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The Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has supported the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Lagos, with a donation of medical masks, gloves and essential supplies to help combat the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in Nigeria. In a statement issued Friday, 10 April, 2020 from her Lagos residence, in compliance with the Presidential lockdown directive, the Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O) of the Foundation,  Mrs Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode disclosed that the gesture was to ensure that, “the country’s health workers are equipped to discharge their duties without grave risk to themselves. “As such, the Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has made a…

My brother, there’s nothing much that happened.  I don’t need to ask you what you heard because about 20 people have asked me about this. All my customers, my relatives, my friends have all asked me this question, so I know you want to ask me about chasing black people out of their homes and out of the hotels. You know how our people behave. Once they hear stories, they add their own, mix it with yam, and add ugba to make it more beautiful. I just got home from work and just got out of the shower.  So about…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila urging them to “immediately make a public commitment to redirect the N37 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly complex to give N1 billion to each of the 36 states, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as COVID-19 direct reliefs and benefits to the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people.” SERAP said: “We applaud the patriotic steps and voluntary contributions already made by the National Assembly towards fighting COVID-19 in the…

AS the lockdown continues due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Jandor Food Bank, an initiative of Team Jandor, A Lagos based socio-political group, have consistently reached out to Lagosians in their respective local governments and local council development areas across the state. JANDOR FOUNDATION Welcoming the Jandor Food Bank Initiative aimed at bringing succor to the people during the lockdown, the Olojo of Ojo Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Oba Galib Adeyemi Rufai, represented by the queen, gave kudos to the lead visioner of Team Jandor, Mr. Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran, for reaching out to the people. The Food bank Initiative which…

By John Joshua- Akanji When President Mohamadu Buhari named the erudite, cosmopolitan, versatile, energetic,  youthful, suave and Ivy league educated Sunday Dare as Youths and Sports Development Minister six months ago, he was applauded for making the right choice. The excitement generated by Dare’s appointment was hinged on his pedigree as an accomplished international journalist, administrative exposure and experience in public service. Prior to Dare’s appointment, the belief was  that sports was usually the last in the pecking order. Some ex-Ministers had laid credence to this with seemingly poor performance, lack of vision that has kept Nigerian sports in the…

By Dare Ojelade, Lagos The Ifako Ijaiye chapter of the COVID-19 National Volunteer Group has called on the leadership of both Ifako Ijaiye LG and Ojokoro Local Council Development Area to impose a twelve hour curfew on the local government. A press statement by the group signed by Olayinka Oresile and Comrade Ajayi Taiwo, Coordinator and Secretary respectively of the group, the organisation said the curfew became imperative over the activities of hoodlums who have been terrorising residents of the area for the past one week. “We are calling on the Legislative and Executive arms of the councils to impose…

Video Link: Video: https://youtu.be/M9hBaA-dkj8 …. NCDC Spokesperson Reacts The two sons of late Dr. Yakubu Aliyu, a practising medical doctor in Daura, Katsina State have alleged that the reports of their positive status for Coronavirus were manipulated. The two children spoke in separate videos obtained by PRNigeria where they claimed that their father could not have tested positive and died of COVID-19. The Katsina State Government had confirmed the death of the medical doctor, Aliyu Yakubu, affected by the Coronavirus. The deceased, aged 60, had died at the Nigeria Air Force Reference Hospital, Daura last week. Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina had…

Some parts of Lagos State were in turmoil today as hoodlums rampaged streets in attempt to rob people of their valuables. It started like a joke when the popular Awawa Boys flooded streets in the broad daylight to disposes innocent people, who are insde their houses observing the lockdown orders of the government. Eyewitness account said the notorious Awawa Boys suddenly surged into a popular arear called Jankara in Ijaye and entred the market to attack the traders and cart away their money and other valuable possession. Within a twinkling of an eye,the eyewitness said, the hoodlums, who numbersed more…

Video Link: Video: https://youtu.be/M9hBaA-dkj8 …. NCDC Spokesperson Reacts The two sons of late Dr. Yakubu Aliyu, a practising medical doctor in Daura, Katsina State have alleged that the reports of their positive status for Coronavirus were manipulated. The two children spoke in separate videos obtained by PRNigeria where they claimed that their father could not have tested positive and died of COVID-19. The Katsina State Government had confirmed the death of the medical doctor, Aliyu Yakubu, affected by the Coronavirus. The deceased, aged 60, had died at the Nigeria Air Force Reference Hospital, Daura last week. Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina had…

By Ademola Akanni, Abuja Kano State is the latest state to confirm its maiden Coronavirus infection, The Gazelle News.com reports. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its verified twitter handle confirmed on Saturday, 11 April, 2020 that as at 9.30pm, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 318 with 13 new cases reported on Saturday. Eleven of the 13 are in Lagos, one in Delta and another one in Kano. With the entry of Kano, 19 states have now been visited with the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria with Lagos being the epicentre.…

