Meet the Nigerian diplomat, Olu-Ibukun Koye who took Ebola to Port Harcourt [PHOTO]

A photo of Olu-Ibukun Koye ,the Nigerian diplomat working for ECOWAS, who escaped quarantine in Lagos and left for Port Harcourt has surfaced online.

He was one of the first who made contact with the late Liberian, Patrick Sawyer.
Recall that Olu defied instructions and ran to Port Harcourt to meet late doctor Iyke Enemuo who treated him in a hotel.
Shortly after he was treated, he returned to Lagos where he was certified Ebola free.
Ironically, Dr Iyke fell ill and died. His wife opened up and his corpse which was taken to a mortuary was tested positive for Ebola.
The late doctor’s wife who is infected too is currently quarantined in Lagos.
She has a 3 month old baby.

According to reports, Olu may face manslaughter charges.

Divorce rumour: Pastor Chris deletes wife from church website, keeps mum on Anita’s allegations

Latest findings by us indicates that Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of the Chris Embassy has removed every information about his estranged wife, Anita from the church's website.
This is not unconnected with the wind of divorce currently blowing in the family.
TheCable had exclusively reported that the wife, Anita who is also the Vice President of Loveworld Assembly, better known as Christ Embassy has filed for divorce in a London Court over alleged adultery.
Following the shocking revelation, we ran a quick check on the church's website (http://www.christembassy.org/) only to discover that every information about the wife has been expunged.
Previously, the picture of Pastor Chris and his wife, Anita were on the homepage of the website, but following the shocking revelation, the wife's has been removed from the site.

P.M News reports.

On Sunday, two days after it was reported that Anita Oyakhilome had filed for divorce, Christ Embassy deleted her pictures and personal information from its official website, www.christembassy.org.

Many describe the action as the beginning of a process to shut her out of the church, after she accused her husband of “adultery” and “unreasonable behaviours” in a divorce suit filed in London last April but only made public on Friday. Continue...

Christ Embassy’s new website now shows only Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, with a broad smile welcoming his followers to the month of August, and tagging it, ‘Month of Praise’.

In the message on the website, Oyakhilome also urges his followers to “rejoice for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Also, on the website of the Rhapsody of Realities, a daily devotional co-authored by the esrtwhile couple, there’s nothing to show that Anita is still recognised as the only visible face on the website among the family members is that of her husband.

It was too early to know if the September edition of the Rhapsody of Realities still has the photographs of both the pastor and his wife as it used to be.

In the past, when the going was good, Anita and Chris Oyakhilome held hands on the church website and smiled broadly. They projected the image of a perfect couple.

But P.M.NEWS checks at the weekend revealed that there is confusion in the church following the divorce suit filed by Anita to end her over two decades marriage to the founder of Christ Embassy Church.

In the past, Pastor Chris headed the Nigerian branch of the church, though he travelled to other branches occasionally, while Anita headed the branch in London and its environs.

Christ Embassy and its founder have been embroiled in a myriad of controversies in the past. In 2010, Oyakhilome was accused of engineering a money laundering scheme in Nigeria, and questions swirled around his finances because of his glamorous lifestyle.

Many pastors and theologians also excoriated Oyakhilome for his “New Creation” doctrine—a form of gnosticism that says after a person becomes a Christian, any sin they commit is only in the body and will not affect the spirit.

In 2008, Oyakhilome’s reputation as a faith healer was tarnished badly in Johannesburg, South Africa, when a man told a Soweto newspaper that Christ Embassy offered him more than $1,200 to sit in a wheelchair and pretend to be crippled until Oyakhilome prayed for him.

“The man went to the media instead of taking the money, sparking concerns that healings were being faked to impress growing crowds,” said Lee Grady in an article in 2012 published by Charisma Magazine.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has also been a target of criticism by the Treatment Action Campaign for his support of faith healing to cure HIV.

Allegations that Christ Embassy members are reportedly being forced to give huge sums of money in offerings with the biggest donors receiving the biggest awards have left many people concerned.

Many Nigerians have also alleged that the church operates like a cult and pressures members to marry only within Christ Embassy.

Many people also remember the scandal involving Christ Embassy and Sheraton Hotel some years ago when a member of the church, who worked at the Sheraton Hotel, stole money from his employers and gave it to Christ Embassy. But when Sheraton approached the church for reimbursement, the church allegedly claimed that the money had been given to God and could not be refunded.

