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Veteran Nollywood Actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has announced the death of her cousin. The Nollywood actress took to her Twitter page lamenting that the health system in the United Kingdom failed her cousin. She stated that he couldn’t get proper medical care because the hospitals were focused on Coronavirus. Her cousin died from a kidney transplant complication. Omotola’s post read: “I lost a dear cousin yesterday in London. I am hurting. He didn’t have COVID-19 but died from a kidney transplant complication. “He could not get proper healthcare because the Hospitals were focused on Coronavirus and help didn’t get to him…

The leader of a cult gang, which has been terrorizing some parts of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Moshood Oladokun, popularly known as Ekugbemi is dead. DAILY POST gathered that Oladokun, who reportedly died and resurrected a few hours after being taken to his father’s shrine, finally died Saturday night on his way to the hospital. It could be recalled that no fewer than fifteen (15) residents of Ibadan sustained various degrees of injuries when two factions of cult groups led by Oladokun and Ebila Biola engaged each other over the collection of land royalty. Oladokun was attacked at his…

Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in the state. Abdulrazaq made the confirmation in a post on his Twitter page on Sunday night. The new cases bring the number of cases in Kwara state to four. The post read: “I regret to announce that we have two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kwara state. “This brings the total number of active cases in our state to four. We will continue to intensify our efforts to trace and test suspected cases. “All hands must be on deck to flatten the curve of transmission…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that while there is no known vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some trials have shown promising results in laboratory studies. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that it takes time to obtain accurate results from such clinical trials. He said: “Some of the trials have shown promising results in laboratory studies but have not yet been proven in humans. “The best option, for now, is to avoid self-medication as it may lead to complications and death.” Ihekweazu said that…

The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has strongly warned Nigerians against defying the government’s stay-at-home order. Director-General of the forum, Salihu Mohammed Lukman, on Sunday, in a statement, warned that Nigeria would record worse casualties than America and Europe if the citizens continue to defy the lockdown orders. PGF is an umbrella body of governors of states controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) party. The statement is entitled, ‘Fight against spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria: Issues and factors hindering success’. The forum also suggested to the President to expand the membership of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) to include members…

A frontline Civil Rights Advocacy group-: Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned unreservedly the speech by President Muhammadu Buhari, which ordered an indefinite lockdown in its attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. DAILY POST had reported that President Buhari on Saturday, again, urged Nigerians to remain at home as the government makes effort to tackle the spread of Coronavirus across the country, He had assured Nigerians that relief materials will soon be distributed to their homes. Reacting, the Rights group said the indefinite shutdown of Nigeria and the rigid language adopted by…

The Presidency has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is taking a two-step approach to tackling the Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria. It explained that the approach has to do with the security of the lives of the people, as well as easing the effect of the virus on businesses in the country. The Presidency stated this in a tweet on its verified Twitter handle on Sunday. According to the Presidency, Buhari was taking the approach as a national response to the virus. “In Nigeria, we are taking a two-step approach. First, to protect the lives of our fellow Nigerians and residents…

Some Enugu State stakeholders have commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for standing firm on the precautionary measures to checkmate the spread of the coronavirus disease in spite of pressure from various quarters. Governor Ugwuanyi had in his Easter message, declared that all precautionary measures put in place in the state to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), remained in force, in the overall public interest. Reacting to the Governor’s stance, a leader of the state and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT), Amb. Mrs. Justina Eze, said that the governor has “demonstrated the highest…

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has warned of upheaval in the country if things continue the way they are at the moment. Omokri added his voice to the popular claim that the government’s cash transfer to the ‘poorest of the poor’ in the country is lopsided. Since the government began the conditional cash transfers due to the Coronavirus lockdown, many Nigerians have cried out that the money has been majorly distributed in the North. And Omokri, in a tweet on Sunday night, claimed that only twelve percent of the cash had gone to the entire South,…

In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, Borno State government has ordered a total lockdown and shut its borders against non-essential movements. Alhaji Umar Kadafur, the Deputy Governor of Borno, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said that the order would take effect from Monday, April 13, by 6 a.m, adding that movement in and out of the state would be completely restricted. Kadafur said, “The border between Borno and Yobe States would be shut down completely, only persons on essential duties and vehicles conveying food items, petrol, drugs, and other essential commodities would be allowed…