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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amWt-NuLoFs

The Federal Government has said that schools would remain closed “for now”, The PUNCH reports.

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 made this known during its daily briefing on Monday.

While giving an update on the PTF announcement, the Personal Assistant on New Media to @MBuhari, Bashir Ahmad, tweeted, “For now, all the schools are to remain closed, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announces the directive.

“The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has requested the Aviation Industry to start developing protocols for domestic flights to possibly resume from June 21.

“The interstate travel remains prohibited except for goods and essential travel, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announces.”

SOURCE: https://punchng.com/breaking-no-reopening-of-schools-for-now-fg/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0TnqgDlKug

The House of Representatives has condemned the alleged invasion and destruction of property in communities of Bayelsa State by the military, asking the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Gabriel Olonisakin, to order soldiers out of the affected areas.

The House made the call at the plenary on Thursday following the adoption of a motion moved by members of the Bayelsa State caucus.

The motion was entitled, ‘Urgent Need to Stop the Regular Invasion and Destruction of Communities in Bayelsa State by the Nigerian Military.’

Adopting the motion, the House urged the Chief of Defence Staff to “order the immediate halt and further invasion and destruction of communities in Bayelsa State in whatever guise.”

The House also mandated its Committee on Defence to “investigate these actions by the military” and report back to the House within six weeks for further legislative action.

The lawmakers cited the roles of the Armed Forces as prescribed by Section 217 of the 1999 Constitution.

The lawmakers recalled that due to pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region, the late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s administration commissioned a Joint Military Task Force known as Operation Pulo Shield, which was stationed to protect oil installations, personnel and curb the menace of pipeline vandalism in the region. According to them, this has continued in dealing with militancy, kidnapping sea piracy and other security issues.

However, the sponsors said, “Recently, there was a military operation near Foropa in Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency, Bayelsa State. This has further heightened the fear of the people of the community with the information that the military will return to burn down the community as has been done to several communities in Bayelsa State and the Niger Delta region in general, some of such communities being Odi, Ezetu, Letugbene, Agge, Bilabiri l and 2, Azagbene, etc.

“The House is informed that the invasion and destruction of a community is now the pattern adopted by the Nigerian Military in Bayelsa State whenever indigenes from these communities are suspected to have carried out any act against oil installations. It puts the innocent and law-abiding citizens of the area in double jeopardy, as they suffer attacks from the same unguided elements who rob and terrorise people and reprisal attacks from our tax-funded military. This is devastating enough for people who are Citizens of this country.

“The House is convinced that a globally respected Armed Force such as the Nigerian military cannot afford to exhibit such uncivilised acts even in the face of provocative acts of citizens who they are supposed to protect. Rather, the military should engage their very efficient intelligence agencies to conduct a thorough investigation and apply surgical precision raids to bring these miscreants to justice, as we are fully in support of such.

“The House is worried that if this pattern now adopted by the Nigerian military in Bayelsa State is not immediately stopped, the map and population of the state will be greatly reduced in the near future, if not wiped out.”


SOURCE: https://punchng.com/reps-probe-soldiers-invasion-destruction-of-bayelsa-communities/

Soldier, deserters nabbed for killing Imo undergraduate over N800,000



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AO8nkIdnuY

A soldier and other suspects have confessed to killing a 22-year-old undergraduate, Micah Isiah, after collecting N800,000 in his account, so that “our image will not be dented.”

Our correspondent learnt that Isiah was a student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

One of the suspects, Ifeanyi Nwaiwu of the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering, Makurdi, Benue State, said he ordered Isiah’s killing after he received N200,000 as his share of the money collected from the victim.

A member of the gang and a military deserter, Godson Chimezie, 28, said they ran into Isiah while he was inflating his vehicle tyre.

He said, “We saw him while he was pumping his tyre in Owerri and we sensed that a small boy like him driving that kind of vehicle must be a Yahoo boy. We quickly accosted him and I took his phone, went through it and discovered that he was an Internet fraudster. We immediately kidnapped him on the pretext of an arrest.

“We took him to our hideout and the young man agreed to pay N800,000. We collected the money, but Corporal Ifeanyi Nwaiwu of the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering, Makurdi, insisted that we must kill him. According to him, the man would dent his image if he walked away alive.

“I regret everything I have done. I know I deserve to die, because I have done wrong. I didn’t plan to end this way, but I only plead for mercy. We didn’t plan to kidnap him. We just ran into him.”

