Bill Gates seeks to help eradicate polio in Nigeria

Abuja - US billionaire Bill Gates on
Monday vowed to help end the scourgenof polio in Nigeria.

"This is my fourth visit to Nigeria and every year I come I see us get closer to our goal of polio eradication," Gates said
at a stakeholders' forum on the issue.

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote,
attended the forum, as did President Goodluck Jonathan and other dignitaries and religious leaders including the supreme head of Muslims, the Sultan of
Sokoto, Sa'Ad Abubakar.

"I have decided to be inbpartnership
with you and I will be excited when webreach this milestone and (there is) nobmore polio" in the country, Gates said.

Gates, wearing a boubou, said some parts of the country were slowing the overall progress made because they had failed to run campaigns and do follow-up
work.

He urged a presidential task force
working on polio eradication "to tracknthese gaps", urging greater interactionbbetween campaigners.
Jonathan applauded the Microsoft
founder "for his commitment to help Africa solve its health problems".

"There is no reason we should not
eradicate polio by 2014. Let me assure you that the federal government is
totally committed to eradicating polio,"
Jonathan said.

Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said Nigeria had reduced by 50 percent then"Type A" polio virus, though 51 cases
had recently been reported.

Jonathan announced the conferment of one of the nation's most prestigiousbhonours, the Commander of the Federal
Republic, on Gates in appreciation of his contribution to wiping out the disease.

Speaking earlier at a meeting with
leaders of the Nigerian parliament,
Gates said the goal to eradicate polio in
the country was possible.
"The goal of saving lives is a very
realistic goal. Through these efforts I do
think that children who do survive will
be far healthier and able to take
advantage of their education and
contribute to the success of Nigeria."
Polio is caused by a highly infectious
virus that invades the nervous systemnthrough the mouth and can cause irreversible paralysis within a matter of
hours.
Among those paralysed, between five and 10 percent die when their breathing muscles fail to work.

Children under the
age of five are those most at risk.
Infection typically occurs through water that carries the virus.

There is no cure for the disease, but there are highly effective vaccines tobprevent it.

In 1988, polio was endemic in 125
countries, but by 2012, this was
reduced to three countries --
Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.

AFP

Christmas Gift Ideas - Unique Gifts for Women

Last week I shared with you some Christmas gifts idea and I promise to share suggestions too, in this post I will be giving you few ideas.
It's like the continuation of the last but it'snt. You missed the previous post?  Read it here.
Christmas is fast approaching a and you might be thinking of getting your partner, boyfriend, girlfriend or other family members presents but you're confused on what you should purchase them.

Worry less check out some few gift ideas that I have for you.
If you want to get a good gift that your lover will appreciate you have to consider few things.

• Things she  admires:

You know what your honey wants, If she's that type of person who loves fashion with passion that's an awesome chance for you to surprise her the latest trends.

• Something She lacks:

You might have overheard them talking to theirselve quietly wishing they had this and that, everybody loves surprises. Make the season memorable to  her by purchasing them those things.
If you're sweetie is far away from home you can use her/his closest friend or better still their sibling.

Now you have gotten two things to put into consideration let's break it down into pieces for those of you who want me to be specific.

1. Jewelry :

Jewelries are nice gift, woman fancy them more than you might think. They come shapes and brands. Many are made of silver, gold, titanium , pearl platinum. They include necklaces, pendants , rings, earrings, brooches, and bracelets.
They are expensive but not all of them.

2. Beauty products :

As we know women go gaga for products that makes them look more beautiful.
They spend time and money on this products. Beauty products vary from skin care products, bath and body products, beauty gift sets, fragrances and much more. Fragrance is the most popular Christmas gift for women.
If you know the female recipient well, you might have an idea about the fragrances that she likes. If she is fond of strong scents or softer ones, based on her preference you can opt for customized perfume as an ideal gift for her

3. Gadgets & electronics

Gentlemen aren't the main species who love their Gadgets . You can pick a most recent device additionally electronic merchandise for her which she continuously needed or have an effect in her solace. You have numerous choices to browse - Digital Polaroid, ipod, cell phone, or something for her home like microwave, espresso machine or a vacuum cleaner. This classification of endowments might not be as sentimental as the above specified ones however it would unquestionably make her existence less demanding. Only consider the contraption she recently claims and after that, shop as needs be.

There are numerous presents for women, the one above are my suggestions, It's few weeks to Christmas after reading this article i expect you to surprise her with the best gift she ever had in her whole life. Remember the rules?. You must buy and it not a must that the presents should be expensive but thoughtful.

SOURCE: Leaklovetips.blogspot.com .

Gov Chime Finally Sends Wife Packing.

Governor Sullivan Chime after a failed attempt to send his wife back to her family on Sunday night following her alleged confinement at the Government house , has finally sent her packing in the early hours of Monday.

