Friday, December 5, 2014
NOT AGAIN! Nigerian Soldier Tests Positive To Ebola
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Reports coming in has it that a Nigerian soldier has tested positive to the Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia, the United Nations has said.
The infected UN peacekeeper tested positive to the disease on Wednesday, December 3 and the diagnosis was announced by the organisation on thursday.
Plans for the unidentified soldier to be flown to the Netherlands for treatment are underway, Inge Freriksen, a spokesperson for the Dutch Health Ministry said on Friday, December 5.
The patient is expected to arrive in Amsterdam at the weekend and will be isolated in a "calamity unit" at the University Medical Center in Utrecht.
The Ebola outbreak has claimed over 6,000 lives this year but cases of the disease are said to be on the decline in Liberia, even though drastic increment in infection rate has been recorded in neighbouring country, Sierra Leone.
Reports coming in has it that a Nigerian soldier has tested positive to the Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia, the United Nations has said.
The infected UN peacekeeper tested positive to the disease on Wednesday, December 3 and the diagnosis was announced by the organisation on thursday.
Plans for the unidentified soldier to be flown to the Netherlands for treatment are underway, Inge Freriksen, a spokesperson for the Dutch Health Ministry said on Friday, December 5.
The patient is expected to arrive in Amsterdam at the weekend and will be isolated in a "calamity unit" at the University Medical Center in Utrecht.
The Ebola outbreak has claimed over 6,000 lives this year but cases of the disease are said to be on the decline in Liberia, even though drastic increment in infection rate has been recorded in neighbouring country, Sierra Leone.
"Let us put aside the disappointment of yesterday..." Read Ambode's Speech After Emerging Lagos APC Candidate
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My fellow Lagosians, it is with a deep sense of gratitude and humility that I accept this ticket to run as the flag bearer of our great party, APC in the 2015 gubernatorial elections. This victory was made possible by you the people.
And to my fellow contestants, I have nothing but commendation and respect for putting up a good fight. The success of this primary and the victory that has come out of it is not just for me but for all of us that stepped into the water. It is a victory for Lagosians and for democracy.
I thank all the delegates, over 6,000 of you who voted according to your conscience. For once, you did not waver in your faith in the process put in place by our great party, APC. To the State party Executive and the National officers, I extend my appreciation for the long hours and the experience invested in this exercise. The orderliness, the transparency of the process and the spirit of sportsmanship devoid of bitterness that characterized this process signpost a better future for our democracy.
Our party has demonstrated to all that we are a party of great minds and democratic ideals. The flag of the party that you have handed over to me I accept with a deep sense of history, knowing fully well that Lagos deserves nothing but the best in terms of good governance and dynamic development. We have a legacy to build upon. We have a challenge to meet and speedily too.
The responsibility belongs to all of us. Let us put aside the disappointment of yesterday and embrace the opportunity of today. Not forgetting that the future begins today. We must never forget that the future of Lagos is bigger than the summation of our ambitions.
After this victory, we must move quickly to retain the party APC in the column of the progressives by returning the APC to power in Lagos. The task ahead of is daunting, but surmountable. We have only just commenced the first phase of the execution of our political agenda. The next phase beckons. We must all work together to usher APC back into power in Lagos state.
On my part, I promise never to waver or fail. I promise to energize and mobilize our teeming supporters in the next phase of this struggle. I put myself to the task, knowing fully well that the foundation laid must never be destroyed but built upon. I commit to the continuation of excellence and the upliftment of the lives of all Lagosians.
I thank you and God Bless Lagos State.
My fellow Lagosians, it is with a deep sense of gratitude and humility that I accept this ticket to run as the flag bearer of our great party, APC in the 2015 gubernatorial elections. This victory was made possible by you the people.
And to my fellow contestants, I have nothing but commendation and respect for putting up a good fight. The success of this primary and the victory that has come out of it is not just for me but for all of us that stepped into the water. It is a victory for Lagosians and for democracy.
I thank all the delegates, over 6,000 of you who voted according to your conscience. For once, you did not waver in your faith in the process put in place by our great party, APC. To the State party Executive and the National officers, I extend my appreciation for the long hours and the experience invested in this exercise. The orderliness, the transparency of the process and the spirit of sportsmanship devoid of bitterness that characterized this process signpost a better future for our democracy.
