Popular Nollywood Actress, Mary Remmy-Njoku, has sent a message to fans who might have expected a lot more from celebrities in the ongoing fight against Police Brutality that is encapsulated in the
#EndSars movement.
According to the thespian, Celebrities are not superhumans and the fame doesn’t mean they cannot be stupid.
Her post on twitter reads ;
Please bear with us. Celebrities are not super humans. Stardom cannot erase a natural stupidity. If ‘Tega’ na mumu before e blow, stardom will only enhance his Natural stupidity Lower your expectations and bear with us in these trying times.
A Nigerian lady identified as @ijayy_ on Twitter, has taken to her page to recount the events surrounding the burial of her father.
The lady likened the sad events to Igbo movies as she claims that everything one sees in the movies are real and in fact worse.
According to Ijayy, three graves were dug just to bury her father, adding that his kinsmen hijacked his corpse and refused burying him in his land because it is a “virgin” land.
Her post on Twitter reads ;
Well it’s supposed to be my dad’s burial today. But his own brothers and kinsmen just hijacked his corpse:
It’s literally the third grave that has been dug. Just to bury one man.
For two months I haven’t been able to talk about my dad’s death or grieve because I’ve been busy fighting or quarreling or going for village meetings because of little things that should not matter. Because girls like me should not have opinions about things like this.
For two months I haven’t been able to talk about my dad’s death or grieve because I’ve been busy fighting or quarreling or going for village meetings because of little things that should not matter. Because girls like me should not have opinions about things like this.
Because why would someone with a vagina hold the mortuary tally. Because after my dad’s brothers abandoned his corpse and left it lying there in my living room I took him to the mortuary. Because his wife and children should not have a say when it comes to burial plans or where
He is to be buried. After my recent experiences, I almost wish I wasn’t a woman. Because now my mum, my siblings and my late dad are suffering because of it. Previously, people have asked me why I hate Igbo culture and people, this is why, people who constantly make you feel..
I don’t have words anymore.. Igbo tradition is sick. Being from the same bloodline does not make you family. And all you see in Igbo movies are true, in fact it’s worse actually. I take solace in the fact that that’s not really my dad, just his earthly home/host.
Imagine refusing to bury my father on his own piece of land. Because it’s a virgin land, against his wishes, against his wife & children’s wishes. Imagine the effrontery! Telling people how to use their own property. Hijacking a man’s burial to preserve land that’s not yours
Hopefully the end of this thread. In 2020. I’m actually fine, I promise.
The heart of man is truly wicked, who can know it? Worst part of all of this is they fooled me. They apologized and they begged my mum in the presence of the DPO and Rev. Father and we foolishly forgave them. I let them fool me into releasing the corpse.
They just used me for the parts they could not do. Pretended, made me believe they actually wanted a “peaceful burial” Convinced me to drop legal action, to come back home, to carry his picture around the village and to go ahead with the burial in spite of the police situation.
I feel a fool. Before you marry Igbo men, learn about their cultures, once you marry traditionally you cannot escape them. If you have daughters,I honestly don’t know what to tell you, because lawyers or the police can’t really save them. You have to, make sure you save them
My dad never believed his family hated us, he always tried to unite us. But we always felt the hate, out of 7 sons he was the only one with biological children, 2 girls & a boy. It did not sit right with them and all our lives we’ve had to deal with the utter dislike. I really hope there’s a God, and he’s listening. She added.
The Kwara State Government has broken silence on the COVID-19 palliatives, that was looted after suspected hoodlums broke into a warehouse around the Ilorin International Airport.
In a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Communications, Harriet Afolabi-Oshatimehin, the remaining palliatives in the warehouse were meant for vulnerable groups and one local government as others have already got their own shares.
The statement reads,
“The attack by some hoodlums on the cargo terminal in Ilorin to prey on palliatives meant for the poor is condemnable, inexplicable, and does not reflect the good nature of the people of the state,”
The Commissioner said the CACOVID and the state government had since distributed majority of the palliatives to the identified vulnerable households in 15 of the 16 local government areas of the state.
