Dr Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, has appealed to Nigerians to donate their buildings to serve as isolation centres.
Worried by the increasing number of cases in the country, Ehanire made the appeal at a press conference in Abuja. He said although there are no shortage of bed spaces yet, he is making the appeal ahead of time so that the facilities will be readily available when they need to be used.
“I have appealed to citizens to make their property available temporarily for this purpose. There are many property owners who will come up and donate to state governments for a period of time to be used for this function. We are not out of space now but we are making the appeal ahead of time so that we have these facilities ready.
Nigeria currently has 1932 confirmed cases of COVID19 with 58 deaths. So far, 319 patients have been discharged.
NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu on Thursday April 30th, disclosed that Lagos is currently running short of bed spaces for COVID19 patients.
Two lorries transporting passengers concealed among livestock from Kano State into Kaduna have been intercepted and turned back.
The lorries were said to have slipped through the security checks at the Kaduna-Kano border, sneaking in humans concealed behind livestock, motorcycles and other goods.
However, security officials at the border discovered the hidden human cargo and prevented the vehicles from entering the state.
“We got information that these lorries had come in from the Kaduna-Kano border and had progressed up to Gwargwaji in Zaria LGA.
“We then proceeded to nab them further along within the same local government,” Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said.
He added, “The passengers were cleverly concealed behind random goods, motorcycles and animals.
“Thankfully, once again we have got the better of them, and we have turned them back in compliance with the Kaduna State Government’s ban on inter-state travel.
“Operatives are actively enforcing the directives at all entry points, and passengers have similarly been intercepted from other routes and escorted out to the borders.”
Interstate travel has been banned in Nigeria as a measure to curb the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Harrowing footage from a Brazilian city hit by the Coronavirus pandemic shows mass graves being dug as authorities struggle with the pandemic.
Manaus, in north-western Brazil, with a population of 1.7m, is continuing to bury bodies at an alarming rate as deaths surge due to the pandemic.
A cemetery in the city has seen a 500 per cent increase in the number of bodies it has to bury now compared with before the Covid-19 outbreak.
Aerial footage of the cemetery shows the scale of burials taking place in the region. Coffins arrive wrapped in plastic film to help stop the spread of the disease.
The surge of Covid-19 cases in Brazil is spawning fear that construction workers, truck drivers and tourists from Latin America’s biggest nation will spread the disease to neighbouring countries that are doing a better job of controlling the coronavirus.
The country’s borders remain open, there are virtually no quarantines or curfews and President Jair Bolsonaro continues to scoff at the seriousness of the disease.
When questioned about the number of Coronavirus victims in the country, Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, said he “doesn’t do miracles“.
“What do you want me to do?” he asked. “I am Messias (his full name is Jair Messias Bolsonaro), but I don’t do miracles.”
There have been at least 79,361 confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil, with 5,511 deaths.
Earlier this week, it was reported cases of Covid-19 are overwhelming hospitals, morgues and cemeteries across Brazil as the country veers closer to becoming one of the world’s pandemic hot spots.
At the main Taruma cemetery, a new area has been opened where undertakers were digging rows of graves and now just trenches for five coffins at a time.
The Taruma mayor’s office said the city’s funeral system was collapsing and running out of coffins.
In Rio de Janeiro, cemeteries have accelerated construction of above-ground vaults to entomb deceased patients.
Undertakers in Manaus even resorted to burying coffins one on top of the other this week, but the city stopped the practice after grieving relatives protested.
A white lady has died mysteriously after she ignored warnings from social media users when she revealed her plans to dabble into voodoo and summon an African spirit known as Papa Legba.
Katelyn “Kat” Restin, a 19-year-old lady from Virginia, was found dead after she allegedly drowned in a bathtub according to one of her friends. People are blaming her death on her practicing Haitian Vodou summoning spells.
Restin died two days after she claimed that she saw Papa Legba apparently after a summoning spell people warned her not to try.
Papa Legba is one of the best known figures in African spirituality. He serves as an intermediary between man and the spirit world. Several movies have been made about him, including the American horror story “Coven“.
