Breaking news !! State of Israel grants official Nnamdi Kanu official protection

Information reaching our news desk has it that
he state of Israel this morning has officially granted Mazi Nnamdi Kanu  protection.
There is jubilation in IPOB on the on the latest status of her leader.

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Heartbreaking: Baby dies after contracting herpes from a KISS from her mother which 'ate her lungs and brain

Aliza Rose Friend was just eight days old when she passed away after developing neonatal herpes from the HSV-1 virus.

Her mother Abigail, 19, claims Aliza was healthy for the first 36 hours of her life before she developed a fever, became lethargic and lost any interest in food.

The newborn quickly deteriorated as the disease 'ate her lungs and brain', leaving her struggling to breathe and suffering seizures.

After doctors told Miss Friend and her partner Tyler Hensley, 26, there was 'real hope' Aliza would make it, she was declared brain dead on May 20 and medics turned off her life-support.

They later told Miss Friend, from Oakland, Maryland, her daughter likely caught the infection after being kissed by someone with the virus, which typically manifests as a cold sore.

In a Facebook post that has gathered more than 500,000 responses, she wrote: 'WASH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT KISS BABIES.'

There's not a moment goes by that I don't think about her. She's in my thoughts every day,' Miss Friend said.

Although doctors have told Miss Friend her daughter became unwell from a kiss, or after being touched by unwashed, contaminated hands, there is no way of telling who passed the virus on.

Source: Daily mail.

Location of the 1.6 billion dollar Mega Million jackpot winner identified

At a small store off a two-lane road in rural South Carolina, "lightning struck," the excited mayor of Simpsonville said Wednesday.
Mayor Janice Curtis said she found out from a reporter that the winning ticket in the $1.537 billion Mega Millions drawing had been sold in her town.
According to the mayor, the journalist asked, "How do you feel about this happening in little ol' Simpsonville?' And I about fell out. I had no idea. Can you believe it? One ticket! Here!"

Simpsonville is the kind of town where farm fields are giving way to housing developers. The city grew from 18,000 to 22,000 people as the Greenville suburbs encroached over the past seven years.
The mayor loves her residents.
"We are such a warm community, if someone needs something, we are there," she said. "If someone needs celebrating, and this is certainly an occasion to celebrate, we are there."
Lottery officials have given no details about the person who bought the winning ticket, whether they live in Simpsonville or were just passing by the KC Mart #7 and decided to stop.
The mart, with its six gas pumps, is an out-of-the way crossroads far from the interstate and used by locals headed home or to work.
People flocked to the store Wednesday to take pictures with the owner, or to see whether lightning will strike twice by buying tickets for the $620 million Powerball drawing.
Owner CJ Patel was shaking and had goose bumps as he absorbed the news that his establishment had sold the winning ticket, he told CNN affiliate WYFF in Greenville.
Patel's store gets $50,000 for selling the ticket, and he said he'll "do some good with that money."
As for the ticket holder?
"Whoever the winner is hopefully spends that money locally and (does) some good stuff for the community," Patel said.

Source: CNN

Location of the of the 1.6 billion dollar Mega Million jackpot winner identified

At a small store off a two-lane road in rural South Carolina, "lightning struck," the excited mayor of Simpsonville said Wednesday.
Mayor Janice Curtis said she found out from a reporter that the winning ticket in the $1.537 billion Mega Millions drawing had been sold in her town.
According to the mayor, the journalist asked, "How do you feel about this happening in little ol' Simpsonville?' And I about fell out. I had no idea. Can you believe it? One ticket! Here!"

Simpsonville is the kind of town where farm fields are giving way to housing developers. The city grew from 18,000 to 22,000 people as the Greenville suburbs encroached over the past seven years.
The mayor loves her residents.
"We are such a warm community, if someone needs something, we are there," she said. "If someone needs celebrating, and this is certainly an occasion to celebrate, we are there."
Lottery officials have given no details about the person who bought the winning ticket, whether they live in Simpsonville or were just passing by the KC Mart #7 and decided to stop.
The mart, with its six gas pumps, is an out-of-the way crossroads far from the interstate and used by locals headed home or to work.
People flocked to the store Wednesday to take pictures with the owner, or to see whether lightning will strike twice by buying tickets for the $620 million Powerball drawing.
Owner CJ Patel was shaking and had goose bumps as he absorbed the news that his establishment had sold the winning ticket, he told CNN affiliate WYFF in Greenville.
Patel's store gets $50,000 for selling the ticket, and he said he'll "do some good with that money."
As for the ticket holder?
"Whoever the winner is hopefully spends that money locally and (does) some good stuff for the community," Patel said.

Source: CNN

BBC looses a record half a million listeners

Chris Evans' BBC Radio 2 breakfast show has registered its lowest audience since 2012 after losing more than half a million listeners over the past year.

Evans had 8.9 million weekly listeners between July and September - down from 9.4 million during the same period in 2017, according to industry body Rajar.

Evans is leaving at the end of this year, with Zoe Ball taking over.

Radio 2 also notched up its lowest overall figures for six years, with 14.6 million weekly listeners.

That's down from 15.4 million at the same time last year.
Lewis Carnie, Head of Radio 2 said: "I'm proud that BBC Radio 2 remains the most listened to radio station in the UK, with 14.64 million listeners each week."

The figures come at a time of upheaval for the station. Jo Whiley joined Simon Mayo as a host of the Drivetime programme in May.

