Entertainment, Events, News,Sports, Politics, jokes, Education, fashion, and health
Saturday, 27 December 2014
Friday, 26 December 2014
Ebola death toll rises to 7,693: WHO
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen
to 7,693 out of 19,695 cases recorded, the World Health
Organization said Friday.
The previous toll released December 22 stood at 7,518
fatalities out of 19,340 infected in Sierra Leone, Liberia and
Guinea.
Worldwide, the disease has killed at least 7,708, including six
in Mali, one in the United States and eight in Nigeria, which
was declared Ebola-free in October.
Spain and Senegal, which have both been declared free of
Ebola, meanwhile counted one case each, but no deaths.
– Sierra Leone –
Sierra Leone, which has overtaken Liberia as the country with
the most infections, counted 9,203 cases and 2,655 deaths on
December 24, the WHO said.
Four days earlier the toll stood at 8,939 cases and 2,556
deaths.
– Liberia –
Liberia, long the hardest-hit country, has seen a clear
decrease in transmission over the past month.
As of December 20 the country counted 7,862 cases and 3,384
deaths, up from 7,830 cases and 3,376 deaths recorded in the
previous update, the WHO said.
– Guinea –
In Guinea, where the outbreak started a year ago, 2,630 Ebola
cases and 1,654 deaths were recorded as of December 24.
The previous tally showed the country with 2,571 Ebola cases
and 1,586 deaths.
– Healthcare workers –
Ebola, one of the deadliest viruses known to man, is spread
only through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an
infected person showing symptoms such as fever or vomiting.
People caring for the sick or handling the bodies of people
infected Ebola are especially exposed.
As of December 21 a total of 666 healthcare workers were
known to have contracted the virus, and 366 of them had
died, according to WHO.
to 7,693 out of 19,695 cases recorded, the World Health
Organization said Friday.
The previous toll released December 22 stood at 7,518
fatalities out of 19,340 infected in Sierra Leone, Liberia and
Guinea.
Worldwide, the disease has killed at least 7,708, including six
in Mali, one in the United States and eight in Nigeria, which
was declared Ebola-free in October.
Spain and Senegal, which have both been declared free of
Ebola, meanwhile counted one case each, but no deaths.
– Sierra Leone –
Sierra Leone, which has overtaken Liberia as the country with
the most infections, counted 9,203 cases and 2,655 deaths on
December 24, the WHO said.
Four days earlier the toll stood at 8,939 cases and 2,556
deaths.
– Liberia –
Liberia, long the hardest-hit country, has seen a clear
decrease in transmission over the past month.
As of December 20 the country counted 7,862 cases and 3,384
deaths, up from 7,830 cases and 3,376 deaths recorded in the
previous update, the WHO said.
– Guinea –
In Guinea, where the outbreak started a year ago, 2,630 Ebola
cases and 1,654 deaths were recorded as of December 24.
The previous tally showed the country with 2,571 Ebola cases
and 1,586 deaths.
– Healthcare workers –
Ebola, one of the deadliest viruses known to man, is spread
only through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an
infected person showing symptoms such as fever or vomiting.
People caring for the sick or handling the bodies of people
infected Ebola are especially exposed.
As of December 21 a total of 666 healthcare workers were
known to have contracted the virus, and 366 of them had
died, according to WHO.
Muslim youths protect Christians during Xmas service in Kaduna
More than 200 Muslim youth volunteers are part of those
protecting Christians during church services to celebrate this
year’s Christmas in Kaduna, says Pastor Yohanna Buru.
Buru, a cleric of Christ Evangelical Church, Sabon Tasha,
Kaduna South, disclosed this in an interview with pressmen in
Kaduna.
He confirmed that over 200 Muslims were at his church to
help protect the faithful from any attack during the church
service.
According to him, the feat is the first of its kind after the
series of crises that rocked the state in recent past.
“I really appreciate their love and care,’’ said the cleric.
Buru said the essence of that was to protect the Christian
worshippers as part of effort to strengthen peaceful co-
existence between Muslims and Christians in the state.
The pastor expressed happiness over the protection given to
them by the Muslim brothers.
He noted the initiative was an indication that peace has come
to stay in the state, saying the measure will strengthen a
lasting peace between the two religions.
He also prayed God to continue to bring about peace in the
country the country, praying that other citizens would emulate
the gesture.
He urged Nigerians to learn to live in peace with one another
irrespective of ethnic or religious differences.
The cleric said that peace was a major panacea to the
positive development of any nation. (NAN)
protecting Christians during church services to celebrate this
year’s Christmas in Kaduna, says Pastor Yohanna Buru.
Buru, a cleric of Christ Evangelical Church, Sabon Tasha,
Kaduna South, disclosed this in an interview with pressmen in
Kaduna.
