Happened: Buhari please pay each Nigerian 50k to stay at home, hunger will kill people – Yul Edochie

Nigerian actor, Yul Edochie has expressed his concerns over the initial 14 days Lockdown the Federal Government has imposed on residents of Lagos, Ogun State and the Federal Capital Territory.

Shortly after the order was made, the actor cum politician expressed his concerns for the vulnerable population of the country who seem to be the most affected by the lockdown as their daily livelihoods have been stripped from them.

Taking to his Twitter account, he beseeched President Buhari to activate stimulus packages for Nigerians as they are made to stay at home for 2 weeks. He wrote:

”Dear President @MBuhari Pls provide an economic relief package for Nigerians, even if it’s 50k each, it will go a long way. People are hungry, locked down with no money, begging left, right & centre. With the situation like this, it’ll be difficult to keep people at home.“

Know it! BREAKING : We should not expect anything good from an Oshiomhole-led national chairmanship of APC

“If Obaseki was a good politician, what is expected of him is to go from leader to leader, and beg. Obaseki should not be too big to beg. Without our votes, Obaseki cannot be governor. That is the truth. That Obaseki is the governor today is because all of us came together to say we were going to vote for him.

“For your information, to tell you how hard it is to win elections in Edo State, during the last presidential election, Obaseki lost his unit, ward, local council area, his House of Representatives constituency seat and lost his Edo South Senatorial District seat even as a sitting governor.

“For me, there can only be reconciliation if the governor is humble enough to go to the critical stakeholders and beg them. It is only then we would see if we could find a place in our heart to forgive him of all his transgressions.”

Those were the words of Henry Idahagbon, a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and member, Edo Peoples Movement (EPM), a pressure group in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC), working to ensure Governor Obaseki does not secure second term ticket at the party primaries coming up in June this year.

But one of the governor’s men, Charles Idahosa was still beating his chest that Obaseki’s second term ticket was not negotiable, saying there is nothing like reconciliation. He said though they (the governor and his supporters) had accepted the reconciliation committee, there is nothing to reconcile, because Oshiomhole is the problem of APC in the 36 states.

“We are waiting for the National Reconciliation Committee and ready to listen to the team. I will advise that the easiest way to solve the job of the committee is for Oshiomhole to resign or let them fire him. That will bring peace in the 36 states of the federation in the interest of the party.

“We should not expect anything good from an Oshiomhole-led national chairmanship of APC. You can see the trouble Oshiomhole has caused APC nationwide. People are protesting in APC secretariat in Abuja, and the next thing they say it is Obaseki. Everything that is not in their favour is Obaseki.”

Just in Kenya: COVID-19 - Trans Nzoia Pastor, 20 Faithful Arrested

Police in Trans Nzoia on Sunday arrested a pastor and 20 faithful for violating the government's order banning public gatherings in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Saboti Sub-County Deputy County Commissioner, Khalif Abdulai said the police sprang into action after a tip off from the public.

Mr Abdulai said Pastor Benard Tali and the faithful are in police custody and will be charged with violating provisions of Public Health Act.

"We found service ongoing, consequently I and the security team led by the OCS arrested the presiding pastor and congregation numbering 20 and they are in police custody," he said.

Meanwhile, in Kwanza a pastor - Benson Kiptoo, his assistants - Florence Moraa and six faithful were also arrested for going against presidential directives.

"Other members of the church managed to escape as operation is still ongoing to monitor any social gathering," said Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Ayub Ali.

A few days ago, the government suspended all public gatherings in the country after the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in the country.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said that the suspension is a way of preventing further spread of the virus.

Info: Need to Prepare for Another Cycle’: Top US Scientist Says Coronavirus Could Become Seasonal

Anthony Fauci, who leads research into infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, said the virus was beginning to take root in the southern hemisphere, where winter is on its way.

Washington:There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior US scientist said Wednesday, underscoring the urgent need to find a vaccine and effective treatments.

Anthony Fauci, who leads research into infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, told a briefing the virus was beginning to take root in the southern hemisphere, where winter is on its way.

“What we're starting to see now... in southern Africa and in the southern hemisphere countries, is that we're having cases that are appearing as they go into their winter season," he said.

