A Nigerian lady, Bolaji Omosipe has posted the photos of the food supplies her uncle living in the United States received from the state government and school that his children attends.
Bolaji took to her page to share photos as she said her uncle’s refrigerator is filled to the brim and he does not have anywhere to stock up.
She went on to tell how she advised her uncle to give some of them out but realized that most around also collected enough packages and may not be needing the giveaway.
Bolaji added that her cousins’ school also sent them some relief packages and also took the responsibility to pay half of their electricity bill.
See more photos and her tweets below,
His refrigerators are piled up with last week’s RP and there’s no where to stock up the recent ones he received. I suggested he gave some out, but almost everybody around him have their homes stocked up too.
Two days ago, these were sent by the school his kids (my cousins) attend…The school also took responsibility to pay half their light bill and half their rent. pic.twitter.com/pVtUhY6Qij
The Lagos state Police has in a new development given the reason why music video producer Clarence Peters, is still in detention over the death of popular dancer, Kodak.
Kodak lost her life after she was electrocuted while charging her phone at the music video director’s studio at Omole Estate, Lagos.
Although the music video director has debunked report of him being “arrested” as he stated that he willingly made himself available to the police, Lagos State Police, Spokesperson Bala Elkana told the Premium Times on Monday May 4, that he is still in their custody.
Bala disclosed that they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the dancer and also waiting for the autopsy result.
He further revealed that the investigation is a natural cause, and also important for Clarence Peters and any other person who was there.
He said;
“My response has been clear. Do we have him in custody, I say we do. Why do you have him in custody? We are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the dancer.
“We are also waiting for the autopsy result. Investigation is a natural cause. It is important for him and it is also good for any other person who was there. If nobody has a hand in it, the report will clear everybody. If the result says it is a murder case, the law will take its cause. That is exactly why we have him, that is exactly what we are doing.”
Abba Kyari’s eldest child, Amina has eulogized her father who died from Coronavirs complications on April 17.
In a tribute titled ‘My daddy, my best friend’ and published in ThisDay, the daughter of the late CoS revealed that her father who was “terribly misunderstood and mischievously misrepresented by some Nigerians. She added that he never learnt how to drive till he died.
The tribute reads in full;
On 17th April, 2020, my world came crashing down and my heart shattered into a billion pieces. Upon receiving the news of my father’s passing, I immediately felt the most excruciating pain – a pain I would not wish on my worst enemy. My biggest fear in the world had materialised.
Most people knew my dad as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. As it is with many public servants, there was much more to him than the signature white kaftan and red cap by which he came to be recognised. He was a most remarkable husband to my mother (HauwaKulu), and father to myself and my three younger siblings (Nurudeen, Ibrahim, and Zainab). Completely irreplaceable.
Growing up, my dad doted over us. He was extremely protective and his role in raising us with my mother was as complimentary as it was distinct. His main focus was our education, and my mother’s was etiquette and religion! He was stern, and Ammui (as we call her) was playful. It was a perfect balance.
He was always working. My dad reminded us he worked hard so that he could give us all that we needed to excel at whatever we chose to do. And as far as I remember, my siblings and I lacked nothing; we had all we asked and more. That said, the asking part was hard! It often would come with a lecture and many questions as to why we would even ask for things. In the end, we would get what we wanted as long as a compelling case could be made for it.
He had a hard exterior but a heart of gold and a quirky sense of humour. He had zero tolerance for mediocrity: A no-nonsense man in every sense of the word. He expected excellence at all times and when it came to time, my father was Swiss-German – for him, arriving on time was arriving late. To this day, my friends always tease me about how and why I get to airport hours before a flight. It is what my daddy instilled in me.
Daddy’s biggest obsession was education. He truly invested in us the best education. In 1996, I recall as a nine-year-old when he told me that he and I would be leaving for London the next day. He didn’t say why we were going. For the first three days, he took me to three different schools to take entrance exams. I remember being so lost as to why anyone would have to go all the way to England just to take exams. I passed all three and he picked his favourite school of the three. The day my dad dropped me off at the school dormitory, all the other students and their parents were hugging, smiling, and getting settled in.
My case was different, in true daddy style, he said: “Well Ammi, you are here to study and not play. The rules in this country are different, if you fail a single class test or school exam, they will revoke your visa and send you back to Nigeria and as you know, I don’t have space for failures in my house.”
He then patted me on the back and left.
As a little girl in a foreign country, I panicked but also believed him. My mum called the school the next day to check up on me and I cried and told her what he said. It didn’t help matters that I hadn’t understood what they taught me in class that day because I couldn’t understand my teachers’ accents. She reassured me that what he said was not true. Thank God for mothers!
