Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa has shared her reaction to the lockdown extension in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja. Toke wants the federal government to credit the accounts of Citizens of the country with at least N10,000 to reduce the effect of staying indoors for that long. According to her, BVN is available to make things easier so the government just needs to be ready to make it happen. She added that 14 more days of staying indoors will be a more difficult period than the last 2 weeks. Her words, “Lock down, lock down the least you can do is…
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The Kwara Government has come out to dismiss reports across the state suggesting that popular Nigerian food, “AMALA” is a cure for coronavirus. Dr. Abubakar Ayinla, the Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Health, refuted the rumors today in Ilorin during the daily routine meetings of the Medical Team of the Kwara COVID-19 Technical Committee in the state. According to him, it is not true and the state government has now set up the Risk Communication teams, among others, to manage rumors and fake news circulating as regards COVID-19 in the state. He added that the confirmed patients with COVID-19 at…
Jose Mourinho’s shock exit from Chelsea 13 years left Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard weeping on the floor, Steve Sidwell has said. Steve revealed that it was very akward when the Portuguese manager came to say his goodbyes because it felt like someone died with the way everyone was stunned. According to him, the fact that strong characters like Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and John Terry did not take it well proved it was a really big loss for the London club at the time. He added that his exit was unexpected since the players were united, no…
Former beauty queen, Adaeze Yobo is marking her 30th birthday today, April 14, and her husband, Joseph Yobo has jumped on social media to praise her existence. Yobo wrote that he is happy to have her as a wife and the mother of his beautiful kids. According to him, she is unbelievably precious and he is pleased to celebrate another year with her. He added that she has been an amazing partner and his life has been better because of her. His words, “Happy 30th Birthday to my darling wife and mom to our beautiful kids. Askim, you’re unbelievably precious…
A member of the House of Representatives, Lado Suleja has come out to air his displeasure over being forced to donate two months of his salary to Nigeria’s fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). Lado revealed that the lawmakers donated the salaries because of the progress of Nigeria but most politicians were not happy about it. According to him, the case is not different from workers who see their salaries deducted for one reason or another. He added that the donation has, however, not stopped him from helping poor people in his constituency and he will continue to do so until the…
Liverpool legend, Graeme Souness has come out to react to Paul Pogba’s claims that he had never heard of him when arriving in England. Pogba had said he knows he has recently being told that Souness is a good player but he has never known him enough to be aware of what he looks like. According to the World Cup winner, he does not watch punditry regularly because he only plays football without viewing what others have to say about it when the game over. He added that he like to focus on his football and ignore everything else. Pogba…
Prince Harry is finding his new life quite hard after relocating to North America, his friend, Dr. Jane Goodall has said. Jane revealed that she been communicating with him since he stepped down his royal duties and he is struggling to cope with the serious changes he has been making in his life. Her words, I don’t know how his career is going to map out, but yes, I’ve been in touch, though I think he’s finding life a bit challenging just now. A source recently had this to say on how Harry and his wife are coping amid the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say the present social register of the palliative measures amid the coronavirus outbreak will be expanded from 2.6 million households to 3.6 million households in the next two weeks. Buhari revealed that no nation can actually afford the full impact of a sustained restriction of movement on its economy. According to him, he understands the great difficulties experienced especially by those who earn a daily wage such as traders, day-workers, artisans and manual workers, but he needs the cooperation of the citizens during the lockdown period. He added that despite the hardship, he…
Any EPL club that uses the government’s furlough scheme amid the coronavirus crisis should be banned from making transfers, Manchester United legend, Gary Neville has said. Gary believes the current transfer discussions of Harry Kane to United for £200 million or Jadon Sancho to City or United for £100m have totally undermined the news that EPL teams want their players to take a 30 per cent pay cut. According to him, it will not make any sense for a club to claim being unable to cope during these financial times, only to spend a lot of money months later on…
Popular gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey and his wife Sarah Bassey are celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary. Having his say on social media, the singer revealed that he met his wife 12 years ago on a ministry assignment in Eket, Akwa Ibom State and it has been an amazing journey since then. According to him, she took a risk to marry him because he did not have a lot going for him at the time. He added that God has kept them through thick and thin and all they can say is thank you. His words, “About 12 years ago I…
The Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has come out to say that its members are in dire need of palliatives from the government because 95 percent of them do not earn salaries. Mr Kabiru Ya’u, the Acting General Secretary of the union revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja today. According to him, the union is committed to aupporting FG’s effort to curtail the spread of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country but the same government should not forget in the sharing of palliatives. He added that NURTW is also ready to do…
Arsenal striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should not sign for Manchester United or any other club, Paul Merson has said. Paul believes the Gabonese striker should remain put at his current club because the grass is not always green on the other side. According to Merson, Arsenal is a great club and he can say that because he was fortunate to play for them for a long time. He added that Aubameyang should know that his current club is one of the best clubs in the world and except he joins Manchester City and Liverpool, winning a trophy elsewhere will be very…
Popular singer, Seyi Shay has come out to write about how the coronavirus lockdown has put entertainers at a disadvantaged position. In a recent statement, Seyi Shay simply wrote that the lockdown has actually led to the cancellation of her locals and international gigs. According to her, staying indoors has been harsh on her and she has been finding it really hard to cope. She then begged the lord to intervene before placing a curse on the virus.
The APC National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has come out to mourn with Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila over the death of his mother-in-law, Madam Mildred Bisalla. Tinubu simply prayed that God would give femi and his wife the strength to carry on and keep alive the ideals that the deceased was known for. He added that the news was very sad when he heard it because the dead was a community leader and a woman of God who was fondly loved by her people. He added that God will grant Femi Gbajabiamila the wisdom and vigour to deal with urgent national…
Popular singer, Davido just bought houses for his staff members. The popular musician recently posted a picture of the house on social media alongside these words, ”Turned my MEN into LANDLORDS IN LEKKI!!! Bought a house for my staffs today … great feeling”. See the pictures, WOW.
Juventus midfielder, Paulo Dybala is not a champion footballer yet because he needs to produce more moments of individual greatness to be regarded as one, Beppe Bergomi has said. Beppe believes Dybala has still not shown enough to prove that he is a great player who deserves an automatic start at his club. According to him, he is a good player but there are still question marks around if he can stamp his presence in a team with Cristiano Ronaldo. He added that a footballer with capabilities, talent and mentality has to be doing more on the pitch. His words,…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha has come out to say that the Federal Government is not expecting an upsurge of fatality in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Boss, who is also the Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF), revealed this today in Abuja during PTF daily briefing on COVID-19 in the country. According to him, there is intense interest by the government to make sure everything is in place to end the pandemic in our nation. He, however, added that Nigeria is battling difficult times as the nation fights against an…
Manchester City winger, Bernardo Silva has come out to say that he wants to return to Benfica at some point during his football career. Silva revealed that it is wish to go back to the Portuguese club because he failed to break into the first team when he was at the club. According to him, it is not an immediate wish because he currently plays for a great club but he remains a Benfica fan who loves the club wholeheartedly. He added that leaving Benfica for Monaco without any meaningful impact at the club was a disappointment for him but…
Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa has listed the major problems Nigerians are battling in the new year. Toke is not happy with the present increasing rate of crime the citizens are battling in addition to the coronavirus lockdown and the hunger they are facing. According to her, 2020 has definitely been a strange year for Nigeria and the world because unexpected things have been happening. She added that it is only God that can have mercy on us now. Her words, “There is a pandemic out there killing people, there’s hunger threatening to kill people, there’s crime threatening the peace…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo has come out to say that the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 14,000. The UN’s health agency revealed this update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO today. It read, “COVID19 cases in Africa rise to over 14,000 – with 2,523 recoveries and 754 deaths reported.” The breakdown of the WHO African Region COVID-19 dashboard revealed that SA, Algeria, and Cameroon are still topping the list of countries with the highest reported cases.