: Ronaldo breaks up with girlfriend Irina Shayk>Read More

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal and Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed Tuesday he has broken up with his longtime girlfriend, Russian model Irina Shayk.

"After dating for five years, my relationship with Irina Shayk has come to an end," Ronaldo said in a written statement sent exclusively to The Associated Press. "We believed it would be best for both of us to take this step now."

Ronaldo said he was making the statement to end speculation about their relationship, and to end recent rumors about his private life. He did not specify the rumors, but media in Portugal have reported that Shayk fell out with members of Ronaldo's family, and that he was seeing another woman.

"I wish Irina the greatest happiness," Ronaldo said.

He gave no further details in the brief statement.

The couple, both 29, has had huge international success, and their relationship has featured in newspapers and magazines worldwide. They were not believed to be living together, as Ronaldo was based in the Spanish capital while Shayk traveled extensively.

Ronaldo recently picked up the Ballon d'Or after being voted the world's best player, but Shayk did not accompany him to the ceremony in Zurich. Her absence triggered rumors that their relationship was over. The couple remained silent despite days of intense media speculation.

Ronaldo retained football's highest individual honor after scoring 61 goals last year. His record tally of 17 in a Champions League season helped Madrid win an unprecedented 10th European Cup title.

Born in the Portuguese island of Madeira, Ronaldo played as a teenager for Sporting Lisbon before moving to Manchester United in 2003. He transferred to Real Madrid in 2009, building his reputation and his wealth through endorsements and sponsorships. He has millions of followers on social media.

Ronaldo has a 4-year-old son, called Cristiano Junior, but he has never disclosed the mother's identity.

Shayk won international fame as a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, and a lingerie model. She made her acting debut last year opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the film "Hercules." 

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World’s newest airliner begins first commercial flight

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.
 

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.

                                      

 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....

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.

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. 

 

 

 

 

 

                               

Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Slowing Down – SAYS UN

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.

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Belgium Police Foils Terror Plot>>>Read More

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.

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Jimi Agbaje Promises To Scrap Lekki-epe Tollgate

 
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.

The Butt Obsession Continues! Would You Try the “Vacuum Therapy” to Get a Bigger Derriere?

Last year we saw the rising popularity of loads of beauty treatments to give you your perfect figure; from butt lifters and waist trainers to the controversial issue of bleaching and highlighting & contouring. Now there is a new technique in town – Vacuum Therapy.

You might already have an idea of what we mean when you hear the word ‘Vacuum’ but let’s explain better. The Vacuum therapy is a process whereby fat “is mobilized” to choice areas of your body to cause enlargement in those areas. The therapy was propagated by Miami-based salon – Sculpting Goddess and seems to be getting a lot of customers and media attention. Goodbye squats right?

For just $60 (Approximately N11,000), the Sculpting Goddess promise of enhancing your bottom through the use of suction cups can be met. The process takes about 45 minutes for each butt cheek and requires at least 4 – 6 sessions before the client can see noticeable results. Even the salon owner has tried the product and claims the results have lasted for over a year. 

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U.S Supports Nigeria Election in Spite of the insurgency in the country.

Marie Harf

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said Nigeria’s election in February could be a factor behind the sharp increase in attacks by Boko Haram Islamist militants in the north of the country.

Spokeswoman Marie Harf said, however, that the Feb. 14 presidential election should go ahead in spite of the violence which has forced about 20,000 Nigerians to flee to neighbouring countries in recent weeks.

“There has been a sharp escalation in the number of reported casualties.

“We do believe the election is a factor,’’ Harf told a daily briefing.

Harf said Boko Haram previously used events such as elections to stir up tensions.

However, the election is expected to be a close contest between President Goodluck Jonathan and his leading challenger, Muhammadu Buhari.

“Boko Haram has tended to, particularly around something like an election, use political issues or sensitivities to try to en flame tensions.

