Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has relaxed the lockdown in the state from 6am to 12pm for today Thursday April 23, to enable residents shop for Ramadan.
This decision comes even as the state records more cases of COVID-19. Kano state currently has 73 confirmed cases of the viral disease and as at yesterday April 22nd, testing was put on hold because the state had run out of testing kits.
Announcing the relaxation of the lockdown, the deputy governor of the state, Nasiru Gawuna, said
“In view of preparation for Ramadan period, the state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has relaxed the ongoing lockdown from 6am-12pm on Thursday to enable people buy necessary foodstuff and items needed for Ramadan period which is expected to commence on Friday,”
Meanwhile Nigerians have taken to social media to react to this decision by the state government.
Bamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan, popularly known as BamBam has turned 31 today, and her husband, Teddy is celebrating her with a beautiful message.
Sharing a post via his handle, the Reality TV star showered his wife and mother of his daughter, praises.
“I chose a pic of us showing what we do best; laugh, banter, and gum body all day. I love you my queen and you know this. You’re 31 today, a mother, entrepreneur, actor, and of course my beauty queen,” he wrote.
“You’ve given me a gorgeous little angel, Folakemi and I can’t wait for you to impact her with all the love, care, wisdom, understanding, and class you exude as a woman. I’ll continue to be here for and with you through this journey called life. Forever! ❤️ – Zaddy.”
The Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 has stated that there hasn’t been a scientific proof to back up the claims that the disease can be transmitted sexually.
Some reports in Nigerian media space have suggested that the virus can remain in the testis of infected males even after treatment.
Reacting to such claims, National Coordinator of the Covid-19 taskforce, Dr Aliyu Sani, said there is no scientific proof at the moment to back up the claim.
According to Sani, although the world was still in the early days of the disease, no research had proven that it could be transmitted through sex.
“At the moment, there is no evidence of sexual transmission when it comes to COVID-19, but of course, we are still in the early days of the disease. The same thing happened in the case of Ebola, when subsequently it was proven that it was sexually transmissible. There was a small test case series of 10 women, who had severe COVID-19 and genital secretions were negative of COVID-19 virus. I think it is still in the early days, I will just say, watch this space.” he told newsmen at the daily press briefing on Wednesday April 22nd
Super Eagles player, Ahmed Musa, has denied reports of he and his family members testing positive for Coronavirus.
Musa in a post shared on his Instagram page, said they all recently returned from Dubai and have been in isolation. He says this does not mean they have the virus as speculated.
He wrote;
It has come to my notice that certain individuals have decided to post ????? ???? about me testing positive to Covid 19.
This is a pandemic taking peoples lives in thousands so it is sad that some people want to use this to gain followers or views on their pages by spreading falsehood.
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We are perfectly okay and have not tested positive to the virus. Please don’t fall for the malicious messages circulating about me or my family.
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A Twitter user is celebrating his mother on her birthday, while revealing how she single-handedly trained four of her five children to become graduates.
“20yrs ago your husband left you with 5kids. 20yrs after you made 4 graduates out of us. Alone. 4/5 na A.
I can never understand how you pulled it off. You are my HERO and my STRENGTH. Love you to farthest star and back. Happy Birthday mom. Soon you’ll experience winter with me” he wrote.
20yrs ago your husband left you with 5kids. 20yrs after you made 4 graduates out of us. Alone. 4/5 na A. I can never understand how you pulled it off. You are my HERO and my STRENGTH. Love you to farthest star and back. Happy Birthday mom. Soon you’ll experience winter with me ? pic.twitter.com/i9nxX0ATkB
A man identified as George has unleashed his anger on his son over poor result, after paying $21,680 tuition fees for the boy at the American International school located in Lusaka, Zambia.
In the video, the angry father could be seen slapping his son multiple times because he couldn’t secure a good grade in eight subjects in his exam despite paying a fee totaling $21,680 which equals N8,455,200 in Nigerian currency.
Copies of the result shows that the boy got an A grade only in Music, Credit in Geography, absent during English Language and Mathematics exams, while he failed the remaining four subjects.
Watch the video below, and his results that follows;
We brought you reports from Twitter of a suspected case of robbery in the Lekki area of Lagos state.
This information is incorrect.
Apparently we have been informed that the trending video, which originated from Twitter was a scene of a robbery that happened in Dawaki, Abuja, in February 2020.
