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Amosun orders the closure of Olabisi Onabanjo University

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Governor Ibikunle Amosun has ordered the closure of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State following continued protests from students over their tuition fees. In a statement released by Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa, Secretary to State Government ofthe State, the government said it had no “option than to order the immediate closure of all the campuses of Olabisi Onabanjo University to protect the students and other residents of the state and their property.” The students, according to the government have continued to issue threats while rejecting all entreaties and concessions made by the government on their various demands concerning therecently announced reduction of school fees. The government thereby advisedall parents whose wards are students of the university to immediately call them to order asthe government will not tolerate any act that will disturb the peace being enjoyed by the people of the state. The closure is coming 24 hours after the deadlin...

#Ebola: Woman Dies In Ekiti After 4 Hospitals Rejected To Treat Her

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The Government of Ekiti State has debunked rumours of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in the state over the unfortunate death of a woman, who reportedly vomited and collapsed in premises of the State Ministry of Health after she was rejected by four different private hospitals because of the text messages circulated by some unidentified people suspected to be in the Healthcare sector that tagged her ebola patient. At a briefing, Commissioner for Health, Professor Olusola Fasubaa said….On 20th August,2014, a 55-year-old health care worker at Ogotun- Ekiti, who was said not to have had any complaints of illness in the last two months and no current history of travel outside the state (according to her neighbours) got to the Data Bank of the Ministry of Health at about 1.pm and collapsed after coughing out blood and subsequently vomited and she was immediately tagged Ebola victim without an adequate history taken and people started running away. “The woman subseq...

Eto'o joins Liverpool on a one-year-deal

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Samuel Eto’o has opted to join Liverpool and is undergoing a medical on Friday ahead of signing a one-year deal, Goal understands. Everton’s late interest in the 33-year-old had threatened to derail Liverpool’s move, with Roberto Martinez’s side ready to offer a two-year contract, but the striker is excited by the prospect of working under Brendan Rodgers. The Cameroon international’s medical is taking place outside of the UK, while the deal could be finalised before Liverpool face Manchester City on Monday evening. Eto’o is available on a free transfer having left Chelsea at the end of last season and had held talks with Ajax earlier this summer before the Dutch club pulled out of negotiations.Eto’o scored 12 goals in 34 appearances for Chelsea last season but hit out at Jose Mourinho after the 51-year-old joked about not knowing the striker’s real age. Liverpool are also poised to complete the signing of Mario Balotelli in a €2...

Brief profile of THE ECONOMIST magazine UK

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Type-Weekly news magazine Format-Magazine Owner(s)-The Economist Group Founder(s)-James Wilson Editor-John Micklethwait Founded-September 1843 Political alignment- Liberalism Classical liberalism Economic liberalism Headquarters25 St. James's Street Westminster LondonUnited Kingdom Circulation1,574,803 (print); 100,000 (paid digital subscribers)[1] ISSN0013-0613 Official website www.economist.com The Economistis an English-language weekly newspaper owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in offices inLondon. [2][3][4]Continuous publication began under founderJames Wilsonin September 1843. For historical reasons The Economist refers to itself as a newspaper, but each print edition appears on small glossy paper like anews magazine, and itsYouTube channel is called Economist Magazine. [5]In 2006, itsaverage weekly circulation was reported to be 1.5 million, about half of which were sold in the United States. [6]The publication belongs toThe Economist Group, hal...

Brief profile of NEWSWEEK magazine USA

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Editor -Jim Impoco Categories-News magazine Frequency -Weekly Total circulation (December 2012)-1,528,081 [1]First issue February 17, 1933 Company-Newsweek LLC Country-United States Based inNew York City Language-English Website-www.newsweek.com ISSN0028-9604 Newsweek is an American weeklynews magazine founded in 1933. Its print editionis available in English in theUnited States,Pakistan,Europe,Middle East and Africa. It is also available in Japanese inJapan, in Polish in Poland, in Korean inKoreaand in Spanish in all Spanish speaking countries. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time incirculation and advertising revenue for most of its existence. It is published in four English language editions and 12 global editions written in the language of the circulation region. Between 2008 and 2012, Newsweek under went internal and external contractions designed to shift the magazine's focus and audience while improving its finances. I...

