The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Popular Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy, has explained to American veteran musician, Sean John Combs, also known by the stage name Diddy, how Nigerians are suffering during this Coronavirus lockdown. Burna boy told the American rapper, who’s also known as Puff Daddy, that Nigerians are on lockdown without any benefit […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the initial 14-day lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, by another 14 days. Buhari confirmed this today during a nationwide broadcast. When Buhari gave the stay-at-home order on March 29, Nigeria had only 111 cases. As of Sunday morning, there were officially 318 cases across the country. The president […]
Lesotho has yet to record a case of COVID-19 as of April 13, one of two countries to escape the virus since it reached the continent. The other being the island nation of Comoros. But the government in Maseru led by Prime Minister Tom Thabane has rolled out a series of economic intervention measures to […]
People in the Liberian capital, Monrovia are downplaying the country’s three-week State of Emergency declaration and lockdown imposed by the government to help fight COVID-19. While the government is keen to beat down the spread, misinformation is taking the better side of it according to reports from the West African country. A Reuters report said […]
After being granted bail about four days ago, Nigerian singer, Naira Marley has signed a letter of apology to the Lagos State Government for defiling the stay at home order. Marley was detained at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba on Monday April 6 after he turned himself in for questioning. A […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave for two months The suspension includes one month of which will be unpaid, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. Her suspension follows social media outrage over an image posted by deputy minster of education Mduduzi Manana of […]
Zimbabwe’s leading fast foods outlet Simbisa Brands has fired its contract workers in an attempt to cut costs as the effects of coronavirus lockdown take a toll on the national economy. The country is now midway through its 21-day national lockdown in an effort to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. However, according to […]
Popular Nigerian musician, Azeez Fashola, known as Naira Marley, will be arraigned before a court today for breaching the Lagos Infection Diseases Regulations 2020 (the Regulations). Naira Marley was arrested on Monday after attending the birthday of Abdulrasheed Bello, the husband of actress Funke Akindele despite coronavirus lockdown. The ‘Soapy’ crooner was then granted bail […]
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta explained further why he had not locked down the entire country averring that it was in the interest of the greater public good. According to him, doing so will mean depriving a sizeable number of the population from feeding. He stresses that it would be the last resort if current containment […]
Beautiful actress, Adunni Ade has reacted to the arraignment of Funke Akindele by stating that no one is above the law. Adunni Ade shared a photo of herself with Funke Akindele with caption saying… If you really do not understand the video she put up then you definitely need help comprehending. She is an extremely […]
Officials in Uganda have donated food to vulnerable people living in the metropolitan area of Kampala during the lockdown. Stringent measures employed to stop spread of the coronavirus means, millions of people are out of the jobs in the East Africa nation. “I have the most vulnerable people. They are vulnerable so much because I […]
Nigerian singer, Apata on friday refused to allow her younger sister, Teni enter her house in Lagos over coronavirus fears. Teni shared video clips which captured the moment her eldest sister locked her outside her house and refused to open the gate. In the video, Niniola admitted she was scared of contracting the deadly disease […]
Security personnel in a number of African countries are aggressively implementing lockdown and curfew measures announced by their respective presidents. While the security organs, mainly local police, are working under their primary mandate of implementing law and order to enforce the directives, their modus operandi makes them a potential chain for contracting and spreading COVID-19 […]
Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, is the country’s most impacted with coronavirus infection. As of April 3, Lagos alone accounted for 98 out of 190 cases recorded across Africa’s most populous country. The state government led by governor BabaJide Sanwo-Olu weeks back announced a stimulus package to cushion the less vulnerable members of the state. But […]
Tunisia announced Tuesday that it will extend a lockdown to contain the novel coronavirus by two weeks as cases and deaths continue to rise. The National Security Council, which was convened under the leadership of President Kais Saied, decided to extend the quarantine from April 4 to April 19, according to a statement by the […]
Social grant recipients will in the next few days make use of many ATMs and retail shops as possible to get their money without incurring high bank charges so they can practice social distancing. This is because banks were expected to “significantly” reduce their charges to increase the number of pay-points the grant beneficiaries can […]
MultiChoice has set aside R80 million to pay their cast, crew and creatives in the industry during Covid-19 and the national lockdown period. Due to production coming to a halt in South Africa, MultiChoice said that it was aware of the financial challenges that will be faced by their employees and freelancers. In a press […]
MDC-ALLIANCE leader Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday praised the decision by President Mnangagwa to lockdown the country for 21 days from Monday as a measure to contain Covid-19. President Mnangagwa, in an address to the nation last night, said only essential service providers such as pharmacies and food retailers will be open, together with municipalities to […]