Lassa Fever Has Killed Forty People In Ten States – Health Minister

Forty people have died in Nigeria in a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in 10 states across the country, Health Minister Isaac Adewole said Friday.

“The total number (of suspected cases) reported is 86 and 40 deaths, with a mortality rate of 43.2 percent,” Adewole told a news conference in the capital, Abuja.

The minister said that so far, laboratory tests have confirmed that 22 of the 86 suspected cases were Lassa fever and results were expected on the remainder.

Seven of the affected states are in the north — Bauchi, Nasarawa, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Plateau and Gombe — while the remaining three are in the south — Rivers, Edo and Oyo — he added.

The first case of the disease was recorded last November in Bauchi state. Cases were then reported in Kano and elsewhere.

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Benefit Of Sucking Breast For Men

According to Vanguard, the female breasts, also known as “the twins” or “the girls”, have remained the most conspicuous and attractive feature of the female sexual organ. Perhaps, its strategic positioning and function add to its importance in the life of a woman.

Besides the age long biological function of the breasts as a source of food and nourishment for babies, the breast is also a major source of sexual attraction for the male specie, just as it is also a key sexual organ for the woman, highly sensitive to stimulation. The fact that they come in various shapes and sizes, further add to their uniqueness and endearing place in our hearts as humans.

Court Grants Ex- PDP Chairman Haliru Bello & His Son N600m Bail

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a N600 million bail to the previous National Chairman of the Peoples  Democratic party, PDP, Dr. Haliru Bello and his son, Abba. the 2 face a 4-count criminal charge bordering on alleged N300 million fraud.

The presiding choose, Justice Ahmed Mohammed delivering judgment on their bail application, ordered the pair to pay N300million each  alongside 2 sureties  each in equal sum.

One of the persons to stand surety for the previous PDP chairman should be a Director in a federal government establishment or any of its agencies whereas the son was requested to provide somebody not below grade level 12 to stand surety for him.

EFCC Chairman Says More Influential People Would Be Arrested Soon

EFCC's acting chairman‎ Ibrahim Magu has disclosed that some influential Nigerians will soon be arrested as the war against corrupt practices continues. Mr. Magu made this known  this at a meeting with online media practitioners in Abuja yesterday.

Ibrahim Magu

"There are more influential Nigerians on the radar of the EFCC and in the coming weeks they will have their day in court and Nigerians will be be kept fully abreast of the results of the commission’s investigations,”he disclosed.

Buhari ,You Have 7-Days Ultimatum To Release Kanu, Metuh And Dansuki - Campaign For Democracy

Vanguard reports that Campaign for Democracy, CD, South East Zone, yesterday, joined other human rights bodies in the call for the immediate release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, and the Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisah Metuh and the former National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd).

In a statement in Onitsha, Anambra State, CD also expressed concern that Buhari had formed the habit of cracking down on Igbo leaders at any slight provocation.

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Masked Gunmen Assassinate Driver To Fayose's Aide

The driver to an aide of Ayo Fayose ,Ekiti state governor,  was reported shot dead by unknown gunmen wearing masks this morning as he was traveling along the Aramoko and Igede road in Ekiti state.

This killing comes after the supposed aide, Aderiye Omolafe himself was in September last year killed  by unknown gunmen at his office in Ijigbo .Aderiye was a former Chairman of the Ekiti state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).

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Toni Payne Speaks On Her Marriage With 9ice

Toni Payne who is the Ex-wife of 9ice, television host and lifestyle writer went emotional in a new post she made on her instagram page as regards her marriage with 9ice.She disclosed that she feels bad that she is being accused wrongly and that this is all happening because she loved the wrong person

The other day I lost my cool when I shud av ignored cos I let people who do not matter get to me. It got me trending in a way I did not like and that for me I can’t ignore. Till today, I get an unreasonable amount of hate for something I did not do. I ignore most times but this time I reacted. I’ve been thru a lot so sometimes I find them hard to ignore, maybe because Iv addressed it to the point that it feels like it will never go away. Iv been called every name in the book, bitch, attn seeker, etc simply because I loved the wrong person but still I held my head high choosing to carry on.

Nnamdi Kanu‘s Wife Delivers A Baby Boy

The wife of the embattled operator of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu today gave birth to a baby boy.

The news was broken on the group’s Facebook page reading, “Good morning great Biafrans. With joy in our hearts and celebration of new arrival to IPOB family, our first lady, the wife of our eminent leader, Joshua Nnamdi Kanu, has delivered a healthy baby boy. Mother and child are in good health.”

