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A British medical worker was flown home from West Africa on Sunday after becoming the first Briton infected in the world's worst Ebola epidemic, as a separate new outbreak of the disease was detected in Democratic Republic of Congo. A specially adapted Royal Air Force cargo plane picked up the male healthcare worker in Sierra Leoneon Sunday after Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond authorized his repatriation for treatment. The U.K. Department of Health said the patient - whose identity has not been disclosed - was "not currently seriously unwell". The man will be transported to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London. The outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 1,427 people, mostly in Sierra Leone, Liberia and neighboring Guinea. The disease also has a toehold in Nigeria, where it has killed five people. In Democratic Republic of Congo, Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said an Ebola outbreak had been confirmed ...

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said he is not sure of the right way for the country to overcome its present challenges and move to the path of greatness and abundance. according to NATION , Obasanjo who likened the prevailing political – economy of Nigeria to that witnessed by the citizens during the era of the Late military dictator, General. Sanni Abacha, urged people to take solace in the fact that tough times don’t last but only tough ones do. The former President who spoke while receiving a delegation of the Nigerian Market/Traders Council in Abeokuta home, Ogun State, led by the National President, Yeye Osho, noted that a recent sms message he got from a Nigerian requesting for financial assistance, gave the country away as one where the middle-class is fast disappearing. The delegation of about 150 persons(including the Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief Alaba Lawson) from across the 36 states of the federation had come to seek direction from the for...

Its not today that this dude started their swag. So which one is Peter and which is Paul?

Well that's…different. New mother Olivia Wilde had an interesting take on the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 23. Jason Sudeikis' fiancee posted a YouTube video dousing herself in icy breast milk.  "I hope it's ok, I couldn't find any water so I'm going to use breast milk," the known advocate of breastfeeding teased in the clip. "It took me all night to make this." She then lifted a giant bucket of milk and poured it on her head while standing on the roof of an NYC apartment building.  Wilde, 30, challenged New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, longtime women's rights advocate Gloria Steinem, and Prince, and said she was dedicating her challenge to her friend Scott Lew.  Posing for the September issue of Glamour magazine, the Her actress was photographed breastfeeding her 4-month-old son Otis while wearing a Roberto Cavalli feathered dress and Prada heels.  "Being shot with Otis is so perfect because any portra...

Three hours into the half-full flight to Paris, Laura Bushney claims Mohd Rosli Bin Ab Karim sat beside her and allegedly began massaging her legs under the guise of "comforting her". In an interview with Sunday Night, the 26-year-old also claims he later put his hand down her pants. She said she was terrified when the 54-year-old steward allegedly began touching her, but was "frozen in panic". "I just keep saying why didn’t I scream, why didn’t I shout? Why didn’t I stop it? I am a strong person because I can do that, I know I can," Ms Bushney said. "When I was in the moment I couldn’t. I felt so scared, so petrified." However, Ms Bushney recorded the alleged incident on the mobile phone wrapped in a scarf next to her pillow. In the recording she can be heard whispering what Mr Rosli was doing to her. "He's massaging my legs," she can be heard saying. "I'm so scared, I just want to get off this ...

NAPA, Calif. -- A large earthquake caused significant damage in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, sending at least 70 people to a hospital, igniting fires, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness. Vanessa DeGier, spokeswoman for Queen of the Valley hospital in Napa, says the facility has treated more than 70 people, most for cuts, bumps and bruises. She says the facility has treated a hip fracture and heart attack, but it's unclear if it was related to the 6.0-magnitude earthquake. The hospital has set up a triage tent and many people are still coming in, DeGier said. Two major injuries have been reported, and hospitals have been very busy with moderate injuries, Napa Division Fire Chief John Callanan said earlier. The quake caused six significant fires, including at four mobile homes, Napa Division Fire Chief Darren Drake said. The damage from the fires is not yet clear but it appears signi...

  London  High Security Infectious Disease Unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London A British man with ebola is on his way to a London isolation unit this afternoon after being flown back to Britain from Sierra Leone. The charity worker was being evacuated back to the UK on board a Royal Air Force jet, Sierra Leone's health ministry has said. He will be taken to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead Heath, north London – which has an isolation unit and is equipped to treat an ebola patient. The Department of Health said today that the man is 'not currently seriously unwell.' Deputy chief medical officer John Watson, said experts are 'assessing the situation to ensure that appropriate care is delivered.' It is the first confirmed case of a Briton contracting the deadly virus, for which there is no cure, during the recent outbreak in West Africa. Sidie Yayah Tunis, director of communications for Sierra Leone's health ministry, said the man has bee...

The British ambassador to the US says the UK is close to identifying the Islamic State militant who murdered American James Foley. The IS extremist, believed to be British, beheaded the journalist in a video released last week. ( Read it HERE ) Ambassador Peter Westmacott told CNN that "we are close" to identifying the masked killer, adding voice recognition technology was among the resources being used by authorities to track him down. The security services MI5 and MI6 have reportedly worked out the identity of the insurgent, dubbed "Jihadi John", who had an English accent. But no details have been disclosed. The jihadist claimed the killing was in retaliation for US airstrikes on IS positions in northern Iraq. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said the beheading was "an utter betrayal of everything the British people stand for". Writing in the Sunday Times, he said it was horrifying that the perpetrator "could have been brough...

