Chris Okotie calls for Oritsejafor’s Resignation as CAN President over $9.3 Million Scandal

Head pastor of Household of God Church, Chris Okotie, has called for the resignation of the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor, over the $9.3 million arms deal scandal, which his private jet was involved in.

He expressed his thoughts in a write-up on the Church’s Facebook page titled –  “$9.3M Scandal: Oritsejafor Should do the Right Thing.”

Nigeria Has Successfully Contained Ebola, US Hopes To Learn From Their Response

Students sing during an assembly in Lagos, Nigeria, on Oct. 8, 2014. Public and private schools in at least 11 states resumed academic activities after having been closed due to the Ebola outbreak. (Photo: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)

According to information from the CDC updated on Oct. 7, Nigeria has been downgraded to a Level 1 watch by the organization because of the decreased risk of Ebola transmission.

Nigeria's success has grabbed attention from U.S. officials hoping to prevent transmission of the virus in America, after Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas. On Wednesday, Duncan, 42, died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. The CDC is sending researchers to Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, to study how the country was able to control the disease.

Egypt prepares for 'war' as students return to campus

Cairo - At Cairo University's campus, new, black steel walls have gone up. A private security firm has put up surveillance cameras. Guards have bomb-detection devices. Just outside, heavily armed riot police have permanent positions.

Summer holidays end this weekend, and universities across Egypt are preparing for the return of students with a heavy, pre-emptive security clampdown. The aim is to prevent a resurgence of protests by supporters of Mohammed Morsi, the Islamist president who was removed by the military just over a year ago.

Kenyatta gets triumphant welcome home

Nairobi - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta received a triumphant welcome on Thursday on his return from The Hague, where he was the first head of state to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court.

Kenyatta's lawyers argued at a Wednesday pre-trial hearing that the case should be shelved for lack of evidence. The judges will now consider whether they will drop the case or set a date for a trial.

Paula Patton files for divorce from Robin Thicke

Los Angeles - Paula Patton has filed for divorce from Robin Thicke and is asking for joint custody of their son.

The Precious and 2 Guns actress filed for divorce from the Blurred Lines and Give It 2 U singer on Friday in Los Angeles, citing "irreconcilable differences".