Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state says his administration has spent over N1billion to curtail the spread of COVID19 in the state.
The state currently has 15 confirmed cases of COVID19.
Speaking at a press briefing in Benin city, the state capital, the governor said his goverment is working hard to fight the virus with its limited resources.
“The government of Edo State is leading this battle from the front. We have already spent over N1billion of our limited resources so far on this fight.
We have constituted the Edo State which is made up of our sons and daughters who are captains of industries, religious leaders, traditional rulers to help us galvanise efforts at mobilizing resources to beef up the state government’s response to this pandemic,” he said.
He also announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew which is to start from April 20. He said the curfew which is from 7pm to 6am is subject to review after 10 days when many persons have been tested.
Today, the popular lookalike Nigeria-born twins, Obinna Simon popular called MC Tagwaye and known for mimicking the Nigeria President and Uchenna Simon, who is a renowned contractor and founder of Tagwaye Foundation, are plus one today. They duo have expressed gratitude to God Almighty for the grace, strength, vigour and their antecedents in the past few months of their lives.
The Katsina born twins and indigenes of Anambra state had earlier released photos of themselves on their social media pages, seeking just prayers from friends, family members, colleagues and fans to pray for the country especially at this pandemic season. However, the both successful brothers have continued to receive loads of birthday wishes and commendable gestures from friends, family members, notable personalities, fans, colleagues and celebrities from across Nigeria and the world.
The fame of MC Tagwaye has maintained an uninterrupted acceleration in the entertainment industry and across Africa, as he remains uncontested especially in his creative and humourous manner of mimicking President Muhammadu Buhari. As one of the most recognised entertainers in Nigeria, MC Tagwaye remains also the host of Nigeria’s most attended comedy event centers tagged “Throne Of Lafta With Tagwaye”.
His twin Uchenna Simon Popularly called Prince UC has engaged a focused and accurate navigation, with an explicit direction for his envisioned prospects in humanitarian services. As the Director of Tagwaye Foundation, his organization has continued to make significant impact across Nigeria, especially in the campaign against drug abuse and addiction.
The duo had also encouraged everyone and Nigerians in particular to stay safe and strong in this challenging moments of the Covid-19 outbreak. They admonished everyone on the need to maintain good hygiene, as well as engage in social distancing until the situation is nipped in the mud.
Nigerian singer, Simi is pregnant, she and her husband, Adekunle Gold are expecting their first child together.
Simi and Adekunle Gold got married in January 2019 and ever since, speculations have been sharing rumours of her being pregnant which she had debunked severally.
Simi who turned 32 on the 19th of April, 2020, confirmed her pregnancy as she showed off her growing baby bump in her new music video for Duduke.
A 68-year-old woman has been successfully delivered of twins (male and female) by doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
In a statement released by the Chairman of LUTH’s Medical Advisory Committee Prof. W. L. Adeyemo, it was gathered that the lady who got pregnant for the first time through In vitro fertilisation (IVF), gave birth to her babies on Tuesday April 14.
She is said to be the ‘oldest verifiable’ first time mother in Nigeria and in Africa.
An 83-year-old woman has died of complications from COVID19 in Lagos.
This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, via his Twitter handle this afternoon.
”Lagos recorded 1 death, bringing total number of #COVID19 related deaths in Lagos to 14. The deceased is a female, aged 83 with underlying health issues. Let’s observe #SocialDistancing and #StayHome to stop the transmission of #COVID19 infection” he wrote
Lagos state remains the epicenter of the COVID19 pandemic in Nigeria, with 309 confirmed cases, 109 discharged patients and 14 deaths.
Ben Murray-Bruce, who represented Bayelsa East constituency at the 8th National Assembly recently buried his wife, Evelyn after her battle with Cancer.
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos State have narrated how some officers helped a pregnant woman who was in labour at about 3 in the morning.
The RSS operatives came across the man in distress around 3am in Ikoyi on Friday April 17, after which he disclosed how he had no means of getting his wife who was in labour to the hospital.
The security operatives helped convey the man and his wife to a hospital in Obalende where they welcomed a baby girl.
