Buhari could import Madagascar's 'herbal cure' for coronavirus

The herbal tea, named COVID Organics and produced by the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA), was created from the Artemisia plant, and has been touted as a cure for the coronavirus disease, but scientists have warned that there is no known cure [RIJASOLO/AFP)

The Presidential Task Force on COVID19 says it will do anything to ease the strain of the coronavirus outbreak on Nigerians.

The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID19, Boss Mustapha, says the country is exploring every avenue to fight the coronavirus disease, including asking President Muhammadu Buhari to import a planeload of herbal tea touted as a cure by the government of Madagascar.

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina launched the herbal tea, named COVID-Organics, last week, claiming that it has cured two people already.


The government started handing out the herbal tea for free to citizens last week, even though the country's national medical academy has warned that no scientific evidence has been established that it works.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also warned against the widespread use of untested remedies.

While speaking during the PTF's media briefing on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Mustapha said the task force is keeping tabs on everything happening regarding the coronavirus across the world.

"I was reading of the experiences in Madagascar of why everybody is drinking some solutions that have been prepared.

"This morning I was sharing with my wife and I told her that probably I'll request Mr President to allow us import a planeload for a trial.

"We're all navigating uncharted course. Nobody has ever been on this road," the Secretary to the Government of the Federation said.


 Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha [Twitter/@DigiCommsNG]
Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha [Twitter/@DigiCommsNG]
Mustapha assured Nigerians that the task force will explore everything that will help to defeat the coronavirus pandemic that has infected over 3 million people across the world.

Nigeria has recorded 1,337 coronavirus cases in 32 states and the FCT, as of April 27.

255 people have recovered, but 40 people have died.

President Buhari, on Monday, April 27, announced new nationwide measures, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, set to take effect from Monday, May 4.

 President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to remain united in the fight against the coronavirus disease [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to remain united in the fight against the coronavirus disease [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]
Chief among the new measures is the mandatory use of face masks in public, in addition to maintaining physical distancing and personal hygiene.

Buhari also said there will be an overnight curfew from 8 pm to 6 am when all movements will be prohibited except for essential services.

The president also placed a ban on interstate passenger travel until further notice. However partial and controlled interstate movement of goods and services will be allowed for the movement of goods and services from producers to consumers.

The restrictions on social and religious gatherings will also remain in place, according to the president.

The president assured Nigerians the government will continue to work on developing policies that will ensure the economy continues to function while still maintaining an aggressive response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO says Coronavirus Will Be With Us for a Long Time + Other Updates

On Wednesday, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Gbebreyesus, said about 2.5 million cases and over 160,000 deaths related to the coronavirus have been recorded globally, during his opening remarks at a media briefing on COVID-19 in Geneva.

He said that WHO had noticed different trends of the virus spread in different regions, saying most of the epidemics in Western Europe appear to be stable or declining.

He, however, said, “Although numbers are low, we see worrying upward trends in Africa, Central and South America, and Eastern Europe. Most countries are still in the early stages of their epidemics. And some that were affected early in the pandemic are now starting to see a resurgence in cases”.

Tedros Ghebreyesus issued a sober warning. “Make no mistake: we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time”.

He added that “There’s no question that stay-at-home orders and other physical distancing measures have successfully suppressed transmission in many countries”. He, however, said the virus remained “extremely dangerous.”

Speaking about the desire of many to see the lockdown orders lifted, he said, “One of the greatest dangers we face now is complacency. People in countries with stay-at-home orders are understandably frustrated with being confined to their homes for weeks on end.”

Read his full statement here
Face Masks will soon be mandatory in Germany


Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader, smiles while speaking during a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. Merkel told senior members of her Christian Democratic Union that she’ll run again as party leader and seek a fourth term as German chancellor, ending months of speculation over her political future. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Germany has reported more than 150,000 coronavirus infections, according to Johns Hopkins University. The death toll has risen to 5,094, the country’s centre for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute, said on Thursday.

As from next week Monday, wearing of face mask on public transportation and in stores will be mandatory in all states in Germany.

