Ebola: Kaduna banks begin screening of customers.

Some commercial banks in Kaduna on Wednesday commenced screening of customers for Ebola virus before they were allowed entry into the banking halls for any transaction.

Although bank officials declined to speak on the development at a famous new generation bank near the Murtala Square, Kaduna, a security officer who was using a gadget to test the body temperature of customers at the entrance said any one whose body temperature was over 40 would be asked to go back.

PHOTO: Oba Lamidi Adeyemi Flanked by Four Wives Spotted At Stratford

Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo and his four wives are still very much in London. Kabiyesi and his wives were spotted at Westfield shopping mall Stratford yesterday. As usual the women wore the same attire. 

EBOLA: Nigerian wrestlers and officials banned from world championship in Uzbekistan

The Nigerian Wrestling team have been denied access from taking part in the 2014 Senior World Wrestling Championships in Uzbekistan because of reported cases of the dreaded Ebola Virus in the country.

Uzbekistan through the International Wrestling Federation(FILA) told Nigeria that they will not take part in the forthcoming championship,because they could be a possible threat to others.

Nigeria alongside Sierra Leone and two other African countries were barred from participating,with fears that the wrestlers could be carriers of the virus.

The Global Jihad

Radical fundamentalists are on the march under the banner of Jihad in Nigeria, Mali, Kenya, Somalia, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen. In Libya, the state has practically collapsed as contending factions of radical Islamists slug it out with tanks, anti-aircraft guns, AK 47s and rocket-propelled grenades. In Egypt, an audacious attempt by the Muslim Brotherhood to convert post-Mubarak popular aspirations for freedom and democracy into a brazen push for an Iran-style Islamic Republic dominated by Mullahs was thwarted only by the resolve of the Egyptian people and the alliance of the military, media, bureaucrats and judges who preferred a secular republic. Both Algeria and Tunisia only barely survived a similar, post-Arab “Spring” take-over by radical fundamentalists.

Atiku Considers September 24 For Presidential Declaration

Nigeria's former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar has set aside September 24 to formally declare his intention to run for President come 2015 elections.

Atiku will be contesting on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

DAILY INDEPENDENT reported that Atiku’s decision to signify his intention to seek election to the nation’s highest political office was reached at a meeting by his aides on Monday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital.

The declaration will make it the fourth time the former vice president has shown interest in becoming President.

Obama arrives in Estonia to reassure Baltic leaders

U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Estonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet, left, and Estonia's Chief of Protocol Toomas Kahur, as he arrives in Tallinn, Estonia, Sept. 3, 2014.

 The president arrived in Estonia's port capital of Tallinn early Wednesday after an overnight flight from Washington. Obama was to hold a news conference with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, then hold broader security talks that include the leaders of Latvia and Lithuania.

Obama's daylong trip to Estonia comes ahead of a NATO summit this week at which allies will commit to a more robust response to Russia's incursion in Ukraine. Moscow's moves have sparked fears among member states on NATO's eastern flank that they could be Russian President Vladimir Putin's next target.

Japanese Scientists Develop 30 Minutes Ebola Test

Japanese researchers said Tuesday they had developed a new method to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes, with technology that could allow doctors to quickly diagnose infection.

Professor Jiro Yasuda and his team at Nagasaki University say their process is also cheaper than the system currently in use in west Africa where the virus has already killed more than 1,500 people.

"The new method is simpler than the current one and can be used in countries where expensive testing equipment is not available," Yasuda told AFP by telephone.

"We have yet to receive any questions or requests, but we are pleased to offer the system, which is ready to go," he said.