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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, yesterday, disclosed that a 25-year old male patient has died from coronavirus infection in the state. Abayomi who disclosed this in his twitter handle said the deceased was brought in a state of breathlessness due to the severity of the coronavirus infection. He said: “We regret to announce additional COVID-19 related death involving a 25year old male who at the time of admission was in a state of severe breathlessness. “The total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Lagos is now 20.” Meanwhile, the Lagos State government has discharged another set of 12 patients who have tested negative for coronavirus after spending some days at the isolation centres in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the 12, including a Ukrainian, comprised nine males and three females and were discharged after they tested negative to the virus on two consecutive occasions.

Trump tries to backtrack on testing claim. See what really happened. President Donald Trump falsely claims that he didn't say the US will get to 5 million daily coronavirus tests soon. CNN's Brooke Baldwin and Dr. Sanjay Gupta replay that tape. Source: CNN

After appointing five dead persons in 2017, namely, Francis Okpozo, a senator in the second republic; Donald Ugbaja, a retired deputy inspector-general of police;   Ahmed Bunza, sole administrator of Jega local government area of Kebbi state,  Christopher Utov, a former proprietor of Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko; and Kabir Umar, a former emir of Katagum in Bauchi state, President Muhammadu Buhari has again appointed a dead person in the Federal Character Commission, FCC. Late Tobias Chukwuemeka Okwuru was from Amudo in Ezza south local government area, Ebonyi state. Before his death at the age of 59, Okwuru represented Ezza south/Ikwo federal constituency. However, today Okwuru was named as a member of the board of the FCC, two months after he passed on. The deceased was appointed alongside 37 others. The appointees will be chaired by Dr Farida Dankaka. Reacting, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara congratulated Hajia Fareedah Dankaka and Mr James Kolo for their ap

South Africa’s embattled ex-president Jacob Zuma has abandoned attempts to halt a looming corruption trial on charges related to a 1990s arms deal, his office said Wednesday. A statement released by his foundation said the Constitutional Court had on Tuesday accepted “his withdrawal of the application for leave to appeal” against prosecution. “This indeed paves the way for him to prepare for the trial and demonstrate that he has never benefited from any arms deal corruption or tried to evade the trial,” it said. “He hopes that his innocence will indeed be demonstrated for all to see.” South Africa’s Zuma is alleged to have taken bribes of four million rand ($220,000) related to a $3.4 billion arms deal with French aerospace and defence giant Thales in 1999 when he was deputy president. The Supreme Court last month dismissed his application for a permanent stay of prosecution against him. He then approached the Constitutional Court in another appeal bid.

Ogun State Government, Tuesday donated additional patrol vehicles and motorcycles through the State Security Trust Fund (OGSTF) to security agencies operating within the State. Given out were 69 pick-up vans to the State Police Command, the QRS received 10, TRACE got 10 while the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps took delivery of two vans. The State Government also donated five operational vehicles to the Nigerian Army, two to the NSCDC, two to the Department of State Services (DSS), one to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and five additional ones to the Police. Also the services were given branded motorcycles to navigate peculiar terrains and neighbourhoods. All the vehicles donated were equipped with information and communication gadget for intelligence gathering and to reach out to officers on outpost and assignments. The gadgets include, but not limited to sirens, telecoms equipment and crash helmets. The distribution of these operational vehic

Doctors in Germany are demanding more personal protective equipment -- to safely fight COVID-19 -- and their plight's getting attention, 'cause they got naked. These Berlin docs are in ... their birthday suits for a campaign called Blanke Bedenken , which translates to blank/naked concerns. They kept it PG-13, you don't see any of their privates as they posed in unique ways to cover up a bit. Their message comes across clearly ... they're in need of more gear -- like face masks, gloves and gowns. It's a plea we've heard from doctors, nurses and EMTs here in the U.S. for more than a month. The German doctors say without the critically-needed PPE, they might as well be bare naked on the frontlines. Even some of the masks they wore in the pics are makeshift, homemade jobs. One of the docs has a sign that reads (in German), "I learned to sew wounds. Why do I now need to know how to sew masks?" Germany's been credited for managin

