A private medical laboratory in the Ikoyi area of Lagos has reportedly been shut down by the state government for allegedly conducting “unauthorized” COVID-19 tests.
The Lagos State Ministry of Health who made the announcement, also advised citizens against patronizing health facilities which are not accredited by the government for testing or management of COVID-19 cases as this poses danger to the community and staff of such facilities.
The tweets read,
“Yesterday, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, through Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, sealed a private laboratory located on Banana Island, Ikoyi, for carrying out #COVID-19 tests without the required government approval.
“The lab; Acouns Medical Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre, was also situated in a pharmacy!
“Citizens are advised to desist from patronizing Health facilities not accredited by Lagos State Government for testing or management of #COVID-19 cases as this poses danger to the community and staff of such facilities.”
More photos of Nollywood actress, Susan Pwajok of popular family tv drama series, The Johnsons has hit the web and fans still can’t get enough of how far the teenager has grown.
Susan has gained quite a number of organic following from her social media accounts and when she shared some photos some days back, some of her followers could not believe she’s the same little girl who starred in ‘The Johnsons’.
She’s kept serving more stunning photos of herself and her followers are most definitely here for them. Checkout the new photos below,
Beautiful Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic is in a cheerful mood as she celebrates her 45th birthday today, July 12.
The forever young screen goddess took to her Instagram to wish herself a happy birthday.
Also thanking her fans for their endless support for the past 22 years in the movie scene, she wrote;
Thanking the almighty for another year, for life and good health..??
I’ve been in the industry for 22 years and you all have been steadfast with your support. This I do not take for granted. It has been good most times and rocky sometimes but in all I give God the glory.
Love you all so much! Bless..
Happy birthday Reedee ??
#ritadominic
Big Brother Naija 2019 star, Venita Akpofure, recently took to her twitter page to throw ‘hot shades’ at her colleague, Ahneeka.
Venita took to the micro-blogging platform to share ;
God forbid any of my friends after we have had our experience, will set up camera at Home and start talking & judging New housemates on a regular basis in the name of career.
God forbid any of my friends after we have had our experience, will set up camera at Home and start talking & judging New housemates on a regular basis in the name of career. pic.twitter.com/OpzZEryu1P
A group of fans of former BBnaija housemate, Tacha, have vowed to buy a new whip for her on her next birthday.
David Ibikiri, who seemed like the spokesperson for the group known as ‘Titans Trident emblem’ noted that ‘masaratti’ is needed because it has the same logo as Tacha’s trident.
He wrote ;
Ok, let’s settle this once & for all…… Tacha’s next birthday, we the Titans Trident emblem are buying a car known as Masarrati, the car has the trident as it’s logo…. With this one, they can go & kee themselves if they want
See the tweet below ;
Ok, let's settle this once & for all…… Tacha's next birthday, we the Titans ? are buying a car known as Masarrati, the car has the trident as it's logo…. With this one, they can go & kee themselves if they want #PowerTachaIsBackpic.twitter.com/i60OdumhdB
— |??|?|WEALTHY KING||??| (@DavidIbikiri) July 9, 2020
Billionaire Wife and actress, Regina Daniels, has revealed that the decision to marry her husband, Ned Nwoko was entirely her ‘Choice’.
The new mother stated this in a recent interview with PUNCH.
When asked what she’d like to say to people who criticized her for marrying somebody older than her, she said ;
I have nothing to say to them. (Marrying my husband) was my choice.
Although the couple recently welcomed their bundle of joy, 59-year-old Ned has also stated that he’s still very young and capable of bringing more children into the world.
Speaking at his son’s naming ceremony, the 59-year-old revealed that he was not done with child bearing.
“My little boy is bearing my middle name, Munir. It means light. It is an Islamic name and I am a Muslim. I am still very young, I have my target when it comes to child-bearing and I have not reached my target yet.
Popular Instagram bloggers, Joro Olumofin and Tunde Ednut have come for each other again, months after they had a nasty fight on social media.