#FakeNewsAlert This robbery happened in Abuja in Dawaki News Engineering month's back . Please verify your source of information before misleading the public especially at this times #FakeNewsMediapic.twitter.com/gf9UHdAAVJ
#FakeNewsAlert This robbery happened in Abuja in Dawaki News Engineering month's back . Please verify your source of information before misleading the public especially at this times #FakeNewsMediapic.twitter.com/gf9UHdAAVJ
This is an old video and a lie, as this ugly incidence happened at Dawaki, Abuja earlier this year. The robbers couldn’t get into the main house and they exchanged fire. Occupant is my colleague at work. https://t.co/qUaN4fbicC
An estate in Lekki, armed robbery was happening, but they didn't know a senior police officer was visiting the same estate, he called back up, they killed 4 out of 5, the last one was under 20 years old, so they shot his leg and used him to lure out the rest of the gang pic.twitter.com/jnjc93Q0kt
In the latest update of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, Ninety-one new cases have been reported as of Wednesday evening, April 22nd by the National Centre for Disease Control.
In a new update on their Twitter page, the NCDC reports that there’s seventeen new cases in Lagos, Katsina, Ogun, Delta, Edo, Kwara, Oyo, FCT, Adamawa.
Their tweet reads,
91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
74 in Lagos
5 in Katsina
4 in Ogun
2 in Delta
2 in Edo
1 in Kwara
1 in Oyo
1 in FCT
1 in Adamawa
As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 197
Deaths: 28
For a breakdown of cases by states-
As at 11:25 pm 22nd April, breakdown of cases by state:
Residents of Iba Local Council Development Area have been staying up at night to take turns in protecting their environment from the One Million Boys robbery gang terrorizing neighborhoods. Unfortunately, one young man was shot dead while returning from vigilante duties and residents say his killer had threatened him with death multiple times.
Stephen, 26, was from Arogbo Kingdom in Ondo State. His career as a footballer was just taking off and he was supposed to travel to Portugal this year to pursue his football career but he was held back due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
#JusticeForStephen trends as footballer returning from vigilante duty is shot dead by man who claims he mistook him for a member of the One Million Boys gang (Graphic photos)
Stephen joined members of his community on Friday, April 17, to guard his neighbourhood, Victory Estate, in Iba and was on his way back on the morning of Saturday, April 18, when he was shot by Mr James Olu, a retired naval officer who is also the chairman of the Landlord’s Association of Victory estate in Iba.
According to reports, Mr James initially claimed he thought Stephen was a member of the One Million Boys gang when he saw him moving around that early. Later, at the police station, he claimed Stephen was a cultist.
However, residents alleged Mr James had a long-standing misunderstanding with Stephen and has threatened him with death multiple times. Residents claim Mr James killed Stephen intentionally and they have gone on Twitter to call for justice for the deceased, with the hashtag #JusticeForStephen.
There was unrest in the area following Stephen’s death but residents claim Stephen’s family have been threatened that there will be consequences if violence erupts due to Stephen’s death.
As a result, youths in the area have calmed down and have taken to Twitter to claim that Stephen’s death was premeditated and to ask that Mr James – who reportedly ”inspires fear in the youths in the neighborhood” – be made to face the law.
See a thread below narrating the alleged events leading up to Stephen’s death and the aftermath.
Pastor Peter Alatake, the General Overseer of the Holy Ghost Mission Church in Owo, Ondo state, was today April 22 arraigned before an Owo Magistrate court for allegedly raping a 16-year-old epileptic secondary school student.
According to reports, the victim was taken to Holy Ghost Mission Church for deliverance but allegedly ended up been raped by the clergyman between April 15 to 20, leaving her with serious injuries in her vagina and anus. A medical test conducted at Medical Centre, Owo confirmed the injuries she sustained and the clergyman was arrested.
Alatake was arraigned before the court on Wednesday morning, April 22, on a one count charge of unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a minor, an offence punishable under section 357 of the criminal laws of Ondo state. He pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him.
The Ondo state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adekola Olawoye who was in court, announced the decision of the state to prosecute the case.
Counsel to the suspect, Aderemi Adetula, appealed to the court to grant him bail in view of the ongoing decongestion of prisons and promised to provide credible sureties to ensure his client is available for justice.
The presiding Magistrate, Olubumi Dosumu, granted bail in the sum of N500,000 and two sureties in like sum. The sureties must be a general overseer of a reputable church in Owo and a director in the civil service with national identity card, evidence of one year tax clearance and landed property in the magisterial district
The case was adjourned to June 18 2020 for further hearing.