Many also excoriated Pastor Chris some years ago when the church began collecting gate fees from members for their New Year Eve’s Service.

More recently, Oyakhilome came under attack after he claimed that Christians were free to masturbate because it was not a sin.

But the latest scandal involving Anita and Chris, who have two daughters, seems to threaten the very existence of one of the biggest churches in Nigeria.

Christ Embassy runs several arms including the Healing School, Rhapsody of Realities, and an N.G.O called the Innercity Missions as well as three Christian television channels: LoveWorld TV, LoveWorld SAT and LoveWorld Plus.

The church is scattered all over the world, including in the United Kingdom, the United States, South America and the whole of Europe.

Stories about women bringing men of God down are not new. In 1988, Jimmy Swaggart, a famous American preacher was implicated in a sex scandal involving a prostitute that resulted initially in his suspension, and ultimately defrocking, by the Assemblies of God.

Three years later, Swaggart was implicated in another scandal involving a prostitute. As a result, Swaggart’s ministry became non-affiliated, non-denominational and significantly smaller than it was before the scandals.

 Culled from P.M News

Ebola: Diplomat to face manslaughter charges for fleeing to Port Harcourt

The Nigerian diplomat attached to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Olubukun Koye who escaped from quarantine in Lagos after testing positive to Ebola virus and travelled to Port Harcourt for treatment, an action that resulted in the death of the doctor who treated him (Iyke Enemuo) may face manslaughter charges.
This is coming on the heels of reports that the number of persons under surveillance in the state for Ebola Virus Disease has increased from 100 to 160.

According to Thisday, sources said that the issue of Koye (a primary contact of the index case, late Liberian Partick Sawyer) who defied instruction and left Lagos after being placed in the isolation unit, was discussed at the Federal Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday and that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation was directed to look into the Nigerian laws and see how he could be sanctioned for his action that resulted in the death of Enemuo.

It’s official! Remy signs for Chelsea

Loic Remy has completed his move to Chelsea from Queens Park Rangers, after the Stamford Bridge club met his £8.5million buyout clause.
Jose Mourinho moved for the France international, after the Blues agreed a two-year loan deal with AC Milan for Fernando Torres.
Also, there was some late interest from Arsenal, Chelsea were able to confirm their man on Sunday afternoon.
“I feel very happy and very proud,” he told Chelsea’s official website. “When I heard Chelsea wanted to sign me I said ‘let’s go’ straight away because they are one of the best clubs in the world.
“I remember the amazing atmosphere at Stamford Bridge when I played there for Marseille and I can’t wait to play for the first time in front of my new fans.”

Remy scored 14 times in the Premier League on loan at Newcastle last season and will battle Diego Costa and Didier Drogba, for a place in Chelsea’s starting XI.

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All that happened in the premier league this weekend.......funny

 

 

1. Man United’s big players must take more responsibility

Despite an impressive, committed display from Premier League new boys Burnley, Manchester United will wonder how they left Turf Moor without three points today.
Despite fielding an expensively assembled team, they could find no way past Burnley’s admirable work horses.
Of course, there are several excuses to offer — the team are still getting used to Louis van Gaal’s 3-5-2 system, many of the squad have yet to reach full fitness and recover from their World Cup exploits, and there are still a number of important players to come into the side.
That said, it was still an unacceptable performance by the Red Devils’ standards, as on paper United are vastly superior to Burnley. Consequently, it’s surely about time that the persistently ineffectual likes of Robin van Persie, Juan Mata and Wayne Rooney start to accept a bit more responsibility and take greater risks during games — otherwise, a repeat of the Moyes era or worse may ensue.

2. Stoke consolidate reputation as Manchester City’s bogey team

Of the incredible 102 goals Man City scored in the Premier League last season, just one came against Stoke.
There was consequently a suspicion that Mark Hughes and his men had identified a weakness in the City set-up, and such a belief will only be strengthened on today’s evidence.
Stoke managed to do what just one side (Chelsea) achieved in the league last season – beat Man City at the Etihad.
This unlikely victory can be attributed to a mixture of resolute defending, intelligent tactics, lacklustre City attack play and perhaps most vitally of all, luck — Marc Wilson was fortunate not to concede a penalty at one point when he stuck a leg out in the vicinity of an onrushing Yaya Toure, yet the referee chose to give the Irishman the benefit of the doubt, booking the Ivory Coast international for diving and compounding the hosts’ misery in the process.