Vice President Mike Pence thinks the rules don't apply to him -- he's brazenly ignoring Mayo Clinic policy by not wearing a face covering, even though everyone else is. Here's the deal ... the VP toured the renowned Minnesota hospital with a large group Tuesday and decided he'd pass on wearing a mask. The medical facility says, as policy, everyone needs to cover their face to guard against transmission of COVID-19. Everyone around Pence adhered to the policy, so he stood out like a sore thumb. Keep in mind, this is the guy President Trump pegged to run the coronavirus task force. So, it's bad optics, potentially dangerous ... and just rude to his hosts. The Mayo Clinic even tweeted that it told Pence about the policy mandating all patients, visitors and staff wear face coverings or masks BEFORE the tour of the grounds. That tweet has since been deleted. THE GREAT COVER-UPLAUNCH GALLERYGetty While Pence and POTUS have refused to wear masks ... b

Google is bringing back its most popular Doodle games to keep people entertained through coronavirus lockdowns. Over the years, Google has featured an impressive number of games and minigames on its homepage, all of which have been carefully preserved and archived on the Google Doodle Blog. Starting April 27 and running for two weeks, Google is launching a new series of ten Doodles, each one a callback to one of the company’s popular games. As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! It has already highlighted its “Coding for Carrots” game, which first arrived in 2017 and was launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Logo, the programming language created for children. It allows children to learn the basics of coding using the simple game, which sees them

A couple has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly stealing a one-month-old baby from the eastern part of the country. The suspects, a male and a female who claimed to be a couple, were arrested at 2a.m. on Sunday, while sneaking the baby into Lagos. Another couple, who had paid N150,000 for the baby, was waiting in Lagos to take possession of the newborn. They were equally arrested. On how the couple that stole the month-old baby was caught, a source said policemen from Anthony Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, SP Patricia Amadin, intercepted a Sienna bus with seven passengers on Anthony Bridge. The officers were enforcing the lockdown directive aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. The police sources explained that “the police discovered that among the passengers in the Sienna bus was a young man and a woman travelling with a baby, later discovered to be a month old. “They claimed they had travelled all through the night from Orlu, in Im

Today the folks at WhatsApp – owned by Facebook – increased the number of people that can join a group video meeting to 8 users. WhatsApp calls this Group Video – and before now, the service was slightly more limited, with a max of 4 users at a time. Per WhatsApp officials, this boost is due in part to the drastic increase in use of WhatsApp over the past month, during our current global pandemic. There’s also a new “Together at Home” sticker pack in WhatsApp as of this week. That sticker pack was given to the world by WhatsApp in collaboration with the World Health Organization. The stickers are available in the newest version of the WhatsApp app – along with the increased WhatsApp Group Video meeting ability. WhatsApp recently launched their own COVID-19 pandemic webpage for information on WhatsApp services and assistance for citizens of planet Earth. This page was created in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Unicef, the UNDP, and the International Fact-C

Hillary Clinton endorsed Joe Biden during a virtual town hall on Tuesday, putting the support of the Democratic standard bearer from four years ago behind the former vice president and  current presumptive presidential nominee. Clinton touted Biden as a "friend" and a figure who has been "preparing for this moment his entire life," as she lambasted President Donald Trump as someone who is so ill prepared to be commander in chief that he appears to be just playing the role on television She added, in a nod to the coronavirus, that "this is a moment where we need a leader, a president, like Joe Biden." Biden called Clinton a "friend" and thanked her for the "wonderful personal endorsement." The former secretary of state's endorsement was a foregone conclusion -- she had said for months that she would back the eventual nominee -- but it remains a significant boost for Biden because Clinton still enjoys deep suppo

Infrequent testing and concerns over health threats cause many to hesitate as some US states begin opening. State and national leaders in the United States signalled an increasing willingness to curtail coronavirus-related lockdowns even as increased testing showed that the number of people infected by the virus surpassed one million for the first time on Tuesday. More than 57,000 people have died from complications of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, public health officials at Johns Hopkins University reported on Tuesday. The number of reported US cases has doubled in the last 18 days, and now accounts for one-third of all infections in the world. About 30 percent of the cases have occurred in New York state, followed by New Jersey, Massachusetts, California and Pennsylvania. Despite the grim milestone, US President Donald Trump was at the forefront of calls to kickstart the country's economy. In a Monday news briefing, he urged some state lead