Nigerian Singer , Peruzzi and Big Brother Naija 2018 housemate, Cee-C were a subject of possible celebrity couple a while back when the singer debuted his “Majesty” single.
The DMW artiste and the reality tv star had tongues wagging with speculations that they might be having an affair after questionable photos and videos of the both of them emerged on social media. Cynthia Nwadiora, popularly known as CeeC.
Just before the singer premiered the visuals to his “Majesty” single, there’d been gossips that the pair were an item and after the release of his music video, which featured the reality TV star… the rumors even spread wider.
Up until now, many of the singer and reality TV star’s fans have considered the possibility of them dating but keeping it low key.
However, Peruzzi, in an interview with HOTFM clarified the relationship with Ceec as he revealed it was staged (or scripted). He also maintain that they are close pals.
Nigerian musician, Paul Okoye has triggered a debate on social media after he posted a photo with inscription that a man and a woman will remain happy in a home if the man is the one fending for the family, but the home will become a war zone with no private matters if the woman takes over.
Paul made the post on Instagram on the 22nd of April and a lot of celebrities and fans have joined the debate, with most women going against him.
He posted;
MMMG boss, Ubi Franklin commented on the post saying he completely agrees with the opinion but reality TV star, Kim Oprah partially disagreed with the opinion.
The novel coronavirus has claimed the life of a 29-year-old Health worker in Ekiti State.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, who disclosed this at a press conference this afternoon, said the deceased who was pregnant, died on Wednesday April 22, around 6:58 am at the Intensive Care Unit of Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti.
EKITI #COVID19 CASE UPDATE: The 3rd confirmed case of COVID-19 in Ekiti State has died from the virus.
As at 6:00 pm on April 22, there is one (1) active case of COVID-19 in Ekiti State.
According to the commissioner, the deceased was a Community Health worker with the Lagos State Government and she reportedly sneaked into Ekiti last week before she fell into prolonged labour leading to the discovery that she had contracted the infectious disease.
Yaya-Kolade said the deceased infected a 45 -year-old medical doctor, who had been identified as the fourth index case by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC).
The Commissioner said the state government will liase with the family of the deceased to ensure she is buried according to the guidelines of the NCDC and the World Health Organization.
A 57-year-old Police Officer has died from coronavirus related complication in Edo State.
The state Commissioner for Health, Patrick Okundia made the announcement during a press briefing , he said ;
“We had an unfortunate situation of a 57-year-old police officer, who passed on yesterday (Tuesday). It is not very clear how he got the infection but he developed some illnesses. Initially, there was no evidence of suspicion of coronavirus disease, but when the symptoms started getting worse, he was treated at the police clinic.
“About two days before he died, our surveillance team was called to have a look and it was in that process that they took his sample and sent it to the laboratory, while he continued with his drugs.He was consequently placed on self-isolation. However, the result came out positive. Before we could get to his house to move him out, the man had died. It is really unfortunate, as the result came after the man had died”
The story of Shanowole is quite a touching one that would make you have reassured faith in humanity.
Some years ago, a little boy of about 11 years of age who simply went by the moniker ‘shanowole’ went viral on social media for all the wrong reasons. Shanowole was an Indian help addict, a petty criminal and one who caused a lot of trouble in his local community that even his elders were scared of him.
However, his story changed after he was found and taken under the care of humanitarian Pastor, Tony Rapu.
Shanowole, now under the care of Rapu, was rehabilitated and had his name changed to Michael Solomon. The little boy was no longer left at the mercy of the streets but had found a father-figure in the person of Pastor Rapu. He was given quality education, taught how to play lawn tennis and most importantly was reconnected with God.
In a recent video shared on Pastor Rapu’s social media page, Michael can be seen looking healthy as ever, grown and a completely transformed individual.
With today being his birthday, Michael used the opportunity to thank those who had supported and been with him from the start. He also thanked Pastor Rapu for changing his life.
The Edo State Government has recorded its second COVID19 death.
According to the state Commissioner for Health, Patrick Okundia, the 2nd COVID-19 death was a 57-year-old police officer.
“We had an unfortunate situation of a 57-year-old police officer, who passed on yesterday (Tuesday). It is not very clear how he got the infection but he developed some illnesses. Initially, there was no evidence of suspicion of coronavirus disease, but when the symptoms started getting worse, he was treated at the police clinic.
