13 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 11 in Lagos, 1 in Delta & 1 in Kano. As at 9:30pm 11th April there are 318 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 70 have been discharged with 10 deaths.
There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria. Breakdown for each state;
Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, has relocated to the north-east to join soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents, according to the army.
In 2015, following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive, the military command centre was relocated to Maiduguri in Borno state, and the army created operation Lafiya Dole to fight the insurgents.
But days after President Idriss Déby of Chad led soldiers to capture Boko Haram’s arms store in Sambisa, the army announced that Buratai had relocated to the north-east.
A statement by the Army reads, “The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen TY Buratai has relocated fully to the North East where he is overseeing and directing the overall operation in the theatre and other Nigerian Army operations across the country,” Sagir Musa, army spokesman, said in a statement.
“While addressing troops of Special Super Camp Ngamdu in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State on 9 April 2020, Gen Buratai said that he will be with them to the nooks and crannies of the theatre.
“It will be recalled that we earlier reported that the COAS had been on operational tour to troops’ locations in the North East Theatre of Operation since Saturday the 4th of April, 2020.
“During the tour, he was at the Army Super Camp 1 at Mulai and the Special Forces Super Camp 12 at Chabbol near Maiduguri on Wednesday 8 April 2020 where he interacted with the officers and addressed the troops respectively.
“COAS was also at the Forward Operations Base at Alau Dam, and also personally led the troops on patrol round Mairimari and Maigilari Forests.”
A former member in the National Assembly, who represented Bayelsa East Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019, Ben Murray-Bruce, has said he missed Nigeria and was eager to return to the country.
Murray-Bruce, who said he is currently in the United States, revealed this on Friday evening via his verified Twitter handle.
“This is how we are currently living in America. I miss Nigeria. I can’t wait to return,” he tweeted with a picture showing his nose and mouth area covered with a black mask.
The Anambra State Government has ordered the closure of private and public motor parks in the state.
This followed the announcement of the state’s COVID-19 index case on Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
It was learnt that the whereabouts of the index case was unknown as of the time of this report.
It was gathered that the index case, who came into the state from Lagos, was in Adazi Nnukwu in the Anaocha Local Government of the state.
“After the result was made known, the patient disappeared”, a source told The Punch.
But the state government said it had started tracing those who had contact with the index case.
Olu Famous Blog can't tell if this is true or was just posted in a bid to discourage some Nigerian state governors who are relaxing the lockdown in their respective states for Easter celebration.
Read what Dr Olufunmilayo shared about how just one person with COVID19 attending a Church service led to a spike in the number of those who have tested positive...
During a question and answer session with her fans on Twitter, singer Waje revealed she loves s*x but only waiting for the right man -- a man who will wed her.
The single mother of a teenage daughter made this known while answering a fan who wanted to know if she was a freak.
Asked by a fan if she loves s*x, she said:
“Before nkor, I just have to wait for the right person to have it with. Pray for me so my husband will locate me”.
Many were seen clapping as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from the ICU at St Thomas Hospital where he was receiving treatment for the coronaviurs and taken to the normal ward.
A spokesperson said on Friday,
“The Prime Minister has been able to do short walks, between periods of rest, as part of the care he is receiving to aid his recovery,” the spokeman for 10 Downing Street said.
“He has spoken to his doctors and thanks the whole clinical team for the incredible care he has received. His thoughts are with those affected by this terrible disease.”
The spokesman said he waved his thanks to staff as he was taken from the ICU back to a ward at St Thomas’ Hospital on Thursday evening.
Denmark will reopen schools and day care centres on Wednesday as it relaxes lockdown rules after a number of coronavirus cases in the country have stabilised.
Remaining lockdown measures, such as the closure of bars, restaurants, shopping complexes and bans of public gatherings of more than 10 people, will stay in place for at least another month.
The Scandinavian country, which has over 5,000 cases of coronavirus and a total of 237 fatalities, has seen deaths and hospital admissions stabilise in recent days.
But Denmark's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, warned the plan will only work if lockdown rules were gradually eased.
Speaking at a press conference earlier this week, she said: 'This will probably be a bit like walking the tightrope.