My dad never missed a single parent-teacher meeting. Even when he had daunting schedules as chief executive of a bank, he would take the first flight out of Lagos to arrive in London for those meetings. Upon arrival, he would go to the hall to meet with my teachers. Typical of kids, we would peep into the hall to see which teachers our parents were talking to at the time and whether they looked angry or not.
My friends would always ask “Aisha why is your dad taking notes?” I really had no idea. All I know is that I was always embarrassed. He would come out, take me to a corner and run through his notes and tell me what every teacher said about me and places I needed to improve, and then he would make sure I was okay and happy.
He would get in the car and drive straight back to the airport to catch a flight back to Lagos. As busy as he was, his family was always his top priority. He made these exact efforts with my mother and every one of my siblings. That is the kind of man my dad was!
Whenever we visited relatives, my dad would call their homes several times a day to ask how we were. Many of them took offence to that as it suggested that he didn’t trust them with his children but that never stopped him from calling.
For as long as I can recall, my dad and I spoke every day of my life until the very end. No matter where anyone of us was in the world, we spoke every day. My friends would often tease me after every call: “I can’t get over how often you and your dad speak, you’re such a daddy’s girl”.
This was something I heard all my life and I was proud to be my daddy’s girl. Even with his very busy schedule as `Chief of Staff, he would make sure he came home and have dinner with us and discuss our days even if it meant him going back to the office afterward. On days that he couldn’t make it back on time, he would ALWAYS call and say, “don’t wait for me.”
My dad had almost everything that most people yearned for. Professional success, financial security – his needs were basic – and towards the end, political influence albeit nowhere near as much as many Nigerians think. But the true measure of a man particularly in the eyes of God is in his kindness, selflessness, loyalty, generosity, and humility. And with all these virtues as yardsticks, he truly was immeasurable.
I was always in awe of his intellect, his moral compass, his sense of integrity, his dedication to duty, and his honesty. My dad was a walking encyclopedia and a thesaurus. Countless times I would say to people in the middle of debates: “Hold on let me call my dad, he would know”. And I would confidently put him on the speakerphone because HE ALWAYS KNEW.
My dad’s attention to detail was next to none. I would often read texts and emails to him twice or three times over before sending them because he would first respond with corrections to any typographical or grammatical errors before responding to the actual message itself.
I have always seen myself as an extension of my father. I was his right-hand man (yes! I said man because my father raised me just as he would have if I was a man). I was the person he called when he was angry at someone, I was his PA and his friend, and he was my everything. Most of my life, just by how much I looked like him, people would see me in random places and ask if I was Abba Kyari’s daughter. As a little girl I hated it so much. I saw my mum as the most beautiful woman in the world and I desperately wanted to look like her and not him. Now, as much as I have many of her excellent attributes, I could not be more proud to look like my dad.
In spite of my dad’s busy schedule while we were growing up, he always tried to make time for family holidays. He would pick a new country for us to visit every year and even if he could only join us for just a few days, he would make sure he was there. He literally showed us the world. His favourite place to visit was the Maldives where he went with my mum for a week annually for six years. Just 10 days before they were to take their annual trip to the Maldives in 2015, he was appointed as Chief of Staff to the President. He kept postponing the trip and was never able to find the time. His time was no longer his.
My siblings and I often asked my dad what he planned to do when he was no longer Chief of Staff and without hesitation, he would say: “I’m going to Bora Bora with a suitcase full of books.”
He really looked forward to that. We would often try to convince him to take a two-week break from work and just go to Bora Bora and not wait until he was no longer Chief of Staff but we were never successful, and he never took the trip. They say Bora Bora is paradise on earth. Daddy, Insha Allah you are now in the most genuine of paradises!
My dad was first-class material. He had a Sociology degree from the University of Warwick and a Law Degree and Masters from the University of Cambridge. He later attended International Institute For Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland and Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development but he didn’t flaunt them as many others do. He began his career as a journalist before moving on to a career in banking where he reached the top as the MD/CEO of United Bank For Africa (UBA). He was a thoroughbred professional and gave his best at whatever he engaged in. Most people don’t know that he had retired for ten years before taking up his appointment as Chief of Staff to the President. He saw it as his patriotic duty. Not many people reach the top of their career in the private sector, take a ten-year break and return at the top of the public sector in one lifetime. He was pretty fortunate and spectacular. Was he, really? This may sound odd but my beloved daddy couldn’t drive a car! He never learnt how to drive for a day in his entire life.
My dad was highly principled: for nearly five years as Chief of Staff, he was first to arrive and last to leave the office – seven days a week; and demanded the same from his staff. He had impeccable moral authority and the capacity to always focus on the greater public good over individual gain. Businessmen and politicians have been known to leave his office in shame or tears after having had their bribes refused. He was passionate about protecting poor Nigerians. He would say “any policy that does not benefit the vast majority of Nigerians – many of whom are poor – should not be considered a policy of government.” For example, when increases in electricity tariffs were suggested, he sat through planning meetings – weekend after weekend – to ensure tariff increases were segregated and that the poorest Nigerians were protected.
