Popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye also known as Mr. P, has issued a “no PVC, no entry” policy in his house and office.
The 40-year-old singer made this declaration in a post shared on his Twitter page on Monday, June 6.
He stated that no one will be permitted to enter his house and office without showing their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to his security first.
According to him, this measure is necessary to encourage his acquaintances to get their voters card and vote out bad leaders in the 2023 elections.
He tweeted,
“I have just instructed my security and my management that No one is allowed to visit my house or my office without showing their PVC! This also include my management team and entourage! No PVC! No Visits and Travels!…We must get it right this time and vote out bad leaders.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! GO AND GET YOUR PVC 🪪NOW! VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE! LETS VOTE OUT THIS BAD LEADERS! LET’S TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY!🇳🇬”
A while ago, Peter Okoye was engaged in a ‘timeline conversation’ on Twitter with one of his followers.
Peter had shared his thoughts about the amazing changes Dubai had gone through over the years and he compared their rate of progress with that of his beloved country Nigeria.
However, a fan wasn’t so impressed with Peter’s comparison and he dropped a comment that led to Peter blasting him later on. Read here
The beautiful transformation of a young couple, who started dating in 2018, has elicited sweet reactions from social media users.
The young man identified as @realcrownprince on Twitter shared photos of himself and his bae in 2014 when they started dating and what they looked like now in 2022.
Sharing their ‘How it started vs How it’s going’ story, the man noted that the journey hasn’t been easy.
His words, “This journey is not easy. From 2014. When we started 2014. Present 2022.. Please show us love”.
In other news, the tradition of ardent female fans handing off their brassieres to their favorite performers on stage is steadily becoming a trend.
Only a few days after Nigerian singer Joeboy proudly rocked a bra thrown at him by a fan during his performance, Grammy award winner Burna Boy was also handed a bra while he performed at the Belgravia Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe last weekend.
Photos showing the African giant holding up the bra and performing have gone viral after they were shared online.
Well, a lady identified as Ellen Tsaura on Twitter has now taken to the micro-blogging platform to proudly claim the black bra Burna was holding up on stage as hers.
“So I gave him my Bra,,#BurnaBoy to the world..” Ellen Tsaura wrote on Twitter.
Tsaura went on to share a photo of her wearing ‘the bra’ before the concert.
like a hard guy who doesn’t need love or a girlfriend because he has come to realize that he needs a babe.
The 29-year-old brand influencer who seemed to be under an influence, told single ladies crushing on him that this is their opportunity to reach out to him, assuring them that he would not ignore them.
He captioned it, “Hard man hard man, I no do again o! Nwanyioma shoot ya shot, I want to relass and be taken kiaroff 🤭”
Family and friends of a 45-year-old Nigerian man, Patrick Ohanta, who was killed in the United State of America by a drunk driver just six weeks after arriving in the state, have taken to social media to mourn him.
The deceased, an alumnus of the University of Ibadan, was hit and killed by a car driven by a drunk driver while standing by the side of a kerb in Pineville, Louisiana.
He’s said to have arrived America only 6 weeks ago, and was reportedly walking home from a job interview at about 5.20 PM when the tragic incident occurred.
Police say Patrick was attempting to cross the Curtis-Coleman Bridge when he was struck by a vehicle driven by David Slaughter, a 29 year-old man from Pineville. A preliminary investigation conducted by the APD shows the man drove onto the shoulder hitting Ohanta who was pronounced dead at the scene.
At the site, the driver was apprehended. He was detained and charged with 4th offense DWI, operating a vehicle while license is suspended, reckless driving, and vehicular murder.
Taking to Facebook, a close friend of the deceased, one Olayinka Davids wrote,
“This life! Aiye! #LifeIsUnfair. Pato Patrick Ohanta this is not how we planned it. 😭😭 You were suppose to get here and start a better life for yourself and your family. You worked so hard, but had your life cut short by an intoxicated/impaired driver barely 6weeks after getting to the US.
This makes absolute no sense to me. You struggled & endured too much to deserve this – taken away from us just when things are beginning to look bright. You did not deserve this one bit brother….God knows best! Rest in Peace classmate, friend and brother. #InAllThingsGiveThanks”.