He confirmed that over 200 Muslims were at his church to
help protect the faithful from any attack during the church
service.
According to him, the feat is the first of its kind after the
series of crises that rocked the state in recent past.
“I really appreciate their love and care,’’ said the cleric.
Buru said the essence of that was to protect the Christian
worshippers as part of effort to strengthen peaceful co-
existence between Muslims and Christians in the state.
The pastor expressed happiness over the protection given to
them by the Muslim brothers.
He noted the initiative was an indication that peace has come
to stay in the state, saying the measure will strengthen a
lasting peace between the two religions.
He also prayed God to continue to bring about peace in the
country the country, praying that other citizens would emulate
the gesture.
He urged Nigerians to learn to live in peace with one another
irrespective of ethnic or religious differences.
The cleric said that peace was a major panacea to the
positive development of any nation. (NAN)
Ekiti teachers curse Governor fayose over Xmas 'AWOOF'
It was an interesting sight yesterday as primary and
secondary school teachers from all over Ekiti State converged
on Agric Olope area of Ado-Ekiti to collect the chickens that
Governor Ayodele Fayose promised them for Christmas.
As early as 9am, teachers had started to throng the
distribution venue to collect their chickens. When Governor
Fayose arrived with a deluge of security aides in his traditional
short-sleeve T-shirt, he threw victory punch to the air with
the supporters he brought in buses responding with shouts of
Oshoko.
The whole stretch of Agric Olope of Ajilosun was jam-packed
with the vehicles of the teachers that came from all over the
state.
The other end of Agric Olope by Matthew Street was a no-go
area as teachers, who parked their cars far away from the
distribution venue, trekked long distances.
By noon, the picture of what would emerge at the end of the
day had started to take shape as teachers went home with
pigeon-size chickens cursing the governor in unprintable
words. Some left in annoyance shouting “Sai Buhari, Sai
Buhari”.
When the governor saw the anger of the teachers as they
shoved and shoved in an uncontrollable scramble to collect
their chickens, he offered to decentralize the distribution, but
the teachers had already lost their patience, as they left in
anger.
One teacher from Omuo-Ekiti lamented that he had spent
about N800 to travel to Ado-Ekiti to collect a chicken that
sells for less than N1000. One of the friends of a teacher who
parked his car about 400 metres away from the venue with a
green Nissan Primera lamented ever wasting his time “for this
nonsense”. The man was more angry as the car of his friend
broke down with bad brake cable where they parked. As at
6:30pm, mechanics were still battling to bring the car to life.
Surrounded by four other teachers, one of them said that he
knew the whole exercise would be a fluke immediately he
learnt that teachers in both primary and secondary schools
were lumped together for the exercise.
“I know it is going to be like this. More than half of the
teachers won’t get the fowls. Elomirin a kari so dele loni leyin
ugba kaan ba ruun kankan gba leyin kaan duro titi titi ninu
orirun (some people will go dejected back home empty-
handed after waiting long hours in the sun).
As teachers moved enmasse in anger from the place, the
governor pleaded that they should come back, promising that
he would add N2 million to be shared among the teachers.
This angered the teachers the more, as they started
shouting:”How much will one teacher get if N2m is shared
among more than 18,000 teachers in both primary and
secondary schools?”
As The Trumpeter tried to take the photographs of the
teachers as they were leaving in anger, some covered their
faces to avoid being photographed.
To everybody’s chagrin, Fayose on his way to the office
abruptly stopped at Matthew street junction along Ajilsun and
sat at a phone vendor booth making phone calls while traffic
built up heavily along the road.
secondary school teachers from all over Ekiti State converged
on Agric Olope area of Ado-Ekiti to collect the chickens that
Governor Ayodele Fayose promised them for Christmas.
As early as 9am, teachers had started to throng the
distribution venue to collect their chickens. When Governor
Fayose arrived with a deluge of security aides in his traditional
short-sleeve T-shirt, he threw victory punch to the air with
the supporters he brought in buses responding with shouts of
Oshoko.
The whole stretch of Agric Olope of Ajilosun was jam-packed
with the vehicles of the teachers that came from all over the
state.
The other end of Agric Olope by Matthew Street was a no-go
area as teachers, who parked their cars far away from the
distribution venue, trekked long distances.
By noon, the picture of what would emerge at the end of the
day had started to take shape as teachers went home with
pigeon-size chickens cursing the governor in unprintable
words. Some left in annoyance shouting “Sai Buhari, Sai
Buhari”.
When the governor saw the anger of the teachers as they
shoved and shoved in an uncontrollable scramble to collect
their chickens, he offered to decentralize the distribution, but
the teachers had already lost their patience, as they left in
anger.
