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By Yemi Alademehin, Akure Ondo State is the newest state on the list of coronavirus state as the state recorded its first confirmed case of Covid-19. The Gazelle News.com reports that the state Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu announced this on Friday, 3 April, 2020 on his Twitter handle. According to him, the confirmed patient has been put in isolation while the state has commenced the process of tracing his contacts. Below is the tweet from the Governor: We have just received confirmation of our first positive #COVIDー19 case in Ondo State this evening. The infected person is currently under…

By Dare Ojelade, Blessing Williams, Sofiyyah Abdur Rasak, Lagos The Lagos State Government has discharged four more Coronavirus patients after attaining full recovery from the virus infection, The Gazelle News.com reports. The state Governor and Incident Commander, Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the cheering news through his Twitter handle on Friday, 3 April, 2020. According to the Governor, the total number of discharged patients has risen to 23 in Lagos and 24 overall in the country. Those discharged from the state Infectious Diseases Hospital, Yaba are three females and one male. Copyright: The Gazelle News.com

An Indian couple have named their newly born twins after the Coronavirus pandemic. The Gazelle News.com reports that the twins were named Corona and Covid by their parents to remind them of the hardship they encountered in coming to the world. They were born in Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The twins, a boy & a girl, were born on the intervening night of March 26-27 amid the nationwide lockdown. When asked, the parents said the names will remind the twins about the hardships that they conquered during their birth as the nation fought together against a deadly pandemic. “When the hospital…

Following  the lockdown as a result of the spread of COVID-19, a record 3,000 youths have been trained  in various Digital Training Skiils by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare expressed satisfaction that more than 3,000 young Nigerians  have so far taken advantage of the ministry’s online training and attained competency badges under the DY.ng initiative. The Minister stated this during the maiden Digital Conversations with Nigerian youth hang out on Zoom. The programme focused on digital skills prospects for Nigerian youth. Dare said the training, a product of…

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has declared  that he could not score himself six months after assuming office, even as he remains focused on re-inventing the wheels of youth and sports development in the country inspite of the challenges. Speaking  on his stewardship   in the last six months in office, Dare said: “It would be totally wrong to score myself. You can’t score yourself in an examination. The score card should be done by relevant stakeholders who have been monitoring what we have done since assuming  office. “But by and large, we have tried to…

The Jandor Food Bank Initiative have arrived the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area amidst cheers, joy and excitement. The Jandor Food Bank, an initiative of Team Jandor continued its tour across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State. Currently Lagos is the worst hit by the covid-19 pandemic with 98 cases; FCT- 38, Osun- 20, Oyo- 8, Akwa Ibom- 5, Ogun- 4, Edo- 4, Kaduna- 4, Bauchi- 3, Enugu- 2, Ekiti- 2 and Rivers and Benue States with one case each. In his quest to help ease the burden of the people…

As the Lockdown enters day three in the Federal Capital Territory and Lagos State, the people are already counting their losses as they call on the government to send more relief package to ease the burden that comes with the Federal Government directives. Knowing that Government can not cater for all, the lead Visioner of Team Jandor, Mr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran has continuously stretched a hand of support to the citizens of Lagos State with the continuous distribution of food stuffs through the Jandor Food Bank Initiative. In Lagos Island Local Government, the Jandor Food Bank was launched to assist…

By Anjorin A. Abdul Azeez Background: According to World Health Organisation (WHO) Afro data, the number of cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic currently ravaging the universe with its catastrophic effects on man nearly doubled in number from 633 to 1187 in Africa within three days between 19th and 22nd March, 2020. Currently, there are more than 3400 positive cases from 46 countries and over 90 deaths recorded in about 20 African countries. The first death in sub-Saharan Africa was recorded in Burkina Faso on Wednesday,  18 Mar 2020 of a female patient aged 62, with underlying diabetes while…

By Ademola Akanni, Abuja The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 190, The Gazelle News.com reports. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday, 3 April, 2020 confirmed the six new cases reported from Osun State on Thursday, 2 April, 2020 by this medium. Earlier on Thursday, 10 new cases were reported: seven in Lagos and three in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Lagos now has 98 confirmed cases, FCT has 38 reported cases, Osun is now number three on the list with 20 cases, Oyo has eight reported cases, Akwa Ibom has five…

By Abdulwarees Solanke As the international community rallies efforts to combat the Covid 19 pandemic, the question that should border us in Nigeria is on our coping capacity for containing the plague that is threatening the entire humanity. On Wednesday when President Muhammadu addressed the nation, he explained that te Federal Government provided an initial intervention of fifteen billion Naira (N15bn) to support the national response as Nigeria fight to contain and control the spread, adding that the government recruited hundreds of ad-hoc staff to man call centres and support tracing and testing efforts in Lagos and Abuja, among other…

