It is no longer a news that Nigerians are well known for exaggerating things, be it News, gossip, gist and especially rumors... And this tends to cause negative impact in the lives of those around us. Even with clear knowledge to those posting it, they are still reluctant
There was a big scandal one time, and if you are a Nigerian you will sure know or remember it.
It was the outbreak of the Ebola virus, and as far as I can remember this threatened the living hell out of every Nigerian. I was trying to compare between it and the Corona virus but I just learnt the Corona virus was world wide while the Ebola was nation wide. But the news that followed was not what we all wanted to hear. I for one I was scared to death I won't lie, to the extent that I had a negative/giving up mindset (THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT IF I CAUGHT THE VIRUS I WOULD GO TO A FAR DISTANCE FROM PEOPLE SO I WON'T INFECT OTHERS, AND JUST PASS TO THE BEYOND IN PEACE --Real crazy thought then---)
Due to the fear already in people's mind and with the hope for a cure, someone from nowhere just made a false article that Late Prophet TB Joshua prophesied that the people of Nigeria should bath with water and salt and have a little of it to drink before 7am the next day after the content was published. My goodness, you need to see how information circulated to virtually every individual in less than 24hours
I remembered Big mommy waking us u that early morning to go bath with salt and water and we had little to drink, everyone in my neighborhood did likewise and at that moment we felt the protection of the holy spirit all around us ... Hehehehe
But it didn't take long before news went all over again that it was a false news and no prophecy was given by the prophet, but you know how things are (THE DEED HAS BEEN DONE)
As course will have it, it was later we got to understand the implications of bathing with salt water though i didn't get any negative reactions, but we got two cases of death casualty as a result of taking in too much undiluted / industry salts into weak/sick systems... It was really a sad one for those who lost someone as a result of the news, but we later used it to while away the moment in jokes. And you had to see me licking my body and telling them I taste like the wife of the bible character (LOT), but in no time all was passed and gone and i guess a cure was later found. But I believe the impact of the news was much because people over exaggerated the matter and being the first time one is hearing of such sickness, fear struck in the more
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But ever since then i have learnt and thought people to be calm even in the face of terror, the solution can just be lying around the corner but because you aren't settled it will be difficult for you to find. Thank you for coming around, never forget to be on the positive side of the news carrier, till next time, stay safe and remain blessed 
