allow Patrick Sawyer leave the hospital. While some say Nigeria should sanction the United States, others stated that the Federal government should give the late doctor a posthumous national award.Controversial Actress, Halima Abubaka posted on Instagram thus, “Rip brave woman. Hmmm and the doctor slept.. Rip ma#EbolaAwareness# victim#sad” Singer Lynxx also wrote

At 92, Hollywood star,Slyvester Stallone's mum, Jackie is still full of live and vigour.Not only does she still rock full makeup,wear mini's and sexy outfits,she works out rigorously  too .She said of her routine ‘I don’t waste my time going to silly Hollywood parties. You have to be a role model for seniors. And actually I became a role model for the movie stars at 50, because what they dread more than anything is getting old and shot. But I get more popular as I get older. ‘Hollywood fears age, but I think old is coming in. I think cougars are coming back. We’d all like to get there, get there like me. Not on a walker, not in a nursing home,’  see more pics below...

A pharmaceutical research centre in Abuja, Ben Amodu Firms and Research Center, Saturday said it has submitted drug samples to the Federal Government that have the efficacy to tackle Ebola virus. The Chairman of the Centre, Pharmacist Ben Amodu, said the centre had produced drugs for the treatment of haemorrhagic fevers, which could also be used for Ebola virus. He said the drugs have been submitted to the committee set up by the minister of health recently on Ebola adding that “We gave the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and World Health Organization (WHO) samples of the drugs but the WHO later phoned and said they were not supposed to verify Ebola drugs. I gave samples to the committee set by the Minister of Health on Ebola virus and I hope that due process will be followed.

The University of Lagos community developed a racing car which beat many competitors at a global automobile competition It is a racing car! It is one that may not be too common in this part of the world but was conceived, developed and put to test here and abroad. Known as Autonov II, the racing car is a brainchild of staff and students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and has competed for, and gained fame on the global automobile stage. Former Minister of Information, who is now Chairman, Governing Council of UNILAG, Prof. Jerry Gana was on a visit to the institution recently. And for the management, there could not have been a better time to showcase the school’s inherent potentials. In this regard, Autonov II, UNILAG’s latest exploit in science and technology came handy.

In a broadcast yesterday August 17th, Lagos state governor, Raji Fashola debunked reports of Ebola patients in Lagos state-provided Isolation wards being maltreated. While appreciating the concerns of relatives and friends of the victim, Governor Fashola said they are receiving the best care health.. "I appreciate the concerns and anxiety that friends and relatives of sick victims must be going through. I assure you that our thoughts and prayers are with you. I understand that you expect special care for your loved ones, and this is to be expected. I assure you that they are receiving the best care that the experts have recommended to us, given the circumstances; because they say that this is the best way to proceed especially because experienced personnel in Ebola containment and management have always been a challenge" Fashola said. Read the full text of his broadcast after the cut...

 most beautiful girl in Nigeria 2014 in new photo shoot.see more pics after the cut...

Khloe Kardashian has responded after a comment from her boo French Montana outraged her fans. In an interview with Billboard last week, French was a bit candid when he said he acknowledges that being with Khloe gives him extra attention and he wants to capitalize on it. "I want to capitalize on it. I’ll get a fan base from everywhere. I just hope I’ll be able to connect with everything that’s going on.'

Jim Iyke took to his instagram account to announce that he and his partner are getting ready to launch their own brand of bottled water they call - 'Burgeon Water'. Good thinking!

According to new reports, approximately £20,916 has been withdrawn from the accounts of four passengers aboard the missing Malaysian plane which disappeared on March 8th while on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A bank in Kuala Lumpur, claim that they noticed the discrepancies in their accounts on July 18 and lodged a complaint to the police. The management of the bank said money from the accounts of three passengers was transferred to the account of a fourth passenger before the money was removed. Assistant Commissioner to the crime investigation department, Izany Abdul Ghany, confirmed getting a report from the bank. "We are investigating the case as unauthorised access with intent to commit an offence. We are getting CCTV footage from the bank to identify the suspects involved,' Izany said, according to the Mirror. 'We believe the suspect withdrew the money through the fourth victim's account via several automated teller machines (ATMs) in th...

