FLAVOUR N’abania now Onga ambassador.

NIGERIAN Highlife crooner, Flavour N’abania, who
recently returned from a musical tour of South
Africa, has been named the face of popular
seasoning, Onga, in a deal said to worth some
millions of naira. Until now, top Nollywood actress,
Kate Henshaw, had been the only known celebrity
who is the face of Onga. Flavour, as ...
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Press Statement Of Ebola Virus

Nigeria has now recorded seven (7) confirmed
cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The first
one was the index case-the imported case
from Liberia of which the victim is now late.
Yesterday, 5th August, 2014, the first known
Nigerian to die of the EVD was recorded and
this was one of the nurses that attended to the
Liberian. The other five cases are currently
being treated at the Isolation ward in Lagos.
It is pertinent to note that: i. All the Nigerians
diagnosed of the EVD were primary contacts of
the index case. ii. The 24/7 Emergency
Operations Centre which I intimated you of in
my last press
conference will be fully functional by tomorrow.
It will be headed by Dr. Faisal Shuaibu as the
Incident Manager. He will later today lead a 6-
man inter-agency team drawn from National
Primary Health Care
Development Agency (NPHCDA), the US CDC,
the WHO, UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation to Lagos to complete the
setting up of the Centre. They will be joined by
the other personnel from the Lagos State
Government and the federal hospitals in the
Lagos area as well as the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control.
I have also appointed a Director of
Communication and Community Mobilization
who will be based in Lagos- Prof. O. Onajole of
the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. We
are embarking on recruiting additional health
personnel to strengthen the team who are
currently managing the situation in Lagos.
We are making arrangements to procure
Isolation tents to quicken the pace of providing
isolation wards in all the states of the
federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
We are also setting up a special team to
provide counseling and psychosocial support
to patients, identified contacts and their
families.

Ebola, now a matter of national emergency, Federal Government declares

The Federal government has declared the Ebola
outbreak in Nigeria a matter of national
Emergency, adding that everyone is now at risk of
being infected.
Speaking with State House correspondence at the
end of today's Federal Executive Council meeting,
the Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu
said the Nigerian government has written to the
Director of the United State Centre for Disease
Control to request for the release of some of the
unapproved ZMAG drug which has proven to be
useful in the treatment of the Ebola disease. He
said the Federal government awaits a response
from the United state government and hopeful if
the drugs are released, they could be used to treat
the confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease in
Nigeria. Continue...
The Minister advised Nigerians to avoid handshake
as much as possible, stating that the virus is both
contagious and infectious. He also said the virus
could also be contacted through the sharing of
bedspreads, pillow cases and towels among other
personal effects with infected person. He said the
disease is not airborne but at close range of a
1meter from an infected person, the disease
droplets can be transmitted.
The Minister also revealed that Isolation tent for
each confirmed case cost the government as
much as N20million. As regards the corpse of a
Nigerian brought in from Liberia last week into
Anambra state which caused Ebola scare in the
state, the Minister said thorough examination on
the corpse showed the man did not die of the
deadly disease.
As part of strategies to rise to the national
emergency, Chukwu said a website,
www.ebolaalert.org , has been designed to offer
information on the virus.

