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      288 new cases of   # COVID19 ;‬ ‪179-Lagos‬ ‪20-Kaduna‬ ‪15-Katsina‬ ‪15-Jigawa‬ ‪13-Borno‬ ‪11-Ogun‬ ‪8-Kano‬ ‪7-FCT‬ ‪4-Niger‬ ‪4-Ekiti‬ ‪3-Oyo‬ ‪3-Delta‬ ‪3-Bauchi‬ ‪2-Kwara‬ ‪1-Edo‬ ‪5445 cases of  # COVID19  in Nigeria‬ ‪Discharged: 1320 ‪Deaths: 171 On the 14th of May, 4 cases reported from Plateau and 1 case from Akwa Ibom, were repeat cases‬ ‪Therefore Plateau has a total of 21 cases and Akwa Ibom has a total of 16 cases‬ ‪We apologise to the State Governments for the error and remain committed to ensuring accurate reporting For a breakdown of cases by state, visit covid19.ncdc.gov.ng. One more photo below.

      Earlier today, Friday May 15th, 2020, the government’s intelligence network uncovered a plot by some COVID-19 patients who sneaked into the state to escape. This attempt was promptly foiled leading to arrest and return of the patients who had already scaled the fence. The government is dismayed that these persons were among the imported cases who intentionally violated the interstate lockdown and came into the state. Security has been further beefed up at our isolation centre. The government restates that COVID-19 is not a death sentence and there is no reason why anyone would want to escape and put their own lives and the lives of other people at risk. Rafiu Ajakaye Chief Pess Secretary to the Governor/Spokesman, Kwara State COVID-19 Committee May 15, 2020.

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal office on Friday, May 15, 2020 arraigned the duo of Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi, both Chinese, before Justice Mohammed Sa’idu Sifawa of the State High Court Sokoto on two- count charges of conspiracy and offering bribe to a public servant to the tune of N100, 000, 000.00 (One Hundred Million Naira). . . The defendants were docked for allegedly offering to bribe the EFCC Sokoto Zonal Head, Mr. Abdullahi Lawal with the sum of one hundred million naira (N100, 000.000.00) on behalf of a construction company: China Zhonghao Nig. Ltd, which is being investigated over contracts awarded it by the Zamfara State Government in the sum of over Fifty Billion Naira (N50, 000,000,000.00) between 2012 to 2019.One more photo below.

      Congratulation to Daddy Freeze and his wife who celebrated their son's fifth birthday today.Daddy Freeze wrote ''  Bless you my darling son, mum and dad love you!!!   '' and his wife wrote ''   Look who turned 5 today 😍😍😍😍😁😘😘 _ My ginger bread baby. - I thank Yahweh for His gift of life and good health. - Never a dull moment with my baby 😂 ''.More photos below.

       COMMUNAL CLASH!!! This morning Tse-Adashir,Mbaikwe,Ugondo Logo local govt,Benue State came under attack by people from Tse-Hia,Over a land dispute. The Tse-Hia leader (Kodi) came with Isaiah Tarhe,Aondogu kwaghwa and so many others to attack Tse-Adashir in the early hours of this morning. It is indeed sad to note that: Tse Adashir won their case even at the appeal yet Tse-Hia will not back off. It is indeed sad that the Ter-Logo was there on the 7/5/2020. After judging the Tse-Adashir accepted the decision taken by the Logo Traditional council, Logo local govt & UDA but Tse-Hia blatantly rejected the settlement. Kodi Stood up and said "Even Tor-Tiv does not settle all disputes" So,he Kodi will not accept. As at this morning Kodi with his cohorts came and attack Tse-Adashir. Below are some of the pictures from the attack.More details later and more photos below.      

           The Ogun State Government has commissioned an additional 100- bed isolation and treatment center for Covid-19 patients with a firm assurance that the facility will further increase the state capacity to fight the pandemic. The center, which is a donation from the private sector Coalition Against Covid-19 ( CACOVID), sits in the Oke-Mosan area of Abeokuta, the State Capital. Speaking at the Commissioning, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker said the state government now has over 300 beds across its isolation and treatment centers, describing the donation as a milestone in the State's response to Covid-19 since the government woke up to the index case on February 27, 2020. Coker recalled how the State which has the longest standing Emergency Operations Center ( EOC) in the country sprang into action to address the index case and prepare the four walls of the Gateway State in the event of any outbreak of Coronavirus. She said that ...

    The Executive Chairman of LASUBEB, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King and other members of the Board have commended the selfless efforts of a Senior Education Officer in Ebenezer Primary School, Ifako-Ijaye, Mrs. Fausat Adegeye for initiating free online classes for some school pupils on Facebook since the closure of schools. Mrs. Adegeye was described by the Executive Chairman as a resilient worker that is capable of  moving Basic Education forward in the State while presenting her a letter of commendation for the impactful initiative at the LASUBEB Office, Maryland, Ikeja on Friday. In his words “As a mark of recognition of your efforts, LASUBEB wishes to commend you for the selfless service at ensuring that pupils in primary 1-6 acquire English language proficiency during the period of school closure”.One more photo below.

      Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko has lost her father. The actress shared her grief in an emotional tribute she penned down to her father on Instagram.... Destiny Etiko who averred that her brother is now her "new father", added that her heart is broken and she is not sure it can be mended. The actress wrote... am so pained Am so broken Am devastated It’s as if my life is shattered The world is wicked o I still can’t believe that the man who gave me life is gone Daddy u have always loved and supported me when I told u wat I wanted to take up as a carrier...u prayed for me and told me dat I will always succeed and stand out in all I do ...now am making u proud and all the evil ones could do is to take you from us My heart is broken into piece and am not sure it can be mended for u left With a part of my soul daddy.....my closeness with u still making me not believe dat u are gone dad  OBI AGBAWA M OOOO My headmaster My oyibo pepper My ...

     Doyin Okupe, former aide of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed the medication he took to recover from the ravaging Coronavirus.... Okupe and his wife tested positive for the virus in April and were admitted into one of the Isolation centers in Ogun state. They were discharged May 12 after testing negative twice for the virus. In a post he shared this evening, Okupe revealed the drugs he took to recover from the virus. The medications I took for my covid19 virus infections. Hydroxychloroquine, 400mg daily for 2days.there after 400mg daily for 3days. Azithromycin 500mg daily for 10 days. Zinc sulphate 100mg daily till today Vitamin C 1200 mg daily till now. I had malaria while on admission. Was effectively treated with an anti malaria. I also developed cough after about a week and was effectively treated by fairly large dose of Augmentine for 7 days. I must say that there is no universal medical consensus on a specific treatment regime for c...

      President Muhammadu Buhari greets journalist/publisher, Ayobamidele Abayomi Ojútelégàn Àjàní Momodu, popularly known as Dele Momodu, on the occasion of his 60th birthday May 16, 2020. The President congratulates Momodu on hitting the milestone in good health and sound mind, wishing him greater contributions to the further emancipation of Nigeria in the years and decades to come. President Buhari rejoices with the family, friend s and professional colleagues of the Publisher of Ovation International, saying he has left his footprints indelibly in the annals of journalism in the country. He wishes Momodu greater profundity of thoughts as he engages with readers of his weekly column, PENdulum. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) May 15, 2020.

      According to Uzoamaka Nwokolo who shared the story on Facebook, after battering the boy, the prospective stepmother dipped his hand in hot water, put pepper on the burnt hand and then locked him up in a room. It was gathered that neighbours rescued the boy and rushed him to the hospital. Uzoamaka Nwokolo wrote... "# NOTOCHILDABUSE # STOPTHEHATE # CHOSELOVE So a random lady walked into the hospital ward and burst into tears at the sight of what another lady did to a child....now that is a heart that cares. Children are such a precious gift... It's certain that It's not everyone that appreciates good things little wonder after God said love your neighbour as you love yourself ;God took it further to say Love your neighbour as Christ love the church because some people don't even love themselves. So this is what a prospective step mother did to the prospective step son today in Anambra state . After hitting him all over his body with the log of wood, she dip...

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 15, 2020, handed over a property forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke to the Lagos State government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. The property consisting six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ quarter was forfeited by Mrs Allison-Madueke following an order of Lagos State  Federal High in 2017. Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Lagos Zonal Head of the EFCC, Mohammed Rabo stated that the gesture was part of the Commission’s social responsibility efforts towards the fight against the spread of Corona virus. “In addition to our mandate to fight economic and financial crimes, the Commission is committed and ready to render essential services that may be required of it in the fight against covid-19. Therefore, Lagos State should not hesitate to call on the Commission anytime the need for such essential service arises,” h...

       The Medical Director of Ijede General Hospital, Dr. (Mrs.) Olufunmilayo Bankole, has disclosed that over 191 patients benefitted from the free medical treatment directive of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the month of April 2020. Dr. Bankole said that the free medical treatment was in compliance with the Governor's promise that the State will pay the medical bills incurred by patients admitted to public healthcare facilities during the lockdown. The gesture, according to her, was a way of lessening the burden of medical expenses on patients during the lockdown in the State. "This decision of the State Government really assisted many indigent patients, who ordinarily would not be able to afford the medical expenses of undergoing the various surgeries carried out by hospitals which ran into several millions of naira", Dr. Bankole said. Some of the beneficiaries at the hospital, commended the State Government for assisting them at a very crucial time wh...

      The chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi jnr, has finally tested negative for COVID-19 almost three weeks after he was confirmed positive for the dreaded disease. The Junior Dopkesi has also been discharged hours after Raymond Dokpesi Snr, his father and founder of DAAR Communications, and his two children were discharged from the University of Abuja isolation centre. While expressing gratitude to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and medical team at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital where he was treated, he also revealed that he was declared positive without any medical document to show him his status. He went on to plead that all his medical document records and those of his family members be made available and handed over to them. Sharing his experience in a message on Friday morning, Dokpesi Jnr wrote: “My sojourn at the Gwagwalada isolation centre was an eye-opening experience which imbued me with confidence in the u...

      Today being Friday 15/5/2020 a Philantropist Mr Osita Reuben Agina(OYINATUMBA) of Oba in Idemili South LGA of Anambra State donated two L300 Mitsubishi buses to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad(SPACS) of the Anambra State Police Command as part of his social responsibility to support the Police in it's fight against c ultism in the State. Responding on behalf of the Commissioner of Police *CP John B.Abang,fdc* during a brief Ceremony at the State Command headquarters Awka,the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration, DCP Chris Owolabi thanked the philanthropist for donating the buses to Command and also extended the appreciation of *the Inspector-general of Police IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu,NPM,mni* The CP further assured the donor that the buses would be judiciously utilised for the purpose they were meant for and urged other well meaning individuals to emulate this gesture in order to enhance safety and Security in the State. *SP Haruna Mo...