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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3lulxEZd_k
a throwback to Nollywood movie Egg of life cast THEN and NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3lulxEZd_k
a throwback to Nollywood movie Egg of life cast THEN and NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3lulxEZd_k
a throwback to Nollywood movie Egg of life cast THEN and NOW

Anytime I happen to see herdsmen taking their cattle for rest or grazing in an open field, I always see some birds, most especially doves hovering around or nearby with the cattles.
I have been left wondering what it signifies because birds and cattles is an odd combination, I leave this question to nairalanders.

NobleAngell:
Abba Kyari. Chinese doctors. Confirmed cases. Discharge. Death.

lolz some people are comedians

This coronavirus is not something to be toyed with, a vaccine is needed asap

In light of the coronavirus pandemic wavering round the world, most countries do not reveal the names nor identities of the coronavirus infected patients.
I was in a deep conversation with a colleague of mine stating that withholding the identities of the patients is the best thing to do in order to prevent stigmatization.
But in his opinion, he said " It will be helpful to know the patient and his identity so as to keep everyone at alert in order to curb and prevent spread of the virus".
Nairalanders, what do you think, should the identities be revealed or be concealed?

Naija people are crazy mehn, just read those comments and if you don't laugh a bit that means even if dem give you twenty million naira, u nuh go laugh

Naija people too overdo. For her mind full bowl of fruits will cure diabetes.

UniversalDove:
Op you didnt mention the greatest word
GIVE AWAY and HUNGER

lozl hunger bad

0neal:
Palliative

lolz a big one I forgot to add

The number of people who have died in the US due to Covid-19 climbed to over 40,000 on Sunday, according to calculations by Reuters.
The American death toll is the highest in the world and is almost two times larger than the figures from Italy, which is currently ranked second in terms of fatalities.

The death toll has jumped from 30,000 to 40,000 in just four days after the untested but probable coronavirus fatalities were added to the numbers. The first American succumbed to the coronavirus on February 29.

Italy, which remained the world’s hardest hit country for weeks, has so far recorded 23,660 deaths due to the highly-contagious disease. The US is also the international leader in the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases, with more than 744,000 testing positive.

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Atiku:
“In no particular order”

yeah

I happened to get something from a makeshift market in Ughelli, Delta State, the market was so crowded and filled up with no form of social distancing of any type.

You won't find anyone with face mask, gloves,no form of sanitisers, it seems that some are thinking the coronavirus is just some joke that they won't adhere to safety tips.

Even the makeshift market sited in one of the school is no different from the usual market place, because it attracts same crowd.
Below are some pictures taken, I had to blur the pictures for privacy content .

This year 2020 have been an unforgettable year so far due to the coronavirus issue that ravaged countries and continents. Everyday, millions of words are used and I present to you, frequently words used so far in this quarter of the year.
Feel free to add yours.

1. CORONAVIRUS: This is the virus that brought the whole world to a standstill, so many activities were halted, millions of people affected and thousands of lives lost.

2. COVID-19: This is the nickname or code used in place of coronavirus.

3. QUARANTINE: A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed to be infected.

4. ISOLATION: This is the act of staying apart from others.

5. LOCKDOWN: The confinement of people in their homes as a security measure. This was necessary to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

6.Social distance: This is the act of giving a 2-5cm distance from the nearest person in order not to contact nor spread the virus.

7. Sanitizer: This is a form of medicated liquid used in washing the hands to keep the hands from virus.

8. Face mask: This is a type of mask worn that covers the nose and mouth .

9. Positive/ Negative: The act of contacting the virus and not contacting it.

10. China: This is the country where the virus originated from.

11: NCDC: This is the agency for disease control in Nigeria. They are in the forefront in combating the virus.

12: Chloroquine: This is a type of drug that was suspected as a cure for the virus.

13: Donation: This is the act of pledging or giving out cash, food and medical supplies. So many people donated to battle the coronavirus.

14: Ventilator: A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.

15: Task force: This was setup to maintain orderliness and compliance to the lockdown directive.

There are many more, add yours below

donbachi:
To tell u dat GOD works in mysterious ways..virus for global peace.

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Now no politician is thinking of going for medical check-up abroad

Since the spread of the deadly coronavirus across countries, borders and continents, the tension of war amidst foreign powers have rescinded.

Almost every country is battling with the epidemic and no one is threatening of nuking or sending warships and soldiers to fight wars. Even terrorist attacks are minimal all due to the covid-19.

It's more of bad thing fighting against another battle. USA/ RUSSIA, TURKEY/RUSSIA, LIBYA/LIBYA and several more countries embroided in disputes are left fighting for survival on how to curb and defeat the new threat to humanity.

In light of the recent events regarding to the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido and his banishment, I was left cracking my head to ascertain if a citizen can be banished from a certain area.

Fundamental human rights is entrenched in the Nigeria constitution where freedom of movement and assocation is clearly stated. Is it that the emirate law endorse banishment?. From my little knowledge, the Nigeria constitution is above any known laws in the land and must be adhered to.

