Coronavirus: FG begins disbursement of N20, 000 to poor Nigerians in Abuja (photos)

The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of N20,000 Conditional Cash Transfer to poor Nigerians at the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Recall that President Buhari on Sunday March 29, announced that some palliative measures will be put in place to help cushion the economic effect of the sit-at-home order which began in Lagos and Abuja on Monday night.

While kickstarting the disbursement of the funds today, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, said each person would receive N20,000 every month for four months beginning from March.

Just in! Dont Advice Me, Tell Your Government To Help You'- Burna Boy Scolds Man Asking Him To Help Others

Burna Boy is not taking it lightly with a social media user who some minutes ago stormed his comment section on Twitter to advise him on a trivial issue that has been regular online since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the shores of Nigeria.

The versatile Burna has revealed that he would be going live to engage his fans on Instagram, as part of ways to ease the boredom caused by the lockdown.

The man who appeared to be thoughtful pleaded with the 2020 Grammy nominated artiste to shelve the idea of going live and just talking, but rather he should do something meaningful to assist his fans and well wishers for this period.

Burna Boy in a mild outburst replied that it is the government's job to do and not his and that he should channel his piece of advice towards the government and see if they would listen to him.

"I do my best to help as many I can and I urge others who can to do the same. The fact that I do it doesn't mean its my job", the African giant added.

Burna Boy's recent single 'Odogwu' is still enjoying massive listening from fans far and wide. The singer, songwriter and all round music personality has really had an illustrious career spanning a decade of activities and endorsements locally and internationally.

Coronavirus test result of Davido

Nigeran music star, Davido has undergone a second Coronavirus test days after after Governor Seyi Makinde who he was spotted with days ago, tested positive for virus.

Recall that singer had disclosed that he and his son tested negative for the virus while his fiancee, Chioma tested positive upon their return from a trip abroad. Social media users however clamoured for a second test to be conducted on the singer after Governor Makinde tested positive for the virus.

Davido who took to Twitter to share his test result, said he turned out negative after undergoing a second Coronavirus test.

He tweeted;

I did a second test for the covid19 virus again .... once again I’m Negative ....

Asop! TERRIBLE ACCIDENT: Dangote Truck Crushes 6 To Death In Lagos

Despite lockdown, tragedy struck in Lagos on Tuesday as Dangote Cement silo truck crushed six persons to death after Epe Long bridge, Epe area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed that six people died in the tragedy.

According to him, on arrival at the above scene, a Dangote Cement silo truck with unknown registration number was discovered to have fallen on a fully loaded commercial taxi OPEL car with registration number SMK-312ES.

“Investigations revealed that a total of 7 people were in the crushed car with 6 of them having lost their lives on or shortly after the impact while efforts are ongoing by the response team to extricate the single adult man who is alive but remains trapped beneath the silo truck.

“Recovery operation ongoing. The deceased will be transported to the mortuary for processing,” he said in a statement around 12:16am.

“We also wish to appeal to members of the public to comply with the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines laid down by the Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu, to avoid endangering themselves as well as the rescue workers who are already operating under extremely challenging conditions,” he said

Hmmmm! 5 Nigerian celebrities with their sleeping swags

Hardly do we get to see the reaction and facial expression of our adored and loved celebrities in awkward situations such as when they are asleep, in the toilet, without makeup or even when they are in danger.

All we see, is when they are jumping on the stage and forming papas all the time. That is why we decided to come to you with pictures of your favorite celebrities while they are asleep.

It’s easy to keep the swags going while you are awake and fully conscious of your environment but how about when you are asleep?

Na dere gan gan we go know who get swag.

This could be hilarious, so just sit back and get ready to get cracking.

First on the list is the famous omo baba olowo – Davido.

Would you believe it if someone told you Davido sleeps with his mouth open? Mehn, my guy sleeping swag bad abeg no be small.

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Davido in dreamland

Next up is the energetic Terry G.

WOW!!! Who would have thought that the usually crazy and restless Terry G can sleep like a baby boy? Never you judge a book by its cover you know.

Nice one man.

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Terry G, sleeping like a baby boy

Lets get to the ladies, shall we? Awww see who we have here, its Tiwa Savage.

The ever delectable Dorobucci queen with a cute little girl she never disappoints.

She’s always in control of herself, even in her sleep.

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Tiwa Savage and a baby girl

Next on the list is, Nollywood’s finest, Ini Edo.

Not bad, at least she isn’t all over the place or drooling. Always a beauty to behold, even without make-up.

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Nollywood screen diva, Ini Edo

….And finally, they say, you save the best for the last but I dont know how true that is. You can be the judge of that when you see a picture of Peter Okoye in his sleep.

This is what I call, sleeping swag of life! He’s got it on stage, he flaunts it off stage and it oozes out when he’s asleep.

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Peter Okoye of P-square sleeping like a boss

At Last! Finally, US Finally Approved Drug For Treating Coronavirus

Finally, US Finally Approved Drug For Treating Coronavirus

A new drug has finally been approved by the US for treatment of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Hydroxychloroquine has been approved for treatment of coronavirus

The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday (FDA) has given an approval for a pair of anti-malaria drugs to be used in the treatment of coronavirus.

TheHill reported that the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) said in a statement that the authorization would allow 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and 1 million doses of chloroquine phosphate to be donated to the Strategic National Stockpile. The doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate were donated by Sandoz, while the chloroquine phosphate was developed by Bayer Pharmaceuticals.

The products will be "((distributed and prescribed by doctors to hospitalized teen and adult patients with COVID-19, as appropriate, when a clinical trial is not available or feasible))," HHS said.

President Trump has repeatedly touted the anti-malaria drugs as a possible coronavirus "game changer," despite warnings from health officials that not enough is known about their effects on COVID-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said during a press briefing earlier this month that much of what is known about the drug is based on"anecdotal reports."

Obama to Trump! Why did your team denies the warning ahead of the pandemic

Former US President Obama Suggested President Trump Team 'Denied Warnings' Of Pandemic

Former US president Barack Obama took a veiled swipe on Tuesday at his successor Donald Trump, chastising those who "denied warnings" of a deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Mr Obama also warned against against ignoring the consequences of climate change after the administration finalised an overturn of his vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards aimed at slowing global warming.

"We've seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic," Mr Obama posted on Twitter.

"We can't afford any more consequences of climate denial. All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall."

Mr Trump's administration has faced criticism for failing to heed early global alarms about the virus outbreak, after death tolls began to sharply rise in countries such as China and Italy. The US has more than 166,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, the most worldwide, and the US death toll has surged past 3,400, exceeding China's official toll.

Mr Obama's tweet included a link to a story about the Trump administration's new rules.

Transport Secretary Elaine Chao said the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transport were overturning "costly, increasingly unachievable fuel economy and vehicle carbon dioxide emissions standards".

The stringency of those standards will now be increased by 1.5 per cent a year until 2026, substantially less than the about 5 per cent annual increases issued in 2012, the EPA said.

So far, Mr Obama has rarely engaged in the 2020 presidential race, which features his former vice president Joe Biden as the Democrat most likely to face Mr Trump in November's election.

Mr Obama has not publicly endorsed any candidate in the Democratic nomination race, which has been reduced to Mr Biden and leftist Bernie Sanders.