575 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria

575 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Monday, July 6.

According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 123 new cases, FCT-100, Delta-58,  Edo-52,  Ogun-42, Katsina-24, Bayelsa-23, Rivers-22, Borno-19, Plateau-18, Ondo-18, Oyo-17, Kwara-15, Osun-13, Enugu-9, Nasarawa-7, Abia-6, Cross River-5, Kaduna-3, Ekiti-1.

Nigeria has now recorded 29,286 cases of COVID-19 with 654 deaths, while 11,828  patients have been discharged from various Isolation centers across the country. 

See a break down of the cases in different states below.

Most entertainers are broke, COVID-19 has shown who saved for the rainy day - Illbliss

Nigerian rapper, Illbliss has shared his thoughts on the effect of Coronavirus in the entertainment industry. 

In a tweet the rapper shared, he stated that most entertainers are now broke as they blew their "lean change on jewellery, rented terrace houses, sneakers and drugs." Illbliss added that COVID-19 has now shown those who saved for a rainy day.

He tweeted; 

Don’t be fooled kid. Most of these cats are dead broke. They blew their lean change on jewellery, rented terrace houses, sneakers and drugs. Covid is a bastard. Now we know who saved for the rainy day.

policemen allegedly attack in Imo by Baby factory operators

Some policemen suffered an attack upon storming a "hospital" in a Umuocha community in Oguta council of Imo state while trailing a man who allegedly stole a baby from its mother at gunpoint. Upon entering the health facility the man they were trailing ran into, the policemen saw many children and expectant mothers allegedly used for child trafficking. However, while asking questions about the property, the owner of the hospital identified as Innocent Onuoha allegedly mobilised youths of the village who surrounded the building, demobilized the police vehicle, and attacked the four policemen with different objects, inflicting various degrees of injuries on them. A member representing Oguta State constituency in the state house of assembly, Frank Ugboma intervened and helped the policemen escape from further attacks. The Nation reported that Ugboma said; "The policemen told me that immediately they stormed the illegal baby factory disguised as a hospital, the owner raised the alarm and the youths came out and started resisting the police from arresting the man. They overpowered the policemen and destroyed their vehicle that night while the policemen managed to escape”. The state police spokesperson, Orlando Ikeokwu confirmed the incident and also disclosed that the owner of the baby factory was arrested but released by the youths. A police inspector also sustained injuries in the attack.

"I'll have to put on more size than i did for Thor' - Chris Hemsworth reveals ‘insanely physical’ workout for new Hulk Hogan film

Actor, Chris Hemsworth, who is best known for his role in Thor, has revealed that he will have to bulk up much more than he did for Thor for a new biopic film about Wrestling legend, Hulk Hogan.

The biopic will be a Netflix original directed by Todd Phillips, the mastermind behind 2019’s Oscar-winning hit Joker.

Hogan, 66, 6ft 7ins, is a 12-time wrestling world champion, was last seen on WWE television when Team Hogan beat Team Flair at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia last October.

Hemsworth speaking about his role, told Total Film: “As you can imagine, the preparation for the role will be insanely physical.

“I will have to put on more size than I ever have before, even more than I put on for Thor.”

Hemsworth added: “There is the accent as well as the physicality and the attitude.

“I will also have to do a deep dive into the rabbit hole of the wrestling world, which I’m really looking forward to doing.”

Actress Ada Karl laments over not being able to conduct some online activities linked to the US because she is in Nigeria

Nollywood actress Ada Karl has expressed her disappointment of not being able to conduct some online activities linked to the United States because she is in Nigeria. 

 

The actress who linked this to the activities of "Nigerian fraudsters", stated that almost half of her daily online activities are linked to the US and she can’t even access most of them from Nigeria. 

Ada Karl wrote; 

Monkey dey tiff...baboon dey suffer

This is what #Legit pple like us have to go through bcos of many crooks who have spoilt our name....almost half of my daily online activities are linked to US & I can’t even access most from Nigeria....I have to rely on my sisters in the States to run my life

Woman's announcement that she has converted to Christianity sparks mixed reactions

A Twitter user took to the platform to announce that she has converted to Christianity and the reactions to her tweets have become heated as people fight for religious supremacy.

"Today, I converted to Christianity," Ema wrote, adding, "I hope that you respect my decision."

Christians reacted by praising her for her decision while welcoming her to the fold. Muslims expressed their "condolences" and told her she's destined for hell, and atheists told her either ways, she's still being deceived because there's no God.

At the moment, a debate is playing out in the replies to her tweet as people argue over religion.

See some comments below.

Oluwo of Iwo kicks against family planning in Nigeria

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, has kicked against the practice of family planning in Nigeria saying its application will wipe out the human race.

The monarch said this while making his contribution to a public debate on family planning recently.

In his opinion, Nigerians should respect the dictate of God on procreation. He argued that the assumption that overpopulation is responsible for poverty is not correct. He said that what China has achieved as the most populous nation and emerging giant of the world could be linked to the country's huge human resources. 

“There is so much misconception and about population and national growth. There is so much more strength in procreation but we oftentimes ignorantly relate overpopulation to poverty. If this belief is true, then China by now should be the most affected nation by poverty. But this is not so because today, China is an emerging world power and a nation that is getting it right in all fronts.

Few powerful nations are getting it wrong for placing limit on childbearing. Today, 75% of the Canadian population is made up of foreigners born outside Canada. In few years to come, the land may be controlled by foreigners.

Aside from this, the dictate of God on procreation should be respected by individuals willing to bear more children. Grace is great. Having more children is not a measurement of poverty. Many rose from grass to grace.

Education is the key. China became powerful because of its passion for technical education. The government should focus more on improving technical education. Education is as important as human blood.

Basic education from primary to secondary should be free and made compulsory for everyone. Higher education should be subsidized. These will encourage average Nigerians to pursue technical education This is the strength of any developed nation.

The huge population of northern Nigeria should give them an edge over other regions. There is a need to harp on the quality of education and not putting an embargo on the numbers of children.'' the monarch said