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http://archmediang.blogspot.com.ng/2016/01/zika-virus-fg-alerts-nigerians.html?m=1  Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus As health officials try to confine recent health disasters, Ebola Virus Disease, Lassa fever and Bird flu to the past, a new virus is fast becoming a major threat. Although the virus, Zika, was discovered in the Americas, there are concerns that the disease may become a worldwide problem, especially as it is transmitted by mosquitoes. The World Health Organisation has said that though the symptoms shown by people with Zika, which is currently found in Brazil, are only mild fever, skin rash and conjunctivitis for about two-seven days, it is a different story for pregnant women. Zika reduces the growth of the foetus, leading to microcephaly or stunted brain growth, hence pregnant women have been advised against travelling to areas where the virus has been spotted. In the meantime though, here are facts you should know about Zika virus, a

An Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus  The Federal Government has issued an alert about the outbreak of Zika virus infection and directed that Nigerians, especially pregnant women, should be restricted from travelling to Latin America for now until the situation improves. The government, which directed the Nigeria Center for Disease Control to include Zika virus diagnosis as part of ongoing efforts to manage the Lassa fever outbreak in the country, said anyone coming from any of the Latin American countries should be interviewed at the various ports of entry to ascertain evidence of Zika virus symptoms. A statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs. Boade Akinola, on Friday quoted the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, as saying that “there is no single case of Zika virus infection in the country and there is no need to panic.” According to him, the Federal Ministry of Health will continue to monitor t

Tiwa Savage has shared her experience with as son as he said his first words which happened to be his daddy .. Read below Good Morning yummy mummies as most people are starting their day, we've probably been up for a few hours now as babies know how to interrupt our beauty sleep but that's ok because we love them more than anything. Anyhow Jamil is 6 months now and this morning I thought I heard him trying to say DaDa, Ahhhhh I just quickly started saying MaMa MaMa MaMa before my husband heard, I mean I carried you for how many months, you come resemble your papa, now you wan come say daddy name first. Rara o, I go do ojoro LOL... but all jokes apart every new stage with your baby is so amazing, from first smile to first words to first steps. What was your babies first word

ARCHMEDIA President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has again rejected calls for the official devaluation of naira, saying he was y5et to be convinced that the country and its people will derive any tangible benefit from such exercise. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Thursday quoted the President as speaking at a meeting he had with Nigerians living in Kenya late on Wednesday. Buhari who is currently on a three-day state visit to the country was said to have maintained that while export-driven economies could benefit from devaluation of their currencies, devaluation will only result in further inflation and hardship for the poor and middle classes in Nigeria’s import-dependent economy. He said he had no intention of bringing further hardship on the country’s poor who, he said, have suffered enough already. He likened further devaluation of naira to having the currency “killed.” Buhari added that prop

Archmedia INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed February 6, 2016 for the rerun elections in Rivers State. The outgoing Resident Electoral Commissioner of the state, Gesila Khan, said this while speaking with leaders of political parties in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Khan, who had been transferred to another state, explained that election would be held for 22 House of Assembly seats, 12 House of Representatives seats and three senatorial seats. She, however, said the date fixed for the rerun elections was still tentative. She said 2, 148,289 people were expected to vote in the rerun elections, adding that only voters who registered during last year’s elections would be eligible to vote. Khan said 6,806 card readers would be deployed for the exercise, even as she called on various political parties to come to the state INEC office to get clarifications on matter concerning the forthcoming rerun.

Ahmedu Augustine, widely known as Blackface Veteran dancehall act and a former member of the defunct Afro-pop singing trio, Plantashun Boyz, Ahmedu Augustine, widely known as Blackface, has called on fellow musician, Wizkid, to “stop stealing” his songs. Blackface who spoke exclusively to  Saturday Beats  earlier in the week, said the young hip-hop artiste had been copying many of his songs for a long time but he decided to keep quiet just to let peace reign. The Benue State-born raga performer however said he decided to speak out now because he could no longer sit and watch someone else take the glory for his efforts. The latest controversy follows the release of a new song by Blackface titled  Killa  where he was believed to have taken a swipe on Wizkid for allegedly copying many of his songs especially two tracks from his  Dancehall Business  album released in 2010. “I never really wanted to talk about it all this while but after people started checking out my new song,  K