'If we stand still along the way we could fall and if we go too fast it can go wrong. Therefore, we must take one cautious step at a time.
In an interview with DK last week, Ms Frederiksen said the government was hoping for a 'gradual, controlled and quiet reopening of Denmark'.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reacted to claims that the 5G network could be spreading Coronavirus in countries around the world.
In a statement released on Friday April 10, WHO stated that the virus is being transmitted through respiratory droplets of an infected person who coughs, sneezes or speaks and cannot travel on radio waves/mobile networks.
The International health organization also disclosed that Coronavirus is spreading in many countries that does not have 5G mobile networks.
The statement partly reads;
“People can also be infected by touching a contaminated surface and then their eyes, mouth or nose.
“Most COVID-19 infected persons can recover and eliminate the virus from their bodies.
“If you are infected by the disease, make sure you treat your symptoms.
“If you have cough, fever, and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early, but call your health facility by telephone first.
“Most patients recover thanks to supportive care.
You can be infected with COVID-19, no matter how sunny or hot the weather is. Countries with hot weather have reported cases of COVID-19."
A patient has died of COVID-19 complications in a private hospital in Lagos, says the state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Saturday.
Abayomi revealed this via his verified Twitter handle while giving an update on coronavirus in the state.
The just-announced death brings the total number of coronavirus deaths in the state to four.
He wrote, “Eight new cases of COVID-19 infections on April 10, 2020. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos State to 166.
"Three of the confirmed cases have been transferred to Ogun State which is their place of residence.
“However, additional seven COVID-19 patients, who have fully recovered, have been discharged after testing negative twice.
“The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos State is now 46.
“We are, however, saddened by the death of another patient from COVID-19-related complications in a private hospital in Lagos."
One Mrs Esther Frank resident in Uyo, on Thursday night, took her life over alleged pressure and lies from her husband.
The deceased was said to have left a suicide note for her husband and two children, saying she was tired of the pressure.
It was gathered that the deceased drank a bottle of sniper and lay down unconscious in her room when she was discovered by neighbours who rushed her to St Luke’s Hospital in Anua, Uyo, where she eventually died.
A neighbour to the deceased, Mrs. Iboro Etuk who narrated the incident said she and the deceased talked before the unfortunate incident.
She said they both stood outside the gate of their compound to buy water before the deceased told her to take care of her children as she was going out to buy something.
Mrs Etuk explained that when she later heard the baby of the deceased crying continuously, she went inside the house of the deceased and found her on the floor.
She noted that in trying to shake the deceased to wake up, she discovered the bottle of sniper and raised an alarm which attracted the landlady.
According to her, they rushed the deceased to the hospital where she died, leaving behind a three months old baby and three years old son.
She said, “Mrs Esther Frank is in her early thirties. She just graduated from the University and is yet to go for her youth service.
She is from Anambra state while her husband, Mr Frank is from Delta state but he is currently in Dubai.
“She sent her three-year-old boy to come and stay with my children. It has never happened before. She told me that she was going to buy something, that I should please take care of her children’.
“Before that, we both stood outside to buy pure water but since we didn’t see it, she went back into her apartment, while I waited outside.
“When I heard her baby crying, I told her son who was in my apartment, to take me inside the house. There I saw her laying on the floor. I shook her and told her to pick up her son but she did not respond.
“I ran out and informed the landlady and the other tenants. They came and saw the bottle of sniper laying on the floor. We rushed her to the hospital where she died. The landlady later reported the incident to the Police, ‘B’ Division.
“When the landlady called her husband and told him his wife was dead, he exclaimed ‘What?’. According to her sister, she (the deceased) has been threatening to kill herself and had sent her husband a message threatening to kill herself.
“The children are currently staying with my family. The baby cried throughout the night. I am now the one taking care of the baby.
“The Police were here to investigate the matter. They are aware that we have taken temporary custody of the children.”
The suicide note to the husband of the deceased read: “Please take care of my children please. I can’t take the pressure and lies you are telling again. I can’t take it, please it’s too much. You made everyone around me hate me. Please forgive me, am sorry.
“Gerald please forgive me. Andre please forgive me. You guys are my life.”