See the post below ;
About 3:00 a.m on Friday our officers in Ikoyi came across a man in distress. We accosted him and he told us his wife was in labour at home but he had no means of getting her to the hospital. He got into our vehicle and was rushed down to his home.
Both man and wife were immediately taken to the hospital in Obalende. The officers went back to the couples residence an hour ago and found both mother and child doing well. It’s a girl
About 3:00 a.m on Friday our officers in Ikoyi came across a man in distress. We accosted him and he told us his wife was in labour at home but he had no means of getting her to the hospital. He got into our vehicle and was rushed down to his home. pic.twitter.com/6o9dbqv2ku
— Lagos State Police Command II (@rrslagos767) April 19, 2020
Popular radio personality, Dotun, has frowned at the recent trend of some celebrities doing giveaways on the condition that they’d dance erotically on Instagram live sessions.
Dotun joined the call for public decency after some girls were seen masturbating on the Instalive videos of some Nigerian celebrities as well as foreign celebrities alike.
MC Galaxy and Slimcase’s Instalive session last night was filled with girls who were spotted using sex toys, masturbating, strip teasing and twerking.
OAP Dotun frowned at the indecency and stated that giving women money to ‘shake their bums’ is becoming demeaning and disgusting.
His words ;
I don’t give a flipping hell what anyone thinks. I just feel we’ve taken this thing out of line. It has just become so disgusting. We are all not saints but if you must sin differently, why the extreme public show of of indecency and misdemeanor… Just imagine those were your kids or sister? .. some girls have lost their sense of dignity. See that one they told to rub palm oil on her body to shake her bum and she did.. palm oil
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has publicly corrected its earlier announcement of the total number of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria.
Recall that on Saturday night, the agency announced that Nigeria recorded 49 new cases of COVID-19, raising the figure of total infections to 542.
The NCDC has now made a correction and it disclosed that a new case was mistakenly reported in Ekiti. The error was blamed on the verification process.
A new tweet shared by the health agency, reads;
Yesterday, we erroneously reported one new case in Ekiti. This was wrong and was caused by an error in the verification process.
Therefore, as at April 18 2020, there are 541 confirmed cases, 166 discharged and 19 deaths.
Social media commentator, Reno Omokri has spoken against the popular African mentality that children bring blessing to a family.
According to the popular commentator, the saying has led to a massive overpopulation in poor nations.
He concluded his argument by saying children don’t bring blessings but rather, blessings bring children.
He wrote:
“The belief that children bring blessings has led to MASSIVE overpopulation in poor nations. Children don’t bring blessings. Rather, blessings bring children. You work hard and smart, and God blesses you, then you use the blessing to start a family.”
Nollywood actress, Sylvia Ukaatu, who once advised women to find a shield over themselves, which she believes can be found only from man, has told single ladies what to do if they cant find a man to marry them at age 38.
The actress and single mother of one is of the opinion that having a kid outside marriage, is the way out.
She made this known in interview with Sun News, asserting that if no husband is forth coming, women should try as much as possible to be pregnant and have a child.
“6yrs ago, I fell pregnant with my damsel, and friends advised that I should get rid of her and move on with my career. I asked myself which career will be better than having a child that I can call mine.
”Then I decided to keep her. Now, she has grown to someone I can gist with. Someone that I would look at and never back down on my pursuit for greatness,” she said.
She continued dishing out a piece of advice for women;
“If at 38, 39 and you are not married yet and you don’t have a child of your own, it is such a pity for you as a woman.
”Try as much as possible to be pregnant and have a child. Women don’t have time. At 35, some have already gone into Menopause.
”I do hear people say having a child or children outside wedlock is a sin. Don’t worry don’t be the judge.
”Those same people that you fear would mock you when you have kids out of wedlock would also be there to make jest of you when the days are dark.”
Mirabel Moradeyo, the babymama and girlfriend of Popular Nigerian Singer, Kelly Handsome, has taken to her social media page to lambaste the singer, accusing him of being a deadbeat dad.
Mirabel and Kelly dated for 15 years and she said she wasted those years on a good for nothing man.
She further said although she was warned by her loved ones, she supported, encouraged and accommodated him and it was all for nothing.