“About two days before he died, our surveillance team was called to have a look and it was in that process that they took his sample and sent it to the laboratory, while he continued with his drugs.He was consequently placed on self-isolation. However, the result came out positive. Before we could get to his house to move him out, the man had died. It is really unfortunate, as the result came after the man had died’’ he said.
Edo state currently has 15 confirmed COVID-19 cases with seven discharged and two deaths so far.
A Nigerian man has taken to his social media page to give a narration on how he helped a woman recover her money from where she lost it.
The man identified as Kimberly Ezeike couldn’t fathom how careless some people can be especially at this time of hunger and poverty caused by the lockdown in the country.
Ezeike said he was driving home when a bike man passed him. According to him, he later saw a nylon bag with a small opening fall from the bike. The kind-hearted man stated that when he stopped to check the content of the bag, he saw some money and it was to the tune of N100k.
Ezeike said that he started trying to look for the bike man and he got his number from people who knew him.
When he called and asked him questions about the woman he was carrying at the time the money got lost, the bike man said that the woman dealt in palm oil and has been looking for her money.
Read full story below ;
I don’t Know that people will still be careless with money at this point of hunger and poverty in Nigeria.
Yesterday 20th April i was driving home in my country-side, when a bike (okada man) passed me, not up to a pole I saw a black nilon that have a small opening, I then saw few 1k note, I stopped and picked it up. Then when I got home I opened it and counted it, it was 100,000 naira.
Because yesterday was my town’s Market day (Nkwo Igbo) and these women do not know what is lockdown. Tho I do see the bike man but don’t really know his name,his number or where he is from. I started looking for him describing to people who I am looking for, until someone who knows me gave me his phone number.
I called and ask him few questions he told me that, the woman he was carrying at that time, is his customer he called her (mama Ebube or Mama Semi) that she deals on red oil by gallons. He further said that she was looking for her money and ordered him to take her back to her town Ekwulobia, to check if she left it there . I said to him to give her my number. He said why? I told him that I picked some money after they overtake me in the morning and no one is coming from front or back, so I guessed she is the owner.
Not up to 5 minutes I started receiving calls from different numbers. I told them to come to Our Lady of Fatima Church and call me. In less than 30 minutes she, her husband, 2 of her neighbors and 2 more people came.
So when I went there after much verification questions again as I did on phone earlier, her answers were very accurate on how the money was kept and set by denominations, I handed the money over to her, she busted in tears and gave me 5k I said no do not worry. She gave me the whole money and said, “take how much you think that is good”…… I said to her, please ma I do not need any reward, what I did is for God.
She started shouting and singing and her shouting started attracting passers by, I left.
This is a very critical time for every common Nigerian. But do not let the condition change who you are or what you decide in life. always believe that yours will come in a more better way, because the best will come with tomorrow.
Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has reacted to the report of a Lebanese man allegedly putting up a Nigerian lady for sale in Lebanon.
It was earlier reported that the Lebanese man, one Wael Jerro placed a $1,000 price tag on the Nigerian lady identified Busari Peace Ufuoma in a closed group on Facebook ‘Buy and Sell in Lebanon‘.
Reacting to the outcry that ensued, Dabiri-Erewa disclosed that the Nigerian mission in Lebanon has since reported to the host authorities. A manhunt has also been launched to ensure that the Nigerian lady is rescued.
She tweeted,
Update on this . The Nigerian mission in Lebanon has since reported to the host authorities. A man hunt is on for the man and all out search for the young girl..Let’s keep her in our prayers
Controversial Nigerian reality star, Tacha Akide also known as Tacha has taken to her twitter page to drop some motivational words for her teeming fans.
The Ex-BBN 2019 housemate advised her fans against using the excuse of how hard the country has become as an excuse.
According to Tacha, everyone is only trying to survive. Speaking via her official Twitter handle, she concluded by saying she doesn’t not have a tree where she picks money from.
In her words ;
“This country is hard should never be an excuse!!! Everyone is trying to survive.. There’s no tree I pluck money from!!”
Former Super Eagles captain and Chelsea player, Mikel Obi clocked 33 today, and he’s celebrating his special day with his Russian partner, Olga Diyachenko and their twin daughters, Ava and Mia while they are all quarantined at home together.
In one of his posts, Mikel wrote,
Thank you for all the kind messages and wishes! And thank you my love @olga_allegra for organising the most special surprise.’
