Morocco arrests 4,300 people for breaching emergency Coronavirus rules

Over 4,300 people were arrested last weekend in Morocco for breaching emergency rules issued to combat the novel Coronavirus.



Moroccan authorities had announced a public health state of emergency on March 19, confining everyone to their homes except those with a permit to be out for work.



In spite of the order, over 28,701 have been arrested in the country since mid-March. The country's national security force, DGSN disclosed that 15,545 have been referred to court after being held in custody.



DGSN said the largest number of arrests were made in the country's economic centre of Casablanca and the capital Rabat. Penalties for violating measures in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 disease include up to three months in jail and fines of up to 1,300 dirhams ($130), or both.



AFP reported that last week, authorities made wearing face masks in public obligatory. Morocco has recorded 1,746 Covid-19 cases, with 120 deaths and 196 recoveries. Fewer than 7,000 tests have been carried out.

Blac Chyna's mom Tokyo Toni praises Tyga as ‘The Best Father,’ says her one wish is for him to reunite with her daughter

Blac Chyna’s mother Tokyo Toni has acknowledged Tyga as ‘The Best Father,' while shunning her daughter's second baby daddy, Rob Kardashian.



The newlywed, whose real name is Shalana Hunter, took to Instagram on Sunday night to express her love to the father of her grandson, rapper Tyga, real name Michael Stevenson.



She wrote: “I love him so much!!!!!!! Enough said The BEST FATHER I HAVE SEN SINCE MINE.””…..You’re my secret little favorite of all…..Its nothing I wouldnt do for him and his mom passion.”



‘I love him so much!!!!!! Enough said The BEST FATHER I HAVE EVER SEN SINCE MINE…….This guy is my boo.. my buddy and my son in my head for real.



Always holding a spot in the heart. So much manners dignity class and honor. So smart cool fly and wise.. A great daddy a great son and friend. I just love me some Michael Stevenson kings daddy I LOVE YOU @tyga.’



Tokyo, who was upset with Tyga for leaving Black Chyna for Kylie Jenner went on to say: ‘Please know this … You’re my secret little favorite of all……. Its nothing I wouldn't do for him and his mom passion.



'God has big plans and he revealed to me in a dream something special for this man. He is the epitome of a real man.



'He insures his life with love comfort and true grit and grind. Never ceasing to fail he always come thru. Damn I love him as a son. Alwasy respectful kind and thoughtful! We talk all the time ! Real human beings do this you know.'



She ended her post wishing that Tyga and Black Chyna would get back together:



'If I had a wish 1- It would be for Tyga to be wit Chyna but… wishful thinking Love you Mike #tokyoton.’







Her daughter, Blac Chyna dated Tyga from 2011 - 2014 before she started another relationship with Rob Kardashian in 2016 and broke up with him in 2017.



Chyna shares a 7-year-old son King Cairo with Tyga and a daughter, Dream with Rob.

Gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey and wife, Sarah celebrate 7th wedding anniversary

Nigerian gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey and his wife Sarah Bassey took to Instagram to celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary.



Nathaniel Bassey who penned down a heartfelt to his wife, disclosed that he met her 12 years ago on a ministry assignment in Eket, Akwa Ibom State.



He wrote;




SARANATA 7...

About 12 years ago I met her. Went on a ministry assignment to Eket Akwa Ibom State.
She was assigned to protocol the woman of God @bemighoomayuku I was ministering with. Not knowing she left her spiritual responsibility to desire this guest music minister (Just kidding)

Anyway, long story short, She agreed to marry me. And there was nothing in the material to motivate her. Well, I remember telling her “I love God, and I work hard, and if you agree to marry me, I’ll take you away from this mkpok local government and we would travel the entire world impacting lives for Christ..” Sure she thought within her “...with this your Akpuruka Kia car abi ..?” At the end, she entered that same Akpuruka motor . And the rest they say is history. I remember someone saying to her “Is this the best you can do for your self???” But hey! She took the risk. And today she says it was well worth it.

We called our wedding/marriage THE SARANATA PROJECT. Coined from both our names. And the God who does not abandon His projects has
been helping us. Through thick and thin, He has kept us. We have both seen The forces of hell and darkness literally come for us. I mean, Real attack. Well, understandably so. They can’t stand the damage we keep doing to them. But each time, we have come out victoriously. So today, I say THANK YOU LORD. We are here because you kept us. And to my darling, I say Thank you for taking that leap of faith. It takes one with deep conviction to have done so, even when I said I had no regular salary etc.


So please don’t judge her when she looks so beautiful and has the good things of life. SHE PAID THE PRICE.
My prayer today is Psalm 138:8. “The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.”
??Psalms? ?138:8? ?KJV?? He will perfect that which concerns us, and never abandon His project, in Jesus’ name.

Happy anniversary Honey !







