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Assertion that Corona virus is Not for Africa is very very misleading, after the claim that it can't survive our weather but presently we are counting thousands of infected persons and fairly few deaths.

It's only the gullible that would fall to this unproductive theory you are projecting.

Nigerians Corona virus is real, please stay safe.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Avalancheman:
Loooonatics everywhere...

How many are sick How many have been sick How many will be sick

Coronavirus is NOT for Africa! The facts are there for all to see!!

The lockdown will be relaxed. That I am sure of...

Despite the proposed relaxation of the lock down. I still advise that it's easier to handle a hungry family than a sick family.
Just imagine the report about High Chief Ramond Dokpesi snr And six members of the the family in isolation centers. If it were about hunger I tell you the trauma would be lesser as it is presently now.

Be wise and stay safe.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Where is WIZKID, never heard him making headlines of nice wrist watch, necklace, shirt, customize shoes and cars.
Hmmmmn.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Ebonyeyes:
It is a very sad thing to see and observe. I hope Nigerians remember this during the next election because most in power are on their second term and will not do anything till the next Government gets into power. As for the tone-deaf and stingy celebrities, I hope their fans remember their selfish ways and vote with their wallets and refuse to patronise their music/movies/plays etc.

Hmmmmn, this is deep and passionate concern.

God bless Nigeria!!!

WaffenSS:
It's so sad.

The governors are the worse, they've zero excuses. Look at Ben Ayade, doing fashion parade with his matching face masks.

Lagos with years of insane IGR, south south with 13% derivation and other income from oil companies and higher revenue allocation than most states combined...still no decent hospitals.

Ganduje is asking for 15 billion, when he must be making that much in IGR annually if not quarterly. Instead of hospitals and schools they were busy building roads and streetlights.

Zamfara bought expensive cars for political appointees, yet they couldn't fund the war on bandits or upgrade their school systems or hospitals.

None of the former presidents and former governors and former ministers are running charities and schemes from their massive loot to help out.

Dangote's kano is burning, he's waiting for Bill Gates and his banker friends, the donation from the Dangote Group came from other philanthropists, yet the man's the richest motherfugger in Africa. Shouldn't Jack Ma be an example for these people?

Linda Ikeji? Nothing.

Our yeyebrities? Burna Boy was so tone-deaf he was showing off his cars and house, the same Burna Kanye called pledging to help out Nigeria.

Atiku gave peanuts, nothing from the Dantatas and the Yaraduas and the Borno oil dynasty...same for TY Danjuma.

Leaders across the public and private sector have failed in the hour of need.

I agree with you on most points, but to say the virus is not for Africa is what I cannot agree with you. Most people said initially that the weather is the reasons is not in Africa but presently the virus is much here with us.

Even though the govt was not fast as some expected in closing of the borders. I think this helped and couple with the lock down too.

The lock down especially didn't eliminate the virus, but I am convinced it actually mitigate the spread especially where the Lock Down was truly adhere to.

Yes the govt and our health system is not yet the best, but we have to appreciate for the fair success so far.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Avalancheman:
At that's why I am saying that we are NOT doing enough tests which is why we are still having 1900+ deaths. Otherwise, if we had done 1,000,000 tests we probably may have recorded well over 100,000 cases. Yet for all that number, we still have only 58 deaths.

Also how many of the confirmed cases are lead to death on a daily basis? How many are discharged on a daily basis? These are the questions we should ask.

Most of the confirmed cases are asymptomatic and will recover with little or no treatment.

All this bearing in mind that the virus has been in the country since January.

Honestly, Coronavirus is NOT for Africa.

Otherwise, we all would may have been dead by now. There is nothing we are doing now that could have stopped it! We just thank God for His mercies.

How dare you say US with 60,000+ deaths is better than Nigeria Are you okay How many are dying in Nigeria daily compared to US

I think we're still safer if we put more adequate measure in terms of the lock down. Countries like US and Italy within two to three months of the first infected case had started recording hundreds or even thousands of deaths within same three months period Nigeria is presently having.

Numbers of deaths is not subject to only tested cases or confirmed ones, because you don't need to be tested before you die of the virus.
Deaths related to the virus cannot be hidden, ones you get infected you suffer for it if not having strong immune system.
Hence if death rates not only about the confirmed or unconfirmed cases but as far as one get infected, then by your assertion the deaths rate in Lagos would be scary by now after almost there months of the first case.