Kat Restin was part of a group on social media that practiced spells, and one day she decided to go into voodoo.
Twitter and Facebook users warned her not to try it but she insisted and said everyone should be allowed to practice whatever spirituality they want to practice.
She added: “Shut the f*** up and let me be.”
Some of her friends also defended her decision.
Three weeks after the post, and other posts showing her practicing voodoo, she did a post stating she saw Papa Legba and added that she was “scared“.
Unfortunately, Kat Restin died two days later.
Someone in her group, who claims to commune with the spirits, stated that they did a reading on the late Kat Restin and it wasn’t Papa Legba she saw but another dreaded spirit, Baron Samedi.
Friends have taken to Twitter and Facebook to mourn Restin’s death. However, some said she doesn’t deserve their pity.
Restin’s obituary states that her cause of death was sudden.
The obituary reads,
“Katelyn is survived by her daughter Aaliyah Hope Restin, mother Terry Restin, father John Restin, brothers Kevin and Ryan (Blakely) Restin; aunts, Margaret Volk, Mary (Rick) Page, Betty (Joe) Aukward; Uncle, Eric (Susan) Restin, and many cousins and other relatives, all of who she loved and touched deeply.”
The family has set up a GoFundMe for Katelyn’s death.
In news surrounding the unfortunate demise of one of the country’s top dancer, Kodak, an eyewitness has given an account of how the popular video vixen lost her life from electrocution.
It was earlier reported that Love Divine or Kodak got electrocuted while charging her phone at the Omole Estate home of music video director, Clarence Peters on Wednesday, April 29th evening.
She was later rushed to a hospital around the area where she was pronounced dead. An eyewitness who was present at the moment she died has given an account as can be read below,
“Note, her phone doesn’t have a pouch, she wasn’t wearing slippers and she was sweating on her palms. She was sitting on the floor. Where she saw was on the entrance and the door is a slide. U know where the slide door is fixed the railings is made of iron and her thigh was on it.
“The moment the current pass through to her hands and went through her body then she tried throwing the phone. That was when we noticed the phone fell on her chest and burnt her chest leaving on her skin the scale of a burnt pressing iron. At this point we had a faint sound from her slowly lying her back to the ground.
“U know she’s a lovely queen. We had thought she was making a selfie video all this while until we saw smoke from her chest. Immediately we called for help, they brought her out and we start blowing air for ventilation”.
Nigerian Comedian Cum Singer, MC Galaxy has made a damning revelation about his lifestyle during an IG live session with his fans last night where they had a truth or dare session.
When a fan asked if a guy has ever tried to have sex with him before, MC Galaxy said yes ; he then quickly moved to make it clear that he refused and nothing happened.
The female fan also asked if he’s ever had his butthole licked and the ‘Sekem’ crooner, who appeared excited over the question, also gave a ‘Yes’ answer to the question.
Poco Lee in the eulogy he shared, described Kodak as a real hustler and a good energetic friend.
He shared a picture of the pair together writing;
“Nothing is Promised!!! A real hustler a good energetic friend…She has a great Vibe! This Same dance that really ain’t paying was still your greatest passion cause you have a great vision towards it…You said You wanted to travel abroad now this!! God have Mercy? Rest In Peace We love & Miss You❤️??”
In another emotional video which was posted by Poco Lee, he wrote;
“Forever in our hearts Dance Queen ? ??…..Love, Support & Appreciate people while they are still living ?”
A 2-year old child locked up for several days in an uncompleted building at Zone 5, Agbama Housing Estate, Umuahia, has been rescued by Officials of the Gender Based Violence Response Team of the Vicar Hope Foundation.
The little boy was found to be suffering from exhaustion,dehydration and malnourishment. According to findings, fingers are pointing at the parents as the prime suspects who locked him up.
The Programme Manager, Vicar Hope Foundation, Mr Raymond Ukwa, who confirmed the incident, said that the organisation received a call on Saturday, April 25, from landlords in the area that a child had been locked up in an uncompleted building.
