Tag: Face Mask
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UNIPORT directs compulsory use of face mask
The management of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) on Monday made compulsory the use of face mask in its campuses over concerns of third wave of COVID-19 in the country. The Federal Government on Sunday put six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on red alert following the emergence and possible rising cases…
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50 persons detained, charged for face mask violation in Ogun
No fewer than 50 persons were on Monday prosecuted for violating the protocol on the use of face masks in public places in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The violators were subjected to community service after they were arraigned at the mobile court at the governor’s office in Oke-Mosan. It was observed that the violators…
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Photo: 50-year-old security guard dies from face mask suffocation
A security guard who never failed to put on his face mask to protect himself from the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) has reportedly suffocated to death. According to reports, on Friday, August 28, the 50-year-old private guard, identified as Solomon Ede and attached to a building in Alako area of Abeokuta, was said to have gone…
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COVID-19: ‘Buhari must wear face mask too’
A former Secretary-General of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Anthony Sani, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, the 36 state governors, lawmakers, traditional rulers and other public figures to adopt wearing of face masks at all time as a means of ending COVID-19 in Nigeria. That way, Sani said, the nation would break the transmission chain…
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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Buhari arrives Mali, wears face mask for first time
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Mali for a peace mission wearing a face mask for the first time. TheNewsGuru.com TNG reports that the president has never worn a face mask since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria in February. But the president was spotted in Mali on Thursday wearing a face mask. IN…
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Tension in Imo as Policeman kills ‘Okada’ rider over face mask
There was pandemonium at the Banana Junction in Orlu town of Imo State on Tuesday as a police inspector shot dead a 27-year-old man for not wearing a face mask. The incident which happened around 3pm caused a storm in the area as youths, including traders, threatened to invade a nearby police station. A detachment…
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COVID-19: WHO issues new guidance on homemade face masks
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a new guidance on homemade or locally-made face masks for prevention of COVID-19. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the advice on Sunday on its official twitter handle @WHOAFRO. The UN health agency urged people to clean locally-made face masks properly before wearing again.…
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Dortmund’s Manuel Akanji fined for getting haircut without face mask
Borussia Dortmund’s Manuel Obafemi Akanji was fined an unspecified amount by the German Football League (DFL) on Friday for failing to wear face mask during a visit from a hair dresser this week. Also fined was Jadon Sancho. The DFL said both players had broken the health guidelines that had governed Bundesliga clubs and players…
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Photo: Trump bows to pressure, wears face mask for first time since COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. President Donald Trump finally wore a face mask. He heeded warnings on Thursday to wear the mask as he visited a Ford factory in Michigan. The photo of the masked President is now circulating on Twitter, his favourite social media platform. Meanwhile Trump tweeted early Friday that U.S. flags will fly at half-staff for…
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COVID-19: Policemen beat soldier for refusing to wear face mask in Benin
There was pandemonium in Benin City, Edo State on Saturday, when a combined team of police and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps operatives, allegedly beat up a soldier, for not wearing face mask. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon, at Lagos street, barely 24-hours after the state government shut down the street to all business…