Laolu Akande, the media aide of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has debunked reports that his principal was involved in an accident.
A report emerged online claiming the Vice President was involved in a fatal accident in Abuja today, June 6.
However, Laolu has now clarified the information as he revealed that the VP only stopped to help the accident victim.
He said the Vice President was on his way to the airport when he came across the accident, and stopped to render assistance to the victim before heading to Owo, Ondo state.
He tweeted;
“On his way to the airport this morning, VP came across a road traffic accident, stopped to lend assistance, & ensured victim was taken to the hospital with VP’s convoy ambulance. He then proceeded on his trip and is now in Ondo State heading to site of yesterday’s attack in Owo.”
Osinbajo has also released an official statement on Twitter to address the false report.
Sharing photos from the scene, he wrote,
“I was not involved in an accident. On my way to the airport, we ran into an accident scene. My security and medical teams assisted in removing the victims of the crash from the scene.
They have been transported to the Airforce Base hospital.”
I was not involved in an accident. On my way to the airport, we ran into an accident scene. My security and medical teams assisted in removing the victims of the crash from the scene.
They have been transported to the Airforce Base hospital. pic.twitter.com/nXpuyqkFTK
Nigerian businesswoman, Sandra Iheuwa, has stated that when her love is not reciprocated, she moves on swiftly.
Sandra, who shares a child with talent manager, Ubi Franklin, and her marriage to businessman Steve Thompson, hit rock bottom only months after their grand wedding ceremony, made this revelation during a question and answer session on her Insta-stories.
According to Sandra, she can’t beg any man to love her and the moment she notices her love isn’t being reciprocated, she moves on.
“I move on quickly when love isn’t reciprocated I can’t beg any man to love me. I will move on to the man that will love. Man no dey finish o,” she said.
“I’ve been through worse o. This is nothing. They think I will suffer or be depressed by making me go through the same thing they swore I will never go through again. I can’t suffer when they are not God. I ‘m built different.” she added.
In other news, Nigerian businessman, Obi Cubana has recounted an incident from his childhood that puts to light how bad Nigeria has become over the years.
The socialite took to his Instagram page to recall an accident that occurred when he was in Primary 4 and how school was cancelled for the day, and the pupils were asked to go home through a bush path.
According to him, the teachers didn’t want them to see the accident scene and what a dead body looks like. He noted that the same can’t be said of Nigeria today.
A former pastor of Winners Chapel, identified as Yinka Oyewusi, has opened up on why he resigned as a pastor of the popular church to become a babalawo.
Taking to Facebook on Thursday, June 2, Oyewusi recounted how he was on fire for God and led prayers like a prayer machine in his days as a pastor.
However, things took a different turn when he started hearing voices telling him that he was designed to be a babalawo and if he doesn’t follow that path, he would regret the day he was born.
He said he eventually gave in to the voices and went to a town he was instructed to visit to train to become a babalwao.
Speaking further, Oyewusi asserted that Christians hardly practice what the bible preaches and recalled how he was denied help by a superior pastor of his church when he needed financial assistance for his ailing daughter.
Read his full post below,
“Why I resigned From My Job As A Pastor In Winners Chapel And Became A Babalawo
In my formative years, we were three fiery brothers practising Christianity in Iwo town — two of us very poor, but with strange will to survive. After secondary education and with nothing to live for, first among us was a talented beggar. As the second guy, my mother is late, and my father’s whereabout was unknown. So, the first guy and I were living in one of the three houses I knew belonged to the father of the 3rd guy, but the father didn’t care about the 3rd guy, though. The first guy is a genius in gathering monies through request for “urgent 2k” — we lived on this for years.
Miraculously, I and the 3rd guy obtained degrees in science and administration respectively; the first guy obtained a degree in theology and became the chaplain of a university Chapel.
But those days as a fiery Christian, I lost 40% of my hearing. The last time I visited the first guy of a chaplain, he needed me to source urgent 5k for him. Just this morning, the 3rd guy called me that he has bone fractures and is receiving treatment at the Ogbomosho general hospital. He needs money at least for feeding, but none is forthcoming. Let me add that the first guy is in Baptist, I was in Winners Chapel while the 3rd guy is a Mountain of Fire adherent.