A Nigerian lady has taken to her social media to cry out for help over what she describes as being ‘sex-starved’.
The lady who seems to be affected by the Coronavirus lockdown across different states in the country, said she wants to have sexual intercourse and appealed to anyone watching to come to her aid.
The Nigerian lady who spoke in Yoruba and repeatedly said “she is starving”, also went on to reveal what she will do when she gets the “help” she wants.
The Adamawa state government has confirmed its index case of the novel Coronavirus disease in the state.
State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri announced the development in a state broadcast today, Wednesday April 22, 2020.
According to the governor, the victim is a returnee from Kano state. This comes 14 hours after Kano state recorded 14 more COVID-19 infections.
In other news, the Federal Government has warned Kano residents against buying drugs being sold as “COVID-19 vaccines” in the state.
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed raised the alarm at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) in Abuja on Tuesday April 21, and he said the yellowish vaccines being sold in Kano have not been certified.
Lai Mohammed said,
“The federal ministry of information and culture and its agencies have put up a public enlightenment and advocacy campaign to continue to reach Nigerians with information on how they can protect themselves and avoid contracting the disease.
“This is necessary because in the absence of any vaccine or drug, non-pharmaceutical intervention remains the most effective way to contain the spread of the disease and protect Nigerians.
“By the way, you must ignore the vaccine being hawked in Kano which is called COVID-19 vaccine. It’s yellow in colour. It is not certified by anybody; please don’t patronise the hawkers.
“The campaign has, therefore, continued to focus on the need for the populace to adhere strictly to social distancing and mass gathering restrictions. Wear face masks and ensure good personal hygiene.”
A Nigerian guy has taken to Twitter to give the narrative of how his younger brother fell into depression and committed suicide following an ordeal he experienced from SARS operatives.
The #JusticeForSeyiAkinade hashtag has become a trend on Twitter currently and it all started when @Comeback_Snarky gave the narrative of the inhumane treatment by Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives his younger brother received, which reportedly pushed the young man – a forex trader – into committing suicide.
@Comeback_Snarky took to his page to share tweets from his younger brother just before he died this morning, April 22 – he said he must have “committed suicide out of depression based on the way SARS officials recently treated him.”
The Twitter user’s brother was reportedly arrested at Camp Abeokuta and driven to Ibara Police Station where SARS operatives allegedly accused him of being a fraudster, and also told him he will regain his freedom if he pays N200k.
He tweeted;
My younger brother died earlier this morning and I can’t help beating myself up for missing the clues he left as to what he was going through. My theory is that he committed suicide out of depression based on the way SARS officials treated him.
He wrote in another post,
His post yesterday morning and Some of the hints he has been leaving on twitter this past week. It’s definitely a crime to be Nigerian. Nigeria won’t rest until it takes your life!! I don’t even know how to feel right now, I just feel empty.
He was learning how to draw from me… Tho he was in school, he ran a forex trading Enterprise. Many people can attest to the fact that seyi is not a Yahoo boy. He did legit, he always wanted to be legit and Nigeria killed him for it. Up Nigeria! You guys have done it again!
Please tag appropriate agencies too Seyi is dead but there are many people contemplating suicide right now. Pick up your phone now, dial that number. One call can save a life
President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, April 22nd, confirmed that dozens of people escaped from mandatory quarantine in the country’s capital, Nairobi.
The break out reportedly took place at KMTC Mbagathi centre on Tuesday. Addressing the incident, President Uhuru said the government knew the identities of all those who had escaped, adding that they will be arrested and returned to finish their isolation period.
Local media reports placed the number of those who escaped at 50, but the Kenyan government is yet to confirm the figures.
In the video below, people can be seen jumping over a perimeter wall at the quarantine center.
According to Kenya’s Citizen TV station, more than 400 people are under forced quarantine, some for flouting curfew orders and drinking despite the closure of bars. While others have been quarantined after arriving in the country before the ban on international flights came into effect.
An infamous cult leader in Ugep area of Cross River State has reportedly been killed during a clash with his gang members.
According to a report by SaharaReporters, the deceased simply identified as JBoy, belonged to a certain cult group which has been terrorizing residents of Ugep for years.
According to a resident, a power tussle between the deceased and another cult member known as Arikpo 007 had left many in the gang dead in recent months.
