9jaspecials's blog: October 2014

Monday, 20 October 2014

WHO officially declares Nigeria Ebola-free country

The World Health Organization, WHO, and the Federal Ministry of Health are currently holding a joint press conference in Abuja to formally declare Nigeria Ebola Virus Disease free. We thank God...

Article not written by me. It's a promo piece...enjoy!Hey people! Many of you who might have seenthis and ignored it might need to have a rethink.There are really a lot of promotional offers outthere and just like typical Nigerians, we always callthem "scam" or "wash".Ok let me just go straight to the point. Palmchat isthe "on board" social app now – I mean, they havebeen very generous in sharing...

Did you ever think that you could make money by driving to work, visiting friends, driving to the supermarket, to church etc.? Brandmycar.com.ng has launched a platform that matches everyday people (car owners) – who want to earn extra income with brands that want effective mobile Out-Of-Home exposure. Brands will travel with car owners where they work, where they live…and where they drive. This...

Hard to believe but that is what Italian media reported this week...lol. An unidentified Italian couple had to be rushed to the hospital this week after their genitals got stuck together while having sex in the sea at Porto San Giorgio in the Marche region of Italy According to Italian newspaper Il Mattino, the man and woman called for help about 30minutes after they went into the sea. A woman walking...

Asari Dokubo again! Shares another controversial write up

Ex Niger Delta militant Asari Dokubo posted this on his Facebook page...

What is the DStv and GOtv recruitment drive about? It is an opportunity for unemployed Nigerians to make extra income working as DStv or GOtv sales agents. Who is it targeted at? It is mainly targeted at young school leavers, or the unemployed who are interested in a flexible plan to make more money. How do interested people contact you? Interested people should sms YES to 08141380848. What does...

The Founder of the Greater Evangelism World Crusade, a popular church based in Port Harcourt Rivers state, Apostle Geoffrey Numbere has died. He died yesterday October 15th after a battle with cancer. The clergyman is survived by his wife & 5 children. May his soul rest in perfect peace..Am...

I'm going to share this exactly as it was sent to me so you know I had nothing to do with this... Dear Blogger, please share this. It's fried meat with Allah's inscription at Fola Meat Shop, Oro road, off Taiwo road, Ilorin, Kwara state. Am a living witness.......Allahu Akbar Anyone see the inscription? Source: Lindaik...

The Nigerian man pictured above named Osazuwa allegedly jumped to his death from a 15-storey building on Monday October 13th as police stormed a place he was staying with friends in Malaysia. According to local media report, a Nigerian student had lodged a police report in Puchong on Sunday October 12th claiming his girlfriend had been kidnapped by Osazuwa and his gang. "The boyfriend said he received...

There was fresh Ebola fears yesterday October 16th after an unidentified 63 year old man on board an Arik flight which left Lagos on Wednesday night heading to New York's JFK airport died before the plane reached its destination after vomiting profusely in his seat. The plane crew immediately contacted the Centre for Disease Control, CDC, and custom officials, who then boarded the plane as it touched...

These Inspirational artistes have gone far and wide with their respective sensational voices. Having found music as an interesting career, they set to be different in divers ways, with their magical voices and originality. Meet Blakemon: Mosope Adebayo aka Blakemon (Which was conned from 'Black man'), was born on the 31st of August. He is indigenous to Ijebu-North, He studied Economics In the Lagos...

Nigeria, Senegal To Be Declared Ebola Free Countries By WHO On 20th & 17th Of This Month

World Health Organisation(WHO) has said it will declare Nigeria and Senegal Ebola-free by Friday and next week Monday if no new cases are recorded. WHO yesterday made the statement in Geneva saying it is believed that the two countries would have completed a 42-day period with no new cases by then. The statement indicated that while the completion date for Nigeria would be next Monday, October 20, that...

Keshi Reacts To His Dismissal As Super Eagles' Coach

Less than 24 hours after he was relieved of his post as the head coach of the Nigeria's Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has said it is time for him to move on. "It is about time for me to move on, my dear. This is not the end of the world for me," Keshi told Premium Times moments after he was dismissed as the coach of the Eagles. It would be recalled that the former Togo and Mali coach was booed by football fans when he stepped into the national stadium in Abuja during Nigeria versus Sudan...

Solidstar has been on a run of form lately constantly churning out club bangers, with his Baby Jollof ft the Mavin's First lady Tiwa Savage which is still trending across the country, here is another hit banger My Body featuring Timaya, produced by Orbeat. Listen here - www.solidstarmusic....