Yes the numbers of deaths would increase due to already infected cases but if the lock down is properly control the rate as relate the time range for first time infection would not be as high as US or Italy.

I still support controlled Lock Down.

Nigeria would prevail.

God bless Nigeria!!!

new2012:
Calm down, what you wrote didn't fit in

I said 'rate' where both factors are determine by the country's figure. Its 58 in 1900+ not 100,000. Ghana has over 2k confirmed cases with 17 deaths.. A whole lot better than Nigeria.. Recovery rate, mortality rate are crazy in Nigeria using Nigeria's figures. Its worse than anywhere else. Remember the US is @60k+ death in abt a million cases. that's still a lot better than Nigeria.

Remember Lagos is already overwhelmed, which means if the numbers where 10k+ infection, all controls would have been lost.

Sometimes people don't understand what they are trying to claim.

Don't be surprised that if Lagos State especially, reveal the state of origin of some of the infected persons, you would be shocked by the region who would have the highest number in terms of state of origin of the infected patient.

So let us not start bringing Tribal sentiment to this as some have already started.

I'm from the South South where atleast one state is not yet infected presently, but I see this fight as a collective effort for all Nigerians.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Exc2000:
SE doesn't have more than a single testing laboratory that is in Ebonyi.. Kano has 2, lagos has 7, chances are SE are not even carrying out any test as we speak... again SE doesn't have a functional International Airport, Kano and Lagos both has two of the busiest in the country, so they are prone to foreigners bringing in the virus directly, while SE bound travelers get quarantines in Lagos or Portharcourt

I can't even stop laughing. As in eeh

Abeg, God bless Nigeria!!!

Sparrow99:
Hahahahahaha... There are many almajiris online than there are in northern Nigeria. Hypocrites.

But the governor also mentioned that she has been unreachable, which I am convinced that having known her house address means they also tried reaching there.

God bless Nigeria!!!

ignis:
It is unfortunate we have lots of ignorant comments on this thread, accusing and insulting the woman for absconding or running away.
For the avoidance of doubt, let me explain how it works, firstly, sample is collected from suspected patient and sent to lab for confirmation. The patient is released to go pending the outcome of the result.
The result takes approximately 48 hours to be out.
If the result comes out positive, the patient will be contacted and duly quarantined.
From the twitter post of the governor, they already have the patient's information including her residential address. What happened to visiting the address ?
It is wrong exposing her confidential info and calling her out online.
Her number could innocently not be reachable as a result of some certain unavoidable factors.

My comment is No Comment for now.

God bless Nigeria!!!

God bless Lagos State government for the more effort in more discharged cases.

God bless Nigeria!!!

I love what you just did now by returning thanks to whom ever helped you. Good one.

Yusuf Adegoke, God bless you.

Skirmishes:
I want to thank Yusuf Adegoke for sending me 1k last week. I was banned for 5 days by a MOD and couldn't send my thanks over. Thank you so much.

NCDC please someone is having malaria here.

Harrison4adam:
If If you believe in one Nigeria,then fuckee you.
Nepotism useless murderfucker FRAUDSTER government.

Good news.

God bless Lagos State.

God bless Nigeria!!!

To me, the federal government under President Buhari have tried her bid, even major palliative so far given to citizens across Nigeria be it Cash or food or medical supplies have been the sole responsibility of the federal government.

No state government can boast of any food bank or reserve anywhere not to mention giving atleast even if it is 10k as financial support to even 100 indigene of their state.
The 20k given to atleast 5000 citizens of some state across the country was done by the federal government.

State government should live up to their responsibility and citizens should also question their State Governors not only the president as common.

God bless Nigeria!!!

ejimatic:
. It gives me a lot of concern to see the spread of Covid 19 in Nigeria..I am of the opinion that it will still spread like a wild fire in this country..The PMB should jhave locked the country down again for additional two weeks but the state governors disagreed with him.They disagreed because they did not want to spend money they have on this emergency.They wanted the president to give them money for the lock down..He however asked the governors to adopt what they like in their states.Many Nigerians want to go out because there is no meaningful palliatives for them...They have been abandoned by the politicians and our leaders Covid 19 is now increasing in Oyo and other states in Nigeria. If we think it is over we are DECEIVING ourselves..Nigeria may regret lack of will to fight it logically by locking down the whole country for a week or two and giving citizens robust palliatives.We should have learned a lesson in Spanish Influenza of 1916 to 1918..