My dad was terribly misunderstood and arguably mischievously misrepresented. Even his age was never gotten right from the day he became Chief of staff till the day he died. My dad died at the age of 67. He was often mistaken for the late Brigadier Abba Kyari who was indeed in his 80’s.
At this time of mourning, I should be holding things together for my family as I know my dad would expect me to, but I have instead found myself having to defend his memory against vile and malicious comments that have left me questioning the very humanity that should unite us all in difficult times.
One of the books I found on his bookshelf by Author Chris Whipple is ‘The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency.” Like a huge part of Nigeria’s 1999 constitutional democracy, the concept of the “office of the Chief of Staff to the President,” was also copied from the office of the President of the United States. A central theme of that book is that Chiefs of Staff are mostly never liked for numerous reasons: mainly due to access granted to the President and the lack of it. James A. Baker III, President Ronald Reagan’s long-serving Chief of Staff said: ‘The chief of staff usually walks around with a target painted on his front and on his back. Your job literally is to catch the javelins that are intended for the old man.’
True to that statement, my dad as Chief of Staff was an accomplished javelin catcher. But he was also much more than that. He was also a lightning conductor, bomb-proof and bullet-proof vest combined. For many Nigerians, if waves from the Atlantic Ocean claimed an inch of Victoria Island, they were sent by Abba Kyari or if a child fell off his bicycle, it was Abba Kyari!
My dad was fiercely loyal to his boss and refused to entertain “business as usual.” He wanted to do the right thing. This meant he stepped on the toes of several people and in their fightback would smear his name in the media in the hopes that he would be pushed out of their way! Clearly, they had no knowledge or any understanding of the man. He usually knew exactly from whom the attacks came but that never got in his way of pursuing what he considered to be the right path.
Like many others, I tried unsuccessfully to get him to respond to the more preposterous and spurious allegations but he never did. He refused to take on the character assassins. The only time he came close to responding was when I got personally attacked and he felt the need to defend me. You could attack him but not his family! He was ready to fight!
For clarity, my dad was more than capable of defending himself. The reason he didn’t is that it would have distracted him from his primary assignment of serving his principal and by extension, his country. His passion was to help his principal modernise Nigeria’s infrastructure and grow the agricultural sector. In his office, hanging on the wall, are large framed renderings of the Second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano and Lagos-Ibadan Expressways; after decades of these projects being under development, he wanted to have them finally completed. With the President’s backing, he successfully fought to revive and build 34 existing and new fertiliser blending plants all across Nigeria – except in the northeast, where he was from, due to concerns of urea (a component of fertiliser) being supplied to terrorists to be used as bombs.
My dad was a Shuwa-Arab man from Borno State and he saw far beyond religious and tribal divides. Most of his best friends were not even from the Northern part of the country nor were they Muslims. He had friends from all parts of the world and from different walks of life. His network was vast and wide; the tributes written since his passing can attest to that. He always dreamed and truly believed in one Nigeria.
In his tribute, President Muhammadu Buhari said “Mallam Abba Kyari was the very best of us” and he truly was. Geoffrey Onyema, one of my dad’s best friends said in his tribute “Nigerians will look back in years to come and see that he was truly the Best Man”. No lies there, he truly was THE BEST MAN!
When all is said and done, Daddy has only gone to meet his maker at the appointed time as we all shall. In the last two weeks, people have told me to be strong but it certainly feels like my source of strength is gone. Losing a father is hard, but having it happen on the world stage with everybody having a say and offering their opinion(some kind, others not) has been a completely different emotional rollercoaster. But I guess, he didn’t just belong to us his family. He belonged to Nigeria as well. This is something he often apologised for.
Now to my dearest daddy, although you have gone the way of all flesh ahead of the rest of us, please take this message: Ammui, Nurudeen, Ibrahim, Zainab and I will do everything in our power to live by your example and carry on your legacy for as long as we live. I love you and miss you with every atom of my being.
May Allah grant you the highest station in Jannah.
A Twitter user stirred up a topic of conversation about Abuja men when she took to the platform to give the story of her sister’s friend who gave all her savings to an Abuja man only to end up with nothing.
Olivia —judging from her handle @theOliviaLife— apprised women to thread carefully when they have Abuja men professing love to them.
Olivia; who shared the story on Twitter
She stated that a majority of them are only waiting to “loan” money from women with no intention of returning it.
Olivia shared how the said lady who took the money her mother had saved for her to get a shop in Abuja and gave the whole money to a man who claimed to love her.
The said lover boy, didn’t pay her back but instead told her “to come and remove her pant from his house.”
Olivia also went on to give her own personal experience with an Abuja man. Her tweets have since sparked a conversation on the platform with majority generalizing men from that region as infamous.
