Christians all over the world have been enjoined to see the Coronavirus, COVID-19 Pandemic as a trying time that would end in due time. Pastor Kayode Oladimeji of the Peculiar People international Christian Centre, Ibadan gave the charge in his Easter message during a phone conversation with everyevery.ng. According to the Clergy, Easter is the time to commemorate the suffering, crucifixion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He said Christianity Is Meaningless Without Easter which stands for the death and resurrection of Jesus, whom he described as the backbone of Christianity. Christianity Is Meaningless Without Easter Though, many people believe…
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Femi Adeniyi
Oluwafemi Adeniyi is a Broadcast Journalist, Sports presenter/writer and Content developer
British veteran actress, Hilary Dwyer, also known as Hilary Heath, has died after contracting coronavirus, COVID-19. Heath’s godson, Alex Williams, confirmed her death in an emotional statement on Facebook stating the actress died after battling the virus. The post reads, “We lost my wonderful Godmother Hilary Heath to COVID-19 last week.” Hilary Dies Of COVID-19 The 74-year-old started her career as a screen and stage actress in the 1960s and 1970s and later as a producer in the 1990s. The actress had her most remarkable re-invention in her mid-60s when she won a master’s degree from Oxford in psychology and…
The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has flagged off the feed-Ondo project as the state recorded its second case of Coronavirus, COVID-19. Governor Akeredolu described the project as part of his administration’s efforts to cushion the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic in the state. He disclosed this in a post on his verified Twitter handle. He said “I am delighted to flag-off the #FeedOndo Project as part of our efforts to cushion the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic in the State Feed-Ondo Project Akeredolu, who posted photos of the palliatives noted that it is meant for everybody in the state.…
The Osun state government has successfully treated and discharged ten out of Seventeen persons that have tested positive to Coronavirus, COVID-19 in the state. The state governor, Gboyega Oyetola disclosed this in a tweet on his official Twitter handle. The tweet reads, I am happy to inform you today that 10 of the 17 patients at our Ejigbo facility have tested negative twice for the virus in line with the National Centre for Disease Control protocol, and will soon be released to join their families and live their normal lives. According to the governor, the ten patients tested negative to the…
The Lagos state government has recorded another success in treating some persons who have tested positive to Coronavirus, COVID-19 in the state. The state discharged another four patients from its Isolation facilities, bringing to 50, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged in Lagos. The discharged patients, all-male, including an 11-year old boy, have been released to reunite with the society. Lagos Discharges 4 More COVID-19 Patients Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who disclosed this on his official twitter handle thanked health workers in the state for their sacrifice. He disclosed that the state’s plan for healthcare would touch every level…
Kano State has joined the list of states with cases of persons who have tested positive to Coronavirus, CVID-19 as it recorded its first case. The Kano State Commissioner of Health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa confirmed this on Saturday. Tsanyawa said the state government would soon make an official announcement on the development as the governor was in a meeting with health experts and as at the time of filing this report. However, sources said the COVID-19 patient just returned from Lagos State. Kano Records 1st Case Meanwhile, as at 09:30 pm 10th April, there are305 confirmed cases 58 discharged…
Governor Nyesom Wike has cancelled the concession granted to churches to carry on with Easter Celebration in Rivers State. Wike had relaxed the lockdown order in the State on Thursday to enable Christians to observe their religious obligations during Easter. But the Catholic church in reaction said it was better to be careful and continue to observe social distancing, the established measure of preventing the pandemic given the threat COVID-19 poses. However, reacting the Rivers State Government, in a statement signed by its commissioner for Information, Paul Nsirim, on Saturday, disclosed that the concession had been cancelled. Easter Celebration In…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the essence of the lockdown order to win the war against Coronavirus outbreak in the country. The President said the lockdown would last as long as scientific advisers declare they are necessary. Buhari, who described the lockdown as an essential measure, urged Nigerians to observe restrictions on movement where they are in place during the Easter holiday. He made the comments in a statement released by Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu. “For those who suffer most egregiously” during the lockdown, Buhari said the government was ready to help assist with grains and distribution of small cash…
The Ondo State Government has reconsidered its decision to relax lockdown to allow Christian gather for Easter celebration. Following public outcry over the government’s decision, the State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu said he had to consider the concerns raised about his government’s decision on relaxing social distancing in the State. He made this known in a post on his official Twitter handle on Saturday. Ondo Government The tweet reads “I have heard you all and your concerns on the need to #LockDownOndo. I have just concluded a meeting with CAN, and we have resolved that the services will not hold again.…
The Federal Government has reacted to reports indicating that some State Governments had gone ahead to order a temporary suspension of the lockdown orders for the celebration of the Easter holidays and observance of the Friday Jumat service. It also warned that the lockdown still on adding that relaxing or suspending some measures put in place to combat the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) spread, especially restriction on movement and social distancing, at this time would backfire. Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, sounded this warning on during the daily media briefing by the task force…