Her post on IG reads ;
I woke up today looking at my beautiful daughter n I’m so grateful to God ?? although it’s sad that d man she calls DAD isn’t her real father n I laugh at how I’ve wasted opportunities n years with a good for nothing man… I thought it was love but I was being played! I supported and encouraged him, accommodated him also even when I was warned by family n friends that he made me turn to enemies because he didn’t want me to see d light. LADIES BE CAREFUL OF THE MEN YOU SUPPORT….
I supported his career at d detriment of my relationship with family n friends n people who genuinely cared about me! I was constantly called a whore cos I helped him out with things he thought was impossible.. he always assumed I slept with people to get d things I have n to get to where I am today.. I’m sincerely grateful to God that he didn’t allow me leave my back on d ground. I got up, dusted myself, started communicating with important people I had ignored over d years, putting things together n setting things up to d level I want to be n God is making all that possible…. Thinking to myself, I should have achieved all of this a long time ago but love they say is blind, only if you let it blind your visions. No regrets whatsoever, God gat me n I’ll come back here in no time to drop a long list of my achievements but till then I’ll sit n sip my wine n laugh at how someone thinks he ruined me ?
As for my daughter, in due time I’ll show her what a REAL DAD is as Shes gradually erase d memories of a dead beat father she has in her head.. I’ll teach her to love her real father as she grows. LADIES AGAIN I SAY, BE CAREFUL OF D MEN YOU LET IN YOUR LIVES N D MEN YOU SUPPORT! Some are demons in disguise, Some stick around to drain you in all ramifications, mentally, physically, financially n spiritually.. Always seek d face of God before embarking on certain journeys. I don’t wanna go into details but time will tell.
Popular Radio Personality, Daddy Freeze has confirmed that Big Brother Naija 2019 winner, Mercy Eke and UK-based Nigerian singer, WillieXO are dating.
The disclosure was made during an Instagram live session with the singer.
Daddy Freeze said ;
“Willie and I have known for quite a while, he is a great guy, wonderful musician, loves Africa loves Nigeria. There is also one part of his life that’s not really important, because nobody really care about people’s relationships. He is also a boyfriend to Mercy of Big Brother”.
The late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, was hours from being discharged from the hospital on Friday before his condition unexpectedly took a twist and he never recovered, The Nation gathered on Sunday.
Kyari died at First Cardiology Consultants Hospital in Lagos on Friday from what the Lagos State government yesterday described as complications of Coronavirus infection.
Witnesses told The Nation yesterday of massive police presence at the private facility on the fateful day, apparently after he was certified dead.
Sources said Kyari had shown signs of recovery which was a sign that he could be discharged only for his condition to take a plunge.
It was learnt that he even received some members of his family Wednesday in the hospital and walked around his isolation area to show his fitness.
Members of the family were said to be expecting his discharge on Friday.
The complications in his health were said to have arisen from diabetes and respiratory tract infections.
The Lagos State government confirmed last night that Kyari died of complications.
It was also learnt that the late Chief of Staff neither consulted the Presidential Task Force on the campaign against COVID-19 nor the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) deciding on private treatment in Lagos.
Officials of PTF and NCDC only read the announcement of his relocation to a private hospital in Lagos like other Nigerians.
It was gathered that he did not avail himself of expertise advice by NCDC and medical teams.
A source said the family was confident that Kyari would survive the Coronavirus Disease.
The source said: “As at Wednesday, Kyari was seen walking round his isolation area when some members of his family came on a visit. His health improvement gave a ray of hope that he was fast recovering.
“In fact, words had gone round to his relations that he might be discharged on Friday. But he died following relapse, occasioned by diabetes and respiratory tract infections in the evening of Friday. How his condition changed for the worse shocked all the medics around him. He died between 9pm and 10 pm.
“So, he died of COVID-19 and underlying factors or complications.”
How he died, by LASG
Lagos State Health Commissioner Akin Abayomi confirmed that Kyari died of complications
The statement said: “Following enquiries on the passing away of the Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mallam Abba Kyari on Friday 17th April 2020, the Lagos State Government states that:
“Mallam Abba Kyari died from complications of Coronavirus infection at First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos. This hospital is a Lagos State designated high care, biosecurity-compliant, COVID-19 facility, accredited by the Health Facility Management and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) of the Lagos State Ministry of Health.
