A 23-year-old man identified simply as Bayo, allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Angwa Tiv area of the Kogi State capital, Lokoja in the early hours of Monday April 6.

The deceased was managing a thrift business before his death, leading to speculation of it being why he committed suicide.

An eyewitness who spoke to The Nation, said Bayo took his own life by drinking Sniper, a popular insecticide. It was further gathered that the indigene of Ogori in Ogori-Magongo area of Kogi Central, graduated from Kogi State Polytechnic about two years ago.

The eyewitness said;

“He finished from Kogi Polytechnic about two years ago. He’s collecting money contribution, but maybe (his death) it is not ordinary because I don’t know how much he could have spent, to make him do that.”

Lagos state governor has revealed a female COVID-19 patient has been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos state.

This brings to 32 the number of patients to be discharged from the hospital. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, April 7.

”Dear Lagosians,
It is with joy and gratitude to the Almighty that I announce the discharge of another patient (a female) who has fully recovered from our facility at Yaba.
This brings to 32, the number of patients we have successfully managed and discharged in Lagos.” he wrote

Videos and photos of Lagos and Abuja residents defying the lockdown order of the Federal government has surfaced online.

Twitter user @Engr_Series shared a video of residents of Lagos state exercising on the now deserted Ikorodu road. He wrote

”So much for social distancing. The gym moved to Ikorodu this morning, from Haruna down to Agric busstop… Is this really a lockdown?”

In Abuja, a video posted by Abubakar Sidiq, the Special Assistant to the Senate President on New Media, shows traffic jam at the overhead bridge along Citec road in Abuja.

President Buhari on March 27th, gave a presidential directive that Lagos, Ogun and Abuja be on lockdown to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The lockdown is meant to expire next Monday April 13th.

Watch the videos they shared below;

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Nigerians in China who were had traveled there for business purposes have alleged that they were mistreated and thrown out of their hotels over fears that they may bring Coronavirus back to the Asian Country.

Nigerians who travelled to China for business shared some clips online to show the way they were mistreated when they travelled there.

In the video, Chinese police are seen chasing the Nigerian businessmen from their hotel.

In another video, Nigerians were seen roaming on the streets, stranded. They revealed that they are not allowed to lodge into any other hotels and they have nowhere to go .

They claim that when they arrived in China, they were quarantined for 14 days and after the 14 days were up, they were sent out and have been prevented from booking any hotel.

See video below ;

Nigerians in China complaining bitterly pic.twitter.com/kyxNt7ixhq

— Duchess (@realkechis2) April 6, 2020

If our government did the same thing they did, Nigerians in China, won't be suffering this discrimination and rejection today.

Look at what China is doing to Nigerians over there. Many Blacks in China will die bcos they've been denied medical care pic.twitter.com/72oFG8zdVY

— Purple Dove (@yofigirl) March 31, 2020

The Lagos state government has denied reports making the round especially on social media concerning minimum age for admission into junior secondary schools in the state.

According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Office of the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo no decision has been made on the issue yet.

The commissioner said the issue, which is still under review in the Ministry of Education, has been a matter of great concern to the present administration.

In her words, “This is to affirm that the Ministry of Education has indeed received concerns from various stakeholders regarding this subject. As a consequence, meetings were held with various stakeholders with correspondence and minutes exchanged”.

Adefisayo disclosed further that subsequent meetings were also scheduled with various categories of stakeholders such as Executives of Private Schools Associations and Parent Bodies, Office of Education Quality Assurance, State Universal Basic Education Board, Lagos State Examination Board, All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPPS) and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), among others.

Noting that the meetings had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the commissioner averred that the state government will involve all stakeholders in the rigorous process of implementing the National Policy on Education in the State.

“The public is hereby assured that as soon as normalcy returns, these meetings will be held, and details of the State’s final position on the matter will be made available to all stakeholders, both digitally and in hard copy through the state media platforms”, she stated.

Adefisayo, however, pointed out that education is not only cognitive and that other aspects must also be given due attention and consideration in order to produce youths who will be able to function effectively in the 21st Century.

