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Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano is taking no chances in the fight against Coronavirus even when no case has been recorded in the state.    The governor took to his official Facebook page to share photos of the 240-bed Isolation Centre taking shape at the NYSC Camp in the state, and said that when ready it shall have all needed equipment and beds properly spaced.   Obiano also revealed that the Isolation facility centres at Awka, Nnewi, and Onitsha are being worked on.    Anambra currently has no confirmed case of coronavirus.   

A youth leader Joseph Pessu was shot dead today by a soldier at Ada Val Arenyenka street, along the Ugbuwangue axis of the NPA Expressway, Warri, Delta state for disobeying the lockdown order.   The incident which happened at about 9:40am on Thursday, April 2, while the victim was riding his power bike, caused chaos in the community as youths attacked soldiers in retailiation to Pessu's death.   Pessu's friends have taken to Facebook to mourn his death. See their posts and more photos of the deceased below.

A 53-year-old Chinese national has been granted R20,000 bail in the Durban magistrate's court in connection with charges related to contravening the Disaster Management Act.   The man was arrested by a multidisciplinary team on Sunday for allegedly locking up 14 employees for several days and forcing them to produce masks in response to the demand created by the outbreak of the coronavirus.   After a tip-off, inspectors from the KZN department of economic development Consumer Protection Unit made the arrest and rescued 14 workers at the firm in Glen Anil.   His next appearance was set down for June 20. Share this story

Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since the Second World War due to the Coronavirus pandemic.   The tough decision was made by all the England Club chiefs at an emergency board meeting on Wednesday, where they decided that it will be impossible for the tournament to be moved back to later in the year, or to be played without fans.    The Wimbledon was initially due to start on 29 June, to late July.   A statement on the Wimbledon website said:  “It is with great regret that the Main Board of the All England Club (AELTC) and the Committee of Management of The Championships have today decided that The Championships 2020 will be cancelled due to public health concerns linked to the coronavirus epidemic. The 134th Championships will instead be staged from 28 June to 11 July 2021. “Uppermost in our mind has been the health and safety of all of those who come together to make Wimbledon happen – the public in the UK and visitors from around the world, our players, gu

Burna Boy has announced that he is quitting Twitter again, hours after being dragged by social media users for being "too proud and arrogant".    Recall that the singer was slammed by Nigerians after categorically saying that Reekado Banks who signified interest in a "battle of hits" with him, was an unworthy challenger.    Reacting to the backlash that trailed the Twitter exchange, the singer stated that "if what Nigerian twitter said about me had any effect on me then he would be dead by now".    Burna Boy who insisted that his last tweets were his "last personal tweet ever", stated that he is too real for the social media platform.    He tweeted;    If what Nigerian twitter said about me had any effect on me then I would be Dead by now. There’s even a Yoruba saying that translates “He who says the truth won’t even find a mat to sleep on”. well Ive proved that to be WRONG. You Can’t take nothing from Me. This is my Last personal twe

Nigerian veteran singer, Salawa Abeni has raised an alarm after being blackmailed with her old "nude photos".    Salawa who shared screenshots of her chats with the blackmailer, revealed that the man who identified himself as Jason and a resident of Osun state is threatening to tarnish her image and destroy her career of over 45 years.    She wrote as she shared the "nude photos" in which she suffered a nip-slip;   Good morning my Family, friends and Fans. I have something very important to tell you and I will really appreciate your audience. I am very disappointed that someone somewhere will try to tarnish my image and threaten to destroy my career of over 45 years. This morning, I received messages from somebody threatening to expose very old pictures of me and in the process, blackmailing me for money. These could’ve been pictures of me in the hospital or even with my partner, but is this what has become of us?? I plead with everybody out there to be

Governor Mai Mala Buni and his deputy, Idi Barde Gubana have donated 50 percent of their basic salaries to fight coronavirus in Yobe state.    The State's Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Abdullahi Bego also revealed that the members of the State Executive Council, the Secretary to the State Government, Head of Service and the Chief of Staff to the governor also donated 50 percent of their basic salaries  to the state’s COVID-19 Support Fund to help accelerate the effort in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.   All permanent secretaries, chief executive of boards and parastatals, permanent members of Commissions, including the Local Government Service Commission, House of Assembly Service Commission, Judicial Service Commission, Teaching Service Board, Science and Technical Schools Board, State Independent Electoral Commission, Fiscal Responsibility Board, Arabic and Islamic Education Board, Bureau For Public Procurement, Civil Service Commissi

12 new cases of Coronavirus have been detected in Nigeria.   According to the NCDC, nine new cases were detected in Osun, two in Edo state and one in Ekiti. The total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria have risen to 151.  Find Details below;

The actress posted a tweet where she questioned the quality of the relief package Lagos state promised to give to vulnerable citizens. A follower responded and accused her of doing worse when she was in a position of power. The accusation made included money laundering and the Twitter user threatened to release proof if Ms Henshaw denies it. And Kate Henshaw hit back.   It began with Kate tweeting: "Please o.. its day 1 of National lockdown in Lagos State. I no wan shout, I am just asking a question ni. The relief package sent to the households-in-need in Lagos state contains what? I saw a video on IG of those who received theirs and I don't want to believe it...."   @QOwerri responded: "It contains the tips of the Waiters of Radisson Blu in VI you seized on the 21 March 2019 from Gov Ayade of Cross River. I won’t call that stealing, but you laundered service staff money, in the name of SA to Gov on diaspora. Try denying this & I’ll post the pool side