Abuja (NAN) – Nigeria has received an experimental drug froman  unnamed Nigerian scientist to treat Ebola virus, the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, said in Abuja on Thursday. Chukwu, who gave the cheering news at a news conference, gave the name of the drug as “Nanosilver.” “The only experimental drug we have now is Nanosilver, provided by a Nigerian scientist; details of the drug will be disclosed later to the media. “However, we have 11 confirmed cases of Ebola in Nigeria, out of these, three are dead, Patrick Sawyer, a Nigeria nurse and ECOWAS protocol officer. “Apart from Lagos, there is no Ebola case in any states of the federation’’, he said. Chukwu said the suspected cases that were reported in Abia, Anambra, and Abuja were investigated and proved negative. He added that Cross River was also free of the disease, adding that the nurse who was under surveillance in Lagos that travelled to Enugu was back to Lagos with members of her family for close monito...

The Minister for Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has confirmed that the Lagos nurse who fled to Enugu against medical advice is now back in Lagos and is under quarantine with her husband. They are said to have been transported back to Lagos in a special ambulance. The suspect, identified as a nurse, said to have travelled to her home town to visit her family, is now under surveillance with 20 others she came into contact with in the city. Meanwhile, the death toll worldwide from the outbreak stands at 1,069 and total number of infections 1,975, according to the World Health Organisation.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is having a movie night today and he selected the new production by actress Omoni Oboli for his viewing pleasure. Her movie is titled Being Mrs Elliot and stars Majid Michel, AY Makun, Lepacious Bose, Uru Eke, Seun Akindele and Bishop Ime Umoh. The movie will be privately screened by 8:30 PM at the Presidential Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja, FCT. Omoni who is so excited that her movie was chosen, took to social media to share a photo of the invitation with a fun caption. “This can only be God! Presidencial screening! Somebody pinch me! #BeingMrsElliott #AwesomeGod #Thelineshavefalleninpleasantplaces #dreambig #Godcandoallthings Thanks everyone for your love and support! The ministry is moving! Today is a great day and I am emotional!

The Dangote Group, the company owned by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has donated $150 million to halt the spread of Ebola in Nigeria. The Federal Government confirmed the report. Nigeria confirmed 11 cases of the lethal haemorrhagic fever on Thursday. Reuters and Business Daily Africa confirm it is a $150 million donation.

Resident Doctors in Nigerian Teaching Hospitals have been suspended by the Federal Government starting yesterday August 13th. According to a letter sent out by the Permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, the indefinite suspension is meant to help the Federal Govt 'appraise the challenges facing the health sector'.

Ever since it was discovered that the late Patrick Sawyer, who died after contracting Ebola Virus, escaped quarantine in Liberia and travelled to Nigeria, the world has expressed outrage. Sawyer’s decision to go to Nigeria has resulted in dire consequences including  the death of a young nurse who came in contact with him and contracted the virus as a result. Also, another nurse who contracted the virus from Sawyer escaped quarantine in Lagos, and travelled to Enugu, thus; putting many people at risk.

Another death has been recorded in Nigeria from the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. This time it is a staff of the Lagos Liason office of the Economic Community of West African State - ECOWAS headquarters, Mr Jatto Abdulqudir. In a statement issued,the ECOWAS management said that the 36 year old man was among those who assisted the late Liberian Patrick Sawyerr when he came to Lagos for a regional meeting and was quarantined after Sawyerr died of the deadly disease. Find the full text of the ECOWAS statement below...

When it comes to trends Nollywood sure knows how to make the best out of it. A very good example of this is the image above of a Nollywood movie that was released over the weekend, but on a serious note the veteran filmmaker, Tunde Kelani is currently working with top Nollywood acts for an awareness campaign ad on the deadly Ebola virus. See Pictures below....