The case was then reported to the Umuahia Area Commander of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr Ekeinde Odion, who detailed officers to break into the building and rescue the child.
The Assistant Secretary, Board of Trustees of the foundation, Mr Chika Ojiegbe, said the child was examined by medical personnel and taken to a safe place, while relevant authorities had commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding his abandonment in the uncompleted building.
The Katsina State police command has reportedly arrested three men over a video they made and shared on social media, allegedly insulting President Muhammadu Buhari and the state’s governor, Aminu Masari.
Spokesperson of the command, SP Isah Gambo, who shared this in a statement on Thursday, gave the names of the three men as 70-year-old Lawal Abdullahi Izala; Bahajaje Abu,30 and Hamza Abubakar, 27, all of Gafai Quarters, in Katsina metropolis.
“The attention of the Katsina state police command has been drawn to a viral video on social media showing one Lawal Abdullahi, alias “IZALA”, ‘m’, aged 70yrs of Gafai Quarters, Katsina, Katsina state, who was contemptuously insulting the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, and His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Katsina state, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, CFR.” Gambo said.
“Consequently, the Commissioner of Police, Katsina state Command, CP Sanusi Buba, psc, ordered for investigation, which led to the arrest of the trio of Lawal Abdullahi Izala, ‘m’, aged 70yrs, Bahajaje Abu, ‘m’, aged 30yrs and Hamza Abubakar, ‘m’, aged 27yrs all of Gafai Quarters, Katsina, Katsina state. In the course of investigation suspects confessed to the commission of the offences. To this end, the Command wishes to warn members of the general public that the Police will not fold its arms and watch while disgruntled elements violate the sacred laws of the land. Any person found taking undue advantage of the social media to insult others, contrary to the provisions of Cyber Crime Act, will face the wrath of the law” he added.
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has asked the Federal Government to relax the curfew imposed in the state on Monday 27th of April, 2020 so as to enable residents buy food.
The federal government, via an address by the Head of States, President Muhammadu Buhari some days back, imposed a two weeks total lock down on Kano state following reports of mysterious deaths in the state.
The state’s governor has now appealed to the FG to ease the lockdown, because its residents are running out of food.
Ganduje made the appeal while inaugurating a panel of experts led by the president of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria Musa Borodo, to support the state task force technical committee.
He said,
“We would engage the presidential task force on COVID-19 to seek permission to relax the total lockdown imposed on Kano.
“We are making this appeal on behalf of our people who are presently running out of food items. We would love the federal government to relax the lockdown for a period of time to enable people stock their homes, especially now that majority of us are fasting. It will also ease the economic hardship in the state.”
About 10 days after lifting the nationwide lockdown, which prompted mass celebrations on their streets, Ghana has now recorded 1,032 new cases of coronavirus.
The Republic of Ghana has recorded more than 1,000 additional cases of COVID-19 since the country lifted its lockdown.
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo lifted a three-week lockdown on the basis of “improved coronavirus testing”, on the 19th of April 2020, with the nation recording 1,042 cases, and 99 recoveries at that time.
But in a recent development, figures from the Ghana’s ministry of health yesterday showed that the country currently has 2,074 confirmed cases of COVID-19, out of which 212 recoveries and 17 deaths have been recorded, showing an increase in number of confirmed cases since the restrictions were eased.
Ghana is the first West African country to lift the restriction on movement of its citizens.
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie has revealed that 113 Nigerian health workers have tested positive for Coronavirus.
The Minister shared this while responding to questions at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday April 30. Osagie said the infected health workers represent about 6 per cent of the total 1,728 infected persons.
Osagie said;
“Latest figures we have is that there are about 113 people in the health sector infected with COVID-19. Although they are not all public health workers, there are good numbers from private hospitals.
“If you hear us speaking here frequently against trying to treat coronavirus in private clinics, we are actually referring to those people who do so without having necessary precautions and training because they risk infecting themselves and go home and give this infection to their family.
“Healthcare workers who have no training have no business handling coronavirus.”