The remaining palliatives in the terminal, which the hoodlums preyed on until chased away by security agencies, were meant for special vulnerable groups and just one local government where names of the beneficiaries have just been delivered and officials have started distributing when the street urchins breached the wall of the facility
It would be recalled that the CACOVID and the state government had since September 23rd flagged off the distribution of the palliatives. But it was meant for specific households, as dictated by CACOVID, and so names had to be properly generated to allow for transparent and orderly distribution.
The actions of the hoodlums are condemnable and those already arrested would face the full weight of the law. The government would not tolerate anyone hiding under any guise to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere in the state. The government commends the security agencies for acting with restraint in the face of provocation by the hoodlums.”
The Lagos state traditional ruling house has given a 24-hour ultimatum to anyone who is with the staff of the office of the Oba of Lagos to return it or risk a spell being cast on him or her.
During the unrest caused by hoodlums hijacking the #EndSars peaceful protest, thugs stormed the monarch’s palace on Wednesday, October 21, vandalized and looted the palace.
Videos of some young men running out of the palace with the staff of the office were shared online.
The Oba of Lagos is yet to receive his staff of the office and the palace has asked that it be returned. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Friday, October 23, the chairman of the Isale Eko Descendants Union, Prince Yomi Tokosi said
”It is sacrilegous. Nobody goes into the Oba’s palace to remove the staff of office. It is a taboo. It is even an abomination. I can assure you it will be returned.
If we go by the tradition and the culture, they have a way to put a spell…well let me just assure you that it will be returned within the 24 hours except the person wants a spell on him”
North London football club, Arsenal, has sent a sympathetic Nigerians who are living in these trying times amid the #EndSars protests.
The club noted that they have seen everything happening in the country and they urged everyone in the country to remain strong through it all.
A Nigerian youth seen waving the Nigerian national flag in support of the ongoing protest against the unjust brutality of The Nigerian Police Force Unit named Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos on October 13, 2020. – Nigerians took to the streets once again on October 13, 2020, in several cities for fresh protests against police brutality, bringing key roads to a standstill in economic hub Lagos. Demonstrations organised on social media erupted earlier this month calling for the abolition of a notorious police unit accused of unlawful arrests, torture and extra-judicial killings. The government gave in to the demand on October 11, 2020, announcing that the federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was being disbanded in a rare concession to people power in Africa’s most populous nation. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) (Photo by BENSON IBEABUCHI/AFP via Getty Images)
The message reads ;
To our Nigerian fans, We see you, we hear you, we feel you.
We have read our replies, we have seen the footage.
Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has extended the ultimatum issued to inmates, who escaped from the Benin Medium Security Correctional Centre and Oko Medium Security Correctional Centre to return to the prison by one week till Friday, October 30, 2020.
Godwin Obaseki had initially given the fleeing inmates until Friday, October 23, to return. However, he has now extended to Friday, October 30, 2020.
In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, Obaseki said ;
“The extension of the ultimatum is as a result of the positive response from the prisoners, as a good number of them have since returned to the two correctional facilities. The new window is to allow more prisoners to return to the centres willingly.”
Ex-Gulder Ultimate Search winner, Dominic Mudabai and wife, Tope, have welcomed their first child, a baby boy.
The proud new dad took to his social media page to share the good news.
Read his post below ;
Dear Son,
We live in a time when no one wants to take the responsibility to say what’s right and what’s wrong,
when no one wants to be told what to believe or what not to believe, when people want to have titles but not work or be responsive to their functions, when people lack a sense of duty, where the lunatics have taken over the asylum and the doctors are the ones in straight jacket. You will come to realize that the world we have made is also the world we have failed.
You have made your way into this world. I want you to be a man of good heart, who reaches out to the world around him with an open mind and a gentle touch, I want you to be a man of belief but not a man of judgement, I want you to choose always to speak with empathy, caring and kindness no matter your voice or purpose, I want you to serve as a shepherd first and then a king, hold honor and truth at all times and never forget the son of whom you are as you journey to finding your rightful place in this world.