By Dare Ojelade, Lagos  The Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu have tested negative for the coronavirus. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi announced this on his official Twitter account under his #COVID19Lagos Update tweets in the early hours of Friday. Abayomi also revealed that personal aides of the Governor and the First Lady who got tested for the Coronavirus are all negative. The tweet reads: “I am happy to announce that #COVID19Lagos Incident Commander, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu @jidesanwoolu, the first Lady of Lagos @jokesanwoolu and their immediate family members as well…

Over the last decade or so, online gambling and sports betting have been on the rise. Judging from the popularity of on-site gambling, it would have been impossible to see online gambling becoming this huge, and possibly taking over the entire gambling industry from the traditional trends. There is no doubt, it is only a matter of time before online gambling and betting take over, and on-site gambling become almost extinct. But what can be said to be the reasons behind the rapid rise? Let us take a look. #1. Internet growth Even when the internet was developed, it was…

By Timothy Alao, Osogbo In a bid to enforce the lockdown order with a view to preventing the spread of Coronavirus in the state, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, 2 April, 2020 signed  s Diseases (EmergencyPrevention) Regulations 2020. Oyetola noted that he made the order in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and other relevant provisions of the State of Osun Public Health Law. The law is aimed at preventing and containing the spread of Covid- 19 anywhere within the territories of Osun. Following the signing…

Efforts of the Oyo State Government to contain and control the COVID-19 pandemic from spreading in the state has received major boosts as well-meaning individuals from within and outside the state joined the fight against the virus through financial donations. This followed the setting up of accounts named Oyo State COVID-19 Endowment Fund in three banks. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, maintained that the government believes that the setting up of the accounts would allow members of the public interested in supporting the efforts of the Oyo State Government…

By Omogbolahan Adisa, Ilorin Eight years old Akinduro Oluwapamilerin led individual and corporate donors into the Kwara State anti-COVID-19 Fund to fight the spread of the deadly Coronavirus to the state. The Gazelle News.com reports that Kwara is one of the states in Nigeria which has not recorded any confirmed case of coronavirus in its domain. Eight years old Oluwapamilerin donated his saving of N1,120 to the fund. Others who have contributed to the fund include: Tuyil Pharmaceuticals Limited which donated N10 million; Mr Yusuf Alli, SAN, who has donated N5 million and HMA Medical Limited which donated N2…

In the words of Sir Winston Churchill “Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.” As more and more people nationwide brace for the immense human, economic, and social cost of the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to reassure everyone. We the staff, management and Board of Directors of MTN Nigeria and the MTN Foundation are committed to doing all we can to help you stay connected and support efforts to contain the outbreak. We are in this together. COVID-19 is a new test of our collective strength. In response, we have deployed the first phase of a…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has condemned the alleged gruesome killing of Joseph Pessu by men of the Nigerian Army enforcing the stay at home order of the Delta State Government. Pessu, an Itsekiri youth, was reportedly killed by a soldier in Warri on Thursday by a team enforcing the COVID-19 lockdown directive of the state government. Describing the incident as extra-judicial killing, Senator Omo-Agege called for the arrest and prosecution of the culprit (s) to serve as deterrent to others. Omo-Agege, who spoke directly with the Army and Police authorities in the state, called…

By Timothy Alao, Osogbo The Osun State Government has confirmed six new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, 2 April, 2020 among 127 Cote d’Ivoire returnees that have been tested. The Nation reports that Osun State had 14 cases on Wednesday which has increased to 20 with the latest development The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamontu, confirmed the six new cases to The Nation on phone, said, “The new cases with the previous case of COVID-19 have turned 20.” Apart from the index case of coronavirus reported in Osun who was reported to be working in the Government…

By Dare Ojelade, Blessing Williams and Nurudeen Yisa, Lagos The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has announced the discharged of 11 coronavirus patients from the Infectious Disease Centre in Lagos. The Gazelle News.com reports that this brings the number of discharged patients from Lagos to 18 and 20 overall in Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed the cheering news on Thursday, 2 April, 2020 while giving update on the Coronavirus pandemic in the state. He stated that their discharged patients have tested negative twice to the virus after undergoing treatment at Yaba Infectious Disease Centre. The Gazelle News.com learnt that…

By Blessing Williams, Lagos The Lagos State Government has shut down the Central Mosque in Agege Hausa Market, The Gazelle News.com reports. According to the Executive Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on New Media, Mr Olusegun Fafore, the mosque was shut because it violated the state government order on social gathering which must not exceed 25 people at any single gathering. The Gazelle News.com confirmed that the Hausa Central Mosque Moshalasi Alhaja bus stop, Agege was filled to the brim with worshippers on the night of Tuesday, 31 March, 2020 when the task force on end enforcing the social gathering…