Then I joined the ministry in Winners Chapel. Oratory is still my best physical gift — those in Winners Chapel Adeeke, Iwo in 2005 will remember me by the name Yinka. I had studied the scriptures from “paali to paali”; prayer sessions I handled those days looked like wartime events. While in the university, I was sent to pastor a new church in another town and did so successfully. But when I started full-time ministry, what you would usually call hosts of hell came banging at my door. They would tell me what would happen the following day and they would come to pass. They would tell me Mr A was at my door while I was still sleeping by 6:30am and that would be so.
Later, those spirits told me why I am on earth, and if I neglect my path, I would regret being born. They said I’m a Babalawo by design. I quickly went on overdrive binding “thoughts that may setup their selves against God’s knowledge and every disobedience…” Then I would hear strange laughter of a group of persons suggesting the spirits were many. Then I traveled to see a primary school mate who is making waves as a general overseer of a church. All his prayers or deliverance made no difference.
Then voices started threatening me and commanded me to go to a village whose name I never heard hitherto saying that someone is waiting for me there. I googled the name of the town and I found it. I went there because previous messages didn’t fail. I met the person and the priestess gave a stern warning that refusing to work for the gods would be a deadly decision. I accepted the calling right away.
But divination is not that easy to learn. I know someone who spent eight years on it. I became a pro within five months by some rare twists of events and within nine months, I became a full-blown Babalawo.
I’m tempted to say that Christians practice something different from what the Bible taught me. In 2020, my daughter was on life support at Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomosho. The bills were clearly beyond what my 50k salary could handle. I requested for help from the church hierarchy by calling the district pastor, and he said I should follow a correct route in channelling my request. I replied that I first of all called the area pastor who directed me and gave me his number to call. The district pastor started sounding offensive. That was why I went to nairaland and made a thread for help.
Someone I met online sent huge amount of money to me in the following thread to clear hospital bills.
I tendered a resignation letter in Winners Chapel in 2021 with two weeks notice. Before the notice elapsed and till today, I never heard anything from them about my resignation. But when the district church mistakenly paid a sum of money into my bank account after I had left (that money ought to be sent to the current pastor of the church) I told the accountant and he asked me to refund it immediately. While working there, I never had any history of misconduct. They treated me as though I never existed; that action reduced me to a new low, lower than the basest of animals…
The following advice is indispensable: life is not all about money; you’re here on a certain assignment.
Nollywood actress, Regina Chukwu, has taken to social media to bemoan the state of government in Nigeria.
The thespian, in a lengthy Instagram post, threatened to attack fellow celebrities who campaign for the “old men” who she claimed sold Nigerians the current administration.
According to her, it is high time Nigerians took action and looked out for the future of the country.
“If you are a celebrity and I see you campaign for any of this old men that sold us to the present government, I will attack you physically. If you go beat me, I go chop the beating in peace but your body go hear am too 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
“Enough of all this non^ense! Enough of all the greed Enough of all your insensitive action towards Nigerians. Yall are only concern abt the token they give you ( I dont care even if it runs in millions, it’s still a misery sum compared to the lives of our people) Since you people have been collecting this money, what changed has happened to your life???? (Koka,kola no ni) it time to try a different approach.
“It’s time to look out for the future of our children. It’s time to get serious for ONCE! I AM SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW It’s not making any sense!. And to the non celebrity too if your mothers are among those people that dance and sing all those st^pid songs and be following politicians abt, pls hold them o, help me tell them that they are dancing away the future of their children
“Tell your fathers (awon alaga cansu) that they are our problem and this will hunt their generations to come! All hands must be on deck!”. She wrote.
Nigerian businessman, Obi Cubana has recounted an incident from his childhood that puts to light how bad Nigeria has become over the years.
The socialite took to his Instagram page to recall an accident that occurred when he was in Primary 4 and how school was cancelled for the day, and the pupils were asked to go home through a bush path.