One teacher from Omuo-Ekiti lamented that he had spent
about N800 to travel to Ado-Ekiti to collect a chicken that
sells for less than N1000. One of the friends of a teacher who
parked his car about 400 metres away from the venue with a
green Nissan Primera lamented ever wasting his time “for this
nonsense”. The man was more angry as the car of his friend
broke down with bad brake cable where they parked. As at
6:30pm, mechanics were still battling to bring the car to life.
Surrounded by four other teachers, one of them said that he
knew the whole exercise would be a fluke immediately he
learnt that teachers in both primary and secondary schools
were lumped together for the exercise.
“I know it is going to be like this. More than half of the
teachers won’t get the fowls. Elomirin a kari so dele loni leyin
ugba kaan ba ruun kankan gba leyin kaan duro titi titi ninu
orirun (some people will go dejected back home empty-
handed after waiting long hours in the sun).
As teachers moved enmasse in anger from the place, the
governor pleaded that they should come back, promising that
he would add N2 million to be shared among the teachers.
This angered the teachers the more, as they started
shouting:”How much will one teacher get if N2m is shared
among more than 18,000 teachers in both primary and
secondary schools?”
As The Trumpeter tried to take the photographs of the
teachers as they were leaving in anger, some covered their
faces to avoid being photographed.
To everybody’s chagrin, Fayose on his way to the office
abruptly stopped at Matthew street junction along Ajilsun and
sat at a phone vendor booth making phone calls while traffic
built up heavily along the road.
I wont have an office for FIRST LADY says Buhari
General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd)
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
retired General Muhammadu Buhari says he will not have an
office for first lady if elected in next year’s election.
In an exclusive interview with Weekly Trust in Kaduna, Buhari
said his decision was premised on the fact there is no office
of first lady in the Nigerian constitution, just as there is no
official role for presidents’ wives.
Rather, he said ministries which are constitutional should be
allowed to play their roles.
“There is the Ministry of Women Affairs, and so on”, he said.
The APC flag bearer said women would however play very
important roles in his administration.
“I was raised by my mother, as I lost my father when I was
under six years, so I know what a woman can do if given the
chance,” he said, adding that he sees them as his
cornerstone.
General Buhari also spoke on the situation in Chibok, Borno
State, where over 200 schoolgirls were abducted by the
terrorist group, Boko Haram and remain in their captivity.
“Imagine a mother with a teenage daughter there and for
seven months and has no clue where she is”, he said, noting
that women’s effort in looking after children, apart from the
pain of childbirth, aggravates the pain of losing a child.
“Roughly one year in their tummy and from the time they are
born until they clock six, children tend to assume they know
everything, but it is women, their mothers, who are
responsible for them. I have the greatest respect for women,”
he said.
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
retired General Muhammadu Buhari says he will not have an
office for first lady if elected in next year’s election.
In an exclusive interview with Weekly Trust in Kaduna, Buhari
said his decision was premised on the fact there is no office
of first lady in the Nigerian constitution, just as there is no
official role for presidents’ wives.
Rather, he said ministries which are constitutional should be
allowed to play their roles.
“There is the Ministry of Women Affairs, and so on”, he said.
The APC flag bearer said women would however play very
important roles in his administration.
“I was raised by my mother, as I lost my father when I was
under six years, so I know what a woman can do if given the
chance,” he said, adding that he sees them as his
cornerstone.
General Buhari also spoke on the situation in Chibok, Borno
State, where over 200 schoolgirls were abducted by the
terrorist group, Boko Haram and remain in their captivity.
“Imagine a mother with a teenage daughter there and for
seven months and has no clue where she is”, he said, noting
that women’s effort in looking after children, apart from the
pain of childbirth, aggravates the pain of losing a child.
“Roughly one year in their tummy and from the time they are
born until they clock six, children tend to assume they know
everything, but it is women, their mothers, who are
responsible for them. I have the greatest respect for women,”
he said.
16yr Old Student Arrested For Insulting Turkish President
A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in
central Turkey for “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
by accusing him and his ruling party of corruption, sparking
angry criticism on Thursday from the opposition.
The boy, identified by his initials M.E.A., was believed to be
a member of a leftist organisation, the Hurriyet newspaper
reported.
He delivered a speech on Wednesday in the central Anatolian
city of Konya, a bastion of Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted Justice
and Development Party (AKP), in memory of a young secular
teacher killed by Islamists in 1930, according to the
newspaper.
The boy, who was arrested by police at school, is now
facing up to four years in prison if convicted on the charge.
It was the latest controversial arrest in Turkey in recent
weeks. Recent police raids on media outlets affiliated with
Erdogan’s top foe, the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen,
sparked an angry exchange with the European Union, which
said the arrests undermined media freedom.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu supported the court’s
decision on the juvenile’s arrest.
