iwead:
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Head, Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed Friday that some states were yet to submit samples for test to know if they had COVID-19 cases.

While speaking during a television programme, Ihekweazu said the NCDC expects a number of tests to be conducted for each state.
As at Friday, 26 out of the 36 states, in addition to the federal capital territory (FCT), have confirmed cases of the disease.

They busy spending "covid-19 budget"

TMSMeda:
She wrote on twitter:
Dear @NCDCgov, good morning
Please can you arrest my mom in maraba ,she went for a wedding at Aso in maraba, please send your task force there to locate them and shut down the wedding ceremony. Thank you.

Wicked but necessary

TMSMeda:
Former Super Eagles forward and Nigeria’s soccer ambassador, Daniel Amokachi, has revealed that he slept at the altar of Prophet T.B Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations for weeks in search of miracle but to no avail.

Amokachi had flown back to the Lagos-based Synagogue Church of All Nations, while attempting to relaunch his career after suffering a protracted knee injury he sustained ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Follow God not man

Mymd:
Truly this is an inspiration. The same Kanye West who was begging Mark Zuckerberg and Others in 2016 to invest in him after he ran into $53million debts, has today officially become a billionaire and worth $3.3billion.

When life knocks you down, you have two choices; STAY DOWN or GET UP. Good morning

Kanye's story is a tale of persistence

lawalasky:
EXCLUSIVE: Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Convoy Of Ex-Borno Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, Kill Three Policemen, Two Others. Boko Haram fighters have opened fire on the convoy carrying the family of a former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.

Security sources told SaharaReporters that the insurgents attacked the convoy while traveling from Abuja to Maiduguri to attend the three-day prayer of Sheriff’s late father, Alhaji Galadima Modu, who died following a fire outbreak at his residence in Maiduguri on Thursday.

which Boko Haram did Buratai go to fight?

RIP to the dead

Saudi (the birthplace of islam) is gradually modernizing

Northern Nigeria on the other hand....

Shehayinka:
THERE are growing concerns over the decision of the Muhammadu Buhari government to mine Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data of phone users in the country.

Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy disclosed government’s plan to mine phone data in a viral video circulating across the social media platforms, in which he said that the poorest of the poor in the country were identified and offered supports through the SIM registration data mined by the ministry.

Invasion of privacy

Intelcore7:
N187 Million Wonder-on-wheels Ihedioha Couldn’t Use.

Imo, the seventh most indebted state in the country in 2019, acquired a N187million worth ‘toy’ for gubernatorial use. It is the type used by international celebrities including Beyonce and Will Smith, It cost the state N187million

their dividend of democracy

AlexReport:
ECOWAS Youth Council Distributes Palliatives To The Poorest Of The Poor, Aged And Widows.

AFRICA NEEDS AFRICANS NOW MORE THAN EVER; EYC DISTRIBUTES PALLIATIVES TO THE POOREST OF THE POOR, AGED AND WIDOWS AS IT RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM IIMSAM AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF

Good work

ToluNazal:

So, in my series of reporting on what is going on in some parts of Lagos, i drove through Allen Avenue, Opebi, Lateef Jakande road and Kudirat Abiola way to bring you the situation report in these areas as far as the covid19 lockdown is concerned.

Keep it up

vigopres1s:
MATAWALLE ACQUIRES VENTILATORS, TEST KITS FOR COVID-19
The Administration of Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has acquired 12 ventilators and 20,000 test kits for the two isolation centers against covid-19 in Gusau and Damba.

Inspecting the facilities at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital isolation center, Gusau, Governor Matawalle said his administration will continue to do all that was required to ensure the protection of the citizens against the spread of the virus.

More of this pls

Hunt17:
The Governors have asked Buhari to allow free movement in all the states, but with restrictions on large gatherings.

The other things the governors want incorporated into President Buhari’s impending pronouncement on the lockdown are: “Inter-state lockdown, excluding movement of essential supplies- food, beverages, medical and pharmaceutical, petroleum supplies and agricultural products; internal free movement but with restrictions on large gatherings and assemblies; overnight curfews; lockdown of flights; and compulsory use of face masks/coverings in the public.”

No please

AnorPoet:
……..commits N400 Million for feeding vulnerable communities in 11 states.
……..Redeems N1bn Pledge to FG through CBN led Private Sector Coalition.

Mr John Coumantaros, Chairman of the Flour Mills of Nigeria Group (FMN Group) has donated a $1.5 million worth of ventilators and other essential personal protective equipment and testing kits to the Federal Government.

Thanks FMN

WriterNigr:
Neymar's mother 'dumps 23-year-old toyboy after discovering he had dated a string of men'... just days after Paris Saint-Germain star gave the relationship his seal of approval

Neymar's mother has dumped her toyboy lover after finding out he had dated a string of men, according to reports in Brazil.

its hard to tell these days

Nemera2020:
The Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, has resigned.
His resignation, The PUNCH gathered was not unconnected with the lingering crisis between the Governor and the APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

In his resignation letter dated 25th April 2020, Akerele said; “My decision to exit the government is based on administrative and governance grounds.

bad timing

StagethemTVe:
As Lagos state Nigeria enters its third week of lockdown due to the Coronavirus pendamic, family members of over 600 staff sacked by Mikano International Limited have expressed shocke over the sack of their bread winners.

According to one of the affected staff, ‘I have just returned from a trip of delivering generators to a nearby state when I was called upon to take my sack letter.’

