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Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 reportes in Nigeria

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

Jackie Chan Partners With Unicef To Combat Child Trafficking

Jackie chan     Hong Kong-born Chinese actor Jackie Chan   has partnered with Unicef to combat child trafficking . The movie-star will be in  Myanmar, this week on a three-day mission to help combat child trafficking in the Southeast Asian nation.      UNICEF announced Tuesday that in his capacity as a good-will ambassador, Chan will visit the agency's projects for supporting trafficked children under special care for trauma and distress. He also will meet with officials of the Social Welfare Ministry and members of the Myanmar Police Anti-Trafficking Task Force .     The U.S. State Department's annual report on human trafficking says thousands of children in Myanmar are forced to serve in the national army and ethnic military groups.       However, Myanmar signed an agreement with the United Nations last week to ban the recruitment of child soldiers and demobilize those already serving.

"I am Not Retiring From Action Movies" - Jackie Chan Issues Statement

Jackie chan at cannes film festival   Hong Kong-born Chinese stuntman, actor Jackie chan has announced he is not retiring yet from action films, sayng the media misquoted him during the interview he granted at cannes film festival. CBS News, Reuters, and Associated press  among other news agencies, had reported he announced his retirement   Jackie has debunked the report , he wrote on his official website on sunday  Hello all my friends and fans, Yesterday in my press conference in Cannes for Chinese 12 Zodiac I said that this movie was my last big action movie. Today I was shocked when I woke up to read all the news coverage that I was retiring fro m doing Action movies. I just want to let everyone know that I am not retiring from doing action movies. What I meant to say is that I need to do less of the life risking stunts on my movies. After all these years of doing so many stunts and breaking so many bones, I need to take better care of my body so I can keep working. I

Jackie Chan Announces Retirement From Action Films

Jackie chan at cannes film festival in france         Hong Kong-born Chinese stuntman and actor     Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career.      The Hong Kong actor told the AP on Friday that his latest film "Chinese Zodiac" will be his last action movie. Chan, launching the movie at the Cannes Film Festival with co-stars Kwone Sang Woo, Yao Xingtong and Liao Fan, said that people don't believe him when he says he is going to retire.      " They say 'no, you're still young, you can still do it,' but I have to stop one day." The 58-year-old says he is bowing out with "Chinese Zodiac" in which he plays a fortune hunter, travelling the world trying to track down missing astrological antiques because it is one of the "most important" films in his career.     Chan says he spent seven years working on the mov