Day: April 15, 2020

Lockdown free days will be suspended by Friday – Dapo Abiodun

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Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun state, on Tuesday said the current relaxation of the lockdown in the state between 7am to 2pm would be suspended on Friday. The governor also said the state would soon commence strict enforcement of wearing of face masks in the public, saying it would help flatten the spread of coronavirus. The governor in the statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, urged the residents of the state to consider the extension announced by the President on Monday a necessary sacrifice to defeat an invisible…

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COVID-19: 119 persons with symptoms discovered in Lagos two-day house-to-house search

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Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, has said a total of 119 people with COVID-19 symptoms have been identified in the state. Abayomi, on Tuesday, said a total of 118,000 households had been reached in the search of possible COVID-19 cases in communities. He said community search was activated to limit the spread of the disease in the state which had the highest number of COVID-19 patients in the country. “We’ve embarked on an active case search in communities. The idea is to go to hot spots…

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Victimisation of Nigerians based on poor communication – Onyeama

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Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has declared that communication lapse is responsible for the recent alleged assault on Nigerians and other Africans by the Chinese in Guangzhou City. Onyeama, who spoke yesterday at a forum to clarify on the trending videos showing maltreatment of some Nigerians, however, said the issue was receiving both countries governments’ attention. He stated that immediately the information got to the Federal Government, the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing and its Consulate in Guangzhou were contacted for necessary action. He explained that the Chinese were rather…

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Neymar Supports 52-year-old Mom’s Relationship With 22-Year-Old Man

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Football superstar Neymar has expressed support towards the relationship between his 52-year-old mother Nadine Gonclaves and her 22-year-old man Tiagos Ramos. Nadine and Neymar’s father Wagner Ribeiro broke up in 2016 after 25 years together. Nadine has now found love once again in the arms of man 30 years younger than her. For those who may be wondering how the Brazillian footballer feels about his mother’s relationship, his recent comment to her has now cleared the air. Nadine shared a loved up photo of herself with her new man on…

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N21bn donation to Nigeria is for the poor – EU

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Amb. Ketil Karlsen, the Head, European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, has said that the N21bn (€50m) donated to Nigeria by the EU is largely meant for the poor. “That is why part of the €50m we provide will also be for the relief and safety net for the most vulnerable people, internally displaced persons. The poor people that depend on the informal markets, they do day-to-day work to put food on their table; the elderly, IDPs, and these, particularly, vulnerable people are the centre-stage of our intervention,” he…

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