A 27-year-old 500 level law student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Augustine Ukwu has been reported dead following an incident with a police officer.
The late Augustine was allegedly murdered by an officer of the Nigerian police force in Nsukka, Enugu State — this is according to a report by Vanguard News.
Ukwu was reported to have gone to a beer parlour at Odobido with his friend on Thursday April, 23, 2020, where he was arrested by a local security outfit, beaten and handed over to the officer in charge of the Anti-cult in Nsukka, Ferdinand Nnamdi Ochi, who allegedly murdered him over a yet-to-be-identified issue.
The deceased father, Andy Samuel Ugwu, —a retired policeman— said that all his efforts to unravel the circumstances which led to the death of his son and efforts to retrieve his body have been futile.
Popular Nigerian Singer, Yemi Alade has asked why the lockdown earlier imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus in some states was relaxed despite an increase in infection and deaths.
Yemi Alade made the query via her twitter page.
In her words ;
“During the 5weeks long lockdown, the number of COVID 19 cases in Nigeria increased rapidly.
“Tell me why the lockdown has been eased down when death and infection rates have spiked and no preventive measures have been put in place? Can Rice and bread protect?”
A 24-year-old Kenyan lady identified as Winfred Nduku allegedly stabbed her two children, ages 2 and 6, to death, before attempting suicide after she had a fight with her own mother.
The Police disclosed that the incident took place at Winfred mother’s house in Kayole, Nairobi on Saturday night.
Confirming the tragic incident is a police spokesperson at the Kayole Police Station who spoke with Kenyans.co.ke, where he stated that Nduku was recuperating at Mama Lucy Hospital.
The spokesperson revealed that the incident was reportedly triggered by an altercation between Nduku and her mother who she lives with.
Narrating the incident, Nduku’s mother, Josephine Wambua tearfully said,
“She was seated right there playing on her phone when I asked her to first tend to the children and saw to it that they at least eat something, then she could get back to her phone.
“She kept on playing with her phone. I threw a cup of water at her and repeated my initial statement. She then threatened that she could kill her children and grabbed a knife and did it,” she added
After stabbing the children, Ms. Nduku allegedly attempted to stab her mother but could only manage to inflict some cuts on her right hand as they struggled before she was then overpowered and thrown out of the house.
The suspect also attempted to kill herself with the same knife, with her mother saying her daughter stabbed herself in the stomach but was quickly rushed to the hospital alongside her two children who both were pronounced dead on arrival.
Nairobi Police commander Philip Ndolo said Nduku was admitted to Mama Lucy Hospital for treatment and will face criminal charges once discharged.
A truckload of cows and about forty men coming from Zamfara State was intercepted at the Lagos-Ibadan expressway this afternoon, Monday May 4, by the Lagos state security personnel.
Although the lockdown has been eased in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT, interstate travels are still banned as part of measures to stop the spread of the contagious Coronavirus. Only transportation of essential goods and services are permitted between states.
Upon the interception, the driver and his passengers were ordered to return to the state where they were coming from.
Popular Nigerian Singer, Davido, stirred up social media earlier today after he shared a photo showing how he’s preventing Coronavirus from coming close to him.
Concerned Nigerians who care the father of three took to his comment section on Instagram to ask if he can breathe after he shared a picture of himself wearing a face mask and a face shield.
In the picture, the ‘Aye’ crooner who looked like he was choking in his face mask and face shield costume left many of his followers scared for his safety.
In new trending reports, the Federal government has received the sum of $311,797,866.11 which is the third tranche of the former head of state, late General Sani Abacha loot, from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey.
Attorney-General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, revealed this in a statement released earlier today May 4th, 2020 by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Gwandu.
According to Malami, the amount increased significantly from over $308 million mentioned in an earlier statement in February to over $311million as a result of the interest that accrued from February 3 to April 28, when the fund was transferred to the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Malami stated that the latest recovery would support and assist in expediting the construction of three major infrastructure projects across Nigeria – Lagos – Ibadan Expressway, Abuja – Kano Road, and the Second Niger Bridge.
He went on to reveal that the government was in the process of establishing a Project Monitoring Team to oversee the implementation of the projects and report regularly on progress made to the public.
In order to ensure transparent management of the returned assets, Malami said the government would engage a Civil Society Organisation who has combined expertise in substantial infrastructure projects, civil engineering, anti-corruption compliance, anti-human trafficking compliance, and procurement to provide additional monitoring and oversight.
He noted that the process for the engagement of the CSO monitor has already commenced with the adverts placed in two local newspapers.
The recovered funds, according to the minister, were laundered through the U.S. banking system and then held in bank accounts in the Bailiwick of Jersey.
A while ago, the tweet of a Nigerian gentleman went viral on Twitter when he revealed that he once upon a time, paid N18k for the nails job his girlfriend did only for her to remove it less than a week after.