"And if, in fact, they have a substantial outbreak, it will be inevitable that we need to be prepared that we'll get a cycle around the second time.

"It totally emphasises the need to do what we're doing in developing a vaccine, testing it quickly and trying to get it ready so that we'll have a vaccine available for that next cycle."

There are currently two vaccines that have entered human trials -- one in the US and one in China -- and they could be a year to a year-and-a-half away from deployment.

Treatments are also being investigated -- some new drugs and others that have been repurposed, including the antimalarials chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine.

"I know we'll be successful in putting this down now, but we really need to be prepared for another cycle," Fauci concluded.

Fauci's comments suggesting the virus does better in colder weather than it does in hot and humid conditions follows a recent Chinese research paper -- still preliminary and awaiting peer-review -- that reached the same conclusion.

The reasons are thought to include that respiratory droplets remain airborne for longer in colder weather, and that cold weather weakens immunity.

Another potential reason is that viruses degrade more quickly on hotter surfaces, possibly because a protective layer of fat that envelops them dries out quicker.

But reduced infection rate does not mean the virus gets eliminated -- Australia has had almost 2,500 confirmed cases and 8 deaths, for example.

Just in! Between Mercy and Tacha who Rocks this pretty dress more.

Former BB9ja housemate Natacha Akide updated her Instagram with stunning Pictures of her while on vacations in the UK.

Tacha's beauty gets her fans amazed with her beauty and style.

Tacha is a reality TV show personality, she's one of the most successful and popular celebrity to ever emerge from The big brother Naija Show.

Though she didn't win the prize money but Mercy Eke did, She was a strong contender for the crown before she was disqualified from the house as a result of a fight she had with a fellow housemate called Mercy Eke.

Presently, She's been doing great for herself too. She has gotten dozens of endorsements for herself, opened her own clothing line (Titans Collection) and started an initiative for girls. She recently bagged an endorsement with Tizeti Internet network which got a lot her lots of money.

When it comes to speaking class and top-notch elegance, Mercy Eke is a big player in the Nigerian entertainment industry. She can never be caught unaware nor playing the backward role. She keeps going strong and never disappoints.

At the AMVC Awards, she came all the way out, ready to kill, literally and kill she did as she got everyone screaming her name as the ‘fashion goddess.

She came out clinching the best dressed at the AMVCA.

She thanked her stylist, Swanky Jerry who put her outfits for the night together.

Just now! ’My child’ - Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla reacts to Mercy Aigbe’s daughter beautiful photos

The new photos uploaded on Instagram by the daughter of popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, Michelle has garnered series of reactions on popular video and photo sharing platform, Instagram and Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla is not left out of people reacting to the photos.

The new beautiful photos shared by the teen model has caused massive admiration from her followers and it made Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla call her ‘omo mi’ which translates to ‘my child’ from Yoruba language.

The teen model is definitely a beauty to behold and no lies she got the beauty from her always stunning mother, Mercy Aigbe.

Michelle in the photos rocked black outfits which tagged along with her black hair.

Checkout the photos she shared beneath:

Okay.. then you can see the comment from Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla and more comments below:

Meanwhile off recent, a fan on Instagram has sent a note of caution and a warning to popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe over her daughter Michelle.

The fan showed advised Mercy Aigbe not to push her girl, Michelle into all her garbage and permit her concentrate.

The client anyway didn't talk in subtleties for individuals to recognize what the trash he implied implies however he may realize what he is referring to.

Michelle who is a maturing model and current undergrad of Aeronautic Engineering at an establishment in Canada took to Instagram to share a short video and under it her mom remarked, 'I miss you my black beauty.'

Anyway this didn't go down well with an Instagram client with ID @rudesamira who answered Mercy Aigbe's remark with:

‘ogbeni better don’t push this get to all your rubbish and let her concentrate. Demi dey pray for result for Canada oo.’

29/03/20- 14 new cases of Coronavirus confirmed in Lagos and FCT

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC has confirmed 14 new cases of Coronavirus in Lagos and Abuja.

According to the agency, 9 of the new cases are in Lagos while 5 are in Abuja.