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My coronavirus anecdotes and the dangers ahead
This is a piece around and about what I have seen about Coronavirus in Nigeria, from a sociological perspective, and not a report of any pathogenic experience. It has been more than a month since the Federal Government placed Lagos and Ogun states, and the Federal Capital Territory on a lockdown on account of the spread of COVID-19 in those three parts of the country.
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Algeria leader vows to quit early if re-elected
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German police arrest Russian over alleged jihadist bomb plot
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Canadian court disappoints Huawei over CFO’s case
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Military airstrike kills 30 bandits in Zamfara
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Lagos conducts assessment to revitalise 329 primary healthcare
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Delta kingdom rejects proposed private market
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DHQ: Troops arrest ‘coordinator’ of Boko Haram suicide bombings
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