Pics: Obama meets & hugs first nurse to contract Ebola in the US

Nurse Nina Pham, the first person to contract Ebola in the US met with president Obama at The White this afternoon where she received a hug from him.

Nina, who contracted Ebola while treating Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan at the Emory University hospital in Texas, is now free from the virus after being successfully treated at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. When President Obama heard she was Ebola-free, he sent word to her asking if he could hug her and she agreed to meet him. Aww...(Photo credit: White House Press)

Source::Linda Ikeji 

health care worker with Ebola in Dallas took plane day before symptoms showed, officials say

The second health care worker to test positive for Ebola in Dallas traveled by air the day before presenting symptoms and being isolated, the CDC announced Wednesday.

Health officials identified the health care worker as Amber Vinson.

CDC Director Tom Frieden said Wednesday the worker is currently in the process of being transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, which has previously successfully treated two American Ebola patients without the disease spreading further. It is not clear yet when exactly that transfer will happen.

The revelation has raised alarm about further spread of the disease, which is transmitted through body fluids such as blood and saliva after the victim starts showing symptoms.

In response to the latest Ebola case, the White House announced Tuesday that President Obama is calling off a planned trip to New Jersey and Connecticut and instead will convene Cabinet officials coordinating the government's Ebola response.

The CDC said it is attempting to track down all 132 passengers aboard the plane the health care worker took because of "the proximity in time between the evening flight and first report of illness. Officials identified the flight taken by the worker as Frontier Airlines flight 1143 from Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth on October 13. They said anyone aboard the plane should call 1 800-CDC INFO (1 800 232-4636) immediately.

Vinson exhibited no signs or symptoms of illness while on flight 1143, according to the crew.

On Wednesday, Mayor Frank Jackson said there were currently no known Ebola cases in Cleveland. However, Cleveland health officials activated an emergency command center for Ebola "situation awareness."

In a statement, Frontier Airlines said they "will continue to work closely with CDC and other governmental agencies to ensure proper protocols and procedures are being followed." The airline also said the plane has been thoroughly cleaned and was removed from service following CDC notification early Wednesday morning.

However, according to Flighttracker, the plane was used for five additional flights on Tuesday before it was removed from service. Those flights include a return flight to Cleveland, Cleveland to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), FLL to Cleveland, Cleveland to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), and ATL to Cleveland.

MR TOURISM NIGERIA : TIME TO VOTE!!!

Mr tourism nigeria 2014 screening has finally come to an end... its now time to vote for your favourite finalists... i have personally gone through the pictures and without no doubt i think mr kastina posesses all the qualities needed. Please vote for my friend , brother and dad lol vote for reuben osayande aigbede for mr tourism nigeria 2014 by clicking on d LINk nd LIKING it ... https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=791605460886108&id=273393949373931&set=a.791605150886139.1073741833.273393949373931&source=49&refid=13&fbt_id=791605460886108&lul&ref_component=mbasic_photo_permalink_textactionbar&_rdr#s_5c998902f80b1a59b964f9d71e5c87c5 tank you and God bless you kindly like this on face book too..
Or you can simply go to the mr tourism nigeria page on facebook and like his picture. God bless you all.

Linda ikeji's blog has been shut down

She took to twitter assuring her readers that the blog will be back on and the mobile site is still working.

BEAKING NEWS: THOMAS ERIC DUNCAN HAS DIED OF EBOLA IN TEXAS!!!!

the man who was admitted in the dallas hospital from liberia died from ebola this morning.he was said to have had multiple things going on like kidney failure. See his pictures below...

Photo: Davido shows off plenty dollar bills on instagram

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Lmao.. cnn mis spells ebola as bola

Lmao.. others do make mistakes... this is so funny to me. If you have a friend named bola u shoupd show this to them.

Woman who was set on fire by jealous wife removes her burns mask for the first time in 2 years...and she's beautiful!

28 year old Australian Dana Vulin was set on fire by a jealous wife, Natalie Dimitrovska on February 16, 2012. Natalie, who has since been sentenced to 17 years in prison, doused Dana in methylated spirits in a horrific premeditated attack at her home after being jealous that the gorgeous mother of one had spoken to her husband at a party.

