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.