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Give us quarantine Music – Ebuka urges Wizkid
There has been an exchange on twitter between popular media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and award winning artist, Wizkid and as a result we might be getting a new single from wizkid that centers on the current coronavirus pandemic if they go by their conversation. It all started after the singer took to his twitter handle to reveal that he is currently bored and the media personality asked him to drop some quarantine music for the…
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Coronavirus: Aisha Buhari shuts Office, keeps Daughter in self-isolation.
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has shut down her office following the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country. Mrs. Buhari also said that her daughter, who recently returned from the United Kingdom, being among the high-burden countries, is in self-isolation. She shared this in a tweet on thursday as she urged Nigerians to follow the advice of the ministry of health for the prevention of the pandemic. “Earlier today my daughter returned…
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Italian Coronavirus Patient now Negative – Lagos Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria now tests negative but would still be tested one more time Abayomi said this at a press conference on Thursday in Lagos. The commissioner said if the Italian would test negative the second time, then he will be released. In response to the outbreak, the federal government on Wednesday placed a travel ban on 13 countries where coronavirus…
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We need a State of the Nation Address – Kate Henshaw
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has called for a detailed state of the nation address following the scare of the coronavirus which has started building up after 12 cases of the dreaded disease was confirmed in the country. She shared this via her official twitter handle where she revealed that she just left a popular supermarket store in Lekki area of Lagos and buying of stuff has become astronomical. She wrote: I strongly believe we need…
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Four new Cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Lagos
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has confirmed four new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos, with this, there are now a total of 12 cases in the country. The new cases were confirmed at a briefing on Thursday. This comes barely one day after the Federal Ministry of Health confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, confirming the news at a press briefing on Wednesday…
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Coronavirus: Ondo Government Confirms one Suspected Case.
Ondo State Government has confirmed that there is a suspected case of coronavirus in Akure, the state capital, which is being handled at the moment. It was reported that a man named David, who came into Nigeria from Maryland, United States of America, has been taken to a government hospital in Ondo State to undergo observations after being suspected of having Coronavirus. Confirming the reports, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro urged the people…
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Travel Ban would not take effect until Saturday- Presidential Aide
Following the news that the federal government has placed flight restriction on countries with high cases of coronavirus, Tolu Ogunlesi, a senior presidential aide has come out to address the public that the restriction would not take effect until Saturday, 21st March. He said this via his Twitter handle where he stated that the restriction would not take effect immediately because instructions like this require advance notice. He wrote: Reporter: Why is the #Covid19 travel…
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Coronavirus: Don’t stop Mosque Prayers, Muslims are Immune – Muslim Scholar tells Buhari
A renowned Islamic Scholar, Dr. Abubakr Imam Aliagan, has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari government, the Sultanate Council and Muslim authorities, not to shut down mosques in Nigeria over coronavirus. Aliagan is a Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). He claimed that Muslims have already been endowed with a natural immune system to fight coronavirus. Aliagan stated that health officials advise people to wash their hands which Muslims do five times…
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US cancels all Visa appointments in Nigeria
Following the enlistment of the united States in Nigeria’s travel ban amid the coronavirus. The U.S has reciprocated Nigeria’s action. The ban affects the U.S. and 12 other countries. A statement on US Embassy in Nigeria on Wednesday said it had stopped all visa appointments. It reads: “As of March 18, 2020, the United States Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria is cancelling routine nonimmigrant visa appointments. “We will resume routine visa services as soon as…
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North West governors order closure of schools for 30 days over Coronavirus
Governors of the 9 North-West states have ordered the closure of all schools for 30 days to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the region. Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari who is the Chairman of North West Governors’ Forum , announced the decision in a communique at the end of their meeting in Kaduna today March 18th. He said the affected states would carry out sensitization campaigns to discourage large gatherings while encouraging citizens to uphold personal…
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“Who is holier than Senator Elisha Abbo?” – AGN President, Emeka Rollas, defends decision of the guild to make Elisha Abbo its patron
Emeka Rollas, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has defended the decision of the guild under his leadership to appoint ‘Slapping Senator’, Elisha Abbo, as one of its patrons. Yesterday March 16th, veteran actress, Hilda Dokubo, shared a video on her IG page expressing her displeasure over the decision of the guild to appoint Senator Abbo as their patron. Recalling how Abbo was caught on camera assaulting a nursing mother in a sex toy shop,…
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Coronavirus will Die like Ebola – Fr Mbaka
Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, Adoration Minister, on Wednesday declared that the deadly Coronavirus will die just the way ebola vanished when it entered Nigeria few years back. Mbaka urged Nigerians not to be afraid or panic of the deadly Coronavirus because it would soon be a thing of the past. He said this during a praying at the Enugu Adoration ground for elimination of the disease. His words: “To those who believe in God, all…
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