Day: April 17, 2020

COVID-19: Lagos records two COVID-19 deaths, discharges five more

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Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said that the State on Thursday recorded two more COVID-19-related deaths and discharged another five other patients who have tested negative twice. This was disclosed via his Twitter handle, @ProfAkinAbayomi. A 51-year-old doctor, Chigbo Emeka, recently died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, after he had contact with an infected person in his private hospital. “Unfortunately, Lagos recorded three additional deaths from COVID-19-related complications. The deceased are males aged 51, 52 and 62.  One of the dead, a medical doctor,…

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Kwam 1 refutes claims of Alleged Affair With Alaafin of Oyo’s Wife

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Nigerian music icon, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal also known as K1 De Ultimate, has refuted recent claims on social media that he was romantically involved with Olori Ajoke, one of the wives of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. The Fuji musician in a statement released by his media adviser Kunle Rasheed has denied the allegations. According to the statement released by Rasheed, the respected musician cannot bring disrepute to the culture and tradition of Yorubaland by his alleged actions. The statement reads: “Let me categorically state that the allegation…

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Isolation centres not enough for Nigerians awaiting evacuation — Onyeama

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Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has said the planned evacuation of Nigerians from foreign countries will be staggered as the number of interested persons is high. The government had concluded plans to bring back Nigerians from the United States, United Kingdom, China, United Arab Emirates and other countries on account of the coronavirus pandemic. Over 2,000 Nigerian nationals had registered with various Nigerian embassies abroad to return home. Speaking during the Presidential TaskForce on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the minister explained that the isolation centres were…

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Woman designs face masks With tiny penises to raise money for charity

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Over $55 thousand has been raised by Mindy Vincent from Herber City, Utah, who designed and sold face masks with drawings of flowers and tiny penises of different skin tones. Mindy who is a mother and therapist went viral after she shared photos of her “unique masks” on Facebook. The masks sell at $20 and also come with breast and vulva patterns. Explaining the idea behind her mask which many may find offensive, she says the offensive imagery is a good way to tell if someone is ignoring social distancing protocol. Not only…

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Women arrested for cursing Abiodun, others over palliatives

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One Idowu Adekoya and two other women have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raining curses on Governor Dapo Abiodun over alleged  poor quality of food items distributed as palliatives. In a video that has gone viral on the social media, the three accused women were seen abusing the governor, the local government chairman and the vice-chairman of the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area for distributing beans filed with stones to residents of Ijebu Ode. The counsel for the acussed, Gboyega Okenla, said,”When I got to the police station,…

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