“It’s an internal crisis within the Vikings also known as Baggers. Few months ago, there was power tussle between Jboy and one Arikpo 007, this led to killing of another gang member. A robbery incident that took the life the CEO of House 27 Hotel in Ugep and many other robberies in the community were all linked to the gang. It got to a stage when Jboy’s father was dragged out from his house and flogged with machetes by Arikpo’s boys.
Following the humiliation on his father, Jboy swore never to leave cult violence until he kills Arikpo 007, a threat that kept Arikpo on the run. On April 20, 2020, another cult member, also a Viking, was shot dead by aggrieved members of the same cult as a reprisal attack after a meeting around Ijiman Street.
The situation led to an immediate reprisal by the other faction and it was in the process that Jboy and another gang member named Solo were killed. The entire community is in chaos and everyone is afraid of what might happen next” a resident who spoke on condition of anonimity says
The state police command is yet to comment on the attack.
As major cities in Nigeria are observing a mandatory lockdown because of the deadly novel coronavirus, many families have facing untold hardship as most of them cannot afford the essential stuff needed to survive the lockdown.
In a little way to help cushion the stinging effects, Ubi Franklin in collaboration with some other sponsors recently launched a campaign to share food items to the needy in this trying period of hunger and hardship
Some videos which Ubi Franklin posted on his verified Instagram page showed the moment the food packages were delivered to many Nigerians who came forward to get their shares of the food.
Comedian, Francis Agoda aka I Go Dye, has announced plans to donate his mansion to the Federal government to be used as an Isolation center as the nation continues to battle the Coronavirus pandemic.
The comedian says he is worried by the increasing number of COVID19 cases recorded each day and as such, is donating his mansion as his own contribution towards the efforts of the government to control, prevent, isolate and treat those diagnosed or to be treated in future.
He also called on the Federal government to implement a two weeks total lockdown so as to curb the spread of the ravaging viral disease.
He wrote;
I’M DONATING MY NEW FAPOH ROYAL SEAL MANSION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO USE IT AS AN ISOLATION CENTRE.
Humanity will overcome all its challengens only if we are willing to let go of the things we are not using for now for the benifit of others.
In view of the increasing cases of #coronavirus patients in Nigeria, and the few screening centres available for now, I’m deeply worried.
We will be making humanitarian sacrifices towards contributing our selfless deeds to control the escalating records of the #coronavirus as predicted by WHO.
When I wrote an open letter to Mr President on the 5th of Apri 2020 on how we can control the spread of the convid-19, it was only 210 cases, today it moving towards a thousand.
We should be proactive if we hope to win this global war,that has no boundaries,no discrimination and unfortunately indestructible for now.
Against this backdrop, and the ongoing lock down, the few services left has been put on hold at the ongoing FAPOH Royal Seal Mansion project site.
I feel convinced to donate this my new FAPOH Royal Seal Mansion to the Federal Government to used as an isolation centre, as my personal quest to assist in the control, prevention, isolation and treatment of those diagnosed or to be treated in the course of us finding a lasting solution.
This donation will stand as a gift to humanity, till we find a solution which will once again set us free from the shackles of this incurable disease.
I am appealing to Nigerians to take this matter seriously because Covid-19 is real as it has claimed over one million lives in all parts of the world.
The hardship is really getting harder, it may jeopardize the progress of controlling the spread of the virus.
The feldral government must provide adequate palliatives for all Nigerians, till this disease becomes a thing of the past.
I also appeal for a two-week total lockdown to enable government treat existing cases and curb further spread by those who may have contracted the Covid-19. This lockdown will control all forms of movement and socialization between individuals or groups.
May God see us through this dark moments. Amb Francis Agoda
In recent times, Nigerians on Instagram have witnessed some sort of indecency on celebrities live session as ladies would usually call in and dance in an erotic or suggestive way. While some section of Nigerians supported the new trend, others have been quite against the trend calling it shameful and demeaning.
A lady who joined Oyemykke’s recent Instalive chat while wearing a racy lingerie, was left embarassed following the questions she was asked by the Instagram celebrity.
Oyemykke was heard asking the lady if she wants to say something or show breast. The bewildered lady was subsequently cut off from the live feed by Oyemykke who laughed it off.
Nigerian Singer, Naira Marley has revealed the type of education he’d give his children.
Based on how people’s mindset are being forged owing to the financial hardship in the country, the goal of education is to be enlightened and get money based on what you know. However, Naira Marley is of the opinion that happiness should come first before money when it comes to education.