According to him, the teachers didn’t want them to see the accident scene and what a dead body looks like. He noted that the same can’t be said of Nigeria today.
The Anambra-born businessman went on to pray for the country and that God would heal and restore peace to the nation.
Obi Cubana’s post comes after the gunmen attack of a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, that left many dead.
He wrote,
“Good morning my fellow Nigerians! Today, is a very sad day to write. My prayer is that God will heal our nation, and restore peace on our land, amen 🙏 My prayer is that someday, life will start to have value once more, amen. I remember as a kid, sometime around 1984, while i was in primary 4 in Central Primary School Oba. Around 10am, almost immediately after morning assembly, the school bells rang and we were all assembled again, and were told the school had been shutdown for the week, and that we would use the bush track to all go home. We learnt later that a fuel tanker crushed a palmwine tapper on his bicycle, on his way home from Afor Oba market after selling his palmwine. Now, the school didn’t want any of us pupils, to see the accident scene, so they protected us from seeing what dead body looked like. Can same ever be, again? God help us!!! May God comfort the families of the victims, and all others that may have had similar unfortunate incidents. May God protect us all, amen 🙏”
Congratulations are in order for a Nigerian couple, Mr and Mrs Steven Igwe, as they become proud parents of three children after 20 years of waiting.
The couple welcome a set of twin boys in 2020 after 20 years of marriage and praying to God for a child.
As if that wasn’t enough, they welcomed another child – a baby girl who was dedicated in church on Sunday, June 5 2022.
A family member, Charity Anih took to Facebook to share the good news accompanied with photos and videos from the dedication service, and advised people hoping for a miracle to hold on to God.
She wrote,
“What a mighty God we serve. After 20 years of marriage they had Twin Boys two years ago and today we received and dedicated my Outstanding Baby Praise Adaeze Deborah Igwe. If you are in the waiting room …Hold on to God. When He comes late , He comes Big. He will show up for you and you will soon carry your bundle of Joy.”
The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Agbo, who live at Sabon-Tasha, Gwagwa, an Abuja suburb, used contraceptives to avoid having more children in addition to their five kids, but recently welcomed quadruplets.
The couple welcomed the quadruplets last Thursday, May 26, at a private clinic in Kubwa, Abuja.
Mr. Agbo stated that after having five children, he and his wife, Mercy, chose not to have any more. So his wife started family planning and was placed on contraceptives.
He revealed his wife had an implant contraception surgery at a local health center where they lived. They also supplemented with drugs from a pharmacy.
However, despite their efforts, the wife conceived and gave birth to four babies at once.
The tradition of ardent female fans handing off their brassieres to their favorite performers on stage is steadily becoming a trend.
Only a few days after Nigerian singer Joeboy proudly rocked a bra thrown at him by a fan during his performance, Grammy award winner Burna Boy was also handed a bra while he performed at the Belgravia Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe last weekend.
Photos showing the African giant holding up the bra and performing have gone viral after they were shared online.
Well, a lady identified as Ellen Tsaura on Twitter has now taken to the micro-blogging platform to proudly claim the black bra Burna was holding up on stage as hers.
“So I gave him my Bra,,#BurnaBoy to the world..” Ellen Tsaura wrote on Twitter.
Tsaura went on to share a photo of her wearing ‘the bra’ before the concert.
In other news, popular Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has shared a cryptic post on social media presumed to be about his ex-girlfriend, Stefflon Don.
Burna and Stefflon started dating in 2019 but their relationship was rocky and saddled with infidelity allegations on the part of the African Giant.
However, Burna Boy confirmed their split in December 2021 when he disclosed that he is single and doesn’t have a wife.
Since their split, the duo have been quiet about what led to their break but Steff recently hinted at releasing a diss track to share her “own side of the story” and sampled Burna’s recent hit single “Last Last” in the snippet of her song.
Well, the self-acclaimed Odogwu has now shared a video on his official TikTok page which he captioned “when your boys knew she was for the streets”
A young lady has sparked concern from netizens after she showed an allergic reaction on her hand a week after she showed off her engagement ring on social media.
