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Friday 16 January 2015

World’s newest airliner begins first commercial flight

By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 07:00
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  • DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The world’s newest jetliner, the Airbus A350, took to the skies Thursday carrying its first paying passengers from the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar.
     A Qatar Airways flight attendant smiles during  a flight  in an Airbus A350 over Toulouse, southwestern France, Monday, Dec.22, 2014.  After years of ...
    For passengers, the new plane offers wider panoramic windows and larger overhead storage space plus the ability to limit connections.
    The A350 is the third — and final — major new aircraft in a decade. First there was the double-decker Airbus A380, which debuted in October 2007. It’s the world’s largest passenger jet, designed to carry up to 525 passengers between some of the largest cities on the planet.
    Then came the lightweight Boeing 787, which carried its first passengers in October 2011. Thanks to its lower operating costs, the jet, marketed by Boeing as the Dreamliner, has led to new nonstop flights between cities that previously didn’t have enough passengers to merit such service.
    As with the Dreamliner, the A350’s lightweight design allows it to burn significantly less fuel than other jets of similar size. A little more than half of the structure is made of composite materials such as plastic reinforced by carbon fibers. Add in titanium and advanced aluminum alloys and more than 70 percent of the plane is made up of lightweight materials.
    Airbus says the A350 will help open up nonstop routes like Shanghai to Boston, Massachusetts or Paris to Santiago, Chile.
    The A350 can fly 276 to 369 passengers, depending on the variant and the airline’s choice of seating configuration.
    Qatar’s version is fitted out with 36 business class seats that turn into fully flat beds and boast 17-inch TV screens, and an economy class section with 247 seats, with smaller TVs.
    The state-backed airline has put considerable faith in the new model, with orders for 79 more planes. It received its first double-decker A380 from the European plane maker in September.
    “The delivery of this new aircraft category into the Qatar Airways’ fleet … is a moment of absolute national pride for Qatar Airways and the state of Qatar,” Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker said at an inauguration ceremony last week.



    Qatar Airways’ larger Gulf rival, the Dubai-based Emirates, also had plans to operate the A350. But it scrapped an order for 70 of the planes last June after what it said was a “fleet requirement” review.
    Unlike the Dreamliner, which was grounded in early 2013 for three and a half months because of problems with its lithium-ion batteries, Airbus — at this point — has decided to forego lithium-ion technology on the A350 in favor of traditional, but heavier, batteries.
    So far, Boeing has secured more orders for its 787, but the program had a head start on Airbus, which was focusing on its colossal A380.
    Boeing has 1,071 orders for its 787, with 228 of the jets now in service around the world. Airbus has 778 orders for the A350 from 41 different airlines and jet leasing companies including, British Airways, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines. The plane that flew to Frankfurt Thursday is the first of 80 such jets quickly-growing Qatar has ordered.
    A larger version of the jet, which is scheduled to start flying in 2017, aims to compete with Boeing’s long-range 777-300.
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    Mayerowitz reported from New York. Associated Press writer Adam Schreck in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report.

    WOW!!! Omawumi weds Tosin Yusuf...See More Pictures.

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 06:24
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     Singer Omawumi married her baby daddy Tosin Yusuf today January 16th at the Ikoyi Registry in Lagos. The couple got engaged last year after dating for years. They also have a 4 year old daughter. Omawumi is rumoured to be pregnant with their second child.congrats.... 

    OMG!!...Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo split.See What happened....

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 06:22
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  • During an interview with Power 105’s The Breakfast Club yesterday, Singer Jordin Spark, who split from Jason Derulo in July 2014, revealed that he broke up with her and never said a word to her again! She said she didn't even know they were officially broken up when he decided to call it quits.

    Jordin said after a big argument one day, Jason left the house they shared. She said she'd apologized to him before he left, so she assumed everything was fine. After she didn't hear from him for several hours, she called his phone but he never responded. She said she kept calling him but he never called back or contact her for a long time. Then she sent him a text and told him to get his things out of her house (he was living with her). She said he came and got his things and that was the last time she heard from him.


    About the car that Jason said he bought for her and wanted back, Jordin said she did get a BMW as a gift from him but later found out that he leased the vehicle. She said she took the car back to BMW dealership and bought herself a brand new Jeep for her birthday (which she showed off on Instagram - above). She said no hard feeling, she wishes him well and said he isn’t a bad guy.

    WOW!!! NAFDAC partners with Monalisa Chinda's Uterine Fibroid project.see more pictures.

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 05:32
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  • The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control [NAFDAC] has partnered with Arise Monalisa Foundation [AMF] to further safeguard the health of Nigerian women.