This time aroud, Tunde Ednut drew first blood by sharing a post where he insinuated that Joro Olumofin fakes the messages he claims he receives from readers.
Tunde shared a photo of a man operating multiple phones, with the words, “Joro sending emails to himself and starting them with ‘Uncle Joro please keep me anon”.
Tunde added: “Joro ooo! Joro to Joro, then Joro post!!!”
Joro was not going to let that accusation slide and he hit back hard by claiming Tunde Ednut is a thief and was deported from the UK because he stole an iPhone. He also alleged that Tunde can’t move freely in the US because he is there illegally.
Regina Daniels‘ billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko has stated he’s not nursing the idea to slow down when it comes to childbearing.
Speaking at his son’s naming ceremony, the 59-year-old revealed that he was not done with child bearing.
“My little boy is bearing my middle name, Munir. It means light. It is an Islamic name and I am a Muslim. I am still very young, I have my target when it comes to child-bearing and I have not reached my target yet.
God speaks through man. So when the time comes, you will know. Regina is a lovely woman, patient, easy-going, homely, disciplined, and peaceful”, Nwoko said.
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe recently took to social media to celebrate her daughter, Michelle on the occasion of her 19th birthday.
Celebrating her daughter Michelle Aigbe who happens to be her first child, Mercy wondered how fast kids grow up.
The proud mother revealed that her daughter at 19 is already a CEO of her own company, Michelle Beauty, an influencer and a brand ambassador of several companies, she couldn’t help but thank God for the life of her pretty angel.
Mercy also posted some lovely and adorable throwback pictures of Michelle when she took her first step as a child learning how to walk.
Sharing series of adorable photos of her daughter on her 19th birthday anniversary, Mercy Aigbe wrote the following;
“I woke up with a heart full of gratitude ??? For indeed Jehovah has been faithful! Which of your blessings can I deny Abba Father! Who am I that you are this mindful of me Papa?! I return all glory, honour, adoration to your holy name! I stand in Awe of you Jehovah! Be thou forever be exalted! I worship and praise your holy name, agbanilagbatan! 19 years today you gave me this huge blessing and since then you have never ceased blessing me! Father I have come to your throne of Grace to say THANK YOU ? ……. happy birthday my brown sugar ?”
“Happy birthday to the C.E.O Michelle Beauty, brand influencer, ambassador to a lot of brands! I couldn’t be prouder! 19 sure looks good on you my love ?”
“Throwback to the Day my baby took her very first step and she was rewarded with a big glass cup of milkshake ?!!!!!!!….. I can’t believe she is 19 now! And so far away from me! @michelleio__ I miss you too much ?…….. Happy birthday my love, I am so proud of the young lady you have grown to become! I am so happy that you always remember the morals and values I taught you! I am so proud that you are bold, very smart, intelligent, and a goal getter! I love you Michelle @michelleio__ ??”
“They grow so fast! ???….. see who turns 19 in few mins! Happy birthday in advance to my first fruit, my princess, my joy, my world, my everything @michelleio__ ….. I miss you too much ”
A Nigerian lady, Arowolo Olamide Temitope who was barred from boarding an evacuation flight to Nigeria by the Lebanese airport management after receiving orders from her employer in Lebanon, has finally arrived Nigeria.
Arowolo who was evacuated from Lebanon by the Federal Government on Saturday July 11, narrated her ordeal while she was in the Middle Eastern country, warning young Nigerian girls against travelling abroad.
Arowolo, 31, was among 19 other victims who were received by officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport In Abuja, on Saturday.
A video of Temitope made rounds on the internet regarding the violation of her human rights in Lebanon. In the viral video, Temitope reveals how she was beaten by one Mahmoud Zahran, the husband of her employer, Feyzeh Diab, on April 25, at their home in Choueifat, South of Beirut, after accusing her of stealing a phone.
She went on to narrate instances of emotional, physical and sexual assault she went through from Zahran and Diab. After the video went viral, the Federal Government asked Lebanese authorities to bring her back to Nigeria.