Mikano not now

fergie06:
Men of the Abia State Vigilante Service on Friday arrested no fewer than twenty four market women parked in a container truck, at the Ekwereazu Ngwa boundary between Abia and Akwa Ibom states. Ekwereazu is a border community in Obingwa LGA, ABN TV reports.

The women who came from Akwa Ibom state and were on their way to Aba, were arrested with the truck driver and two of his conductors for violating the border closure and lockdown order by the State Government.

length people go to put food on the table. God help us all

GreatResearcher11:
NAF@56: NAF DISTRIBUTES FOOD ITEMS, OTHER PALLIATIVES TO HOST COMMUNITIES IN ABUJA TO MARK ITS 56th ANNIVERSARY

As part of activities to mark its 56th Anniversary, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today, 21 April 2020, distributed food items and other palliatives to indigent members of its host communities in Nuwalege, Zamani and Ushafa in the Abuja Municipal and Bwari Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Good one

fergie06:
The Governor, State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced a foremost human rights activist and Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Comrade Amitolu Shittu, as the Director-General (DG) of the newly established Amotekun Corps.

Good one

Referenses:
An official diplomatic document has emerged showing that the Chinese Government detailed how 72 Nigerians tested positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou, China.

The document, REF. No. SWZ[2020] 0128, dated April 22, 2020 by the Foreign Affairs Office, Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, outlined the profile of the cases and advised Nigerians resident in China to comply with the law of their hosts in controlling the pandemic.

Chinkos no get joy

Ctorich:
EXCLUSIVE: N5bn COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment Fraud Uncovered In Niger Delta Development Commission - Sahara Reporters

In a letter dated April 6, 2019 with a Ref number NDDC/MD/HPU/20/4/EHSS/05 seen by SaharaReporters, it was revealed how the commission approved N5,474,647,125.00 for procurement of Personal Protective Equipment for health workers and provision of community-based sensitisation campaign against the spread of COVID-19 to a company named Signora Concept Services Limited.

I'm not surprised

ikorodureporta1:
CULTURE AND TRADITIONS: DREADED AJEGUNLE MASQUERADE, AJERON, APPEASED THE LAND AGAINST CORONAVIRUS

-Ba'ale of Alayabiagba, Bale Adeshina Ojora and Ba'ale of Aiyetoro, Ba'ale Saheed Fakunle leads Oje Apapa Parapo as sacrifice was offered for AJIF LGA to prosper and be filled with wealth!

all hands on deck

pocahantas:
(CNN) - It's clear flying will be different after coronavirus, and while some airlines are discussing the removal of middle seats to maintain social distancing, one airplane interiors company has come up with concepts for adapting economy class cabins.

Italian designers Aviointeriors, the company behind the standing airplane seat, has unveiled two new seat designs aimed at keeping a safe distance between passengers "in accordance with the new requirements" without compromising too much space onboard".

our world will never be same again

iniice:
A policeman attached to the Rivers State Task Force team on Thursday killed a policewoman while trying to enforce the movement restriction put in place by the state government to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the city.

SaharaReporters gathered that the female police officer was trying to stop members of the task force team from destroying goods and properties of some traders at Eneka town under Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state when the incident happened.

they are killing more people than coronavirus will

OEPH1US:
COVID-19 Lockdown: Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State monitors compliance; visits Enugu-Benue and Enugu-Kogi land boundaries; charges security agencies on duty to enforce total restrictions except those on essential duties.

not enough

Lamani22:
Good for 'em... Wicked beings... What kinda attraction is that Towards a small girl... They should be hanged in fact

just too bad

fergie06:
The Galadima of Dikwa and father of former Governor of Borno State and National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Modu Sheriff, has died in his Maiduguri home...

Apart from Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, some of his other children were Honourable Mohammad Nur Sheriff, Alhaji Mai Modu Sheriff and Alhaji Mai Sherif.

RIP

He had notable children

NwaNimo11:
The elder brother of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Alhaji Adamu Mohammed Duguri, has recounted his ordeals in the hands of kidnappers. He declared that N50 million ransom was paid to secure his release.

Duguri, who regained freedom after spending 13 days in kidnappers’ den, said security agents had no hand in his release contrary to belief that he was rescued by security personnel in the state.

Sorry eh

Whoa

lalasticala:
Star actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus and her husband, Linus Idahosa are celebrating their 8th wedding anniversary today.

Stephanie shared throwback photo with her husband on their wedding day and wrote:

Gosh! It feels like yesterday and
It’s still fun to laugh and play together.
Its been a beautiful and amazing journey.
and...Yes, I do all over again!!! Dear God Almighty, we dedicate this day to you, with our hearts filled with Love, Gratitude and Thanksgiving.
Happy Anniversary to us❤️��
##happyanniversary

Congrats to them

semaasir:
Other highlights from the press briefing includes:
- Lagos State is in the process of reviewing applications from private hospitals who want to be able to treat COVID-19 cases.
- From next week, the state is going to be making face masks compulsory.
- On security, the situation has improved considerably in the past couple of days. Various criminals, up to 150, have been picked up and are being prosecuted.
- On Ramadan, obey the laws of the land and note that any gathering of people numbering above 25 is not acceptable.

nothing on increased testing.

comrodiodio001:
Okowa mourns Bishop Emuobor, condoles CAN
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Monday condoled the Christian community and Urhobo nation in Delta on the passing away of popular cleric, Bishop Diamond Emuobor.

Bishop Emuobor, who is Presiding Bishop, President and Founder of Trinity Gospel Mission, Ughelli, reportedly died on Saturday night at 76.
The Governor said that the renowned cleric's demise was shocking because there was no report that he was sick before the incident.

RIP