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Coronavirus: Governor Ikpeazu orders curfew in Abia State
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has ordered a curfew in Abia State following the recently confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the state. The 6pm – 6am curfew which will take off from Sunday April 26, will last for 7 days and is expected to help in thorough contact tracing with special emphasis on the three local government areas of Ukwa West, Ikwuano and Umuahia North. It was further gathered that the 2 Coronavirus cases in the state who are above 70 years and with underlying illness, are currently stable and responding to treatment. A press statement from the Abia state government reads; 1. We…
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Allow Men of God go to Isolation Centres and pray for Patients – Apostle Suleman tells Buhari
The founder of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari Government to allow pastors go to Isolation centres and pray for patients. He stated this during an online broadcast via his church’s Facebook page on Saturday. “Please permit us to go and pray for COVID-19 patients. Allow us to go there, that is why there are men of God,” he said. “If you are really anointed to pray for the sick, this is the time because what is holding the world is sickness. So, we’re begging the government to permit us into isolation centres, that…
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Identical Twin Sisters who said they would leave the World together die of Coronavirus Three Days apart
A former Nurse, Emma Davis and her twin sister have died three days apart due to underlying health conditions. Their death was confirmed by their sister Zoe said; ‘They always said they had come into the world together and would go out together as well. There are no words to describe how special they were‘ May their souls rest in peace
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Police Officers Caught on Camera beating a Woman have been dismissed
Two Police officers, Ikuesan Taiwo and Abass Ibrahim who were caught on camera beating a woman in Osun State have been dismissed. The victim, Tola Azeez had stepped out of her house during the lockdown to reportedly buy some drugs for a sick person when she was accosted and flogged by the officers. The Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed called for a full investigation after seeing the video. The investigations have been concluded and the police officers have been dismissed. They would be arraigned in court soon.
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Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu’s Mother is dead
Minister of education, Adamu Adamu has lost his mother. She died On Friday at the age of 109. The announcement was made by the Director of Press of the ministry, Ben Goong. Hajiya Fatima is survived by six children – three males and three females. She has been buried at Azare in Bauchi State, in accordance with Islamic rites. May her soul rest in peace
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Covid-19: Confirmed Cases exceeds 1000
The Nigeria center for disease control (NCDC) has reported that the total number of confirmed cases in the country has hit 1095 after 114 people tested positive in 24 hours. 80 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, 5 in FCT, 2 in Zamfara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Ogun, 1 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Sokoto State.
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Celebrity Policewoman, Dolapo Badmus mourns Colleague who died of Coronavirus
Celebrity Police woman, Dolapo Badmus has taken to social media to mourn the death of her colleague who died following complications of coronavirus in Edo State. She wrote: ”Today would have marked your birthday but u succumbed. I know by now you must have been telling COVID19 to leave the world since it has taken you. yes I’m sure you must be telling it to take your death as the “sacrifice”! Yes..that’s the person you are! So compassionate..RIP sir”
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gets WHO appointment
Former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has bagged yet another international appointment. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed her as Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. This was made known by the Director General of the organisation, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, during the launch of the ACT Accelerator — via webinar from Geneva. “I would especially like to thank Sir Andrew Witty and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for agreeing to act as Special Envoys for the ACT Accelerator,” Ghebreyesus said in his remarks According to him, the initiative is an international collaboration aimed at accelerating the…
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I was not healed after sleeping at SCOAN Altar for Weeks – Daniel Amokachi
Former Super Eagles forward and Nigeria’s soccer ambassador, Daniel Amokachi has shared that he once slept at the altar of Prophet TB Joshua’s Church for healing but didn’t get it. He wanted to relaunch his career after suffering a protracted knee injury he sustained ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Narrating his story on Brila FM on Friday he said he was not healed even though he saw miracles at the Synagogue. “I was at the church on invitation of a friend who is a member. My friend, at that time, told me about the man of God and…
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COVID-19: Nigeria has not peaked yet; we still have a number of weeks to go – NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has revealed that Nigeria still has some number of weeks to go before reaching its Coronavirus peak. Chikwe however stated the agency he heads is instituting different measures to ensure the nation’s health system does not get overwhelmed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He said on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’; “From our projection, we are not near the peak yet; we still have a number of weeks to go.“But we are trying to stretch out these weeks even further so we can push the peak a bit further out…
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Police confirm arrest of estate chairman who allegedly killed promising footballer on vigilante duty
Police have confirmed the arrest of James Olu, the Chairman of the Victory Estate, Iba, Lagos State, after he allegedly shot dead a young footballer who was returning home from vigilante duty. #JusticeForStephen began trending on Twitter after 26-year-old footballer Stephen Doubra Benson Legbe was shot dead on Saturday, April 18, 2020. There was a bit of commotion in the area following Stephen’s death as residents asked for justice for the slain footballer who was supposed to have traveled out of Nigeria to further his career but was held back due to the pandemic. Residents claimed Mr James Olu, an ex-naval…
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32-Year-Old Husband writes emotional letter to his wife and kids before dying of coronavirus
A woman has shared the heartbreaking letter her husband of seven years wrote to her and their children before he died of coronavirus at the age of 32. Jonathan Coelho, from Danbury, Connecticut, went into cardiac arrest and died Wednesday after being admitted to the hospital 28 days earlier for coronavirus. Days before the 32-year-old succumbed to the virus, he took out his phone and wrote a note to his wife Katie Coelho and their two children, Braedyn and Penny. “I was able to sit with Jonathan in the ICU after it happened and just sat, cried and told him…
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