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Faint Photos of the Italian Man diagnosed with Corona virus
A faint picture of the Italian man being treated for Corona virus at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos where he is being isolated, has been shared online by the Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi on his twitter handle “I visited the #COVID19 patient a male Italian national who is isolated at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, where he is been managed by our well trained staff. I spoke to him and assured him of the Lagos state government’s resolve to ensure he gets adequate care” he wrote “While at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, I took…
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Your government is a huge misfortune to our Nation- PDP blasts Buhari for first Cornonavirus case in Nigeria
The PDP has blasted the Buhari-led government over the first confirmed case of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The party in a statement released by its spokesperson, Kola Olgbondiyan, said the infection is as a result of the negligence that has characterised the Buhari administration.The party asked Nigerians to hold the government responsible should any national calamity arose from COVID-19. Read the statement below Corona Virus: PDP Berates Buhari For Negligence…Seeks Concerted Effort, Adoption of Ebola Intervention StrategyThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the Buhari Presidency for its negligence and laidback attitude to governance and the welfare of Nigerians leading to the…
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Coronavirus: Stop All Flights From Affected Countries – Atiku Tells President Buhari
As Nigeria records its first case of Coronavirus, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has asked President Buhari to stop all flights from affected countries. Atiku made the appeal in a statement released yesterday afternoon. Read below Now that Nigeria has had her first confirmed case of the Corona Virus infestation, via a citizen of Italy, who visited Lagos and Ogun states, I would want to offer my patriotic counsel to the government of General Muhammadu Buhari, on how best to tackle this issue.We must call upon our experience with the Wild Ebola Virus, of which we were the first nation…
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We Will Ban Public Gatherings If Coronavirus Cases Escalate – Governor Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that he will be banning public gatherings if cases of coronavirus in the state escalate. Speaking at a press conference held at the State House in Marina on Friday February 28, the Governor said taking such measures now will create panic in the state. Sanwo-Olu also disclosed that the index case of coronavirus in Nigeria who has already been isolated at the state’s bio-security facility in Yaba, is not ‘highly contagious’ at the moment. He said; “It is only when there is a high level of escalation that the public can be panicky and this is when…
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Corona Virus: Facebook is working with the Government to reduce the spread of fake News – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has relayed to the public that they should prevent the spread of fake news and misinformations on social media over the spread of the corona virus epidemic. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a news briefing in Abuja on Friday. He stated that Facebook is working with the federal Government to curb such nuisances as according to him they have asked Nigerians to report any false or misleading report on Facebook and Instagram pages so they can immediately bring them down. “We know that at times like this, purveyors of…
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Nigerian Footballer, King Udoh, tests positive to Corona Virus in Italy
22-year-old Italian-Nigerian footballer, King Udoh, has tested positive to the corona virus (Covid-19). According to reports, Udoh who plays professional football with Pianese, an Italian Serie C side team, is currently in the infectious disease department of La Scotte hospital in Siena and is said to be in good condition. They quarantined him last weekend after he started feeling feverish. It has been reported that Italy is the European country with the highest number of corona virus epidemic.
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Coronavirus: 28 Persons Quarantined in Ogun – Gov Abiodun
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said a total of 28 persons have so far been quarantined in Ogun State which included those who had in one way come in contact with the Italian man as others are still being traced. At a press conference on Friday, Gov Abiodun said the state government was leaving no stone unturned as items needed for health workers had been procured so that they can arrest the situation immediately. Abiodun spoke further that the company where the Italian visited had been shutdown, saying two isolation centres had been set up at the company
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Italian Man with Coronavirus went to Ogun State before he was brought to Lagos where He was diagnosed- Deputy Gov, Obafemi Hamzat Reveals
Deputy Governor of Lagos state, Obafemi Hamzat, was on a TVC Programme titled ‘your view’ this morning where he revealed that the Italian man diagnosed with the first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, went to Ewekoro in Ogun state before he fell ill and was brought to Lagos where he was diagnosed with the virus. “This young man came in from Italy, Milan. He came in on the 25th. He has a consultancy job with a company in Ogun state. He landed on the 26th, went to Ewkoro and then he fell ill and the doctors were smart enough to…
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Senators Earn 700k per Month – Senator Ajibola
Sen. Ajibola Bashiru (APC-Osun Central) has disclosed that senators in Nigeria earn less than N1million per month. He made the disclosure on Thursday while speaking on the sideline of a programme organised by the Correspondents Chapel of the Kwara Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). “What I tell whoever that stands up to say senator collects jumbo pay is that they can also contest so that you can also collect jumbo pay” NAN quoted him as saying, he said “The truth of it is that the take-home pay of a senator is about N700,000 per month. Aside from it…
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Day old Baby found in Abuja (photo)
A day old baby was found dead in Ushafa in Bwari area council in Abuja on Thursday February 27th. The graphic photos showed the baby still covered in blood. See the photos below. (LIB)
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Leave Igbo Youths alone, recruit others – Ohanaeze warns Army
Ohanaeze ndigbo youth council has reacted to the report of the Nigerian Army to recruit young Nigerians to fight insurgency in the North East. According to a statement signed by OYC President-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Secretary-General, Okwu Nnabuike, Ohanaeze ndigbo has warned the Nigerian army to exclude Igbo youths from their recruitment process. OYC said that if the Army was only recruiting Nigerian youths for the purpose of fighting the Boko Haram insurgents, such recruitment should be reserved only for Northern youths as Igbo youths were not comfortable with such. The Igbo youth organization said it is suspicious of such…
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Corona virus in Nigeria: Let’s stand as one and fight this Plague – FFK
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Friday urged the Federal government and Nigerians to unite in the fight against the deadly Corona virus codenamed COVID-19. He made the appeal while reacting after the Nigerian government confirmed a case of the disease in Lagos State. The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday had made the confirmation in a statement signed by Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health earlier today. However, Fani-Kayode in a tweet wrote: “Let’s set our differences aside &stand AS ONE to fight this evil plague called #coronavirus that has afflicted our shores. The FG must be pro-active and…
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