The issue is that you go out come back and infect the remaining at home or the innocent children in the house.

My dear, I know hunger is not easy, but t it is more easier to handle a hungry family than a sick family.

God bless Nigeria!!!

awesomely:
But nobody has forced you to go out.

It's a matter of choice between life and death.

If lockdown is relaxed, anyone can choose to stay home or go out.

If some people stay home, they will still die of hunger but you can stay home if you can afford it.

Your assertion is nice.

However I support that the lock continue to mitigate the spread of the virus. Because the more you have infected person, the more virus related death would be recorded even though it might be in low proportion.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Avalancheman:
@MansoryMX

How many times shall we tell you guys that Nigeria's case is peculiar

Focus on the number of deaths!

How many confirmed cases lead to death

How many are successfully discharged everyday compared to the number that die

Confirmed cases may be well up to 1 million!

MOST of the confirmed cases will recover with little or no treatment!! There is no cause for alarm at all!!!

I think I agree with you, but let it be done with patients permission inorder not to cause trauma to family members or better still blurr the patient identity.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Aflix:
huuumm make dem still use style show Nigerians the isolation center with the patients in it now. Other countries did it. If this is done it's going to increase the level of seriousness of compliance of Nigerians. When they see people struggling for breath even with ventilators on they will know it's a serious issue

Kano state repatriate some almajiri to their State of origin. So I see nothing special here.

I stayed in PH and I can't remember meeting almajiri in the streets of PH.

All I see sometimes are beggers across religion and tribe.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Good one.

God bless Nigeria Airforce

God bless Nigeria!!!

Many states have benefited in this program, except Lagos and few state that have not been in the program since it commence, just like they are not in the school feeding program presently.
This program have started existing since 2016 across Nigeria

YoungAncient1:
Anytime they talk about palliative or welfare, it is always futuristic.

Fulfilment of promise kept by Mr President.

God bless President Buhari.

God bless Nigeria!!!

God bless you Mr President.

God bless Nigeria!!!

This is expected, after all the USA are counting more than 22 millions unemployment claims and still counting. With the pandemic and drop in production across sector, this is unavoidable globally not only Nigeria.

God bless Nigeria!!!

My problem most times with fake news or unreliable news this days is with the media.

It is becoming a shame to our media that they are no more carrying out investigative journalism.

God bless Nigeria!!!

gretblue:
It is pertinent to react to the publication in some national newspapers that the Ondo State Government has rejected the bags of rice supplied to it by the federal government. For the records, the story is untrue and sensational.

At no time did the governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, instructed that the rice, meant to assist the state to combat food insecurity, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, be rejected and returned to Abuja.

On receipt of the items, the Palliative Committee did a random physical inspection on the rice, and discovered that some appear unhealthy for consumption, at least on the face-value, while others look good.

The Committee indeed drew the attention of Mr. Governor to this and pleaded for proper guidance.

While awaiting the thoughts of Mr. Governor, the Committee members met and decided to carry out a comprehensive inspection, to ascertain how many bags have been affected on account of storage. We discovered that less than ten percent of the lot falls into this category, and subsequently separated the few bags.

It is therefore very embarrassing that newspapers will go to town that the State Government has rejected the Federal Government support. The state is rather deeply appreciative of the Federal Government for standing by it in this trying time, and very optimistic that the support will further cushion the effects of hunger on our people.

I want to urge journalists to be painstaking in their assignments, and always put their crave for scoop in check.

Alex Kalejaye
Spokesman
State Palliative Committee

27th April, 2020

Count South South out of this,we are not Tribalistic. After the defeat of Jonathan till now. Do you still see online or offline the South South youths or elders persistently attacking other tribes politically? No

We are wiser and know our worth. So stop involving us in this Tribalistic sentimental permutations of 2023 elections.

Do you think it is by accident that the chairmen of the two major political parties are both South South.
Yes we are not yet there, but we're moving forward.

God bless South South.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Childish Comment every where.

Johnnyessence:
raising tensions in order to pocket more dollars in his babariga attire.

After typing this, go and look at yourself on the mirror to see how beautiful this your comment have made you.

agulion:
The state govonor is busy looking for under age Christian girls to convert to Islam by force. No peace for the wicked

Kudos to our health Frontline soldiers

More Grace.

God bless Nigeria!!!

Lord,we thank you for the success so far

Very possible

Nwodosis:
It is possible that people have been dying in such numbers in Kano and nobody cared, Covid-19 only created the awareness.