Our party has demonstrated to all that we are a party of great minds and democratic ideals. The flag of the party that you have handed over to me I accept with a deep sense of history, knowing fully well that Lagos deserves nothing but the best in terms of good governance and dynamic development. We have a legacy to build upon. We have a challenge to meet and speedily too.
The responsibility belongs to all of us. Let us put aside the disappointment of yesterday and embrace the opportunity of today. Not forgetting that the future begins today. We must never forget that the future of Lagos is bigger than the summation of our ambitions.
After this victory, we must move quickly to retain the party APC in the column of the progressives by returning the APC to power in Lagos. The task ahead of is daunting, but surmountable. We have only just commenced the first phase of the execution of our political agenda. The next phase beckons. We must all work together to usher APC back into power in Lagos state.
On my part, I promise never to waver or fail. I promise to energize and mobilize our teeming supporters in the next phase of this struggle. I put myself to the task, knowing fully well that the foundation laid must never be destroyed but built upon. I commit to the continuation of excellence and the upliftment of the lives of all Lagosians.
I thank you and God Bless Lagos State.
MATURITY! Kadir Hamzat Congratulates Ambode, Promises To Work With Him To Ensure APC Victory In 2015
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In an absolute and impressive show of sportmanship, runner-up at the just concluded Lagos APC primary election and commissioner for works in the state; Dr. Kadir Obafemi Hamzat has congratulated Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode who won the election.
In a facebook post, Hamzat stated that though he felt disssapointed but he still feel blessed.
Read full text below...
In an absolute and impressive show of sportmanship, runner-up at the just concluded Lagos APC primary election and commissioner for works in the state; Dr. Kadir Obafemi Hamzat has congratulated Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode who won the election.
In a facebook post, Hamzat stated that though he felt disssapointed but he still feel blessed.
Read full text below...
One disappointment is not the end. Your life doesn't stop because of a single setback. It will all work together for your good. The bigger the disappointment, the bigger the blessing. There is beauty for your ashes—joy for your mourning.You've got to let go of what didn't work out. You can't do anything about the past but you can do something about right now.
I congratulate Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for his victory in the Lagos Gubernatorial Primary Election. We shall support you for the upcoming final victory by February 28th 2015. Olorun afun e se. #Ekoatesiwaju.
PHILOSOPHER'S CORNER:- Is There Heaven?
In today’s world, most people do not have a problem believing that the spirit is eternal. Even those who do not consider themselves “religious” often believe in some form of life after death. They just are not sure what it is, and many do not want to know. Hell is an unfashionable topic. New Age teachings have settled in almost every facet of our society with vague, cozy feelings of the “afterlife.”
In philosophy, religion, mythology, and fiction, the afterlife (also referred to as life after death or the Hereafter) is the concept of a realm, or the realm itself (whether physical or transcendental), in which an essential part of an individual's identity or consciousness continues to exist after the death of the body in the individual's lifetime. According to various ideas about the afterlife, the essential aspect of the individual that lives on after death may be some partial element, or the entire soul or spirit, of an individual, which carries with it and confers personal identity. Belief in an afterlife, which may be naturalistic or supernatural, is in contrast to the belief in oblivion after death.
In some popular views, this continued existence often takes place in a spiritual realm, and in other popular views, the individual may be reborn into this world and begin the life cycle over again, likely with no memory of what they have done in the past. In this latter view, such rebirths and deaths may take place over and over again continuously until the individual gains entry to a spiritual realm or Other world. Major views on the afterlife are derived from religion, esotericism and metaphysics.
Some belief systems, such as those in the Abrahamic tradition, hold that the dead go to a specific plane of existence after death, as determined by a god, gods, or other divine judgment, based on their actions or beliefs during life. In contrast, in systems of reincarnation, such as those in the Indian religions, the nature of the continued existence is determined directly by the actions of the individual in the ended life, rather than through the decision of another being.
