Ebola: 340 Cases Under Surveillance in Rivers State

The Rivers Commissioner for Health, Sampson Parker, on Wednesday said there were 340 Ebola Virus disease (EVD) cases under surveillance in the state.

Parker made the remark in Port Harcourt during a sensitization workshop at Ogu, in Ogu/Bolo local government area.

He said the state government was not in a hurry to reopen primary and secondary schools because of the situation.

Immigration Arrests Suspected Human Traffic Kingpin in Enugu

Enugu (NAN) – The Nigeria Immigration Service, Enugu State Command, says it has nabbed one Koffi Hassan, a Sierra Leonean, who specializes in trafficking women out of Nigeria for prostitution.

The Immigration Comptroller, Bashir Ismail, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with NAN in Enugu.

He said that Hassan, an alleged human traffic kingpin, who had been on their wanted list, was arrested following a tip-off.

9ice has welcomed a baby girl with his live-in-lover,Olasunkanmi Ajala. Their baby who was born in Houston/Texas last week has since been named Michelle. The Gongo Aso crooner is also a proud father of twin girls with Victoria Godis and a son with ex wife, Toni Payne.

Ebola: Liberia sacks absentee ministers

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sacked 10 government officials who have been “out of the country with­out an excuse,” amid a national Ebola crisis.

She said the officials had shown “insensitiv­ity to our national tragedy and disregard for author­ity”. The 10 were given a one-week ultimatum more than a month ago to return home. Sierra Leone, Li­beria and Guinea are the worst-hit countries in an outbreak that has killed more than 2,400.

CNPP Praise Wole Soyinka For His Position On Boko Haram

                                                                                      Wole Soyinka

Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) salutes Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, the Moral Guardian, for his profound statement on the Boko Haram imbroglio and by extension the Rev. Stephen Davies disclosures, SaharaReporters informs.

Professor Soyinka’s moral crusade dates back to 50 years, he came to limelight on the eve of the Nigeria-Biafra civil war and has remained consistent in the revival and restoration of human dignity.