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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State says the additional 14 days lockdown by President Muhammadu Buhari to curtail the spread of Coronavirus was a necessary sacrifice in the interest of the nation and the citizens. Tunde Oladunjoye, Publicity Secretary, Ogun State APC Caretaker Committee stated this in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta. Oladunjoye said as painful as the extra lockdown days could be, it was a necessary sacrifice to reduce and eventually eradicate the Coronavirus pandemic from the nation. “In the last few days, Britain has witnessed close to 1,000 daily deaths; while America witnessed about 2,000…

Femi Fani-Kayode, social commentator and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the extension of lockdown by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Buhari had on Monday stated that the lockdown was to curtail the spread of coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19. According to him, the disease is a matter of life or death. Reacting, Fani-Kayode urged Nigerians to help the weak and vulnerable in their community. He wrote, “Another 14 days? Fear not, be strong, hold the line, be of good courage, stand firm and trust the Lord! “Help the weak,…

Some Nigerians have told the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to pay palliatives via BVN since it has decided to extend the lockdown to 14 days. President Buhari had on Monday during a nationwide broadcast stated that the initial 14-day lockdown in affected states is still on. The President said that the decision was taken in order to curtail the spread of coronavirus disease in the country. Some Nigerians took to their social media pages, asking that each person should receive at least N20,000 from all the billion naira donations, with a hashtag ‘pay us via BVN’ which is the number…

A group under the auspices of the Centre for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusaders, CHURAC, has said the Social Investment Programme of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is a “scam”. CHURAC’s National President, Cleric Ebikonbowei Alaowei made the assertion in a chat with DAILY POST correspondent in Warri. “The figures bandied on the internet as people from every State that have benefited from the scheme by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development shows that Buhari’s Social Investment Programme is a conduit pipe by looters to fritter away our common patrimony. “You can see the whole country…

Popular Virginia Pastor, Bishop Gerald Glenn has died of Coronavirus. This is coming weeks after the Bishop defied the ban on social gatherings and hosted a packed church service on March 22nd. The Church announced his death during New Deliverance Evangelistic’s Easter celebration livestream. The statement read “It is with an exceedingly sorrowful and heavy heart that we regret to inform you that our father Bishop Gerald Glenn died from Coronavirus on April 11 and transitioned from labour to reward. “Our bishop has been a spiritual Shepherd to so many of us here at New Deliverance, and around the country.…

Members of the TG Arla Dairy Products LFTZ Enterprise, makers of Dano Milk during the donation of 50M worth of products to the Lagos Food Bank Initiative recently. …Donates N100 Million as part of Tolaram group and N50 Million worth of Products to Consumers Lagos, Nigeria. Monday, April 13, 2020. In line with its commitment to the health and well-being of Nigerians especially during this challenging period of the COVID- 19, TG Arla Dairy Products LFTZ Enterprise, makers of Dano Milk has announced an intervention worth N150 Million Naira to support the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria in…

French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced that the nationwide lockdown imposed over the Coronavirus disease will continue for the next month. Macron made the announcement while addressing the nation on Monday from the Elysée Palace in Paris. The restrictions which began on March 17 would continue until May 11 as the death toll in France hits 15,000. Macron apologized for not being prepared enough to tackle the virus. He added that the lockdown could slowly be relaxed after May 11 if people adhered to the rules. “From May 11, there will be the gradual reopening of schools, crèches, colleges, and…

The Government of Oyo State, on Monday, kicked off the decontamination and fumigation of all necessary areas in the State as a way of containing the spread of the novel Coronavirus. The Government said the decontamination was one of the steps to control and contain the spread of COVID-19 in the State, adding that corporate entities, owners of business spaces and other identified organizations are expected to carry out a similar exercise on their premises. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the current social register be expanded from 2.6 million households to 3.6 million households in the next two weeks. The president gave the directive on Monday in a broadcast in which he also ordered the extension of restriction of movement in Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), by an additional 14 days, as part of measures to contain the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic. He said that the expansion of the social register was part of the palliative measures to address the hardship being experienced by the poor and vulnerable members of the society as…

Sen. Istifanus Gyang, Senator representing Plateau North at the National Assembly, has urged governments at all levels to provide palliatives to ease the sufferings of people affected by the current lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. Gyang, who is the Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, made the call in his Easter message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Protocol, Mr Musa Ashoms.“In view of the severe stress and hunger which Nigerians have come under due to the COVID-19 lockdown, governments at all levels should quickly implement decisions to provide relief and palliatives to the people.“The…