Nigerian Artiste Adekunle Gold Adekunle Gold has shared how he was favoured by music producer, Don Jazzy, nine years ago. Taking to social media, he shared how he took to twitter to beg Don Jazzy for a job and how he got the opportunity to with the music chief. In the DM, Adekunle Gold called Don Jazzy “Dad” and “Mohit Lord” all in a bid to get employed. He told Don Jazzy that he’s a “graphic artist of magnitude” and begged to be employed as the “official album art designer of Mohit stars” He also consistently sent links to Don Jazzy, begging him to listen and share some songs. See Photos Here: Email to fan sharing his story Adekunle Gold don jazzy

Nigerians have expressed concerns over the suspicious deaths of renowned persons and other 600 people in Kano State. Reports on Saturday had it that several prominent residents dropped dead in the state within the last 24 hours. DAILY POST reported that while some had Coronavirus symptoms, what killed others is still unknown. There are speculations of meningitis but residents and government are yet to explain the real cause. Recall that the National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu had in one of the PTF’s daily press briefings said that the Federal Government presently does not know the true number of deaths from Kano. Prominent persons that have died within 24 hours include editors, bankers, businessmen, professors, government officials, among others. They include Aliyu Umar Dikko; Regional Manager of First Bank, Abdullahi Lawal; ex-MD of Continental Merchant Bank, Ibrahim Ayagi; Musa Ahmad Tijjani, Editor of Triumph newspape

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is no evidence that people who recovered from COVID-19 cannot be re-infected. In a “Scientific Brief” released from its headquarters in Geneva on Saturday and posted on its website, WHO warned against propagating the idea of COVID-19 ‘immunity passport’. “Some governments have suggested that the detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could serve as the basis for an ‘immunity passport’. “They have suggested that it could serve as an ‘immunity passport’ or ‘risk-free certificate’ that would enable individuals to travel or return to work, assuming they are protected against re-infection. “There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection. “The development of immunity to a pathogen through natural infection is a multi-step process that typically takes place over one to two weeks,’’ WHO said. It

Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases exceeded 1000 on Friday, following the recording of 114 new cases of the novel coronavirus. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 80 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, 21 were in Gombe and 5 were recorded in the FCT. The country’s total deaths from the virus now stands at 32 while 208 have recovered. 114 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 80 in Lagos 21 in Gombe 5 in FCT 2 in Zamfara 2 in Edo 1 in Ogun 1 in Oyo 1 in Kaduna 1 in Sokoto As at 11:30 pm 24th April there are 1095 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 208 Deaths: 32 pic.twitter.com/NIDV1zTh9o — NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 24, 2020 As at 11:30 pm 24th April: Lagos-657 FCT-138 Kano-73 Ogun-35 Gombe-30 Katsina-21 Osun-20 Edo-19 Oyo-18 Borno-12 Kwara-11 Akwa Ibom-11 Kaduna-10 Bauchi-8 Delta-6 Ekiti-4 Ondo-3 Rivers-3 Jigawa-2 Enugu-2 Niger-2 Abia-2

Amazon is extending the pay increase it announced in March, the company revealed on Friday. This pay increase boosted the rate warehouse workers make by $2 to $15/hour or more, depending on location. The extension was originally set with a late April deadline, but under this extension, Amazon says that it will continue to offer the higher pay through the middle of May. Amazon announced the update on Friday, April 24, explaining that it will continue offering the higher pay rate until May 16. As well, Amazon says that it will also extend the dates it is paying double overtime in both the US and Canada, a move that comes amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and increased demand for its services. The increased pay rate is available in the US, UK, and many European countries, whereas the double-overtime pay is available at its warehouses located in the US. Under its original announcement, Amazon had said it would offer the higher pay rate until the end of this month and that

Kylie Jenner has just expanded her empire ... because TMZ has learned she just bought a massive, new estate in one of the best areas of L.A., with a price tag of $36.5 million. It's an interesting move because Kylie's become something of a land baroness in Calabasas, but this is miles away in the heart of L.A. -- Holmby Hills. Zillow The house is 15,350 square feet and it's billed as a resort compound. It's a single-story, modern compound with a dedicated guardhouse. The house has a chef's kitchen, an outdoor projection screen, home theatre, bars and game rooms, a gym and a championship-level sports court with pickleball/basketball. The house also has 2 guest apartments, so she's got ya, Stassi. Kylie negotiated well ... the house was listed at $45 mil. The seller has a connection to Kylie. He also sold her land in the Palm Springs area where she's building a home. LAUNCH GALLERY

