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The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to ease the 14-day total lockdown imposed on the state. Buhari had on Monday during a nationwide broadcast ordered a total lockdown on Kano following the rise of COVID-19 cases and the strange deaths in the state. Ganduje, while speaking on Thursday, while inaugurating a panel of experts to support the state task force technical committee, said it is important to relax the lockdown for a while in order to ease the hardship in the state, especially in the holy month of Ramadan.  He said, “We would engage the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to seek permission to relax the total lockdown imposed on Kano.  See Also PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: President Buhari Extends Lockdown In Lagos, Ogun, FCT By One Week, Curfew To Begin After Then 0 Comments 3 Days Ago “We are making this appeal on behalf of our people who are presently running out of food items. We would love the Federal gov...

Nigerian leaders have been advised to look inwards for home-grown solutions to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, gave the charge on Thursday in Akure, Ondo State. Oba Ogunwusi said Coronavirus had paralysed the economy of the country, adding that leaders had to be pragmatic in finding a solution.  He spoke while donating two Motorised Modular Fumigators to Ondo State Government to combat the spread of the virus.  He said, "I have to tell everyone that Coronavirus is real and we can't continue to rest on our oars but we have to look for the solution internally. "In Nigeria, we must use what we have to get what we want. If increasing, it would be more dangerous. "Many great countries in the world have gone through this.” According to the Ooni, the two motorised disinfectants were initiative of the 'House of Oduduwa Machine Tools' and it would go a long way in stemming the tide of the pandemic....

A building, that belonged to Obiagba Amaka and her husband, was pulled down by the FCTA. The couple are now left confused as they got no quit nor demolition notice No fewer than 50 families were rendered homeless at Paipe community near Idu-Karmo, Abuja, as the Federal Capital Territory Administration demolished their houses despite the lockdown of the city still in effect. The exercise, which took place on Tuesday, rendered many residents homeless while many lost their valuables in the process. SaharaReporters gathered that the officials neither issued a quit nor demolition notice to residents of the area before embarking on the exercise.  A building, that belonged to Obiagba Amaka and her husband, was pulled down by the FCTA. The couple are now left confused as they got no quit nor demolition notice Obiagba Amaka Shallom A victim of the demolition, Joy Moneke, who could not control her emotions, said she lost everything she had laboured for her entire life. She said, “...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 204 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. In a post on Twitter on Thursday night, the agency said, “204 new cases of #COVID19 reported. “80 Kano, 45 Lagos, 12 Gombe, nine Bauchi, nine Sokoto, seven Borno, seven Edo, six Rivers, six Ogun, four FCT, four Akwa Ibom, four Bayelsa, three Kaduna, two Oyo, two Delta, two Nasarawa, one Ondo and one Kebbi. “11:50pm 30th April, 1932 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Discharged: 319, deaths: 58.” 204 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 80-Kano 45-Lagos 12-Gombe 9-Bauchi 9-Sokoto 7-Borno 7-Edo 6-Rivers 6-Ogun 4-FCT 4-Akwa Ibom 4-Bayelsa 3-Kaduna 2-Oyo 2-Delta 2-Nasarawa 1-Ondo 1-Kebbi 11:50pm 30th April- 1932 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 319 Deaths: 58 pic.twitter.com/CIZtojz5UR — NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 30, 2020 PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :...

Governor Gboyega Oyetola Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has announced the extension of lockdown and restriction of movement in the state till Sunday. The initial lockdown in the state was to expire on Thursday (today) but the governor announced an additional three days extension. Oyetola announced that starting from Monday, the lockdown would be eased and curfew would begin in the state. He added that the curfew would be from 6:00pm to 6:00am while there shall be a restriction on vehicular movement.  Governor Gboyega Oyetola He however, exempted verified medical emergencies and those on essential duties from the curfew. He said, “Dear good people of Osun, as you're all aware, the two-week lockdown expires at midnight today. But to avoid escalating community transmission of COVID-19, we've decided to extend the lockdown by another three days, starting from 11:59pm on Thursday, 30th April till Sunday, 3rd May. “All prevailing lockdown conditions shall subsist...

The Nigerian Labour Congress in Ondo State has asked Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to provide some palliatives to civil servants in the state. The union said no civil servant in the state had benefited from the palliatives being distributed by the government across the 18 local council areas in Ondo since the lockdown occasioned by the spread of Coronavirus. It also said there was need for government to pay special allowance to health workers in the state fighting to ensure an end to the pandemic.  The demand was contained in a joint statement by the state NLC Chairman, Comrade Sunday Adeleye-Oluwole, and Secretary, Mr Omokehinde Shadow, on Thursday to commemorate this year's Workers Day celebration. The union said in line with the mandate of its national body, it would not accept any cut or deduction in salaries of workers in the state to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. It added that organised labour in the state must be consulted before government go ahead with any reductio...

Former drummer, composer and songwriter of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tony Allen, has passed away.  Allen died in Paris, France, on Thursday.  He was born in Lagos in 1940 and was regarded as one of the founders of Afrobeat.  Fela once stated that, "Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat." Allen has also been described by Brian Eno as "perhaps the greatest drummer who ever lived".    Entertainment Music Breaking News News OBITUARY AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content https://ift.tt/2WahLQi

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India's film industry, purveyor of song-and-dance spectacles to millions, will take at least two years to recover financially from the coronavirus pandemic, which is threatening big-ticket projects, putting at risk tens of thousands of jobs. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/3aSbvlB

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Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti, dies aged 79, his manager says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KKI22i

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