Parading the suspects, the state Commissioner of Police, Isaac Akinmoyede, said the gang members were arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the command.

The CP said, “On May 10, 2020, at Udi in Enugu State, SARS operatives arrested four kidnap suspects. They are Godson Chimezie, 28, from the Nwangele LGA, Imo State; Emmanuel Amadi, 28, from the Ngor Okpala LGA, Imo State; Innoson Udeze, 45, and Eze Simon, 23, both from the Nsudu Udi LGA of Enugu State; and Lance Corporal Ifeanyi Nwaiwu of Ogwa in the Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State, a suspected serving member of the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering, Makurdi

“They were arrested on May 2 at the Willow Wood Hotel, Owerri, in connection with the kidnap and murder of one Leo Micah Isiah, who lived at Akwakuma in the Owerri North LGA of Imo State.

“Their victim’s ash Lexus RX350 with number plate AKL 785 AG was taken away. Through painstaking and discreet investigation, the suspects were rounded up.

“Upon interrogation, they confessed to the crime and led operatives to where the decomposing corpse of their victim was recovered. The corpse has been deposited in the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri.

“Two of the suspects, who wore army camouflage at the time of their arrest, confessed that they were dismissed soldiers. It is interesting to note that in recent times in Owerri and its environs, criminals have been using military camouflage while robbing or kidnapping unsuspecting members of the public. Investigation is still in progress.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/soldier-deserters-nabbed-for-killing-imo-undergraduate-over-n800000/%3famp=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BeLiaqEoKQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSUGgRRD-2I

A gully erosion caused by a heavy downpour has led to the collapse of buildings at Obeleagu St. and Nkissi Aroli axis of Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra.



The erosion site where the buildings including a school and church collapsed in on Thursday May 14, was visited by Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor accompanied by the Deputy Governor of Anambra state, Dr Nkem Okeke in October 2019. The government officials had promised that work would be carried out on the site.



An eyewitness who shared a video from the scene of the incident, called on the government to come to their aid.



Nonso Chukwudube wrote;



DAY 2

NKISI AROLI ONITSHA DISASTER REPORT

Just like we predicted in my last video two days ago, it rained heavily last night and houses came down!

At this rate, residents are like sitting ducks in a shooting range waiting for the next victim & we're still pleading, calling on govt to come to our aid...

Remember, as long as you live in Onitsha, YOU ARE NOT SAFE AND IT IS ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME BEFORE THIS CALAMITY GETS TO YOU AS THE EPICENTER KEEPS EXPANDING WITH EACH NEW RAIN...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2-d53ZB6yo

This happened because of the frequent attacks by suspected herdsmen in their community. Many community leaders had called on state government and security forces to come to their help as suspected herdsmen kidnapped and brutalized so many of their community members at will.

This now prompted cult members to unite to chase the herdsmen away, as they burnt their thatch houses built in the bushes.

It should be recalled that sometime in the year, herdsmen had invaded an okpanam sons house, made his wife to prepare rice for them; after eating the food, they kidnapped the man.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_smA-KbUg

The above is the video of the woman that was told by the herdsmen to cook rice for them before her husband was kidnapped.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM8pysUzgtY

The above is that of a deserted street in Okpanam; residents of the street abandoned their houses because of the frequent visits by herdsmen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if4JWvhSR9c

Social distancing is a practical impossibility in most urban areas in Nigeria- Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello


Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state says the social distancing policy being canvassed by the Presidential taskforce and the NCDC as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus, is a ''practical impossibility'' in most urban areas in Nigeria.



Kogi and Cross Rivers are the only states with no confirmed cases of COVID19.



Speaking at a press conference this evening, Governor Bello said



''The NCDC must have noticed by now, social distancing is a practical impossibility in most urban areas in Nigeria including Kogi state. Many homes are multi-tenanted and many share same or one utility.''

Pubichairs:


The Chinese doctors that came to Nigeria..of what importance are them to this present situation

We haven't heard of them for long...

APC stray dogs ...I believe u guys have answers to it

You sure say these people no dey use Nigeria as their lab?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyBj5SzG1WQ

Caution is thrown in the wind by Yaba traders in Lagos state as they troop out to open shops after weeks of lockdown; no facemasks nor social distancing being practiced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBnTGFbZN-0


"Coronavirus is real" man says as ambulance arrives his neighbourhood in Ikotun, Lagos, to pick up patients

A man in Ikotun has shared a video of an ambulance evacuating patients from his neighbourhood.