3. Chelsea formidable but not infallible

Chelsea have arguably been the most impressive team in the Premier League so far this season, and they certainly looked imperious against Everton at Goodison Park today.
In an attacking sense, Jose Mourinho can have few complaints with his side, who were at their clinical best.
Perhaps the most pleasing aspect for the manager to take from the game is that it more or less confirmed the speed with which his new signings are adapting to life in the Premier League — Diego Costa took his overall tally to four goals in the three games, while Cesc Fabregas now has five assists in as many appearances as his Spanish teammate.
That said, defensively, there will be cause for concern. Eden Hazard’s tendency to wander often left full-back Cesar Azpilicueta a little exposed, with Seamus Coleman and Aiden McGeady posing Chelsea considerable problems down the right, to the extent that the visitors could easily have conceded even more than the three they ultimately let in.

4. Swansea flying high

There are currently just two teams that have won three games in the Premier League this season and who sit joint top of the table as a result — Chelsea and Swansea (though Tottenham could join them if they beat Liverpool tomorrow).
The Welsh side had already defeated Manchester United and Burnley before they continued their perfect start to the season as they overcame a hapless West Brom outfit 3-0 this afternoon.
The feat is particularly impressive because, in stark contrast with fellow league leaders Chelsea, Swansea are a team without stars. However, one ostensibly astute purchase has been Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Icelandic international, taken from Tottenham in the summer in what is his second stint at the Liberty Stadium outfit, has had an excellent start to the season and was influential again today, with two assists.
Moreover, in Nathan Dyer, they boast a player whose confidence is currently boundless, with three goals in three appearances including a brace today.
Though the table at the start of the season can be notoriously deceptive, the early signs suggest Garry Monk and his men could be set to enjoy an excellent season, as evidenced especially by the commanding nature of their display today.

5. Joy at last for Southampton

After a difficult summer in which many key players left, several pundits predicted Southampton would struggle this year.
Yet irrespective of these sweeping changes, they still possess a number of highly talented players, including Morgan Schneiderlin who scored a brace as they gained an impressive 3-1 victory over West Ham at Upton Park this afternoon.
The Saints were ultimately rewarded for an adventurous starting line-up that featured three recognised strikers, including Ireland’s Shane Long, who was playing for the first time from the start since securing a £12million move to the Saints recently.
After a less-than-assured beginning to the season, compared with the heights of their last campaign, a win at Upton Park against a physically imposing West Ham side undoubtedly is the type of performance that the club can derive confidence from and build on from hereon in.

Result: Everton 3-6 Chelsea

• Costa scores first and last goals
• Eto'o scores with first Everton touch
• Man C 0-1 Stoke; Newc 3-3 Palace
• QPR 1-0 S'land; Swansea 3-0 WBA
• W Ham 1-3 Saints; Burnley 0-0 Man U

Manager reaction- Everton 3-6 Chelsea

Everton manager Roberto Martinez, speaking to BBC Sport: "I can imagine it was a great game to watch from a neutral point of view but our point of view was that we started too slow.
"But even then I felt we showed great character and great belief and I felt we were getting back into it, but every time we did we were dealt a sucker punch. Our defending was not as good as it should be. We need to make sure our good play gets a lot more support from having a more solid defensive display.
"We should have protected Tim Howard a lot better. But we take responsibility as a team and in the same way promote all the good things we have. We have the experience and the know how. There were positives, Romelu Lukaku lasting along as he did and Samuel Eto'o arriving and having the impact he did."

