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1. 17 April 2020One million test kits to meet Africa's 'big gap'

   Di Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) don announce say dem go give one million coronavirus testing kits to Africa.

   Di organisation’s director John Nkengasong say testing rates for di continent dey low.

   He say di Africa Union (AU) go distribute di testing kits from next week make African kontris dem for test.

   "Ova di next three months or six months, we go need like 15 million tests, but, journey of 1,000 miles dey start with di first mile," he tok.

   So far more than 17,700 cases of infection don dey confam for 52 kontris. About 915 pipo don die and more than 3,500 pipo don recover from di disease.

2. 17 April 2020Nigeria’s second largest state don begin 7 days lockdown

   Friday, na di first day of seven days lockdown wey Kano, northwest Nigeria go enter after di state record 21 coronavirus cases in 5 days.

   Govnor Abdullahi Ganduje wey announce di lockdown on Tuesday yan say di 7 days lockdown na to stop di spread of di virus and e add say only pipo wey dey do essential work na dem dey allowed to move.

   BBC Pidgin visit high population areas like Sheka and Medile but pipo dey dia houses dey observe di lockdown.

   Commissioner of Police for Kano CP Habu Sani wey release statement on Thursday, yan say security pipo full everywhere for di state to make sure say pipo obey.

   As e be say na Friday, no jumuat prayers for di state wey be say na mostly muslims.

3. 17 April 2020Coronavirus Lockdown - Young pipo for Lagos dey defend dia area as police blame fake news for all di Kata kata wey happen

4. 17 April 2020Coronavirus: Khartoum governor chop sack ova prayer ban

   Di Sudanese prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, don sack di governor of di capital Khartoum after he oppose ban on religious gatherings wey goment bin impose to try to stop di spread of Covid-19.

   General Ahmed Abdun Hammad Mohammed refuse to implement di decision to ban prayers for mosques and churches wey suppose start on Saturday.

   On Thursday, police bin teargas supporters of di sacked President Omar al-Bashir.

   Dem dey demonstrate against di goment austerity programme.

5. 17 April 2020Health program for Africa go suffer ontop US decision to stop WHO moni

   Programs to stop Polio, fight against HIV and malaria for Africa go suffer if America President Donald Trump no change im mind ontop decision to stop to dey fund di World Health Organization.

   Di WHO Africa Head, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti dey beg di US to reconsider dia decision.

   Di US na di largest contributor to WHO.

   Di kontri don commit to give 151 million dollars to WHO, for dis dia current two-year funding period.

   Inside dis plenty money, WHO don collect 50 million US dollars, but now wey oga Trump don say di kontri no go give WHO moni again, di organisation work for Africa don dey shaky.

   Immunization na one of di programs wey go suffer.

6. 17 April 202040 Sub-Sahara African kontris go enjoy debt suspension

   Di G20 kontris don suspend debt payment for di world’s poorest kontris, and most of dem be Sub-Saharan Africa kontris.

   Dis na to help dem get through di economic impact of Coronavirus.

   Na di G20 finance ministers and central bank governors of di world’s largest economies reach dis agreement to freeze loan repayments for kontris wey get low income till end of dis.

   76 kontris go benefit from dis agreement and 40 of dem dey Sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria,, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa and small economies like Burundi, Liberia, and Zimbabwe go enjoy am.

7. 17 April 2020Nigeria confam 35 new cases of COVID-19

   Di Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, bin confam anoda thirty five new cases of coronavirus on Thursday night plus including di kontri 13th death.

   Di NCDC say dia door to door contact tracing for possible cases for Abuja don discover patients with COVID 19.

   However dey draw ear give pipo say make dem no stigmatise those wey don dey tested as e fit discourage others wey wan come forward to get help.

8. 17 April 2020Una Goodmorning!

   And thank God na Friday! Welcome to our live coverage of all di tori ontop coronavirus and how e dey affect di world.

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9. 16 April 2020Na hia we go march reak for Thursday tori

   Make we stop hia for today 16 April, 2020.

   On Friday we go still show again. Until then, you fit scroll down take time read all di tori we don cover for dis coronavirus as e dey hot.

   We go leave una wit awa special video of how to take care of pesin wey dey self-isolate sake of Covid-19 disease - yes you fit learn new tips inside dis video.

   From Ronke, Faith, Princess & Daniel, una goodnight!

10. 16 April 2020Ken Saro-Wiwa son don die of Covid-19

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    • • Author, Karina Igonikon
      • Role, BBC Pidgin, Lagos

    Di son of di late Ogoni environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, don die of Coronavirus for London.

    Tori be say Menegian Saro-Wiwa die on Monday of Covid-19 combined wit oda health issues im bin get, according to im sister Noo Saro- Wiwa announce im death on Thursday.

    Noo Wiwa say her brother Menegian or Gian for short, na im smart pass among dem and na sprinter for school, poet, artist, and upcoming engineer, wey teach imsef guitar and piano.

