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       A bittersweet wedding in Wuhan hospital Yu Jinghai, 25, and Zhou Lingyi, 24 never thought in their wildest dream that their wedding venue would be a hospital although that's where their career is based. The newlyweds are both members of a medical team from Shanghai that has been stationed in Leishenshan Hospital, which was speed-built to treat coronavirus pneumonia patients in Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease outbreak since Feb 19. They canceled their wedding previously scheduled on Friday in Shanghai.More photos below.

       March 1, 2020 Press Conference The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) completely rejects the judgment of the Kogi State High Court, which unlawfully voided our validly conducted primary for the Kogi State Governorship election. The judgment is a classical example of judicial rascality and scandalous travesty of justice which cannot stand, and for which our party will stop at nothing in exploring all legal avenues to immediately set it aside at the appellate courts. The PDP holds that the judgment has heavily detracted from the integrity of the Kogi High Court, threatens the reputation of the entire institution of the judiciary if not immediately quashed. It is completely unimaginable that a court of law will allow itself to be railroaded into a voyage to the void, to the extend that it stood the law on its head by importing and pronouncing reliefs on matters that were not before it or even pleaded by any of the parties; to wit, a declaration on the validity of PDP Kogi s

     March 1, 2020 Press Statement   The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is worried at President Muhammadu Buhari’s delay in standing up to the responsibilities of his office to address heightening national anxieties since the detection of the deadly COVID-19 in our country. The party described as absolute leadership failure that Mr. President has not considered it imperative to show concern by directly addressing a panic-stricken nation even in the face of escalated national trepidations and conflicting reports. The PDP charges President Buhari to wake up and treat the COVID-19, deservedly, as a looming national disaster, which requires a prompt and full Presidential involvement at the top level. The party notes that at a critical time like this, Mr. President ought to be at the forefront in shouldering responsibility. A Presidential address would have reassured the people, reinforced government direction and multi-sectoral intervention for concerted effort to contain the

     An Igbo Professor, Maduike Ezeibe has announced that he has discovered a possible cure for the dreaded coronavirus and lassa fever. The Professor of Virology at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) who once claimed to have discovered the therapy for the cure of HIV/AIDS, expressed confidence that the therapy which according to him, had already proved reliable in the "treatment of HIV/AIDS," would make coronavirus a thing of the past. Ezeibe who gave the chemical equation of the therapy as (AI4(SiO4)3+3Mg2SiO4-2AI2Mg3(SiO4)3) and also disclosed that “it’s a mechanism for curing Covid -19 and Lassa fever”, urged countries affected by the deadly virus to adopt his therapy for clinical trials on patients. He said... “Electrostatic attraction would make electrically charged medicines mop pathogens which have opposite charges, is a known scientific fact and that viruses and abnormal (infected /tumor) cells are electrically charged is now known.

      Edwin Ezeonu, the ex-husband of Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu has accused her of marrying off their daughter without his consent. In an interview with The Sun's 'Inside Nollywood', Edwin accused -wife of trampling on his right and honour as a man. He described his daughter’s traditional wedding in Delta the state as an abomination as he was kept in the dark throughout the whole process. Narrating his own side of the story, the ex-husband of the Nollywood actress said... “I’m a real son of the soil in Igboland and I am knowledgeable enough about Igbo traditional marriage. In Anambra State where I come from, a woman does not and has no right whatsoever to give out a fellow woman’s hand in marriage. It is abomination and taboo. As such, Ngozi Denis Ikpelue has no legitimate right and authority to give out my daughter, Ogechukwu’s hand in marriage. As long as I am concerned and also the entire family of Ezeonu and his kindred are concerned, Ogechukwu is not mar

       Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Saturday inspected the location for the fourth Flyover Bridge under consideration for better traffic flow in the state capital. Governor Wike carried out the inspection in company of the State Commissioner for Works, Hon Austin Ben-Chioma, Senior Engineers of the State Ministry of Works and Project Engineers of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc . The Team inspected the designs of the fourth Flyover Bridge, with Governor Wike and the officials discussing the prospects of the project. In an interview, Governor Wike said that a final decision would be taken in relation to the construction of the bridge. He said: "We have taken another look to have the fourth Flyover Bridge. That is why we came to examine the location at the GRA Junction. "We are thinking that the fourth Flyover Bridge should be at the GRA Junction. We went there today to examine the possibility. We have not taken a final decision on it. "Within a sho

        Chief Incident Commander for the counter measures against Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has again re-assured Nigerians that the State remained committed to every effort geared towards preventing the human-to-human transmission of the virus, following the index case reported last Friday. The Governor said both the State and Federal Government healthcare officials had been working round the clock with infectious disease control professionals from the international agencies to ensure the counter measures being deployed to contain the virus achieved the desired results. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Sunday during his visit to the State-owned bio-security and containment facility at Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Yaba, Lagos Mainland, where the Italian national diagnosed with COVID-19 is being managed. Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, accompanied the Governor on the