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   Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, speaking to BBC Sport: "It was wonderful for everyone at the stadium and watching television around the world - but not for me. We cannot make so many defensive mistakes. We want to improve as a team by keeping our defensive strength and quality and improving in other areas. Today we showed we are improving in other areas but not keeping the balance in defence.
   "The team likes to have the ball, that is very important but we need to keep our defensive balance and not commit mistakes. Wednesday afternoon we spent 90 minutes defending corners and free-kicks but today we conceded from a free-kick so I cannot be happy with the ridiculous goal we conceded.
   "There is 35 more games, three is nothing."
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   Everton manager Roberto Martinez on Sky Sports: "The way we defended was soft. To concede two goals so quickly could have ruined us but we were magnificent in our response to that. There were one or two situations when we didn't defend as we should do but those are the small margins.
   "There are many positives for us. But we can't carry on conceding the goals we have, it is not natural and we must improve. But the way we kept bouncing back to get into the game will allow us to show our potential."
3. "The two teams played fantastically well. I know Everton are a good offensive side and their movement is not easy to control but we concede three goals it is too much. All of them I can clearly identify mistakes and those who are involved but in the end we are killers in attack.
   "We come to this stadium and get three points so we are happy. Obviously my players did well. Diego Costa had three chances and he scored two goals. He is a good finisher and he gives us a lot.
   "Today I told my people that I have no news until the end of the game. We are trying since yesterday to get Loic Remy but I don't know the status. We have a fantastic doctor and I trust him completely. They will identify any problem."
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   Hugely early days of course, but what a start to the season for Chelsea. Can anyone stop them?
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    The 26-year-old Cameroon international joined Barcelona in 2012 from Arsenal for about £15m with an 80m euros (£63m) release clause.
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Ok we have seen it........Atiku Abubakar's son weds today

Wahala......Sierra Leone sacks health minister over Ebola

 

Sierra Leone says it has sacked the country’s Health Minister over the handling of the Ebola virus outbreak that has plagued the West African sub region.
President Ernest Bai Koroma dismissed the Health Minister Miatta Kargbo on Friday due to her poor management of the Ebola epidemic that has killed more than 400 people in Sierra Leone.
A presidency statement said that Kargbo was removed “to create a conducive environment for efficient and effective handling of the Ebola outbreak”. She will be replaced by her deputy Dr Abubakarr Fofanah, the statement said.
Sierra Leone is among the three countries worst hit by the recent Ebola outbreak which has been described as the worst outbreak to hit the West African region.
More than 3,000 people have been infected since the virus was detected in the remote jungles of southeastern Guinea early this year. It quickly spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, and Senegal reported its first case on Friday.
Separately, the United Nations will use Ghana as a base for supplies bound for countries stricken by an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 1,550 people in West Africa, the Ghanaian presidency said in a statement.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon had a telephone conversation on Friday evening with Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, who agreed to let international agencies use Ghana’s capital Accra as a base for air lifting supplies and personnel to affected countries, the statement said.

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Lesotho ‘coup’ forces PM to South Africa

The prime minister of the southern African kingdom of Lesotho has fled to South Africa, alleging a coup by the army and saying his life is in danger.
Speaking to the BBC, Thomas Thabane said he would return from South Africa, which surrounds Lesotho, “as soon as I know I am not going to get killed”.
Reports say the capital, Maseru, is now calm after soldiers seized buildings. The army denied staging a coup.
Lesotho has seen a series of military coups since independence in 1966.
Thabane has headed a unity government since, but suspended parliament sessions in June amid feuding in his coalition.
He denied accusations that his actions had undermined his government.
Thabane said the army had rendered the government “dysfunctional”, an action that amounted to a coup.
“I have been removed from control not by the people but by the armed forces, and that is illegal,” he said.
“I came into South Africa this morning and I will return as soon as my life is not in danger. I will not go back to Lesotho to get killed.”
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The army is understood to have acted after the prime minister attempted to remove its chief, Lt Gen Kennedy Tlai Kamoli.
The army said the general was still in charge, saying the military “supports the democratically elected government of the day,” Reuters news agency reported.
A spokesman, Maj Ntlele Ntoi, denied staging a coup, saying: “There is nothing like that, the situation has returned to normalcy… the military has returned to their barracks.”
Earlier, troops were seen on the streets of Maseru and there were reports of gunfire.
Radio stations were taken off air and phone lines were cut, although later reports suggested they were working again.
Sports Minister Thesele Maseribane told the AFP news agency that troops had surrounded State House, a key government building

So Nigeria has money like this.......Employee of Gen. Theophilus Danjuma defrauds him of N2billion

An employee of former Defence Minister, Gen Theophilus Danjum rtd, Manasseh Zorto is said to be currently on the run after allegedly defrauding his boss of about N2billion.

Zorto, who was to be arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) wasn't in court when his case was called up yesterday August 29th.

The counsel representing the SFU, Chief Godwin Obla (SAN) told the trial judge, Okon Abang that the police was still in pursuit of the accused. Hehehehe we are watching

Omoni Oboli Again: See picture

She looks so fine.........

