World Press Freedom Day: Nigerian Media Have Been Superb Amid Fight Against COVID-19 - Jandor

The role of the Nigerian media in the fight against the Pernicious Corona Virus Pandemic has been described as a Superb, especially in passing adequate and timely information across the black most populous nation, Nigeria. This was contained in a statement by the Lead Visioner of Team Jandor, Mr. Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran.


Jandor, On Sunday, applauded all members of the press most especially, those in Lagos State, who he described as the heart of the media in Nigeria.

Speaking on this year's theme of World Press Freedom Day 2020, ‘Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation; the Media Consultant and the Group Managing Director of Core Media Services, the members of the press deserve a whole lot of respect and for their role in the society especially through this challenging time across the globe.

"We all owe all members of the Press a lot of gratitude for being at the forefront of sensitizing the people and helping the country manage the pandemic. Although fake news is still in the space, but it has been managed by hardworking and versatile Pressmen in Nigeria, one of the best we have in the world".

"It is not over yet, until we collectively defeat the coward Covid-19, then, we have to celebrate our great men and the front line workers", Jandor said.

It has been over a week that investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo declared that Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is dead.

According to some source close to IPOB, the runaway leader could be dead as he has not made any public appearance since then.

Ms Olunloyo had previously challenged Kanu to show proof of life if she was telling a lie. She also noted that his wife will make the announcement of his death in due course.

Since Ms Olunloyo’s revelations, Nnamdi Kanu is yet to make a public outing or show proof of life. According to a source close to IPOB hierarchy, Kanu is dead.

He said that some members of the IPOB cabal decided that it should be kept secret because of selfish reasons. The source said the decision by this cabal is hurting his family, especially his wife who seeks closure.

His followers are also in disarray as they cannot tell if he is alive.

According to Ms Olunloyo, the last Facebook live broadcast by Nnamdi Kanu was a voice over by one of his loyalists.

Members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Lagos are putting final preparations in place to honour their late leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

According to Mazi Emeka Okoye, a leader at the Alaba Market the coronavirus pandemic has denied them the opportunity to formally bury Mazi Kanu who died from the virus last week.

Okoye who also lamented that their businesses have been impacted by the lockdown said it was painful to learn that Nnamdi Kanu had died.

He however vowed that the people of Biafra will not give up the struggle that he stood for while he was alive.

“We are putting final preparations in place for his formal burial here in Lagos. He deserves a state burial and he will get it once the lockdown is lifted.

“We have been communicating via social media and using WhatsApp to finalise the process, he deserves to be honoured like a hero that he was.
Okoye lamented the fact that his body could not be transported back to Nigeria as they, the people

Nnamdi Kanu, the perfidious hate monger and record breaking liar, must be having sleepless nights these days. Why? A mere lady is giving him a dose of his own medicine.

We all know that Kanu's middle name is fake news. And if he changes his last name to Hatred, not one soul in the universe would have filed a complaint. But enter Dr. Kemi Olunloyo, the irrepressible online blogger who has reported the death of Kanu.

Kemi Olunloyo seems to have enjoyed the attention of IPOB based on the news she has disseminated via her social media account. If one were to follow Kemi's line of information, the person who spoke on the Facebook page, Radio Biafra, last night is a double! A clone!!

Wow, Kanu's double emerged online. Brought in from where? I guess from Madagascar! Some online commentators have even mentioned the real name of the double. Or at least made such claims.

Kemi has her own imperfections. I could remember her ordeal in the hands of the Port-Harcourt based Pastor, David Ibeoyomie. Olunloyo spent several months in jail after claiming that the respected man of God was engaging in adultery until her sympathizers begged her way out of the prison.

Just like Olunloyo, IPOB is another ludicrous set of hatemongers whose joy is in seeing others who are tough be cast as an enemy. They know no limits in their propaganda.

Then came the clash of the two ants. Olunloyo and IPOB clashed, it was a saga and gimmick on the path of both of them, who enjoy cheap popularity mainly from peddling fake news, and misleading the people in the wrong direction. And it's not a few people who fall prey of this media nuisances.

A day after tweeting that Kanu is dead, Olunloyo took to Twitter to retract her claims, saying she confirmed from Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Nigerian Minister who is Nnamdi Kanu’s ally, that the IPOB leader is hale and hearty and not dead. But who is to say that the question cannot be raised whether the new Kanu is not indeed a clone or a double?


IPOB and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu are similar in shape and size. IPOB through its leader, Kanu, claimed that Buhari and Osinbajo were sick from coronavirus, even after the media reported that the duo were healthy, their claims turned out to be malicious intent. The fool who calls himself an Ibo leader said there is a Jubril in Aso Rock, now Kemi has put him on the spot that he is dead! Let him proof otherwise. IPOB quickly organized a Facebook address yesterday but people are saying it's fake Kanu on it!!


On Sunday, Kanu delivered a live broadcast on Radio Biafra. Reacting to the live broadcast, Olunloyo insisted that Nnamdi Kanu is dead and that person that spoke as the IPOB leader during the live broadcast on Radio Biafra on Sunday, was “physically in Nigeria doing his voice over.”

The controversial journalist tweeted: “Nnamdi Kanu has died and gone. The person on a radio/video show yesterday didn’t have to hide their face. That person was physically in Nigeria doing his voice over. As a broadcaster, I can do voices of many public figures.”

After #RIPNnamdiKanu trended, this cemented Kanu's death story. She challenged Kanu and his supporters to show proof of life. This did not go down well with IPOB supporters who have often praised Olunloyo in the past.

They decided to retaliate and they tried #RIPKemiOlunloyo but for some reasons it did not fly. Then they tried their hands on #PrayForKemiOlunloyo. This hashtag trended using various malicious information as the peddlers clashed when the centre could no longer hold.

Like two hens battling over a female counterpart, IPOB and Olunloyo are locking horns to decide who wins to claim the master of fake news. Both of them are bad for the society but one is worse.

And this is the point: call out Kanu for his fake crusade, and land some lashes on Kemi's backend too. These are two fools. But Kemi must be credited for serving Kanu, a dose of his own medication against Nigerians!