A Nigerian doctor, Babafemi Taiwo is leading a major study on an antiviral drug named Remdesivir that appears to be effective in treating COVID-19.
CNN interviewed Dr Babafemi Taiwo to talk about the result of Remdesivir in treating Coronavirus. Preliminary results of Remdesivir show it can help hospitalized COVID-19 patients recover faster.
Though Remdesivir, an antiviral drug made by Gilead Sciences, appears to help patients with Coronavirus recover faster, it does not significantly reduce death, according to preliminary data from the National Institutes of Health.
“The data shows that Remdesivir has a clear cut, significant, positive effect in diminishing, the time of recovery,” the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci said during a meeting between president Trump and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards.
Here’s a video of Dr Babafemi Taiwo speaking to CNN about the promising results of Remdesivir in treating COVID-19,
A Twitter lady, @Ada_nnempi in a series of tweet, narrated how her father supposed best friend killed him due to jealousy.
According to her, her late dad was supposed to travel out of the country just two weeks before his death. His best friend later confessed after he allegedly ran mad.
Read what she wrote below;
My dad was killed by his best friend because of jealousy, he came to house and dropped the jazz which happened that my grand Mum crossed it too, they both died the same day in different motor accidents and this man still rushed took my dads corpse to the mortuary
“And told them to embalm the body, the next day someone came to tell us that my dad appeared to her in the dream and told her that when the accident happened he did not die but after sometime he wanted to return to his body was it was already not fit for him to return
He promised to wipe away whoever killed him and Seeds away from the face of the earth, they went to the mortuary and indeed his body was embalmed. Some people said it was my Mum many turned against her. But she stood strong and kept on praying. Years later we received a message
That our dads best friend has gone mad because he keeps shouting my fathers name . He was not mad he was confessing, he was actually seeing my dad and my grandma in the room, no one was seeing anything, I think they were doing something to him he kept on shouting, he narrated how
He has tried to kill my dad two times through higher killers and a different accident but they did not work so he went to a stronger juju man who gave gave him a powder to drop where my dad would pass.
How the juju was made for only my father but unfortunately my grandma also crossed it where he kept it in our house, he said a lot after all he died and was thrown away his people was so disgusted and refused to bury him. A year later three of his children drowned in the stream.
The thing is my Mum kept warning my dad about him but he never listened, he thought my Mum was just being paranoid. Today makes it 20 years but these memories are still fresh in my memory, my Dad was a good person.
His only crime was trusting his best friend and telling him of his plans to move out of the country, with his family, my father died two weeks to living the country Keep resting in peace Livinus Eburuo Aka Abia father You will forever be missed
20 years ago but everything still feels like yesterdayDisappointed faceDisappointed face
This is the first time I’m sharing this, because I’ve found courage to talk about it.
I actually don’t like pity I’m sharing the story just to let people know that your best friend can turn on you any min, devil is a wicked thing.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that 102 potential Covid-19 vaccines are currently being developed around the world as scientists worldwide find a permanent solution to the novel Coronavirus that has killed hundreds of thousands worldwide and shut down economic life.
According to documents posted on the organization’s website on Thursday, eight of the potential vaccines have been approved for clinical trial.
According to the WHO, China’s vaccine clinical trial request was accepted recently as the WHO only had seven vaccine requests some days ago.
Of the groups approved by WHO for clinical trials on humans, four are from China, one is from England, one is American and another is a combined American and European group. No African request has been approved.
According to the WHO, on March 16, the American National Institute of Health (NIH) became the first institute to start testing in human trial subjects.
Award winning Nollywood actor, Timini Egbuson, the 32 year old brother of actress, Dakore Egbuson came under serious heat on social media recently after it was discovered that he’s dating a 19 year old beauty.
Timini fueled dating rumours when he dropped series of comments on the 19 year old’s —identified as LydiaaGahan— picture on Instagram.
This caused a lot of people to question why the actor would date someone far younger than he is — while a lot of people see his relationship with the 19 year old as inappropriate others don’t see a big deal to it.