Kim,Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian are about to put their 7 years of filming their reality show KUWTK on hold until they find out who keeps stealing their valuables. Last week Monday TMZ reported that the family made their decision after Scott Disick's $4,000 was stolen from the Hamptons rental he is sharing with his girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian. Despite the reality TV increase of security cameras, rotating staff to stop the thieves from stealing their valuables, yet they still keep getting robbed with no sign of forced entry.  Another source told TMZ that the couple thinks the thief is someone close to them.' They were also robbed in February, but during that incident the criminal took $50,000 in cash. Kourtney and Scott aren't the only family members to have items taken from their home. In March Khloe reported her Tarzana residence, which she used to share with estranged husband Lamar Odom, was burglarized when she was out of town and someone stole her $250,000 w...

Bashorun Dele Momodu, the Publisher of Ovation International Magazine, is a highly-successful renowned media entrepreneur. He is happily married to beautiful Mrs. Bolaji Adaramaja-Momodu and they are blessed with 4 adorable brilliant children

 The football super enthusiasist who wants to set up a football academy in Barbados  is said to be in talks to buy a football club. Now,it is said that she has her sights set on Liverpool FC.   El Mundo Deportivo reports that she was advised by her good friend Chelsea star Didier Drogba. A close source said earlier... "At first we thought Rihanna's desire to be involved with soccer on a business level would soon blow over,We figured she was still on a high from the World Cup. "But now it's becoming clear she really is serious. She's talking about setting up a football academy in her native barbados."Then her big dream is to be involved with a UK club."

8 year old Tudor Mendel-Idowu and his sister 11 year old Hazelle Mendel-Idowu (pictured above) were the only Nigerians to take part in the Child Genius of the Year 2014 in the UK. The competition consists of 20 highly gifted youngsters between 7-12 who face two grueling rounds: Logic and Reasoning and Memory Recall - where they have just one hour to commit 104 randomly shuffled playing cards to memory.

The autopsy report of legendary actor Robin Williams is out - he committed suicide by hanging himself with a belt in his home. But before using the belt, Robin had tried to kill himself by slitting his wrist with a pocket knife. When that suicide attempt failed, he used a belt. According to the Marin County Deputy Coroner, Robins Williams was at home alone Monday when he tried slashing his left wrist, but it only left "acute superficial cuts. He then took a belt, tied it around his neck and secured it between the closet door and door frame. Williams was in a seated position, slightly suspended with his right shoulder against the door. " TMZ reports. He didn't leave a suicide note... The Coroner said Robin's personal assistant discovered his body hours later. The legendary actor had been battling depression for a while and even went to a Minnesota rehab facility just last month.

Through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant Doyin Okupe, the commander-in-chief made his position known and called the demands of the northern leaders “contrary to common sense”. See statement below We read with deep concern the statement published in the Media today by the Northern Elders Forum giving President Goodluck Jonathan a two ultimatum on the Boko Haram Insurgency and the Chibok Girls abduction Saga. We wish to state categorically that President Jonathan does not require any threat or ultimatum from any group of persons to be alive to his responsibilities to the Nigerian People. The issue of Insurgency especially those ideologically based on Islamic extremism is a global phenomenon and requires tact, military capability, serious de-radicalisation techniques and community based counter insurgency programmes to ensure success.

Four Indian doctors in Nigeria 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. The doctors – Yogesh Chandra, Dinesh Kumar, Hemant Jingar, and Kapil Chouhan – said they were threatened to not leave Primus Hospital in the Nigerian capital Abuja. With the virus spreading across the country, the doctors feared for their lives. According to the Hindustan Times,Chouhan said.. “We haven’t been provided with any security kits. Our passports have been impounded. When we spoke to the Indian high commission, we were asked to come to the mission. But we were stopped by guards from leaving the hospital,” The CEO of Primus Super Speciality Hospital India Dr ND Khurana, however, appeared to not agree with the demands of the four doctors. He said..

The 75 year old Spanish priest who was infected with the Ebola virus in Liberia and evacuated to Spain to get better treatment has died, a Madrid spokeswoman from Madrid Health authorities said this morning. Fr. Miguel Pajares, who was airlifted from Liberia on August 7 after contracting the disease while working for a non-governmental organization in the African country started using the experimental drug, Zmapp last Saturday 9th August but sadly lost the battle to the deadly virus. This will be the first European that has died from the outbreak of the deadly virus.

