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Nigeria to begin gradual ease of lockdowns in Lagos and Abuja on May 4

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the nation over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria will begin a phased and gradual easing of more than four weeks of lockdowns in the national capital and the largest city on May 4, President Muhammadu Buhari said in an address on Monday. Lagos and Ogun states and the federal capital territory of Abuja entered lockdowns to tame the spread of the new coronavirus on March 30. Confirmed cases of the new virus have roughly quadrupled since a lockdown extension was announced on April 13, to 1,273 cases and 40 deaths, most concentrated in Lagos and Abuja. But Buhari said the lockdowns had come at a “very heavy economic cost,” stripping many citizens of their livelihoods. “No country can afford the full impact of a sustained lockdown while awaiting the development of vaccines,” Buhari said. Millions of Nigeria’s 200 million citizens, more than 20 million of whom live in Lagos, live on daily wage

New Music: Terry Tha Rapman - "Dan Maraya in a New Bugatti"

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B.A.N.S Nation head honcho, Terry Tha Rapman releases a brand new trap single titled Dan Maraya in a New Bugatti , infused with a sample from the late Arewa legend, Dan Maraya Jos . On the track, Terry Tha Rapman pays homage to the late Dan Maraya and Mamman Shatta . The record was produced by Pherowshuz . Terry Tha Rapaman - Dan Maraya in a New Bugatti