To be such a man, you must not be afraid to be vulnerable in times when it is required of you to stand up and to speak from your heart, you should create a place in your heart to hear voices that speak with empathy, compassion and realism about the issues of becoming a man.
And so I take my place among those attempting to provide such a voice as I watch with eager anticipation and anxiousness as you take your every step to finding your place amid the confusion and cacophony of life.
Having you brought clarity and an earnest wonder that has set me on a course that I think will reenergize my years to come, it showed me that I could, and should, indeed I must be my best self and like a wise and gentle friend, I will guide you to the truths that emerge when you approach life openly and honestly.
On this journey to you knowing God (which is a life-long journey), learning to love, living life, passing through the stages of manhood and the wisdom that comes thereof, God will encapsulate you and order your every step, you will always be a blessing of grace, your mother will be with you, I will hold your hand and guide you through your decisions. So help me God.
Nigerian actress, Doris Ogala has publicly accused fellow actress Uche Elendu of lying that her store was looted, following the pandemonium from thugs who hijacked the #EndSARS protest in Lagos.
Recall that, Uche Elendu, few days ago took to her social media page to cry out, claiming that her business place was looted dry by thugs.
However, her colleague and one time friend, has now come out to allege that the store does not belong to Uche, and she’s only trying to take advantage of the situation.
In her wwords,
“Thank your stars say someone I know told me to pull it. @Ucheelendu I give you 1 minute to edit your post and out the rightful owners of that shop. Or I’ll post it to expose it.
This is not nice, I know the owners of those shops. This is pure deceit. People should stop taking advantage of the situation. Ah ah. We lost a lot of people. Kindly mention the shop owners if not I will repost and expose it.”
In the wake of the pandemonium that preceded a peaceful protest that called for an end to police brutality and saw some young Nigerian’s pay the ultimate price, Nollywood Actor, Alex Ekubo, has called for the immortalization of the fallen comrades.
According to the thespian, Lekki Toll Plaza should be renamed ‘Lekki Memorial’ in what he described would be in memory to those who died for the cause.
The actor also suggested that it should be made toll-free.
He wrote on Twitter ;
Lekki Toll Plaza, should be renamed Lekki Memorial Way… & be made Toll Free… in Honor of our fallen comrades…
Lekki Toll Plaza, should be renamed Lekki Memorial Way… & be made Toll Free… in Honor of our fallen comrades… Rt if you agree. ✊? pic.twitter.com/aVQiRr35ai
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly revealed that 69 persons lost their lives in the #EndSARS protest across the country.
According to the BBC, Buhari disclosed this during a virtual meeting with former leaders and security chiefs on Friday October 23. He said that 51 civilians, 11 police officers, and seven soldiers were killed in the unrest.
The President was quoted saying in a statement released by Femi Adesina that the killing came off an “initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths which was hijacked and misdirected”.
The statement read;
”Unfortunately, the protesters refused to call off the protest and engage the government to address their grievances. Instead, they became emboldened and gradually turned violent.
”We shall also continue to ensure that liberty and freedom, as well as the fundamental rights of all citizens are protected. Here, I want to also reaffirm our commitment to preserving the unity of this country.
“The President thanked the former Heads of State for attending the meeting and their invaluable comments, observations and advice, adding that ‘Nigerians expect nothing less from responsible statesmen’.
“Each of the former leaders commended President Buhari for steps taken so far to restore calm and order to the country and also applauded the presidential broadcast of Thursday as detailed and soothing to the country.
“The former heads of state were unanimous in their view that generation of employment and growing the economy including through direct foreign investments were critical to checking youth restiveness.
“The former heads of state also condemned the divisive and inciting pronouncements of separatists and were of the opinion that such acts should be stopped.
“Equally, the former leaders commended the actions taken by governors to address the demands of the ENDSARS protesters and their efforts to check the excesses of those who perpetrated violent acts and conduct.