Taking to TikTok, the lady identified as @d_asuming shared a video of her hand covered in eczema, only a week after she got engaged and showed off her engagement ring.
According to her, the eczema flare is on her hands, feet, and legs. She also revealed that the last time she had eczema was as a child.
Reacting, social media users noted that it is possible that the bride-to-be is reacting to the ring, while others opined that it is an ‘attack’.
See some comments below,
@unwana_kingz, “We are Africans and we can’t afford not to read meaning into any ailments…… because we have highest rate of barbaric sh!t happening in this country daily”.
@keemoafashions, “She is probably reacting to some element in the ring ..it’s maybe sterling silver”.
@stella_offor_makike, “Your hand is reacting to the engagement ring because it’s not a gold ring”.
@estadamshelterherbalcare, “Funny thing is that it may not even be from the ring. She should check what she’s eating that she’s reacting to. Let her go to the hospital and get tested. It’s not everything that is Spiritual attack, most are Medical issues”.
A Nigerian man of Igbo descent, identified as Chigozirim Emeakayi, has taken to Twitter to announce that he has converted to Islam.
According to Chigozirim who is also a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, he converted to Islam because it’s the most peaceful religion on Earth and has now taken on a Muslim name “Aliyu”.
Taking to the micro-blogging platform on Friday, June 3, he wrote,
“My name is now Chigozirim Aliyu Emeakayi, as I fully accept and embrace the most peaceful Religion on Earth.”
He also shared photos he took at a Mosque and disclosed that he attended his first Juma’at service on that day.
“Alhamdulillah!
Today, I had my first Juma’at Prayers at the Annur Mosque. Allah ya sauwake min.
Juma’at Mubarak”, he wrote.
Following his conversion, Chigozirim received lovely gifts from a Muslim lady on the platform and it included a Quran, praying mat and a perfume.
According to the Oyibi-based herbalist, Nana Adu-Boafo, the suspect came to his house and requested to be made rich because things have not been easy for him. He also promised to sacrifice two of his children for the ritual.
On the day of the incident, the suspect who was identified as Evans Oppong, went to pick up his daughter from school during school hours and brought her directly to the native doctor’s house for the fetish procedure.
Netizens have come for popular Tiktoker, Black Chully, after she cried out online, claiming she had no idea how her nudes were leaked online.
The internet celebrity, who was in tears during an Instagram live session, reacted to the latest scandalous videos of herself that leaked online. She said she has no idea how the recordings ended up in the hands of the individual who published them on the internet.
However, while some social media users consoled her, others claimed Black Chully was using the leaked tape saga for clout.
Many Twitter users claimed that she has been hosting Instagram live sessions unclad since 2020. They also alleged that she’s been selling her explicit tapes for N5K on her deactivated Instagram account.
The Twitter users also shared purported evidence to back their claims. Below are photos from supposed Instagram live recordings of her masturbating with others, which were circulated on Twitter as far back as April 8, 2021.
In other news, Davido’s Lawyer, Bobo Ajudua has come under serious fire from Nigerians after he shared a video of himself having a good time with his son.
Nigerians particularly frowned at the fact that he was puffing smoke from a shisha pipe and his son seemingly assisted him in the process.
An Aide to Governor Okowa, Ossai Ovie Success has taken to his page to lambaste the lawyer who he described as an irresponsible father.
Reality TV star, Ebiteinye Juliet, has reacted after being harassed by online trolls to lose weight and get married.
In a video she posted on social media addressing her detractors, the 28-year-old plus-sized model said she’s been under constant pressure from trolls to marry.
Julie said she won’t be pressured into getting married as she will go into marriage only when she’s ready, and as for her weight, she noted that it is a gift from God.
She lashed out at trolls, declaring that their attacks would not make her depressed. She also added that she will continue to wear form-fitting clothing that accentuates her figure and that she will not conceal her rolls or stretch marks to make others feel better about themselves.
Watch her speak below,
This comes after former Big Brother Naija ‘shine ya eye’ housemate, Angel has pleaded with Nigerians to stop trolling the BBNaija graduates for their actions in the house.
Angel who made this plea in a post via her official Twitter page noted that reality stars are humans too and bound to make mistakes like every human.
