Coronavirus: We should be helping people offline - Patoranking tackles his colleagues doing giveaways online

Nigerian dancehall star, Patoranking has taken a swipe at his colleagues who in the last few days have launched giveaway campaigns online over the Coronavirus pandemic.



In a tweet he shared, Patoranking stated that Nigerian artistes should be contributing money to help those offline as they are the most disadvantaged people at this time.



He tweeted;




Instead Make we artist come together and contribute money to support people, Those once wey no Dey online Oo, Wey understand wetin giveaway mean ( people for slums and ghetto) wey Dey disadvantaged due to this Covid-19 Lockdown, una Dey here Dey talk about this Vs This, Wise up.





Patoranking also slammed a Twitter user who stated that entertainers must do giveaways online because "all work and no play makes Jack a fool".

COVID-19: No Nigerian living abroad has asked to be evacuated back home – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama

Minister of Foreign Affair, Geoffery Onyeama, says no Nigerian residing abroad has asked to be evacuated back home as the world battles the Coronavirus pandemic.



Onyeama said this when he spoke at the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 in Abuja on Tuesday March 31st.


As of now, we do not have any request from any of the embassies from Nigerians wishing to be evacuated from various countries. But certainly, if we receive notification from any of our embassies, we will react accordingly” he said

Petrol to sell at N123.50 beginning from today April 1st

The Federal government through the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), has announced a reduction in the pump price of petrol.



A statement signed by the PPPRA Executive Secretary, Abdulkadri Saidu, says the new retail price of petrol would be N123.50 beginning from today April 1st.



The new price is N1.50 lower than the N125 per litre announced on March 18th.


“The PPPRA, in line with the government approval for a monthly review of premium motor spirit (PMS) pump price, hereby announces guiding PMS pump price of N123.50 per litre. The guiding price, which becomes effective April 1, 2020, shall apply at all retail outlets nationwide for the month of April, 2020. The PPPRA and other relevant regulatory agencies shall continue to monitor compliance to extant regulations for a sustainable downstream petroleum sector. Members of the public and all oil marketing companies are to be guided , accordingly.” he said



Recall that on March 18, the Federal Executive Council had approved a reduction of petrol pump price from N145 to N125. After the slash of petrol pump price was announced, PPPRA announced that the federal government approved a monthly review of petrol price to reflect global crude oil market trends.

"Fighting Ceeza Milli will be another stupid mistake" Cubana Chief Priest warns Burna Boy

Show promoter Cubana Chief Priest has warned Burna Boy that it will be a "stupid mistake" to fight Ceeza Milli after Burna threatened the songwriter for stating that he wrote his hit song "On The Low".



Ceeza Milli said during a radio interview that he has written for Burna Boy. When asked which song he wrote for Burna, Ceeza replied, "On The Low."



This angered Burna Boy and he took to Twitter to threaten Ceeza, writing: " Just pray that coronavirus catches you before I do cuz you know what it is when I catch you."







Ceeza Milli reacted to Burna's denial by stating that he "vibed about 50 to 60 percent" of the song (read here).



He added: "I had heard the beat by Kel P and vibed the into of the song on my phone."



He continued: "We went through the process and recorded the song. Without a doubt, Burna changed some words in the vibes I laid out for him... A song that you vibed about 50 to 60 percent of, will you be wrong to express that you wrote it?"



Well, Cubana waded into the drama by warning Burna to back out of fighting Ceeza.



Cubana wrote:




@burnaboygram There Is Nothing Wrong In SomeOne Shining From Your Glory, Fighting @ceezamilli Will Be Be Another Stupid Mistake Just Like That Of @mr.2kay Which Caused You So Much Stress, The World Now Is Suffering So Much Pain, Panic, Grief N Fear, What I Learnt From It All Is That Love Conquers All, We All Need To Preach Love Not War N Violence, At This Point What You Need To Do Is To Grow People With Your African Giant Platform, Na Person @davidoofficial Grow That @peruzzi_vibes Wey You Admit Say E Dey Write Song For You, We Need To See Your Offsprings Burna, You Are Too Great Your Glory Is Too Big For You Alone, These New Dude’s Needs To Shine, Abeg Support Them, Free Them, Forgive Them N Give Them Chance. Happy New Month

Nigerian paralympic gold medalist, Ndidi Nwosu is dead

Ndidi Nwosu, an ace Nigerian powerlifter and gold medalist at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio De Janeiro is dead.