Omoni Oboli wore this beautiful Mai Atafo dress to the Lagos premier of her movie.Hope you remember Mrs Elliot.?

Adamawa: How Jonathan, Mu’azu saved Ribadu

 

President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu were instrumental to the granting of waiver to Mallam Nuhu Ribadu by the PDP in Abuja on Friday, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

With this, Ribadu is cleared to take part in the party’s September 6 governorship primary in Adamawa State if he and others are cleared by the screening panel on Saturday (today).

Also cleared to face the panel are Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) and Mr. Marcus Gundiri, who also applied for the waiver.

The President and Mu’azu’s intervention was sequel to the plan by majority members of the National Working Committee of the party not to grant waiver to Ribadu, who just joined the party barely a week ago from the All Progressives Congress.

Investigations by our correspondent however showed that majority of the NWC members were favourably disposed to granting waiver to Marwa and Gundiri.

When the case was presented to the President on Wednesday and Thursday, he was said to have bought the argument that if the party’s leadership did not want waiver, there wouldn’t have been any reason to insert it in the PDP constitution.

Besides, it was also agreed at the meeting that the disqualification of Ribadu and others could send wrong signals to other people in the opposition party who might be planning to defect to the ruling party soon.

It was said that the meetings agreed that the disqualification would mean that the doors of the party had been closed against such people.

A source at the two meetings said that while the President did not direct them to grant waivers to those who applied, he was said to have tactically asked them to follow the party’s constitution in their decision.

Section 50 (9) of the PDP constitution says, “There shall be a minimum of two- year membership span for a member to be eligible to stand for election into any public office, unless the appropriate executive committee gives a waiver or rules to the contrary.”

With this, it was said to have been difficult for the NWC members who were hitherto divided on the issue, not to grant Ribadu the much-needed waiver.

A source, who was at the meeting said, “The President did not direct us to give the waiver, but he said we should follow the constitution. In that case, what do we do? We have to read the President’s body language even though he is not in any way favouring anyone.”

Apart from this, he said the President also said the NWC members should allow the most popular candidate to emerge at the primary, citing the case of Ekiti State where he said he refused to anoint any candidate to the amazement of some of those who contested the governorship primary of the party in the state.

Before granting the waiver, the members of the NWC met again in Abuja on Friday where they considered the report of a committee set up to examine the issue. The committee was headed by the National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha. The committee was set up because of the inability of the members of the NWC to agree on the waiver, an action that also stalled the planned screening of the 14 aspirants which was originally scheduled for Thursday.

Briefing journalists after the Friday meeting, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, said all the members of the NWC unanimously cleared all aspirants who expressed interest in contesting in the primary.

He said, “After very careful and thorough consideration of all applications and the report of the Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha-led Adamawa State PDP Governorship Waiver Committee, the NWC was satisfied that all the aspirants met the requirements stipulated by the PDP constitution to participate in the process.

“Consequently, waiver has been granted to General Buba Marwa, Engr. Marcus Gundiri and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to take part in the exercise.”

He said the nomination process, including screening of aspirants as well as the primary election would be conducted with utmost transparency and strict adherence to rules and the principles of justice, fairness and equity.

Na waaa ooooo: Boko Haram funded through CBN- Australian Hostage negotiator says

  He is now saying that the insurgent group is funded through the CBN. In an interview with TheCable, Stephen claimed a senior official of the CBN handles the financial transactions of the sect group.See what he said...................

"One of the biggest of suppliers of arms and military uniforms to the JAS (Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, better known as Boko Haram) currently lives in Cairo, Egypt. He is the recipient of money sent by political sponsors from Nigeria. The funds go through the CBN’s financial system and appear to be a legal transaction. Meanwhile, the CBN official who handles the funding is an uncle to three of those arrested in connection with the Nyanya bombings. The three boys lived with him. They were arrested by the SSS (Department of State Security) after the bombings but they do not seem to have been interrogated about their uncle in CBN. Or if they have given up information about their uncle then the SSS has not moved against him." Stephen said.......