The actor however, is yet to react to the backfire he’s been receiving from people over his relationship with the said lady.
StarBoy Wizkid’s first baby mama, Shola Ogudu has revealed what she will start doing after quarantine is over.
Shola who is the mother of Wizkid’s first son, Boluwatife, also said she has been receiving lessons and tutorials about the profession.
According to her, Pornhub is not even ready for her skills.
Read below as she posted on her Twitter handle…
“After this whole quarantine self isolating pandemic BS is over.. I’m becoming a porn star.. New profession alert!!! Cos bruhhh the lessons/tutorials I’ve been receiving ehn oh Lordy lord!!!
Y’all tell pornhub they ain’t ready for my skills ????”
Shola is a fashion entrepreneur and mother to Wizkid’s first son, Boluwatife, who is 9 years old.
Nollywood actress, Nkiru Umeh, yesterday, took to social media to share how her grown up sons stressed her by not eating the vegetables she prepared.
Nkiru said that she prepared yam and vegetables but that they abandoned the yams and put the vegetables aside. The film star then recorded their funny reactions after forcing them to eat the rest of the food.
Sharing the post, she wrote ;
So today I made this very delicious native vegetable yam for lunch and my 2nd and 3rd son removed all vegetables and ate only the yam and refused to eat the vegetables?♀️ these children just want posh posh food all the time. I was angry oo and had to force them to eat it but trust this my 2nd son to always spoil someone’s anger? The most unserious person in my house.
Being mad at this boy is a waste of time I swear. He plays too much. He noticed I was recording him and started feeling like a super star instead of taking me serious. ?♀️? Kai #quarantinelife their wahala helps with my recovery though. Enough distraction for me. I thank God for keeping them safe from that explosion for me. My blessings.
Davido’s fiancee and mother of his son, Chioma has made her first appearance on social media after testing recovering from deadly Coronavirus disease.
Today, Thursday, April 30, 2020 marks the silver jubilee of the Chef and she took to her social media page to celebrate with new photos.
“@thechefchi 25 ? Thank God for life ??
See more photos she shared below,
Earlier this morning, the singer took to his Instagram page to celebrate his lover, calling her the “strongest woman” he knows… The singer in his message to Chioma, said he was ready to turn the city upside down if not because of the lockdown.
He wrote,
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE STRONGEST WOMAN I KNOW !!! @thechefchi !!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ !!! Ohhhh Man if we wasn’t on lockdown u already know we for turn the city upside down!! !!!! My dear wife, may your birthday be as happy as you have made me. AND THATS ON GANG ! #1 CRO”
12 Coronavirus patients have been discharged in Lagos after recovering from the deadly disease.
While six patients were discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, five recovered at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and one from an isolation facility at Ibeju-Lekki. The patients are said to be 9 males and 3 females including a Ukrainian.
Though Lagos state has recorded 947 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, 199 patients have been discharged so far.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s media aide, Gawat Jubril tweeted;
FLASH: The Incident Commander of #Covid19Lagos and Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu has announced the discharge of 12 more #Covid19 patients; 9 males and 3 females including a Ukrainian today…. making a total of 199 recoveries in Lagos State.
Popular Nigerian professional dancer, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh better known as Kaffy has mourned her colleague, Kodak who lost her life after she was electrocuted recently.
Since the death of Love Divine (Kodak) on Wednesday evening, a lot of celebrities have taken to social media to mourn the dancer who’d graced so many music videos in times past.
Mourning Kodak’s demise, Kaffy took to her Instagram page to share her pains and shed more about the late dancer – she shared a quite lengthy tribute on her page as she reminisced on the times they shared together.
She wrote on her page,
“This is not the kind of post I have ever imagined I would be doing about you . Ever since I saw you on Dance with Peter I remember telling Flex and Peter that I wanted to mentor you because I saw an energy caged I feel should unleash even more , so when you chose me gosh I was sooo happy ?. When you came to stay with me , it confirmed it even more as from one gig to the other you stood out . I remember pushing hard and you fought back harder and stronger.”