“Finally, they called on youths to pursue peaceful means, in seeking redress through engagement with government and encouraged further conversation with the youths and other stakeholders in the country.”
October 2020 is a month Nigerians will not forget in a hurry because A LOT has happened.
The #EndSars protest went into full revolution in October and it became the pathway for Nigerians to reveal the anguish they have been feeling due to the sad way the country is being governed.
A video making the rounds on social media has captured the moment Calabar residents sang the national anthem at the top of their voices emptying a warehouse full of COVID-19 palliatives.
According to reports, the residents allegedly stormed a warehouse filled with COVID-19 palliatives and replicated what Lagosians did to the warehouse.
The residents in their large number, could not contain their joy and they broken into a joyful song of the national anthem.
A Nigerian lady identified as Bukola has revealed that her boyfriend of 5 years is having a baby with another woman.
Taking to her Twitter handle, the young Lady said she found out today that the man she loved so much much for 5 years is having a baby with another woman and that she’s so broken at the moment.
She further said she doesn’t think she can survive the situation and that she has never cheated on him but snubbed every man that came her way, now it has ended badly for her.
Read her tweet below;
I found out today that my Boyfriend of 5 years is having a baby with another woman. ?
A young man has taken to social media to share adorable photos of himself standing next to his mum who was rocking a graduation gown.
The young man reveals his mother who looks like his age-mate, was graduating from college and he decided to enjoin people to congratulate her.
@brykelbriza on Twitter celebrated his beautiful mother for still pursuing her dreams, even though she was pregnant with him as a teen and gave birth at age 16.
Sharing the photos, he wrote; “Help me to congratulate my mother. She had me when she was 16 years old and she didn’t sleep on her Dreams. THANK YOU GOD”.
However, social media users were in doubt of the authenticity of his claim, as many did not believe that someone as young as the lady beside him could be his mum.
Governor Bello Matawalle has stated that the recently disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was vital to securing lives and properties in Zamfara state he governs.
The Governor who addressed newsmen after returning from a meeting of Northern Governors in Kaduna, called for deployment of officials of the disbanded police unit to Zamfara.
Matawalle said;
“We have recorded tremendous development in the area of peace building the Zamfara state with the commitment and professional contribution and support of the FSARS of the Nigeria Police.
“I will personally seek audience with Mr President on this issue. We need the FSARS or its equivalent in Zamfara state because we have seen their positive impact in spite their alleged excesses.”
Nigerian singer and African giant, Burna Boy has indicated the importance of the #EndSARS protest and what it means to the Nigerian youths.
The singer, while speaking in an interview on Sky News, said it might be over for Nigerian youths if the aim of the #EndSARS protest is not accomplished.
The singer who further stressed that the protest is not politically motivated, stated that it is centered on police brutality even though there are other issues in the country which should have ignited it a long time ago.
Burna also alleged that the politicians tried infiltrating the protest with hoodlums to make it look like it was violent.
Popular media personality, IK Osakioduwa is calling for help for gunshot victims of the Lekki toll gate shootings.
He said most of the victims are in the hospital with the bullets still in their bodies because they need to have X-ray done first before the bullets are removed and there’s no X-ray machine available.
He wrote: “Some of the gun shot victims from the Lekki Toll shooting have been at Grandville Trauma centre (Opposite VGC) unable to take the bullets out because they need X-rays done. Please reply if you know a hospital that has an X-ray machine and technician present.”
Some of the gun shot victims from the Lekki Toll shooting have been at Grandville Trauma centre (Opposite VGC) unable to take the bullets out because they need X-rays done. Please reply if you know a hospital that has an X-ray machine and technician present.
He added: “Unfortunately if We don’t find them a place to get that X-ray done, the hospital will be unable to hold them indefinitely. They have too many patients that need help.”
Grandville clarified IK’s post, explaining that they need the X-ray done to confirm the location of the bullets in the victims’ bodies.