To the Well knowledgeable law practitioners, Is the banishment of Emir Sanusi in accordance to the constitution or does it contravene the stipulation of the law?

The undisputed legend of Barcelona, Lionel Messi is not fading anytime soon as he has discovered a way to stay in the limelight through dead ball.

Sevilla were the first team to suffer from Messi’s set-piece brilliance this season before Real Valladolid succumbed to the same fate and then Celta Vigo conceded two in the space of 20 minutes.

Messi has always had an impressive free-kick in his locker, but it’s in recent years that his accuracy has really improved and he’s scored 19 across the last three seasons alone.

Going to a much broader perspective, Messi alone has scored more free-kicks since the 2011/12 season than top teams in the big five European leagues. Not players. Teams! Messi has converted 29 in La Liga, while everyone at Juventus combined have scored 27, Real Madrid have 23, Roma and Olympique Lyonnais have 21 and PSG have 20 

At 32 years of age, it’s easy to imagine that Messi’s contribution to Barcelona at top level will decline significantly, but with performances like this – he can easily remain at the top for even more years to come, without having to do a whole lot as well.

While his arch-rival, Cristiano Ronaldo has recently struggled to keep up with the physical demands of his gameplay, Messi has simply perfected something less demanding for himself. And on accessions where he can’t glide through players or make darting runs through the defence, all he needs is a few set-pieces and he could yet still dominate the headlines – as we’ve seen on more than one outing.


Anyone who thinks free-kicks and set-pieces are not skills to be mastered should probably think again. According to Marca, Messi has scored four free-kicks from 10 attempts in La Liga, thus giving him a conversion rate of 40% so far this season.

Compare that to Manchester United who have dispatched just two of the six penalties they’ve been awarded in the Premier League, producing a conversion rate of just 33.3% .

So, in other words, Messi is deadlier from free kicks than United are from penalties despite being just one player and having to shoot from twice the distance. Speaks volumes on how Messi has turned set-pieces to his natural domain.

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IGBOSON1:
Go and reread my post, and it will dawn on you (that's if you don't know already) how silly you sound!

The Nigerian state was responsible for the protection of the lives and property of ALL Nigerians, of which Igbos were part of! This did not happen!! Even when Ojukwu assured Easterners that the Nigerian gov't would put a lid on the pogroms in the north and that they should stay where they are, he was later proved wrong as the slaughtering continued! This was what ultimately led to the declaration of Biafra! Now are you saying that the Nigerian state (of which the northerners were running and Gowon was the figurehead at the time) does not owe Ndigbo in particular, and Easterners in general an apology for failing to prevent their slaughter up north?

Conversely, you posit that Ndigbo should apologise for the actions of Nzeogwu and co! Just listen to (abi na read) yourself! Care to point out where and when Ndigbo had a meeting and decided to send the coupists on their deadly mission? Have you checked how many of said coupists were from present day Delta state.....a state your ilk say Ndigbo had better remove eye from, that they're not Igbo!? How many coups have since been carried out by northern elements in the Nigerian army.....have you asked their ethnicities/regions to apologise too, or does that rule only apply to Igbos?

You say the first coup was 'unnecessary', as if subsequent ones were 'necessary'! You know what you're doing, as you want to separate the first coup from subsequent ones in the minds of Nigerians....tag it a 'Igbo coup'......and then use said tag to vilify an entire ethnic group and justify whatever wicked actions and negative sentiments you display towards them!

I keep on telling my people that we're sharing the same country with utterly remorseless and malevolent creatures, and that the sooner they realise this and agitate to separate from these vermin (or at least be insulated from their wickedness within the framework of a 'one Nigeria') ...the sooner they realise this the better! We can never thrive and reach our full potential as a people with this current anti-Igbo set-up and this is the stark truth!

It is a well known fact that the first coup was an Igbo led coup. if there was no first coup, would there have been subsequent coups? Go and check the casualties of the first coup and tell me how many lives were lost that belonged to the Igbo ethnic group. If Ironsi had brought the coup plotters to pay for their crimes then there would have been a relief with the Northern soldiers. The Igbo's are well blessed people but when it comes to the civil war, it was brought upon them by their own people. let's not be subjective but be objective by removing sentiment aside.

it seems Fani Kayode have forgotten the three R's implemented by Gowon. Reconciliation, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction. Is this not more than an apology? Gowon even went on to say no Victor no vanquish. How many times did Ojukwu apologized to the Igbo nation and everyone for embarking on a war uncalled for. Go and learn more about what preceded the counts coup on Ironsi. if Ironsi had did the needful then there won't be any FFK spewing thrash. Don't play victim card with ethnicity. if right is right let it be right, if wrong is wrong then say it is wrong.