“As a basis for accreditation, First Cardiology Consultants established a separate specialist wing with staff dedicated to the treatment of complicated cases of COVID-19, under the supervision of the Lagos State COVID-19 emergency response team.”
Kyari didn’t consult PTF, NCDC
The nation was also told that the late Kyari did not consult either the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 or the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) before opting for personal treatment.
A top source said: “We read his statement on his decision to move to Lagos for private treatment like every Nigerian. He did not seek any advisory from the PTF and NCDC.
“And since he said he did not want to overburden the public health sector, we allowed him to have his way. We could not have stopped him because it was a private health option and he went to a designated hospital for COVID-19 treatment.
“We respected his decision because of underlying health challenges he had which he wanted the hospital to manage with COVID-19.
“It was not the Federal Government that took him to the First Cardiology Consultants hospital in Lagos.
“In essence, he was not NCDC patient in the real sense of it.”
Witnesses: ‘We saw massive police presence at FCC’
Two Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) with plenty policemen and two ambulances were seen Friday evening at First Cardiology Consultant (FCC) Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos State, the private facility where Mallam Abba Kyari died, The Nation learnt yesterday.
The policemen, according to witnesses, were later allowed into the hospital through the back gate.
It was gathered that the massive presence of policemen in the usually calm neighbourhood, raised anxiety among the people and suspicion that a top government functionary was in a critical condition.
The Nation gathered that the policemen who were inside the SUV, alighted at the front gate, went inside and later returned with some officials to lead the vehicles through the back gate.
Investigation showed that Kyari’s presence in the hospital was treated with topmost secret.
From the main entrance to the hospital, it was observed something unusual occurred as the guards were very suspicious of movements around the facility.
At the gate, a notice indicating that the hospital does not handle COVID-19 cases was clearly pasted while visitors were notified of conditions to meet before entry can be granted.
Some relatives of patients were seen waiting inside their vehicles outside while a fruit seller displayed his wares inside a barrow just by a tree between the hospital and the British Council.
A woman who spoke to The Nation said they saw the SUV between 3pm and 4pm when they brought in her aunt.
She said: “We saw a lot of police people who came in two SUVs and there were also two ambulances with them. They were let in through the back gate. We did not know the person they came for but it was obvious it must be a top government person.
“This hospital does not allow visitors in. They do not even allow relatives of patients to come and stay with their loved ones. They only give you five minutes for visiting and after that, you come out.
“People are screened before they go in and they make it clear that they do not treat COVID-19 patients. Before they took our relative who had difficulty breathing and was on oxygen, we were asked to go for COVID-19 screening first.
“It takes three days for the result to come out and we had to wait. It was when the result came back negative that they accepted to treat our relative.
“So, people are surprised to discover now that Mallam Kyari who was publicly known to have COVID-19 was admitted here.”
A security man corroborated the woman’s story, adding that they were yet to understand what happened yesterday.
“It is true we saw so many policemen who came inside two SUVs on Friday evening. But we do not know what they came for. This hospital is very big and those who come here are rich people. As I am out here, I do not know what transpires inside and I cannot go and ask questions that could be suspicious,” he said.
When our Correspondent contacted the hospital on telephone after access to the premises was denied, it denied Kyari died there.
“Abba Kyari neither received treatment nor died in our hospital,” a front desk worker who picked the telephone echoed.
EU, ECOWAS pay tribute
The Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, said he was “deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Abba Kyari.
“My thoughts are with his family. He became a friend and was an inspiration with his passionate approach to development of Nigeria in general and the north in particular. May his soul rest in eternal peace.”
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), in a statement by its Secretary-General, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said Kyari was an excellent administrator.
It said: “The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, received the news of the death of Alh. Kyari with great shock.
“The late Chief of Staff was an excellent administrator who was committed to the overall development of the nation through dedicated and loyal service not only to President Muhammadu Buhari, but also to the Nigerian nation.
“The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs commiserates with the President and government of Nigeria on this grievous occasion.
“It is the prayer of the Ummah in Nigeria that Almighty Allah would grant the departed Chief of Staff Al-jannah Al-firdaus. Amin.”