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has always advocated that people wear masks, and last week, the federal state of Saxony in the east of the country pushed further, making wearing of masks compulsory to curb the spread of coronavirus.

According to CNN, more and more state leaders have implemented the wearing of masks in their states. Bremen became the last federal region to support the initiative and its senate is set to approve the decision on Friday.

Angela Merkel says Germany is still at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, warning the situation will remain very difficult for some time.

In an address to the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, Merkel told lawmakers: “We will be living with this virus for a long time to come”. According to CNN, she vowed to further boost testing for the virus: “Testing, testing, testing is the way forward,” she said. She warned that “We cannot return to daily life like before the virus. Let’s remain clever and careful during the pandemic”.
Lagos State records 74 new coronavirus cases in biggest daily jump

Lagos State on Wednesday recorded 74 new coronavirus cases, this brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 504.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the total number of infections in Nigeria has risen to 873, while 197 recoveries and 28 fatalities have been recorded.

As at 11:25 pm 22nd April, breakdown of cases by states: Lagos-504, FCT-119, Kano-73, Ogun-24, Katsina-21, Osun-20, Oyo-17, Edo-17, Kwara-10, Kaduna- 9, Akwa Ibom- 9, Borno- 9, Bauchi- 8, Delta- 6, Gombe- 5, Ekiti- 4, Ondo- 3, Rivers- three, Jigawa- 2, Enugu-2, Niger- 2, Abia- 2, Benue- 1, Anambra- 1, Sokoto- 1 and Adamawa- 1.


China records 10 new COVID-19 cases

According to China’s National Health Commission, the country reported 10 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Among the new cases, six were imported from abroad and four were locally-transmitted.

No new COVID-19 related fatalities were reported Wednesday, leaving China’s death toll unchanged at 4,632. China has now officially reported 82,798 cases of the novel coronavirus. Of the total cases, 77,207 have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, according to the health commission.
2 pet cats, 4 more tigers and 3 lions (at Bronx Zoo) test positive for coronavirus

Two pet cats in New York have tested positive for the coronavirus, a discovery that comes after seven tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo were found to have contracted the disease.

As regards the case of the pet cats, the US Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday in a joint statement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that “These are the first pets in the United States to test positive. There is no justification in taking measures against companion animals that may compromise their welfare”.

The two cats were tested after they showed respiratory symptoms, according to the agencies, and they join the ranks of lions and tigers in New York who were infected with the virus.

While in Bronx Zoo, four Tigers and three lions at the Bronx Zoo in New York City have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, the zoo announced Wednesday afternoon, according to a National Geographic inquiry.

This comes nearly three weeks after one tiger at the zoo was confirmed to have the virus and six other cats were said to be exhibiting symptoms.

Chinese Doctors In Nigeria Will Under-Go COVID-19 Test Today- Enhaire Says

Nigerian Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Enhaire has revealed that the 15 Chinese medical doctors in Nigeria will be tested today to ascertain their Coronavirus (COVID-19) status.



Naija News recalls that they had flown in with medical equipment worth about $1.5million, through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on April 8, 2020.

Nigerians, including the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) had criticized the move by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, were forced to debunk reports that one of the Chinese doctors had tested positive for the COVID-19.

However, the Health Minister Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who dropped the hint during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja, said: “I was reminded that the people who came from China had spent 14 days in quarantine and I ordered that the test be done. The COVID-19 test swabs are to be taken tomorrow and the test will be done to finalise if any of them has any infection.”

Blackmail Toke Makinwa & Tacha? Ha! Think Again 🤨

Toke Makinwa and Tacha just proved they’ve developed a thick skin to mischief makers who might want to tarnish their name by publishing ‘edited/false images’ of their nudes unless they pay them some attention.

It’s really so sad that blackmailers are going to this extent to extort people, especially the womenfolk. Just of recent, it was Nigeria’s foremost queen of fuji, Salawa Abeni and she gave her blackmailers a masterclass on how to kill negative energy.

