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Image caption Nigerian officials have been screening passengers arriving at the country's main airports The first case of the coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa has been confirmed in Nigeria. The patient is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and flew into the commercial city of Lagos from Milan on 25 February. Authorities say he is stable with no serious symptoms and is being treated at a hospital in the city. Elsewhere on the continent, Algeria and Egypt have also confirmed cases of the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) had warned that Africa's "fragile health systems" meant the threat posed by the virus was "considerable". Meanwhile, South Africa's health ministry has announced that two nationals aboard a cruise ship docked in Japan have tested positive for the virus. In Kenya, the High Court has ordered the temporary suspension of flights from China following a petition by the Law Society of Kenya. It comes amidst publi...

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Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo shoots a free-kick next to Juventus’ Argentine forward Paulo Dybala during the Italian Serie A football match SPAL vs Juventus on February 22, 2020 at the Paolo-Mazza stadium in Ferrara. Isabella BONOTTO / AFP Cristiano Ronaldo scored for a record-equalling 11th consecutive Serie A game in his 1,000th professional match as Juventus extended their league lead on Saturday with a 2-1 win over basement club SPAL. The 35-year-old tapped in six minutes before the break to equal the mark held by Gabriel Batistuta and Fabio Quagliarella. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has scored 25 goals in all competitions this season for Juventus, including 16 in his current run of 11 matches. Aaron Ramsey added a second after an hour, before Andrea Petagna pulled one back from the spot for SPAL, amid controversy as the penalty was awarded following a VAR review despite the pitchside monitor not working. It got Juventus back to winning ways away from ...

Mbisiogu …Says those in Wuhan yet to receive FG’s financial support Coordinator of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, NIDO, in Guangdong Province, China, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu,in this interview, gives an update on the condition of trapped Nigerians in Wuhan City and over 10,000 others in Guangdong Province We learned the Federal Government has reached out to Nigerians in Wuhan. Can we know the specifics? I just spoke to the student union President in Wuhan which is the epicenter of the epidemic and she said their condition is still bad. She said things are the same since they first started raising the alarm for evacuation. The worst of it is that accessing food has been so difficult for them. It is becoming more difficult. They now order food online which would be delivered at the gate of their houses. On the fund provided by Nigerian government, she said someone from the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing chatted with her, promising to call her on phone. As of when we spoke, sh...

Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi on Saturday evening made another record following his side’s 5-0 win over Eibar in the La Liga. The Quique Setien’s men defeated Eibar at the Camp Nou, thanks to four goals from Lionel Messi and a strike from Arthur Melo. According to the Opta Jose, Messi’s first-half hat-trick against Eibar means the Barca number has managed to re-write his record sheet with his performance against the visitors. Only against Mallorca in October 2011 did Messi scored an earlier hat-trick (30minutes) than today’s game against Eibar (40minutes) in his professional career. DAILY POST recalls that Messi had earlier this month  set a record  in his side’s 3-2 win over Real Betis. Messi has now scored 18 goals in the La Liga so far this season. The Argentine captain will now hope to lead Barcelona to victory when they take on Real Madrid in their next La Liga fixture on March 1. Source: https://dailypost.ng/2020/02/22/laliga-messi-makes-another-recor...