"On behalf of Pastor Oritsejafor, we can confirm thatalthough he holds an interest in Eagle Air, the aircraft in question is not operated by Pastor Oritsejafor. The aircraft was leased to, and is operated by Green Coast Produce Limited since August 2” a statement from the church read.
Green Coast Produce Limited then released a statement saying that the aircraft was hired by one John Ishyaku and therefore they can't be liable for any alleged infractions either in Nigeria or South Africa after the hire.
“On the 5th of September 2014 the aircraft was hired from us by a John Ishyaku. The charter to John Ishyaku was upon the following documented terms: (a) Depart Abuja-Johannesburg on the 5th of September 2014 (b) Return to Abuja on the 6th of September 2014 (c) To wait and return with the passengers. All cargoes were accompanied by passenger who could readily defend the contents. We are not and cannot be privy to any alleged extraneous cargo transported on the aircraft other than that declared in the agreed terms of hire. We are not liable and cannot be construed as a party to any alleged infractions, either in Nigeria or South Africa as he case may be, after the hire of the aircraft." the company said.The private jet carrying the money, allegedly meant for buying weapons, landed at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg on September 5. The money was loaded in three suitcases but attracted suspicion when the suitcases were scanned. The money and the jet have been seized by SA customs pending investigation.
Lagos, Sept.16, 2014 (NAN) A professor of Sports Psychology,Ademola Onifade, of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Tuesday died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
At least 2,400 people have died from the Ebola virus, with Liberia bearing the brunt of the fatalities [EPA]
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| The number of Ebola cases in West Africa could start doubling every three weeks and it could end up costing nearly $1bn to contain the crisis, the World Health Organisation has warned. In a report released on Tuesday, WHO said about $987.8m is needed for everything from paying health workers and buying supplies to tracing people who have been exposed to the virus, which is spread by contact with bodily fluids like blood, urine or diarrhoea. About $23.8m alone is needed to pay burial teams and buy body bags, since the bodies of Ebola victims are highly infectious and workers must wear protection suits. Nearly 5,000 people have been sickened by Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria and Senegal, since it was first recognised in March. WHO says it anticipates that figure could rise to more than 20,000. At least 2,400 people have died, with Liberia bearing the brunt of the fatalities. Aid promises Recent weeks have seen a flurry of promises of aid. On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama was expected to announce the deployment of 3,000 American troops to help provide aid in the region.
health agency that the global response
to Ebola was falling far short of what is needed.
"The response to Ebola continues to fall dangerously behind,'' Joanne Liu, presidentof the medical charity, told a meeting at the United Nations in Geneva. "The window of opportunity to contain this outbreak is closing. We need more countries to stand up, we need greater deployment, and we need it now.'' In addition to the US troops, the WHO agency said China has promised to send a 59-person mobile laboratory team to Sierra Leone that includes lab experts, epidemiologists, doctors and nurses. Britain is also planning to build and operate an Ebola clinic in Sierra Leone, and Cuba has promised to send the country more than 160 health workers. Still, hospitals and clinics in West Africa are now turning the sick away because they do not have enough space to treat everyone - a sure-fire way to increase the spread of the disease, which in this outbreak is killing about half of those it infects. The United States, in particular, drew criticism last week when it promised to set up a 25-bed field hospital in Liberia that would only serve foreign health workers. Many thought the contribution was discriminatory and paltry, given that experts were saying Liberia needed at least 500 more treatment beds. |
| A dozen Nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to death for mutiny and the attempted murder of their commanding officer after their comrades were ambushed by the armed group Boko Haram. In a decision announced early on Tuesday, a military tribunal in Abuja found 12 soldiers of the 7th Division guilty and five others innocent. All the accused denied the charges. The executions will be carried out by firing squad. The revolt happened on May 13 after soldiers were ordered to drive at night a road frequently attacked by Boko Haram. The soldiers initially refused, saying it was a suicide mission. They eventually followed orders, and were ambushed. The convoy was driving from Chibok, the northeastern town from which more than 270 girls and women were abducted from a school a month earlier. The bodies of the dead were brought to northeastern city of Maiduguri, leading to a demand by colleagues to speak to the 7th Division's commanding officer, Amadu Mohammed. They threw stones and shot at him, witnesses said. The officer took refuge in an armoured vehicle and was unharmed. Brigadier general Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the court martial president, said the sentences were subject to confirmation by Nigeria's military authorities but said there was no doubt about the gravity of the offence. The panel considered "its likely effect on the counter-insurgency operations in the northeast as well as its implications on national security", he told the court. Nigeria's army has been under pressure to end the bloody five-year rebellion that has claimed thousands of lives, made tens of thousands of others homeless and seen the armed groups make territorial gains in the northeast in recent weeks. But front-line troops have frequently complained of a lack of adequate weapons and equipment to fight the better armed rebels, while there have also been reports that troops have not been paid or received proper food supplies. |
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