GRAPHITTI NEWS : 2016-01-17

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Lassa Fever Claims First Casualty In Lagos

Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris (middle)

The Lagos State Government yesterday confirmed two more cases of Lassa fever in the state with one of the victims already dead.

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai

The Federal Government has launched a special military operation code-named operation AWATSU against pipeline vandals in the country. The operatives of the special task force have also arrested 25 members of the gang of vandals operating at the Arepo in Ogun State and parts of Lagos State.

Goal-line technology will be in operation at Euro 2016 and in the Champions League from next season

Goal-line technology will be used at Euro 2016 this summer and in the Champions League from next season.

Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service Retired Col. Hameed Ali Inspecting Guard Of Honour During His Familiarization Visit To Port Harcourt Command On Thursday.

Customs officers across the country are rushing to beat the 14 day deadline given them to declare their assets, The Nation gathered yesterday.

Another Milestone For Roger Federer As He Reaches Australian Open Fourth Round

Roger Federer has won the Australian Open on four occasions

Roger Federer became the first man in history to win 300 grand slam matches as the Swiss beat Grigor Dimitrov to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Lionel Messi wants to find a boy in Iraq who was pictured in a mock jersey of the international soccer star made from plastic bags.

Poppies produces opiates which are addictive

China's Food and Drug Administration says it found opium poppies used as illegal seasoning in 35 restaurants across the country, including a popular Beijing hot pot chain.

Former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw (C), stands with his defense attorney Scott Adams (L), as his sentence is read during hearing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 21, 2016 © Sue Ogrocki / Reuters

A former Oklahoma City, US police officer has been sentenced to 263 years in prison for the sodomy and rape of black women in a low-income neighborhood while he was on duty. He has been found guilty on a total of 18 counts out of 36.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Federal Government, which relies on crude oil for about two-thirds of its revenue, is seeing a silver lining to the plunge in crude prices because it will no longer have to subsidize fuel.

Lassa fever (inset) and healthworkers dress in protective suit (Image source: telegraph.co.uk)

The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kuden Kamshak, has said that five cases of Lassa fever have been detected in Jos, the state capital. He said that the patients were responding to treatment.

I Bought Seven Certificates For ₦100,000 — Fake LUTH Doctor

Adesina, Some of the certificates (Photo: Olaleye Aluko)

A 43-year-old man, Opeyemi Adesina, who allegedly paraded himself as a consultant gynaecologist with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, says he paid ₦100,000 to buy the seven forged certificates he used.

A young woman in Sierra Leone tested positive for Ebola last week, just a day after west Africa celebrated the end of the outbreak ©Carl De Souza (AFP)

Sierra Leone authorities announced a vaccination programme for people quarantined following a new Ebola death last week just as West Africa declared an end to the epidemic.

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Around the world, players, commentators and fans echoed the call of Roger Federer, who wants to know names of those suspected of match-fixing in a growing scandal that one ex-pro described as a "major wake-up call for the world of tennis."

Twin Toddlers, Grandparents Of Nigerian Extraction Killed In US House Fire

By the time the woman ran into the freezing morning in nothing but a nightgown, the two-story brick house was already engulfed in flames.

Prince George’s County fire officials investigate at the site of the fatal fire Tuesday in Chillum, Md. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)

Buhari Signs Crucial Agreements With UAE To Favour Recovery Of Stolen Funds; Ups Ante On Anti-corruption Drive

As Buhari, UAE leaders reach deal...Dubai shuts doors to Nigerian looters

There was panic among corrupt incumbent and former government officials Tuesday after news filtered in that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed agreements with the United Arab Emirate on repatriation of stolen funds and extradition of culpable officials.

President John Magufuli has received a lot of praise for his no-nonsense style AFP

Tanzania's ministry of foreign affairs has said President John Magufuli has not issued a miniskirt ban despite reports in a Kenyan newspaper.

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The Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, has signed a US$5m (£3.5m) deal for an Ebola vaccine, to protect against future outbreaks of the deadly disease. The deal commits pharmaceutical company Merck to keeping 300,000 vaccines ready for emergency use or further clinical trials.

From Left: Director-General, Centre For Disease Control and Prevention, Prof. Abdulsalam Nasidi; Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire and Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, at the emergency National Council of Health meeting on Lassa fever outbreak, in Abuja on Tuesday. 0298/19/1/2016/JAU/BJO/NAN

The Federal Government said Tuesday that Lassa fever has claimed 63 lives out of 212 suspected cases reported from 62 local government areas in affected states.

Oil is now cheaper than the barrels used to transport it. As the price of crude continues to drop, consumers are getting a break at the pump, while producers are struggling to survive in a business that is, in some cases, worth less than nothing.

The Federal Government has blamed poor response from state governments for the spread of Lassa fever from 10 to 17 states in the country. The Federal Government accused some states of hiding some suspected cases in their states while some others failed to take proactive measures to follow up patients.

Oba Samuel Odulana

The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade, is dead. Palace sources said the monarch died at about 7.30pm on Tuesday in his palace in the Monatan area of Ibadan.

Oba Odugade, who was born on April 14, 1914, became the Olubadan in July 2007.

One textbook per pupil in sub-Saharan African countries would increase literacy scores by between 5% and 20%, the study says (Image credit: UNESCO)

Pupils in the poorest countries are suffering from a lack of basic textbooks, according to a report from a United Nations agency.

Hawaii Baby With Deformed Head Becomes First US Case Of Mosquito-Transmitted Zika Virus

US health officials have confirmed that a baby born with brain damage in Hawaii tested positive for the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus that has been sweeping Latin America and the Caribbean. Pregnant women are advised to postpone traveling plans.

Zika is believed to cause microcephaly, or a dramatically shrunken head, in newborns, which prevents babies’ brains from developing properly.

