CLOSEUP CELEBRATES THE NIGERIAN YOUTH AT THE 2014 UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY

 

Closeup, the toothpaste brand that truly represents the aspirations of the “Naija Youths”, recently partnered with the RISE network to celebrate the Nigerian youth at the United Nations International Youth Day which recently took place at the Main Auditorium, University of Lagos, Akoka. 

The event was themed “Youth and Mental Health”. Close up Naija Herbal, one of the leading sponsors of the event provided an opportunity for Nigerian youths to air their voices on issues pertaining to national security, education and governance  via a satirical stage play and an intergenerational debate.

HOW I SURVIVED EBOLA – LATE NURSE' FIANCE, DENNIS AKAGHA SPEAKS

 

Dennis Akagha, the fiance of Justina Ejelonu, the First Consultant Hospital nurse who died after being infected with the deadly Ebola virus by Liberian Patrick Sawyer, in this exclusive interview with Vanguard spoke about how his late fiancee contracted the deadly disease, how she lost their unborn child while battling with Ebola, and also revealed that Justina had just landed the job at the hospital and met Sawyer on her first day there. He also spoke on how he got infected with the virus and how he finally got discharged. Fimd the in-depth interview after the cut

EBOLA: Senegal reports first case

 

Senegal confirmed its first case of Ebola on Friday, as the country’s health minister announced that a young Guinean had tested positive for the deadly virus.

REVEALED: How Boko Haram is funded and why Jonathan cannot arrestsponsors.

 

A Perth-based international adviser, Dr. Stephen Davis, who survived months of extreme danger to try to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram, has revealed that one of the primary sources of funding for the terror group is Nigerian politicians. Davis has worked in Nigeria in the past with the Archbishop of Canterbury and Head of the Church of England, Justin Welby, to negotiate the release of kidnapped oil industry workers in the Niger Delta. Speaking yesterday in an interview on ABC News, an Australian television station, Davis, 63, said he had realised the only way to stop the kidnappings was to stop the sponsors of Boko Haram. While Al Qaeda was involved in training Boko Haram recruits, Davis said one of their major sources of funding – aside from raiding banks – was Nigerian politicians. “That makes it easier in some ways as they can be arrested, but of course the onus of proof is high and many are in opposition, so if the president (Goodluck Jonathan) moves against them, he would be accused of trying to rig the elections due early next year,” he said. “So I think this will run through to the election unabated. These politicians think that if they win power they can turn these terrorists off, but this has mutated. “It’s no longer a case of Muslims purifying by killing off Christians.

GUS XI: TOP 30 FINALISTS OFF TO SEA SCHOOL APAPA

 

Nigeria’s biggest and most talked about reality TV show, Gulder Ultimate Search, have announced the top thirty contestants to go to Sea School. The ‘triumphant thirty’ will go for further drills at Sea School in Apapa on the 27th of August 2014 to test their readiness for the highly entertaining brawn and brain show.

111 YEAR OLD JAPANESE MAN RECOGNISED AS WORLD’S OLDEST MALE

 

Tokyo (dpa/NAN) – Guinness World Records has certified 111-year-old Japanese as the oldest living man on Earth.

US DOCTOR WITH EBOLA TO BE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL TODAY

 

Dr Kent Brantly, the American doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia while working as a missionary in the country will be released from Atlanta's Emory University Hospital today August 21st after being successfully treated. 

According to the spokesperson of the hospital, Vince Dollard, Dr. Kent's blood samples came back negative for the virus after undergoing proper screening for two days. Dr. Kent is expected to give a statement regarding his discharge later today at a news conference before leaving the hospital.

Dr. Kent and another US missionary Nancy Writebol contracted the disease while working to fight the outbreak in Liberia. After they contracted the disease they were taken to an isolation unit at Emory University Hospital, where they were treated with the experimental drug, ZMapp.

NEWS: ACP FRANK MBA BOWS OUT AS POLICE PRO (PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER)

 

ACP Frank Mba has bowed out as the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Police Force. In a letter of appreciation he sent out this morning, Mr  Mba expressed his gratitude to the media and the Nigerian people for contributing to his successful tenure.

Mba, who was promoted to the rank of Assistant Police Commissioner in June, has been redeployed to Lagos State Command as an Area Commander, Area J. He is expected to hand over to the new Public Relations officer, DCP Emmanuel Ojukwu later today.

UNVEILING THE NEW LG G3 PHONE ON JUMIA – WIN A FREE TRIP TO LONDON

 

Jumia Nigeria’s largest online gadget store unveils the latest Smartphone from LG ‘the simple is the new smart ‘ LG-G3 in Nigeria.

PHOTO NEWS: CHECK OUT THIS HOUSE BUILT UPSIDE DOWN

 

This house built upside down was spotted in Niagara Ontario, Canada. 

FIRST PICS OF THE POLICE OFFICER WHO SHOT AND KILLED UNARMED MICHAEL BROWN

 
Left is a pic of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown on a street in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9th.

Eye-witnesses said Michael was shot multiple times by officer Wilson as he turned around with his hands up. Wilson claims the teenager rushed at him full speed before he opened fire.

"I AM NOT MARRIED DOES NOT MAKE ME A SINGLE PARENT" GRACE AMAH

 

Mother of one, actress Grace Amah, says being single does not make her a single mother. Grace, who has never revealed the father of her 3 year old son, says as long as she and her baby daddy are taking care of their son, she's not a single parent. Grace made this statement in a recent interview with Yes! magazine.

NEWS: MYSTIQUE BESPOKE PERFURMERY LAUNCH

 

The Mystique Bespoke Perfumery was incorporated and registered in 2011. Mystiquee Bespoke Perfumery offers you an experience to create your own fragrance to reflect your individuality and personality, as everybody is unique, they should smell unique. Mystiquee Bespoke Perfumery guides you to find your one true signature scent. A handmade luxuryproduct that can be appreciated by all and yet not accessible to all.