Grandville wrote: “Pls we are not taking bullets out (as it may sound ) and definitely they need X-ray for clarification so we just need to confirm the location if any is left behind or close to any vital structure or structures and also if there will be need for exploration.”
Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the easing of the curfew in Lagos state, also revealed the time people would now be allowed to go out.
Sanwo-Olu had announced the imposition of the curfew on Tuesday afternoon, was as a result of the unrest in the state, following the shooting of unarmed EndSARS protesters.
Thugs in the state, has taken advantage of the #EndSARS protests, to vandalize government and private properties across the state.
In a press release moments back, the state Governor revealed that residents of Lagos state would be allowed to go out from 8AM in the morning tomorrow till 6PM daily.
He emphasized that the easing of the curfew is set to begin tomorrow, 24th October 2020.
Watch him make the announcement below;
Recall that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday revealed that the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state, might be eased today.
The governor said once the agitation and high nerves in the state has gone done, he might slow down the curfew tomorrow, October 23.
According to him, easing of the curfew was necessary for Lagos residents to restock food supplies and other essential provisions.
“Once we see the streets are cleared up and all the agitation and high nerves have gone down, we might slow down the curfew by tomorrow (Friday) or next tomorrow (Saturday) at the latest,” he said on Thursday morning.
Veteran actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has asked that the family members of those who reportedly died in the Lekki tollgate incident to come forward.
In a post she shared on via her Twitter handle, the actress appealed that if there were no deaths, people should stop with the sensationalization.
While the state government says one person died as a result of the gunfire incident, eyewitnesses insist that there are more people who died during the attack.
Omotola who participated in the end SARS protests, wrote;
“If People died during the Lekki Toll Assault , let their people speak out please and if there were No deaths then enough with the sensationalization because it does not remove from the Crime that happened. PEACEFUL PROTESTERS WERE ATTACKED. WHY? BY WHOM ! #EndImpunityinNigeria”
Popular Nigerian singer, Small Doctor has joined several other celebrities to react to president Muhammadu Buhari’s state of the nation live broadcast.
According to the singer, the presidents speech left him speechless.
In his words, “That SPEECH Just Made Me Go Numb”.
Speaking further, Small Doctor stated that he has suffered, so his kids must not suffer.
He tweeted,
“I Have SUFFERED, My Kids Must Not SUFFER, #EndsSARS #EndBuhari”
The music artiste has been actively involved in the protest against the infamous division of the Nigerian Police Force, SARS.
During the heat of the protest the singer, alongside other Nigerians were spotted matching around the famous Pen Cinema, Agege with banners having inscriptions that speaks against SARS officials.
Similarly, Small Doctor took the #EndSARS campaign to his white garment church in Lagos, to protest against police brutality in the country.
An elderly woman was filmed cleaning up a street in Surulere, Lagos state after it was left in a mess by looters.
The #EndSARS protest was hijacked by hoodlums, who vandalized and looted stores of innocent citizens in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria. This resulted in the imposition of curfew in some states, however the thugs still continued their barbaric act.
A video of the almost-deserted street shows wastes littered all over the floor, with only a few people on the quiet street.
In the video, an elderly woman is seen with gloves and a broom, sweeping the street.
Her daughter with twitter handle, @derinola shared the video of her mother doing the Lord’s work and wrote,
“Meanwhile my mum took our neighborhood in surulere today and decided to clean up the streets after all looting Red heartRed heartRed heart”
Watch the video below,
Meanwhile my mum took our neighborhood in surulere today and decided to clean up the streets after all looting ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/DXxGFnoACv
A video serving rounds on social media has captured the moment Security operatives stormed houses, in a bid to retrieve COVID-19 palliatives allegedly looted overnight from a warehouse in Ibadan.
It was gathered that, some of the houses visited by these soldiers are around Ajara Community Primary School in Akobo, Ibadan.
Watch video below,
In other news, the Permanent Secretary of Ministry Of Agriculture, Lagos State has reacted to the discovered COVID-19 palliative warehouse in the state.