Temitope, speaking to journalists at the Abuja airport, said Lebanon was like ‘hell‘ for her and cautioned Nigerian girls against being lured abroad.
She said,
“I’m happy being home. Going to Lebanon is like (going to) a hell. Nobody knows that will happen there. I advise other girls to stay here in Nigeria and try to make it the way the Lord puts them through, because going outside there was like a hell, not only in Lebanon. What I experienced in Lebanon, I pray even not for Satan to experience it.”
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe (APC-Oyo) described Temitope’s return as “a dream come true.”
“Today, Temitope is back home, unfortunately, I will not allow her show her face, the whole issue has not come to an end we really want to understand what happened in court back in Lebanon.
“We are happy, she is happy to be back home.
“I hope this will be a sign to others young girls out there who want to go abroad for greener pastures to ensure that the circumstances they are going into are the expectations they have when they signed up for these agents,” she said.
Arowolo’s employer had accused her of stealing $5,000 and attempting to kill him. Her prosecution in court had been stalled as the accusers failed to show up, while she was granted bail.
The committee had, however, said it was established that Arowolo suffered abuse and sexual harassment from the husband of her employer, Mahmoud Zahran, during her sojourn in Lebanon.
A Nigerian man identified as ỌLABODE Matthew has taken to micro-blogging website, twitter, to give a narration on how he rescued a newborn baby who was abandoned by his mother.
According to Olabode, he received a call from a friend in the early hours of Saturday and on getting to the scene, he was furious to see people taking pictures of the child instead of springing into action by rescuing him.
Sharing the photo of the baby boy, Olabode wrote ;
Today, around 7:00am, just got back home after I slept at d Hospital with my pregnant sick Wife.
A Friend called dat there’s an abandoned Child shivering in my Community as d Secretary & Youth Chairman.
When I got dere, people were busy taking pictures…
I was so furious & d next thing I could do was calling on a bike Man & took d bouncing baby Boy to d nearest government Health Care Centre for treatment & d likes.
Kudos to the Matron & d Health Workers as dey acted very fast in reviving d Child.
I was so furious & d next thing I could do was calling on a bike Man & took d bouncing baby Boy to d nearest government Health Care Centre for treatment & d likes. Kudos to the Matron & d Health Workers as dey acted very fast in reviving d Child. #DoSomethingEpicpic.twitter.com/B16itLB8gp
Popular reality star, Cynthia Nwadiora, recently took to her social media to share sultry photos of herself and used the opportunity to also reveal what ‘messes her up everytime’.
According to the former BBNaija housemate, there are somethings one cannot outgrow and few days ago when she was about to leave her home (Enugu) or Lagos, she stared wailing at the thought that she was not going to be with her family for a while.
In her words;
I guess there are somethings we don’t outgrow.
Lemme tell you a short story..
Few days before I left home for Lagos, I started teasing Olivia, my baby sister who is just 5 years old, how she was gonna cry so much when I’m leaving, ladies and gentlemen when my father dropped me off to start my journey, at the mention of “safe travels”, this woman started wailing ??.
Separation anxiety, it messes me up everytime.
Olivia didn’t see the tears tho, it was well tucked under my trucker hat
Talented Nigerians actress, Regina Daniels-Nwoko has taken to Instagram page to air her feelings for her newborn baby, Munir Neji Ned-Nwoko.
Gushing over the little lad, the actress says he represents life, hope and the promise of love — she also thanked her fans for their congratulatory messages.
Newborns represent life, hope and the promise of love. The arrival of my bundle of joy has been nothing short of excitement. Pure as an angel and as fresh as a blooming flower! Thank you all for your congratulatory messages, calls and sharing in our joy. Journey to motherhood begins. Meet MUNIR NEJI NED-NWOKO.
She also shared lovely photos from the naming ceremony of her boy which was held yesterday in Abuja. See the photos below,
Jude Ojegwu, father of actress Regina Daniels, has given his reason why he decided to reconcile with Ned Nwoko, his daughter’s billionaire husband.