“Furthermore, the expected years of schooling at each level of education is entrenched in the National Policy on Education. The adverse effects of non-completion of the Primary School Curriculum and being rushed into Junior Secondary School before physical, mental, emotional and social maturity of children is well-researched and documented”, she stated.

The Commissioner also stressed the importance of not putting the cart before the horse, saying “As mentioned, we have outlined concerns on this matter and all issues raised will be discussed and due process will be followed before implementation.

Akin Alabi trended on social media yesterday after his savage response to a Nigerian Artist who made a coat of arms gift for the House of Reps. member.

The Nigerian artist presented the “work of art” (pictured above) of the Coat of arms of Nigeria, to Akin Alabi, via Twitter and inquired how to get it across to the lawmaker.

Akin Alabi however,  savagely rejected the gift, hinting it was hideous and could cause him nightmares.

See the conversation below ;

 

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Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has revealed that he consumed carrots, black seed oil mixed with honey and vitamin C to fight the Coronavirus disease.

Makinde tested negative for the virus On Sunday April 5 after initially testing positive barely a week from that date.

The Governor, who spoke in an interview with Fresh FM Ibadan on Monday April 6, said in order to boost his immune system to fight the virus, he consumed vitamin C, carrots and black seed oil mixed with honey.

His words ;

“My very good friend and brother, Dr Muyideen Olatunji is the one in charge of the primary healthcare for Oyo State. He came to me and said, look, I am going to send to you this black seed oil, it boosts immunity. So, I mixed it with honey and took one teaspoon in the morning and one in the evening.

So, there are local solutions to boost immunity. Our people should not fret. Just as I’ve been able to get the virus out off my system, so will it be for majority of our people. I’ve lost a little bit of weight which I think is good. When you’re in isolation, the tendency is just to watch television and eat, I was eating amala. But I was also using the treadmill. It has also been a period to reflect and look at the programmes, policies and the things we want to do for the people of Oyo state and also reflect on how the COVID-19 is going to affect us socially and economically.”

A Nigerian Student identified as Adeniji oluwatobi Elijah has taken to his social media page to reveal what his landlord did for him to help him cushion the effect of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Elijah revealed he was taken aback by the gesture as he was not expecting it.

Sharing photos of the relief package he got from his Landlord, he wrote ;

My landlord surprised me today…. Am a student and i got lockdown in my school hostel, so today my landlord decided to give everyone a relief package ? I was so surprise, little kindness will go a long way… we need people like this in Nigeria

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 13 as public holidays to mark the 2020 Easter Celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.

In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Barrister Georgina Ehuriah, the Minister urged Christians in the country to emulate the outstanding characteristics of Jesus Christ amongst which are tolerance, love, peace and compassion.

Aregbesola called on them to use the occasion of this year’s Easter Celebration to pray for Nigeria and the entire world at this time of global emergency of COVID-19 Pandemic.

The statement reads:”The Minister appealed to all Nigerians to continue to support the efforts of Government towards fighting the Coronavirus Disease.

“He reminded them of the need to adhere strictly to the measures put in place by relevant authorities towards preventing the spread of the virus in the country particularly, through the observance of social distancing, in addition to regular personal hygiene and sanitary practices.

“While wishing Christians a peaceful Easter Celebration, he assured that the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration would continue to cushion the effects of the pandemic on the lives of Nigerians, especially with the palliative measures already put in place.”

Two more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos today April 6, Lagos state Governor says.

This brings to 31 the total number of patients discharged in Lagos. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave the update on social media this evening.

He wrote

”Dear Lagosians,

I have more great news for you from our Infectious Disease Hospital. Today, additional two female patients have recovered fully, having tested negative twice consecutively. They have been discharged from the facility.

With the newly discharged patients, we now have a total of 31 people that have fully recovered from COVID-19 in Lagos and discharged to join the community.

We are full of appreciation to the front line health workers, working hard during this difficult time. Their successful strides in this war against COVID-19 brings us joy and hope.

I therefore enjoin citizens to continue to listen and obey health advisories issued by our health experts as they coordinate resources to beat COVID-19.

I have no doubt whatsoever that we have the upper hand in this war. We are winning and we will eventually win.
Thank You and God bless.”