The man seemed shaken as he recorded the ambulance evacuating "four patients".



"Coronavirus is real," the man said as he called the name of his street in Ikotun, Lagos, and begged people to take it seriously.



However, it has not been confirmed if the patients being evacuated are COVID-19 patients. One of the medics who arrived with the ambulance had on a face mask but wore no gloves or coveralls, which are required for handling COVID-19 patients.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c5q_kbXXnU

Wonders they say will never end.... But this woman took wonders to another level.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CziM1GBo6FA

This happened in Anambra state. A masquerade congratulates Governor Obiano for the excellent work he has been doing in the state especially in providing food and other palliative measures to the poor in the state.

The masquerade explained that they heard about the COVID-19 illness affecting humans from the spirit world, and they decided to come help the human race while supporting the governor in his good efforts in stopping the further spread of the virus in the state while also stressing that the virus doesn't in any way, affect them being masquerades and spirits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6TOmNdPiak

For those who have been scared to drink in public during this Pandemic; fear not, for a new face mask design has been developed putting you guys into consideration.

The new design has a zip which can be unzipped when one wants to "down" some drinks as demonstrated in the video.

It should be noted that the mask can also be used for those who want to eat in public but are scared of being infected by those around them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYr2sHYaLIU

Young native doctor blows hot as he's arrested for not wearing face mask; says he's not afraid of Coronavirus and can cure it

A young native doctor was filmed protesting after he was arrested for stepping out without wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic.



In the video, the man is seen telling the members of the task force that he's on his way to an important assignment. He was asked why he's not wearing a face mask and he responded that he's a native doctor and Coronavirus is not a threat to him.



He said he is not afraid of the virus and can treat patients if they are brought to him.



"This is my father's land. This is my father's land oh. Someone will be going on his way and you people will be subjecting him to abuse," he protested as he was led to a canopy to sit.



"What you people are doing now has repercussions," he warned the task force in Igbo.



"Look at my neck," he said, pointing to the strings of beaded necklace he was wearing.



"The assignment I'm going on now is not something... What I'm going for is a very serious matter. I'm telling you the truth."



"But why are you not wearing your face mask," an officer asked.



And the native doctor responded: "I'm telling you that I'm a native doctor. I don't have problem with diseases. I will treat that your Coronavirus. Bring me a patient."



He continued after sitting: "You people are insulting your ancestors. You're insulting the god of the Igbo land."



He was offered hand sanitizer to apply on his hands but he rejected it, saying: "I don't need that thing."



He went on to speak about our ancestors and how they treated themselves with traditional knowledge.



He added: "If others are afraid of diseases, you will join them in being afraid of diseases.



"A White man will be scared of disease, you Africans, that are hardcore Igbolites and know that it is traditional, this is what we do, we are herbalists..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ive2I9AFzBc


Inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Sapele, Delta State, have taken to violence by setting some offices within the premises on fire to protest alleged inhumane treatment melted out to them by the prisons officials.

It was learnt that the prisoners’ protest action almost resulted into jail but for the prompt intervention of some policemen and soilders deployed from the nearby command and units who immediately brought the situation under control.

Daily Sun’s sources close to the scene of the incident disclosed that the inmates locked down all activities at the correctional centre until the arrival of the state Comptroller of Correctional Centre from Asaba, the state capital.

They were reported to have accused the State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Marshall Mukoro, of bias against serving prisoners at the centre.

Specifically, the protesting prisoners alleged that only three inmates were freed during the visit of the chief judge to pardon some inmates in line with amnesty granted by President Muhammadu Buhari to decongest correctional centres across the country.


According to one of the sources, a prison official who pleaded anonymity, “none of the inmate escaped during the riot aside one building that was set ablaze by the inmates and about three offices were affected. The situation has been brought under control.

“The Delta State Comptroller of Correctional Centres has just arrived with the Police Area Commander in Sapele as well as the Divisional Police Officer. The Chairman of Sapele council is also here.

“What the inmates are saying is that they were not happy that only three of their colleagues were released when the state chief judge visited us some days back. They are demanding more people should be freed to decongest the place.”

The source, however, stated that the inferno had been put off by a combined team of firefighters from the State Fire Service and Seplat Fire Service.