According to a report by Vanguardngr, the dad, who had at the time of the actress’s marriage last year, staunchly opposed the union of his 20-year-old daughter to the businessman and politician, was present at the naming ceremony of his grandson on Friday in Abuja.
He reportedly revealed that the birth of the baby made him reconcile with Nwoko, for the sake of peace, joy, and happiness.
His words,
“The birth of this child has answered the question (about the controversy); everybody craves for peace, joy, and happiness. I have accepted everything. I feel very happy having a grandchild and that is why I am here.
I travelled all the way from Lagos to this place just to celebrate with the family. I told him (Nwoko) and the mother to call him Ifechukwude which means what God has written.
In new reports, father of Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels seems to have finally approved his daughter’s marriage to billionaire businessman, Ned Nwoko.
The actress’s father was among the guests who were present at his daughter’s naming ceremony on Friday, 10th of July, 2020.
Jude Ojeogwu had made headlines in 2019 when he came out to disapprove of his daughter’s marriage to the billionaire — Jude, at the time, threatened to denounce the actress as his daughter for getting married to a man as old as he was while also stressing that her mother, Rita Daniels was the one who pushed her into the marriage.
Mr. Jude Ojeogwu was present at his daughters naming ceremony where he said the birth of Munir Nwoko, his grandson, made him change his mind for the sake of peace, joy and happiness.
He said,
“The birth of this child has answered the question (about the controversy); everybody craves for peace, joy and happiness. I have accepted everything.
“I feel very happy having a grandchild and that is why I am here. I travelled all the way from Lagos to this place just to celebrate with the family. I told him (Nwoko) and the mother to call him Ifechukwude which means what God has written.”
Cynthia Obi-Uchendu, the wife of popular media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has ignited a debate on social media with her thoughts on an ‘Open Marriage’.
This comes following news of Will and Jada Smith allegedly having an open marriage which sparked a debate on social media about whether open marriages help reduce cheating.
Cynthia has now stated that there is nothing wrong in having an open marriage.
She made this known in a now deleted tweet on Twitter.
The tweet read ;
“I’ve always said that there is absolutely nothing wrong in having an open marriage”.
A Nigerian Author has taken to his twitter page to share a video that captured the moment a manatee was captured and killed by fishermen in Rivers State.
According to Wikipedia, Manatees are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species in the order Sirenia: the Amazonian manatee, the West Indian manatee, and the West African manatee
Sharing the video, he wrote ;
Community jolliment: Fisherman kills Sea Cow with Spear in Adada Community, Odual Kingdom, Rivers State.
All households in the community usually get a share of the meat.
Congratulations sir.
See Video below ;
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Veteran Nollywood actress Joke Silva has celebrated her husband, actor Olu Jacobs, on the occasion of his 78th birthday.
Silva’s marriage to actor Olu Jacobs is blessed with two children. The couple met in 1981 at the National Theatre, Lagos during the 21st Independence anniversary.
The 57-year-old actress took to her Instagram page to post a throwback video with the caption:
“Hey birthday boy, To God The Father be all the Glory”
Mavins Record singer, Korede Bello drops a brand new single titled “Morire”. The new song is produced by Rexxie.
This comes after the success of his previous singles; ‘Mi Casa Su Casa‘ and ‘Sun Momi’. On this one Korede Bello is grateful for the success he has achieved within a short time.
One person was confirmed dead and six others were rescued after a three-storey building collapsed at number 20 Freeman street in Lagos Island in the early hours of Saturday, July 11.
According to reports, occupants were fast asleep when the building collapsed.
At the time of reporting this, Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning, Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASSMBUS) and many others had arrived the scene of the incident.
Six persons have been rescued from the rubbles and are currently receiving medical attention while the body of a young boy has been recovered from the rumbles and deposited in a morgue.