    "Mental health issues limit im life from since im dey age 16, although di side-effects of di medicine im dey take change im bodi small, dis foto I take of am before still capture di wetin Gian represent, wey be kind and beautiful soul, wey always want di best for im family, always dey pray for our future success and im dey hope about im own and, of course, im love im music." She write for her Facebook page.

    She say Gian wey dem born for 1970 get one son wey im name na Louis. Gian na di second pikin of di late Ogoni environmentalist wey don die as im first son Ken Jnr. Saro-Wiwa bin don die for 2016.

11. 16 April 2020Lions don take ova road sake of coronavirus lockdown

12. 16 April 2020Lockdown palava don kill more pipo dan coronavirus for Nigeria

13. 16 April 2020See cartoon to teach Nigerian pikins how to survive coronavirus

14. 16 April 2020More supplies to helep Nigeria fight against Covid-19 pandemic don land

    United Nations announce on Thursday say receive di delivery of important health supplies as part of donation to support di fight against Covid-19 Pandemic for Nigeria.

    Di supplies come from di European Union and IHS Nigeria. Dem add say di plane wey carry di supplies come na one ogbonge shipping company APM Terminals pay for am

    Di supplies include 10,000 test kits, 15 oxygen concentrators and plenti personal protective equipment (PPE), special injections alias vaccines IEHK/PEP kits and oda ogbonge health supplies wey go support Nigeria response to di COVID-19 outbreak.

    E go still helep di work wey Unicef dey do help children and families for Nigeria.

    Dem tok say dem still dey expect more supplies in di coming days

    Di personal protection equipment (PPEs) go protect medical personnel and ancillary staff wey be di first responders for di Frontline, na dem dey provide care and treat pipo wey di virus dey affect.

    Di test kits go also helep healthcare workers to test pipo wey dem suspect say e get di virus and know dia status….

    “Wesabi say If dem wan reduce di spread of di virus, e dey important to test as many pipo as possible especially those wey just travel enta di kontri and pipo wey don near dem.”

    “These test kits go support Nigeria effort to control di spread of di virus.“Edward Kallon, wey be di UN Resident Coordinator for Nigeria tok.

    Since di outbreak of di coronavirus for Nigeria foe late February, di UN don dey support di goment of Nigeria through risk communications, community engagement, infection prevention and control, surveillance and management of di coronavirus cases.

15. 16 April 2020Meet di Navy officer wey only himself do passing out parade sake of self-isolation

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    • • Author, Olaronke Alo
      • Role, Broadcast Journalist, BBC Pidgin

    One British naval officer don make history as im do passing out of training by himself.

    Sub Lt Matthew Poxon no fit make di official ceremony for Britannia Royal Naval College for Devon as im dey for self-isolation.

    Dem hold separate parade for am and dis na di first solo passing out parade wey di college don ever do since 157 years wey dem establish di college.

    "At least as I no fit dey out of step with di rest of my division,” he tok.

16. 16 April 2020President Paul Biya: 'E dey alive and e di work'

    Since weh Coronavirus enta Cameroon for March 6, kontri pipo di wait make president Biya address dem, and de mata don turn na debate and mockery for social media.

    Maurice Kamto, di leader of opposition Cameroon Renaissance Movement, CRM declare vacancy for post of president.

    President Biya now don receive Christophe Guilhou, di French Ambassador for Cameroon and deh tok management for Covid-19 for kontri, France and de world.

    Now weti you get for tok for dis mata?

    Enta BBC News Pidgin Facebook Page to join di debate.

17. 16 April 2020Japan don declare state of emergency for Covid-19

    Japan Prime minister Shinzo Abe don declare state of emergency for di kontri

    Dis na as coronavirus cases don dey increase.

    Abe don face plenti backlash on top of di way wey im handle di pandemic as dem don get ova eight thousand confam cases.

18. 16 April 2020Botswana forgive 149 prisoners to prevent coronavirus spread

    Botswana Presido Mokgweetsi Masisi don forgive 149 prisoners to prevent di spread of coronavirus for di kontri.

    Dem say dem go first do Covid-19 test for di prisoners wey dem forgive before dem release dem give dia famiy.

    Botswana don currently dey on 28 day lockdown.

19. 16 April 2020"Nigeria no dey owe IMF"

20. 16 April 2020Coronavirus: Lagos wan do cash transfer to at least 250,000 residents

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    • • Author, Olaronke Alo
      • Role, Broadcast Journalist, BBC Pidgin

    Di govnor of Lagos State south west Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu say by di end of di week im goment go transfer moni to a minimum of 250, 000 poor and vulnerable families for Lagos.

    Oga Sanwo-Olu tok say dem dey clean up dia data alias information from dia social register to know di pipo wey really need di moni.

    Na at least 20 million pipo dey live inside Lagos wey be di economic capital of Nigeria.

    Di city don dey on lockdown for almost three weeks out of di four weeks lockdown to take stop di spread of coronavirus for di state and dis dey affect businesses for di state.

    Insecurity for di state don also increase during di lockdown as some area boys dey tiff moni and food from residents.

    Lagos dey face di highest number of coronavirus infections for Nigeria wit at least 235 cases of di virus and 8 pipo don die.