Barely a week after an army officer, who just returned from India tested positive to Coronavirus in Ondo State; second case has been recorded in the state. The state commissioner for health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro confirmed this while speaking to journalists in Akure, the state capital. This development came as the State Government is making efforts to curb the spread of the virus in the state. He said, ” Yes, I can confirm that the person was discovered in Akure here. He has been on admission since yesterday ( Thursday). Ondo Records 2nd Case Adegbenro added that the patient had been…
The Vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the economic response to the impact of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The Vice President who chairs the Economic Sustainability Committee told the President that the Committee was working on the appropriate economic response to the pandemic. Osinbajo Brief Buhari On Economic response the committee was putting in place after it was set up by President Buhari to ensure that the appropriate measures are put in place to mitigate the possible adverse effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Nigerians. President Buhari confirmed the briefing via a post on his verified…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the presidential Task Force, PTF working on how to control Coronavirus in Nigeria. He gave the commendation when he disclosed that the PTF on Friday briefed him on the work assigned to members of the force. Buhari disclosed this in a post on his verified Twitter handle as he also posted photos of the briefing which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The tweet reads “The Presidential Task Force on Control of COVID-19 briefed me today. I remain very grateful for the hard work that they are putting into this national assignment. He further…
The World Health Organization, WHO said there is a new case of Ebola in DRC, the Democratic Republic of Congo, hence the country will not be able to declare an end to the epidemic as expected. The announcement comes barely two days to when the government of the DRC plan to declare an end to the Ebola outbreak in the country on Monday. The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom confirmed this in a post on his official Twitter handle. The post reads “A new confirmed case of the #Ebola virus disease was reported on Friday in…
England has announced 866 further deaths of people who had tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in hospitals in England to 8,114. Of the new deaths announced on Friday, 117 occurred on 9 April, 720 between 1 April and 8 April, and 29 in March. Meanwhile, another ten people have died in Northern Ireland after testing positive for COVID-19. England Records Over 800 New Deaths The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Northern Ireland is now 92. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization, WHO has disclosed that it had launched tools to support countries in calculating…
The poor implementation of Social Investment Programme has led to how the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila queried the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Lawan and Gbajabiamila spoke when they met with the Minister, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq and some top officials of the ministry. The Senate President and House of Representatives Speaker lamented that the fund had failed to reach those for who it was created. The National Assembly presiding officers called for the immediate review of the implementation of the fund for it to achieve its intended purpose.…
Celebrating Good Friday amidst COVID-19 Pandemic does not water down the fact that everything that concerns religion and other activities is on hold as a result of the lockdown and social distancing measures that are put in place to curtail the further spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The lockdown affects Sunday services, Jumat and other religious activities to discourage large gathering of people. For instance, Some Muslim faithful have resulted in observing Jumat in their different homes. At the same time, their Christian counterparts also pray and worship God in their respective homes. Good Friday Among the Christian faithful, the…
One of the trending hashtags on Friday was targeted at tongue-lashing popular Ghanian Actress, Juliet Ibrahim on Twitter for allegedly describing Africans as online beggars. Many angry Twitter users accused the actress of passing the comments on Canadian singer, Tory Lanez’s Live Instagram. While reacting to the comment, many Twitter users described it as ridiculous, thereby leading to dragging her on the popular app. A twitter user, @Real_Dustmaster said, It is awful how these celebrities are very disrespectful, to their main fanbase when they get to the top. @VEJ0ME, said, Juliet Ibrahim on twitter disrespected the whole of Africa on Tory Lanez…
Management of the Lagos State University, LASU has disclosed that there are plans in the pipeline to activate Online study to ensure that students of the institution Learn despite the lockdown order. This was disclosed by the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun (SAN) adding that the move is aimed at observing the social distance measure that was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. Fagbohun, who made this known in an interview in Lagos, said that the platforms would include whatsapp, drop box, static pages on the varsity’s website, Google classroom and free conferences, among…
The Twitter community on Thursday literarily caught fire as many of the app users demoted Burnaboy from the status of African Giant to what they termed Ikorodu Lucky Dube. His demotion on the popular app was in reaction to how the singer posted a video while reacting to the fire that gut the office of the Accountant General of the federation in Abuja. In the video, Burnaboy said Nigerians deserved the kind of leaders they have as he also linked it to how some Twitter Users called out Nollywood actress Funke Akindele for hosting a house party untill she was…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has distanced itself from the news making the rounds that the agency had spent the sum of one billion naira on messages to sensitize Nigerians about Coronavirus. In a post on its Twitter handle, the agency tagged the news as false describing the SMS as one of its key response strategy. NCDC Reacts To Allegation NCDC reacts to the allegation with a tweet that reads “The headline claiming that NCDC has spent N1 billion on SMS to Nigerians is FALSE While communication through SMS is a key part of our #COVID19 response strategy,…