“We have seen that as one of their tactics and that is why it is so important to move forward with the election, because we believe it is important,’’ she noted.

Boko Haram’s insurgency began in 2009, but the number and scale of the attacks has risen sharply since 2015 after the government imposed emergency rule in three worst-hit states in northern Nigeria.

Amnesty International has said Boko Haram may have killed some 2,000 people around Jan. 3 in Baga in northern Nigeria.

However, Harf said it was hard to independently verify that figure.

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ISIS: Everything you need to know about the rise of the militant group.

 

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The rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamist militant group that has seized a chunk of land stretching from northern Syria to central Iraq, has struck fear into the hearts of leaders around the world. CNN explains ISIS' roots, what it controls, and where its support comes from.

The group began in 2004 as al Qaeda in Iraq, before rebranding as ISIS two years later. It was an ally of -- and had similarities with -- Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda: both were radical anti-Western militant groups devoted to establishing an independent Islamic state in the region. But ISIS -- unlike al Qaeda, which disowned the group in early 2014 -- has proven to be more brutal and more effective at controlling territory it has seized.

ISIS is putting governing structures in place to rule the territories the group conquers once the dust settles on the battlefield. From the cabinet and the governors to the financial and legislative bodies, ISIS' bureaucratic hierarchy looks a lot like those of some of the Western countries whose values it rejects -- if you take away the democracy and add in a council to consider who should be beheaded.

Oil and land: What ISIS controls

The group seized control of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, this summer. But its power base is in Raqqa, eastern Syria, where ISIS is now in control of more than half of Syria's oil assets -- along with a number of oil fields in Iraq -- according to energy expert Luay al-Khateeb. Al-Khateeb says the oil is finding its way to the black market and could be making ISIS up to $3 million each day.

More than 11,000 people have traveled from abroad to fight in Syria and Iraq, officials suggest, although some have gone back home again. They align themselves with different factions, and sometimes change loyalties as groups merge, disband or change allegiances. Naturally, countries with bigger Muslim populations tend to send the largest number of fighters.

But some nations with relatively small Muslim populations have sent a disproportionately large number of jihadis. Finland, Ireland and Australia have the highest number of foreign fighters per capita, although Finnish security officials say a minority of Finns in their count went for humanitarian reasons.

CNN's Atika Shubert, Ivana Kottasova and Sean O'Key contributed to this report.  

source and credit: CNN

Wizkid Cuts Off His Dreads, Check Out New Look [See Photo]

He shared the photo below with the caption: BACK TO MY OLD DAYS

See New Look Below:-

Which Do You Prefer? The Old Look Or The New Look?

OMG..LOL>>Bovi Shares the Story of His Last Night with a Prostitute

Ace comedian Bovi took to his Instagram page this morning to share his last night and last experience with a prostitute, when he was still in 300 Level, in 2000.

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I had just resumed school for second semester 300 level. This was February 2000. My mission was to storm port-harcourt from abraka and surprise my older sister who had just moved to another apartment.

All I had was the address to the new apartment. I’ve always loved to pull surprises and this was my biggest one at the time. I arrived ph in the evening via public transport and traced her new place. Me wey plan to surprise my sister con surprise myself. She had not moved in. Her present address, I didn’t have. Gsm; non-existent at the time, her office? Closed. I was practically stranded in the garden city. After recovering from my rude shock, I took the first 2 foolish decisions. I hailed a cab and told the can to take me to a happening joint. The type that runs all night. He told me it was a Tuesday, the happening joints really don’t happen on Tuesday. I insisted there had to be one. Well he had money to make, so he obliged me.

We got there. Dead end. Even the band members and the Dj were off duty.

We tried a second spot. No luck. By this time it was past 9pm. So it dawned on me that I should have been looking for a hotel. By the time I checked 2 hotels, I realized that had I not made wayward stops, I’d have been able to pay for a room.

Think Bovi, think!