Sarah in her wedding anniversary message to her husband, also recalled meeting him at the airport. She revealed that in their first meeting, she caught her husband stealing glances at her through the vanity mirror.



Sarah wrote;




I remember when I first saw this tall handsome guy walk out of the airport(still does) that Thursday afternoon, he was our guest but he wasn’t my business as I was focused on receiving a female guest minister.
The ride back to my local assembly was a long one and he wasn’t suppose to be in the same car as I, but there he was.

On a number of cases I caught him @nathanielblow stealing glances at me through the vanity mirror............the rest they say is history, and I’ll keep telling it in parts.

Those same soft brown beautiful eyes haven’t stopped starring even now as I write this but boy am super glad I get to see them everyday.
Happy anniversary to us babe! 7 down 4eva 2 go.

"Good Morning America" host George Stephanopoulos tests positive for Coronavirus weeks after his wife's diagnosis

ABC News anchor, George Stephanopoulos has tested positive for Coronavirus.



Stephanopoulos, who anchors "Good Morning America," made the announcement about his Coronavirus diagnosis on the morning news show on Monday.



"I'm one of those cases that are basically asymptomatic. I've never had a fever, never had chills, never had a headache, never had a cough, never had shortness of breath. I'm feeling great, " he said on GMA.



The news comes two weeks after Stephanopoulos' wife, actress and bestselling author Ali Wentworth, confirmed she tested positive for COVID-19.



The news anchor who shares two daughters Elliott Anastasia, 17, and Harper Andrea, 14, with his wife, Ali Wentworth told his co-anchors Michael Strahan and Robin Roberts in the interview that it was “no surprise” that he came down with the sickness because has been his wife's caregiver throughout her battle with COVID-19.



He also revealed that his wife is feeling a lot better now.




.@GStephanopoulos says he's tested positive for COVID-19: "I'm one of those cases that are basically asymptomatic. I've never had a fever, never had chills, never had a headache, never had a cough, never had shortness of breath. I'm feeling great." https://t.co/Qi2CeQPinh pic.twitter.com/n3IM8p09kC— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 13, 2020

Governor El-Rufai's wife, Hadiza admits her son Bello threatened Twitter user with sexual abuse after being called out for supporting him

Governor Nasir El-Rufai's wife, Hadiza has finally admitted that her son Bello threatened a Twitter user with sexual abuse after being called out yesterday for supporting her son in his rants.



Recall LIB reported earlier that Bello who lashed out at some Twitter users with comments many considered as ethnic slurs, also threatened to pass on a Twitter user's mother to his friends in a heated exchange yesterday.



Hadiza who commented on the tweet, defended her son by stating that her belief is "respect everyone but take no shit from anyone". She also insisted that she never saw threats of rape in Bello's tweet.



Following the outrage her tweet which many considered as support for her son incited, she has now shared a rejoinder tweet. Hadiza stated that she thought it was the usual Twitter "gbas gbos" till she read Bello's tweets chronologically.



The Kaduna State First Lady also revealed that she has had a conversation with Bello, as no one should employ sexual abuse as an ammunition in public/private exchanges, no matter the provocation.



She tweeted;




When I posted the tweet below, I assumed it was just the usual Twitter gbas-gbos. Having read the tweets chronologically, I have had conversations with Bello. Never ever should sexual abuse be employed as ammunition in public/ private exchanges, no matter the provocation.

Exclusive: Nigerian Olympic silver medalist, Blessing Okagbare files for divorce from her husband, former Super Eagles player, Igho Otegheri

Nigerian Olympic silver medalist, Blessing Okagbare has filed for divorce from her husband, former Super Eagles player, Igho Otegheri after a stint of marital crisis.



The couple got married in Sapele, Delta State in November 2014 in a wedding ceremony which was attended by family, friends and loved ones.







However 6 years later, the couple who relocated to the United States have gone their seperate ways amid allegations of infidelity, laziness and other irreconciliable differences.







LIB further gathered that Blessing Okagbare initiated the divorce process which has led to rows of face-offs between members of their families. The professional athlete's family is reportedly yet to return the bride price to her estranged husband's family.



When LIB reached out to Mr Otegheri on the divorce saga, he said;




She has said all the stories,I don't have anything to say..I leave everything to God.Thank you

NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns' mother dies from Coronavirus complications

Jacqueline Cruz Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, has died due to complications from Coronavirus.


A family spokesperson confirmed her death in a statement released by his team on Monday.


"Jackie, as she was affectionately known among family and friends, had been battling the virus for more than a month when she succumbed on April 13th," the statement said.


"Jackie was many things to many people — a wife, a mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. The matriarch of the Towns family, she was an incredible source of strength; a fiery, caring and extremely loving person who touched everyone she met. Her passion was palpable and her energy will never be replaced.