"Also, a senior official of CBN, who recently left the bank, was very close to Sodiq Aminu Ogwuche, the mastermind of the Nyanya bombings who also schooled in Sudan. Boko haram commanders said Ogwuche’s wife used to visit this top official in his office at the headquarters of the bank in Abuja before the Nyanya bombings. They were very close,” Davis said. He said he is speaking out now because he feels the Federal government is doing little in the rescue of the missing Chibok girls "I have three daughters. I just cannot stand the thought of what those girls are passing through. I have spoken to an escapee who described how she was being raped for 40 days by militants. I can’t stand it. It is heart-breaking. Nigerian authorities must act decisively now,” he said

Hope you know? Rivers state Min. of Health ask people who visited hospital where doctor died to come forward

Below is a statement from the Rivers state Ministry of Health calling on all those who visited Samstel Clinic in Rumuokoro, Port Harcourt, in the last few weeks to report to the ministry to get tested. Samstel is the hospital where Dr Ikye Enemoah, who died of Ebola, worked.

Ebola - Port Harcourt Ministry Of Health Release.

"If you visited Samstel Clinic, Rumuokoro, PH, within the last few weeks, you are kindly urged to report to the Rivers State Health Ministry!

"Please search yourself and if this concerns you, please go and get tested immediately.

If you were in this hospital but have left Port Harcourt, please look for where to give up yourself. Everything is being done to curb the spread.

Please do your little part to help. Do not hide family members who you think might be infected." God bless you as you Obey!

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Late doctor knew diplomat had Ebola virus –Rivers

 

The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samson Parker, says the late Dr. Samuel Enemou, who treated Olu Koye, a Nigerian diplomat with the Economic Community of West African States, was aware that the diplomat was a carrier of the deadly Ebola virus.

The commissioner stated this during a press conference in Port Harcourt on Friday evening.

Parker said, “He had received the late Dr. Patrick Sawyer in Lagos. Upon developing the symptom, confided in a female colleague, called Lilian, who contacted the late Enemuo. It was after contact was established with Dr. Enemuo that Olu Koye flew to Port Harcourt to see him.

“To conceal his movement, Koye, who had been quarantined among other people for having primary contact with the late Dr. Sawyer, the Liberian-American who transmuted the Ebola virus into Nigeria, sneaked out of the isolation unit where he was being observed and took a flight to Port Harcourt and switched off his phone so that he could not be reached or traced should he answer a call.”

On arrival in Port Harcourt, he said Koye checked into Mandate Gardens, a local hotel in the Rumunokoro area in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.

The hotel is within the Rumunokoro area where Dr. Enemuo’s private health facility, Sam Steel Clinic is located.

Parker added, “From what we have gathered so far, Dr. Enemuo, knowing that Koye was positive of the Ebola virus took some measures of precaution to protect himself while treating Koye.

“Knowing the enormity of what he was doing, Enemuo upon Koye’s departure for Lagos, poured bleach all over the room that Koye slept in order to sanitise the place.”

He said the deceased, after having developed the symptom, approached a colleague for treatment at Good Heart Hospital along Evo Road in G.R.A.

He said Enemuo did not tell the doctor that was treating him the truth, stressing that he merely told him that he had fever.

Parker said, “He lied. He did not tell the doctor that was treating him his full story. But the doctor, a nice and conscientious professional, suspected that Enemuo was either hiding something or was suffering from a strange ailment because he proved negative to malaria, fever and typhoid fever.

“To be sure of what he was doing, he spoke to other very experienced doctors about the strange case he was handling in his hospital.”

The commissioner said the doctor treating Enemuo even invited some his colleagues to come over to his hospital to study Enemuo’s medical history.

He said because the news of the Ebola virus was all everywhere, those he called were afraid to honour the invitation.

Parker added that none of them showed up at the hospital where Enemuo was being treated, stressing that Enemuo’s condition continued to deteriorate until he died after which body was taken to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.

The commissioner also declared that the advent of the dreaded Ebola virus in the state was currently posing a challenge, saying the development was tantamount to a war time situation.

He said the Rivers State governor, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, had pledged to provide funds to enable the state to procure all relevant materials as well as the services of medical experts from Nigeria and abroad to contain the virus.

Parker also said 60 more people who had secondary contacts with Koye were quarantined last night, bringing the total so far to 100.

He added that the wife of the late doctor had tested positive for the Ebola virus and had been moved to the isolation centre in Lagos.

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Ebola: Dead Port Harcourt doctor’s infected widow moved to Lagos

  The Port Harcourt based doctor who died on Friday August 22nd from Ebola Virus Disease in Port Harcourt Rivers state has been moved to Lagos for proper isolation and treatment. Her 3-months old baby is among the 160 people placed under surveillance in Port Harcourt.

