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Osimhen Fined By Napoli For Breaching COVID-19 Rules

2Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Osimhen Fined By Napoli For Breaching COVID-19 Rules

Super Eagles and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has been fined two weeks’ wages by Napoli for flouting the club’s COVID-19 regulations. Napoli announced on Friday that Osimhen had contracted coronavirus. A video of the Nigerian posted on Instagram by @equipoarrow where he was seen partying without a face mask and not observing social distancing has reportedly angered his club coach, Gennaro Gattuso. In the video, Osimhen was also seen spraying the musician N500 notes. “Victor Osimhen will be fined for not respecting the club’s regulations,” a tweet from SCC Napoli reads. “The birthday videos showing people without face masks and not social distancing has angered the club and Gattuso.” Osimhen, who joined Napoli in the summer for a record fee from Lille, has scored twice in...

Bayelsa Govt. Says Schools To Resume Jan 11

2Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Bayelsa Govt. Says Schools To Resume Jan 11

Bayelsa State Government has directed all primary and secondary schools in the state to resume for the 2020/2021 academic session on Monday, January 11. This was announced in a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Gentle Emelah. He said that all boarding students were expected to arrive in their schools on Sunday, January 10. Emelah equally directed the management of schools to ensure total adherence to the COVID-19 safety guidelines. According to him, the state government was concerned about the life of every pupil and would not condone flouting of the COVID-19 protocols.

Anambra Governor’s Wife Welcomes Anambra First Baby of Year 2021

2Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Life, News, Nigeria

Anambra Governor’s Wife Welcomes Anambra First Baby of Year 2021

Wife of the Governor of Anambra State and founder of the charity organisation, Caring Family Enhancement Initiative, CAFE, Dr (Mrs) Ebelechukwu Obiano has welcomed Anambra first baby of the year, 2021 at the General Hospital, Onitsha. The baby girl, Miss Somma Obizolu, was delivered by Mrs Ifeoma Obizolu by twelve minutes past midnight today, January 1st, 2021. She weighed 4.8 and was delivered through the normal birth process and comes from Adazi-ani, in Aniocha LGA of Anambra State. Speaking shortly after handing over her gifts to the baby's family, Dr (Mrs) Obiano, who was represented by the Anambra State Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, said that the annual schedule has become important because of how she feels about the newborns a...

January will Be Tough, NCDC Warns Nigerians

29Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Safety

January will Be Tough, NCDC Warns Nigerians

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that January 2021 will be tough with an increase in new cases of covid-19. The warning is coming on the heels of the non adherence to social distancing protocol by people during the yuletide and holiday period. The centre further stated that last week was the worst week ever since the beginning of the response to the pandemic because the country recorded more cases. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this during the Presidential Task Force on covid-19 briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. He said, “We have just faced the worst week since we started responding to this outbreak. We had more cases in Nigeria last week than in any other previous week since the beginning of the outbreak. “Just looking at...

South Africa Enforces Level 3 COVID-19 Lockdown as Virus Load Hikes

29Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, South Africa

South Africa Enforces Level 3 COVID-19 Lockdown as Virus Load Hikes

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has announced that the was amending its COVID-19 restrictions from Level 1 to Level 3 with immediate effect following a spike in new infections. Ramaphosa disclosed that the country had banned sales of alcohol and made use of face masks compulsory in public from Tuesday after the country became the first in Africa to record one million cases of the virus. This follows the warning by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that a pandemics worse that COVID-19 may lie ahead. The president made the announcement during a national address on Monday. He said, “We have let down our guard, and unfortunately we are now paying the price.” Ramaphosa said data showed “excessive alcohol consumption” leads to an increase in trauma cases reported at ho...

COVID-19: NFF Mandates NPFL clubs to Test Players Before Matches

29Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Safety, Sports

COVID-19: NFF Mandates NPFL clubs to Test Players Before Matches

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has directed the Nigeria Professional Football clubs to carry out COVID-19 tests on all their players ad backroom staff before every match. This was disclosed in a letter dated December 26, 2020, sent to the chairmen of the League Management Company, Nigeria National League, Nationwide League One and Nigeria Women’s Football League. The directive also involved clubs in the NNL, NLO and NWFL. The NFF also directed league bodies to conduct the tests on match officials before matches to ensure matches are played under a safe environment as the country battles the second phase of the virus. The letter read, “Sequel to the decision of the various Leagues to start the season (NWFL already on), this is to remind you of the need to ensure that play...

Rapper Big Lo Dies of Kidney Related Complications

29Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Music, News, Nigeria

Rapper Big Lo Dies of Kidney Related Complications

Veteran Nigerian rapper, Lotanna Udezue, popularly known as Biglo has died after a long battle with kidney ailment. His death was announced on Instagram by singer Jazzman Olofin on Sunday. Olofin wrote, "Dear BIGLO, heard the sad news last night you passed away. You fought bravely all the way but GOD Almighty knows best. We'll keep the fire burning. Rest in peace, bro. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 FYI, BIGLO was a Nigerian music producer, rapper, and singer." Recall that Biglo revealed in 2019 that he was suffering from a kidney ailment. He revealed this through his Gofundme page where he said he was diagnosed with renal kidney failure in July 2018. The veteran rapper said the ailment made him undergo dialysis three times a week since the diagnosis. According to Biglo, his life was adversely aff...

We’ll Clampdown on People With Fake COVID-19 Certificates – Lagos Health Commissioner

28Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Covid-19, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Safety

We’ll Clampdown on People With Fake COVID-19 Certificates – Lagos Health Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has stated that the Ministry has observed that people have begun to have access to fake Covid-19 certificates, promising to clampdown on such people. He gave this warning at an ongoing press briefing at the Ministry of Health in Lagos on Monday. “We suspect people are gaining access to fake certificates and we will clampdown on them as this is a very dangerous trend.” Abayomi also added that Lagos residents who have tested positive have been observed to give fake contacts and phone numbers at the isolation facilities, making contact tracing difficult.

Applying Social Distancing to Curb COVID-19 has Failed in Nigeria, Another Strategy Needed – NMA President

28Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria

Applying Social Distancing to Curb COVID-19 has Failed in Nigeria, Another Strategy Needed – NMA President

The President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Professor Innocent Ujah, has bemoaned the ineffectiveness of social distancing at combating the spread of COVID-19 in the country, noting that it has failed and new strategies need to be developed. Ujah disclosed this on Monday when he appeared on a television programme in Abuja. The NMA President said there was an urgent need for the PTF, whose mandate to coordinate the country’s response to the pandemic was recently extended by President Muhammadu Buhari to scale up its research to enable it to understand why citizens are not complying with some of its protocols. He said, “The issue of compliance with the NCDC (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control) protocols – the use of face masks, hand sanitisers, and social distancing – is a ve...

Second Wave: Rivers Govt. To Re-impose Lockdown

27Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Nigeria, Press Statement

Second Wave: Rivers Govt. To Re-impose Lockdown

Governor Nyesom Wike on Sunday disclosed that he will re-impose lockdown from January 2021, following the rising number of new cases of coronavirus in Rivers State. Wike gave the hint during a thanksgiving ceremony held for Mrs. Priscilla Nwanediye Mark on her 90th birthday at the St. Martin’s Anglican Church, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government on Sunday. The Governor in a statement by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri, described as worrisome the refusal of most churches and markets in the State to enforce the compulsory wearing of face mask in adherence to COVID-19 protocol. The Governor said the State government had initially relaxed the restriction on the number of persons who worship in churches, but with the second wave of COVID-19, he will by this week announce new stringent meas...