His tweet caused a frenzy on the platform as people questioned why he’ll pay such an amount for a nail job only for it to be removed less than a week later.
A Nigerian satirist then, in reaction to the tweet said he can not buy a wedding ring worth N150k neither can he pay for nails that’ll cost him N18k.
He can however invest his money on his woman on things that he knows will be useful for him in the near future. He wrote,
I’m sorry, I’m not buying 150k wedding ring or paying for 18k nails. I’ll pay for other things far more expensive. I’ll pay for our child to be born abroad, or pay for her to get a PhD. But I’m not paying for 150k wedding ring or 18k nails. She can pay by herself. I’ll admire it.
Why do people attach value to things? Because it brings then some kind of sense of fulfillment. We all have different value systems hence why I didn’t say it was stupid to buy any of these. Buy whatever you want to buy. What you value is what you value.
Also since I’ll marry a woman whose values are very close to mine. I don’t think she’ll have a problem with this decision either. I’m not proving any other point asides those things mean nothing to me and as such, they are not priority for me.
A Turkish lady has shared the pain she felt after she was left alone while pregnant for a Nigerian man —a Yoruba man precisely— in an Instalive conversation with popular comedian, Michael Blackson.
Giving her narrative, the lady stated that a seed was planted in her stomach by the Nigerian man before he fled. She also disclosed that she now “hates” Yoruba men because of the incident.
On how she has been surviving following the incident, she said her friends have been giving her handouts – she also revealed that she wants the Nigerian man to pay for child support, as she has been the one taking care of their child all alone.
Popular Dancehall Singer, Livingstone Etse Satekla, better known by his stage name Stonebwoy has asserted that Nigerian artistes always pass through Ghana before they become famous and internationally acclaimed.
Stonebwoy who made this disclosure during an Live Instagram Session with Nigerian OAP, Dotun, backed up his claim by mentioning the likes of Mr Eazi and how he had to sing in Ghana for some time in order to broaden his fan base.
StoneBwoy.
“Nigerians always have to pass through Ghana before they blow. There’s a blessing here in Ghana. No Ghanaian artiste has ever gone to Nigeria to qualify to blow but Nigerians always have to move to Ghana”, Stone Bwoy said.
Controversial Actress and philanthropist, Tonto Dikeh, has reacted to a photo recently making the rounds on internet.
The trending photo captured moment an unidentified old man was lying helplessly on the flour very close to some persons eating and drinking at an undisclosed pub.
Taking to her verified Instagram page, the mother-of-one shared thoughts on what she would have done differently if she were to be at the scene.
Sharing the photo, she wrote as the caption ;
“As we sanitize our hands let’s not forget to sanitize our hearts tooo…
It’s one of 2things, I’m giving him my food and sitting right beside him on d floor to chat OR I’m bringing him to my table to BUY HIM A PLATE OF FOOD AND A CHAT.”
Nigerian iconic singer, Wizkid’s first baby mama, Shola Ogudu has taken to Twitter to share her joy and excitement as their son, Boluwatife’s 9th birthday approaches.
Shola is over the moon over her son’s birthday and she can’t keep calm because she has a 9-year-old.
She wrote on her page,
My Son turns 9 in 9days… Gosh!
How do someone keep calm laikdeez.. Cos I can’t!!!
The butterflies in my tummy are fighting to come out!!!!! Goshhh ????????
Tife is turning 9!!!!
Thank you God, it’s been you ALL THE WAY!!!!! #Thankful??
Yasss!!!
May!!!!
My son turns 9!!!!!!!!
Like play like joke I’ve got a 9year old!!!
Y’all better respect me on deez streetzzz!!! Face with tears of joyLoudly crying faceFace with tears of joyLoudly crying face #Thankful”
Wizkid and Shola had Boluwatife in 2011 when Wizkid was 21 and Shola was 20.
Lagos residents trooped out en masse in the early hours of monday as activities gradually resume following the coronavirus Stay Home order which had lasted up to 5 weeks.
However, it was rather shocking that many people did not adhere to the basic rule of social distancing and few passengers in commercial vehicles as most of the residents were seen clustered in some parts of the state.
Recall that the Lagos State Government agreed to open up the state in phases, in line with President Buhari’s directive few days ago
As at yesterday May 3, there are 1107 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Lagos state. Here are photos and videos shared by some social media users, living in different parts of Lagos;
Sensational Nigerian singer, Waje has reacted to the report of Nigerian video director, Clarence Peters being questioned by the police force over the death of popular dancer, Kodak.
It’d been reported earlier that the ace music video director was questioned over the incident which occurred in his apartment. Clarence Peters and others who were present at the time of the tragic incident were all invited by the police.
Songstress, Waje who reacted to the report, described it as a “sad situation” saying she’s known Clarence Peters for over 10 years.
