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Ghana has officially banned flights from 4 West African countries; Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria,citing concerns about the rapid spread of the Ebola virus, which has claimed several lives. Charles Asare, Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company, said the measure was part of a set of emergency management plans officials are rolling out to combat the spread of the virus. Continue..The government there has also implemented strict restrictions on the movement and management of Liberian refugees in camps in the country. Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah, urged Ghanaians to bear with the government as they work to contain the virus. "Preparedness is not an event but a process," he said. Source: Sahara Reporters

About 60 million Nigerians between 18 and 40 years of age may be spending up to N1.8 billion on sports betting daily, investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals. The investigation showed that they commit on the average N3,000 on sports betting daily.Dotun Ajekigbe, a sport betting analyst, said that sport betting though risky was also rewarding.Ajekigbe said that about 60 million Nigerians placed bets on different matches daily across the country.He said that most unemployed youths have taken to online and other forms of sports betting to make a living.According to him, from findings this groupof people stake an average of N3,000 daily.“Sport betting is gambling, not investing in bank shares.“But almost everything in life is a gamble, more so with money matters. With gambling comes risks because it not 100 per cent guaranteed. “However, you can dramatically reduce your risks by taking calculated risks only.“When you take calculated risks, you bas...

According to a bbc report, Liberia’s government has announced that it is closing down all schools across the country to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Some communities would be placed under quarantine as well, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said.Non-essential government workers will besent home for 30 days and the army deployed to enforce the measures. The number of people killed by the virus inWest Africa has now reached 672, according to new UN figures.The BBC’s West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy says treatment facilities have reportedly been overwhelmed in the Liberian capital Monrovia.Some wards have already filled up, forcinghealth workers to treat some patients at their homes. President Sirleaf said that Friday 1 Augustwould be a non-working day in Liberia to allow for the disinfection of all public facilities.“All non-essential staff – to be determined by the heads of ministries andagencies – are to be placed on 30 days’ co...

The Federal on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 10-year-old girl in Katsina State, suspected to be a suicidebomber.The Chairman, National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, who briefed the press in Abuja, said the teenager was among three suspected Boko Haram members that were arrrested on Tuesday night. He said the girl had a belt strapped with explosives at the time of her arrest.Omeri said, “Security forces on Tuesday,July 29, at about 10pm along Zaria Road, Tudun Wada of Funtua Metropolis, arrested three suspects believed to be members of the Boko Haram sect.“The three suspects consisted a male named Iliya Haliru, and two females – Zainab Musa, 18, and Hadiza Musa, 10. The three suspects were arrested in a Honda CRV.“When they were directed to disembark for security check, 10-year-old Hadiza was discovered to have been strapped with an explosive belt. And immediately,Iliya and Zainab made attempt to escape with the car but were later blocked by other co...

A 43-year-old auto mechanic, Obi Orji, killed himself yesterday in Minna followinghis inability to pay his house rent and threat of eviction from his landlord.It was gathered that Obi committed s*****e by drinking a poisonous chemical in the early hours of yesterday.Leadership reports that Obi who resides atKateren Gwari, Minna, was unable to meet his obligation of paying his house rent which was put at N35,000 annually. He committed the act after his wife and five children had left for Church for the morning mass, leaving only him at home by the time he took his life.It was further learnt that he committed s*****e following the expiration of the datehe gave his landlord to pay his house rent. A colleague of the deceased at Mechanic Bye Pass, Minna, said Obi’s landlord, simply identified as Alhaji Lateef, had constantly traced him to his workshop at the Mechanic bye-pass in Minna, threatening to forcefully evict him out of the house if he failed to pay his rent at the appointed ...

A suicide bomb has exploded at a college in northern Nigeria’s biggest city, Kano, and there are casualties, witnesses say. The explosion occurred as students queued to check their names on a new admission list, they added.Bodies lay strewn at the blast site, witnesses told the BBC. The bomber was hidden in the crowd, a witness, Isyaku Adamu, told the AFP news agency. The BBC’s Yusuf Ibrahim Yakasai in Kano says police have not yet confirmed the blast.The number of people killed or woundedis still unclear.

Didier Drogba has set his sights on winning the Premier League for a fourth time after rejoining Chelsea. The veteran striker is back at Stamford Bridge after leaving in 2012, penning a one-year deal, and is hoping to help the London outfit claim their first league title inover four years. "I'm not coming here to break records, I just want to win trophies," Drogba told the club's official website."Five years is a long time not to win the Premier League, so I want to win it. To lift the Premier League trophy is a fantastic feeling and we haven't experienced it for a few years - it's too long for a club like ours."Drogba initially joined Chelsea in 2004 as one of Jose Mourinho's first signings during the Portuguese's first stint at the Chelsea helm.He went on to score 157 goals for the London club and the winning penalty as Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich in a shootout to win the 2011-12 Champions League. "It's amazing to be back, a...

Didier Drogba has set his sights on winning the Premier League for a fourth time after rejoining Chelsea. The veteran striker is back at Stamford Bridge after leaving in 2012, penning a one-year deal, and is hoping to help the London outfit claim their first league title inover four years. "I'm not coming here to break records, I just want to win trophies," Drogba told the club's official website."Five years is a long time not to win the Premier League, so I want to win it. To lift the Premier League trophy is a fantastic feeling and we haven't experienced it for a few years - it's too long for a club like ours."Drogba initially joined Chelsea in 2004 as one of Jose Mourinho's first signings during the Portuguese's first stint at the Chelsea helm.He went on to score 157 goals for the London club and the winning penalty as Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich in a shootout to win the 2011-12 Champions League. "It's amazing to be back, a...

I want to seize this opportunity to wish every muslim devotee happy eid-mubarak. May the almighty Allah continues to bless you all. You will live to say your testimonies. We should all have it at the back of our mind that we should love each other because with love life becomes easier for us to live. Also, we should get closer to the almighty allah because he is the reason why you are alive and  without him you can't get to anywhere in life. Let us do away with hatred, evil, corruption and all sort of bad things. We should be honest, faithful, respectful and polite to mention a few. I pray your prayers will be answered. Once again, i wish you all happy eid-mubarak and do have a wonderful day.... BYE!!!.....

With barely 15 days to the August 9, governorship election in Osun State, supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Governor Rauf Aregbesola and those of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore yesterday in Ilesa engaged themselves in a bloody clash, leaving two persons dead. It was gathered that supporters of the twopolitical gladiators clashed at Irojo area of Ilesa using various dangerous weapons.Although the identity of the deceased could not be ascertained as at press time, it was gathered that they were beaten withcharms before they finally gave up the ghost.The Public Relations Officer of the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Ayo Olowo who confirmed this said normalcy had since returned to Ilesa.Reacting to the ugly incident the APC in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi alleged that the PDP thugs burnt billboards of the APC governorship candidate and shot sporadically, cau...