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US: Russia warns of ‘scary consequences’ over President Trump ban
Russia has warmed that there may be scary consequences after Twitter and other social media platforms removed Donald Trump, the outgoing President of the US.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said this on Facebook, adding that “It’s not the destruction that’s scary but the consequences.
“A blow has been dealt against democratic values proclaimed by the West.”
Owners of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and even Trump’s favourite social media platform, Twitter suspended his accounts last week following the deadly attack on the US Capitol by the outgoing President’s supporters.The attack was said to have been Trump’s final push to stop the confirmation of Joe Biden as the November 3 presidential election winner by the Congress.
Twitter has now deleted the President’s account completely, depriving him of his favorite megaphone.
The spokesperson added that Trump’s social media ban was one more reason for American authorities to “take care” of their own country instead of criticizing Russia.
This was in response to US’ concern over a crackdown on independent media in Russia, among other issues.
COVID-19: NCDC reports 23 deaths,1479 new infections in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 1,479 new COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed this via its verified Twitter account on Thursday night.
The centre also confirmed 23 new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the nation’s death toll to 1,405.
It added that the new infections were recorded from 24 States and the Federal Capital Territory, in the last 24 hours.
It disclosed that Lagos recorded the highest toll with 697 cases followed by FCT, 201.
NCDC tweeted, “1,479 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria:
Lagos-697
FCT-201
Oyo -24
Rivers -72
Plateau -74
Adamawa-43
Akwa Ibom -35
Sokoto -12
Ogun -18
Osun -39
Nasarawa -80
Anambra-27
kano-21
Abia-19
Enugu-19
Bauchi-7
Taraba- 7
Ekiti- 4
Gombe-4
Imo-4
Bayelsa-2
Borno -9
Jigawa-2
Zamfara-1
105,478 confirmed
83,830 discharged
1,405 deaths.”
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COVID-19: Nigerian govt clears air on another total lockdown from next week
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has told Nigerians to ignore rumours of fresh lockdown alert in circulation on social media.
PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, said this in a short video released on Thursday.
The rumour started following the emergence of a purported WhatsApp message from a member of the PTF, which claimed there will be a total lockdown in Nigeria from next week.
But Aliyu has now insisted that the federal government was aware of the economic implication of a fresh lockdown.
He said, “We are aware of a fake message on WhatsApp that we’ve declared a lockdown in the country. This is absolutely not true. I call on the Nigerian public to please ignore this message and continue with normal activities.
“I’m also calling on the public to abide by the non-pharmaceutical interventions including wearing of face masks in the public, washing of hands and maintaining physical distancing.
“There is an established way that we send our messages to the public including declarations when it comes to infection control. So, please ignore what is being going round on WhatsApp.”
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