    After 8 years of supporting major autism campaign causes, funding education for the less privileged, organizing charitable visits to orphanages and prisons amongst others, the Arise Monalisa Foundation has embarked on the Uterine Fibroid Project, this year, aimed at creating awareness, sensitizing the populace and sponsoring treatment of infected women across the country.



    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control [NAFDAC] has partnered with Arise Monalisa Foundation [AMF] to further safeguard the health of Nigerian women.
    After eight years of supporting major autism campaign causes, funding education for the less priviledged, organizing charitable visits to orphanages and prisons amongst others, the Arise Monalisa Foundation has embarked on the Uterine Fibroid Project, this year, aimed at creating awareness, sensitizing the populace and sponsoring treatment of infected women across the country. 


     

     

     

     
     

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    Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Slowing Down – SAYS UN

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 05:28
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  • Liberia Battles Spreading Ebola Epidemic
    An outbreak of Ebola that has claimed over 8,400 lives in West Africa appeared to be slowing down, the UN special envoy on Ebola said on Friday.
    “The change in behaviour that we’ve been hoping for, working for, anticipating, is now happening everywhere.
    “The facilities to treat people are available everywhere.
    “Safe burial teams are providing safe and dignified burial services everywhere and the result is that we’re seeing the beginning of the outbreak slowing down,’’ David Nabarro told newsmen.
    Nabarro declined to predict when the outbreak of the virus could be definitively over.
    The hemorrhagic fever is spread through contact with bodily fluids of infected people or the highly contagious body of someone who has died of the virus.
    Nabarro said burial practices that involved people touching and cleaning bodies of Ebola victims had helped fuel the outbreak.
    “It is an incredible drop, a remarkable collective change in patterns of behaviour.
    “Liberia had come to terms with the reality that the outbreak of Ebola is being driven by the way in which people behave,’’ Nabarro said.
    More than 3,500 of the 8,400 dead were from Liberia.
    Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea now have capacity to quickly set up mobile centres to handle localised outbreaks.
    He said the U.S., British and French military, which built treatment centres, had played a crucial role.
    “This external help was absolutely vital in bolstering and supporting the capacity of the people in the country to make the changes,’’ Nabarro said.
    According to the World Health Organisation, the worst Ebola outbreak on record infected about 21,200 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea since it was detected in March.
    The government of Liberia had earlier said that it could be free of the virus by the end of February after success in curbing transmission.
    It said the country had only 10 confirmed Ebola cases as of Jan. 12.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images

    Belgium Police Foils Terror Plot>>>Read More

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 05:24
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    Police authorities in Belgium have foiled what they have described as “a jihadist plot to stage a major attack.”
    The suspected terrorists and officers were engaged in a fierce gun battle that led to the death of two of the suspects in eastern Belgium on Thursday evening, Guardian UK reports.
    “This operation stopped a major terrorist attack from taking place. You could say a second potential Paris has been averted,” said federal prosecutor Eric Van Der Sypt.
    Other pre-emptive raids were carried out in other parts of Belgium, as part of the government’s efforts to remain vigilant and aware of any potential terror threats.
    Photo Credit: Guardian UK

    Jimi Agbaje Promises To Scrap Lekki-epe Tollgate

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 05:23
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    THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has promised to cancel the controversial Lekki-Epe tollgate, if elected into office.

    Speaking during an interactive session with the Muslim community in Lagos yesterday, Agbaje hinged his plan to cancel the Lekki-Epe tollgate on the fact that the tollgate is untenable, as it is standing on an existing road.

    The PDP governorship candidate however, disclosed that the tool on the Lekki Phase 1 inner bridge would remain, in view of the fact that the construction of the bridge started from scratch by the concessionaire company.

    Agbaje, who was accompanied by his Deputy, Alhaja Safurat Abdulkareem, commended Governor Babatunde Fashola for some of the successes recorded in the state but he averred that Lagos was in urgent need of change and not continuity.

    He also assured his Muslim hosts, who included the National Missioner of the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheik Abdurahman Ahmad, that the problem of allowing Muslim children to wear the hijab veil to school would be solved through a synergy between the state and the mosque.

    Meanwhile, former Governor of Lagos State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the incumbent governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola yesterday urged Lagosians to be wary of the activities of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) so as not to associate with “failure”.

    The duo who spoke at the flag-off of the Lagos APC campaign rally which took place at Archbishop Vinning Memorial Church Open Ground, GRA, Ikeja likened PDP to a political Ebola, saying associating with them will bring nothing good for Lagos and the country in general.

    The party leaders took turn to lambast the Federal Government and PDP for poor leadership, saying the nation’s economy has gone from bad to worse since Jonathan came to power.

    In the same vein, the APC national leader also accused PDP gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje of impatience, saying his impatience has led him to a dead end.