The experimental Ebola drug which has been used to treat two infected patients in the US will be made available to Liberia.The untested drug ZMapp,will be used to treat Infected doctors . The Liberian government confirmed this via a statement , published on the Liberian presidency's website on Monday saying the drugs will be delivered by a WHO expert this week after the Liberian president made a direct appeal to US President Barack Obama on Friday. But, a spokesperson for the US Health and Human Services (HHS) Department said US authorities had simply assisted in connecting the Liberian government with the drug's manufacturer. Nigeria's request for the drug was turned down earlier.

On Monday, the faction of Northern Elders Forum led by Maitama Sule gave President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan an ultimatum till the end of October 2014 to bring back the over 200 abducted school girls from the Chibok area of Borno. They also told him to end the Boko Haram insurgency, and failure to do so means he is not fit to seek a re-election in 2015. According to Channels TV, the leaders of the North noted that the warning became imperative because they were of the firm belief that the lingering terrorist attacks and other related security challenges in the country pose a major threat to the 2015 elections and the survival of Nigeria as a nation. The forum allege that the FG’s failure to put an end to the insecurity in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa, was a plot to weaken the North’s political and economic potentials ahead of the 2015 elections.

Blessing is indeed blessed.After her multiple win at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Blessing Okagbare is amazing us yet again. She participated in the Championnats D’Afrique D’Athletisme in Marrakech, Morroco today where she beat 26-year-old Ivorian Murielle Ahouré in the women’s 100m race at 11.00 secs flat at the Grand Stade de Marrakech. A big Congrats to her.

I guess this is the season of celebs veering into politics. First it was Kate Henshaw…then Julius Agwu and now 9ice. Fuji star, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice has declared his intention to run for the Federal House of Rep member in Ogbomosho North/South/Orire Federal Constituency. He announced  on twitter. He’s yet to unveil the party he will be running under. Goodluck to him.

Fashion daring Rihanna goes wild for her W Magazine shoot...She rocked it well making the jungle theme look chic. see more pics below

A lot of you loved the trailer for Akan when BN presented it to you in July, now the movie has premiered in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. The main cast including Alex Ekubo, Venita Akpofure and Grace Johnson all flew in from Lagos to walk the red carpet and promote the productin. The movie which explores what makes a woman a “wife material” or not, is directed by Desmond Elliot and produced by Archie Sam and was recently nominated for the 2014 GIAMA award in the Best Indigenous Film category.

This elephant just have to scratch it’s body on a nearby parked Volkswagen CAR. Luckily for the two people inside the car at the time, he didn’t end up crushing them but it did cause a lot of damage to the car: all of the windows were crushed, the roof was smashed, all four tires were popped and the chassis was broken.

A Ghanaian Islamic cleric, Shamuna Ustaz Jibril, known in the country for his predictions and interpretations, has linked the Ebola pandemic to the consumption of carcasses. He called on medical practitioner to look into the effects of the consumption of the carcasses of felines. Based on the cleric’s opinion, he disputed the fact that the deadly virus is transmitted through handshake explaining that “it can be passed through coughing and blood transfusion and therefore not by handshakes.”

peter posted the above pic which emphasized his crotch but trust fans,they attacked him.

A pregnant woman who went for her usual check up at the First Consultant Hospital Obalande – same hospital that Patrick Sawyer was admitted -  tested positive of the virus on Friday. She got infected after being treated by the same nurse, Obi Justina Ejelonu, who attended to the Liberian carrier, Patrick Sawyer.

A 32-year-old Nigerian man travelling from Lagos was quarantined after showing Ebola-like symptoms during a trip to Hong Kong. However, he has tested negative for the virus, AlJazeera reports. Ever since the Ebola outbreak re-emerged, the Hong Kong government instituted a new policy of conducting quarantine for all individuals from Ebola-infected regions who showed symptoms of the disease.