I asked again where I could possibly chill till daybreak. A commercial nerve. Someone mentioned “opposite hotel presidential.” When I got to hotel presidential; opposite it that is; I was relieved. The groove was real. Outdoor joints, several bar tenders. Pot bellied men with pretty women drinking away their stress. I found my spot, got a seat, weighed my purse and saw that my vex money had been severely eroded. I couldn’t even afford a drink. But hey, I could watch.

The ladies of the night were present on their droves( soliciting customers). It was a sight to behold. If they got lucky, they hopped into vehicles of strange men. I enjoyed all I saw until it was midnight and the unexpected happened. All d joints started to lock up. On no time it was just me and the night nurses left on the road side.

“Why you no go stay hotel” “why you no go your sister house” “why she Neva pack go her new house?” I had answered all these questions repeatedly.

By now I was with the security of the hotel, begging to share their space with them till the earliest signs of daylight. They weren’t comfortable with me there. They had even suggested I go to ojuelegba, a spot on the famous Aba road that hosted a retinue of low class sex workers (low in the sense that the better sex workers were the ones who came opposite the hotel) I had turned down the idea politely.

Five minutes later, a police patrol can sailed by slowly with “victims” of their raid of ojuelegba. I didn’t believe my luck, assuming it was luck. Not long after, one of the busiest girls of the night walked into the security post. I had seen her severally that night. She had to be the busiest of the girls. Leave in a car, return in okada. That happened at least 4 times.she inquired what the problem was.

For the 66th time, I narrated.

She paused for a while. I had no idea what she was thinking. Then quietly she asked to see the contents of my bag. Two shirts, one trouser, soap can with blue long sponge and body cream. And identity card. Finish!

She thought for a while again and then made me an offer. She asked me to follow her to her apartment. I wasn’t sure what to do. Security didn’t want me there. From their eyes I could tell this was my last offer. She “napkined” on the bike ride to her house. This was 2am. A small living room and a room with one bed ms living room was as small as the room. It had no furniture. She offered me her bed and slept on the floor. I tried to refuse but she will have none of it. I was her guest. I don’t know if I really slept cos my legs remained on the floor with my back on d bed.

By 5 am I was up. She offered me water to shower but all I did was brush and wash my face. Her brother came in not long after without caring a second who I was, he went straight to sleep. As I made to leave, she untied an end of her wrapper, brought out a wad of notes and offered me 3 fifty naira notes. She bade me farewell.

Till now i never see her again...

"One" Day I’ll Figure It Out And Get Married – Banky W

Mr. Capable, Banky W got intimate with urban magazine, Blanck Magazine. The EME chief revealed he has been heartbroken so many times but identified it is important for him to continue growing.

“There are good and bad women in every corner of the globe. I’ve had similar experiences on both sides; I’ve had my heart broken and I’ve broken hearts,” he said.

“It’s important to constantly grow; to become bigger and better, to expand, and to broaden your horizons,” he added.

The R&BW singer concluded by saying he hopes to get married one day although he doesn’t know when “One day I’ll figure it out, settle down, and get married.

Until then, I guess I’m learning from all these experiences and trying to make myself a better man.” he concluded

Military Attack Boko haram in Biu, 5 terrorists captured and many killed.See More

these was issue out by the NIGERIA DEFENCE HQ today.

INEC Releases 14 Names of Presidential Candidates for 2015 General Elections!!! READ MORE..