“And when u left I worried abit hoping you can keep the energy and keep the fire burning ….well as the world can see you did your thing , with @westsydelifestyle you made a mark ,an imprint that would never be forgotten. It’s sad we lost you but your stubborn self ensured it was a day we are forced NEVER to forget ,a day set aside world wide for the celebration of what we all stand for . Every year this day would always remind us of your energy.
“I regret not calling you a few days ago when my heart kept longing to reach out …It tears me apart ….! Your life is a message and your leaving is a greater lesson. I pray that as you have impacted in life so shall you more in death as this will change a lot in our industry and create an atmosphere where we should care and love each other better . Some people may wonder why now ? Why so much noise about her now ? Some may think “na when she die dem talk about am ?But for me I am glad , as you have always been celebrated in life and it’s more powerful to be celebrated in death too …a lot have died and we heard nothing , no one knows them nor remembers them ….the painful thing is you don’t get to see for your self how much impact you LOVE DIVINE have on so many beyond your wildest dreams .”
“You will always remain @westsydelifestyle 1ST LADY Now you are where you can wear your crown ? no contest !Oya LD … Gbese kpakujemu shakushaku And shadia all the way and REST in PEACE GRACE POWER AND RYTHM . @picturekodak A DANCE QUEEN ADIEU ????”
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has revealed the agency is struggling with bed spaces in Lagos which is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria.
Speaking during the briefing on Thursday, Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of NCDC, said efforts are being made to change strategy in order not to allow the inadequate bed spaces affect the fight against coronavirus.
“Lagos is the only place where we are struggling with bed spaces for now. We will always tells Nigerians the truth. We are struggling with bed spaces in Lagos for now,” he said.
At the ongoing @PTFCOVID19 daily press briefing, PTF Chairman, @OfficialOSGFNG highlights the need for state‘s compliance with guidelines to ease the lockdown.
Nigerian singer, Reekado Banks had a brief heated exchange with one of his followers on Twitter when the latter tweeted his sudden realization that the singer actually makes good music.
@Famimora_ on the platform randomly tweeted that the singer actually makes good songs, but the context with which he made his stance known caused a debate among tweeps.
@Famimora_ had simply tweeted,
Lol. Reekado actually has good songs.
The interpretation of his tweet by the singer is what has tongues wagging on the microblogging platform… Reekado Banks interpreted @Famimora_’s tweet as one that is just coming to the realization that he “actually” makes good songs.
Obviously disgusted by the tweet, Reekado Banks resorted to coming for the guy by telling him that making good music is what he’s about and he’s been doing it for six years now.
He wrote,
What is the ‘lol’ for , what is the ‘actually’ for? Na my job, been doing it for 6yrs now. If you don’t expect me to have good songs, the joke is on you ! Musically, no one knows more than Don jazzy that introduced me to the game, so fuck you and the useless surprise.
@Famimora_ —possibly a man of few words— then responded by plainly calling the singer “an idiot” and stood by what he said. Following Reekado’s flare as regards the inceptive tweet, Twitter users have had mixed reactions to the whole saga.
Some people read no deep meaning to @Famimora_’s tweet as they considered it harmless and blamed Reekado’s flaring up on his “insecurities” which probably emanated from when he had a rift with Burna Boy a while ago… while others actually felt @Famimora_’s tweet was actually a subtle diss to the singer.
NURTW chairman, Lagos State Council, Alhaja Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo) has lost his mother, Alhaji Zinat Abebi Omotowo.
She was aged 87.
The Janazah (interment) was held at the Akinsanya’s Lagos home near Ejigbo NNPC in accordance with the Islamic rites.
Taking to his official Instagram page the NURTW chairman wrote;
“Innalilah wahina ilaehi rojiun”
Alhaja Abebi Zinat Omotonwo mother of the Chairman, NURTW Lagos State Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya *MC Oluomo* has passed away early dis morning.
The aged woman who was Muslim until her death passed away peacefully in her residence located at NNPC She will be buried today in line with Islamic rites at her residence. The members of the family however appreciate everyone that has been calling to condole with the family since the news filter out.