Comedian Grandma Lee -- who cracked the top ten on Season 4 of "America's Got Talent" -- has died ... according to her family. Lee's son, Kelly, tells TMZ ... she died Friday afternoon at her assisted living facility in Jacksonville, FL, but it was not related to the coronavirus. Kelly says his stand-up comic mom was doing shows up until November, but after a gig in Tampa, she fell in her hotel room and broke her hip. Sadly, he says she never fully recovered. According to Grandma's family ... she passed with her 2 sons holding her hands after spending the past few days reading texts from friends and Facebook posts. They say there will be a service celebrating her life once COVID-19 conditiions allow for it. Her family adds ... "Heaven just got a whole lot funnier." Grandma Lee gained popularity in 2009 when she competed on 'AGT' and made it to the finale before being eliminated. She said at the time that her material

As my quarantine hits day 40, I've settled on a routine for checking on the coronavirus data that floods the internet every day. Instead of looking at multiple sites, I go to Bing. Yes, Bing. It's messy online. One site shows you the rate of new cases, the other recovery and fatality rates. Over there, logarithmic graphs of total cases.  To cut through all the noise, I go to a site I never used before the pandemic broke out. Everyday I refresh the Bing tab that I opened on my laptop around March 18 and haven't closed since. I was working remotely in Peru when the coronavirus was classified as a pandemic. I soon realized I was going to be here longer than I had planned. The Bing COVID-19 Tracker is impressively organized, easy to use, and clear. And it surfaces relevant news articles, thanks to Bing, Microsoft's oft-forgotten runner-up to Google Search.  The layout is what distinguishes it from other trackers. It features a map view, overview graphs,

Police in Rivers State on Friday disclosed the arrest of an eight-man vigilante team in Diobu, Port Harcourt for alleged rape and kidnapping. The arrest followed the report by a 21-year-old girl (name withheld) who told the police that the 8 suspects of the vigilante team, popularly known as ‘Diobu OSPAC’ stripped her naked in a confined space and video recorded the scenes as they sexually molested her. The victim said the suspects, led by one Godstime Ihunwo, abducted her and two brothers from their Mile 3 Diobu 11 April, purportedly on the orders of their father who had complained to the vigilante of the children’s insubordination and stealing at home. She said, “Upon arrival at a detention room of the vigilante, I was stripped naked and placed in separate room from my brothers. They subjected me and my brothers to severe torture. They inserted fingers into my body. “They abusing me, saying they were directed to check my private part to ascertain if I were still a

Ogun State government on Friday declared that any resident of the state caught without wearing facemask will be arrested and quarantined for 14 days beginning from 1st of May, 2020. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun made the declaration while addressing newsmen at his private residence in Iperu Remo, Ikenne local government area of the state on the efforts of his administration at curtailing further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The governor disclosed that arrest and compulsory quarantine of facemasks violators became an in view of the fact that the total number of detected COVID-19 cases in Ogun has risen from the previous 12 to 29 victims as at Thursday 23rd April, 2020. “We have all seen the astronomical rise in the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in our country in the last one week. This therefore means that we must all continue to take cognizance of the health safety and recommendations we have issued earlier”. “We have always encour

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced a human rights activist and Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in the state, Comrade Amitolu Shittu, as the Director-General (DG) of the newly established Amotekun Corps. He also named as the Director-General (DG) of Bureau of Social Services (BOSS), a trainer and management Consultant, Richard Tinubu. BOSS was established by the State government to leverage premium human resources and technological innovation in driving effective monitoring and evaluation of social service delivery to ensure public value and fiscal discipline. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ismail Omipidan, who announced these in a statement on Friday, said both appointments took effect immediately adding that the appointments were in line with the commitment of Governor Oyetola to the security and welfare of the people of the State. Shittu, 55, an activist, is expected to deploy the experience he garnered over

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Thursday that around one trillion dollars of debt owed by developing countries would be cancelled under a proposed global deal. The UN agency said that the plan was to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s developing economies, which were already struggling with a rapidly growing debt burden, must now confront a record global downturn, plummeting prices for their oil and commodities exports and weakening local currencies. At the same time, they need to spend more money on healthcare and to protect their economies. Some 64 low-income countries currently spend more on debt service than their health systems, according to UNCTAD. “This is a world where defaults by developing nations on their debt is inevitable,” Richard Kozul-Wright, director of UNCTAD’s Division on Globalisation and Development Strategies, said during a video conference with newsmen. In a report calling for