This Drake issue get as e be. People go dey see drake dey hide before he go rub their shine

ANTHONY JOSHUA became the latest victim of the "Drake Curse" with his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr last night - after vowing to end the rapper's hoodoo.
AJ lost the first professional fight of his career a he was stopped in the seventh round in the early hours of this morning in New York.
Anthony Joshua was the latest sports star to suffer from the Drake curse, despite vowing not to
He was floored FOUR times in the bout before th referee decided enough was enough.
It means the heavyweight star has lost his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBF world titles - but is expected t take a rematch with the Mexican-American later this year.
And salt was rubbed into the wounds after
Joshua claimed he would "break the curse" of Drake - with sporting stars suffering defeat after posing for photos with the Canadian rapper.
AJ's somewhat cocky post on March 21, captioning a photo with the rap star in the gym, said: "Bout to break the curse #June1st"
But it came back to bite him as Ruiz inflicted one of the greatest shocks in boxing history on the Brit.
And plenty were quick to remind AJ of his bold prediction, with comments flooding in on his Instagram.
One said: "I think the curse is real now."
Another joked, "The curse is unbreakable," while others posted a series of laughing emojis.
And one added: "Thank you for being a good sport about this but you gotta get these jokes man I’m sorry."
Joshua, 29, joked last month that he would ban the Canadian star, 32, from his locker room at Madison Square Garden because of his torrid record.
Speaking to ESPN about whether he would have Drake backstage, the 29-year-old said: "I know I shouldn’t.
"You know about the Drake curse? It’s real though.
"This is what I’m saying, what’s weird though is I took a picture with Drake .
"We took it before (Jarrell) Miller got banned. Miller then had a drug test and got popped. The fight got cancelled!"
Serena Williams, Conor McGregor, Jadon Sancho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have all been hit by the curse, which dates back six years.
Sergio Aguero missed his penalty in the Champions League against Tottenham after
hanging out with the rapper .
And then Paris Saint-Germain suffered their heaviest league defeat for 19 years, losing 5-1 at Lille, in another episode of the bonkers trend.
Cc:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/9203217/anthony-joshua-drake-curse-strikes/

Drake's victims timeline

2013 : Toronto Raptors make Drake their global ambassador and earn a reputation for choking big games

2014 : Kentucky lose college basketball decider versus Wisconsin

2014 : Miami Heat smashed 4-1 in NBA Finals San Antonio

2015 : Serena Williams shocked by Roberta Vin in US Open semi-final

2016 : Quarterback Johnny Manziel drops out NFL having previously been a first-round draft pick

2018 : UFC champion Conor McGregor loses to Khabib Nurmagomedov

2019 : Alabama suffer big loss to college footb rivals Clemson

2019 : Jadon Sancho's Dortmund hammered b Bayern Munich

2019 : Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang benched as Arsenal lose at Everton

2019 : Sergio Aguero misses a penalty as City l to Tottenham in the Champions League

2019 : PSG suffer their heaviest league defeat i 19 years, losing 5-1 at Lille

2019: Anthony Joshua loses first professional fight and world title belts with shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr.
It seems the curse is real

10. The Figurine: known as Araromire is a 2009 Nigerian supernatural suspense thriller film written by Kemi Adesoye, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan, who also stars in the film as one of the main protagonists. It also stars Ramsey Nouah and Omoni Oboli. The movie narrates the story of two friends who finds a mystical sculpture in an abandoned shrine in the forest while serving at a National Youth Service Corps camp, and one of them decides to take the artwork home. Unknown to them, the sculpture is from the goddess 'Araromire' which bestows seven years of good luck on anyone who encounters it, and after the seven years have expired, seven years of bad luck follow. The lives of the two friends begin to change for good, as they become successful and wealthy businessmen. However, after seven years, things start to change for the worse.It grossed #30,000,000 at the box office

9. Road to To Yesterday . This is a 2015 Nigerian Road romantic drama film directed by Ishaya Bako. It stars Genevieve Nnaji and Oris Erhuero in lead roles, with Majid Michel and Chioma 'Chigul' Omeruah in supporting roles.The film, which is co-produced by Genevieve Nnaji, is the actress' first effort as a producer.Road to Yesterday tells the story of an estranged married couple, hoping to mend their strained marriagewhilst on a road trip to a relative’s funeral..It did well in d box office accuring a sum of #30,000,700

8. The Return of of Jenifa is a 2012 Nigerian comedy-drama film continuation of Jenifa starring Funke Akindele. The Original film received 4 nominations at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2008. Funke Akindele, the main protagonist of the film, won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in Leading Role for her role as Jenifa. It starred Funke Akindele, Omawumi Megbele, Helen Paul, Denrele Edun, Antar Laniyan and so many more talented acts... It grossed #35,000,000 at the box office

7. LAST FLIGHT TO light to Abuja is a 2012 Nigerian thriller disaster film written by Tunde Babalola, directed and produced by Obi Emelonye. Starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde,Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Jim Iyke. The film which was shot in Lagos, received 5 nominations at the 2013Africa Movie Academy Awards and won award for the categorybest film by an African based abroad.It grossed over #57.050,000