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As part of efforts to reduce COVID-19 spread, President Muhammadu Buhari has announced an overnight curfew nationwide from 8 pm to 6 am.

He has also ordered what he called “phased and gradual easing: of lockdown measures in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from Monday.

Buhari disclosed these in a nationwide broadcast on Monday.

He said, “In line with the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the various Federal Government committees that have reviewed socio-economic matters and the Nigeria Governors Forum, I have approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from Monday, 4th May, 2020.

“However, this will be followed strictly with aggressive reinforcement of testing and contact tracing measures while allowing the restoration of some economic and business activities in certain sectors.

“Furthermore, new nationwide measures are to be introduced as follows;

“There will be an overnight curfew from 8pm to 6am. This means all movements will be prohibited during this period except for essential services;

“There will be a ban on non-essential inter-state passenger travel until further notice;

“Partial and controlled interstate movement of goods and services will be allowed for the movement of goods and services from producers to consumers; and

“We will strictly ensure the mandatory use of face masks or coverings in public in addition to maintaining physical distancing and personal hygiene.

“Furthermore, the restrictions on social and religious gatherings shall remain in place. State Governments, corporate organisations and philanthropists are encouraged to support the production of cloth masks for citizens.

” For the avoidance of doubt, the lockdown in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States shall remain in place until these new ones come into effect on Monday, 4th May 2020.”

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A high court sitting in Enugu has stopped the Foreign Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, from arresting Dr. Ben Nwoye, Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Enugu State.

The Party Chairman, who addressed journalists on Monday, said he ran to the Court as a last option.

DAILY POST reports that the order was given by Justice K.I. Okpe while delivering ruling on Suit No. E/228/2020.

Two other APC officials, Barr. B.N. Nebe and Mr. Everistus Asadu are also joined as applicants.

Justice Okpe said, “An order of interim injunction is hereby granted to the applicants, restraining the respondents whether by themselves, their agents, men, officers, or privies from arresting, detaining or in any manner restricting the applicant’s rights to personal liberty and freedom of movement pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit on notice.”

Joined in the suit as respondents are the Minister’s Personal Assistant, Flavour Eze, the Inspector General of Police, and the officer in charge of IGP IRT.

SOURCE: https://9jasongs.com/court-prohibits-foreign-ministers-from-arresting-chairman-of-apc/

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has disclosed the identities of the state's five recently reported coronavirus cases.

El- Rufai in a statement shared via his Twitter account on Monday said the Commissioner of Health in the state, Dr AMBaloni confirmed that the cases are five Almajiri children recently repatriated from Kano.

According to him, this has increased the active COVID-19 cases in the state to nine.

Captain Lionel Messi of Barcelona has disclosed the player he wishes the club to sell this summer, rather than attacking midfielder, Philippe Coutinho.

Coutinho is currently on loan at Bayern Munich, however the Bundesliga team will not use its purchase right to permanently sign him.

The 27-year-old, who had previously played for Liverpool in England, is eyeing a return to the Premier League, and Chelsea is already in talks with his agent over a summer move.

According to The Athletic, Messi and a few senior players at Barcelona would rather want the Camp Nou club to sell forward, Ousmane Dembele, and keep hold of Coutinho.

The report added that Messi and other senior Barcelona players are aware that someone will need to be sold if the La Liga champions have any chance of finding the money to re-sign forward, Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain.

Coutinho has not really impressed at Barcelona since his £142million move from Liverpool in 2018.

SOUCE: https://9jasongs.com/barcelona-star-lionel-messi-disagrees-on-selling-coutinho/