VAN GAL SAYING HE ONLY WANTS STROOTSMAN

The Red Devils boss is desperate to re-unite with
his Dutch compatriot rather than sign a weaker
midfielder in the summer transfer window, and
would happily wait until January
EXCLUSIVE
By Greg Stobart
Louis van Gaal has told Manchester United that
he is prepared to wait until January to sign Kevin
Strootman rather than bring in a weaker central
midfielder this summer.
The United manager is a huge fan of Strootman
and the club will monitor the Roma midfielder’s
recovery from a serious knee injury with a view to
trying to sign him in the new year.
Van Gaal has described the United squad as 'not
balanced' and the Dutchman wants to sign a box-
to-box central midfielder to bolster his side - but
he is happy to wait to land a top-class target.
Arturo Vidal has been constantly linked with a
move to Old Trafford, but while Van Gaal has
declared his admiration for the Juventus star, club
officials have been keen to play down any
prospect of signing him this summer.
Interest in Germany international Toni Kroos
earlier in the summer cooled before he joined Real
Madrid from Bayern Munich, while concerted
interest in Real midfielder Angel Di Maria looks
like coming to nothing with the Argentine likely to
join Paris Saint-Germain if he leaves the Spanish
capital.
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William Carvalho of Sporting Lisbon and Everton's
James McCarthy have also been considered by
Old Trafford officials, while Netherlands
international Memphis Depay could prove a target
next summer - but not this.
However, Van Gaal is adamant that the club need
not panic buy, and is more than happy to work
with his current midfield options come the start of
the new Premier League season - with a view to
making a move for Strootman in January.
That means the likes of Tom Cleverley look set to
initially be given a far bigger role to play at Old
Trafford than many may have expected. The
former Wigan Athletic loanee, something of a
scapegoat during the David Moyes era, has been
given the captain's armband in pre-season and is
one of a few of the club's fringe stars with a
point to prove in 2014-15.
Van Gaal worked closely with Strootman, 24, in
his previous role as Netherlands coach and
believes his compatriot is perfectly suited to the
Premier League and the style he wants to
implement at Old Trafford.
Ed Woodward, United’s executive vice-chairman,
is eager to provide Van Gaal with additions in the
transfer market and has claimed the club are
financially strong enough to break the world
transfer record.
But Van Gaal is understood to have told
Woodward to focus his attention on signing a
central defender - Mats Hummels would be his
dream signing, though a move for Arsenal's
Thomas Vermaelen is eminently more realistic at
this stage - rather than chase high profile
attacking players.
United started the summer with a €190 million
budget and have spent almost €76m so far to
bring Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera to Old
Trafford.

10 Year Old Girl Found With Explosives.

A 10 year old girl strapped with an explosive belt
was yesterday July 29th discovered by security
forces in company of two other people, a man and
an 18 year old girl, while traveling along a road in
Katsina state.
The DG of the National Information Center, Mr
Mike Omeri said this while briefing news men at
the National Information Center;
"Security forces on Tuesday, July 29, at
about 10pm along Zaria Road, Tudun Wada
of Funtua Metropolis, arrested three
suspects believed to be members of the
Boko Haram sect. The three suspects
consisted a male named Iliya Haliru, and two
females – Zainab Musa, 18, and Hadiza
Musa, 10. The three suspects were arrested
in a Honda CRV. When they were directed to
disembark for security check, 10-year-old
Hadiza was discovered to have been
strapped with an explosive belt. And
immediately, Iliya and Zainab made attempt
to escape with the car but were later blocked
by other concerned Nigerians and
subsequently arrested. The police
successfully unstrapped the explosive.”
He appealed to parents to monitor their wards so
they do not get initiated into such evil acts.

Doctor who treated more than 100 Ebola patients dies from the virus.

The Sierra Leonean doctor who treated more
than 100 Ebola patients has also died. Dr Sheik
Umar Khan (pictured above), who was hailed as
a national hero for disregarding his own health
and helping sick patients, died today July 29th
from the disease after being diagnosed with the
virus last week. He contacted the virus despite
wearing protective gear when treating patients.
In an interview last month, the 39yr old doctor
had expressed fears for his life because of his
constant contact with Ebola patients.
"I am afraid for my life. Health workers are
prone to the disease because we are the
first port of call for somebody who is
sickened by the disease. Even with the full
protective clothing you put on, you are at
risk" He told Reuters
His death comes days after a senior doctor at
Liberia's largest hospital, Samuel Brisbane, died
on Saturday at an Ebola treatment centre in
Monrovia. 3 nurses working in the same Ebola
treatment centre alongside Khan also died from
the disease last week. Several other medics
have been infected.

Photo: Police prevents another bomb blast in Kano

The Police in Kano state this morning July 27th
averted what could have been another fatal bomb
blast in the ancient city. Police operatives averted
the calamity after discovering a Peugeot 406 car
with registration number AA 513 ZAK, loaded with
explosives at the mosque of Sheikh Isyaku Rabiu
at Goron Dutse. Bomb experts neutralized the
explosives immediately and no casualty was
recorded.

The Kano state commissioner of police, Mr.
Aderenle Shinaba has confirmed the reports.