She urged the public to consider their mental health and not make their new celebrity status difficult for them to cope.
“Mental health is so important guys. It’s easy to forget that everyone that was on the show is a human being, it comes with the fame but we’re people like you and mistakes will be made. Let’s be kind. Don’t use your own moral compass to make it harder than it is for any of us”, she tweeted.
Reality TV star and actress, Erica Nlewedim has reacted to the horrible attack launched against a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state on Sunday, June 5.
It would be recalled that gunmen invaded the church and gunned down worshippers leading to the death of many and several others were seriously injured and hospitalized.
In reaction, Erica took to Twitter to point out that Nigeria is no longer a safe place to live in, owing to the high level of insecurity plaguing the country.
According to her, the country is also not a wise place to buy properties or start up a business because one’s safety is not guaranteed.
The 28-year-old Big Brother Naija star tweeted,
“Nigeria is no longer a safe country to just live. It wasn’t an explosion, the building wasn’t destroyed but people were dead on the floor. God please help us.
I don’t even think it makes sense to buy property or invest in businesses in nigeria anymore cos safety is no longer guaranteed.”
Chocolate City superstar, Blaqbonez drops the music video performing his recently released track “Go Home“.
The new visual “Go Home” is an all-boys hangout on a basketball court. Blaqbonez showcases his skills on the court with excellent free throws.
It was directed by Nouelle and a Perlik Production.
Some Nigerian crossdressers have caused a stir online after turning up in matching asoebi for their colleague’s party.
In the viral video, the crossdressers all donned orange fabric made into glamorous styles for the party, while the celebrant wore a white flowing gown.
While it’s unclear what the occasion was, viral reports alleged that a crossdresser was celebrating his birthday, so his colleagues came out in their numbers to celebrate the day with him.
Watch videos below,
See how netizens reacted to the videos as you scroll.
An Instagram user @apia_ikuku wrote, “Dear Lord, if you give me a son, let him be a son and not Sonia, amen 🙌🙌🙌”.
@l.tobiloba, “When asking God for the fruit of the womb, be specific. It is one thing to give birth to a child, but another to raise them. May God grant us the wisdom and resources we need to raise wise children who will not become bombastic members of the community.”
@flashy_empress, “The rate at which men want to become women in Nigeria is low to rate Women wants to become Men.it”.
@nerisekeme, “So it’s now legal in Nigeria… wow Nigeria from…..😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂”.
In other news, a crossdresser has been apprehended in the Gboko community of Benue state.
It was gathered that the young man simply identified as Terdue was dressed as a woman and disguised as a hooker in a local bar in the community.
According to a Facebook user who shared the news on the platform, Terdue was picked up by a man at a bar. Unknown to the customer, the escort he picked up was actually a man who was only disguised as a woman.
The Facebook user, Yaro Shimavia Benson, said it was when they were about to copulate that it was discovered Terdue was a crossdresser.
The man reportedly raised alarm, which led to the arrest of the crossdresser.
Popular Nigerian singer and dancer, Korra Obidi, has reflected on the ups and downs she has experienced in the last few months.
The mother of two, who gave birth to her second child, Athena, in March 2022, had a tumultuous divorce from her husband just days after giving birth.
As she approaches her 28th birthday, Korra took to Instagram to reflect on the events of the previous months, which could have easily broken her, but she persevered.
Korra described the last months as some of the most traumatic times of her life. She disclosed that she had lost friends and had gone through a divorce.
“@movewithkorra in the past few months, I have undergone some of the most traumatic times in my life. Gave birth in my bedroom (which I adored). Lost a handful of friends, went through a divorce. My birthday is in 18 days and I just want to drop the you are way stronger than you give yourself credit for. It’s always darkest before the dawn”. She wrote.
Meanwhile, Korra recently bought herself a brand new whip.
She shared a video of herself dancing with excitement around her new vehicle on Instagram and she wrote; “Small Girl big God. #newwhipalert This is for you @junedean_ @athenadean_”.
Rising Nigerian singer, Ruger has reacted to the gunmen attack at a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, which led to the death of many worshippers.