Brief profile of TIME magazine USA

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Managing Editor -Nancy Gibbs Categories-News magazine Frequency-Weekly Total circulation(2013)-3,289,387 [1]First issue-March 3, 1923 Company-Time Inc. Country-United States Based in New York City Language-English Website -www.time.com ISSN0040-781X OCLC number-1311479 Time(often written in all-capsasTIME) is an American weeklynews magazine published in New York City. It was founded in 1923 and for decades dominated by Henry Luce, who built a highly profitable stable of magazines. A European edition (Time Europe, formerly known asTime Atlantic) is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (Time Asia) is based inHong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and thePacific Islands, is based inSydney, Australia. In December 2008,Timediscontinued publishing a Canadian advertiser edition. [2]Time has the world's largest circulation for a weekly news magazine, and has a reader...

Brief profile about TELL magazine of Nigeria

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Publisher -TELL Communications Ltd. Editor-Nosa Igiebor Founded-15 April 1991 Headquarters-Yaba,Lagos Official website- http://www.tellng.com/ Tell Magazineis a weekly magazine published in Nigeria. [1]As of 2004 the magazine had a circulation of 80,000. [2]In 2007,BBC Newsdescribed it as "one of Nigeria's most respected business magazines". [3]FoundationTellmagazine published its first edition on 15 April 1991. All five of the founding editors had worked atNewswatch, where they learned to create in-depth, investigative feature stories. They left that magazine due to low pay and disagreements with senior management, hoping that the new magazine would be more fulfilling. Although the magazine's founders had high ambitions, they were not initially hostile to the government. However, they were determined to be free of government or political influence. [4]Babangida eraThe magazine questioned whether GeneralIbrahim Babangidawas sincere in saying he would hand o...

Brief profile about TELL magazine of Nigeria

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Publisher -TELL Communications Ltd. Editor-Nosa Igiebor Founded-15 April 1991 Headquarters-Yaba,Lagos Official website- http://www.tellng.com/ Tell Magazineis a weekly magazine published in Nigeria. [1]As of 2004 the magazine had a circulation of 80,000. [2]In 2007,BBC Newsdescribed it as "one of Nigeria's most respected business magazines". [3]FoundationTellmagazine published its first edition on 15 April 1991. All five of the founding editors had worked atNewswatch, where they learned to create in-depth, investigative feature stories. They left that magazine due to low pay and disagreements with senior management, hoping that the new magazine would be more fulfilling. Although the magazine's founders had high ambitions, they were not initially hostile to the government. However, they were determined to be free of government or political influence. [4]Babangida eraThe magazine questioned whether GeneralIbrahim Babangidawas sincere in saying he would hand o...

Brief profile of NEWSWATCH magazine

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Newswatch is a Nigerian weekly news magazine published by Newswatch Communications Limited in Nigeria . Newswatch' s weekly print run can be as high as 100,000 copies. [1] Newswatch was formed by Nigerian journalists Dele Giwa, Ray Ekpu, Dan Agbese and Yakubu Mohammed in 1984, and the first edition was distributed on 28 January 1985. [2] A 1989 description of the magazine said it "changed the format of print journalism in Nigeria [and] introduced bold, investigative formats to news reporting in Nigeria". [3] However, in the first few months of the administration of General Ibrahim Babangida, who took power in August 1985, the magazine was shamelessly flattering. It printed his face on the cover four times and even criticized "anyone who attempted to make life unpleasant for Babangida". [4] Giwa, the first editor-in-chief of Newswatch , was killed by a mail bomb in his home on 19 October 1986. The magazine was forced to shut down for si...

Ebola- Late nurse,Obi Ejelonu's fiance admitted to hospital

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According to Sahara Reporters, the fiancé of Obi Ejelonu, the nurse who died of the Ebola virusafter being infected by Patrick Sawyer, is suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus from his late fiance. The suspected patient, whose name was given simply as “Dennis”, allegedly suffered froma high fever three days ago but said he had recovered, SR reports. He’s since been admitted in the hospital. A new blood test has been ordered, with results expected as soon astoday.