Dana suffered third degree burns to two thirds of her body and has worn a mask for the past two and a half years. But on Saturday October 4th, Dana unveiled her face after reconstructive surgery to reveal her miraculous transformation. She looked as beautiful as she once was. 

'I never thought in my wildest dreams I would look in the mirror and see the old me again." Dana said.

She's a cute one. Kayswitch shares new photo of his daughter

The last time Kayswitch shared a pic of his daughter was in July...but the proud father shared this new photo of his 7 months old daughter (with her mum) and you can see she's growing up fast and turning into a real cute one.

Stepmother, 48, marries her stepson, 45, making her child both his half-sister and his step-daughter

Not only did French woman Elizabeth Lorentz, 48, marry her 45 year old step son, Eric Holder, but her ex, who is Eric's father even attended their wedding. Yes, you read right. Lol. Kolo people!

According to French daily Republicain-lorrain.fr, Elizabeth married Eric on Saturday October 4th in the parish church in the small village of Dabo in Alsace-Lorraine, north-east France, after fighting for months with French authorities for the right to marry him.

According to reports, Elizabeth met Eric's father in 1989, had a child with him in 1997, married him 2003 and divorced him in 2006. All this while Eric was her stepson. Now he's her husband...

About her separation in 2006, Elizabeth told RL

"I was not expecting it, it was a shock. I was an adult so I made do. But our daughter who was nine-years-old felt the separation very badly. She cried every day. That's when Eric was a great support for us and our relationship evolved.'

Speaking about the situation, Eric, who also has a daughter, said he did his best to comfort his half-sister, who is now his step-daughter,

'When my father left my mother, I felt abandoned. I knew how she felt. So I had to be there for both of them'

Eric and Elizabeth soon began an affair that was frowned upon by many. And when they decided to marry, French law, which prohibits all unions between step children and step-parents - even former ones, would not allow it.

The couple fought the law and finally obtained a right to marry from a local court and the day they married, Eric's father, who now supports the relationship attended.

"Eric's father, who is also my ex-husband agrees perfectly our history. Our girls too. They have almost the same age and consider themselves sisters. We never differentiate between them. I simply hope that our story will be useful to other couples in our situation, because I know there are some' Elizabeth told the French newspaper...

South Africa seizes Nigeria's $5.7m in another secret arms deal bust

Three weeks after South African government seized $9.3million allegedly belonging to the Nigerian government, they have once again confiscated $5.7million arms money from Nigeria.

According to South African newspaper City Press, the money was seized by South Africa’s Asset Forfeiture Unit of the National Prosecuting Authority for allegedly being the proceeds of illegal transactions and even shared some documents. See the full report after the cut...

From City Press

The Asset Forfeiture Unit of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has seized $5.7 million (R64 million) for yet another arms deal between South Africa and Nigeria. 
This is the second multimillion-rand arms deal between the two countries in the past month that has resulted in the money being frozen in South African banks.

Last month, R103 million in $100 bills stashed in suitcases was seized at Lanseria Airport, north of Joburg.

The money was frozen in both cases for allegedly being the proceeds of illegal transactions.
City Press’ sister paper Rapport has learnt that the department for offences against the state in the Special Investigating Unit is also involved.

Documents in the newspaper’s possession show that the earlier consignment was approved by the Nigerian government – that country’s national security adviser personally issued the end-user certificate for the transaction.

An entire “shopping list” was supplied with the certificate, which included everything from helicopters to unmanned aircraft, rockets and ammunition.
Sources close to the investigation said the latest transaction was between Cerberus Risk Solutions, an arms broker in Cape Town, and Societe D’Equipments Internationaux, a Nigerian company in Abuja.
An impeccable source said this company paid the R60 million into Cerberus’ account at Standard Bank.

Cerberus was previously registered as a broker with the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), but the registration expired in May this year.
The marketing and contracting permits also expired at the same time. 
The company has since applied for re-registration, but the application lay in the NCACC’s mailbox for more than two months.

Sources told Rapport that Cerberus apparently tried to pay the money back to the Nigerian company, after which the bank became suspicious. 
The NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit subsequently obtained a court order in the South Gauteng High Court to seize the money.

