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Kaduna State Government has expressed fear that violation of the lockdown order in the State may jack up its cases of COVID-19 to as high as 57,000. The fear was expressed by the state’s Task Force on COVID-19, saying that, the risk assessment of the pandemic is troubling and could be up to 57,000 new cases if there is no effective enforcement and implementation of the lockdown order. The Task Force was reacting to the sixth confirmed COVID-19 case involving a male patient who returned from Lagos state to Kaduna through a commercial vehicle after he tested positive for the…

Lagos State Government has announced the discharge of six more coronavirus patients on Monday taking that total discharged cases in the state to 61. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos disclosed this via his official Twitter account, adding that, social distancing was important to reduce spread of coronavirus. “Good people of Lagos, Today, 6 more persons; 1 female and 5 males have been discharged from IDH, Yaba, after their full recovery and testing negative twice to COVID-19,” he said. “This good news brings the number of patients who have been managed and discharged from our facilities to 61,” he added. Lagos…

Rosie and Kachi, winners of the maiden edition of Ultimate Love, Nigeria’s first romance-inclined reality television show, tell the story of an affair that is destined for the altar. Q: Congratulations on finding love and winning the ultimate prize. But did you expect to find love on Ultimate Love or what was the motivation for seeking to be part of the show? ROSIE: Yes, of course. When I came to Ultimate Love, I was in search of love. I had already given up on love. So, my coming to the Love Pad was for love and to leave the show…

DStv Nigeria in its bid to continue to provide premium service to its customers is encouraging all its subscribers to make use of the self-service options during this stay at home period. Customers who would like to stay connected to DStv and its many content offering can do so by utilizing the various self-service options; MyDStvApp, SMS, WhatsApp, USSD Code and eazy.dstv.com.  “The stay at home period makes it difficult for everyone to move around with ease and we hope with these self-service options for our DStv customers we are able to make this burden a bit more bearable as…

*How many people have you helped, Nigerians asked him Nigerian actor, Mike Godson, has come under fire for making ridicule of poor and vulnerable Nigerians who are supposed to get palliatives from the federal government during the 14-day lockdown. Making jest of the poor, Godson posted a message on his Instagram page, he mocked Nigerians by saying, “But Sir, the hunger in the land has finally reached my house. As I write this letter, I have just finished eating my last pot of soup and there’s no hope for another one as my source of income has been put on…

President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7pm, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina says. According to Adesina, the broadcast will be televised on state-owned television and radio stations only. “Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) respectively for the broadcast”. Chronicle NG reports that the President is expected to address a whole range of issues which will include a possible extension of the 14-day lockdown due…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an inspector of police in the Ago Palace Station for extortion of N40,000 from the owner of a car. The inspector identified as Taloju Martin was captured on social media while counting the money before discharging the owner of the car. A statement by DSP Bala Elkana, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State said that, “Attention of Lagos State Police Command is drawn to a video on social media in which an Inspector was captured counting #40,000 he extorted from the owner of a vehicle he impounded for violating restriction of movement order. “After…

All returnees to Kano from anywhere with coronavirus (COVID-19) history must turn themselves in for test, the state government insisted on Sunday. In a statement by Health Ministry’s spokesman Hadiza Namadi, the state also directed anyone with direct contact with confirmed cases to submit self for examination. He urged all those who recently travelled to foreign nations and states, particularly those with the pandemic history to contact the ministry of health on the telephone through 09093995333 09093995444 and 08002684356. COVID-19: Osun probes spoilt palliative rice The statement restated the resolve of the state to contain the spread of the disease,…

The Osun state government has commenced an investigation into some adulterated bags of rice shared to residents as palliatives to cushion the effects of lockdown in the state. There was an outcry in some parts of the state, following the distribution of 6020 bags of rice shared by the state government on Wednesday, as residents were complaining bitterly about the quality of the rice shared. The Commissioner of Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, in a statement yesterday said, “the government had received complaints that some of the distributed bags of rice may not have met the expected quality.”…

At least eight people have died after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern US states. Tornadoes touched down in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. On Sunday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agenda confirmed deaths across three counties. In Louisiana, a number of homes were destroyed in the city of Monroe, with the city’s official social media account initially reporting only minor injuries. View this post on Instagram “Please cooperate with emergency responders and repair crews as they assess and repair damages. By the grace of God, early reports show only a few minor injuries. Please pray for our…