On his part, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume yesterday commiserated with the family, the Presidency, the people of Borno and the nation at large over the death Malam Abba Kyari.
While submitting to the will of Allah, Senator Ndume described Malam Abba Kyari’s death as shocking.
He said: “His wise counsel will be missed at such trying times. The loss of Malam Kyari who died in active service is a national tragedy and his innumerable contribution to nation building will always be remembered.
“I pray to Allah to shower His mercy on the soul of the deceased and give his family, the Presidency, Borno and the nation the fortitude to bear the loss.”
He urged Nigerians to adhere to the rules and regulations of the much dreaded Covid-19 as released by the NCDC in other to ensure a healthy nation.
Former Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has opened up on his much criticized open goal miss at the 2010 World Cup.
Aiyegbeni admitted that missing an open goal in the World Cup clash against South Korea ten years ago was the weirdest moment of his career.
Nigeria could have advanced to the round of sixteen if Yakubu had scored in the 66th minute in front of an open goal even though Nigeria lost their first two matches to Argentina and Greece and now the former Everton and Portsmouth striker says that moment was the weirdest of his career as he still gets insulted up till today because of the miss.
“Missing one of the chances of the decade of the World Cup in South Africa 2010, I still get messages everyday about it, sometimes some of them are being nice, sometimes some of them are being rude. ‘ Yakubu told South African journalist Carol Tshabalala via Instagram live.
“I just ignore them, some of them are looking for attention. In football you miss chances, they are thinking about the miss, they are not thinking of the joy you bring to people’s lives when you play.
“You miss chances in your clubsides and you still play the next game and people forget about it, but going back home you miss chances and people still think about it.”
Yakubu also named Everton striker Daniel Amokachi as his role model growing up.
“Growing up watching Amokachi was something nice, I call him sexy big brother. He’s a nice guy. He was the assistant manager of the national team as well when I was in the national team, so it was an honour to be with him in the same team, we didn’t play together there, we were very close.
“Watching him on TV, the way he bullied the defenders, the way he scores goals, you can see the smile on his face and the dedication is there.
Former Presidential Aide, Reno Omokri is against the popular African saying which says children bring blessing.
According to the popular social media commentator, the saying has led to a massive overpopulation in poor nations.
He wrote on twitter ;
“The belief that children bring blessings has led to MASSIVE overpopulation in poor nations. Children don’t bring blessings. Rather, blessings bring children. You work hard and smart, and God blesses you, then you use the blessing to start a family.”
The belief that children bring blessings has led to MASSIVE overpopulation in poor nations. Children don’t bring blessings. Rather, blessings bring children. You work hard and smart, and God blesses you, then you use the blessing to start a family #FreeLeahSharibu#RenosNuggets
Singer, Davido, is one celebrity who is always ready to help others. In a recent post he shared, the singer proved his desire to help Nigerians.
Recently, American rapper Robert Rihmeek Williams, popularly known as Meek Mill, revealed that he donated his dream car, the 2018 Rolls Royce, to help people who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The rapper noted that the car was what motivated him to chase success. Mill joined the all-in challenge, a challenge spreading among stars in Hollywood to help people. Stars have been auctioning things and experiences to feed families.
Reacting to the move, Davido shared the post on his Instagram story. He then asked if anyone in Lagos state can do what Meek Mill did.
In another post, the singer, who allegedly has a garage worth over 202 million naira, revealed that he does not mind selling off his expensive cars to also help. Davido says he doesn’t mind selling his expensive cars to help victims of coronavirus.
Men of the Yobe state police command have arrested one Baari Bacha, a 22-year-old man for cutting off the hand of his wife.
Bacha reportedly attacked his wife Halima Bulama after she disobeyed his orders not to attend a friend’s ceremony in Damaturu.
Confirming his arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Yobe state Command, Dungus Abdulkarim, said in a statement that Bacha became angry after a heated argument ensued with his wife, and then used a cutlass to commit the act.
The PPRO also disclosed that the victim is currently receiving treatment in the hospital and the suspect will be charged to court after investigation is completed.
The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCTA admitted that some of those who participated in the burial were not properly kitted and also dumped their PPEs unprofessionally after the burial ceremony. They also said necessary tests will be conducted on all those identified to determine their level of exposure and ensure that they do not infect other people.