Transgender Lady Accused Of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl Before She Changed Sex From Male To Female

A transgender lady allegedly raped a 15-year-old woman before ever-changing sex from male to female.

Davina Ayrton, now 34, is suspected of raping a person in Portsmouth in 2004, when she was still a male.

The alleged victim aforementioned the alleged attack 'was over quickly however felt like it was forever' which Ayrton, aged around twenty five at the time, acted as if nothing had happened.

In a police interview that was played to Portsmouth Crown Court, the alleged victim who is currently in her 20s, said: ‘He just lay on top of me, it must have been seconds but it felt like it was minutes. 'He just sat up as if it was nothing.’

H I S I M P E R I A L M A J E S T Y,OONI ADEYEYE ENITAN BABATUNDE OGUNWUSI, SENDS OUT HIS NEW YEAR MESSAGE.

''I greet the good people of Nigeria and welcome you all into the New Year. As I salute the courage and resilience of our citizens, I also want to assure you of better days ahead.

Quake strikes northeast India, Bangladesh; 11 dead

According to Reuters, a powerful earthquake struck northeast India and Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least 11 people and injuring nearly 200, with efforts to reach remote areas where people may be trapped hampered by severed power lines and telecommunication links.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.8 magnitude quake was 57 km deep and struck 29 km west of Imphal, capital of Manipur, which borders Myanmar.

The pre-dawn quake killed six people in India and five in neighbouring Bangladesh, officials said, while shockwaves were felt in Nepal and as far away as the Myanmar city of Yangon, about 1,175 km to the south.

The quake struck while many people were asleep, and roofs and staircases of some buildings collapsed in Imphal, a city of about 270,000 people.

"It was like being tossed around in a frying pan," said Joy Thanglian, a 33-year-old employee of state energy firm Bharat Petroleum.

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Zinedine Zidane To Replace Rafa Benitez As Real Madrid Coach

Real Madrid coach, Rafa Benitez is facing sack just seven months after taking over as coach for the club.

Zinedine Zidane

Directors of the Spanish club have been consulting throughout Monday after Madrid failed to beat Valencia on Sunday evening.

The president of the Club Florentino Perez has called a board meeting for Monday afternoon which will be followed by a press conference at 4.30pm.

It is expected that Benitez will be dismissed with Zinedine Zidane stepping up from the B-team to take control of first team affairs until the end of the season.

Florentino Perez is said to prefer Zidane taking over with immediate effect.

Mourinho would remain an option for the Spanish giants at the end of the season if the Zidane fails to perform as expected.

China Is Building New Homegrown Aircraft Carrier

According to CNN, China says it's building a new homegrown aircraft carrier as it seeks to expand its military clout.

Beijing already has one aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, which it bought from Ukraine in 1998, spent years refurbishing and put into service in 2012.

The new carrier was "independently designed in China" and is being constructed in the northeastern port of Dalian, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said Thursday.

The U.S. military and independent analysts have long believed that China has been working on its own aircraft carrier project while using the Liaoning for training purposes.

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Olamide, Don Jazzy Make Up And Apologizes To Fans

Olamide Adedeji aka Badoo and the Mavin leader Don Jazzy have supposedly settled the disagreement that happened on the 1^st of January at the headies over the next rated award recipient.

Olamide had earlier posted an apology to the fans about his attitude on stage. Both Don Jazzy and Olamide took a picture together few hours ago and posted it on Instagram with the caption below...

Nigerian Army Please Allow Us Into Sambisa Forest To Fight Boko Haram - Borno Hunters Appeal

The hunters in Borno state  have said to appeal to the Nigerian Army to allow them enter into the Sambisa forest.the forest which is believed to be the camp of Boko Haram.

Addressing the media in Maiduguri, the emir of hunters in the state Mai-Gana Mai-Durma  said they are very familiar with the route and layout of the dreaded forest and so should be allowed to go in and help fight the terrorist.
 Mai-Gana Mai-Durma  said :

Boko Haram Is Now The Most Deadly Terrorist Group In The world - Institute For Economics And Peace Newyork

According to the Global Terrorism Index, a report released by the New York-based Institute for Economics and Peace, Boko Haram “has become the most deadly terrorist group in the world”.
The Islamist group has  increasingly used children and women as weapons, often deploying young girls strapped with explosives in  crowded marketplaces, public gatherings  and worship centres, particularly churches and mosques in the North-East.
This  clearly shows  that the insurgents  can still spring surprises inspite of the fact that they have been substantially degraded by the military in compliance with President Muhammadu Buhari’s December 31, 2015 deadline to end terrorist activities in the country.
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