There was a  shooting  at 1Oak nightclub last night in LA during a pre-VMAs party hosted by Chris Brown. Eyewitnesses claimed Chris was the target of the shooting and now MTO claims they know who tried to murder the singer and why. Find their report below... Well here's what happened . . . allegedly. We ain't trying to snitch on nobody and get no one locked up either. Police need to do they're job though. MediaTakeOut.com spies were in the building last night at the 1Oak party and it was a movie. Tons of celebs, and beautiful people too. But it all went south when a group of men tried to murder Chris Brown!! You see, ever since Chris Brown got out of rehab - he's changed his lifestyle and his circle of friends. Our snitch explains, "Chris used to run with a bunch of gang bangers who were really scary. When he got out [of rehab], he cut them all off. I guess they're upset about that." Continue... The inside snitch tells us that Chris was be...

This little girl was rushed to the hospital yesterday after her madam asked her to sit on a burning electric cooker because she allegedly urinated in bed. So barbaric! I'm going to expose the woman in a subsequent post...I'm just waiting for details. See more photos below

According to a breaking news report on Daily Mail and TMZ, singer Chris Brown was 'shot at' in the early hours of this morning at a pre-VMAs party at 10AK night club in LA. Chris, who was hosting the party, was not injured but music label boss  Suge Knight was shot twice. Two others were injured, one of them said to be in critical condition. According to Daily Mail, witnesses at the scene claimed that Chris Brown was the target of the shooting, but TMZ said they weren't so sure who the target was. Model Tyson Beckford, and Black Eyed Peas member Apple de Ap, who were inside the party said they heard four gun shots. After the shooting, Death Row Records founder Suge Knight, was taken to Cedars Sinai hospital where he's being treated. Continue... From Daily Mail The suspected gunmen were apprehended by police, as officers searched the nightspot for clues and quizzed revellers over the events of the night.  Roads around the nightclub were imm...

TERRORISTS may be up to a new trick in their suicide bombing mission in the country, the Department of State Security (DSS) warned yesterday. The agency said the next set of suicide bombers may disguise as Catholic Sisters after unidentified persons broke into a tailor’s  shop  in Kano, carting away 13 pieces of sisters’ outfit. In a report by the NATION , It could not understand what a non-sister would want to do with the dresses other than to threaten the peace of the country. It therefore warned the public to be watchful. The DSS in a statement by its spokesman, Marilyn Ogar said   female suicide bombers might put on the dresses to bomb some unsuspecting targets. She said the unidentified persons broke into the  tailor’s  shop located at No. 55, Odutola Street, Sabon Gari, Kano during the week. “With the recent trend of female suicide bombings in the country, the theft of these regalia heightens concerns about the possibility of terrorist ele...

If you have lived in Abuja for more than a year, you should understand the term “fake Abuja big girl” or FABB. These are the girls who are usually very attractive, own all the Apple products in this world, live in N1million flats in Maitama, but if you check their background, their parents are struggling in their various villages. Enough said, let me educate you. 1. Bleached skin and tattoos: These days, most girls think they have to be “white-skinned” to be beautiful. They go as far as taking injections to perfect their skin. They then get tattoos to complete the look. These girls have to sell their market. When you check their background, their families are as dark-skinned as they come but these girls look more like Black or White era Michael Jackson. 2. Fake accent: This is another common trait. FABBs roll their tongues like their lives depend on it. Every vowel, irrespective of the word, is followed by an ‘R’: Jos become Jors; Taxi, Tarxi; Abuja, Abujarrr. 3. Long ‘hu...

Striking members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) have suspended their strike. The NMA through its official twitter handle @nmanigeria announced the suspension of the seven weeks strike. “BREAKING!!! NMA rose from an Emergency Delegates Meeting and decided that the #NMAStrike be suspended with ALL Doctors resuming duties ISQ. ” This means that NO Doctor in the country would be victimised in whatever form as a result of participation in the #NMAStrike. Details later, “the association announced early Sunday morning. According to Esohe Blessing ‏@dresoheblessing  the strike was suspended following the outcome of voting by members. Out of 265 total vote cast, 199 voted for suspension (75 %), 96 voted against. (24%) ,while persons abstained. A press conference to announce the suspension of the strike is to be addressed today (Sunday), August 24. Following the the refusal of the NMA to call off the strike earlier, the federal government sacked all resident doc...

Owners of private jets in Nigeria have become cautious about leasing out their aircraft following the outbreak of Ebola. Reports according to PUNCH said that, although, aviation officials had been strictly mandated not to speak on issues concerning the virus, one of our correspondents gathered that most private jet owners had cut down the number of times they leased out their jets. A senior official with one of the key agencies in the sector told our correspondent many countries had systematically stopped their carriers from flying into Nigeria, thereby heightening the panic among private jet owners in the country. “Many foreign carriers hardly fly into Nigeria and most of them have officially announced the suspension of flights to countries like Liberia and Guinea where the Ebola virus disease is very pronounced. This is causing panic among owners of private jets and some of them are not giving out their jets to friends and even family members,” the official said. Anot...