Below’s a statement addressing the issue ;
The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCT Administration has noted with concern the video trending on social media, showing a man pulling off his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) unprofessionally after participating in the burial of the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Abba Kyari, at the Gudu cemetery, Abuja.
The Public Health Department has since taken necessary action.
The said PPE left over by the individual has been professionally evacuated and the entire cemetery has been decontaminated. In addition, all the individuals including the man in question that participated in the burial and were not properly kitted have been identified and are being isolated.
Necessary tests will conducted on all of them to determine their level of exposure and ensure that they do not infect other people.
The Administration has also taken steps to ensure that all future burials of victims of COVID 19 are conducted in line with protocols established by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Residents are therefore urged to remain calm and rest assured that the FCT Administration will continue to do all that is necessary to curtail and eventually end the spread of the Coronavirus in the FCT.
The Founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry Inc., Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, who is not only well known for his charitous deeds but also for his prophetic accuracy, seems to have hit the nail on the head, yet again.
The Man of God gained the respect of the world last year, when he accurately predicted the postponement of the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria.
Fast forward to this present time, the attention of many have been drawn to a trending video on social media, dating back to December 31st, 2019, in which the man of God prophesied about the death of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.
It will be recalled that the Presidency, on Saturday, April 18, 2020, announced the death of the Chief of Staff to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, after he had tested positive to the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19).
In the video making rounds on the internet, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin said:
“I see a very big politician dying by a sudden illness. I see this happening three months before July 2020. Let us pray, but the will of God will be done.”
Watch the video below:
Speaking with strokesafrica.com the Man Of God said: “It was the will of God that it happen, and I commiserate with the President and the Kyari family. My prayers are with the Presidency and the family of the deceased, that God give them the fortitude to bear the loss.”
He furthermore reassured Nigerians that this period of immense hardship will pass, by the Grace and Mercy of God Almighty.
In a video currently going viral, Nigerian security personnel can be seen flogging a woman in public.
According to an eye witness who shared the video, he wrote:
“The woman sat in front of her house with some older women and a Police officer (Sergent Iku Esan), asked what she was doing in front of the house and the woman reolied “is there anything bad in staying in front of my house”
“Suddenly He started flogging her and the woman kept saying don’t flog me within 3 mins the rest of the Police officers came and joined hands and kept flogging her.”
Funke Akindele made it to top spot of the ‘Nigerian Twitter trends’, just after President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari was buried yesterday after dying from Coronavirus.
Funke Akindele
This came after Nigerian Twitter users pointed out that social distancing was not observed at the burial ceremony of the late Chief of Staff.
The Nigerian government was called out for an alleged “hypocrisy” as some recalled how Funke Akindele was prosecuted for not observing social distancing at a house party she held for her husband, JJC Skillz on his 43rd birthday amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
Singer, Adekunle Gold has penned a beautiful note to his wife, Simi, as she turns 32 years old today, April 19.
Sharing an image of his wife, The singer wrote;
He shared the image above and wrote, “Shalla to my one and only Na you be my Alobam Simi you’re one in a million…I wrote this song for you 6 years ago.As a young man that was just trying to figure life out, you had just come into my life and my world started changing magically. God must have looked at my unworthy ass struggling through life and decided to bless me with a good luck charm.
“He who finds a wife…” I am the He because simi, you fill my darkest days with your light. I am blessed to have you doing life with me. You make me happy in every sense.You are the reason I write the best love songsIf you ended up with someone else, my life would totally suck ngl. You are my source of peace, my strength, my favourite love.
I’ll write a book someday about how my life changed completely and it’ll have your name written allover it.Happy Birthday to you, my one in a lifetime.Love you.
Eba mi ki Orente mi❤️ “
Simi and gold got engaged in 2018 and finally tied the knot in January 2019.
Police Command in Abia on Saturday confirmed the arrest of an unnamed police operative for killing one Mr Friday Arunsi, a middle-aged businessman at his Ebem Ohafia community.
The Abia Police Public Relations Officer, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, who confirmed the arrest to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, said that police operative who killed the businessman was currently in detention.
