501 New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 501 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
John Okiyi Kalu, commissioner of information in the state, announced the case in a statement on Monday.
The management of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) says that virtual matriculation of students is to be held for fresh students of the institution on June 13 in line with the COVID-19 lockdown protocols.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Sunday.
For the bold, brilliant and beautiful fashionista Erelu Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, every June 11 is her day of celebration, for that is the day she was born.
As she clocks 57 this year, and amidst the Covid-19 hoopla that has rendered the whole world socially isolated, the music she should listen to is “Groove Is in the Heart,” a song by the American dance band Deee-Lite. It was released in August 1990 as the lead single from their debut album, World Clique.
Buhari Sitting On A Chair Inside Mosque: This Is What It Means
There have been discussions on why President Muhammadu Buhari sat on a chair inside the mosque during Friday Jumat service.
The first time Buhari was seen sitting on a chair to observe prayers was during the recent Eid-il-Fitri prayer with his family in the Aso Villa in Abuja.
Before now, the President is not known for sitting on the chair to observe any form of Solat, be it obligatory or ceremonial. Even after he returned from a medical tourism then, he attended the Jumat services praying on the mat like other worshippers.
The question is, what has changed? Is anybody allowed to sit on a chair inside the mosque?
As we are ageing, the body also changes. Our health is also affected and that may mean different things in different parts of the body to different individuals.
To some, their legs are affected as they age. Some, their eyes and so on.
Performing prayer while sitting on a chair is not allowed for people who have the ability to perform the prayer in a normal way.
In Islam, it is only the sick and travelers that are allowed to pray in the sitting position, lowering their heads a little bit for ruku` and more for sujud.
In fact, sick people people are allowed to pray in whatever position they deem convenient, even while lying down.
For those who are not sick, it is forbidden to pray sitting down on a chair, whether they are praying in private places or public. In Islam, all the postures of prayer must be observed.
A Saudi Islamic lecturer and author, Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid says “Standing is an essential part of prayer, if a person fails to stand during the prayer, from the initial Takbeer to the final salam, with no valid excuse for that, his prayer is invalid.”
According to Al-Baqarah: 238, Allah says: “And stand before Allah with obedience”.
For obligatory prayers, if a person sits down to pray when he is able to stand, his prayer will be invalid before Allah. Truly, such prayer will not get any reward. More so, this is actually counted as a sin.
As a result, it is important to tell those who perform prayers sitting on the chairs during the obligatory prayers that it is not allowed for them to do so if they are able to stand.
This is allowed unless they find it extremely difficult to stand.
Get it right, somebody must find it extremely difficult to stand or to observe all postures. A slight difficulty is not an excuse.
I have seen people asking if Buhari is bigger than God for sitting on a chair during Eid and Jumaat prayers.
It is not a matter of being bigger than God. It is a matter of the condition of the body.
Many people commenting on the issue have no idea what it means to observe prayers sitting on the chair.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 350 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 11,516.
The centre disclosed this on thursday night via its verified Twitter handle.
“350 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-102 Ogun-34 FCT-29 Borno-26 Kaduna-23 Rivers-21 Ebonyi-17 Kwara -16 Katsina-14 Edo-10 Delta-10 Kano-10 Bauchi-10 Bayelsa-9 Imo-8 Plateau-4 Ondo-3 Nasarawa-2 Gombe-1 Oyo-1.”
The 102 cases confirmed in Lagos brings the total number of cases at the nation’s epicentre of the virus to 5,542. Also, 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have recorded more than 100 cases of COVID-19.
Considering the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria, Kano State has the second highest after Lagos with 980 confirmed cases; FCT -792; Katsina -385; Edo -351; Borno -322; Kaduna -320; Oyo -318; Ogun -316; Rivers -290; Jigawa -274; Bauchi -256; Gombe -170; Kwara -127; Delta -116; Sokoto -115; and Plateau -113.
Going by the NCDC report, Cross River is the only state in Nigeria with no case of the coronavirus. The Centre has reported three cases of the virus in Kogi State.
The recent report by the NCDC also noted that 3,525 persons infected by the virus have recovered and were discharged while unfortunately, 323 people have lost their lives to the virus.
This bring the total number of active cases of the coronavirus in Nigeria to 7,668.
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Premier League Shareholders today agreed temporary changes to the rules relating to substitute players.
For the remainder of the 2019/20 season, the number of substitutes that can be used during a match will increase from three to five players.
This is in line with the temporary law amendment made by the International Football Association Board last month.
Shareholders also approved for Clubs to increase the maximum number of substitute players on the bench from seven to nine for the rest of the 2019/20 season.
The Premier League season is due to recommence on 17 June, with a full round of fixtures involving Chelsea to take place across the weekend beginning 19 June.
