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Zachary Thompson and Christopher Perkins, Dallas County health officials, leaving the home where Thomas E. Duncan stayed. DALLAS — More than six months after an outbreak of Ebola began its rampage through West Africa, local and federal health officials have displayed an uneven and flawed response to the first case diagnosed in the United States. In the latest indication, state and local authorities confirmed Thursday that a week after a Liberian man fell ill with Ebola in Dallas, and four days after he was placed in isolation at a hospital here, the apartment where he was staying with four other people had not been sanitized and the sheets and dirty towels he used while sick remained in the home. County officials visited the apartment without protection Wednesday night. The officials said it had been difficult to find a contractor willing to enter the apartment to clean it and remove bedding and clothes, which they said had been bagged in plastic. They said they now had ...

A school official measured a pupil’s temperature last week in Lagos, Nigeria, one of several countries in Africa affected by Ebola With quick and coordinated action by some of its top doctors, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, appears to have contained its first Ebola outbreak, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. As the epidemic rages out of control in three nations only a few hundred miles away, Nigeria is the only country to have beaten back an outbreak with the potential to harm many victims in a city with vast, teeming slums. “For those who say it’s hopeless, this is an antidote — you can control Ebola,” said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the C.D.C. Although officials are pleased that success was achieved in a country of 177 million that is a major transport and business hub — and whose largest city, Lagos, has 21 million people — the lessons here are not easily applicable to the countries at the epicenter: Guinea, L...

On the 10th of May 2014,the pilot son of Nigeria’s immediate past Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, had a near death experience when he was involved in a plane crash in Niger Republic. The IRS Airline pilot opened up to YES International Magazine Oh! It will be nice to tell the story about the accident. But the thing is that I don’t want to disturb the investigation that is going on now. I will give you a few insights about the experience I faced during the whole accident. We left Bratislava in Slovakia. It is close to Austria. I think it is about 45 minute’s drive from Vietnam. We left on the 10th of May, 2014. We took off about 10am or 9am. Sorry, I go blank sometimes. I cannot remember some details about what happened. We had some malfunction, which we noticed. Tokunbo, I cannot believe that I still find it difficult to remember everything. I knew when we got to between Niger and Nigeria; to get into Sokoto. I think before Kano. That was when we ...

This is how to place a snail in preparation for chopping off just the tip.  Hello Ugo, your request came in right on time as I was about to go prepare some snails when I saw your mail. Yes, there is a very simple method of shelling your large snails without getting the kitchen messy. There is no need to crush the shells with a hammer cos that is a lot of work cleaning the broken pieces from your snails. Some readers saw our  crunchy peppered snail recipe  and wanted a step by step snail preparation procedure but then, for no reason, I just couldn't remember the camera when I cooked snails. Sometimes I let the sellers clean my snails but not when a particular seller washes with alum. Snails washed with alum do not really taste natural to me. Thankfully this seller doesn't wash with limes so, the snails were brought home whole. Cleaning your snails at home is the best. That same bowl of alum water is what snail traders use to wash all snails bought in a day, that...

When it comes to what women want in bed, men tend to make serious avoidable mistakes like these While you may give yourself pep talks before a lazy encounter or pat yourself on the back after a great time in bed, don't be too smug about knowing what women want. A recent survey suggests that most men are not the skillful lovers they think themselves to be. When it comes to the fundamentals, men tend to make some serious mistakes in the sack. Here are the 10 avoidable ones. Silent play No matter the circumstances, most men tend to be eerily silent during the entire act. You may think that's fine, but this makes your woman feel alienated. It makes her wonder if she's actually pleasuring you. There's no need to exaggerate your feelings, but you can let your partner know you're enjoying her company in a genuine way. The occasional moans and groans are not such a bad thing. Foreplay is not a means to an end Most men tend to breeze through it — the effortless k...

Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo,Daughter of former governor of Oyo State,known for her controversial way of life,was allegedly beaten to a stupor by her elder sister and Nephew. Kemi through her spokesperson, Zoie Roberts in a press statement,disclosed that the incident occurred in Ibadan at 5.15 pm,Wednesday September 17 2014.She was allegedly attacked in front of her Agodi residence while in a long running altercation with her sister Ms Funke Olunloyo, the Oyo state Special Adviser to the Governor on Education. While being beaten,her mother allegedly cheered on and encouraged the act.Read the rest  HERE Funlola Omitowoju contacted me and presents her version of what she says actually transpired.I contacted Kemi via facebook and asked for her version of what actually happened on that day,She told me she was busy with NTA and CNN and referred to me a page on Cnn where she posted the article detailing how much she needed for surgery to recover.I have  culled  it below...

Chief Olusegun Matthew Aremu Obasanjo is a man of many intrigues. His life is full of many stories to tell and to read. It is either his exploits as a military head of state, his imprisonment and release from incarceration, his emergence as civilian president, his vehement letter writing, his control and influence from Ota Farm or his muscle-flexing with a sitting president. This time around, it has to do with his going back to school when he is, officially, close to 80 years. In this edition, LEADERSHIP Friday takes an in-depth look at Obasanjo’s sudden enrolment at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and the reasons why he decided to be addressed again as a student. Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is, to say the least, full of surprises. When a bloody coup took the life of General Murtala Ramat Muhammad and Obasanjo became the head of state, he surprised Nigerians and, indeed, the whole world when he kept faith with a hand-over date which culminated in the...