According to Toke, she received an email, from someone stating that an unknown user sent her naked photos to be published on a website. She shared a screenshot of the mail she received, and the sender stated that the photos are yet to be published and they need a response from her. If not, they’ll assume she is cool with the photos going up on the internet.

Same goes for Big Brother Naija’s star, Tacha. It seems the same sender that’s responsible for the mail sent to Tacha.

But guess what! The photos aren’t even real.

Toke wrote:

Is this really how low we’ve become? I understand that things are hard, I get that feeding off each other and scamming people will be on the rise but I’ve never and would never negotiate with con artists/scammers. I am sharing this ahead of your threats to release these edited/false images cos this is disappointing, this is not humanity, there is a pandemic killing people and there’s also certain human beings wanting to exploit people in a time when we should all spread love and kindness. Stop with your bloody emails already 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬. I am not the one, not yesterday, not today, not ever. I don’t have any money to give you.

Meanwhile, these are the real photos and she was all covered up.

Tacha wrote on Twitter:

You’re trying to have a good day, you wake up to messages from your team telling you to check your mail, you check your mail only to find this!! I have to deal with evil demeaning dms everyday!!! Every ******* day!

Talking about “we will publish them?” Publish what? Edited pictures? Publish pictures you edited? And I and my team should feel threatened? The hate I deal with, I pray for strength!!

Eminem has Hit a Major Milestone on his Journey to Sobriety

By Daddy9ja.com 

April 21, 2020

Legendary rapper Eminem is celebrating a major milestone on his journey to sobriety, after staying alcohol-free for 12 straight years. The rap king, who has come a long way following his struggles with drugs and alcohol, is now clean and living his best life.

Taking to his Instagram to celebrate the special moment, Eminem shared a photo of his 12-year sobriety chip and wrote: “Clean dozen, in the books! I’m not afraid.”

Lockdown ANTHEM

Lockdown ANTHEM!!!
Arise 0 kitchen pots
We children want to eat
Prepare us rice and stew
And help us fry plantain
The meat on top must not be small
And make sure it's so sweet
And add maggi and salt
Some curry, thyme and nutmeg
We can't wait to eat

KITCHEN PLEDGE!!!
I pledge to my kitchen, my best place
To be cooking, boiling and frying
To serve my stomach the best of meals
To defend the meat and fishes
And uphold our spices and aroma
So help me pot.
#STAY_HOME
#STAY_SAFE

COVID-19: Donald Trump temporarily Suspends all Immigration into the US + Other Updates

COVI-19: Donald Trump temporarily Suspends all Immigration into the US + Other Updates

By BellaNaija.comApril 21, 2020







First Cases of Coronavirus reported in Gombe, Sokoto and Abia state
New cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in three more states in Nigeria. This brings to 24, the total number of states (excluding the Federal Capital Territory Abuja) affected by the pandemic.
Announcing on Monday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), stated that Gombe State recorded five cases, Abia State reported two cases while Sokoto State recorded one case. These are the first set of cases recorded in the three states. The Centre stated this while announcing that 38 new infections were recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 665.

Lagos State Government to enforce the wearing of face mask in public
The Lagos State Government says it may commence enforcement of wearing of face mask in public places from next week.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known on Monday while giving an update on the COVID-19 at the State House in Marina.
Sanwo-Olu said that one million locally-made face masks had been contracted to tailors and will be distributed during the week.
He urged residents not to discriminate against those who have been treated and discharged as they are free to relate with their families and the community. The governor, who said the state has recorded 14 deaths, maintained that there is no need for residents to panic.



Ondo State begins the mass production of face masks for indigenes
Following the plan to make face marks wearing compulsory for the people of the state, the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, said the government has commenced mass production of the masks.
Akeredolu, who addressed journalists at the Government House, Akure, reiterated that the six governors of the South-West have agreed to make face masks compulsory in their various states.


The governor also disclosed that the military man who first contracted the disease in the state has tested negative, alongside the 22 follow up cases who had contact with him.