It can be recalled that a mission by hoodlums aimed at looting the warehouse led to the discovery of COVID-19 palliative meant for indigents. Angry Nigerians, thereafter stormed the 600ft by 600ft warehouse to carry the relief materials, leaving nothing behind.
The Lagos State Government was heavily criticized for hoarding the food items, while citizens lacked food during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Speaking on the issue, the Permanent Secretary condemned the looters and stated that the palliatives were not meant for Lagos alone, as it also belongs to a private company and other states.
According to him, the materials were supposed to have been re-packaged and distributed but they had to stop because of the ongoing #EndSARS protest.
Suspected hoodlums, have again discovered and looted a warehouse containing COVID-19 Palliative in Ede, Osun state.
This coming after, a number of hoodlums broke into a warehouse in Monkey community of Maza-Maza, Lagos state on Thursday, October 22, and carted away some COVID-19 palliatives they found in the facility.
The foodstuff item they took had “Lagos State Government COVID-19” inscribed on it.
However, the Permanent Secretary of Ministry Of Agriculture, Lagos State has reacted to the discovered COVID-19 palliative warehouse.
The Permanent Secretary condemned the looters and stated that the palliatives were not meant for Lagos alone, as it also belongs to a private company and other states.
According to him, the materials were supposed to have been re-packaged and distributed but they had to stop because of the ongoing #EndSARS protest.
Popular Nollywood actress, Chioma Akpothahas reacted to the discovered COVID-19 palliatives warehouses and expressed shock at the heartlessness of the people in charge.
Recall that on Thursday, October 22, two warehouses were discovered in different locations in Lagos, containing large quantity of food relief packages. In recent event, another COVID-19 palliative warehouse was also discovered in Ede, Osun state.
In a video she shared on Instagram, she strongly condemned and rained curses on those who hoarded the food from the masses. She noted that nobody will go to the grave with material things and urged Nigerians to love their neighbors.
The ace actress, who was close to tears, said it was only God that could have exposed them.
She wrote,
WHICH WAY NIGERIA !
Still too shocked to articulate what my heart wants to say….
Months after funds were raised for palliatives for the people of Nigeria, we see this?!!!!
Why ?! Why are we our own destruction? Do we even care that people are HUNGRY and that hunger kills faster than COVID?
Will they now say that these videos have been doctored too?
Just look at the massive loot !
Our own people continue to spit on our faces, shoot at us and watch us die !
The President in a live broadcast on Thursday addressed the country on the unrest and upheavel in the nation. The much anticipated speech, which was expected to address key issues regarding the protest that has been hijacked by hoodlums, unfortunately further dampened the hope and high spirit of Nigerians.
The clergyman lamented about wasting 12 minutes of his life and described the speech as ‘insensitive’ and ‘useless’. He also criticized the president over his lackadaisical attitude towards the lives lost in the fight for a better Nigeria.
The man of God wrote,
“Never had a more ‘wasted 12mins’ all my life…insensitive and useless speech..who gave the orders for people to be killed?.what’s d repercussions of such blatant impunity?nobody was fired for lives wasted?.no compensation for victims family?..I wish I can”unwatch” it..”
Never had a more 'wasted 12mins' all my life…insensitive and useless speech..who gave the orders for people to be killed?.what's d repercussions of such blatant impunity?nobody was fired for lives wasted?.no compensation for victims family?..I wish I can"unwatch" it..
Female Dj, DJ Switch who went live during the shooting of protesters at Lekki toll gate, has finally broken silence following the incident.
In a new video, DJ Switch gave a detailed account of what happened that night, and the biggest mistake she made.
“I just want to clear a few things that I’ve been seeing online. To our leaders, I urge you please do not minimize the suffering of families. Do not insult the grief of Nigerians, do not insult the intelligence of Nigerians. Do not insult the pain that families are facing. People were falling left and right.
Yes there were soldiers there. Another part that people are not really talking about. The police also came, the SARS people we’re talking about also came minutes after the soldiers left. They were tear gassing. It’s like cotonou pepper. Our coconut head generation. They will run and they will come back.