Other sources at the scene of the incident further disclosed that “they (inmates) also complained that many inmates at the centre have not appear in court for over two years. Some also said they were not being well fed by the authorities.”

When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onowakpoyeya, confirmed the protest by the inmates but debunked the incident being a jailbreak.

She added that normalcy has been restored to the centre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZPcEikW59I

There was an earlier post of Ondo State govt rejecting bags of rice given to her by the FG because some or most of them were expired. A video has now surfaced online showing allegedly expired rice that was given to Oyo state government from the FG, which is also expired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDNcRupmDWg

Following the resolve of Kano state government to relax the the ongoing lockdown from 6am-12pm for Thursday 23rd April only, to allow citizens stockpile foodstuff and other items in preparation for the Ramadan period; a video has surfaced online, showing mammoth crowd at an undisclosed market in kano who seized the opportunity to go buy things in the market.

Though the lockdown is to continue today, Friday 24 April, 2020, many Nigerians having viewed this video are scared on what damage must have been done because of the lack of all safety procedures by the shoppers.

Kano had declared a lockdown last Thursday to curb the spread of the novel COVID-19 in the state. As of filing this report, Kano state had recorded 73 cases, with 1 death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFDqqh7K2KI

The Ebonyi State government has announced the use of minimal force as part of efforts to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Although the state has yet to record any infection, the state governor, David Umahi, says the government is stepping up measures against the disease.

Addressing a meeting of stakeholders on Wednesday at the Government House in Abakaliki, the state capital, he disclosed that officials have been directed to beat residents coming out of their houses without wearing face masks.

He said, “Let me warn again that no face mask in Ebonyi State, no public movement.

“If you don’t have a face mask and you are out, I am directing the local government chairmen to use their men to inflict the minimum compliance which is the cane – the cane.”

Governor Umahi explained the importance of residents wearing face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

According to him, the Nigerian Army authorities have highlighted the order of roadblocks to check the unnecessary influx of travellers into Ebonyi.

The governor noted that the residents have a role to play, as well as the security agencies, including the police and the Ebonyi State Neighbourhood Security Watch.

“No face mask, you will attract cane, it doesn’t matter who you are. If you are a big man and you are coming outside and you do not have a face mask, you will face trouble and the law is very clear about that,” he stressed.

Governor Umahi added, “We have also emphasised, in fact, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) has also warned that the order of blocking must be maintained.

“The police must block the first point of the border, the army must give a safe distance and then block, then the other security agencies will now block and then after that, it is now the neighbourhood watch.”

He also sought the cooperation of the youth assembly in the state with the neighbourhood watch to ensure compliance with the government’s policies against COVID-19.

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/04/23/face-mask-policy-ebonyi-govt-orders-officials-to-cane-violators/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUk83iYxgxg


No policy against release of #COVID19 corpses to families for burial - Prof Abayomi

The Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, says the corpse of a COVID19 patient can be released to their family members for burial provided certain guidelines are followed. .
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Speaking at a press conference in the state today, Abayomi said the body of a COVID19 patient is released after it is decontaminated, placed in a special body bag and then placed within a coffin that must be seal. The family of the deceased is then given an opportunity to collect the body for burial. He said the burial must have not more than 25 persons including those officiating.
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He gave the explanation after a journalist asked why late Abba Kyari's body was released for burial after the Minister for Information, Lai Mohammed, had initially said bodies of COVID19 patients cannot be released to families because they are contagious.

Abouwaza:
This year nah Fire
Fia fia fia!!
E remain Aso rock now and Central Bank, since we are all going crazy in this Corntree
Iyalaya gbogbo yin

you forgot to mention NNPC, Customs, and FIRS

What of those that pay tax? Is it not fair enough to give back to those that pay tax? How else can you convince people after this pandemic to pay tax?

Jostoman:
The calamity that is going to befall APC in 2023 is still doing press up.

APC might fall...but the same politicians will go form another party and still get voted in. Our problem in Nigeria is we vote for party most times, and not the individuals contesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd9jUN2TfM

A visibly angry Lagosian has blasted the present government on the way they are handling the citizenry during the COVID-19 pandemic. He made more emphasis on how funds are being disbursed to the less privileged across all states.

According to him, its worrying that the government wont pay those who have up to five thousand Naira in their account. He exclained that almost all the benefactors are in the North; meanwhile, it is the south that provides the monies being given to the northerners; from crude oil in the south south, to waterways in the south west.