PHOTO NEWS: POLICE ARREST MAN WHO ROBS BY DRUGGING HIS VICTIMS

 

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested 39 year old Akeem Ogunniran, an indigene of Osun State, who allegedly robs jewelries merchants of their jewelries after drugging them.

PHOTOS NEWS: OOU STUDENTS ON MASSIVE PROTEST THIS MORNING, DESTROY PROPERTY

 

Students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, are currently protesting in the state, demanding a reduction in their school fees. The students have barricaded the Presidential boulevard, the route leading to the office of Governor Ibikunle Amosun, saying they will not leave until the governor, who is said to be on his way to his office, addresses them.

LAGOS EBOLA PATIENTS NEGLECTED, CRITICALLY ILL - RELATIVES, COLLEAGUES

 

Some relatives and concerned colleagues of Ebola patients being treated at the Lagos Isolation center have cried out on what they termed the poor living condition of the victims. 

 

At a press conference held yesterday in Ikoyi, Lagos, some medical practitioners and colleagues of the female medical doctor confirmed to have contracted the virus while attending to late Patrick Sawyer, said the living condition of the victims are poor, stating that they have been left to battle the disease on their own as some physicians who are charged with the responsibility of attending to them have abandoned them for fear of also contracting the deadly virus.

HEALTHY & TASTY MEALS WITH LG LIGHTWAVE CHARCOAL MICROWAVE OVEN

 

Home cooking has no doubt been transformed by the arrival of microwave ovens. This trusty heat-and-eat device in our kitchens has come a long way since being used mainly to heat up milk and frozen dinners.  Despite the fact that it makes cooking easier and healthier many of the conventional versions sacrifice that gourmet taste in the process which informed the introduction of the Lightwave Charcoal Microwave oven by LG Electronics, a global leader in Home Appliances.

VIDEO: WORLD LEADERS ENDORSE BOVI-MAN ON FIRE (WATCH)

VIDEO NEWS: ACTRESS CHIKA AUDITIONS FOR NEW REALITY TV GAME SHOW

 

Do you have what it takes to be the Next African Diva? Are you female between the Ages of 18 to 35? Do you have a great personality and can stay in a house with 22 girls for four weeks and still maintain your cool? Now this is the show for you

JAY Z REPORTEDLY IGNORES KIM KARDASHIAN AT MALIBU RESTAURANT

 

Eyewitnesses claim Jay Z came face to face with Kim Kardashian at an upscale restaurant in Malibu on Sunday night and walked right past like he didn't even see her… 

LAGOS DOCTOR CONFIRMED TO HAVE EBOLA AS NURSE WHO ESCAPED FROM QUARANTINE IS RETRUNED BACK TO LAGOS

 

A doctor who attended to late Patrick Sawyer at the First Consultant Hospital has been confirmed positive with the Ebola virus. Speaking at a news conference today, the Nigerian Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu said the doctor is currently undergoing treatment at the quarantine centre in Lagos.

Prof Onyebuchi revealed  that some of the 169 secondary contacts of Sawyer were no longer under surveillance and had been released, having completed the 21 days of incubation period. 

PHOTOS NEWS: OMOTOLA JALADE EKEINDE SHARES FAMILY VACATION PICS

 

The actress is currently in South Africa with her children and husband. See more photos after the cut..

EBOLA: EXPERIMENTAL DRUG DEVELOPED BY NIGERIAN ARRIVES NIGERIA TODAY

 

An experimental drug developed by a Nigerian in diaspora for the treatment of Ebola is expected to arrive the country today, the Minister for Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said.

 

The drug, called “Nanosilver”, has been approved for use by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an experimental treatment ethical in the case of the Ebola epidemic. The Federal Govt yesterday approved the use of experimental drugs in the treatment of the deadly virus.

PHOTO NEWS: ANOTHER NURSE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH SAWYER DIES OF EBOLA

 

Another nurse, 25year old Justina Obi Ejelonu, (pictured above) who attended to late Liberian Patrick Sawyer while he was ill at the First Consultant hospital in Lagos, has died.

According to Sahara reporters, her relatives called to inform them of her demise this morning. Ms. Ejelonu had been kept in a quarantine facility in Lagos and was very vocal in the campaign for the release of the ZMapp experimental drug to Nigerian Ebola disease patients. May her soul rest in peace..amen.

PHOTO NEWS: OH MY! CHECK OUT EX SUPER EAGLES PLAYER, TAYE TAIWO’S ADORABLE KIDS!

 

Ex Super Eagles Player/Olympique de Marseille defender Taye Ismaila Taiwo has shared this photo of his adorable kids, Aliyah and Jnr. born in 2007 and 2009 respectively…… The 29 year old footballer currently plays for Bursaspor.

NEWS: JULIUS AGWU ALSO JOINS POLITICS,TO CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE

 

Nigerian comedian Julius Agwu has also joined the growing list of entertainers joining politics. He has officially declared his intentions to run for governor of Rivers State in 2015. Even though he is yet to name the party he will be contesting under, Julius says he decided to join the governorship race after pressure from his people to lead them.

NEWS:NIGERIAN DOCTORS SUSPEND STRIKE OVER EBOLA

Public doctors in Nigeria today August 7th called off their 5-week old strike to help with the fight against the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Nigeria.

LOCAL NEWS: FASHOLA ORDERS REVERSAL OF LASU FEES TO OLD CHARGES

Lagos state Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has directed the immediate reversal of the school fees of Lagos State University, LASU, which was increased by the government to what it was as far back as 2011.