“Everyone must respect the office of president whoever he
is,” Davutoglu said, quoted in Turkish media.
In his testimony to prosecutors, the boy denied links with
any political party and said that the local governor’s office
granted permission for the commemoration ceremony
organised through social media.
“I’ve made the statement in question. I have no intent to
insult,” he reportedly said.
The boy’s lawyer, Baris Ispir, submitted a petition to the
court, together with around 100 colleagues who came from
Istanbul in a show of support.
“Even if he is convicted, he is 16 years old which requires a
one-third reduction in his penalty,” the lawyer said,
according to the private Dogan news agency.
Riza Turmen, lawmaker of the secular opposition Republican
People’s Party (CHP), denounced the arrest as a violation of
the UN charter on children’s rights.
“Regimes taking children out of classes by police force and
putting them in jail are fascist regimes,” Turmen, a former
judge at the European Court of Human Rights, wrote on
Twitter.
“This goes against the UN charter on children’s rights.”
Turkey’s government faced an unprecedented wave of
protests in 2013 against what was seen as authoritarian
policies from Erdogan, who was then prime minister.
The AKP government was shaken by a vast corruption
scandal last December that dragged down four ministers
facing accusations of bribery and influence-peddling.
Erdogan, who was elected president in August, angrily
accused his former ally-turned-foe Gulen of concocting the
graft scandal.
Thirty people were arrested in raids earlier this month
against those deemed to have links to Gulen.
Most have now been released but a court has remanded in
custody on terrorism charges the head of the pro-Gulen
Samanyolu TV and three former police chiefs. It also issued
an arrest warrant for Gulen himself.
In power since 2003, Erdogan has brought relative stability
to Turkey after years of rocky coalition governments and an
economic meltdown in 2001.
But what critics describe as his increasingly authoritarian
style and zero-tolerance of criticism have proved a major
test for democracy in the country which has long sought to
join the European Union.
central Turkey for “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
by accusing him and his ruling party of corruption, sparking
angry criticism on Thursday from the opposition.
The boy, identified by his initials M.E.A., was believed to be
a member of a leftist organisation, the Hurriyet newspaper
reported.
He delivered a speech on Wednesday in the central Anatolian
city of Konya, a bastion of Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted Justice
and Development Party (AKP), in memory of a young secular
teacher killed by Islamists in 1930, according to the
newspaper.
The boy, who was arrested by police at school, is now
facing up to four years in prison if convicted on the charge.
It was the latest controversial arrest in Turkey in recent
weeks. Recent police raids on media outlets affiliated with
Erdogan’s top foe, the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen,
sparked an angry exchange with the European Union, which
said the arrests undermined media freedom.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu supported the court’s
decision on the juvenile’s arrest.
“Everyone must respect the office of president whoever he
is,” Davutoglu said, quoted in Turkish media.
In his testimony to prosecutors, the boy denied links with
any political party and said that the local governor’s office
granted permission for the commemoration ceremony
organised through social media.
“I’ve made the statement in question. I have no intent to
insult,” he reportedly said.
The boy’s lawyer, Baris Ispir, submitted a petition to the
court, together with around 100 colleagues who came from
Istanbul in a show of support.
“Even if he is convicted, he is 16 years old which requires a
one-third reduction in his penalty,” the lawyer said,
according to the private Dogan news agency.
Riza Turmen, lawmaker of the secular opposition Republican
People’s Party (CHP), denounced the arrest as a violation of
the UN charter on children’s rights.
“Regimes taking children out of classes by police force and
putting them in jail are fascist regimes,” Turmen, a former
judge at the European Court of Human Rights, wrote on
Twitter.
“This goes against the UN charter on children’s rights.”
Turkey’s government faced an unprecedented wave of
protests in 2013 against what was seen as authoritarian
policies from Erdogan, who was then prime minister.
The AKP government was shaken by a vast corruption
scandal last December that dragged down four ministers
facing accusations of bribery and influence-peddling.
Erdogan, who was elected president in August, angrily
accused his former ally-turned-foe Gulen of concocting the
graft scandal.
Thirty people were arrested in raids earlier this month
against those deemed to have links to Gulen.
Most have now been released but a court has remanded in
custody on terrorism charges the head of the pro-Gulen
Samanyolu TV and three former police chiefs. It also issued
an arrest warrant for Gulen himself.
In power since 2003, Erdogan has brought relative stability
to Turkey after years of rocky coalition governments and an
economic meltdown in 2001.
But what critics describe as his increasingly authoritarian
style and zero-tolerance of criticism have proved a major
test for democracy in the country which has long sought to
join the European Union.
Thursday, 25 December 2014
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)