They appreciate their concern and uses this avenue to inform them that the burial will be attended strictly by family members Only.
We appreciate and understand that there are so many people who would have loved to pay their last respect to our late Mother Alhaja Abebi Zinat Omotonwo but will be unable to do so due to the present ban on large gatherings.
Please no visitation is allow for now, phone call or text messages will be appreciated. Thanks for your understanding and Cooperation.
May Allah accepts her soul.
Signed :
MC OLUOMO
MEDIA AND PUBLICITY TEAM
The late Alhaja Zinat was said to have observed the Solatul Subh (Morning Prayer) before she passed on.
The Edo State Government has declared a nursing mother, Mrs Amaka Okoro, who is a resident of the state, wanted.
According to the governor, the 23-year-old nursing mother tested positive for the novel Coronavirus and has remained unreachable since her result came out.
The governor wrote on twitter ;
One Mrs. Amaka Okoro, who tested positive for #COVID?19 , is wanted for treatment. She is a nursing mother, who has a baby that is already coughing. She lives at #2 Atoe Idubor Str, off 2nd Ugbor, Benin City. She has been unreachable since her results returned positive.
Mrs. Okoro poses a threat to herself, the baby and the general public. Anyone with useful information on her whereabouts should please contact the relevant health and security agencies.”
As the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus pandemic) takes an intense twist, with its prevalent negative effect on individuals, households, businesses and health systems, leading financial services provider, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), is stepping up the tempo of its interventions through various humanitarian gestures.
As a caring and responsive Bank, FCMB has ensured the stability of its robust digital channels thereby enabling customers to have full access to financial transactions and other services, while also helping the government, communities and individuals to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
The institution’s intervention has been hinged on providing relief across a range of areas spanning across testing, the provision of PPEs (personal protective equipment), food for the very needy and ease of doing business for small and medium scale firms.
By far, FCMB’s most significant contribution – of N250 million – has been to the intervention initiative set up by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in partnership with the private sector, to assist the Federal Government respond effectively to COVID-19, known as the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID).
The fund will also support households and businesses to mitigate the impact of the virus, through the building of isolation and treatment centres, providing personal protective equipment and distributing food to over 10 million of the most economically vulnerable Nigerians.
Also, FCMB is providing relief items to challenged individuals and households across Nigeria affected by the lockdown by working with various charities and state governments. The palliatives include Personal Protective Equipment for health workers and food items to sustain a large section of the population whose means of livelihood have been affected by COVID-19 and the prevalent lockdown.
In addition, the Bank has provided support to coalition, coordinated by Babban Gona Farmer Services Nigeria (an agricultural franchise), which aims to provide meals for 1 million vulnerable Nigerians every week. This will go a long way to sustain a large section of the population whose means of livelihood have been affected by COVID – 19 and the prevalent lockdown.
In partnership with 54gene, FCMB is also sponsoring the testing of 3,000 people in Ogun state to determine their COVID-19 status. This support is complementing the State’s effort to determine and mitigate the extent of the spread of the pandemic.
The financial institution is equally supporting borrowing customers by providing payment moratoria during this period, to ensure they are able to survive and continue to pay their workers.
FCMB has continued to distinguish itself through innovation and the delivery of exceptional offerings and the institution firmly believes that the nation will emerge stronger and much more resilient at the end of the pandemic.
Mr Adeoye, the disciplined father who reported his son to Ekiti State taskforce after he sneaked into the state from Lagos has been appointed as COVID-19 response ambassador in Ekiti State.
The Commissioner for Information and Value Orientation, Mr Muyiwa Olomilua, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti yesterday said;
“The Taskforce commends Mr Femi Adeoye, for refusing to cover-up his son’s travel history and for denying him access into the house without confirming his COVID-19 status.
Mr Adeoye epitomizes the Ekiti ethos of selflessness, which places a greater premium on the collective good of the society above personal and emotional considerations. This is the core of the Values Orientation policy of the Fayemi-led Administration.”