1.   The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published names of 14 presidential candidates for the 2015 general elections.
   Details of the names were released on the Commission’s website on Tuesday, showing that one presidential candidate and four vice presidential candidates are females.
   The candidates are Sen. Tunde Anifowose-Kelani as the presidential candidate of Accord Alliance (AA) and Ishaka Paul as his running mate, Rufus Salawu as Presidential Candidate of AD and Akuchie Clif as his vice president.
   Also published on the commission website were Alhaji Ganiyu Galadima andOjengbede Farida as the presidential and vice president of ACPN, as well asMani Ahmad and Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue as president and vice president for ADC.
   Others are Ayeni Adebayo as president and Anthony ologbosere, female for APA, Muhammadu Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as president and vice president for APC, while CPC has Sam Eke as its presidential candidate andHassana Hassan as vice president.
   The Hope Party has High Ambrose Owuru and Alhaji Haruna Shaba as president and vice president, while KOWA party has Comfort Sonaiya and Alhaji Seidu Bobboi as president and vice president.
   NCP has Martin Onovo as president and Ibrahim Mohammed as vice president, while PDP presidential candidate is  Goodluck Jonathan, and Namadi Sambo as his running mate.
   The PPN has Allagoa Chinedu as presidential candidate with Arabamhen Mary,a female as vice president, while Godson Okoye is the presidential candidate of UDP and Haruna Adamu as vice president.
   For the UPP, the presidential candidate is Chekwas Okorie and Bello Umar as his running mate.

Pres. Jonathan And APC presidential candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari Hug, Laugh & Hold Hands in a meeting

This is what we like to see and what we will see in feb14  2015 general election.

President Goodluck Jonathan and presidential aspirant, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari shared a warm embrace, hugged, and held hands today in Abuja during a Sensitization Workshop on non-violence organized in preparation for the 2015 general elections.

Similarly, PDP National Chairman, Adama Mu’azu showed some love to his APC counterpart, John Oyegun. 

40 world leaders condemn attack in Paris Not Nigeria

                          




At least 3.7 million people, including 50 world leaders, marched in anti-terrorism rallies in Paris and elsewhere in France on Sunday for the 12 people that was killed in an attack on the Paris satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Look miles away to Nigeria where more than 2000 people were killed. No demonstration, not a single rally or world leader to condemn the attack in Nigeria by Boko Haram in what has been described as the deadliest attack in history.

Hollywood star, Boris Kodjoe questioned why world leaders are not concerned about Boko Haram. Osaseye agrees with Boris on this issue. But first, it starts with the people of Nigeria, then the leaders in Nigeria before the world. Nigerians are so quiet on this matter. It is as is.

Expert Urges Sickle Cell Patients to Stay Properly Hydrated & Warm During Harmattan

Obiageli Nnodu, Deputy Chairperson, Sickle Cell Support Society of Nigeria, said on Monday that sickle cell patients should drink more water and remain warm to avoid complications of their ailment.

Nnodu gave the advice when he spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

Nnodu, who is also a Consultant Hematologist at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, said that cold induces crises and complications for the afflicted.

She said dehydration also facilitated crises and complications in the management of the disease.

Nnodu said paying adequate attention to nutrition and hydration would reduce complications for sickle cell patients.

“Children identified to have Sickle Cell Disease should be encouraged to drink a cup of water on waking up, and frequently during the day to ensure the yellow color of their urine becomes white,” she said

Nnodu said that they should also be given a high-protein diet, fruits and vegetables, noting that this would reduce mortality and complications in patients with sickle cell disease.

She said early diagnosis through newborn screening remained a major prevention against the prevalence of the disease.

She added that the Sickle Cell Support Society advocated for massive awareness and education on the ailment.

“Information about sickle cell disease should also be incorporated into the primary school curriculum so that stigma and other misconceptions about the disease will be avoided,” Nnodu said.

She said the society in collaboration with other stakeholders was working to provide interventions in the prevention and management of the disease in Nigeria.

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Over 2000 people killed by Boko Haram in Baga, Borno state? BBC.

BBC is reporting that over 2000 people may have been killed by Boko Haram militants in a fresh attack on Baga town in Borno state yesterday January 7th. A state official in Borno state, Musa Alhaji Bukar told BBC that bodies lay scattered on Baga streets and that the whole town has been destroyed. On Saturday, a military base was run over by the sect members in Baga town.