The singer took to his social media page and he suggested that maybe Nigerians should get guns instead of PVC following the widespread insecurity across the country.
His tweet reads;
Maybe we should get guns instead of this fucking PVC. To hell with this country.
Meanwhile Prof Banji Akintoye, leader of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide has condemned the attack, saying such can’t happen again.
Below is a statement that was released shortly after the attack ;
“We have stated it very expressly that the Yoruba people need to negotiate their exit from Nigeria as a matter of urgency, but our partisan political actors in Yorubaland never took us serious. We warned them that there’s fire on the mountain, but we were mocked because of their personal aggrandisement.
“Today, we have all been encircled, most especially, in Lagos. For herdsmen to have the effrontery of bombarding a church in Yorubaland to kill some people, shows that we are now in a realistic danger.
“My urgent advice to Governor Akeredolu is to pick up the gauntlet and declare an emergency against the activities of all Fulani herdsmen in the state with immediate effect. We have now been taken for granted. We need not pretend anymore. We must demand unanimously, an exit from Nigeria.
“We, the Yoruba people, cannot live in the same country with characters whose idea of common citizenship in Nigeria is to brutalise, subjugate and even exterminate us. It is time to leave these characters now. All stakeholders – the elites, traditional rulers, our women should act now.
“All the South-West states, including the Yoruba leaders in Kogi and Kwara states should equally declare an emergency against the activities of Fulani herdsmen. We must now take our destinies into our hands,”
The armed men who invaded the church in Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s country home in Volkswagen Golf 4, struck around 11:15 am at the peak of the service, shot sporadically into the church while some of them stationed themselves at the entrance of the church to prevent the people from escaping from the church.
A Nigerian lady has taken to Twitter to mourn after losing her parents in the Catholic church attack in Owo on Sunday, June 5.
Unknown gunmen opened fire on worshippers at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state yesterday, and many were left dead and others fatally wounded.
An elderly couple, Dr. and Mrs. Ajanaku, were two of the scores of victims who lost their lives in the attack.
Their orphaned daughter has now taken to Twitter to mourn their demise.
“The audacity of Nigeria to take my parents from me. I will always hate this country!!!!! It’s a promise! To my fellow parishioners who suffered a loss or two in this. I hope we can all find the fortitude the bear this loss. We were a community of well-meaning, harmless people. Our parents worked hard for a useless absolutely detestable govt. How can Nigeria take so much from us?” She wrote on Twitter.
Meanwhile, a Catholic Priest identified as Rev Father Andrew Abayomi, who was present at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, Ondo State, has shared an eyewitness account of the attack which led to the death of many worshippers at the church.
The clergyman in an interview with BBC Yoruba, said the attack occurred as the service was about to end.
He revealed that the gunshot which came from different corners, pushed them into locking the church for over 20 minutes till the gunmen left.
President Buhari has condoled with the families of the deceased, the Ondo state government and the Catholic community after the gruesome terror attacks at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.
In a statement released on Sunday June 5 by his spokesperson Femi Adesina, the President said “only fiends from the nether region could have conceived and carried out such a dastardly act.”
The statement read;
“President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the heinous killing of worshippers Sunday at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Kingdom, in Ondo state.
“The president says only fiends from the nether region could have conceived and carried out such a dastardly act, adding that eternal sorrow awaits them both on earth here, and ultimately in the hereafter.
“President Buhari mourns the dead, condoles with their families, the Catholic Church, and the Government of Ondo State, charging emergency agencies to swing into action, and bring succor to the wounded.
“No matter what, this country shall never give in to evil and wicked people, and darkness will never overcome light. Nigeria will eventually win.”
A Catholic Priest identified as Rev Father Andrew Abayomi, who was present at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, Ondo State, has shared an eyewitness account of the attack which led to the death of many worshippers at the church.
The clergyman in an interview with BBC Yoruba, said the attack occurred as the service was about to end.
He revealed that the gunshot which came from different corners, pushed them into locking the church for over 20 minutes till the gunmen left.
In his words;
“We were about to round off service. I had even asked people to start leaving, that was how we started hearing gunshots from different angles.