Speaking to newsmen yesterday August 29th in Port Harcourt, the state Commissioner for Health, Sampson Parker, said most of those placed under surveillance at the Port Harcourt Isolation center are medical doctors, nurses and patients Dr Enemoah interacted with at his Samsteel Clinic at Rumuokoro, as well as the Green Hart Hospital where he died.


Dr Enemoah passed away at the Green Hart Hospital after been infected with the deadly virus from an ECOWAS diplomat, Olubukun Koye, who he secretly treated at a hotel in Port Harcourt.

Meanwhile it's been discovered that the hotel is Mandate Gardens Hotel in Rumunokoro area in Obio/Akpor LGA of Rivers State. People have been advised to avoid the hotel for the time being..
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Ebola: Police raid Lagos hotels, arrest 39 foreigners

Men of the Nigerian Police from the Area A Command, Lion Building, Ikoyi, Lagos State, and operatives of the Nigerian Immigration Service, on Friday raided one hotel and a guest house on the Lagos Island, arresting 39 foreign nationals over the Ebola Virus Disease scare.
The foreigners identified as 35 from the Democratic Republic of Congo and four Senegalese, were were said to be co-habiting in one Benin Hotel and one other guest house both situated on Atere street on Lagos Island.
According to security operatives, the raid of the two hotels was motivated by reports from residents of the area who expressed concern that activities of the foreigners, swarming the area, could lead to the spread of the Ebola virus.
It was gathered that the Commander of Area A Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Imohimi Edgal contacted the officials of the NIS and some health workers after the tip-off from the residents and the two hotels were raided.
The police said it has placed all the hotels in the area under close surveillance and charged the residents to promptly report any suspicious persons or activities to the police.
A police source said the immigration officials would determine if the suspects are legally residing in the country while the health officials would determine their health status to know if they actually have the dreaded disease or not.
Explaining what led to the raid, a resident of the area, Mr. Femi Ajasa, said they became suspicious and alerted the police following the mass movements of the foreigners into the hotels since the outbreak of the Ebola virus.
Ajasa said the residents needed to inform the police following their suspicion that some persons were receiving treatment in the hotel rooms.
“We are particularly concerned about our safety following the revelation of the government that it was a foreigner, Patrick Sawyer, that imported the disease to Nigeria. A vigilant resident alerted the community on Friday that he suspected some new faces entering the two hotels mostly patronised by foreigners, hence we alerted the relevant authorities,” he said


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Hahahahhaa....Maheeda models Ruggedman's soon to be launched varsity jacket

Naughty girl Maheeda models one of Ruggedman's soon to be launched 8Figures varsity jacket from his TSW (Twentieth Sept Wear) collection. Laugh wan kill me here

 

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Steady power supply: FG promises October 2014 deadline

The Federal Government has for the umpteenth time, assured Nigerians of steady supply of electricity in the country by October 2014.
Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo who briefed State House Correspondents in Abuja on Friday said government has made efforts to ensure constant availability of gas at power stations to boost power generation.
Professor Nebo, who spoke after a meeting on power stakeholders at the presidential villa, Abuja, chaired by Vice President, Namadi Sambo, added that the debt owed by power generation companies would also be cleared.
He said “The generation companies have been complaining that they need to have all their bills paid. The good thing about this is that arrangements are being made to make sure that all the generation companies get their money as at when due.
“We are working on that. That is part of the meeting that was chaired by Mr Vice President.
“Next thing is how far we have come with the issue of even settling the gas question. The gas question has remained for quite a while. But very thankfully, the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources and I, the central bank governor and chairman of NERC met severally to address those issues.
“And that eventually ended in finding resources to take care of the indebtedness of the generation companies to the gas companies.
“So once we take care of the backlog, we insist that the gas companies will eventually produce more gas.’’
He maintained that there are visible signs of government’s efforts to ensure constant electricity supply across the country in the past one week following improved gas supply.
“The cheering news from all of these is that if you have noticed throughout the country in the past one week people have been getting much better power supply.
“The gas is now beginning to come back and it’s something that gives all of us a lot of joy. And we know that it will continue to grow that way even until December because now some of the facilities, maintenance, repair works on the gas equipment and so on.
“The gas producers have come to a place where almost all of these is being taken care of, and then the new gas we are expecting we have then trickling in right now.
“So that part of the shortfalls we’ve had in production up to this time, we hope that by the beginning of October, we will see a much better stabilisation of the entire power delivery system in the country.
Speaking on generation capacity, Nebo noted that power supply have hovered around 4,500 mega watts.
“First, I would say we rejoice that for the first time in a long time, we have been averaging over 4,500 MW when we include nearly 300 mw of spilling reserve which is always put there to make sure that the reliability and stability of the grid is ensured at all time,” he said.

