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Nasarawa Assembly members test negative for coronavirus
Nasarawa State Government All the members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19), the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Alhaji Mohammed Omadefu, has said. Omadefu disclosed this during an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Keffi. Expressing gratitude to God over their COVID-19 status, the spokesman restated the assembly’s commitment in co...
PDP asks President Buhari to explain whereabouts of Chinese doctors
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the federal government a 48-hour ultimatum to declare the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team it brought in to assist in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in our country. The PDP’s position is predicated on the declaration by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, that he could not account for the whereabouts of the Chinese team...
Rivers monarchs accuse IGP of reversing presidential lockdown order
President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to reverse the order of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) on the movement of agricultural produce, livestock, goods and services in Rivers State. The call was made on Saturday by the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers, which noted that the IGP had set up a Joint Technical Task Force at the instance of the Federal Ministries of Agricultural and ...
Coronavirus: Lagos begins chloroquine clinical trial this week
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, has said the state will this week commence the clinical trial treatment of COVID-19 using chloroquine as approved by NAFDAC. The state, which is the epicentre of the virus in the country, had previously disclosed plans to carry out the chloroquine clinical trial. Omotoso, in an interview with newsmen on Saturday, said, “...
COVID-19 Exposes Lack of ICT Policy in Nigeria’s Education System
Sourced from the Chronicle of Education The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragile state of Nigeria’s education system. A system which the Guardian Nigeria describes as “messy,” one that “lacks information and communications technology (ICT) ingredients, leaving the system to churn out half-baked graduates.” They write that with the continued closure of schools in an attempt to contain the spre...
Justin Bieber Pens Lovey-Dovey Letter to Wife Hailey While She’s Asleep
Late at night when all the world is sleeping, Justin Bieber is writing love letters for wife Hailey (and his fans) to wake up to. A romantic note, which he published in the middle of the night on Friday (May 15) for Hailey to find while scrolling her Instagram feed the next morning, went like this: “Dear Hailey, as I lay here, you asleep next to me, I think to myself how did I get so blessed...
Barack Obama, Jonas Brothers & Karol G and More: 5 Key Moments From ‘Graduate Together’
With the high school graduating class of 2020 facing stay-at-home orders that make in-person graduations a near impossibility, LeBron James decided to give seniors the send-off they deserve with help from some very famous friends. On Saturday (May 16), James hosted “Graduate Together,” a first-of-its-kind live streamed commencement ceremony, where stars from around the world stopped in...
Karol G Enjoyed ‘Graduate Together’ Performance ‘As If It Were My Own Graduation’
The last voice heard on ‘Graduate Together’? That was Karol G, who put the parting notes to “X,” her collaboration with the Jonas Brothers. The immediately catchy song dropped just last night (May 15). During ‘Graduate Together,’ it was the grand finale of the ceremony, with the brothers singing the catchy tune before Karol G made her appearance, clad in a retro outfit and ...
Nelly vs. Ludacris in ‘Verzuz’ Battle of ’00s Rap Hitmakers: See Billboard’s Scorecard and Winner For the Showdown
Nelly and Ludacris were two of the defining hip-hop artists of the early 2000s, expanding the genre’s sound while representing St. Louis and Atlanta, respectively. Their personalities were undeniable; they each collected more hits than most mainstream pop heroes of the time. On Saturday night (May 16), the two chart-topping greats went head-to-head on Instagram Live, in arguably the most high-prof...
Darren Bent would like to see 23-year-old striker playing for Leeds United: report
In an interview with Football Insider, Darren Bent has said that he would like to see Che Adams make the move to Leeds United, having failed to make an impression with Southampton in the Premier League. The 23-year-old made the high-profile move to the top-flight with the Saints last summer after netting 22 goals from 46 appearances for Birmingham City in all competitions. However, he has sin...
Report: Rangers identify 24y/o striker Gerrard greatly admires as Morelos’ replacement
According to The Scottish Sun, Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos will be sold this summer if suitors meet his asking price, and the club have identified Livingston striker Lyndon Dykes as the man to replace him. The Australian was targeted in January as a plan B should their loan move for Hibernian’s Flo Kamberi fall through, and is still very much on their radar. Dykes would reportedly jump at the ...
Martin Shkreli Denied Early Release From Prison
Looks like America will need to come up with another way of finding a COVID-19 vaccine: a federal judge has denied Martin Shkreli’s request for an early release from prison. Last month, Shkreli petitioned the court for an early release, saying that he had “been conducting significant research into developing molecules to inhibit the coronavirus.” “Mr. Shkreli has spent countless hours while incarc...
