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All there’s to know about NCDC, Nigerians, and #EndCovidScamNow currently trending

Nigerians on Twitter have called out the NCDC over the ever-rising figures on the COVID-19 ‘confirmed cases’ in Nigeria. In a new Twitter trend, #EndCovidScamNow, Nigerians have pointed out that there may be much foul play as it concerns the coronavirus in Nigeria. While many people are very conscious about this deadly disease, a host... Read More

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Femi Adesina ‘incurs wrath’ of Nigerians | The #YNaijaCover

Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity to the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari disputed the claim that the president will be addressing the nation today on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Adesina in a tweet announcing the development stated that “none was planned” in the first place and that the Presidential Task Force (PTF)... Read More

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Football is back

#FootballisBack and ‘Social Distancing’ is still a thing?

The German Bundesliga is back and there are hopes and reports that many other football leagues will soon hit their start button as #Footballisback begins to trend globally. The German authorities and league organizers and sponsors have also issued strict and severe directives to ensure that social distancing is adhered to, during games, and outside... Read More

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The NCDC needs to consider stronger campaigns if we’d win over the ‘Doubting Thomasses’

If there is one habit synonymous with adults, it is falling into routine. We often have that thing we can’t do unless some other thing precedes it. Some can’t go to bed without a glass of water, while some can’t begin their day without their morning exercise, whatever it is, most people at a stage... Read More

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Are we going to ignore reports of ‘Yobe mysterious deaths’ like we did with Kano?

Recorded cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have continued to increase and nearing 3,000 as of Wednesday, May 6. Amid this was a report of the death of over 500 residents of Kano that shook the country. Almost everyone thinks it is linked to the pandemic. But the State government said preliminary investigations into the... Read More

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#TestKitScam: What is the likelihood that a goat and pawpaw tested positive for COVID-19?

Perhaps the last headline you or anyone for that matter will want to read in these uncertain times is “CDC confirms COVID-19 testing kits are contaminated with COVID-19.” What could beat the knowledge that chances are some of the people who have come down with the novel coronavirus might have gotten the disease from the... Read More

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Do you live in Rivers? Gov. Wike’s giveaway should interest you | The #YNaijaCover

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has announced a reward of 100,000 naira for any whistleblower that gives information on any person that violates these directives in the state. This includes those who don’t wear face mask in public gatherings of more than 2 people, and hotels and beer parlor still in operation and also overloaded... Read More

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It’s a long battle but an African remedy may just be the solution to COVID-19

The Coronavirus pandemic which has prompted a swift halt of economic activities all around the world, and also caused entire nations to be on lock-down, was initially not predicted to be able to induce this level of distress. It was only around February that the world began to get proper and accurate information about the... Read More

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Why are Nigerians protesting the NCDC bill? Take a look for yourself

If no-holds-barred criticism is what makes a great government, the Federal Republic of Nigeria may very well lead in global best leadership. Unfortunately it is not, and far from leading in good governance, Nigeria has been plagued by leadership with varying degrees of failure year after year since the beginning of the current democratic dispensation.... Read More

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COVID-19 : If you’re in search of a recipe for disaster, Kano’s reliance on ‘verbal autopsies’ is one

First question: why the fuss? We get surprised easily and forget that we are still in a country where there is basically no database for anything, where ‘let’s do it anyhow‘ is the principle by which we run our government. The Future Africa Team Lead, Bukonla Adebakin said in a Rubbin’ Minds episode: “We are... Read More

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As COVID-19 stretches health facilities in Africa, End Malaria awareness is now more urgent than ever

Since the Abuja 2000 Political Declaration on Roll Back Malaria, global efforts have dramatically reduced the global malaria burden. Unprecedented partnerships and high-level political alliances such as African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) demonstrated shared responsibility and regional as well as global solidarity, enabling the scale-up of effective interventions and better data for evidence-informed policies and... Read More

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The recklessness that led to Plateau State’s index coronavirus case

Daily updates on newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country have become as much a part of our lives as the certainty of day and night. The National Centre for Disease Control has remained consistent in that regard. As at 23:30 WAT, April 23rd, 2020, the centre reported an additional 108 new cases of... Read More

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There may be many reasons to scapegoat the NCDC, Kano is not one of them

It’s easy to get caught up in the uniformity of conventional activities that make up our daily lives, so much so that when something as unimaginable and bizarre as a pandemic threatens to disrupt that normality, we dismiss it as nonsense. Such is the unfortunate case of Kano. Kano, like every other state in the... Read More

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#OilPrice: Here’s how the crash concerns us unless we plan to drink our oil anytime soon

2020 is in a race with itself to shock us more and more each day, and it is winning. Shock after shock in rapid succession has become the norm rather than the exception. At least for the millennial commentators that make up the bulk of social media commentary. While some countries are beginning to bounce... Read More

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#PayUsWithBVN is trending, will the FG listen or allow hoodlums consume us all?