Ogbonna said that the Police Commissioner in the state, Mr Ene Okon went to Ebem Ohafia on Saturday with a team to console the family of the deceased.
An eye witness, Sunday Onwuka said the policeman on Friday shot and killed Arunsi at his shop at Ebem, in Ohafia local government area of Abia.
Onwuka said that the late businessman and his uncle, Moses, were offloading their consignment of beverages from a truck at their store at Eni Njoku Street in Ebem when some policemen walked into the shop.
He said that the policemen told Moses and Arunsi to stop offloading their goods from the truck that brought the consignment but Arunsi and his uncle asked them why they should stop.
Onwuka said that instead of giving them a reasonable response, the policemen threatened them and later walked to the police station where they signed for a gun which they allegedly used to kill Arunsi on their return.
He said that in an attempt to save Arunsi’s life, his kinsmen rushed him to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia where he was confirmed dead late on Friday.
Another source, who pleaded anonymity, said when news of Arunsi’s death broke in Ebem on Saturday morning, the youths protested with his corpse on the streets of Ebem Ohafia, after it was returned home.
He said that instead of the police authorities calming the situation, they mobilized the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives to the scene of the protest.
The source said that before the SARS men arrived, the military men were calming the youths down until the SARS operatives shot at them and injured a barber, Okoro Kalu who is now in the hospital.
He said these chain of events involving Arunsi’s death and Kalu’s shooting made the youths to regroup and attacked the Ohafia police station which they broke into and released inmates.
He said that the youths then went and burnt Ebem Customary and Magistrate Courts alongside the police quarters, DPO’s residence and some vehicles in the compound.
NAN reports that Arunsi’s death brings the number of Abia residents killed by security agents since the lockdow began on April 1 to five.
In the latest update of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, Forty-nine new cases have been reported as of Saturday evening, April 18th 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, Oyo, Kano, and FCT, Ekiti and Ogun.
Their tweet reads,
Forty-nine new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
23 in Lagos
12 in FCT
10 in Kano
2 in Ogun
1 in Oyo
1 in Ekiti
As at 10:40 pm 18th April there are 542 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 166
Deaths: 19
For a breakdown of cases by states-
As at 10:40 pm 18th April, number of states with confirmed cases of #COVID19: 19 + FCT
Abia State government has arrested a suspected COVID-19 patient, Vincent Prosper, that was declared wanted yesterday.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information in the state, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu.
Prosper, who had disappeared after alerting NCDC of manifesting symptoms of COVID-19, was apprehended Saturday morning in Aba.
According to Kalu: “Prosper called to report that he was manifesting symptoms of the virus and recently had contacts with a confirmed patient in Akwa Ibom state in addition to recently returning from Lagos.
But when our team arrived at his given location, he disappeared and later confessed that he saw the ambulance and the fully kitted RR-team, lost courage, detested the possibility of being locked down and decided to switch off his phone and disappear into thin air.
We continued to look for him quietly and at some point got him again on the phone and he gave us a wrong address at Azikiwe Road and a team was immediately dispatched to the location but did not find him there.
At that point, we decided to enlist the services of a top security agency in the state to find him and also alerted members of the public yesterday regarding the situation in the hope that he would voluntarily come forward. He never did!
But late last night, the security agency pinned his location down and this morning our RR-team stormed the location with security agents and took him into custody at our isolation facility where we have now collected samples from him for testing.”
Nollywood actress, Jemima Osunde has called out the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) for releasing the corpse of late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari for burial.
The actress who is also a physiotherapist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), stated that the corpse of the late CoS ouught to have been cremated.
Jemima slammed the crowd that attended the burial ceremony as she asked if the NCDC also released the corpse of other Coronavirus patients who died from the disease.
She tweeted;
Never seen a bigger bunch of dimwits in my life. First of all, @NCDCgov WHY DID YOU RELEASE HIS BODY???? Did you release the other 16 people that died to their families? Shouldn’t he have been cremated? And then what is this damn crowd ?? What is wrong with you people?!!!
Simi who turned 32 on the 19th of April, 2020, confirmed her pregnancy as she showed off her growing baby bump in her new music video for Duduke.