She also added that as the Nigerian Police carry out their investigations, it’s important to be careful in communication and also understand his rights and that of other Nigerians.
She wrote,
I have known Clarence for more than 10 years and this is just a sad situation. You have built and constantly still building job opportunities for young people in entertainment. My prayers go to my brother @clarenceshotit.
As the Nigerian Police carry out their investigations, it’s important to be careful in communication and understand and respect the rights of this man and every other Nigerian.
And I pray comfort for Kodaks family.
And to my friend @jbeautyfull This too shall pass.
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Tacha (Natacha Akide) joined a league of others in praising Afrobeat icon, Wizkid following a hits face off his tracks were featured in recently.
Taking to Twitter, the controversial influencer wrote, “Wizkid baba nla“.
Her praise obviously didn’t go down well with some fans who took to Twitter to drag her for hailing the singer despite having a tattoo of Davido on her chest.
It should be recalled that in an interview with OAP Do2dun, the reality TV star revealed her main motive behind the tattoo.
She said;
“Yeah, I love Davido. David was the inspiration behind my having the OBO tattoo. You know David has this drive regardless of everything, he still has that drive and strength and it’s what I admire. I want to be Tacha that the world will know and still act like upcoming,”
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said all those who attended the funeral of late Abba Kyari, the former chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari on April 18, have tested negative for COVID-19.
Late Kyari died on 17th of April, 2020 as a result of COVID-19. There was an outcry from Nigerians after videos and pictures from his funeral showed that those present at the funeral, disregarded all the prevention guidelines issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), such as social distancing, to limit the spread of COVID-19.
All attendees of the funeral were eventually asked to immediately isolate themselves while those that work in the presidency were asked to distance themselves from the presidential villa.
According to a tweet posted on Sunday night on the FCTA handle, Mohammed Kawu, acting secretary, health and human services secretariat at the FCTA, said all those identified and isolated, tested negative and have been reunited with their families.
“The FCT Health & Human Services Secretariat is happy to announce that the individuals exposed during the burial of late COS to the President have completed their 14days of isolation. Tests were conducted and they have all tested NEGATIVE to #COVID19,” it read.
Popular Nigerian video director, Clarence Abiodun Peters, has finally spoken following the death of late professional dancer, Love Divine (Kodak) in his residence.
He took to his social media page moments ago to give his account on the events surrounding the death of the professional video vixen.
According to him, he was not physically in the same room as Kodak although they were in the same building. He said it was a few moments after that they called his attention to the scene.
He also stated that no one has been arrested in connection to the dancers death, saying he was only called in by the Police for questioning.
Read his full account below;
“On the 29th of April 2020, Love Divine Ike (Picture Kodak) was in the dance studio, on the premises of Capital Dreams Pictures, with 5 other team members and myself – 7 people in total.
At about 7:30 pm on the same day, while in another office – a building beside the dance studio, on the same premises, some people who were said to be with Love Divine at the time, rushed in and called my attention to the fact that Love Divine had collapsed.
We immediately rushed her to the nearest hospital, which refused to let us into their premises, let alone admit her. They assumed she was a Covid-19 patient.
We tried, but we were not able to gain entry into a second hospital. We eventually got her to a third hospital where she was pronounced dead 30 minutes after arrival.
I was not physically in the same room as her when the incident occurred, and when I inquired, I was told by those present at the scene that Love Divine, while taking a break from the dance session, was sitting on one of the metal sliding door rails, charging and using her phone plugged to an extension box.
The witnesses didn’t realize anything was wrong, until they saw she had laid down, and they noticed smoke coming from her chest area.
She was said to be electrocuted, her phone was found on her chest, with severe burn marks, and the phone’s imprint on her chest.
The witnesses were taken to the Ojodu Police Headquarters straight from the hospital where statements were taken and the phone (which had traces of burnt flesh on it) was deposited.
The following day, the Police conducted an examination of the body and were taken to the scene of the incident for further examination.
The Police are currently carrying out a full-scale investigation into the events that occurred, and an autopsy will be carried out, with the full permission and consent of her family.
Please note that no one has been charged or arrested, by the Police. The witnesses and I willingly made ourselves available to the Police and we have all pledged our full co-operation, through every part of this process. I will be helping out in every possible capacity.
Love Divine and the entire WestLifeCrew was a huge part of Capital Dreams Pictures, and losing her hurts us all deeply.
She was an exemplary person, and a legend in her own rights. We will miss her very much.
Words will never be enough to describe what her family is going through in these things trying times. My thoughts and prayers are with them, and I ask God to grant them all the strength & fortitude at this time.
This is a truly difficult time for us all, and we’re asking for a lot of patience and goodwill from the general public, in these difficult times.
A Nigerian man has given a recount of what he did out of love and how, in retrospect, he now regrets it, after the way it all turned out.