Gov Chime, with the assistance of
security operatives attached to
Government House had packed Mrs.
Chime's personal effects on Sunday
evening and sent her from the lodge to her mother's residence at House 67 located at the Coal City Garden Estate behind, CBN headquarters in Enugu.

Trouble had started when Mrs. Chime insisted she must leave with her four- year old son, a plea that was vehemently refused by the governor who ensured she was bundled into a convoy of six vehicles and driven straight to her mother's place.

However, on getting there, the mother who had not been notified that her daughter was to be brought home, was not at home.

This forced Mrs. Chime
and the security operatives to sit in
their cars waiting for her mother to
return.

After waiting for close to two hours,
the governor, who was obviously
embarrassed that news of his wife’s
eviction had leaked ordered that she be brought back to the Government House.

However,  as early as 8am, Monday, Mrs. Chime was again driven to the estate and was handed over to her
mother who was said to have wept
bitterly on seeing her daughter.

Singer Censored For 'smoking A Joint' On Stage At Mtv

Miley Cyrus took her controversial
antics to new highs on Sunday night
when she appeared to smoke a joint on stage at the MTV awards while wearing a dangerously high-cut sheer leotard.

The twenty year- old- singer lit a
rolled cigarette onstage in
Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome - a
controversial move which was hastily edited out when her performance was broadcast in the U.S.
Miley, the wrecking ball crooner made sure she stood out from a bevvy of scantily-clad celebrities at the event by taking to the stage in a latex white leotard cut so dangerously high that it
left little to the imagination.

When she picked up the award for
Best Video for her track Wrecking Ball, Miley grinned as she attempted to shove the award into her vintage $ 2,150 Chanel bag, before pulling out what appeared to be a joint and telling
the audience: 'I can't fit it in my bag... but I did find this!'The act was deemed so controversial by MTV bosses that it was edited out of the show when it was aired in the U.S. Instead, the show
featured only a brief shot of Miley
accepting her award and thanking her fans.]

However a 35-second clip of Miley
lighting up later appeared on
YouTube, giving American fans a
chance to see the controversial
moment.  The Parents Television
Council praised MTV for editing out
the apparent drug use.

In a comment to MailOnline, PTC
President Tim Winter said: 'Last night MTV made a responsible decision and they executed it perfectly.

'It is unclear whether MTV’s actions
suggest stricter content guidelines for it's TV-14 programming, or whether this is just an example of the old saying that ''even a broken clock is right twice each day.''

'We certainly hope it is the former.
We applaud MTV for taking responsible actions to eliminate the drug use from its U.S. broadcast, and we urge them to make that a uniform policy for all of its programming.'

Miley's decision to light up on stage
also did little to impress many of her fans, with people taking to Twitter to comment on the act.

Pics: President Jonathan receives Bill Gates at State House, Abuja

The world's richest man Bill Gates is in Nigeria for the Stakeholders Meeting on Polio Eradication. The billionaire businessman and Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote were received at State House in Abuja by President Jonathan
and other top government officials.

See more photos after the break..

Rappers Wale and Chipmunk to perform at Ice Prince's FoZ concert

Grammy award nominated rapper, Wale is set to perform in Nigeria for the first time at Ice Prince’s Fire Of Zamani concert.
The big-budget concert is part of activities to commemorate the release of his critically acclaimed second album. UK
rapper, Chipmunk will be performing at the Fire Of Zamani concert along with Africa’s biggest rapper, MI Abaga.
Ice Prince will be hosting this explosive music concert on November 23 2013 at the prestigious Eko Hotel & Suites,
Victoria Island, Lagos.

Photos: Rapper Iggy Azalea exposes herself at the 2013 MTV EMAs. Another Wardrobe Malfunction

Rapper Iggy Azalea exposes
herself at the 2013 MTV EMAs. Another Wardrobe Malfunction

4 Dead, 87 Injured in Police, MASSOB Clash in Onitsha

No fewer than four persons were
Monday allegedly shot dead in a clash between members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB and a joint security team Onitsha.

The leader of MASSOB, Chief Ralph
Uwazuruike who spoke to reporters
through the Director for Information, Uchenna Madu alleged that the recent
killing of their members by a joint patrol team was because of their earlier stand that the movement will not support All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in the
Saturday governorship election in
Anambra state.

According to Madu the incident
happened in the early hours of Monday when a joint team of army, police and men of the Department of State Security Services, DSS stormed MASSOB headquarters along Onitsha-Owerri road and allegedly opened fire on their members which resulted to the death of four persons while scores sustained various degrees of gunshot wounds.

He also disclosed that during the clash, over 87 persons were critically injured and were denied medical attention because of lack of police medical permit.