The Director of Public Health, Enugu State, Dr Boniface Okolo, has cautioned Nigerians against the consumption of soaked garri to avoid contacting Lassa fever.

Okolo, who gave the warning in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Enugu, said the rats that caused the disease were mostly in contact with Nigerian most popular staple food ‘garri,’ a cassava product.

He added that it was necessary to discourage consumption of soaked garri since it did not require boiled water. Okolo noted that boiled water could go a long way to kill bacteria caused by pest or rodents in garri.

“It is better that the cassava flakes called garri is used for ‘eba’, because of the use of hot water.

“We in the state health ministry are waging total war against rodents through sensitisation, that is what we are doing to ensure we do not have victim of Lassa fever in the state.

“We are also sensitising the public to ensure that their fruits and raw vegetables are properly washed if they must be consumed them raw and cook to the appropriate temperature. “The best practices for food storage should be encouraged to prevent epidemic.

”We should always make sure that we use air-tight clean plastic containers to preserve our foodstuff to avoid Lassa fever and other diseases,” he said.

(NAN)

Nigerians on Twitter are dragging to filth, the chairman of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, James Momoh, after he went on stage to shout ”I have a dream that Nigeria will have 24 hours power”.

Momoh was attending a conference centered on electricity and as he was about to make his speech, he felt like channeling his inner ”Martin Luther King” and as he shared his dream of stable electricity power supply to Nigerians.

In this video, Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof. James Momoh declares his dream that Nigeria will become a country of uninterrupted power supply.

Momoh was confirmed as NERC Chairman in 2018. pic.twitter.com/oMccOeLBzu

— Channels Television (@channelstv) January 21, 2020

However, Nigerians who have lived through decades of unfulfilled promises and unstable power supply, responded by saying you cannot ”motivationally” talk electricity into existence. They pointed out that when Martin Luther King used the famous lines, he was already working and not dreaming.

See some reactions below ;

Why should this even be a dream? African leaders are so exhausting, destructive dream killers, I'm tired

— Jaiye ×2 (@Zintle_Mkwela) January 21, 2020

He just came to make noise without passing an accurate message. He claimed he had a dream…. which dream..?. And he is a Professor!! SMH ??‍. Even a Marlian won’t make such a dumb presentation. Bad!

— Shina Balogun (@Govshina) January 21, 2020

James Momoh is an embarrassment to all men of good intellect. You have the power to change things and you're busy dreaming. Wake up and work! That's why you're NERC Chairman for goodness sake! https://t.co/5UVijLhGC4

— Davidson Nwaonu (@Davidsonnwaonu) January 21, 2020

Ok, is he a Pastor?

Who delivers such a dramatic speech/lecture?

He should lay down the marker on how these dreams of his, will be actualized. If he didn't or can't, someone should tell him that "I have a dream" that's he's daydreaming.

— E.J. (@Enwagboso) January 21, 2020

You have a dream that we should hope, hope, hope, hope, and keep hope alive? When Martin Luther king Jr used those words, he was not speaking for fun, or to get applauds, it ws a dream he died for. Making mockery of those lofty words just makes one sick. Go and work.

— YourCONSCIENCE (@joeinstein_48) January 21, 2020

More information about the Anambra-based man who was accused of pushing down his girlfriend from the 5th floor of their apartment in Onitsha has emerged.

The suspect was reportedly forced to marry the deceased after he impregnated her while working as his salesgirl.

The man who allegedly called his “in-laws” to inform them that his pregnant girlfriend was missing, was allegedly busted and found smoking cigarettes after a neighbour saw the lady fall from their apartment into another compound during a quarrel.

Faacebook user, Chinaza Joseph wrote;

This is what happened…
The man is from nsukka but lives in Onitsha, he impregnated his sales girl from abia state…the family of the girl forced him to marry her.
So on Wednesday night,after she finished cooking she went down stairs to call him to come eat.
He went up and they started having misunderstanding… The girl is 8mnths pregnant.
He beat her to death and to avoid traces,he threw her body from the 5th floor to another building close to them.
He called his in-laws and told them the girl is missing to cover up.
But he never knew some neighbours overheard them while quarrelling and someone saw when the girl fell .
So they raised alarm….they went upstairs and saw him smoking cigarette.
They have to call the police.
He killed an innocent pregnant wife and threw her down…God go punish him.

39-year-old Chibuzor Elike has been remanded at Olokuta Correctional Centre following his arrest after claiming he abducted one-year-old Eniola Gold Kolawole, who went missing at Sotitobire Miracle Centre in Oshinle quarters in 2019.

The suspect who was arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Akure on Monday January 20, was arrested in River State after weeks of investigation.

Elike reportedly threatened Bisola, wife of the founder of the church on December 14, 2019 at about 11:30pm and also demanded for N800,000 as settlement before releasing the boy. He allegedly threatened to kill the boy if he doesn’t receive the money.

Though the suspect’s counsel, Isaac Adubazi begged for admission of bail to his client in the most liberal term, Chief Magistrate Mayomi Olanipekun ordered that he be remanded at Olokuta Correctional Centre pending legal advice from Director of Public Prosecution.

The case was subsequently adjourned till February 20, 2020.