Taking to his Twitter page, the marlian president wrote; “I’m not educating my children to be rich. I’m educating them to be happy”
See tweet below;
I’m not educating my children to be rich. I’m educating them to be happy
A Nigerian lady has reportedly committed suicide 11 months after writing about “depression and suicide”.
Facebook user, Adeleke Rachel Tioluwani had earlier disclosed that she was facing lots of challenges which pushed her into depression and suicide.
It was gathered that before her death, Rachel who was in psychological pain and had no father-figure in her life, was practically nursing and taking care of her mum, self-sponsoring her schooling with virtually no assistance from anywhere.”
A friend of the deceased, Tayo Fasuan who took to his page to mourn the loss, wrote;
A Tribute to Adeleke Rachel Tioluwani
At the height of my intense pain and sadness yesterday, I snapped, and started feeling a sense of errie calmness resulting from resignation about Tolu’s demise. I’m still hoping this is a bad joke though, and she came would come to say this is her own version of April Fool. But also, I hope with this post, I would be able to exorcise all the pains I’m feeling and dwell on happy memories I have of her.
Tolu had always been an enigma, and despite our relationship from just last year, we didn’t even meet for once. She approached me for mentorship for fiction writing, and I told her she didn’t need my help since she was already so good in expressing herself through written poems. She had ways with words, and she was meant for greatness with an imaginative mind that would rival anyone’s.
We started working together eventually, becoming perhaps the first official member of FictionWrit Magazine. However, few weeks into working with her, I realised she was troubled. At first, I thought it was financial after talking with her, and I told her I will be sending upkeep money to her when she explained her issue with schooling. She rejected that, and I had to convince her that I would be paying for her writings instead. That seemed acceptable with her, and we proceeded.
Weeks later, she had another issue. She was having issues with her boss, the founder of a writer community. It was a messy affair, and in my attempts to help her resolve it, I realised she was a ticking time bomb, walking all over eggs all her life. She was still very secretive, refusing to open up completely, but she let me in enough to catch a glimpse of the hell she was going through. At that young age of hers, she was going through what she shouldn’t be going through. With no father figure in her life, and she practically nursing/taking care of her mum, self-sponsoring her schooling with virtually no assistance from anywhere, she was in perpetual psychological pain.
I offered that she should consider change of location, and I even offered her a place to stay in Ekiti to start over again, promising to fund most of her expenses. She refused, insisting she couldn’t leave her mum. I offered other places for her to stay in Lagos, but for reasons I won’t divulge here, she still couldn’t take those offer. We reached an agreement eventually concerning work, funding and how to handle issues.
Few months into that agreement, she disappeared completely. Her phone was off, she wasn’t responding to her WhatsApp, and her Facebook was deactivated. I became exasperated after trying so much, fearing the worse and hoping for the best. After a while, I gave up. Late last year, she got across to me briefly to tell me she was okay, but before I could got a hold of her again, she disappeared. And I let her be again, hoping she would get back to me when she is fine.
I went through her walls last week, and I was shocked with the dark words there. Her writings have always, always carried a dark theme, as I had encouraged her to pour her emotions on paper through her ink as most of us writers do when we are going through hard times. This was different though. On reaching her WhatsApp status, I saw other ones, so I got across, knowing she was back on WhatsApp.
Our conversation revolved around coming back to writing and continuation of her education, having concluded OND last year. I told her we should consider her crossing to a degree program because of the problem with HND. We fell right back into smooth conversation, and she promised to even started writing, to get back to me on an offer I gave her. I thought she was over the worst, but I was so careless I couldn’t see beyond that definite goodnight she sent me.
I’m hurting right now not really because of her death, but because even till her final moments, she would be full of optimism. She was full of life. Of course, people are saying that’s the usual way suicidal people act, but I still can’t swallow that theory. She was a fighter, an incredible bullish one concerning life. She was a sweet one.
If she is truly dead, then I morn for an irreplaceble loss to this world. She is at peace right now. I wish she had done it differently, but I can’t seem to help her change her mind. That hurts too. Because this feeling of not doing enough to save her still lingers..
I won’t dwell on her death anymore. She had touched the lives of those she could and concluded her part. The happy memories are few because she was always in that dark hole that I had to be pulling her out every time. But those few memories are worth holding on to.
May she find the peace that eluded her here on the other side.
