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President Buhari has decided to adopt the herd immunity approach. The lockdown wasn't working due to starvation and a severe lack of financial aid, in addition to govt. corruption, no water, electricity, welfare, or stimulus packages, there's just zero infrastructure to support the population. 
So Buhari has decided to take the extreme opposite approach of herd immunity - which if the virus spreads like wildfire, we're pretty much talking genocide. Both the lockdown and the herd immunity approach are the paths of least resistance and leave the masses exposed.

Oh! before I forget, baba b has done something, he's imposed an 8pm curfew. In a state such as Lagos which is smaller than the city of London, but inhabits around 16 million people, has no public transport options and legendary traffic jams... I guess the hooours long 'go-slow' will just disappear at 8pm 🤷🏾

Anyway, the thinking is since the youth account for the majority of Nigeria's population, the virus will kill-off society's weakest (i.e. the elderly, vulnerable, those with compromised immune systems and the poor).

So yeah, survival of the fittest, that's it'... that's the plan 🙆🏾‍♀️ #PrayForNigeria.

Cultural Ties explores the challenges that come with being raised with African values at heart, while living in a western society. No topic is off-limits. Check it out >>

The Teddy Riley Vs. Babyface rematch was so good that it broke IG: Live and Instagram had to enable it on desktop. Pele if you missed it, just console yourself with the playlist. Dance >>

Two quarantine bangers you have to hear courtesy of Shakka and Raybekah. I've got them on repeat (yes there's an app for that).

Senegal is getting ahead of COVID-19 in ways most countries can't and that's by testing everyone, their researchers have even developed a $1 diagnostic testing kit. Watch >>

DMX's has been talking about Jesus on IG. More power to you ol' brother Earl. Watch >>