FG apologizes for the violation of social distancing order at late Abba Kyari’s funeral
The Federal Government has apologized to Nigerians for the violation of the social distancing order at late Abba Kyari‘s burial.
Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, tendered the apology during the daily media briefing of the taskforce in Abuja on Monday evening, Channels reports. Boss Mustapha said it is regrettable that social distancing was not observed during the burial.
Nigerians took to social media to blast the government after videos and photos from the burial of Abba Kyari showed how crowded it was, surfaced online. Many people turned up for the burial and several guidelines put in place by the government to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic were violated.

Trump to suspend all immigration into the US over coronavirus
US President Donald Trump has said he will be signing an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States.
The US president says he will sign an order halting immigration to protect jobs in the country as coronavirus spreads.


CNN contributor and host of the “Quest Means Business,” Richard Quest has announced that he has tested positive for coronavirus. In a clip published on Monday, Quest opened up about his condition and getting tested over the weekend.

Yep, I’ve got a positive diagnosis for COVID-19, I am grateful and thankful that I don’t seem to have any of the horrific symptoms of the others. I just have a nasty cough, which, thankfully tonight because of our excellent technical staff, you haven’t heard me too much spluttering away. I’m grateful of course to the enormous support given and all the great medical staff that are helping me get over this.



Turkey reported more than 4,600 cases in 24 hours
Turkey confirmed at least 4,674 new coronavirus infections in a 24-hour period on Monday, a spike from previous days where the number of new positive cases hovered around 4,000.
The country has now reported a total of 90,980 cases and 2,140 deaths from COVID-19. Turkey will be under 4-day curfew, effective from midnight on April 22 local time through April 26, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Tanzania’s confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 254
Tanzania health authorities on Monday announced 84 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in three days, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 254 from 170 reported on Friday last week.
Ummy Mwalimu, the Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, said in a statement that there were three new deaths from the viral disease, bringing the total number of people that have succumbed to the disease to 10.

Singapore confirms more than 1,000 new cases, a majority of whom are migrant workers
Singapore confirmed 1,111 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the vast majority of whom are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.
Only 20 cases were Singaporean citizens or permanent residents, according to the Health Ministry. Less than a month ago, the city-state was being hailed as one of the countries that had got its coronavirus response right. But then the second wave hit, hard.
Since March 17, Singapore’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases grew from 266 to at least 8,014, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
More than 50 journalists have tested positive for coronavirus in the Indian city of Mumbai
A total of 53 journalists tested positive for coronavirus in Mumbai, India, according to the local council body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
BMC said it has tested 167 journalists in the city who were reporting on the crisis. Those who tested positive are now in isolation. The positive cases include reporters, cameramen, photographers.
A senior cabinet minister Prakash Javadekar revealed this on his Twitter on Monday. He wrote:

It is shocking that more than 50 journalists of electronic media, particularly camera persons, have been found corona positive in Mumbai. Every journalist should take proper care.

Vector Says The Coronavirus Is A Good Thing, Backs Up Point With Bible Verses

Nigerian rapper, Vector Tha Viper seems to have a different point of view regarding the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic has birthed a lot of theories from people around the world. For some, it’s an eye-opener to see what the world really needs to value while others are ecstatic that corrupt leaders would finally get a chance to live in the same harsh conditions they subjected people to. Vector, on the other hand, seems to believe that the spread of the virus is a good thing for mankind.

He made this shocking revelation known during an Instagram live session with singer Sexy Steel. According to him, the coronavirus is a good thing because it has brought down the so called leaders of the country down to the same level of the citizens. He then backed up his point with a verse form the bible which is Romans 8v28 which says ” and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.”

Ubi Franklin Donates 4 Months Salary As Special Adviser To Cross River State Governor To Fight Coronavirus

Triple MG boss, Ubi Franklin has joined his colleagues to fight against the spread of the deadly coronavirus which has claimed lives in the country.
Ubi who was appointed as a special adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state on tourism in January had pledged to join the fight against the deadly coronavirus which has spread throughout the country. The music boss took to his Instagram page to announce that he had donated his salary of four months to fight against the coronavirus pandemic alongside a picture of his letter to the governor. He wrote: “DONATION OF MY FOUR MONTHS SALARY TOWARDS THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.”

