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Major Nigerian Headlines For Today Tuesday, April 28th, 2020
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1. Nigeria Records 64 New Cases As COVID-19 Toll Hits 1337
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced that the country has confirmed sixty-four fresh COVID-19 Cases.
2. COVID-19: Okunland Launches Relief Response Initiative
Prominent indigenes of Okunland in Kogi West Senatorial District have launched an initiative aimed at providing relief for inhabitants of the area from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.
3. 15 COVID-19 Patients, Including 1 Indian, Discharged In Lagos
An Indian national and 14 Nigerians have been discharged from the Lagos State isolation centres where they had been receiving treatment for coronavirus.
4. Doctors Threaten To Stop Working Amidst COVID-19, See Why
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kaduna State Chapter has threatened to withdraw its services over a supposed assault of a medical doctor in Kaduna state.
5. Ekiti To Relax Lockdown From Monday
The Ekiti State Government has announced that the lockdown it imposed on March 29 to curtail the spread of coronavirus will be relaxed from Monday.
6. “I Represent Beauty” Says Bobrisky
Nigerian crossdresser and transgender cum bleaching expert Idris Okuneye is popularly known as Bobrisky has taken to his Instagram page to brag about his beauty.
7. Over 3 Million People Now Infected With Coronavirus In The World
More than three million cases of coronavirus have been officially registered across the world, with nearly 80 percent in Europe and the United States, according to a tally by AFP at 2050 GMT Monday using official figures.
8. Woman With COVID-19 Gives Birth In Lagos
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Monday, announced that its medical team delivered a 40-year-old COVID-19 patient of a baby girl.
9. LOCKDOWN: 18 Prostitutes, Customers Arrested In Ondo
Eighteen commercial sex workers have been arrested by the Ondo State Task Force on COVID-19 for violating the curfew imposed by the state government.
10. No Plans to Shift Edo, Ondo Gov Polls – INEC
The Independent National Elector Commission (INEC) said despite the continued spread of the coronavirus in the country, it has not yet postponed the Edo and Ondo governorship elections slated for September 19 and October 10 this year respectively over the COVID-19 pandemic.
11. President Buhari Announces Four New COVID-19 Measures
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced four new measures that will ensure the COVID-19 virus spread is mitigated.
12. COVID-19: Akeredolu Says Surge In Ondo Cases Fault Of Security Operatives
Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has blamed the increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state on the recklessness and indiscretion of men of the Nigerian police force.
13. Trump Confirms That North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Is Alive
US President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to confirm that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is alive, saying he wished him well after days of speculation over the dictator’s whereabouts.
14. Global Stock Markets On The Rise As Governments Ease COVID-19 Lockdowns
Equity markets on Monday experienced an increase as governments across the world started to ease coronavirus lockdown measures, but oil prices tumbled as a supply glut overwhelmed output cuts.
15. Ramadan: We Have No Access To New Ramadan Lectures From Islamic Scholars
Nigerian Muslims have been complaining of not having access or listening to new Ramadan lectures, especially from that noble Islamic scholar, Al-sheik Sulaiman Farook Onikijipa.
16. COVID-19: Desist From Violence, Wreckage, Onibeju Of Ibeju Warns Community Youths
The Onibeju of Ibejuland, Oba Olusegun Bamidele Salami, warned the youths in his jurisdiction to desist from violence, wreckage and all manners of rumours that can steer community unrest.
17. Nigerian Footballers Want League Back
As restriction of players in Europe and every other developed country is to be eased very soon, some Nigerian players are calling Nigeria Football Association to discuss this also if the ministry of sports is not reacting to the new development.
18. Table Tennis Is The Only Surviving Sport Now
Table tennis players have said the game is the only surviving game for now as it could be practiced without violating the social distancing order.
19. COVID-19: It Is Now Mandatory To Wear Face Masks In Lagos State
The governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwolu, said the use of face masks is compulsory in the state from Monday henceforth.
20. Eko Hot Blog Ramadan Lecture, Day 5
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