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By Maggie Fox   The Ebola virus may not make some people sick, researchers reported Tuesday. It shouldn't be surprising — most viruses can cause silent infections in at least a few people. But Ebola is so notorious for causing horrific symptoms, and for being so very deadly, that no one had taken the time to see if it might not always be so bad. Nubia, a baby who survived Ebola, at the Doctors Without Borders Ebola clinic in Conakry, Guinea. Tommy Trenchard / Doctors Without Borders In at least one village in Sierra Leone, it seems that up to a quarter of those infected may never have known it. "Our data indicate that 25 percent of Ebola virus...

Retired boxer, Floyd Mayweather, seen posing with President-elect and Donald Trump Jr. when he visited the Trump Towers.

Residents of the Trump Place apartment complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side started an online petition to have the landlord of the complexes, Equity Residential, change the name of the properties. The petition garnered almost 600 signatures and their petition was granted. According to CNBC, residents of the three apartment complexes received a notice Tuesday from the general manager to inform them that the signs will be removed.  A spokesperson told CNBC: "We are currently in the process of changing the name of the buildings at 140, 160 and 180 Riverside to their street addresses."  "We are assuming a more neutral building identity that will appeal to all current and future residents." The Trump Place signs were later seen being removed. Source: CNBC

Propose He has been observing you since long and he’s been talking to you in the recent past. He seems to be admiring you and you too started liking him off late. You want him in your life, but you don’t want to openly ask him whether he wants to marry you.In order to get him to propose fast, you just need to create the ideal situation so that he himself will open up and ask you out without you having to do so. In fact, that is the best strategy when you are dealing with a man. He will surely be able to understand that you fell in love with him if you send certain signals and behave in a particular way. That would be enough for any man to propose a woman.Here are some ways to make a man propose to you fast. Ways to make a man propose to you fast are: 1.Don’t Scare Him: Your man observes you every second. He keeps noticing how you react to him when he approaches you or talks to you. You might scare him if your behaviour is harsh with him. He might think you don’t like hi...

In a bid to resolve the one-week strike by ASUU which started Wednesday, senate president, Bukola Saraki, had a closed door meeting with ASUU leaders. According to him, a 4-member committee of Senators has been constituted to dialogue with the striking lecturers. According to ASUU, the strike action is due to the failure of the Federal government to implement the 2009 Agreement and 2013 MoU.

It is more trouble for Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court, as the Federal Government, yesterday, expanded corruption charges against him from nine to 14. Government, through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, entered the amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/C/232, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Ngwuta was in the charge signed by a Principal State Counsel, Hajara H. Yusuf, alleged to have among other offences, stashed foreign currencies in his Abuja home. The charge indicated that operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, had at the end of a search operation conducted at Ngwuta’s official residence, recovered several sums of cash, including the sum of Thirty-Five Million, Three Hundred and Fifty-Eight Thousand Naira (NGN35,358,000.00); Three Hundred and Nineteen Thousand, Five Hundred and Ninety- Six United States Dollars ($319,596.00); as well as Twenty-Five Thousand Nine H...

A mother that is expecting a baby always looks radiant and glowing. Pregnancy is a happy moment, especially when it’s the first child coming. However this is the period where the expectant mother has to be careful with almost everything she does including the food she eats. Women should be careful with what they eat as some food can cause miscarriage. Among the foods that cause miscarriage, some are more potent in their harmful effects than others. Here are six of them. 1.Pineapple     Pineapple should only be taken when the mother is close to the date of delivery, it should not be taken at the earlier stages of pregnancy. Pineapple is known for its ability to induce contractions beneficial for lab our. It should be avoided at the early stages of pregnancy because it contains  Bromlain and this  can weaken the uterus and cause early contractions. 2.Papaya { PawPaw} This food should be avoided as it can cause miscarriage. Papaya is a ...

