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Plane carrying Briton with Ebola leaves Sierra Leone for Britain

TVC NEWS [FREETOWN]- A Royal Air Force plane carrying a British citizen who contracted the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone took off from the airport in the capital Freetown on Sunday bound for Britain, a witness told our correspondent.
The Briton, believed to be a medical volunteer who had been working at an Ebola treatment site in the West African country, was brought by
ambulance to the grey Boeing C-17 cargo plane. The flight took off at around 1250 GMT, the witness said.

Boko Haram Leader Proclaims ‘Islamic Caliphate’ In Nigeria

Boko Haram’s leader said he has created an Islamic caliphate in a northeast Nigeria town seized by the insurgents earlier this month, in a video obtained by AFP on Sunday.
“Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in (the town of) Gwoza and made it part of the Islamic caliphate,” Abubakar Shekau said in the 52-minute video.
He declared that Gwoza, in Borno state, now has “nothing to do with Nigeria”.
“By the grace of Allah we will not leave the town. We have come to stay,” said Shekau, who has been designated a global terrorist by the United States and sanctioned by the UN Security Council.
The United Nations humanitarian office (OCHA) earlier this month confirmed reports that Gwoza was under rebel control.
Boko Haram is also believed to be in control of other areas near Gwoza in southern Borno, as well as large swathes of territory in northern Borno and at least one town in neighbouring Yobe state.
Mapping the precise areas which have fallen into Islamist hands is nearly impossible.
There are few humanitarian workers on the ground in the northeast, travel is dangerous and the region, which has been under a state of emergency since May of last year, has poor mobile phone coverage.
Experts have described Boko Haram’s gains in recent weeks as unprecedented, saying the group was closer than ever to achieving its goal of carving out a strict Islamic state across northern Nigeria.
But many analysts believe the military has the capacity to reverse the insurgents’ advance.
Soldiers this week refused to deploy to Gwoza without better weapons in an apparent mutiny. [AFP]

1000 Clerics In Abuja To Reconcile Jonathan, Obasanjo

More than 1000 Bishops and Pastors from the Pentecostal fold on Sunday stormed the Ecumenical Center, Abuja to reconcile President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, ahead of the 2015 general elections in the country, reports Vanguard.

The reconciliation prayer meeting however could not hold, as President Goodluck Jonathan was absent, as he was away in Germany on a private visit. Former President Obasanjo, was also absent and he was said to have been represented by his pastor.
There were divergent views on the invitation sent to the two leaders as some of the pastors claimed both President Jonathan and former President Obasanjo were formerly invited, some other members said that the President was not given formal invitation to attend but that he was aware of the meeting.
Some of the clerics told Vanguard that President Jonathan was represented at the prayer meeting by Venerable Obioma Onwuzurumba but that the members had wanted the two personalities to be present so that the reconciliation could be effective.
The Ministers of God however had intensive prayers against the recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the insurgency in the North East occasioned by the Boko Haram sect and the abduction of Chibok girls in Borno State.

Bodies Of Ebola Victims Cremated In Lagos

Bodies of the four Nigerians, who died of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been cremated in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) requirements for disposal of such corpses.

The decision to cremate the bodies, it was gathered, may not be unconnected with the deadly nature of the Ebola Virus which is known to be easily transmissible from human to human, especially during handling of corpses of victims.
The body of the index (first) case, Patrick Sawyer was the first to be cremated on July 25, 2014.
A health official at the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) of the Mainland Hospital, Lagos, who confirmed the development, said the Lagos State Government in following strict guidelines for disposal of the bodies, authorised cremation of all the bodies.
The official who pleaded anonymity said the decision to cremate all bodies was to ensure appropriate containment measures and guarantee proper handling of the bodies.
“All the bodies of those who died of Ebola from this centre have been cremated. None was allowed to undergo traditional burial because extreme care is being taken to prevent further infections,” the official noted.
The WHO in recommending that people who die from Ebola should be promptly and safely buried, notes that cremation, which is the application of high temperature to reduce bodies to basic chemical components (ashes), is ideal for safe disposal of bodies of such persons in order to minimise further transmission.

FG, Israel Assure Intending Pilgrims Of Safety

The Federal Government and its Israeli counterpart on Sunday assured this year’s intending ‘family pilgrims’ to Israel of their safety and welfare.