Former President of the Nigeria Powerlifting Federation, Queen Uboh confirmed the death of the Paralymic games star. Ndidi who also won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, died in Owerri Imo state on March 1, 2020, following complications arising from a lung infection.



Ms Uboh disclosed that the husband of the late powerlifter, Ikechukwu Nwosu called her to convey the sad news of his wife's demise.







She said;




“Ndidi sustained an injury from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. She was a heavyweight powerlifter. I had actually assisted by paying for two of the surgeries she had in Owerri but after the surgery, she was never the same again.

“She had been off and on in the hospital and that was why she couldn’t take part in this last World Cup.

“Even before she died, she appeared to me in the dream. She told me not to leave her family and that I was still her mummy despite not being the Powerlifting President anymore. So when the husband called me to inform me of her passing, I knew already because she had appeared to me in the dream.

"I sent some money to Nwosu to start a petty business but she couldn’t manage it with her poor health.

“She had called me to say she couldn’t sustain the business because she couldn’t move about anymore and moreover, she was using the money to buy drugs.

“She was a very quiet powerlifter and that’s why many people really didn’t know her. Ndidi became a professional powerlifter in 2008 and won gold in the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016 and also at the 2018 Commonwealth Games It was at the Commonwealth Games that she sustained an injury which affected her spine.”



In a tribute to late Ndidi, the Minister of Youths and Sports Sunday Dare praised the podium performances of the powerlifter “which etched and ranked the name of her fatherland- Nigeria- amongst the countries parading great para powerlifters on the international scene.”

I made a joke about Coronavirus but the disease is real - Governor Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde has disclosed that Coronavirus is real even though he made a joke about it.



Recall that in a video which went viral on social media, the Oyo state Governor was spotted saying Coronavirus is not in his party (PDP). He was however diagnosed with the disease few days after the said rally.



In a telephone interview on Fresh FM on Tuesday March 31, Makinde said he never doubted the existence of Coronavirus even though he joked about it. He added that he used COVID-19 in same metaphorical way an APC leader did, when they were fighting about their chairmanship.



He said;




“Okay, first, you know we had a rally, I believe two weeks ago and then I have seen the video that has been circulating on social media which is being misinterpreted to mean that, I doubted at any time, the existence of COVID-19. The reality is no, I actually never did.

“I had used COVID-19 in the same metaphorical way that their APC leader did when they were fighting about their chairmanship and he said, well, the virus has gotten into the party.

“So, I made a joke out of it and the video has been circulating that I said there is no coronavirus, that it only exists in the APC. Well, it was a metaphor.

“But to the good people of Oyo State, I want to say again: COVID-19 is real. So, they must follow all the measures government has put in place to prevent, contain and control this virus.”



The Governor who is one of the 8 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Oyo State, stated that they would continue to assess the situation and take measures where necessary.



Makinde added;




“Oyo is not going to be locked down because every other state is doing that. Yes, Lagos can be on lockdown, Ogun can be on lockdown, Oyo state, yes, people have been saying have a total lockdown and then I have been asking them questions,” he said.

“What will be the benefits here? Are there alternative courses of action for us to take? If you ask people not to come out, you lock down the market places, there are people who what they sell today – the profit from today’s activities is what they will eat tomorrow.

“There are many people like that within our environment. So, are there alternatives available to us? Can we do selective lockdowns? That’s why I imposed the curfew, to say look irin ti o ba ye ka rin.”

Coronavirus: ''Stop giving your children sanitizers to drink- Ogun state govt warns mothers

Ogun state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, has warned mothers in the state to desist from giving their children sanitizers to drink.



According to reports, some mothers have formed the habit of giving their wards sanitizers to consume because they were told that it helps prevent Coronavirus infection.



Addressing mothers at a press briefing on Tuesday March 31st, Dr Coker said


We also want to address some myths in society. There are mothers that are actually giving their children sanitisers to drink. There is no evidence that giving sanitisers to children will prevent COVID-19. So, we encourage people to cease from doing this.”