The government of Cameroon has launched a campaign to highlight the ills of social media and need for social regulation in other to preserve the image of Cameroon. It comes after the several citizens has been taking to social media platforms to misinterprets and deform facts among others over certain issues revolving in Cameroon. Last month after a deadly train derailed at Yaounde living at least 80 people dead with 600 injured, social media users in Cameroon criticized President Paul Biya for what they presumed as his unconcerned attitude towards the tragic accident after he didn’t return immediately from Switzerland where he had gone for a meeting. After a parliament meeting was held on Monday, the Cameroon government in a statement confirmed that the country is committed to combat social media. ‘The State of Cameroon is resolutely committed to the fight against social media so as to preserve the image of the country. Social media is increasingly becoming a r...

                                                             Abimbola Adelakun Thursday with Abimbola Adelakun, aadelakun@punchng.com There is a line from a play by Kola Onadipe that I read in primary school, Halima Must Not Die, that returns to me on days like this one. In the play, someone had asked the lead character why she allowed herself to be deceived by religious charlatans who were simply milking her for her money. She responded, “If you cannot get the truth to buy, won’t you buy a lie?” As I type this article about an ongoing moneymaking scheme in town called MMM, and the General Overseer of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, I am a...

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ABUJA There appears to be no end to the accusation and criticisms of fraud against the government of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan by the present administration as the Presidency, yesterday, lashed out at it, saying it awarded deceitful and ghost projects that were not funded. The Presidency, however, said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari was speeding up ongoing projects and investing heavily in the construction and repairs of highways, railways and power generating plants across the country. It said that N750 billion had been released for capital projects in the last five months and that counterpart funds for the take-off of the $11 billion Kano-Lagos rail project had been paid. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made the revelation in an interview program on Express Radio in Kano on Tuesday. He said the administration had chosen to fast track projects related to infrastructure in order to pump money into the...

The World Bank said it has currently committed to about $400 million into the Nigerian agriculture, and also unveiled plans to commit another $200 million in the nation’s livestock development. The Bank representative, Shehu Salau, who disclosed this at the Regional Wrap-up meeting of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) Implementation Support Missions, on Monday, said the World Bank has prioritized agriculture and energy in the African economy due to the fact that Africa is largely agrarian. His words: “Our portfolio in Nigeria is about $400 million, but we have an engagement to scale up the support, we have a $200 million staple crop processing zone project, we also have about $200 million livestock project.” “World Bank has prioritised agriculture and energy because if you look at the economy of Africa, you will see that it is largely agrarian, so the Bank stands worthy of pushing investment and support the government to achieve these...

There are many types of leadership and each can lead to enormous success. Whether you are an employer or employee, you are already a leader – a default leadership has not been canceled yet- but what type of leader are you? Chances are, you are using different leadership styles without realizing it, though there is only one style that defines your future success. Read on to figure out your leadership style and learn what other styles you can use to lead your team. 1. Coaching leaders This is one of the best styles of leadership that promises the highest level of success. Why? Firstly, it is considered as the most effective leadership style. Secondly, employees are more likely to work harder with coaching leaders. A coaching leader helps their team to learn and grow and do not dwell on the mistakes the employees make. They always notice the positive results and help when the difficulties occur, instead of criticizing. Coaching leader never stops educating themselves ...

  History was made this week in Mexico as a father played with his son for the same team when top Mexican football club Cruz Azul took on Pumas. The dad, Chaco Gimenez (35 years), a legendary Argentine-born midfielder, was playing in the game and in the final stages of the game was joined on the pitch by his son, Santiago who is just 15- much to applause from the crowd. After the match, the father and son took to social media to celebrate the historic moment. See more photos of the pair and watch the video after the cut.       Watch video  

Singer Justin Bieber, 22, on Saturday evening partied with six girls in his hotel suite after his live performance at the O2 Arena Prague in the Czech Republic. He reportedly placed an ad on  Facebook through a local modelling agency employee known only as Daniela. The ad asked for eight girls to party with Bieber within an hour, at downtown Hemingway Bar in the Czech capital shortly after his gig but only 6 showed up because of the short notice. When the news made rounds on social media, one of the girls who responded to the ad, a law student Anna, explained that a confidentiality agreement had been put in place, forbidding anyone from talking about their evening with Justin - but insisted it was 'not like people thought it was.' 'You think that he chose the girls to enjoy the night with them, but he wanted to give someone else a pleasant experience. He talked to us as a normal person would,' she wrote. Blonde Prague airport employee a...