"The Towns family is extremely grateful for the outpouring of love and support they have received during this very difficult time."


pic.twitter.com/vnKwFBNegn— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) April 13, 2020


Before her death, Karl-Anthony disclosed that his mom had been battling the virus for more than a month and had been placed in an induced coma on Instagram.


His father, Karl Towns Sr., also contracted Coronavirus but was said to be doing well while in quarantine.

China imposes restriction on research on origin of Coronavirus

China has imposed a restriction on the publication of an academic research on the origins of the novel Coronavirus.



In now-deleted notices published by two Chinese universities, the Central Government directed that all academic work on Coronavirus will go through extra vetting before being submitted for publication. Studies on the origin of the virus will receive extra scrutiny and must be approved by central government officials.



Ministry of Education's science and technology department said;




"Academic papers about tracing the origin of the virus must be strictly and tightly managed."



The new directive is based on instructions issued during a March 25 meeting, held by the State Council's task force on the prevention and control of COVID-19. The document was first posted on Friday morning on the website of the Fudan University in Shanghai, one of China's leading universities. It was taken down after CNN contacted the university.



This is reportedly the Chinese government's latest effort to tighten its grip on the publication of COVID-19 research, amid previous reports of its ploy to control the narrative on the origins of the Coronavirus pandemic.







A Chinese researcher who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity, said the development might obstruct important scientific research.



The researcher said;




"I think it is a coordinated effort from (the) Chinese government to control (the) narrative, and paint it as if the outbreak did not originate in China. And I don't think they will really tolerate any objective study to investigate the origination of this disease."



Before the new directive, Chinese researchers have published series of COVID-19 studies in influential international medical journals. Some of findings about early coronavirus cases such as when human-to-human transition first appeared clashed with the official government account of the outbreak, and it led to a controversy on Chinese social media.



Since the emergence of Coronavirus in late 2019, over 100,000 people have died and 1.8 million people have been infected worldwide.

'It’s like a horror movie’ Man weeps after losing his Mum, dad and sister to Coronavirus in space of two weeks

A man has taken to social media to share his agony after his mum
Keith, 84, dad Jean MacVicar, 82, and sister Jayne all died of Coronavirus in the space of two weeks according to Birminghamlive.co.uk .


Keith (pictured far right) and Jean (pictured left) died two weeks ago after contracting Covid-19 two weeks ago and then their daughter Jayne, 62, developed symptoms shortly after.



Jayne’s younger brother Richard, 60, reacting to the death of his loved ones said losing half of his family in such a short space of time said he felt like ‘someone has cut him open and stolen his heart’.







When Jayne fell sick, she asked friends to pray for her recovery while
Richard posted on Facebook "Come on, Jayne, stay strong and fight this please."

Now his sister has passed away.



Richard (pictured right above) announcing on Facebook the death of his sister Jayne who passed away on Friday, said;







‘It’s with heartbreaking regret to say Jayne (pictured right) has lost her battle for life.



‘At least we have the comfort of knowing she is back with mum and dad.
‘To lose half your family in the space of two weeks feels like someone has cut me open and stolen my heart. So, so wrong.’

‘It’s like a horror movie for the rest of the family"

Oby Ezekwesili's twins tackle Governor El-Rufai's son, Bello after he 'disrespected their mother'

The Oby Ezekwesili's twins, Chine and Chuba tackled Governor Nasir El-Rufai's son, Bello after he disrespected their mother.



Bello El-Rufai had slammed the BBOG activist after she asked him to apologize for threatening to "pass a Twitter user's mother to his friends", a threat many interpreted as gang-rape.



Oby Ezekwesili tweeted;




“Did I just see horrific tweets from your handle threatening gang-rape? What was that? Why the ethnic vitriol toward Igbos? What’s that, Bello? Too tragic!

“You need to not just immediately apologise for those vile tweets but get into an anger management program quickly.

“I have maintained that we can disagree without being disagreeable. We can object without being objectionable. Healthy debates and divergences that arise are important for democratic development of societies.”







Bello who went off on a rant thereafter against the former Minister of Education, also threatened to "attach receipts and her begging days".







His mother, Hadiza El-Rufai also tweeted that she is "not surprised" when a Twitter user disclosed that Oby Ezekwesili "jumped over all the issues, insults and bigotry and slid comfortably into the narrative she felt comfortable with."







However the Ezekwesili twins tackled Bello over his threat, by releasing their own receipts from his father's (Nasir El-Rufai) book and his (Bello) tweets.



Chuba tweeted;











Chine tweeted;

















Bello has since deleted his tweets.

Between Yemi Alade and a twitter user who said celebrities have become jobless due to the COVID19 pandemic

Singer Yemi Alade replied a Twitter troll who said that herself and other celebrities have become jobless since the forced Quarantining and Isolation due to the Coronavirus pandemic. See their exchange below