Since the first major case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in Lagos; critics, interest groups and Nigerians in general saw and predicted the slow as well as rash actions being taken by the Federal government of Nigeria. A lot of us were certain the borders wouldn’t be closed as soon as possible, many more... Read More

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It is finished! The Health Minister doesn’t think front line health workers are doing anything special

This period has brought with it interesting times and the owners of circuses; indeed. What’s today’s story? Nigeria’s Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire has said he is not aware if health workers treating the dreaded coronavirus patients are being paid hazard allowance. The minister said this during a meeting between the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 and... Read More

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‘Congratulations Sir,’ is trending on Twitter and this is what it’s about

In the late hours of Sunday, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, announced through his official Twitter handle that he tested negative for Coronavirus twice after he first tested positive 7 days ago. He tweeted: “I am deeply moved by your prayers and support throughout this period. I am so thankful. This evening, I received my second... Read More

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COVID-19 is a crisis like no other, these are 10 effects the pandemic will have on Nigeria

By Isime Esene and Ifedayo Adeleye After it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in January, Coronavirus (widely known as COVID-19) has so far spread to over 160 countries and territories, infecting over 1,000,000, and killing over 50,000 people. Since December 2019 when cases of the novel virus emerged from Wuhan,... Read More

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COVID-19 is a crisis like no other, these are 10 effects the pandemic will have on Nigeria

After it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in January, Coronavirus (widely known as COVID-19) has so far spread to over 160 countries and territories, infecting over 1,000,000, and killing over 50,000 people. Since December 2019 when cases of the novel virus emerged from Wuhan, China, the outbreak has hit the... Read More

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This Lagos ”breaking news” is the kind that will excite you | The @YNaija Cover –

The Lagos state government has announced the discharge of four Coronavirus patients. Meanwhile, 18 patients had earlier been discharged, after making full recovery from the novel respiratory virus. With this development, Lagos state government has discharged 22 of its 98 confirmed cases. So far, 190 cases have been confirmed in Nigeria 24 have been discharged... Read More

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Akwa Ibom mistook COVID-19 results for number of votes? | The #YNaija Cover

The headquarters of Nollywood may be moving to Uyo in the next few days if the action of the state government is anything to go by. Having neglected the voice of wisdom to close the state borders on time as done in other states (including neighbouring Cross Rivers and Rivers), Commissioner for Health, Dominic Ukpong,... Read More

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Here’s what’s up in the Ada Ada vs. Durosoke battle on Twitter

Amidst the newly discovered cases of Coronavirus in Lagos and Akwa Ibom, Nigerians are taking a recess to argue about their favorite Nigerian music hits from the past few years. The Twitter jury is having a hard time deciding whether Ada Ada was a better hit than Durosoke or otherwise. Released in 2012, Ada Ada... Read More

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Get in here if you want to know why Osun is on the COVID-19 map

As Nigeria confirms more cases of the coronavirus disease – COVID-19 – there are states bracing up for record cases. Lagos, which has 82 cases, and Abuja with 28 cases were thought to be the only cities that will have record numbers. But, while we pray that COVID-19 becomes history in Nigeria, Africa, and the... Read More

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COVID19: What is April Fool’s Day in times of scourge?

To successfully carry out an April Fool’s prank, you need a trick, a joke, or a gigantic, well-crafted lie that whoever you’re pranking can cluelessly believe. Before now, either of these things would have made a terrific start to the month of pranks. On the internet, memes, comic videos, and the likes would have populated... Read More

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COVID-19: The cure is almost here, but it’s not your kitchen herb

Nigerian Twitter is divided on how to approach the advice from the Ooni of Ife on how to get through the Coronavirus pandemic. The traditional ruler had announced, in a video on his social media platforms, that the cure for Coronavirus is a group of super herbs that have been used by the indigenous Yoruba... Read More

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COVID19: It’s Day 1 of the first ever #Lockdown and here are our burning concerns

Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, is among 3 cities in the country currently on total lockdown. The measure which has become necessary in the weeks following the identification of the index case of Coronavirus in the country on 27th February, as the cases rose up to 131 as at March 30, 2020. In that timeframe, the... Read More

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COVID-19: ‘Corona times deserve colonial measures’ | The #YNaijaCover

If you don’t know we are in interesting times, you probably may have been in a cave for the last one month. As always, President Muhammadu Buhari seems to be facing another #DraggingChallenge from majority of Nigerians who have criticised his ‘insensitivity’ to the plight of the citizenry amidst rising cases of the coronavirus. From incessant calls... Read More

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On top COVID-19, the U.S. is ‘threatening’ the Nigerian health sector | The #YNaijaCover

To combat the COVID-19 crisis in the U,S., the American government has advised medical professionals with approved immigration petition to contact its embassies or consulates for possible visa appointments. And this includes Nigerian doctors. Nigerian doctors are perpetually emigrating to the U.S., Canada, the UK etc for greener pastures, and the Corona pandemic situation is... Read More

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It’s 27th! TB Joshua’s prophecy is set to come to pass

It’s finally the 27th, same day for the prophesied end of the ‘horrific, sleep-snatching’ COVID-19 pandemic. The Twitter-verse is waiting, building memes off it and (maybe) coming to terms with the occasional inconsistencies of prophecies and Nigerian pastors. The prophecy which came from the Founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun... Read More

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COVID-19: It’s not 27th March yet and there’s already goodnews? | The #YNaijaCover

To panic is human, yet what is even more so is to hope. Hope is the intoxicating chemical that successfully floated many human societies into surviving this long, and with it, we will survive anything – the Coronavirus included. True to this, social media was agog earlier today as videos surfaced online of popular Televangelist... Read More

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