Ikoyi Golf pops champagne for Gboneme

Ikoyi Club 1938 Golf Section is literally agog over the wedding of the son of a former captain of the club, Mr. Lucky Frank Gboneme.
Gboneme’s son, Chukueku Elurihuku bade fare­well to bachelorhood last week as he wedded his bride, Uchenna Cynthia, the daughter of the Chairman of Or­ange Drugs Plc, Sir Anthony Ifeanyichukwu Ezenwa.

Ozil accused of cheating on girlfriend, Capristo

Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has been dragged into a public row with a fellow German footballer and accused of cheating on his pop star girlfriend Mandy Capristo.
Former Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin player Christian Lell accused Ozil of ‘muscling in’ on his relationship with for­mer girlfriend Melanie Rickinger.

Moses returns to action tomorrow

The loan winger has been a revelation since joining the Potters in the summer, but he limped off with a recurrence of a thigh problem inside the first 20 minutes of Stoke’s 3-1 loss at Sunderland on October 4.
It was feared the Chel­sea man could be side­lined for some time, but Moses Tweeted on Wednesday that he was back in training with Mark Hughes’ squad.
He wrote to fans:
Feels good to be back training and now look­ing forward to the game on Sunday. Thanks for all your support.
With Mame Diouf also working his way back to fitness and Peter Odem­wingie a long-term fixture in the treatment room, Hughes will be hoping Moses can defy the odds to return for tomorrow’s televised game at the Bri­tannia Stadium.
He has been the focus of much of Stoke’s bright­est attacking play in re­cent weeks, with some fans referring to him as their Messi.

Obama open to appointing Ebola ‘tsar’, opposes travel ban

President Barack Obama said he was considering appointing an Ebola “tsar” to coordinate the fight against the virus in the United States, but he remained opposed to a ban on travel from West Africa.
Obama’s administration is facing sharp criticism from lawmakers over its efforts to contain the disease at home. Obama authorized calling up military reservists for the U.S. fight against Ebola in West Africa on Thursday.

Cameroon soldiers kill 107 Boko Haram fighters

 

 Yaoundé – Cameroon said Friday its army killed 107 Boko Haram fighters in ferocious fighting this week in its north, in a claimed success against the Nigeria-based Islamist guerrilla group.
The “fighting of rare violence” occurred in two areas in the north on Wednesday and Thursday and also resulted in the deaths of eight soldiers, the defence ministry said in a statement read on state radio.
It was not possible to independently verify the information or the toll.

Hope rises for Chibok girls’, as Presidency confirms ceasefire deal with Boko Haram

 There were indications Friday that the over 200 girls seized by Boko Haram from a school in Chibok, Borno State last April will soon regain freedom.
The plan to secure freedom for the girls was part of the deal entered into following a ceasefire agreement reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Boko Haram sect in Saudi Arabia.

'Conscientious' Ebola Nurse Amber Vinson Stayed Close to Home in OhioThe Ebola-stricken nurse who visited Ohio last weekend to plan her wedding spent most of her time at home but did go out to meet five friends, who are now in voluntary quarantine, officials said Thursday. Summit County Health Commissioner Gene Nixon said Amber Vinson, 29, had no symptoms during her short trip but avoided public places because she had been in contact with Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital where she worked. "She was not at football games," Nixon said of her visit from Oct. 10 to Oct. 13. "She was not at pizza parlors." He said Vinson visited a "retail establishment," which the owners closed on Thursday while health sleuths try to figure out if it posed any risk to the public. Authorities also tracked down the five friends she saw at that time and they have agreed to stay home until they get the all-clear. Two other family members in Ohio are self-monitoring, and Vinson's mother is under supervision in Dallas, where she flew to be with her daughter. Those infected with Ebola are contagious only when they have symptoms. Vinson was not sick when she flew to Ohio but she had a low-grade fever when she boarded a flight back to Dallas with permission from the Centers for Disease Control. "She was a very conscientious person. She did not take undue risks," said Margo Erme, the Summit County Public Health medical director. "She seemed to limit her activity here, which I am very grateful for." Vinson came under public fire on Wednesday after CDC Director Tom Frieden told reporters that she should never have gotten on a commercial aircraft, but hours later it was revealed that the nurse had sought guidance from CDC before boarding the Dallas-bound flight with a slightly elevated temperature and was not grounded. Some of Vinson's friends from nursing school at Kent State University — where three of her family members work — have rallied to her defense. "In my eyes she is a Hero!" friend Falisha Lee said in a statement to NBC News. "As a fellow nurse, I will say that I believe that she followed the precautionary processes known to her as any prudent nurse would have done. "Nurses are the ones at the bedside, sacrificing their own lives to care for the ill, so that their loved ones can continue to live their day to day lives. The world needs to take a step back and for a second try to understand the care that nurses provide day in and day out." Isharon Reynolds, another Kent State nursing grad, said Vinson is a "trailblazer" in a situation where policies and protocols are rapidly changing. "I just want people to know Amber is someone's daughter, someone's fiancé, someone's cousin and someone's friend. She is a loving, caring and nicest person you will ever met," she said. "I admire her courage and strength to take care of the unknown. I admire her ability to uphold the responsibilities and role of a nurse. "I am in consistent prayer for my friend, fellow nurse and KSU nursing graduate. We love you and we support you." Vinson grew up in the Akron area, earned two degrees from Kent State and worked for several years at Summa Akron City Hospital before moving to Texas. "Amber is a kind, caring, intelligent, beautiful soul who comes from a beautiful loving family," Lee said.

The Ebola-stricken nurse who visited Ohio last weekend to plan her wedding spent most of her time at home but did go out to meet five friends, who are now in voluntary quarantine, officials said Thursday. Summit County Health Commissioner Gene Nixon said Amber Vinson, 29, had no symptoms during her short trip but avoided public places because she had been in contact with Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital where she worked. "She was not at football games," Nixon said of her visit from Oct. 10 to Oct. 13. "She was not at pizza parlors."

He said Vinson visited a "retail establishment," which the owners closed on Thursday while health sleuths try to figure out if it posed any risk to the public. Authorities also tracked down the five friends she saw at that time and they have agreed to stay home until they get the all-clear. Two other family members in Ohio are self-monitoring, and Vinson's mother is under supervision in Dallas, where she flew to be with her daughter.