By Timothy Alao, Osogbo The Osun State Government has discharged  10 Coronavirus patients from its health facility at Ejigbo, having tested negative twice for the virus. The State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, who disclosed this at a press briefing on Saturday, 11 April, 2020 in Osogbo, said the 10 patients had tested negative twice for the virus in line with the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC protocol, and have been released to reconnect with their families. According to the governor, the 10 patients are among the 17 Ivory Coast returnees that were earlier tested positive. He added that…

By Dare Ojelade, Lagos An eleven year old boy was among the four Coronavirus patients discharged on Saturday, 11 April, 2020 by the Lagos State Government, The Gazelle News.com reports. The four discharged patients were asked to go after testing negative twice to the virus after they have undergone treatment at the isolation centres of the state government. The Governor of the state and Incident Commander, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this on his verified twitter handle on Saturday, 11 April, 2020. All the discharged patients were males: three were discharged from the Lagos State Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba and the…

The State Government of Osun says it has commenced investigation into claims that a few bags of rice out of the over 6000 bags distributed as palliatives to cushion the effect of the lockdown on people of the State, are adulterated. The state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the government had received complaints that some of the distributed bags of rice may not have met the expected quality. Egbemode noted that the State government was pained by the development and had immediately begun investigation to establish the…

By Sofiyyah Abdur Rasak, Lagos The Chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Hon Shamusudeen Abiodun Olaleye and his team have started the provision of stimulus packages to indigent residents of the council area. The Gazelle News.com reports that the first phase of the distribution targeting 2000 households in the council area took place on Saturday, 11 April, 2020 under strict compliance with the social distance order. On Saturday, Hon Olaleye told The Gazelle News.com that 120 packs each are being given to each of the seven wards in the council area which distribution will be…

Farmers who can identify themselves with any registered farming associations are allowed to go to their farms during the total lockdown the government has declared to prevent the spread of Corona Virus in the state, a statement said early Saturday. The Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 also exempted journalists on duty from the lockdown in line with global best practices during such emergencies.  “The Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 hereby permits such farmers to do their job unhindered during the lockdown to the extent that they can identify themselves as legitimate farmers. Even then, they are not expected…

By Dare Ojelade, Lagos Another Coronavirus patient has died in Lagos, The Gazelle News.com reports. The sad news was broken by state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi on his verified twitter handle on Saturday, 11 April, 2020. Professor Abayomi stated that the victim died at a private hospital in the state. The total number of deaths from coronavirus infection in Lagos has risen to four but all of them died at private hospitals not at the centres provided by the state government. Below is the tweet from the Commissioner: We are however saddened by the death of  another patient…

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare on Wednesday, 8 April, 2020, began the distribution of relief packs to citizens of Oyo state through the local government areas in Ibadan and parts of Oyo town. Over 4,000 relief packs were distributed to residents on a non-partisan basis. The packs contained semovita, Indomie noddles and  Vitamin C drink packs. Under the Support Oyo Campaign (SOC) initiative conceived by the Minister, the relief packs will be on a continuous basis during this period. Earlier, similar distribution had taken place in Ogbomoso, ibadan and Awe where sanitizers, semovita and salt were…

 By Blessing Williams, Lagos The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Adebayo Osinowo, has donated N30 million to be shared among indigent residents of the five local government areas and eleven local council development areas in his senatorial district, The Gazelle News.com can report. Senator Osinowo announced the donation through his verified Twitter handle on Friday, 10 April, 2020.  “I donated N30 million to ease the pains of people in all 16 Local Government and LCDA under Lagos East Senatorial District,” Senator Osinowo, popularly called Pepperito wrote on his Twitter handle. According to the Senator, the…

By Ganiu Bamgbose, PhD The world, at the moment, is experiencing a pandemic and this means a disease which is prevalent over a whole country or the world. It should not be mistaken for an epidemic which is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. Individuals must play their roles to avoid contracting the disease. To catch or acquire an illness through the exposure to a contagious pathogen is to contract it. Diseases are not contacted but can be contracted through contact between or among people. To stay safe, wash your hands regularly…

Mr. Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran, Lead Visioner of Team Jandor, a Lagos based Socio-Political Group, has joined well-meaning friends and well wishers to celebrate the Chairman of Eko United, Mr. Wole Olagundoye who turns 50 Friday, 10 April, 2020. Jandor as he is fondly called described Oladunjoye, who is also the Managing Director of Outori Limited as well as the immediate past Captain of the January 9 Collectives (J9C), as a great friend and astute professional whose commitment can’t go unrecognised. While wishing the technocrat many blissful years with greater accomplishment ahead, Adediran said: “Team Jandor is glad to celebrate you…