     President Muhammadu Buhari notes with sadness, the recent confirmation of a case of Covid-19 infection in Lagos, Nigeria. This was despite the ardent efforts of the government regarding preparedness and response measures put in place in our country's borders and beyond. President Buhari, however, commends the Federal Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies whose diligence and efficiency enabled the case to be detected, diagnosed and isolated quickly, even while swift measures were taken to identify and follow up on those with whom the index patient came into contact. The President commends the responses of the Federal Ministry of Health and Governments of Lagos and Ogun States as well as other relevant agencies to the reported incident and calls for vigilance on the part of all citizens and responsible government agencies. President Buhari urges Nigerians not to panic about the news of this first case of Covid-19 in our country, as undue alarm would do us more

     What is COVID-19? Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are normally transmitted between animals and people. The COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. It was first reported to WHO on the 31st of December, 2019 in Wuhan, China What is the source of COVID-19? Scientists and public health officials are working hard to identify the source of the SARS-CoV-2 which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The initial transmission appeared to be from an animal source, but there has been person-to-person transmission in countries. The virus can spread from one person to another, most likely through droplets of saliva or mucus Has anyone in Nigeria gotten infected? Yes. The first case in Nigeria was confirmed on Friday, February 27, 2020 in Lagos in a business Italian traveller who arrived Nigeria on February 25, 2020 and became symptomatic on February 26, 2020. Contact tracing is ongoing to identify everyone who has come in contact

      Nigeria's Army Chief Lt Gen TY Buratai has received the Africa Security Excellence Award today Saturday the 29th of February 2020. The prestigious award was awarded to him by The Waves Publishers Limited the Publishers of Security Waves Magazine in recognition of his examplary leadership and selfless efforts that resulted in the defeat of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria. The award was received on his behalf by the Commander Training and Doctrine Command Maj Gen AA Tarfa. SAGIR MUSA Colonel Acting Director Army Public Relations 29 February 2020. One more photo below.

     Congratulations to Actress Lupita Nyong'o who turned 37-years old today. Lupita Amondi Nyong'o is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. The daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, Nyong'o was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from the age of one.She shared this photo above today with the caption ''   This is 37.   #FeelingTheLove  ''.One more photo below.

      Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, reiterated his readiness to make nurses and midwives excel in their chosen professions with the provision of adequate training and retraining. The Governor made the statement at the LASCON 2020 Retreat, organised by the Lagos State College of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health Nursing, Igando, held at the Dover Hotel, Lekki, Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented at the event, themed "Collegiate Nursing Education, Prospects, Implementation, Challenges and Way Forward", by the Special Adviser on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, explained that training and retraining of staff remains one of the cardinal goals of the present administration. He, therefore, enjoined the participants to reciprocate the good gestures of government because 'to whom much is given, much is expected'. Also in his remarks, the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Public Se

      Our attention has been brought to the fake news making rounds on the social media that the taxi driver of the index case of coronavirus patient in the country has escaped. Everyone that had any link with the Italian victim of the dreaded virus since he arrived the country has been quarantined. The others, who these primary contacts also had interactions with are equally being monitored. The fake news also alluded to the imaginary driver demanding the sum of N100m ( One hundred million naira) from the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker and threatening to spread the disease if not paid. Nothing can be further from the truth. We wish to put it straight that there is nothing of such. It is the figment of the imagination of some unscrupulous elements whose desire is to incite fear in the members of the public. This period calls for sombre, responsible and responsive actions. COVID-19 is challenging the global community like no other disease in the past. The government i

      As part of the Federal Government’s effort to ensure food security and improve local production of goods at competitive prices, President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned ‘OPERATION SWIFT RESPONSE’ as a border drill exercise to checkmate the illegal activities of smugglers across our borders. The border drill has been hugely successful and has led to the interception and seizure of large quantities o f foods, materials, minerals and petroleum resources illegally trafficked across our borders. The President commends the security agencies for a job well done. He, however, finds it disheartening to learn that 295 smuggled petroleum tankers were released without due authorization on 17th December, 2019 by some security officials charged with the responsibility of protecting our borders. Sequel to this act, the National Security Adviser (NSA) was directed to set up a Board of Inquiry to investigate the crime, and it was recommended to the President that all officials (civilian or secu

     Bishop Alfred Adewale Martins,the Arch-Bishop of Lagos state,passed a circular to all the Catholic churches in Lagos state to stop their Priests from giving holy communion in the mouth to parishioners and start giving them on their hands.The circular also states that the hand shake of ''Peace of the Lord be with you'' will be skipped until further notice,then holy water placed from the entrance of the church was also suspended.The Catholic Church who really cares for his members,is suspending all this important ceremonies in the church especially during this Easter period because of the Corona-virus {COVID-19}.Remember to always wash your hands,sneeze in a disposable tissue,then cover your nose ,mouth and hands if you are in a crowed-ed place.