Super Eagles Begins Journey For AFCON 2015 Glory As They Prepare To Face Congo In Calabar.

Work have begun by the Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi and his assistants towards the 2015 AFCON qualifier to be played in Calabar by the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Congo Brazaville.

According to the Eagles media spokesman, mr Ben Alaiya, most of the invited players are already in the country and John Mikel Obi and Vincent Enyeama are expected by the evening of Tuesday. He said Stephen Keshi's focus now is to build a formidable team that would dismantle any Congolese obstacles in the weekend game.

"The big boss has banished all forms of distractions that would hinder him from assembling a formidable squad for the qualifier. Some of the invited players are already in the country, " He said.

"I cannot tell you the total number of player in the camp now, but eventually Mikel, Enyeama and others of their teammates must be in camp by Tuesday. If Keshi does not have a reasonable number of players by monday evening, the Eagles will have their first full training by Tuesday morning.  This is because all players would have already been present in camp then.

"All hands are on deck to ensure that Eagles come out victorious in the game. " He added.

A reliable anonymous source told The Guardian that the Congolese team would arrive Nigeria by Wednesday.

Banky W Drops Video Of His New Song Jaye Ori mi.

Banky W has dropped the video of his latest song titled Jaye ori mi. The EME boss whose real names are Olubankole Wellington brought together some strong hands in the Nigerian Music industry to cook the song and video.

The song was composed and recorded by Banky W and produced by Mastercraft and the concept and screenplay of the video were by Bank W and video shot by Clarence Peters.
Source: allAfrican.

EBOLA: President Obama Speaks To Nigeria And Other Affected West African Countries.

Hello.I want to take a few moments to speak directly to you the people of west Africa,especially in Liberia,Sierra Leone,Guinea and Nigeria. On behalf of the American people, I want you to know that our prayers are with those of you who have lost loved ones during this terrible outbreak of Ebola. Along with our partners around the world, the United States is working with your governments to help stop this disease. And the first step in this fight is knowing the facts.

 First, Ebola is not spread through the air like the flu. You cannot get it from casual contacts,like sitting next to someone in a bus. You cannot get it from another person until they show the symptoms of the diesease,like fever.

 Second,the most common way to get Ebola is by touching the body fluids of someone whos sick or has died from it like their sweats,saliva or blood. Or through contaminated item, like needle. Thats why the diesease is continuing to spread where patients are being cared for at home or during burials when families and friends lay loved one to rest. Thats why health care workers wear protection like gloves and masks. Its why, if you feel sick with high fever you should get help right away because with prompt treatment in a medical centre,nearly half of patients can recover.And its why when burying someone who died from the diesease,its important to not directly touch their body,you can respect your tradition and honour your loved ones without risking the lives of the living.

 Stopping this disease wont be easy but we know how to do it. You are not alone. Together, we can treat those who are sick with respect and dignity. We can save lives. And our countries can work together to improve public health,so this kind of outbreak doesnt happen again. In this urgent work,and in building a stronger and more prosperous Africa, youll continue to have a patner in me and in the United States of America.

  Source White house.

Ebola: Nigerian Banks Adopts Proactive Measures.

In an effort to curb the malignant spread of the Ebola virus diseases EVD, banks in Lagos, South- West, Nigeria have adopted a procedure in which customers are made to use hand sanitizers before entering the banking hall.

These sanitizers are placed beside the entrances with security guards directing customers to use the sanitizers before they are allowed into the halls.

In the fight against the spread of Ebola, the use of soaps has been widely publicised as an effective possible antidote against the deadly virus.

COMMUNITY SHIELD: Arsenal Trash Manchester City To Claim Title.

Arsenal Fc on Sunday,  whipped league rivals Manchester City 3-0 to clinch the English community shield silverware.

Santi carzola opened the score sheet for the London side in the first half and the London side mounted most of the pressure in quest for more goals. Towards the end of the first half,  Aaron Ramsey made it to the score sheet.

The beginning of the second half saw the Manchester blues trying to get something out of the game or possibly to equalise but Olivia Geroud fired the shot that broke the camels back when he made it three in the 62 minutes giving the gunners a comfortable victory over the English champions.

Though the community shield is of little importance, Arsenal's victory fires a warning signal to premiership rivals on their preparedness for the coming season.

Comedian Julius Agwu To Run For 2015 Gubernatorial Race In Rivers State.

     
                              Julius Agwu ( right ) and a friend. 

Ace comedian Julius Agwu has declared his interest to run for the governorship position in Rivers State come 2015 reports Vanguard online. 

The Choba born comedian flagged off  his campaign with a campaign poster that went viral on the social media.
The poster had an inscription that read: "Our moment of change! Julius Agwu for Governor----Rivers 2015.

Though the declaration has not be formally made by the comedian,  he joins the surging number of celebrities that are eyeing political positions in Nigeria. Comedian cum gyration singer Tony Muonagor a.k.a Tony-One-Week is a member of the Anambra State house of Assembly.

$480 Million Late General Abacha's Loot Recovered By The U.S.

The United States has recovered the sum of $480 million looted by the late Nigerian dictator general Sani Abacha who became president through a coup in November 1993 and remained in that position until his death in 1998.

Allafrica.com reports that according to a justice department news release on Thursday,  the money represent a portion of the billions of dollars stollen from the Nigeria people by the dictator, his son Mohammed Sani Abacha and their associate Abubakar Atiku Bagudu.

The report says that approximately $303 million are in two banks in the British dependency jersey, $144 million are in two bank accounts in France,  three bank accounts in Britain and Ireland have at least $27 million.

It is a pity that while these stollen funds are being recovered,  the ruling party is preparing the dictator's son and cohort Mohammed Sani Abacha to run for the governorship position in Kano State come 2015.