ICampus mag, owned by Samuel Olatunji, an entertainment and media entrepreneur just released its list of Nollywood's Most Influential Women and surprisingly Uche Jombo is at No.1. I would have expected Genevieve or Omotola but what do I know? See full list below and tell us if you agree... Full list below.. 1. Uche Jombo 2. Genevieve Nnaji 3. Rita Dominic 4. Ini Edo 5. Mercy Johnson 6. Blessing...

Following the new cases of Ebola diagnosed in the US, billionaire business mogul, Donald Trump has once again called for the stop of all flights to and from West Africa. He's so frustrated about the situation, he called his president a psycho...lol. I guess screening at the airport is not enough for him. Thank God he's not the US preside...

Are you a doctor? A lawyer? An engineer? A teacher, an artist, a sales executive? A banker, an airline pilot, an entrepreneur? Whatever you do for a living, your work does not define you. Instead, you hold the power to define the way you work. And the way the world works is changing fast, thanks to the magic, convenience, and versatility of mobile technology. With an iPad in your hands, connected...

Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi and the team's coaching staff have been sacked despite beating Sudan 3-1 last night. The Nigerian Football Federation, announced his sack today October 16th after an emergency meeting which held last night in Abuja. Explaining the sack, the NFF said; "In the interest of Nigeria football and the desire to ensure qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations...

Coming weeks after Ukomadu John Ngozi won and Ogbuka Austin Ijora won N7.5m and N3.6m on www.surebet247.com with popular Comedian Basketmouth also signing a multi-million naira deal as the company's brand face .top bookmakers Surebet247 has introduced a new policy which mandates winners of amounts above N3million to donate 5% of all winnings to a good cause tagged- Feed the Ghetto Child The initiative...

35 year old Bright Asiruwa has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Benin city High Court for defiling an 11yr old primary school pupil in 2007 at Osazuwa Primary School in Ehor, Uhunmwode LGA of Edo state, while he was a teacher in the school. PM News reports that the case against the convicted rapist started at an Abudu High Court in 2008 and then finally moved to the Benin City High court...

Neil Young: 'We should impeach President Obama for fracking'

Neil Young has called for US President Barack Obama for fracking. The legendary rock frontman made the statement last night (October 14) on Stateside talk show The Colbert Report, writes Rolling Stone. "I think we should impeach him for fracking," said Young when asked by host Stephen Colbert if he thought Obama should be impeached over Iraq. "It's not in the interest of the American people... I...

Find the EFCC press release below... Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of Kano State High Court on Friday Oct. 10, 2014 convicted and sentenced one Abdul Auwal Yahaya to nine and half years imprisonment without option of fine on six count charges bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretense and forgery. The convict was arraigned on November 18, 2013 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before...

Happy birthday to the living legend, DJ Jimmy Jatt

DJ Jimmy Jatt is a year old today October 15th and it's only befitting to wish him a happy birthday. May your days be long and may you continue to inspire. Happy birthday, DJ Jimmy Jatt! Such an amazing m...

A couple of weeks after the release of his comeback single 'Tear Rubber (Eru Ni) which is currently rocking the streets, clubs and airwaves, talented singer and Cadilly Entertainment's latest signee, YQ is proud to present the highly anticipated rich video for our viewing pleasure. YQ recruits the services of the young, prolific and most promising video director, Eddie Izycs to deliver this entertaining...

Oh no! Sad for this hospital. A second health care worker at the Texas Presbyterian Hospital has tested positive to Ebola, a few days after a nurse, Nina Pham, tested positive. The new case is also one of those who attended to late Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian who took Ebola to America. Confirming the 2nd diagnoses, the US Center for Disease Control and prevention said in a statement "A second...

M.I Abaga announces album release date

Chocolate City's rap superstar/ Chairman recently in an interview with Channels TV announced that his highly anticipated upcoming album will be released on the 30th of October 2014 on Itunes and in physical C...

Photos: Singer Alicia Keys leads #BringBackOurGirls rally in NYC

To commemorate the 6th month of the abduction of Chibok Girls in Borno state on April 14th, US singer Alicia Keys led other women to the United Nations Headquarters in New York where they called for continued efforts towards the release of the abducted girls. Alicia Keys said it is important everyone keeps talking about the issue until it is resolved because humans have the tendency to move on quickly...

Facebook founder and the 13th richest person in the world, Mark Zuckerberg, estimated to be worth over $30billion just announced on his Facebook page that he's donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola. Continue to read the statement he released... Priscilla and I are donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola....

The Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola while treating Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, has been identified at 26 year old Nina Pham. Nina, according to report, was among over 50 staff of the hospital that cared for Duncan who later died on October 8th. Nina is said to probably have had the closest contact with Duncan, she was his personal nurse and was in his...

The world's youngest person to win the Nobel Prize, Malala Yousafzai, president Obama's two daughter's Malia and Sasha Obama make Time Magazine's 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 list. These teenagers, according to Time, were ranked based on 'social- media followings, cultural accolades, business acumen and more.'. See the full list below... 1. Mo'ne Davis, 13, Little League Baseball pitcher 2....

After losing 3-2 to Congo, 1-0 to a meek Sudanese side, drawing with South Africa and being at the bottom of Group A with a single point after three rounds of matches in the qualifying tournament for Morocco 2015, it looks like the Nigeria Football Federation is getting ready to replace Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi. The NFF have said they won't make any hasty decisions on Keshi's future but...

Gays have gifts and qualities to offer the church - Vatican

The Vatican has asked for gay men and women to be given a chance in the catholic faith as they have gifts and qualities to offer the church. This call was made in a document released yesterday October 13th by the Vatican after a week-long Synod (Council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine,) attended by about 200 bishops, who deliberated and came up with the resolution contained in a document which is known by its latino name "relatio", "Homosexuals have gifts...

UN Worker dies of Ebola in Germany

A United Nation Aids worker who was being treated for Ebola at the St George clinic in Leipzig, Germany has died. The unidentified UN worker who was flown back to Germany from Liberia last week after contracting the deadly virus, died in the early hours of today, October 14th. A statement from the hospital read; "The Ebola patient died during the night in the St. George Clinic in Leipzig. Despite intensive medical measures and maximum efforts by the medical team, the 56 year old succumbed...

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Here are photos of a little boy, not more than 6 years old, spotted hawking drinks as early as 10 this morning in Lagos. I know some people need to make ends meet to survive but sending a child this young to the street is wrong on every level. This is so heartbreaking to see! Do you think there should be some kind of punishment for parents/guardians who send an innocent child out on the streets instead...

Winners Chapel GO Bishop David Oyedepo who recently turned 60, has reacted to the Forbes List of World's Richest pastors where he was placed at No.1 with an estimated worth of about $150million. Asked about Forbes' estimate of his fortune, Bishop Oyedepo told Reuters that he doesn't know how Forbes arrived at their figure but says he's blessed... "For me, to have fortune means someone who has what...

Win N250,000 & N30,000 weekly by creating your own Dance video

Nigerians are not smiling at all as Diamond bank is giving away lots of cash prizes to fans who can dance to the #YouNeedANewBank song. One winner is going to be taking home the grand prize of N250,000 and they will also be giving out N30,000 every week to one person who's dance video is extremely creative. Do you think you have what it takes to win the N30,000 for this week or are you aiming for the N250,000? Do not carry last oh, Follow this link to Download the song, create your own...

They've started rejecting Nigerian students admission because of Ebola

Despite being an Ebola-free country, some universities in the US are now rejecting Nigerian students admission. Twitter user @Idrisayobello shared one of those rejection letters on twitter and wrote, "Ironic that NavarroCollege only 31 miles away from Dallas with an active #Ebola case is denying admission to Nigerians who are ebola-free!". This is ridiculo...

Article written by Femi Fani-KayodeIn the early hours of the morning of April 14th2014 276 girls were abducted from their school asthey slept. They all came from a predominantlyChristian town in northern Nigeria called Chibok.They were all between the ages of 15 and 18. Theywere eager to get a good education and to makesomething of their lives. 90 per cent of them wereChristians who believed passionately...

This month, DStv audiences will beexposed to two new high-end televisionchannels that will hit the screens in thenext two weeks. These out-of-the-ordinary additions to DStv's Premiumpackage will be called M-Net Edge (113)and VUZU AMP (114).Switched-on, trendy viewers whocurrently enjoy VUZU, will be able todive into the coolness and amplifi edexperience of VUZU AMP for the firsttime on Tuesday 13...

The woman who eyewitnesses claim fell from tension wire while flying as a bird and turned into this woman pictured above at Cappa B-stop, Oshodi on Friday Oct. 10th, has died in hospital. Witnesses claim they saw a bird flying around the area around 12noon that Friday afternoon, then the bird hit a high tension clable and then transformed into a badly burnt woman. Policemen arrived the scene as a...

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