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Ebola: Suspected Cases In Adamawa Tested Negative, Says NCDC
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Ebola: Suspected Cases In Adamawa Tested Negative, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the two suspected cases of the Ebola virus disease reported in Adamawa State have tested negative. “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is working closely with the Adamawa State Government, through the State Ministry of Health and Human Services, to investigate report of suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Yola, Adamawa State.

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Over 100 wooden structures destroyed in Taifa fire, ECG transformer gutted at Lapaz
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Over 100 wooden structures destroyed in Taifa fire, ECG transformer gutted at Lapaz

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) said firefighters from the Madina Fire Station, supported by personnel from the Headquarters Sub-Station, responded to the incident and battled the blaze. In a separate incident at Lapaz Tabora No. 5, firefighters from the Dansoman Fire Station responded to an electrical fire involving an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) transformer.

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Health workers mobilise for showdown with FG over 13-yr salary adjustment delay
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Health workers mobilise for showdown with FG over 13-yr salary adjustment delay

By Chioma Obinna The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has begun mobilising health workers nationwide for possible industrial action over the Federal Government’s failure to implement the adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure, CONHESS, a demand that has remained unresolved for about 13 years. In a resolution jointly signed by the JOHESU National Chairman, Comrade Kabiru Minjibir, and National Secretary, Comrade Martin Egbanubi, JOHESU said the season for uninterrupted implementation of the CONHESS adjustment was now or never, warning that it would not accept threats from…

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The modern-day wife who has little or no respect for her husband!
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The modern-day wife who has little or no respect for her husband!

By Bunmi Sofola BARBARA Taylor Bradford, renowned author of blockbusters like Woman of Substance and its sequel once said she was appalled by couples who row in public. “In contrast, Tony was brought up in one of the down-market areas of Lagos by parents from a remote village in the West.

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Lewis Hamilton storms to his first Ferrari pole at F1 Mexican GP with Antonelli fourth
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Lewis Hamilton storms to his first Ferrari pole at F1 Mexican GP with Antonelli fourth

George Russell second on grid after qualifying Antonelli well placed as he nears title confirmation Even as Formula One’s young gun Kimi Antonelli remains on course to claim his first world championship on Sunday it was the veteran, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton who gave a salutary reminder that there is very much fight left in the old dog yet as he claimed a spectacular pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix. Hamilton delivered a superb lap for Ferrari to secure his first pole for the team and just beat Mercedes’ George Russell into second.

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Ebola scare in Adamawa: NCDC confirms negative tests
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Ebola scare in Adamawa: NCDC confirms negative tests

…Two suspected cases test negative after two rounds of laboratory tests By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) last night said two suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases in Adamawa State tested negative after two rounds of laboratory tests, assuring Nigerians that the confirmed case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) remains the only confirmed infection reported in the country. In a press statement yesterday, the Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, said the report was received by the Adamawa State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre…

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Mike Adenuga: Blurring the line between commerce and compassion, By Tayo Williams
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Mike Adenuga: Blurring the line between commerce and compassion, By Tayo Williams

Through the foundation, whose core programme interests are entrepreneurship, education, health, and rural development, Adenuga creates and supports initiatives that deliver knowledge, skills, resources and infrastructure that will drive enterprise, facilitate commerce, stimulate innovation, and improve living conditions. The foundation also targets vulnerable groups, Internally Displaced Persons, disaster relief, and national health crises.

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Kenya threatens to escalate Saudi travel ban to Africa CDC
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Kenya threatens to escalate Saudi travel ban to Africa CDC

Kenya threatens to escalate Saudi travel ban to Africa CDC. NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 31 -.Lenya has threatened to escalate its concerns over Saudi Arabia’s suspension of travel from the country to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Health says Kenya has contained the Ebola outbreak, with seven patients still receiving treatment expected to be discharged on November 3.

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