Twitter user, @Mrfab_ shared that he sold his laptop in order to impress a girl on Valentine’s Day, however there was a twist of fate as the result wasn’t what he’d planned.
He shared his ordeal when Warri-based rapper, Erigga asked people to share something they did out of love but now regret. Erigga said,
“Waytin love don make you do when dey vex you now as you remember?”
Then @Mrfab_ revealed that after selling his laptop to take her out on the lovers’ day, she still turned down his advances.
“I sell my laptop to take her out for Val, she still turn me down that day “ he wrote.
I sell my laptop to take her out for Val, she still turn me down that day ??♂️
The screenshots of the Instant Messaging conversation between a working class lady and her boyfriend has begun causing a frenzy on social media over how the whole thing went.
The beginning of the conversation which happened in the wee hours of 28th September 2019 starts with the lady asking her boyfriend if he’s awake.
When he replies in the affirmative, she begins to air her displeasure of him being a liar to her. Puzzled by what offence he may have committed, he asks her “What did I do?” and she began questioning him of what he did with the money she loaned him the previous week.
The conversation takes a new heated turn in the middle of the night after the guy admitted to not using the money for what it was for but “giving it to his family for upkeep”. The lady then dealt a card of she being in charge in the relationship and as such, he should play by her rules.
The gentleman then cowers by saying if the tables were turned, he wouldn’t treat his girlfriend the way she’s treating him. He eventually declared to end their relationship once he’s repaid his debt and amused by his decision, the lady generalized all men as cowards.
Popular Nigerian cross dresser, Bobrisky has taken to social media to lament on the type of guys that wants to have a chat with him.
The bleaching cream expert shared a video of himself shedding hot tears bitterly as he talked about the number of poor people sliding into his DM.
“Guys why are broke guys coming to my dm? You want to take me out, you love me… If you love me, you’ll ask for my account number” He said.
Bobrisky went on to boast about how “fine” he is;
“See as i fine, see fine girl… How can you tell me you want to take me out and you don’t have money? All you do is… you are so pretty, you are so fine… Ogini ne megi? Nyem Ego” He said as he concluded the video.
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Uriel Oputa played guest to Canadian singer, Tory Lanez Quarantine Radio on IG Live recently.
When she was asked to state her location, the chef said “she’s from London but lives in Lagos, Nigeria” and right after she was asked to give her performance, she asked to perform in her native dialect.
She went on to sing a song in her language but for her fifty seconds of fame, she not only denounced Nigeria but also embraced her heritage by singing in her native dialect.
A while back, she expressed fears for her mother who is in the UK which is currently suffering from the Coronavirus pandemic.
Uriel took to social media to reveal that she has plans to save her mother who is at high risk of getting infected due to her age.
Despite fearing for her mother, Uriel also fears for her life because she believes she might get infected in she travels to the UK.
She shared,
“Can’t lie, I want to travel home to get my mum but I’m scared I might catch it in the UK. Confused. Stay in Africa or travel to Europe”.
Nigerian Singer, Adekunle Gold, has praised Ayo Ibrahim Balogun, who is better known by his stage name, Wizkid.
Gold in a short tweet on Sunday evening, declared Wizkid ‘Blessed’ as is evident by the massive supporters and wished he could own just a quarter of his fan base.
He wrote on twitter ;
Imagine having a quarter of Wizkid’s fans and love. Crazy! Man is blessed.
Imagine having a quarter of Wizkid's fans and love. Crazy! Man is blessed. ❤️
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families of three University of Port Harcourt students reportedly murdered by their kidnappers and their bodies buried in a shallow grave in April.
The President also extended condolences to the university authorities and the Rivers State Government over the unfortunate incident.
Describing the tragic occurrence as “sad and heinous,” President Buhari regretted that the “evil perpetrators have cut short the prospectively bright journey of these youths.”
He prayed that God will comfort all those who mourn these young students, and grant their souls eternal rest.
President Buhari, while noting that the Nigerian Police Anti-Kidnapping Unit has apprehended one of the suspected perpetrators, further directs the Police Authorities to intensify search for the remaining suspects and bring them to justice.
According to the President, “This administration will continue to equip the law enforcement and security agencies to bring to an end the evil activities of kidnappers in the country.”
Following the detainment of popular music video director and producer, Clarence Peters by the Lagos State Police command over the death of professional dancer, Love Divine popularly known as Picture Kodak, his girlfriend of 14 years, Jennifer, has taken to social media to defend him.
It was gathered that the music video director is being detained and questioned at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yaba.
Jennifer took to her page to air her displeasure over the development as she says the Nigerian police force are “destroying people’s reputation”.
In a lengthy write-up on her IG page, she addresses the report surrounding the detainment of her boyfriend as she says he was invited by the police and he went there willingly.
Read her post below,
It is SICKENING the corruption and laxity in the NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE!