BBC

New research has said there were more than 2.5 million stillbirths across the world last year, two-thirds of them in Africa.

The Lancet

The suspects

Six Fulani herdsmen arrested by the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, for allegedly kidnapping and terrorizing businessmen, including residents of Okeho, a border town in Oyo State, have been charged to court.

Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Acting Executive Secretary, NEITI

Nigerian Extraction Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) will soon legitimize all illegal miners spread across the country.

In this Aug. 21, 2015 photo, Yasutaro Koide smiles upon being formally recognized as the world's oldest man by the Guinness World Records at a nursing home in Nagoya, central Japan. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

The world's oldest man, a Japanese who died at the age of 112, said his secret to a long life was not to smoke, drink or overdo it.

Côte d'Ivoire refugees in Liberia's camps (Image source: unhcr.org)

Yamthe Lambert's eyes fill with tears as he recalls searching for his wife and six children while masses of people fled their homes in fear at the height of Côte d'Ivoire's 2011 civil war.

Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation

The Federal Government on Monday warned international airlines to stop treating in-bound and out-bound Nigerian passengers with disdain. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, said there would be dire consequences for airline operators who treat Nigerians shabbily, especially on international operations.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information

WHAT 55 PEOPLE STOLE (2006 -2013)

CATEGORY NO OF CASES AMOUNT INVOLVED

EX-GOVERNORS 15 ₦146,840,800,000.00

EX-MINISTERS 4 ₦7,050,000,000.00

EX-LEGISLATORS 5 ₦8,350,000,000.00

EX-PUBLIC SERVANTS 7 (Federal) ₦6,906,600,000.00

EX-PUBLIC SERVANTS 5 (State) ₦7,275,000,000.00

BANKING INDUSTRY 8 ₦524,560,000,000.00

BUSINESSMEN 11 ₦653,150,000,000.00

GRAND TOTAL 55 ₦1,354,132,400,000.00

The Federal Government has alleged that 55 former government functionaries and top businessmen stole ₦1.34tn from public treasury in eight years.

President Muhammadu Buhari (Image credits: AFP)

President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that Nigeria has made significant progress towards ending Boko Haram insurgency since his assumption of office.

•Two more victims die in Plateau •Medical worker quarantined •250 under watch in Rivers

There was panic yesterday in Ido Ekiti, headquarters of Ido/Osi Local Government Area, Ekiti State and Asaba, Delta State following the confirmation of two Lassa fever cases.

Senegal's President Wants Less Time In Office

President Macky Sall was elected in 2012 AFP

Senegalese President Macky Sall has announced plans to reduce the length of time the head of state can stay in office.

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Ghanaian International defender Daniel Amartey is on the verge of joining the Premier League side Leicester City.

Yakubu Dogara, Speaker House of Representatives

The Chairman House Committee for Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs), Alhaji Sani Zoro (Jigaw APC) yesterday said his committee had concluded arrangement to investigate reported cases of sex scandals in the IDP camps across the country.

From left: President Muhammadu Buhari and 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed, at the Presidential Wing of Abu Dhabi International Airport, yesterday. Buhari is in UAE to attend the World Future Energy Summit. | Photo: State House.

The federal government has recalled majority of Nigerian ambassadors but is yet to appoint their replacements, Daily Trust reports. Nigeria has envoys in over 100 countries comprising career and non-career diplomats, the latter being mainly political appointees.

The cache of documents passed to the BBC and Buzzfeed News include the findings of an investigation set up in 2007 by the ATP

Secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match fixing at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, can be revealed by the BBC and BuzzFeed News.

Brent crude briefly fell to fresh multi-year lows below US$28 a barrel in Asia on Monday on fears of a worsening supply glut after Western sanctions on Iran were lifted, allowing the country to resume oil exports.

Wayne Rooney celebrates his goal against Liverpool (Image credits: Getty Images)

Manchester United can still win the Premier League title, despite their stuttering campaign so far, after a 1-0 victory at arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday moved them within seven points of top spot, manager Louis van Gaal said.

PICTURED: The Australian Doctor And His Wife 'Kidnapped By Al-Qaeda-Linked Jihadists In Burkina Faso' After Decades Of Humanitarian Work In The War-Torn Nation

Dr Ken Elliot, 80, and his wife Jocelyn are allegedly the couple kidnapped in Burkina Faso, with a Malian Islamist group saying the couple were in the hands of Al-Qaeda-linked Jihadists

*The Australians kidnapped are believed to be an elderly Australian couple *Claims on social media the couple is Perth's Dr Ken Elliot and wife Jocelyn *Burkina Faso government says the pair were taken near the Mali border *Couple are reportedly from Perth and had lived in Africa since the 1970s *News comes as terrorist attack on hotel in Burkina capital left 27 dead

An Australian missionary and his wife have reportedly been kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists from their home in war-torn West Africa.

The Presidency has passed a new copy of 2016 budget proposal to the National Assembly for consideration by lawmakers. This is coming against the backdrop of the controversy that trailed the announcement by the Senate last week that the document, which was earlier presented by President Muhammadu Buhari, had gone missing.

Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Attahiru Jega

Prof. Attahiru Jega, former INEC Chairman, on Saturday in Dutse, called for the scrapping of states and federal scholarship boards.

Commercial banks are back in the business of foreign currency (dollar) transfer after the Central Bank (CBN) lifted restrictions on such transactions. The banks can now transfer foreign currency in customers’ domiciliary accounts to their local and international business partners subject to a daily cumulative limit of US$10,000.

Violation attracts regulatory sanctions.

Air pollution limits for the whole of 2016 have already been breached in London

Air pollution in cities has reached such toxic levels that the world is confronting one of the "biggest public health issues" it has faced, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

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