West Virginia official Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who called First Lady Michelle Obama an 'ape in heel' has been placed on leave after the racist remark prompted intense backlash and calls for her termination. According to Associated Press, the director of Clay County Development Corp., came under fire after she wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post: "It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady in the White House. I’m tired of seeing a (sic) Ape in heels," The mayor of Clay, Beverly Whaling chimed in a comment: "Just made my day Pam." The comments came after Republican Donald Trump was elected president and soon spread like wildfire on the internet.  More than 103,000 people have signed an online petition calling for both Taylor and Whaling to be fired. The petition says the post was "hateful and racially motivated. Every grant and piece of paper Mrs. Taylor and Ms. Whaling have to fill out and sign promises equa...

Retired neurosurgeon and former Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson who campaigned tirelessly for President-elect Donald Trump, has ruled out serving as part of Trump's administration, due to his lack of political experience, according to a report from The Hill. The TV host Armstrong Williams, who is a close friend of Carson, told The Hill that Carson was not interested in serving the administration in any official capacity, although he would consider a more informal role of an advisor in all White House going ons. Williams also denied reports that Carson had been offered a role, adding that “he was never offered a specific position.” “Dr. Carson feels he has no government experience, he’s never run a federal agency. The last thing he would want to do was take a position that could cripple the presidency,” he said. Donald Trump himself had previously suggested that Carson would join his team, saying that he hoped that Carson “will be very much involve...

China’s central bank is hiring blockchain experts to help it develop its own digital currency, according to a recruitment ad (in Mandarin) published by the bank on Nov. 9. The central bank has been working to create and issue a digital currency for years in order to replace cash, the bank’s governor, Zhou Xiaochun, has said previously . Blockchain technology is among the systems it has examined. Although the central bank hasn’t said outright that its project will use blockchain tech, the job descriptions add weight to the idea. The job ad says there are six vacancies for digital currency roles at the central bank. Applicants with experience in blockchain technology development are desirable. It also lists experience with big data, cryptography, and systems design as other criteria. Successful applicants will work on hardware and software development. Shanghai Daily was the first to report on the notice. The central bank’s recruitment drive is its latest move to d...

He may not want to admit it, but his company is the most powerful media entity in history. As critics slam Facebook for the role they believe it—and in particular its penchant for fake news stories— played in the election of Donald Trump, CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues to resist any attempt to pin some of the blame on his company. But in doing so, he misses the point. Over the weekend, the Facebook co-founder took to the site to respond to some of those criticisms. He said he “cares deeply” about the fake news problem and wants to get it right. But he also said that he doesn’t believe fake news contributed to the election’s outcome. “Of all the content on Facebook, more than 99% of what people see is authentic,” Zuckerberg wrote. And since only a very small amount of those hoaxes relate to politics, and an even smaller number related to Clinton specifically, he argued that “this makes it extremely unlikely hoaxes changed the outcome of this election in one direction or...

  F ormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar in his recent interview with EFCC quarterly magazine, Zero Tolerance, reacted to the allegations of corruption leveled against him by Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in his book, "Accidental Public Servant". In the book, El Rufai accused Atiku of using his office as Vice President for corruption and self aggrandizement.  Atiku in an interview with EFCC, reacted to El-Rufai's allegation by accusing the governor of offering him shares in Transcorp Ltd when he was still VP.  He said he turned down the offer because it was unethical for him as a VP to be a shareholder in a company formed by the government.  Atiku says this act and many others are pointers to the fact that he is not corrupt.  In a swift reaction to Atiku's claims, El-Rufai released a statement titled "Atiku haunted by his corruption demons". In the statement, El-Rufai denied Atiku's claims of offering him shares in Transcorp...