“Pastors That Can’t Heal Coronavirus Patients & Donate Money Should Keep Quiet” – Seun Kuti

Singer, Seun Kuti has a message for the pastors preaching about the relationship between the 5G network proposed by the Chinese and the coronavirus. 

The coronavirus pandemic has birthed a lot of conspiracy theories and even Nigerian pastors have expressed their views stating that it is simply a plan to put in place to end the human race. However, Seun Kuti has taken to his Instagram page to blast them over their remarks.

According to him, the correct response from the clergymen should be to heal those that have become sick due to the virus. He added that if they can’t heal the sick they should keep mute and stop speaking like scientists and activists.

In his words: “Ok let me get this straight. These pastors that are never scientific in their response to anything and always claim some higher knowledge and power have suddenly turned to chart drawing, theory spewing scientists? Listen Nigerian Christians, regardless of our religious differences at the core we are siblings and cousins.The correct response of our religious leaders must be to heal the sick with their special powers, look I even forgive them for not foreseeing and forewarning is about this kind of monumental event, with all the new year services and predictions no single one saw covid coming, instead they are turning into scientist and activists. 

They are opening church to act defiant, to use ur health as a bargaining chip to hold on to relevance? Please reject this nonsense. If you can’t ‘lay hands’ on our people at the isolation center and prove their power let them just be quiet and let others work. Drop money no, drop healing no, but u want to drop conspiracy theory? Thunder fire !! #getthesax”

Covid-19 lockdown: Davido cries out as he begins spending his savings

Nigerian singer Davido seemed to have started feeling the brunt of the coronavirus lockdown happening across the country. Davido took to his social media page to lament about the lack of money.
While some people revealed that their poor families have been greatly affected by the pandemic, it seems that the rich are also becoming affected by their inability to conduct business at this time.
Singer Davido is one of such people as he has taken to his page on the photo-sharing app, Instagram, to lament about his lack of money.
The father of three revealed his thoughts about the ongoing lockdown on his Instagram story.
According to him, he has started dipping his hands into money he is not supposed to touch. The Blow My Mind crooner expressed his feelings with a crying emoji.

Naira Marley Says He Would Be Sending Money To Those Who Dragged Him On Twitter Over Court Case

Naira Marley has done the unbelievable by telling those who requested for his arrest to send in their account numbers. 

His involvement in JJC Skillz & Funke Akindele’s party landed him in a big mess with the Nigerian police force and Twitter users made sure to drag him before and even after the incident. However, Naira who just returned to Twitter after having his charges dropped by the police asked those Twitter users who dragged him to send him their account numbers.

He wrote:  Just to show that I have no problem with anyone that dragged me on Twitter, everybody that dragged me should send their account and I will check ur page to check if u dragged me before today before I send your money. All love ?? Thanks. God please don’t let me drag my potential helper. Look at them sending their account details now, beggars working from home. Omo ase olon duro de giveaway

Bbnaija’s Mercy Eke And Ike Onyema Set To Unveil Their Reality Show

Brother naija season 4 winner Mercy Eke and her fellow star Ike Onyema have a Reality show that they are about to unveil. Looks like they didn’t break up after all. Remember Mercy was rumoured to have left Ike Just months after winning the famous reality show and got attached to Willie XOwho recently shipped her to the UK for a fun time few weeks ago. Not long after she got back, she and WillieXO unfollowed each other.

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Courage is a sensational artist with lot of vibes, he writes with great passion and his lyrics speaks directly to your conscious and subconscious mind. He called this one (A-E funai) aka  Eagles Anthem. It is a song he wrote in respect to his school and In honor of the current vice chancellor in person of professor Chinadum Nwajiuba for the wonderful things he has done for the great University for indeed he his making the school become a world class University just as he promised.