“We hid inside the church but some people had left when the attack happened. We locked ourselves in the church for 20 minutes. When we heard that they had left, we opened the church and rushed victims to the hospital.”
Meanwhile, the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has reacted to the terror attack and he vowed to hunt down the assailants and make them pay.
“I am deeply saddened by the unprovoked attack and killing of innocent people of Owo, worshiping at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Today.
The vile & satanic attack is a calculated assault on the peace-loving people of Owo Kingdom who have enjoyed relative peace over the years,” he said in part.
Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredulo has reacted to Sunday’s fatal killing of Catholic worshippers by suspected fulani herdsmen.
A video making the rounds on social media show several persons lying on the floor inside the church in a pool of blood. Many have been feared dead and others were left fatally wounded.
The Governor while reacting, said he is deeply saddened by the unprovoked attack and they will hunt down the perpetrators and make them pay.
Hw wrote on Twitter;
I am deeply saddened by the unprovoked attack and killing of innocent people of Owo, worshiping at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Today.
The vile & satanic attack is a calculated assault on the peace-loving people of Owo Kingdom who have enjoyed relative peace over the years.
It is a black Sunday in Owo. Our hearts are heavy. Our peace and tranquility have been attacked by the enemies of the people. This is a personal loss, an attack on our dear state.
I have spoken to the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ondo, Most Reverend Jude Arogundade, who is presently on his way to Owo. Similarly, I have had to cut short my party’s national assignment in Abuja and visit Owo immediately.
This is an unexpected development. I am shocked to say the least. Nevertheless, We shall commit every available resource to hunt down these assailants and make them pay. We shall never bow to the machinations of heartless elements in our resolves to rid our state of criminals.
I commiserate with my people in Owo, particularly families of the those who lost their lives to this ugly and unfortunate attack.
I extend my condolences to Olowo of Owo, Oba Gbadegesin Ogunoye as well as the Catholic Church.
I urge our people to remain calm and vigilant. Do not take laws into your hands. I have spoken to the heads of the security agencies. I have equally been assured that security operatives would be deployed to monitor and restore normalcy to Owo kingdom.
A Nigerian lady has taken to her social media page to share the reason she has decided not to attend her cousin’s wedding.
According to the lady, her cousin (the bride-to-be) told her she won’t be her maid of honour because she is too fat.
In her words;
“My closest cousin, the closest thing I have to a sibling, has officially confirmed I won’t be her maid of honour cos I’m just too fat for a maid of honour role. Have to lose some weight before December or no maid of honour duties for me. I shan’t be attending the wedding” she tweeted on Sunday, June 5.
“My family will swear I’m wicked and no nonsense cos I reward meanness with the same level of vim. Begging me to attend for what? So I’d damage the aesthetics ? Nah, I’ll stay home, press my phone all day, happy married life Couz!”
She also accused her family of bullying her due to her weight.
She wrote;
“These people who are supposed to be my people have bullied me all my life for genes I have absolutely no control over. If not for strong self-will, I’d loathe my body. Each time I eat, I stress over how much I’m eating, over how much I gain just from eating. Hei mbanu!”
Unknown gunmen opened fire on Catholic worshippers on Sunday, June 5, and many were left dead and others fatally wounded at a church in Owo, Ondo State.
Although, details of the unfortunate incident are still sketchy, it was gathered that the mass shooting occurred during a service at st. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo.
The clips making the rounds on social media shows the gory state of corpses around the church building in the aftermath of the shooting.
See video below (VIEWERS DISCRETION ADVISED)
Below’s how netizens reacted to the sad event;
People left their home hale and hearty to church just to be killed by herdsmen inside church at Owo, Ondo State. Shame on all our political leaders.
I quickly closed that gory video of the mass murder inside a Catholic Church in Ondo State. This is so cruel 💔💔 no human being deserves to be murdered for serving their God. The animals that did this must be brought to book immediately!
Owo In Ondo State is bleeding, many souls killed Inside a Church, can you imagine, inside a church, unknown gunmen going inside a church a killing souls. God! Where’s this country going to? Black Sunday in Ondo State!😭😭😭