As the fear of the spread of Ebola sweeps across Nigeria, Catholic churches in Lagos have suspended the 'sign of peace' where the congregation shake hands during mass. While some Anglican churches have suspended handshakes during communion. The Archbishop of Lagos Adewale Martins released a statement yesterday saying that while the handshakes have been suspended, Catholic priests should continue the traditional hand to mouth method of given Holy Communion for now, but asked the priest to make sure their hands don't touch the tongues of the recipient. He also said Holy Water bowls usually placed at the entrance of churches should be discontinued to contain the spread of the virus. In the same vain, the Primate of the Church Of Nigeria Anglican Communion the Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh today suspended shaking of hands during the exchange of the peace. He also suspended the age long mouth method of administering communion. He said this is aimed at preventing the spread ...

Earlier today, the Spanish government confirmed that a 75 year old Spanish Catholic priest, Miguel Pajares, who got infected with Ebola while working in Liberia will be treated with the experimental drug called ZMapp .. The drug arrived today from the US for use at the Madrid’s La Paz-Carlos III hospital where he is in isolation.. Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim took to her instagram page to air her displeasure. Remember,Nigeria's request for the drug was turned down by the Us and WHO said the drug would not be available till 2015. Read what she said below

Dorodiva Tiwa Savage.sooooo lovely

48 people, including 40 passengers and 8 crew were killed this morning August 10th when a small passenger plane crashed shortly after take off from Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, the capital of Iran, Iranian state TV reports. The plane, an Antonov An-140, designed for short domestic flights, was traveling from Tehran to the northeastern city of Tabas when it went down in a residential area. At least five children were on board the plane. Five people on the ground were burnt to death. Iran's aviation authority cited engine failure as the cause of the crash. This is the first major crash in Iran since 2011. This year has really been bad for air travel. At least five commercial airline crashes in 6 months and over 800 killed.

The world at large is full of fear. People want to read about things in newspapers and watch things on the television that cause fear. There is another news, apart from Boko Haram, that is causing fear in Nigeria – Ebola. Ebola is not Nigeria’s challenge. We should not be hasty in considering it a challenge. Our challenge is insecurity. It is a strange ailment. Imagine you carry an almond tree from Europe to Nigeria to plant it. It will not grow because of the weather. “That someone came from another country for an ECOWAS meeting and died of Ebola does not mean Nigeria is not safe. It is good to secure our nation, our environment but my concern is that we are going too far. It is affecting the image of the nation outside Nigeria. It is giving this nation a bad image, to the detriment of the name Nigeria. “To the extent we talk bad about Nigeria, to that same extent our name is destroyed. This is a country under repair because of what Boko Haram has done to the nation Nigeria. Do...

Ex-beauty queen Adaeze Yobo nee Igweis currently in London for the African Fashion Week with her mother and step-sister,Amal.See more pics below...

Incumbent Governor, Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress has won Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. Governor Aregbesola, emerge winner, polling a total of 203,090 votes, winning the highest number of votes in 22 of the 30 Local Government Areas in the state. His closest challenger, Iyiola Omisore of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 120,433 votes, to come second.  He won in eight local government areas.The candidate of the Labour Party, Fatai Akinbade, received a paltry 18,135 votes to com

Half of a Yellow Sun’ which was released into the Nigerian cinemas on the 1st of August has set a new record in box office figures. The movie is right now at the number one spot in Nigerian cinemas, ahead of Marvel Studio’s ‘Guardian of Galaxy’. The movie has been able to surpass other box office trailblazers for first weekend figures; Last Flight to Abuja made (N8.35Million), Phone Swap (N3.72Million), Maami (N3.30Million), and The Return of Jennifer (N10Million). Continue... The movie, featuring BAFTA award winner and Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, BAFTA award winner Thandie Newton,Onyeka Onwenu, Genevieve Nnaji, O.C. Ukeje, and Zack Orji, is adapted from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's award-winning international best-seller, and is written and directed by Biyi Bandele. And it is still showing in cinemas across Nigeria