Port Harcourt Records Ebola death. Over 70 Under Surveillance

The Federal Government, Thursday, confirmed that the doctor that died in a hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, died of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD.

The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that the doctor contacted the disease after treating a patient who came in contact with Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who brought Ebola to Nigeria.

***JUST IN*** Enugu Deputy Gov, Onyebuchi, Impeached!

The Enugu State House of Assembly has removed the state’s Deputy Governor, Sunday Onyebuchi, from office.

The Assembly voted Tuesday morning to sack Mr. Onyebuchi from office.

Details of the impeachment session is still sketchy but the deputy governor’s removal is believed to have been masterminded by Governor Sullivan Chime.

Chime operates a Poultry too at the govt house - Deputy Gov

The embattled Enugu State Deputy Governor, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi, continued with his evidence before the impeachment panel, yesterday, revealing that Governor Sullivan Chime also operated poultry and piggery farms at Government House.

He told the panel that the government had since 2011 made annual budget for the maintenance of the poultry, adding that the funds were released and tendered the state’s budget from 2011 to 2014 to back his claims.

Ebola: a Plague or an American Decimating Factor in Nigeria?

Late Patrick Sawyer, a Bioterrorist?

Following discoveries and revelations, that the late Patrick Sawyer possibly knew he had Ebola Virus before flying into Nigeria, there are heightened fears in some quarters that the Liberian-American may have been used as a delivery system of a well designed biological weapon of mass destruction in Nigeria.

Patrick Sawyer Was Under Surveillance in Liberia...possibly knew he had Ebola

                          Patrick Sawyer

It has been revealed that the late Patrick Sawyer who was Nigeria's index case for the Ebola virus was actually under surveillance by the Liberian health authorities, even though he still managed to board a flight heading outside his country.

Don't Heal Ebola Victims - FG Warns Churches, Healers

The Federal and Lagos State Governments have warned churches and healing homes that specialise in miracles to beware of treating or trying to heal suspected patients suffering from the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, as that could lead to the spread of the disease.

Why Enugu Dep Gov, Onyebuchi may not resign - Aide

*Nkanu people frown at meddlesome role by Senator Nnamani

There were indications on Monday that the embattled Deputy Governor of Enugu state, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi may only consider resigning from office if the panel to be constituted to handle the allegations against him was manipulated.

Female suicide bomber, 5 others killed in Kano

KANO—Ancient city of Kano witnessed fresh bomb attacks, yesterday, as twin explosions targeted at worshippers at Saint Charles Catholic Church, Sabon Gari, and a police check point in Kano killed six persons. The dead included a soldier, two women, a man, a child and a female suicide bomber.

Kano State Commissioner of Police, Adelenre Shinaba told reporters in Kano that the attack on the Catholic Church located at Zungeru Road, occurred shortly after the Sunday mass when an object suspected to be Improvised Explosive Device was thrown from opposite the church at a crowd of worshippers, leaving the service.

Moonsighting Controversy: Nigeria only country in the world celebrating Eid-El-Fitri today

Nigeria is the only country in the world whose Muslim faithful are celebrating Eid-El-Fitri (the end of Ramadan festivities) today following the controversial announcement by the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa’ad, on Saturday night that the new moon of Shawwal was sighted in some cities across the country, PREMIUM TIMES can report today. This newspaper gathered, through extensive investigations and interviews with leading Islamic clerics, that the Ramadan fast in other parts of the world would only end today (Sunday), with the Eid-El-Fitri celebrations holding on Monday.

The Chairman of the Nigerian National Moonsighting Committee, Hafiz Wali, as well as a member, Sheikh

Impeachment: The Sins of Enugu Deputy Governor

The impeachment notice served on the Enugu State Deputy Governor Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi might have come as a surprise to many. Not because he has had the best of relationships with his governor, but because both have pretentiously carried on for so many years as though all was well.

Buhari Escapes From Kaduna's Second Explosion

      General Buhari's bulletproof car after the bombing      Photo: Sahara Reporters Media

It was gathered that General Muhammadu Buhari was almost killed in the second bomb explosion that rocked Kaduna town this afternoon in which more than 20 persons were killed.

***Breaking***Bomb Blast Hits Kaduna

An explosion has occurred in central Kaduna killing at least 20 people.

The blast occurred Wednesday afternoon along Isa Kaita road which leads to the popular Murtala Square.

A witness said the explosion is believed to have targeted the convoy of a prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, who was on his way to the Square.

#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS: HOW EZEKWESILI FOOLED MALALA

Details have emerged on how the #BringBackOurGirls’s campaigners stage-managed last week’s meeting between the purported parents, Chibok girls and Pakistani child rights activist, Yousafzai Malala in Abuja.

Investigation by Nigerian Pilot showed the actual parents of schoolgirls who were kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State on April 14 this year did not attend the meeting.

“Senate not a retirement benefit for ex-Governors” – Enugu West People’s Forum

The Enugu West People’s Forum, on Monday, faulted the suggestion by a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. USA Igweshi, that Governor Sullivan Chime should be compensated with the Enugu West Senatorial seat at the end of his eight years in office as the Governor of Enugu State.

The group bared its mind in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Ugulu O. Ugulu while reacting to an interview published in a national daily on today.

The Forum stressed that while it had no problem with deserving former governors coming to the Senate through free and fair democratic contest, it was opposed to seeing legislative seats as a compensation or retirement benefit for former governors.

***JUST IN*** Chime, Ifeoma Nwobodo Perfects Plot to Impeach Deputy

Enugu Deputy Gov, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi

There were indications, yesterday, that the deputy governor of Enugu State, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi, may be impeached any time from now, our source can authoritatively reveal.