Ebola Scare In CTH - Medical Advisory Committee Allay Fears!

The Medical Advisory Committee of the Calabar Teaching Hospital, has called for calm among members of the public, following the recent quarantine of about 15 people including nine nurses, one doctor, four health workers and one patient, at the accident and emergency ward of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, October 7th, after an Ebola Virus Disease scare in the hospital. 

The ebola scare in the University Teaching Hospital resulted from the death of a patient, who was said to have manifested Ebola symptoms, the hospital authorities however said the patient might have died of any Haemorrhagic fever.

Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Queeneth Kalu, said the blood sample of the patient had been sent for testing while identified contacts had been quarantined.  Dr. Kalu added that the National Centre for Disease Control, the Federal Ministry of Health, the Cross River State Government and the Department of State Services had been informed of the development. 

Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Edet Ikpi, while allying fears that there was no cause for panic, said all necessary precautions as prescribed by the World Health Organisation had been taken to forestall any eventuality.

In the U.K,  Pauline Cafferkey, the 39-year-old Scottish nurse who contacted the Ebola virus in 2014, while in Sierra-Leone, West Africa is currently receiving treatment in the  isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital - London, where she spent weeks getting treatment for the ebola virsu earlier in 2015.

Authorities say Cafferkey recently showed sign of the Ebola virus, which is believed to be a left over from the original infection she had in 2014, and not thought to be infectious. 

British Millionaire Crashes Supercar Into Crowed!

Not fewer than 26 people were injured after a British millionaire, Paul Bailey, crashed his supercar into a crowd at a charity motor show in Hal Farrug - Malta. 

Bailey was driving his £750k Porsche 918 Spyder supercar when he veered  out of control and rammed into spectators at the Paqpaqli event. The 55 year-old was seen moments later, exiting the supercar, covered in blood.

Information revealed that five of the injured are in a critical condition, a six-year-old girl was said to be among the most seriously injured. While the driver, and eight other people, were treated for fractures or cuts at a local hospital.

England Shoppers To Pay 5p For Plastic Bags!

Shoppers at all big stores in England will from Monday, October 5th, need to pay 5p for every bag provided at the tills, as it's hoped most consumers will bring their own bags along when going shopping.

In 2014, over 7.6 billion plastic bags were handed out by major supermarkets alone - the equivalent of 140 per person.

The U.K government  has faced criticism from environmental campaigners, who say it is wrong that smaller shops have been exempted from the policy. This is because only retailers that employ more than 250 full-time workers will need to begin charging their customers, and paper bags can continue to be handed out for free.

Diezani, Alamieyeseigha And The NCA!

It is no longer news that Nigeria's former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday, 2nd October, arrested in London, over allegations of corruption and money laundering. Soon after her arrest, Diezani's home in Asokoro, Abuja was raided and sealed by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's anti-corruption agents. Mrs. Alison-Madueke and four colleagues who were arrested with her, were granted “conditional bail” later that day. 

Mrs. Madueke’s travel documents and those of the four others were however seized, as part of the bail conditions, which barred them from travelling outside the United kingdom, pending the conclusion of investigation and their arraignment in court. 

The United Kingdom National Crime Agency explained that investigation into allegations of corruption against the former Petroleum Resources Minister and the four other people arrested had been on since 2013.

Diezani Alison-Madueke in April 2010, became the first woman to serve as Nigeria's Petroleum Resources Minister, a position she occupied until May 2015, when Muhammadu Buhai's administration was sworn in. On November 27, 2014, Allison- Madueke was elected at the 166th Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)  meeting in Vienna, the first female President of OPEC. 

Mrs. Alison-Madueke who is believed to be worth billions of Naira, has been subjected to the Nigerian Senate probe on the allegation that as Transport Minister, she had paid a the sum of $263 million (30.9 billion naira) to contractors between 26 and 31 December 2007. She was also accused of being responsible for missing $20 billion dollars, alleged transfer of 1.2 billion naira into the private account of a toll company without due process, and alleged to have spent billions of Nigerian dollars inappropriately on private jets. 

There are however, positive achievements believed to have been attained during Mrs. Alison-Madueke tenures in the numerous positions she occupied. Chief among them is her contribution to world’s economic stability, by enhance energy security in the Gulf of Guinea, through global advocates which focused on ending energy poverty in developing countries.

In the same vain, United Kingdom revealed in a recent interview that it has not given up on its efforts to extradite a former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, back to Britain to face trial on money laundering charges. 

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was elected Governor of Bayelsa State in May 1999, and re-elected in 2003 under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). In September, 2005,  Alamieyeseigha was detained in London on charges of money laundering. 

At the time of his arrest, the London Metropolitan Police found about £1m in cash in his London home, a total of £1.8m ($3.2m) in cash and bank accounts, and real estate in London worth an alleged £10 million. 

Rumored to have  disguising himself as a woman, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha jumped bail in December 2005, a claim Alamieyeseigha refutes.

Barack And Mitchell Obama Celebrates 23 Years Of Marriage!

United States president Barack Obama and First lady Mitchell Obama celebrates twenty-three years of marriage.

Here's wishing them many more beautiful years.

Genevieve Nnaji Share Adorable Photo With Fans!

Nigerian A list actress, Genevieve Nnaji share adorable photo with fans.

Egregious Working Conditions At Foreign Owned Factories, What The Nigerian Government Can Do!

The issue of unfavorable working environment in some foreign owned factories, especially the Chinese and Indians in Nigeria calls for urgent attention, as there is little or no compliance to standard health and safety measure as expected of them.

There abound reports of dehumanizing working conditions by workers (mostly Nigerians) who under the pressure of the hard economic condition facing the country, have to put up with unimaginable conditions in the various factories across the country, just to survive. 

Some of these manual workers are made to operate heavy duty production machines without any form of protections, work longer hours with meager remunerations, there abound reports that some have been, and are being abused....to mention a few.

It's high time this issue is taken more seriously, investigated and perpetrators fished out and brought to book. 

Since it is obvious the Nigerian government can not provide jobs on a yearly basis for the growing population, and the teeming number of graduates being pushed into the labor market; the government can peharps come in, by collaborating with individuals and organizations to create more SMEs for school leavers, and at the grass root levels to check rural - urban migration. 

More-so, regular inspections ought to be carried out in these factories scattered all over the nation, to ensure that they adhere to standard health and safety measures.