Cerberus’ attorney, Martin Hood, this week declined to comment on the matter. 
NPA spokesperson Nathi Mncube said there were no indications that the two transactions were related.
“However, both are now the subject of a criminal investigation and all possible information and connections are being investigated,” said Mncube.

Nigerian fraudsters now using Hollywood big names to scam people

Lol. TMZ, comes for Nigerian fraudsters in this exclusive report. Find below...

How would you like to be the assistant to a major Hollywood producer?  You can get the job now by going online. You will receive a job offer and an assignment ... that will ultimately screw you out of thousands of dollars, thanks to Nigerian fraudsters.

Here's the fraud by the numbers ...
-- People who want to break into Hollywood post resumes on various websites.  Some of them get an email from people claiming to be major Hollywood players, looking for an assistant.

-- The "players" -- who actually register Gmail accounts using the names of the actual big shots -- offer jobs to the super-eager applicants from all over the country.

-- The "players" give the applicants a start date and a first assignment, to get their feet wet.

-- The "players" actually send the applicants a check to deposit -- usually for $3,000 -- and then purchase pre-loaded debit cards.  The applicants are told to send the cards to several charities near and dear to the "players."

-- But since the applicants haven't even had their first day of work, the "players" tell them to snap a photo of the debit cards with the numbers to prove they followed instructions correctly ... kind of a test.

-- The applicants then dutifully send the pics and the "players" then execute the fraud by draining the cards with online shopping. 

So, by the time the charity gets the cards the account is dry.

As for the checks ... well, they look like the real deal, but they're fake.  So by the time your bank figures out the scam, the money is spent and you're on the hook.

We've confirmed the names of 2 big wigs are being used ... famed director Louis Leterrier and big-time producer Alex Orlovsky -- he madeRyan Gosling. 

We're told the feds are investigating the case, and we've learned all of the IP addresses and server information goes to Nigeria.  And everyone has a friend who's a prince in Nigeria.

Welcome to Hollywood.

Nigerian troops engaged in fierce battle with Boko Haram in Michika

According to a breaking news report, Nigerian troops are currently engaged in a fierce gun battle with Boko Haram men at Michika town in Adamawa state. Hopefully our troops will crush them as they've been doing in recent times.

Chibok girls may never return - former president Obasanjo says

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that some of the missing Chibok girls may never return and we'll continue to read about them in years to come. He said this yesterday Oct 5th while speaking at the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation 

"I believe that some of them will never return.  We will still be hearing about them many years from now, some will  give birth to children of the Boko Haram members, but if they cannot take care of them in the forest, they may release them.” he said.

Actress Raven Symoné finally comes out of the closet

Last year multimillionaire actress Raven-Symoné tweeted that she could finally get married after Rhode Island legalized same sex marriage which many interpreted to mean that she's a lesbian. Now she's officially said she's in a relationship with a woman.

Raven owned up to her truth last night on Oprah Winfrey's 'Where Are They Now'; 

"I’m in an amazing relationship with my partner - a woman - and on the other side, my mother, and people in my family have taught me to keep my personal life to myself as much as possible so I try my best to hold the fence where I can. But I am proud to be who I am and what I am." She told Oprah

Peter Okoye talks about how his Bentley is used as police car in Dubai

The kinda cars used for public tranaport in dubai ehn... chai

Photo: Dubai police bust Nigerian gang involved in armed robbery

Dubai Police have arrested a gang comprising five Nigerians (pictured above) who were involved in armed robbery at the Al Mustaqbal money exchange in Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Road in Ajman. 

The gang managed to steal Dhs2,75,000 including various foreign currencies. 

Deputy Ajman Police chief said that the incident took place last week when the gang members entered the exchange and attacked and assaulted its employees, threatening them with toy guns before emptying the premises of its cash and fleeing.

The gang members entered the country on a visit visa, which expired long time ago. 

He added that the police operations room received a call about the robbery at around 10.30 pm last Thursday. 

However, the suspects managed to escape before the police arrived on the scene, as the employees failed to activate the alarm in order to alert the police.

Lt Col Abdullah Saif Al Matroushi, director-general of CID at Ajman Police, said that police formed a special team to investigate the case. 

