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Nollywood celebrity, Funke Akindele Bello pleaded guilty to contravening the social distancing directive given by Lagos State governor.

https://www.dosoflux.com/2020/04/funke-akindele-pleads-guilty-to.html

The big cat is the first known case in the world of a non-domesticated animal with coronavirus symptoms, and is one of seven sick tigers at the zoo. The tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has become the first of her kind to test positive for the corona virus


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The big cat is the first known case in the world of a non-domesticated animal with coronavirus symptoms, and is one of seven sick tigers at the zoo. The tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has become the first of her kind to test positive for the COVID-19


https://www.dosoflux.com/2020/04/a-tiger-at-bronx-zoo-new-york-has-been.html

Pink said on social media Friday that she and her son spent weeks in isolation after positive tests for Covid-19 but a few days ago they both tested negative for the deadly infection.

According to her, she and 3-year-old Jameson started showing symptoms two weeks ago they were already sheltering in place.

Pink said she felt fortunate her doctor was able to get her and her son tested.

"It is an absolute travesty and failure of our government to not make testing more widely accessible," she wrote on Twitter.

She said testing needs to be more available to "protect our children, our families, our friends and our communities."

She added that she was donating $1 million...

https://www.dosoflux.com/2020/04/pink-is-donating-1-million-to-fight.html

Alhaji Aliko Dangote (Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger GCON) Founder and Chairman of the continent's largest cement producer. Dangote cement was born on April 10, 1957 (Age 62) in Kano State, Nigeria.

EARLY LIFE
Alhaji Aliko Dangote born in 1957 into a wealthy family, the son of Mohammed Dangote and Marital Sanusi Dantata in Kano State. He was raised as a Muslim and lived an upper-class life. His grandfather who later became his guardian after the Denise is his father, Alhaji Alhassan Dantata was once the wealthiest man in West Africa. He was a successful trader of rice and oats in Kano, Nigeria's second largest city.

EDUCATION
Dangote studied at the Sheikh Ali Kumasi Madrasa, followed by Capital High School, Kano State. In 1978, he graduated from the Government College, Birnin Kudu. He also recevied a bachelor's degree in business studies and administration from Al-Azhar University, Cairo.

CAREER
After graduating from college in 1977, Dangote managed to convince his uncle to lend him money to start a business. The funds from the loan allowed him to import soft commodities at wholesale prices from international suppliers. Two of his main imports were rice from Thailand and sugar from Brazil. He then sold those items in small quantities to consumers in his village at a lucrative markup. The venture quickly became successful and turned into a cash cow. In an interview with Forbes, Dangote claims that on his best days, he was realizing a daily net profit of $10,000. That allowed him to repay his uncle in only three months...

https://www.dosoflux.com/2020/04/things-you-probably-didnt-know-about.html

Bill Withers, the smooth voice behind soulful '70s classics “ Lean On Me, Lovely Day and Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications at age 81, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press.

The three-time Grammy Award winner and 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees died on Monday in Los Angeles, the statement said. His death comes as the public has drawn inspiration from his music during the novel COVID-19 outbreak, with healthcare workers, choirs, artists and more posting their own renditions on “Lean on Me” to help get through the difficult times.

https://www.dosoflux.com/2020/04/three-grammy-awards-winner-bill.html