The assurances were given by officials of both countries while addressing the pilgrims at the inauguration of the 2014 `Family Pilgrimage’ at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Jones Arogbofa, said the Federal Government was in touch with the authorities in Israel, stressing that there was no need to entertain any fear.
He said the Israeli government had demonstrated sufficient capacity to contain the crisis and has already assured the federal government of the safety of its citizens in the holy land.
According to Arogbofa, prayers and intense communion with God should pre-occupy the minds and schedule of the pilgrims while in the holy land, because their security would be taken care of.
He urged the pilgrims to be steadfast in their prayers for their leaders and for peace in their various families, in Nigeria and the entire world.
“This exercise provides you with the rare opportunity to commune with God, correct the challenges you face in your families and communities because our land is sick today and we need healing.
“I want each of you to see this family pilgrimage as an opportunity to bring Christ closer to your families, it is not a jamboree,’’ he said.
He lauded the efforts of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) for its creativity in making pilgrimage a household among the Christian community in the country.
In the same vein, Mr John-Kennedy Opara, the Executive Secretary of NCPC, urged the intending pilgrims not to entertain any fear, saying adequate security arrangement had been made for their well being in Israel.
He said officials of both countries have studied the situation on ground and are optimistic that the safety of the pilgrims would be guaranteed throughout their stay in Israel.
“We have made adequate arrangements for our pilgrims, everything is okay now, in fact I have the assurances of the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria that all shall be well with our pilgrims.
“All I want to tell our pilgrims is not to be afraid, they should just obey all instructions given to them by the authorities in Israel,” he said. [Vanguard]

Ondo To Enact Law On Cremation To Curtail Ebola Spread

Ondo State Government has disclosed plan to make cremation a law to deal with dead bodies that are brought to the state without certificate on the cause of their death. This is seen as part of measure to curtail the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country.

Governor Olusegun Mimiko, disclosed the government’s plan while speaking at the inauguration of the Ondo Central Missionary Diocese of the African Church Nigeria and Overseas at the Ebenezer African Church cathedral, Akure.
Mimiko also advised the people on precautionary measures against being infected by the Ebola virus, saying they should avoid touching dead bodies killed by the disease and those they did not know what killed them.
According to him, the ebola virus would be defeated if Nigerians do what they are supposed to do. He therefore advised people to observe personal hygiene practices including frequent hand washing with soap and water and avoiding unnecessary bodily contact, even in church.
Also speaking, Primate of the church, Reverend Emmanuel Josiah Udofia, ordered that all body contacts should be avoided in all churches of the denomination for now.
Udofia, who inaugurated the missionary diocese, said “Although God can heal all diseases and protect His own people, we must not take unnecessary risk.”
“We do not know who is who and disease is not written on any face and that is why everybody must take caution on what they do,” he said.
Udofia also said all churches must stop the practice of using the same cup during administration of Holy Communion.

Gwoza: Governor Shettima Leaves Authenticity Of Boko Haram Video To Security Experts

Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has expressed doubts over the reported declaration of Gwoza as a territory of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

He expressed doubts over the authenticity of the video where the sect leader Abubakar Shekau made the claim, but stated that the government was the activities of the security agencies fighting insurgency in the state.
“I cannot comment on the authenticity or otherwise of that video in question, I will leave that to security experts. I also cannot disclose measures being adopted by security agencies on whatever development in Gwoza or any part of Borno State but I can assure the good people of Borno State and other members of the public that the State Government is actively in touch and supporting security agencies deployed to Borno State in the counter insurgency efforts and insha Allah, the combined efforts will not be in vain.
“We are not just studying the situation with collaborative tact and urgency but indeed, appropriate measures are being taken by the right authorities. For now, I urge the good people of Borno State to remain calm and resolute in their support for security agencies, abiding faith and prayers.
“The security agencies, I am sure, are in the position to analyse the content of the said new video, compare with the facts on ground in Gwoza and brief the Nigerian public as they deem professionally appropriate, bearing in mind the National interest and patriotism as well as the overall safety of citizens.
“Let me use this opportunity to, while thanking members of the Nigerian and International media for their firm support for Borno people and its government since this insurgency crisis in 2009, make a strong appeal that we do not dramatise and sensationalise issues such as the one connected with Gwoza, so that we all do not fall for the objective of insurgents, which is to at all times, claim victory over our sovereign State, our rights to existence, our freedom and our liberty, as it is always their goal to create so much panic that would make anyone who doesn’t share their ideology feel unsafe and defeated.
“Even as those of us in the media work tirelessly to disseminate information in the discharge of important duties that aim to protect the fundamental rights of the public to know happenings within and around them, we must at this moment, more than ever before, do our jobs with patriotic support for our country and its security forces as well as our passion for humanity as against those that seek to send humanity into extinction. As disturbing as what is said to be the development is, I remain very optimistic that victory will never go the way of those that violently stand between fellow human beings and their divine rights to exist as God’s creatures on earth,” he said.