Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos 7 in FCT 3 in Katsina 3 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Jigawa 1 in Bauchi 1 in Borno As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 170 Deaths: 21
The battle for the presidency of actors’ apex body, Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and other elective positions of the guild has begun and lead actors and actresses have shown their interests in holding the positions. According to Saturday Vanguard ,Foremost among the candidates vying for the guild’s top position is actor Emeka Rollas, the incumbent Secretary-General of the guild, and the man who contested against the former president, Ejike Asiegbu. Another key contestant is ex-beauty queen and president of the Miss Earth beauty pageant, Ibinabo Fiberesima who has signified her intention to battle with her male colleagues for the presidency. Other candidates wishing to vie for electives positions of the guild are Stella Damasus who according to our source, is contesting for the office of the Public Relations Officer(PRO), Mr Yakubu Abubakar, incumbent PRO of the guild who is gunning for the post of the Secretary-Genera. Also vying for positions are Chukwud