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17 Ebola victims escape from quarantine in Liberia

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, August 18th, 2014

There are conflicting reports over the fate of 17 suspected Ebola patients who vanished after a quarantine centre in the Liberian capital was looted. An angry mob attacked the centre in Monrovia’s densely populated West Point township on Saturday evening. A senior health official said all of the patients had been moved to another medical […]

Ghana cholera outbreak at ‘staggering’ level

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, August 15th, 2014

A cholera outbreak in Ghana’s capital has reached “staggering” levels, an official said Friday, blaming poor sanitation and overcrowded health facilities for the rapid spread of the disease. Cholera has killed more than 40 people in Accra since June and infected 3,100 others, according to the Ghana Health Service. While the sprawling city has been […]

New drug, Nano Silva, expected in Lagos hospital

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, August 15th, 2014

Nano Silva, an experimental drug for the treatment of Ebola Virus, was expected to get to the country on Thursday for the treatment of patients at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Yaba, Lagos . The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, also confirmed the […]

Anxiety as first Ebola suspect emerges in Kwara

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Friday, August 15th, 2014

The Chairman, Ebola Viral Disease Control Committee, Kwara State, Prof. Sunday Opabola, on Thursday said that a suspected case of Ebola disease has been reported in the state. He stated that the suspect is a seven-month old baby, who came with his parents from Ibadan for a visit at Ilorin. Addressing journalists in Ilorin on […]

Nigeria moves up in FIFA rankings

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, August 15th, 2014

Nigeria has moved up a spot from the 32nd position they occupied last month to the 33 rd position in the latest rankings released by FIFA yesterday. The Super Eagles have 673 ranking points, nine points from last month’s 664 points, to move up one step in the table despite not playing any match since […]

Police arrest 10 robbery suspects in Bauchi

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Friday, August 15th, 2014

The Bauchi State police command has arrested 10 robbery suspects who have been terrorizing residents of the state. The command Public Relations Officer Mr Mohammed Haruna, a Deputy Superintendent iof Police (DSP) disclosed this to Daily Sun, explaining that the gang specialised in instilling fear among the villagers and travelers along Darazo-Misau and Giade axis […]

Girl, mother, grandmother perish in Port Harcourt fire

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Friday, August 15th, 2014

Tragedy sruck in Port Harcourt yesterday as four persons were burnt to death and scores wounded in an early morning fire that gutted residential houses in the Rivers State capital. The incident, which occurred in Agip-Rumueme-Mgbuoshimili area of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state, claimed the lives of a five-year-old girl, her mother and […]

FIFA orders Maigari’s return (The return of incompetence)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, August 15th, 2014

World soccer governing body, FIFA has again ordered the return of the impeached president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari. FIFA in a letter ad- dressed to NFF scribe (which Daily Sunsports is in possession of) stated that the sacked NFF boss must preside over the August 26 congress. While regretting the […]

ebola-death-toll-increases Kwara closes private hospital over suspected Ebola victim

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Friday, August 15th, 2014

The Kwara State Government yesterday, announced the immediate closure of a private hospital in the metropolis over a suspected Ebola virus contamination. Announcing the closure of the hospital, the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Public Health, Professor Sunday Opabola, and his counterpart on Secondary Health, Dr Ibrahim Gambari, said the seven […]

Guard rapes 9-yr-old to death in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Friday, August 15th, 2014

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old security guard, identified as Gideon Musa, for raping a nine-year-old girl to death in the state capital. According to reports, the suspect, who is a guard near the victim’s house, took the teenager to a nearby bush and raped her to death. However, father of the […]