But First, lemme start with you the ones who follow blogs and comment without thinking. That someone earns a living from breaking homes and destroying people’s reputation is something that should naturally be worrisome to you but NO, it refreshes you.
So, as Clarence’s 14yrs long girlfriend, Lemme state AUTHORITATIVELY that CLARENCE PETERS was invited to police command, YABA and he went there willingly. He was NOT arrested, neither was he CHARGED WITH MURDER as stated by the press statement from the police command through their spokesperson BALA ELKANA!
Just because we chose to keep quiet until the autopsy result comes out before addressing the press and of course the police report to exonerate him was signed and collected.
On friday 2nd of May, 2020 an investigative team led by IPO, MR. POPOOLA, after the on-scene investigation was done, the body visited at the morgue, came to a conclusion they had no case with CLARENCE PETERS(who was not on the scene of incident) SEGUN the business manager, the 4dancers and two other members of staff of CAPITAL DREAMS PICTURES, (all referred to as witnesses), that it was a NATURAL ACCIDENT. He wrote his report to that effect. Events took a different turn when The DCP- YETUNDE LONGE, came in and asked that the report be torn, he wrote a second one that she tore again. By the third report, then came in MR. OYE and his father Sir Shina Peters and she couldn’t continue with her foul play. She agreed they had NO CASE with him and the rest of the witnesses. “So why are u still holding him..” everyone asked, she said she was waiting for the autopsy result so she can attach it. When she saw she had been caught, she sent them to put out a press statement that he was charged for murder. So thinking Nigerians, can someone be “CHARGED” without an autopsy conducted?
Backtrack a bit, after LD passed on, it took more than 24hrs to seek the consent from her family to conduct that autopsy. By the time the consent was gotten, due to the COVID-19 caused NIGERIAN COURTS CLOSURE, the autopsy was to start on monday being tomorrow.
So again, how are we talking “he’s being charged for MURDER”??? Since they decided to throw the first blow of negativity, lets go ALL OUT with the information. You have all been waiting for a response from him and because he chose to be law abiding, someone who contributes positively to the nigerian economy, they want yo tarnish his name? And artistes, everyone is quiet? Nobody is asking questions other than “how can she be electrocuted”??? Is it right? Who is going to charge PHCN to court for the SURGE? Yetunde Alonge said if he was an ordinary person she would have let him go but because he and his parents are celebrities that is why.
Since u all seek to know of clarence “murdered” her, if clarence “raped” her, why can’t you all then march to PANTI and ask your police force questions. Don’t sit on blogs spilling fallacies and stamp your imprint by commenting ignorantly. We were going to wait for the results and her family but clearly, everyone is keeping quiet and dragging him in the mud. I WON’T! I have NEVER kept quiet in the face of ILLS, i won’t start now.
And to CP, Biodun stay strong cos THIS TOO SHALL PASS!!! ?ALWAYS and FOREVER!
And to EVERY BLOG who has gone out of their way to tell a lie- in the slide is the article posted by GLB, she took it down almost immediately before posting the witness’ account, how do we go from electrocution to RAPE? I don’t have an issue with an investigation as it NATURALLY, under NORMAL circumstances should be conducted anywhere in the world, BUT categorically alleging you know people he raped and abused is NOT sth to joke about. This is how people mIslead the ALREADY IGNORANT PUBLIC. Giving people a reason to form NEGATIVE opinions and i see people who i thought had sense making SNIDE remarks? You want to know how we landed here, it was all your commenting. So kudos to the blogs and YOU ESPECIALLY, the ignorant Lot.
An educative or informative post be put up, you wont see comments. When Dangote truck killed three of my aunts at once, there was no uproar. Then a NATURAL ACCIDENT will occur, u say it was MURDER!
May God forgive US ALL!
May His divine assistance remain always with us and may the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace, AMEN!
Nine pastors were reportedly arrested for holding church services in Bayelsa state, flouting the lockdown order issued by state governor, Douye Diri.
The Pastors who were apprehended on Sunday May 3 by the Bayelsa State Task Force on COVID-19 include P. B. Barima of the Methodist Church, Obogoro, Timi Aaron of Believers Love World, Akenfa, Adaba Glory of Saint Paul Healing Church, and Chris Ezene of God’s Grace Salvation Ministry, Obogoro.
Others arrested are Plus B. James of Prophetic Grace Love Ministry, Opolo; Alfred Munemune of Halleluyah Deliverance Ministries International; Daniel Owi, Winners Chapel, Obogoro; Sardauna Oguta, All for Christ Zion Church, Akenfa 3; and Tony Justice Samugba, New Covenant Tabernacle Ministry also of Akenfa 3.
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and member of the task force, Freston Akpor stated that the pastors are being detained at the police headquarters in the state and would be charged to court for alleged violation of the COVID-19 order.