“So, we are really moving forward; it may not be as rapidly as Nigerians expect but it is important to let everybody know that indeed we are advancing, we are making progress and we will continue to make progress”.
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Wow.....Stoke stun Manchester City, Chelsea go top

Mame Biram Diouf scored a sensational solo goal, as Stoke City defeated Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad on Saturday.
Manuel Pellegrini’s men failed to take advantage of their superiority in the first half and nine minutes into the second half, the Senegalese striker broke away, evading several challenges to slot past Joe Hart.
The loss represents the first defeat for the current champions, who won their first two matches against Newcastle and Liverpool.
Diego Costa helped himself to a brace, as Chelsea beat Everton 6-3 at Goodison Park, to go top of the table with nine maximum points.
In other games of the day, Morgan Schneiderlin also scored twice as Southampton won 2-1 away to West Ham. Wilfried Zaha scored a late, late leveller, as Crystal Palace held Newcastle to 3-3 draw at St James.
Swansea continued their fine run of form with a 3-0 hammering of West Brom, while Harry Redknapp’s QPR grabbed their first win of the season at home to Sunderland

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“We cannot make so many defensive mistakes” – Mourinho reflects on 6-3 win over Everton

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, has expressed his relief after a nine-goal thriller at Goodison Park on Saturday, which saw the Blues beat Everton 6-3.
Diego Costa and Branislav Ivanovic scored in quick succession, as Chelsea raced into a two-goal lead within three minutes. Kevin Mirallas pulled one before the break.
In the second half, Eden Hazard’s cross deflected off Seamus Coleman past Tim Howard, but Steven Naismith prodded past Thibaut Courtois almost immediately to give Roberto Martinez’s men a glimmer of hope.
Nemanja Matic and Samuel Eto’o scored for the two teams, before late goals from Ramires and Costa settled it.
“It was wonderful for everyone at the stadium and watching television around the world – but not for me. We cannot make so many defensive mistakes,” Mourinho told BBC Sport.
“We want to improve as a team by keeping our defensive strength and quality and improving in other areas. Today we showed we are improving in other areas but not keeping the balance in defence.
“The team likes to have the ball, that is very important but we need to keep our defensive balance and not commit mistakes. Wednesday afternoon we spent 90 minutes defending corners and free-kicks but today we conceded from a free-kick so I cannot be happy with the ridiculous goal we conceded.

“There is 35 more games, three is nothing.”
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Ribadu’s bid for PDP waiver suffers setback as party demands more information

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has requested former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, to avail the party with more information before it can decide whether to grant him and two other aspirants waivers to participate in the party’s primaries scheduled for September 6 to pick its flag-bearer for the Adamawa State governorship election.
We learnt that national officials of the PDP could not reach a decision as regards allowing Ribadu, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (rtd), and Marcus Gundiri to unconditionally participate in the primaries after two contentious meetings over the last two days.
All three governorship aspirants had requested that they be granted waivers to enable them vie for the party’s ticket after they recently decamped from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP. But after two marathon meetings at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja and the Presidential Villa, members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party were unable to agree on whether or not to grant the waivers.
An impeccable source disclosed that the serious disagreements that ensued among the members of the NWC on the issue led to the postponement of the screening of the aspirants that was earlier scheduled to take place in Abuja from Thursday to Saturday, August 30.
The PDP’s NWC, however, was able to establish a subcommittee that includes the party’s national legal adviser, national publicity secretary and national financial secretary to demand more documentation from the PDP’s NorthEast Vice Chairman. The subcommittee has the mandate of requesting more information from Ribadu and other recent defectors to demonstrate that they truly qualify for waivers.
An inside source told DailyPost that the party had to proceed with caution with regards to granting waivers to the defectors so as not to encourage a culture of impunity or cause steadfast and loyal party members to be disenchanted.

While speaking with newshounds in Abuja, the national organizing secretary of the party, Abubakar Mustapha informed that the screening would now take place on Saturday while the names of the screening panel members will be released on Friday.