Archbishop Samson Mustapha Benjamin led a protest against the launch of 5G network in Nigeria.
Archbishop Benjamin who is the general overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministries International, was spotted protesting against the controversial 5G network.
The Archbishop staged a one-man protest as he supported claims of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome that the 5G network and Coronavirus are part of the Antichrist’s plan for a One World Order, warning that the Nigerian government must desist from making policies that will harm citizens of the country.
Recall that Oyakhilome claimed that illness and death happening in different parts of the world are caused by the 5G network, not necessarily the virus.
Top flight football leagues and competitions are currently suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, with many fans looking forward to an early return date.
If you were expecting games to return any time soon, well information from FIFA might come as not so good news for you.
World Football governing body, FIFA, has revealed that football activities worldwide will not start until Coronavirus has ended and it becomes safe for people to attend public events and have mass gatherings.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said no ‘match is worth risking a life for’, adding that the association would help financially affected national football federations during the coronavirus pandemic as major leagues and competitions in the world have been halted causing a drastic stoppage of revenue streams.
FIFA last week postponed all international matches scheduled for June and also said players with expiring contracts this summer will have their contracts automatically extended.
“Our first priority, our principle, the one we will use for our competitions and encourage everyone to follow is that health comes first,” he said in a video message.
“I cannot stress this enough. No match, no competition, no league is worth risking a single human life.
“It would be more than irresponsible to force competitions to resume if things are not 100% safe,” added Infantino.
“If we have to wait a little longer we must do so. It’s better to wait a little bit longer than to take any risks.”
“We are today in a very strong financial situation. But our reserves are not FIFA’s money. It is football’s money. So when football is in need, we must think what we can do to help… It is our responsibility and our duty.”
No doubt that musicians are the richest of all celebrities/entertainers. However, in the recent ranking by world recognized lifestyle and billionaire magazine, ‘Forbes’ named Wizkid to be among the richest celebrity in Africa in 2020.
‘Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun’ popularly known as Wizkid, Starboy record label boss, is a Grammy awards nominee, award-winning African music act and one of Africa’s big export to the world. He has various music collaborations with top artistes in the world like Drake and so on. His songs has recorded top spots on billboard chart.
Wizkid has recorded huge monetary success from his music and various juicy endorsement deals. Some of his endorsement deals both current and expired includes his deal with Pepsi, Globacom, MTN, UBA, D&G and so on.
Wizkid’s is a lover of expensive stuff and this can be seen in the collection of cars, his mansions both home and abroad.
However, Wizkid is said to be a serial investor in companies, automobiles, real estate, to mention a few. Consequently, his assets were costed at 5 million Naira per exhibit and this makes him to be estimated by Forbes to be worth $40 million.
American boxing living legend, Floyd Mayweather’s 19-year-old daughter could spend decades in prison after being charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following an altercation with her boyfriend’s baby mama.
Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather, 19, was arrested earlier this month after allegedly stabbing Lapattra Jacobs, who shares a child with her boyfriend, rapper NBA YoungBoy.
An altercation which reportedly occurred at the rapper’s Houston home on Saturday April 4, prompted a physical fight between the women. It was reported while arguing the two women made their way into the kitchen of Youngboy’s Houston home, where Mayweather picked up a knife and stabbed the Jacobs in the arms.
Iyanna Mayweather was arrested and booked into Harris County Jail after her alleged victim was rushed to a nearby hospital and underwent emergency surgery on her arms.
According to The Blast, Mayweather was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony that can carry a heavy sentence. If convicted on the charge, Mayweather could be slapped with a $10,000 fine or receive up to 99 years in prison.
The Blast also added that it’s unlikely she will receive the maximum sentence, as she doesn’t appear to have a criminal history.
Mayweather is being represented by Kurt Schaffer, a famed attorney who has worked for celebrities like Slim Thug, Pimp C, and J Prince among others.
“Iyanna is doing fine; although she remains shaken by this unfortunate incident."
The line of families waiting for free food at a food bank in Texas looks like a parking lot, as over 10,000 families gathered in a quest of their next meal.