The man further cursed them by saying; "God will punish the APC leaders one by one, this is the end of APC in Nigeria". On the national leader of APC Chief Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the Lagosian said; "H.I.D Awolowo warned Tinubu, Chief Ayo Adebanjo warned tinubu, he will never listen, but he has now seen what a Fulani man did to him".

Tinubu has never learnt from history. The Hausa/Fulani made Afonja a useless man in Ilorin when Fulani took over Ilorin through his help and then killed him. Ibrahim Taiwo from Ogbomosho was beheaded in Kaduna. Chief Obafemi Awolowo was also used and dumped. MKO Abiola was also used, and then he and his wife, killed.

Worst thing will happen to Tinubu he said; he also prayed God spared his life to witness beyond 2023, so that he will watch Tinubu will suffer and never get sympathy from anyone because he has been warned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z30xiAA_MbU



Billionaire wife, Shade Okoya, shared a video of her bathroom online today and social media users can't stop talking about it.



Shade posted the video on her Instagram page and wrote

''During this period of self isolation I have been spending most of my time in my bathroom reflecting on all the lessons I have learnt from this experience. Share a lesson this pandemic has taught you?.''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIkxIGxhliw

What of this other crowd?

Southerners are really patient sha.....make this kind thing happen for north.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2NWdsTnA-s

Let the oracles of Oyo palace and spiritual mothers punish me if I slept with KWAM 1 - Alaafin of Oyo's wife

The Alaafin of Oyo's wife, Queen Ola has finally reacted to allegation of sleeping with Fuji Maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall 'KWAM 1'.



Recall it was alleged that the Queen was sent packing from the palace over her an alleged adulterous affair with KWAM 1.



In an interview with the President Egbe Omo Oyo Alaafin, Aare Alamoroof, Queen Ola invoked the oracles of Oyo palace and spiritual mothers to punish her if she had an adulterous affair with the Fuji singer.



She said;



“Someone from United Kingdom sent me a video of allegations that were made by a popular blogger, Esther Aboderin aka Esabod, in the video she claims she warned the king before making KWAM1 Mayegun of Yoruba Land but he refused to listen and now he is sleeping with his wife.

“That was the first time I will hear about Esabod, so I decided to check further and I saw more on the infidelity allegations and other bad things she has said about me.

“I don’t know why people are continuing to say bad things about me.

“If it is true that I’m having an affair with Wasiu, let all oracles of the Oyo Palace punish me, the spirits of ‘Ayaba’ and fore kings of the land should punish me. If otherwise, all these curses goes to Esabod and her children."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahgz2p9hDDs


This video shows different policemen who are caught on camera, aiding commuters in breaking the lockdown/social distancing order given by the federal government.

In the first part of the video, a plain cloth police officer was shown, conveying about 11 passengers to an unknown destination. When stopped by a task force official, he flashed his ID card, thinking it will give him immunity; but unknown to him, the female task force official was one who would not be intimidated. She made sure some of the passengers disembarked, giving the much-needed space between passengers before she allowed the vehicle to continue its journey.

In the second part of the video, the same woman is seen stopping a full 18 seater bus. who had a uniformed and armed police officer as an escort. The officer when questioned said he has taking the passengers back to Ekiti state.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyI1_sZ58aI

People are seen panicking and scampering around, trying to salvage any important items from a building that is on fire in Ughelli Delta state.

As at the time of recording the video, the fire service was yet to arrive at the scene.

We hope no one got hurt in the fire, and that valuables were successfully removed.

Ex-Pastor's wife turned runs girl calls out politician's wife for threatening her over her husband

An Ex-Pastor's wife who is now a self-confessed runs girl, went off on a rant last night after being allegedly threatened by an Uyo politician's wife.

Happiness a.k.a Arab Queen disclosed that she is formerly married but now a single mother in her Instalive videos. She also recalled how the politician's wife allegedly slept with 3 different men in a hotel she once lodged in.

Arab Queen who asked the politician's wife to leave and "hustle" for men like her if she is tired of her marriage, threatened to release photos if pushed further.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGuqye9GeEc

Yanmiriflathead:
As an Igbo man from Anambra state I believe this case of covid19 in Anambra is a concocted tale propagated by gov obiano and the PDP to embezzle scarce resources that should be channelled to treating real covid19 patients in Abuja and Lagos State. May God purnish these evil governor's and their gullible supporters.

Since when did Obiano become, or start working with PDP?