The move was unpopular with listeners, however, and and earlier this week Radio 2 announced the partnership would be ending.

Mayo is leaving the station altogether, while Whiley is returning to a specialist music evening slot. The new Drivetime host has not yet been announced.

Elsewhere in the Rajar figures, Radio 1 has gained around 350,000 listeners since the previous quarter, following its decision to extend the weekend schedule to cover Fridays.

BBC Radio 4's Today programme dropped slightly to 6.7 million listeners, but there was better news for 5 Live's breakfast show, hosted by Nicky Campbell and Rachel Burden.

They added 259,000 listeners on the second three months of the year to pull their listening figures back up above two million. 

Source: BBC news.

NYSC responds to maltreatment of corps member in Akwa Ibom.

The NYSC state coordinator, Mr Amusu Julius, has responded to the maltreatment meted out to the Corps member that was flogged by the principal of Government Technical College, Abak, Akwa Ibom State, Mr Friday Udoka.

He said he had withdrawn the corps members posted to the school until the issue was resolved and he was writing his official report on the incident to brief the NYSC directorate but had to stop because the state Commissioner of Education asked that a reconciliation be arranged between the parties involved. 

“I had promised to report the matter to the appropriate authority but while I was doing the letter, the principal and the commissioner came to my office this morning".

“I have called the head of the directorate of my headquarters to brief him on the matter. I decided to withdraw all of you from that school as a first step to ensure your security. Adeola has accepted the apology of the principal,” he said.

Also speaking, Mrs Aniefiok Asukwo, the NYSC local government inspector in Abak local government area said that the principal was one of the best in the council area but wondered why he acted the way he did, saying, “He is the best, I am surprised with what happened”.

Head of the corps members in the college, Ogo Okechukwu Joshua who said he was happy the issue has been resolved and requested that a Vice principal be assigned to oversee the affairs of the corps members.

“I am happy the case has ended. I am happy that the principal had apologized. The corps members don’t have a staff room, let an office be made for them if they are going back there. A vice principal should be assigned to the corps members.

Laya Richard, the Nigeria Christian Corpers Fellowship zonal coordinator in Abak requested for accommodation for the corps members, noting that they cannot be asked to be punctual to work when they have a challenge with their accommodation.
He also said consideration should be given to the welfare of all corps members so that peace may prevail.

Miss Dolapo Victoria whose name Miss Kolawole wrote on the attendance register said she requested her friend to help her write her name because she had a stomach upset and had to report late to the school.

Full text of the worldwide broadcast of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu

The leader of the indigenous people of Biafra IPOB Nnamdi Kanu whom sudden reappearance has brought government of Nigeria, people of Biafra all over the world and their international supporters a surprise has on Sunday 21st of October 2018 made a worldwide broadcast.

It will be noted that the Biafran leader was last seen September last year when the Nigerian forces attacked his home in Afaraukwu Ibeku in Abia State. Since then, no one has known nor heard from him until his reappearance in Jerusalem where he came to pray at the Western wall.

His announcement of a worldwide broadcast on Sunday brought billions of people worldwide on their a standing ovation.

The text reads thus;
"I promised the Zoo that I will be coming to Biafra and I came, I do not recognise the court of the Zoo, I want the people of the Middle Belt to rise and join IPOB.

"IPOB Military intelligent evacuated me from my compound when the Army of the Zoo attacked me, I am in Israel and the efficiency of MOSAD will be replicated in Biafra, we shall hunt everyone down to avenge the death of IPOB members.

"The Governor of Abia State directed the assault on my Father who is a Monarch, I thank President DonaldTrump and the government of Israel who stood by IPOB in our time of need, I thank Prof Ben Nwabueze who stood by me.

"I want to send my solidarity to Gov Ayo Fayose and assure him that Biafra will stand by him in this our of need, we will have a special place for him in Biafra, I thank all my sureties that stood by me, my unavailability was forced on me.

"The Army of the Zoo killed my dog Jack and few other people in my compound, I am sorry for what my sureties are passing trough but I want to assure them that they will have a special place in Biafra. I shall not be honouring the Court.

"The notion that I jumped bail is a fallacy in Law, I did not jump bail, on the 14th of September 2017 the terrorists of the Zoo came to kill me, they know if I go to court Nigeria will burn and I was forced to leave, I did not jump bail.

" I am Nnamdi Kanu and no mortal man can kill me"

"The Zoo called Nigeria can not jail me. I will fight till the last day. Binta Nyanko court fail to ask Nigerian army why they invaded my home. Nigerian court is a Kangaroo court. I did not jump bail, I left because the court fail to protect.

"I am not a Nigerian. I already renounced Nigeria in 2015. I am a Biafran with British Nationality. I can not be tried by a court I do not recognise. I do not recognise Nigeria . I can only come to the court with UN supervision.

"IPOB will liberate Biafra and we will not take part in any election until we get a referendum and this is not negotiable, we will achieve this by every necessary means, we thank Isreal for all the contributions they made to IPOB.

"I owe my survival to the State of Israel.

"I decree that there is no longer South East or South South Nigeria, it shall be known as Biafra, without referendum nothing will happen in Nigeria. IPOB will not participate in any election and that position will never change.

"IPOB is the largest mass movement in the whole world, we will not stop until Biafra is fully restored.

"Chukwu Okike Abiama has assured me that Biafra shall come, all collaborators will feel the full weight of the anger of the Biafran people.

"I am coming back to Biafra land soon and I will bring hell with me, the way it has never been seen before".