“The police team used sniffer dogs to trace the movement of the suspects and found the shirt of one of the suspects and a toy gun used in the crime. 

The police also used the footage obtained from surveillance cameras installed at the exchange house and the street, which assisted in revealing their car plate number and its description. 

In cooperation with the Sharjah and Dubai Police, the team managed to identify the suspects and their location. 

One of the suspects was arrested in a street in Sharjah. He then led the police team to his accomplices in Dubai. 

In coordination with the Dubai Police, the team raided the house of the suspect and arrested the other four.

The sixth suspect is still on the loose and the police is on the lookout. 

Upon inspection of the suspect’s residence, the police seized Dhs11,000, receipts of purchases of gold, garments and various items, as well as money transfer to their countries and currencies including US dollars, euros, Omani riyals and other currencies.

The suspects confessed to their crimes and were referred to the Public Prosecution.  The police officials urged the public to take proper precautions to avert such crimes.

They also said that more awareness campaigns will be organised to educate the employees of the financial and commercial establishments on safest ways to deal with this kind of incidents that occur during their working hours. 

They will be educated about the importance of setting alarms to alert the police immediately.

Source: Gulftoday.ae

Family of five found dead in their home in Lagos

A woman and her four children, all boys, were found dead in their residence at 8 Kunle Owooade Close, in the Itamaga area of Ikorodu, Lagos yesterday October 1st.

The family were discovered yesterday in their home with three of them already decomposing. Three of the boys were in one room, while the mother and the youngest boy were found in another room. One was actually found alive but barely clinging to life. He died on his way to the hospital.

A neighbour said the last time the family was seen alive was on Friday September 26th. Neighbours decided to check on the family when they noticed an offensive odour coming from their building, where they lived alone. The woman's husband is said to have died about four years ago.

When they knocked and nobody opened, they decided to break the door and found the dead bodies. Nobody knows for sure what killed the family but some neighbours attributed to food poisoning while others think it generator fumes.

Two die , 14 rescued in Lagos boat mishap

Two persons including a man identified as Mr Idowu Lawal and a female identified as Fatima have been confirmed dead while 14 others were rescued after a boat capsized in the Igando area of Lagos state around 8pm on Wednesday October 1st.

According to Vanguard, the boat took off from Akesan and was heading to Imoshe in Ogun state, when it capsized almost immediately. Witnesses said the boat couldn't withstand the tides of the river. 

 

Unfortunately none of passengers wore a life jacket. After the boat capsized, some passengers who could swim swam to the shore of the river while local fishermen present at the time of the incident were able to rescue some others. Unfortunately two people were unable to survive it.

 

The boat operators didn't tell the police about the unfortunate incident as no report was made to the Igando police station. A police source said even the families of those who died in the mishap had not come to them to lay any complaint.

Omolara, a relative of Mr Idowu Lawal whose body is still missing, said her brother was on his way home to attend to his expectant wife who called him to tell her she was about to give birth

"Lawal was a mechanic. He had three children. His pregnant wife called him on the phone to rush home that she was in labour. I believe he decided to take this route so as to get home early. Ordinarily, he had a phobia for river. The challenge we are confronted with is how to get his recovered bodies. I cannot find the person that called me on phone. He has absconded with the body out of fear of being arrested by the Police.” she said

The other deceased, Fatima is said to be a petty trader who had gone to buy jewelries which she intended to sell before Salah celebration tomorrow.

Liberia to prosecute national who took Ebola to US

Liberian authorities say they will prosecute Eric Duncan, the Liberian man diagnosed with Ebola in the US once he finishes his treatment in America and returns home.

"We wish him a speedy recovery; we await his arrival in Liberia to face prosecution" Binyah Kesselly, chairman of the board of directors of the Liberia Airport Authority said.

Duncan is accused of lying to health officials when he filled a questionnaire before leaving the country last month saying that none of his relatives were sick. But investigations by the health ministry showed he had an Ebola infected relative whom he had taken to a hospital on a wheelbarrow but was turned back from the hospital after being told they lacked bed space for his ill relative.

Duncan, said to be in a serious condition in a Dallas hospital, is the 1st case of Ebola to be diagnosed on US soil.