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Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 speaks during a media briefing in Abuja, Nigeria. The second phase of the gradual easing of the lockdown in the country has been extended by four weeks, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has said. Nigeria imposed its first round of lockdown in late March. Mr Buhari on April 27 announced the gradual easing of the five-week lockdown in FCT, Lagos and Ogun state. The lockdown was eased to a nationwide night curfew (8 p.m. to 6 a.m.) from May 4 to May 17. The curfew was later amended by many state governments to commence from 10:00 p.m. The first phase of the relaxed lockdown was extended by two weeks and elapsed midnight June 1. The second phase commenced on June 2 and elapses by midnight today, June 29. Mr Mustapha while speaking at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing, on Monday, said the extension of the second phase was approved by President Buhari.

The Presidency on Saturday said that the approval for the dissolution of the National Working Committee, NWC of the All Progressives Congress, APC, by President Muhammadu Buhari was to save the party from collapse.

Remember when British rapper Stormzy released the remix to "Own It" which featured Burna Boy and Sho Madjozi but days later it was removed? Well, Mzansi's very own Sho thinks she knows exactly why that happened.  According to the "John Cena" hitmaker, the remix was removed after Burna Boy asked Stormzy to remove it following her BET Awards nomination. Burna, Sho and Stormzy are nominated for Best International Act at the awards, which will be hosted on Monday morning at 2am.  Taking to Twitter, Sho explained what happened after she was nominated. "For those asking where the #Ownitremix is, after I got nominated alongside him for BET Best International Act, Burna boy asked Stormzy’s team to take down the song immediately", she tweeted.  Sho said that the song was available for a month with no issues.  She then went on to suggest that Burna Boy was intimidated by her success. "Everyone nominated has done big things and should be confident that their

Recently crowned Apple Music’s Up Next artist - previously awarded to  Billie Eilish ,  Khalid  &  H.E.R  - Afropop’s prince,  Rema  is ready to drop more music, following the successful release of “ Ginger Me .” Due out on Mavin Record/Jonzing World, his next track “ Alien ” drops today, 26th June. Hailing from the legendary Benin City, the 20-year-old prodigy continues to live up to the hype with his innate ability to meld genres and cultures. Crediting his parents for introducing him to  Fela Kuti  &  2Face ,  Rema  draws influences far beyond West Africa with Bollywood, Trap, Afrobeats, and Pop all becoming part of his trademark sound. Rema-alien.jtownmedia

    Heavyweight music producer,  Mastrkraft  joins forces with 2nite Entertainment frontier,  Flavour  to serve a brand new single dubbed, " Equipment ." The record comes shortly after he served a joint EP with  Vector  titled, " Crossroads ."  Masterkaft  claims the production credit on the new joint. masterkraft-flavour.jtownmedia

   Cameron Borthwick-Jackson is the biggest name amongst the departures revealed on Thursday afternoon. Joining Borthwick-Jackson out of the door are Aidan Barlow, Alex Fojticek, Ethan Hamilton, Dion McGhee, Demetri Mitchell, Kieran O’Hara, Largie Ramazani and George Tanner. United  said: “We would like to thank the departing players for their contributions during their time at the club and wish them the very best of luck for the future.”          However, the nine players leaving  have all been offered a “support package” which includes a return to  Carrington for pre-season training.

Ghanaian rapper  Yung Pabi   has dropped a brand new single, titled   "Guy No" .      "Guy No" is Pabi's first release following the                     release of his debut album  'Running With Men                 On Horses' .     Yung Pabi uses the rhythm to elaborate on how he         does the impossible, how he stays winning.             The song was produced by  Magnom  and  Paa                   Bright .

WASHINGTON - Government experts believe more than 20 million Americans could have contracted the coronavirus, 10 times more than official counts, indicating many people without symptoms have or have had the disease, senior administration officials said. The estimate, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is based on serology testing used to determine the presence of antibodies that show whether an individual has had the disease, the officials said. The officials, speaking to a small group of reporters on Wednesday night, said the estimate was based on the number of known cases, between 2.3 million and 2.4 million, multiplied by the average rate of antibodies seen from the serology tests, about an average of 10 to 1. “If you multiply the cases by that ratio, that’s where you get that 20 million figure,” said one official. If true, the estimate would suggest the percentage of U.S. deaths from the disease is lower than thought. More than 120,000 Americans have died from the

Nigerian fast rising act,   Rema  has revealed that he connects more with Burna Boy than Wizkid or Naira Marley because he has always listened to Burna from time past. This revelation was made by the young star during his latest chat with  Noisey  after Rema was asked to choose among three artistes with the options being Burna Boy, Wizkid and Naira Marley. In Rema's words; "I connect more with Burna. I love his story and I listen to Burna from days back. I also saw a lot that was happening around that time and seeing how he got to deal with those battles was very inspiring." 

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is exploring for oil and gas in Wase and Kanam Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The NNPC said Wase and Kanam, which are parts of the Upper and Middle Benue Trough. have oil and gas prospects capable of contributing to the economic growth of the country. The exploration exercise was disclosed on Saturday when the Management of the organisation paid Governor Simon Bako Lalong a courtesy visit at Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mele Kyari through the Group General Manager, Frontiers Exploration Services, Abdullahi Bomai, while highlighting on the development, stressed that NNPC has acquired and used modern equipment which has resulted to the identification of hydrocarbon materials in the Upper and Middle Benue Trough.