Hebrews 9:27 - And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Matthew 10:28 - And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
We have read many documented accounts of people who have died in their physical bodies and have given testimony that they entered into a spiritual dimension beyond this life. Life did not cease for them. They then returned to their bodies to tell of their experiences. Some tell of seeing a “white light,” others give descriptions of hell; still others see Jesus or angels. What awaits us on the other side? This will be determined by what we did in this life. Just because people report they saw a “white light” does not mean they will go to heaven when they die.
Yet the troublesome question still remains–why must we die in the first place? The truth is, God never made us to die. Death of the body was not God’s original plan. It is the result of sin. When Adam and Eve committed the first sin (disobedience to God), sin entered into this world; as a result of it, every single one of us will face death at sometime. When we die, we will also face judgment before God.
Muslims believe that the present life is a trial in preparation for the next realm of existence. When a Muslim dies, he or she is washed and wrapped in a clean, white cloth (usually by a family member) and buried after a special prayer, preferably the same day. Muslims consider this a final service that they can do for their relatives and an opportunity to remember that their own existence here on earth is brief.
All the Prophets of God called their people to worship God and to believe in life after death. They laid so much emphasis on the belief in life after death that even a slight doubt in it meant denying God and made all other beliefs meaningless.
God has given man besides perceptual consciousness, rational, aesthetic and moral consciousness too. It is this consciousness that guides man regarding realities that cannot be verified through sensory data. That is why all the Prophets of God while calling people to believe in God and life after death, appeal to the aesthetic, moral and rational consciousness of man.
For example, when the idolaters of Makkah denied even the possibility of life after death, the Quran exposed the weakness of their stand by advancing very logical and rational arguments in support of it:
And he (i.e. man) presents for Us an example (i.e. attempting to establish the finality of death) and forgets his [own] creation. He says, “Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?” Say, “He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing.” [It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite. Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator. (Quran, 36:78-81)
The explanation that the Quran gives about the necessity of life after death is what the moral consciousness of man demands.
Actually, if there is no life after death, the very belief in God becomes meaningless or even if one believes in God, it would be unjust and indifferent God, having once created man and now not being concerned with his fate.
The belief in life after death not only guarantees success in the Hereafter but also makes this world full of peace and happiness by making individuals most responsible and dutiful in their activities.
The question of whether there is life after death does not fall under the jurisdiction of science, as science is concerned only with classification and analysis of sense data. Moreover, man has been busy with scientific inquiries and research, in the modern sense of the term, only for the last few centuries, while he has been familiar with the concept of life after death since time immemorial.
The scientific community demands much greater skepticism than is found among most religions regarding the belief in the continuity of consciousness after death. Regarding the mind–body problem, most neuroscientists take a physicalist position according to which consciousness derives from and/or is reducible to physical phenomena such as neuronal activity occurring in the brain.The implication of this premise is that once the brain stops functioning at brain death, consciousness fails to survive and ceases to exist.
With all religious argument above, we still insist that nobody had gone and return to tell us with accurate facts that these are my evidences for live after death. All these arguments are mere hearsay from the prophets. If it is true that man created religion and invariably created God not the reverse as claimed, and religion is the opinion of the people or tools in the hand of the state to manipulate the masses thence those religious arguments above are not true.
Let's also look at it like this, can anyone narrate his experience before life? If no, how can such an individual explain his experience after death. Life before death to the individual was blank, life after death will also be blank. Man will absolutely be unconscious after death. If man created religion and as well created God, how can there be life after the death of man when he must have been unconscious?
Observations and contrary opinions can be sent to Amodu Murisiku Ayoku, ayomurisiku@yahoo.com, 08057356316.
Or The Editor, blackboxnigeria360@gmail.com
Ooga o! Anambra Governor Donates 100 Horses To Police In The State
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As part of ensuring safty of life and property, Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has donated over 100 horses to the Anambra State Police Command to enhance their security operations in the State.
He praised and decorated newly promoted officers who have done well since he resumed office.
As part of ensuring safty of life and property, Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has donated over 100 horses to the Anambra State Police Command to enhance their security operations in the State.
He praised and decorated newly promoted officers who have done well since he resumed office.
