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Arsenal clinched their first Community Shield trophy since 2004 with a 3-0 defeat of Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday afternoon. Goals from Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and a 25-yards stunner by Olivier Giroud consigned the champions to their first loss in the Premier League curtain-raiser. The Gunners made six changes from the side which started the FA Cup final win over Hull in May, with new boys Calum Chambers, Alexis Sanchez and Mathieu Debuchy making their debuts.   City were without 8 players from the start list against West Ham on the last day of the 2013/14 triumphant campaign, with goalkeeper Willy Cabalero, who joined from Malaga in the summer, and midfielder Fernando taking their bows, as many others involved in the World Cup knockout stages were rested. City have never won the Community Shield at the Wembley stadium and in the absence of a host of their stars, could only try to backtrack on two first-half goals in the opening 15 min...

Salt is not the solution for the Ebola virus. This Day Newspaper reports that at least two people are feared dead, while 20 others are hospitalised in various hospitals in Plateau State after consuming excessive quantity of salt and bitter kola to prevent Ebola Virus Disease . According to the publication, the two who were rushed to the hospital by family members, collapsed in the morning after consuming too much salt over night. They reportedly later died of high blood pressure in the hospital. The medical personnel in the hospitals where other patients are currently taking treatment in Jos, developed ulcer, while others stool profusely, having consumed the table salt in excess.

Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the two US doctors who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, has spoken out for the first time. He released a statement from his isolation room at Emory University in Atlanta where he’s being treated after he was flown out of Liberia last week. He is the first Ebola patient to receive experimental serum, ZMapp. Below is the statement Brantly released to the media yesterday “I am writing this update from my isolation room at Emory University Hospital, where the doctors and nurses are providing the very best care possible. I am growing stronger every day, and I thank God for His mercy as I have wrestled with this terrible disease. I also want to extend my deep and sincere thanks to all of you who have been praying for my recovery as well as for Nancy and for the people of Liberia and West Africa. “My wife Amber and I, along with our two children, did not move to Liberia for the specific purpose of fighting Ebola. We went to Liberia becaus...

The Primate of the Church Of Nigeria Anglican Communion the Most Revd Nicholas Okoh on Sunday suspended shaking of hands during communion. He also said the church would from September roll out measures to its faithful as pre-conditional measures to ward off the rampaging Ebola virus. According to a statement, the Primate said the church , before September, would start to “implement some measures in the conduct of its Holy Communion service.” The statement said: “He therefore announced the suspension of the shaking of hands during exchange of the peace, and also the age – long mouth method of administering communion. “Primate Okoh while delivering a sermon at the Cathedral Church of The Advent Life Camp Abuja said communicants would from yesterday dip bread in the wine and into their mouths. This is aimed at preventing the spread of the disease- if it exists- through physical contact. “Communicants adhered strictly to this instruction while receiving the communion in th...

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has advocated for the removal of the constitutional age limit of 40 years for a Nigerian to become president. Jonathan described the provision as discriminatory against young Nigerians with the energy, ideas and other qualities to lead the country to greatness. Jonathan spoke at an International Youth Conference organised by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) with the theme, “ Capacity for change for a new Nigeria ’’ yesterday in Abuja. He challenged the youths to forward a constitution amendment bill to the National Assembly for the removal of all discriminatory provisions in terms of age and promised to support them. The president said the call by the Chairman and Founder of NYPF, Mr. Moses Siasia, for 35 per cent affirmative action for youths in governance also limited the aspiration of the group. He noted that asking for a percentage amounted to self-limitation, considering that youths had all that is required to govern...