The US is now the worst hit in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with over 400,000 cases confirmed, and San Antonio’s fourth drive-thru food distribution giveaway, saw a huge crowd in this desperate time.
The Texas food bank distributed more than 1 million pounds of food to about 10,000 families, whose cars sat bumper to bumper in a parking lot for the record-setting distribution event this week amid the coronavirus crisis.
About 6,000 households preregistered on the San Antonio Food Bank’s website for Thursday’s distribution held at Trader’s Village, Food Bank president and CEO Eric Cooper told the San Antonio Express-News.
There are strong indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may extend the lockdown order in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
This came after the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, spoke at Friday’s edition of the committee’s daily media briefing.
The PTF had earlier in the day met with the President at the Aso Rock Villa.
Buhari had, on March 29, ordered the lockdown for an initial period of 14 days to tackle the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
As of that day, Nigeria had 111 COVID-19 cases with one death, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The cases were recorded in 11 states and the FCT.
But as of Friday night, coronavirus cases had increased to 305 in the country after fresh 17 cases were recorded in the country. The states where the fresh cases were recorded were Lagos (8), Katsina (3), FCT (2), Niger (1), Kaduna (1), Anambra (1) and Ondo (1).
While 58 patients had been discharged, seven had died as of Friday night.
The new cases also brought the number of states affected to 18, excluding the FCT.
Lagos, FCT and Osun had the highest number of cases at 163, 56 and 20 respectively.
Speaking at the media briefing, Mustapha said, “The PTF, a small committee of us, this afternoon, had the privilege of further briefing Mr President on the assessment of our response to COVID-19 and, at the appropriate moment, we will continue to adequately inform Nigerians of government decisions.
“The decision on whether to extend the lockdown or not is exclusively the decision or responsibility of the President. Ours (the PTF) is to provide him with first-hand information that would inform that decision. So, I cannot speculate on that now. But looking at what is happening in other climes, you would be able to deduce what might likely happen, but I’m not in a position to speculate on that.
“I believe strongly that the information required to make that decision would be made available to Mr President, who would look at the holistic picture."
A couple who fell in love online have met in person for the first time at their wedding.
Brit Lisa Mrad, 36, proposed to Yusef Mrad, 30, after three months of chatting on a dating app.
She travelled to his home in Tunisia and they wed within four days, then she flew home to tell her stunned relatives.
Lisa said: “On the plane I thought, ‘Oh my God, what am I doing here?’ But as soon as I saw Yusef, all my worries melted away. I love him so much. Ours is a love story and a crazy one at that.”
Customer services worker Yusef first contacted Lisa on the Tagged site in August.
They swapped messages and spent hours on the phone. Lisa, of Nottingham who has son Justin, 12, from a previous relationship, added: “When we first spoke and I saw his photos, I was like, ‘I’ll make him my husband’.
"As weeks went by, my feelings got stronger. He makes me feel like I’m the only woman in the world.”
Lisa proposed and Yusef said ‘Yes’. She added: “I was over the moon. It might seem crazy that we got engaged before we ever met in person but it just felt right.
"I knew Yusef was The One. We’d spoken before about how we were looking to get married and have children.”
They wed at a register office surrounded by Yusef’s family on February 25.
After touring Tunisia, Lisa returned home on March 6.
She added: “I didn’t tell anyone. I just surprised them with the news when I got back.”
Yusef will stay in Tunisia until he can afford to move to Britain permanently.
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed attended Jumma’at prayers on Friday, few hours after he was discharged from isolation centre following his recovery from coronavirus.
The governor, in company of his deputy, Senator Baba Tela; Commissioners, senior government officials and traditional rulers as well as thousands of faithfuls, attended the Jumma’at prayers at Bauchi Central Mosque.
The Friday congregational prayer was the first public outing of the governor since he was confirmed to have contracted the disease two weeks ago.
He was seen in the mosque wearing face mask and hand gloves, but declined to shake hands as he use to do with people before and after Jumma’at prayers.
Governor Mohammed was discharged on Thursday evening after his second COVID-19 test appeared negative.
The omo baba olowo took to his timeline to share a family portrait of his 3 kids, Chioma and himself. The painting was done by a young guy identified as @shoreyarts on Instagram.
