Ebola: No need for panic, understand the facts

Ebola is a virus that causes a potentially lethal illness called hemorrhagic fever. It renders the body's blood vessels porous and they start to leak, causing catastrophic internal bleeding. It is said that up to nine out of ten people who contract the virus will die without immediate medical attention. It is actually pretty hard to catch Ebola. It is not airborne and contrary to the rumour mill, unless if bodily fluids was. The major outbreak of Ebola disease has killed at least 672 people so far in West Africa and British airports and airlines are on high alert to stop passenger’s disease, Passengers thought to have virus are being barred from taking flights to UK as Ebola can spread through sweat and saliva and there is no vaccine or cure yet.
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Gowon applauds Team Nigeria

FORMER Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has applauded the splendid performance of Team Nigeria at the XX 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow describing them as the ‘Pride of the Nation’.

I can play any role – Sylvia Ukaatu

Sylvia Ukaatu, known as Sylvia Sugar is a rising Nollywood star who is currently in Ghana shooting a movie titled Our Community School in Suhum village. Before she took acting by the horns, Sylvia did a lot of modelling. She has done billboard jobs for Scanfrost, Grand beer, Printing jobs for MTN, and outdoor jobs for Bank Heritage and Mouka Foam.

I am going through spiritual rebirth — Blessing Patrick

When Blessing Patrick came into Nollywood in 2011, she had the kind of hunger that seemed insatiable. While her peers were still struggling to get past auditions, the fair-skinned Cross River State-born  actress was already winning laurels. In a  space of two years she had won the City People Best New Actress of the Year […]

Damilola Adegbite, Chris Attoh yet to tie the nuptial

Nollywood beautiful couple, Damilola Adegbite and heart-throb, Ghanaian Chris Attoh have been going around town doing things together, appearing in functions and oftentimes hooking up together as man and wife but a recent revelation from a close associate of the couple has pointed out the lovebirds are still a long way from solemnising their union

Helen Paul dares baby bump to bubble

It may be a stale news to say popular baby-voice comedienne, Helen Paul  (aka Tatafo) is very much pregnant. At least, a good look at her is enough to tell. But the wife of Femi Bamisile isn’t a pregnant woman you would expect to stay back home, romancing antinatal schedules or even listening too obediently […]

Nigerian Refs also lie about their ages, says ACP Kigigha

CAF and FIFA Referees Fitness Instructor, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Felix Kigigha landed a severe blow to his own constituency of the men in black when he revealed that the age cheat syndrome widely suspected in the age grade players in the country, is also deeply rooted among referees.

Danagogo hails Team Nigeria medalists

The Honourable Minister of Sports/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has hailed the performance of double gold medallist, Blessing Okagbare as well as other medalists in Team Nigeria for making the country proud at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

‘E-learning equips graduates with 21st century skills’

Today, information and communications technologies (ICTs) infiltrate classrooms around the world at an exceedingly rapid pace. With the gradual shift to online learning, an ICT entrepreneur and graduate student of Roehampton University’s online MBA programme, Chikelue Oji, in this interview with Sunday Vanguard shares his experience on the institution’s online MBA programme . According to him, the program has become a means of equipping graduates with leadership skills and strategic analysis. He explained how e-learning has equipped graduates with 21st century skills to face the challenges ahead.

Ebola: The Enemy at Your door

Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, is a contagious illness that has been reported in several African countries, including Uganda, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria. It is caused by an infection with the Ebola virus, and is often lethal in humans and non-human primates (such as monkeys and gorillas). Since 1970, there have been at least 25 confirmed outbreaks of EVD. In the latest outbreak in West Africa, around 1,200 infections and 730 deaths have been reported

How Katsina First Lady is lifting women!

Mr Lawal Charanchi is the coordinator of the Service to Humanity Foundation, a non- governmental organization set up by the First Lady of Katsina State, Dr. Fatima Ibrahim Shema, to empower women and the vulnerable. In this interview, he explains how foundation has done so far in complementing the state government efforts to reduce poverty in the state

Aregbesola Vs Omisore: Osun State as Sambisa Forest

They were 35 pick up trucks in all – 35. The vehicles had no number plates; therefore, there was no way on earth you could identify the owners in the event of a road mishap – even for the good of the occupants.

Arsenal 5-1 Benfica 1: Sanogo nets four

French striker Yaya Sanogo scored four times as Arsenal crushed Portuguese champions Benfica 5-1 at the Emirates Cup friendly tournament in London on Saturday.

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