“Nine to 10 people are suggested to be living in the building. Efforts are on to rescue the remaining people,” said Ibrahim Farinloye, the Southwest Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
Popular Nigerian gospel artiste, Frank Edwards was tackled by one of his followers who questioned his hairstyle in a photo he shared on his Instagram page recently.
The gospel singer shared a new photo of himself donning a white traditional attire and rocking a low-fade haircut with double pattern by the side and this didn’t seem to sit well with one of his followers.
The user, @call_me_bernard took to the comment section to ask whether it is appropriate for a Christian to have such an haircut. Bernard asked,
Should a Christian actually have such a Haircut?
Which caused the singer to reply him by questioning his use of the glasses of a fictional wizard. Frank wrote,
but it was Harry Potter that used this your type of glass
Bernard’s comment was also received with various reactions as people questioned him where it was written in the bible to not have such haircut.
See some comments below,
People always looking for something to say,, haircut this, dressing that, chill out. Christianity isn’t boring as some of u are painting it… Sir, u look great jhoor?
Call _me_bernard where was it written in the Bible??
What is wrong with the hair cut? It looks good on him.
JJC Skillz has taken to social media to gush over his wife Funke Akindele.
JJC poured encomiums on his wife, called her a ‘blessing to this generation’ and stated that she is an African woman with a life full of testimonies, he wrote;
“AFRICAN SUPERWOMAN @funkejenifaakindele You never TRY. It’s either you DO or DON’T”
” Your DRIVE is motivation for the Ambitious … Your FAITH is strength to the hopeless.”
“Your life is a TESTIMONY… Work Hard/Pray Hard & All your dreams will come true … You’re a blessing to this generation my love. A Leader, Mother, Wife, Philanthropist, Actor, Writer, Director.”
“God is your strength & will continue to abide with you “
Reacting to his post, Funke Akindele took to the comment section and wrote:
A South African lady, with the name Lelethu Ndlungwane has taken to social networking platform, Twitter to reveal how she wasn’t aware that she was pregnant until the day she gave birth.
According to Lelethu, she found out about it when herself and her mother were spring cleaning and believed it was subtle period pains until proven otherwise.
Lelethu shared that her mother sought the help of their pastor when the pain persisted and an overnight prayer session was organized at the religious leader’s place.
However, while spending the night, at about 1 am she felt something getting ready to pop out of her but the pastor felt it was a demon.
But when her water broke, that was what led to them realizing she was pregnant as they rushed her to the hospital.
After sharing her story, Lelethu also posted a photo of the newly born baby.
Read her story below,
“Found out I was pregnant the day I gave birth. My son was named Smangaliso, because wow us’mangazile nyani!! “My mom and I were spring cleaning on this day when I suddenly experienced what started off as subtle pains. I thought I was about to start my period but the pain intensified!
“My mom then called the pastor because the situation was getting dire. I went as far as asking my sister to play Sedilaka by the Soil because I thought I was exiting “Then the pastor said we should come to her house so that they could pray for me. We got to the house, and it turned into a night of prayer struuuu.
Demons were being cast out left, right and center. I am crying to the point where the tears weren’t coming out anymore. “Now it was around 1 am and I felt something wanting to come out my vagina. The pastor then told me to go to the toilet. Her words were “we’re going to deal with this demon today.”
“When we got to the toilet she called, I’ll call her Khosi, who was in the worship team, who wait for it….is a mid-wife by profession! “When she came in and saw the mucous sac protruding, she immediately confirmed that I was indeed in labour.
“Anyway Khosi asked for a razor and cut the mucous sac and asked me to push. Once she got Mangi out, I’m pretty sure I passed out in disbelief and trauma “My mom ran out the house when Mangi started crying. She was convinced that Mangi was is’lwane.
Anyway fast forward, we rushed to the hospital, placenta in a plastic bag, blood everywhere and baby in towel. The nurses were gobsmacked of course. “Mangi, once we had arrived at the hospital and they had given him a wash. I believe the things he had on were given by the hospital neh.”