They switched off the lights and it was pitch black. While the soldiers were running around and picking their shells, we were running around and picking their shelves too. The police and SARS were also there, aiming and shooting. Who takes life bullets to a protest? Who does that?”
Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has criticized President Buhari’s speech following the #EndSARS protests and military shooting Lekki toll gate.
According to Falana, Buhari’s speech to Nigerians contained avoidable gaps, like where he accused the international community of jumping into hasty conclusions over the shooting of unarmed peaceful protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate.
Speaking to Punch he said, “The presidential speech contained some avoidable lacunae. For instance, the President accused the international community of jumping into hasty conclusions with respect to the Lekki shootings.
“My worry is that the President would be embarrassed at the end of legal inquiry into the military invasion of the Lekki toll gate as the number of the unarmed protesters that were mowed down and the circumstances of the barbaric attack by the soldiers from a particular military barrack in Victoria Island would be exposed.
“It was good that the President consoled the families of the police personnel who unfortunately lost their lives in the course of duty. Similar presidential condolences ought to have been extended to the families of the unarmed protesters who were brutally murdered in Ogbomoso, Ibadan, Benin, Lagos etc. I want to believe that the President was not informed that unarmed protesters were slain in the premeditated attacks by police and military personnel.
“However, the President reiterated the point that the voice of the protesters had been heard loud and clear and that the Federal Government is committed to addressing the outstanding demands. Specifically, the President announced that the emoluments of police officers would be reviewed upwards. That is a concession of one of the key demands of the protesters.”
A young Nigerian man known as Shadrach Dare, has revealed that he became both a doctor and a nurse due to an interesting turn of events.
In a post he shared on Facebook handle, Shadrach indicated that his journey to becoming both started with “a confusion”.
According to the gentleman who was born and bred in Ghana, he got admission to both University of Ghana (UG) and the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in 2007.
Shedrach revealed that University of Ghana offered Biological Sciences while University of Cape Coast gave him a course in Nursing.
In his words;
“So I ‘settled’ for Nursing at UCC. But in Nursing School I made a resolution: to be the best nurse possible.”
Subsequently, he graduated top of his class and won a Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue a Master of Public Health at Glasgow after his national service.
Right after the master’s degree, the young man who graduated top of his class again won another Commonwealth Scholarship for a PhD Public Health and graduated at age 28.
“Today I am a Nurse and a Doctor of Public Health. I did not have to choose to be a nurse or doctor. I became both.”
A Nigerian man, Sojarex who appears to be tired of the responsibilities being shouldered by the head of a household has revealed how he intends to address the challenges.
Sojarex took social media to reveal that he would be stepping down as the head of his house due to increased family problems, adding that his wife would take over from him.
His Instagram post read: “Due to the increasing rate of family problems in my house at the moment, I am stepping down as the head of my house.
My wife will take over from here. Thank u and God bless you all”
Some Nigerians found it hilarious while others thought it was an insensitive move.
Read reactions from the comment section;
Iphy_lin: You’re a case.
Obyscado: Oya step down. Men has failed us a leaders.
Symply_youdee; More strength to her. A little humour to brighten the mood.
Precious_nina44; How does this sound to u now.. mtchewww.
Blue_diamond247: There’s time for everything abeg not funny.
Fortunesexymanda: Neva o. continue the work u have started.
The Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Betta Edu has suggested that the Lekki Toll Gate be brought down permanently
According to her, Lekki toll gate , should be permanently brought down and be replaced with a statue of the #EndSARS protesters victims, who lost their lives on Tuesday, October 20.Dr.
Betta Edu, opined that the names of victims should be written in bold letters so that they wouldn’t be forgotten in history because they died for a better Nigeria.
She wrote in a tweet: “Bring down Lekki Toll Gate permanently, build a stature for everyone killed that night! Write their names in bold letters… let us forever remember our heroes who died for a better Nigeria. we will never forget #20:10:2020 #SARMUSTENDNOW #EndBadGoveranceInNigeria