PDP Suspends Former Chairman; Bamanga Tukur»»"it wasn't me"-Tukur Cries Out
The crisis in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party might have returned as the party on thursday announced the suspension of the immediate past National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
This is following his alleged suit againt the current chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu over a battle for the leadership of the party. The decision to suspend Tukur was arrived at after a meeting of the National Working Committee over Tukur's suit.
The embattled ex-chairman has however refuted claims that he took the party to court. In a statement, he reviewed that he wasn't aware of any law suit as he was only made a co-defendant by the main plaintif in the matter. Bamanga Tukur revealed that Aliyu Gurin initiated the law suit and only included him as a co-defendant.
It is obvious the crisis is far from over in the party.
Five PDP Governors Meet Obasanjo, Begs For His Support For PDP, Prostrates!
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While the entire country was yesterday agog with the opposition APC holding her governorship primaries across the country, some Governors of the PDP extraction silently visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Abeokuta residence.
BlackBox Nigeria gathered that the governors who were led by Akwa Ibom chief executive; Godswill Akpabio begged Obasanjo not to abandon the party at thbis critical moment.
The entourage which also included Isa Yuguda, Sule Lamido, Liyel Imoke and Babangida Aliyu of Bauchi, Jigawa, Cross-river and Niger states respectively appealed to the ex-President come to the rescue of the party and the country at large.
BBN also got hold of an image showing the five governors protrating for Obasanjo in appeal.
The former president and President Goodluck Jonathan have in recent times been enmeshed in a battle of wits which has led to public criticisms and utterances rather deemingly of their sensitive positions.
While the entire country was yesterday agog with the opposition APC holding her governorship primaries across the country, some Governors of the PDP extraction silently visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Abeokuta residence.
BlackBox Nigeria gathered that the governors who were led by Akwa Ibom chief executive; Godswill Akpabio begged Obasanjo not to abandon the party at thbis critical moment.
The entourage which also included Isa Yuguda, Sule Lamido, Liyel Imoke and Babangida Aliyu of Bauchi, Jigawa, Cross-river and Niger states respectively appealed to the ex-President come to the rescue of the party and the country at large.
BBN also got hold of an image showing the five governors protrating for Obasanjo in appeal.
LANDSLIDE! Ambode Wins Lagos APC Ticket In Grand Style As Mass defection Hit Party
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After several months of politicking and alleged favouritism from powerful forces in the party, former accountant general of Lagos finally emerged as the candidate of the All Progressive Congress. He beat 12 others in a seemingly one sided primary election to be declared winner.
Akinwunmi Ambode early friday morning emerged as the candidate after an overwhelming victory. The other aspirants including the Speaker of the House of Assembly; Rt. Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Commissioner for works; Dr. Kadir Hamzat, former Attorney-General of the state; Supo Sasore (SAN), Ex-Commisioner for Health; Dr. Leke Pitan, Senator Ganiu Solomon, Tayo Ayinde, Dr. Tola Kasali, Tokunbo Wahab and others had ealier staged a walk out during the course of the primaries after indications it wasn't going to be favorable to them.
In the final result, Akinwunmi Ambode polled 3780 to win while Kadir Hamzat came second with a total of 1,201 votes. Others are Ganiu Solomon»272 Adeyemi Ikuforiji» 182 Supo Shasore» 121 Dr. Leke Pitan» 112 Tola Kasali» 69 Tayo Ayinde» 17 Adekunle Disu» 9 Tokunbo Wahab» 7
It is further being rumoured that the party in the state might be faced with fresh political crisis as there are unconfirmed news of a mass defection from the party by the aggrieved aspirants and their supporters but observers say it is only "a storm in a tea cup" as the party leadership would soon sort things.
Speaking with BlackBox Nigeria, a seasoned politician in Lagos who doesn't want his name mentioned disclosed that "this is not the first time our party would have this king of issue. You would remember that when our leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu selected the incumbent ahead of the 2007 election, this was how the others (more than 13 of them) also threatened to quit the party. Although some of them did but they returned begging so I don't think they would want to do the same mistake again."
BBN however gathered that most of the aggrieved aspirants are really bent on taking drastic measures to express their dissatisfaction.
The party leader, Asiwaju Tinubu was however suspiciously absent from Thursday's election as well as the state Governor, Barr. Babatunde Raji Fashola.
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