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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the Federal Government’s comparison of the cost of fuel with other countries of the world, describing it as “illogical”.

PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan also said the attempt by the presidency to justify the increase in the pump price to N160 is provocative and confrontational.

"It is incredulous and shameful for this administration to predicate the reckless increase in the cost of fuel on a faulty comparison with costs in other countries of the world, whereas the daily standard of living, the purchasing power and living wage of the average Nigerian in the last five years cannot be compared with what obtains in those countries.

"Such comparison is therefore not only absurd but also completely illogical,” the party said.

According to the PDP, the defence of hike, which it said, has worsened the hardship being suffered by Nigerians under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, “is in bad taste and should be rescinded immediately.

"It is indeed an unpardonable slap on the sensibilities of Nigerians that after running a heavily corrupt oil trade and subsidy regime, through which over N14 trillion had been allegedly frittered by its officials, the Buhari administration seeks to put the burden of high costs on innocent and already impoverished citizens.”

The party said it rejected the attempt to hinge the increase in fuel price on presumed removal of oil subsidy, adding that the administration has failed to account for the proceeds of oil sales in the last five years, “even in the face of confession by the Managing Director of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, in April this year, that the APC administration had been running an over-bloated and sleazy oil subsidy regime.”

According to the PDP, the Buhari administration had failed to account for the confession by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that it was engaged in secret siphoning of oil money through a claimed subsidizing of fuel for certain West Africa countries.

https://mynewspage.com.ng/fuel-hike-comparison-with-other-countries-illogical-pdp/

The Ogun State Government has fixed Monday, 21 September, 2020 for the reopening of schools in the state for the first term of 2020/2021 session in addition to the earlier resumption of students in SS3 who are currently writing the West African School Certificate Examination.

This was announced in a statement issued by Kunle Somorin, his Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Dapo Abiodun.

According to the statement, Governor Abiodun announced that this second phase of the reopening of schools is extended to all classes in primary & secondary schools, Technical and Vocational Colleges, and Tertiary Institutions.

However, as part of the efforts to meet the COVID-19 guidelines for school operations, the schools hours are staggered as follows for public schools.

• Primary 1 to primary 3​​​​8.00am to 11.00am

• Primary 4 to Primary 6​​​​12.00noon to 3.00pm

• JSS 1 to JSS3​​​​​8.00am to 11.00am

• SS1 to SS3​​​​​12.00noon to 3.00pm

• Technical and Vocational will operate their normal school hours of 8.00am to 2.00pm.

Early Child Care Development and Education classes i.e 3-5 years of age will not be resuming in public schools until the next phase of schools’ reopening.

Private schools are also expected to take necessary measures to meet the COVID-19 protocols for physical distancing, among other requirements.

Tertiary institutions are allowed to commence reopening from 21 September, 2020 as may be determined by their respective Management.

It should be noted that the government had earlier announced that all students had been given automatic promotion to the next class, including automatic placement for primary 6 students in public primary schools into JSS1 of public secondary schools.

However, primary 6 students desirous of placement into the State-owned Boarding Schools will sit for the Common Entrance Examination on Saturday, 12 September, 2020.

The hitherto JSS3 students who have now been promoted to SS1 will write their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in October, 2020.

The Statement emphasised that the COVID-19 guidelines earlier issued for reopening of schools are still in effect and include:

• Provision of Sick bays / Isolation rooms in schools.

• Training and designation of some teachers as first line responders.
• Use of face masks.
• Regular check of body temperature with infrared thermometers.
• Provision of adequate hand washing facilities and alcohol-based sanitisers for students and teachers;

• Maintaining of physical distancing of 2 metres.
• Decontamination of schools prior to resumption;
• Suspension of general assembly.

“Our approach to COVID-19 pandemic management has been deliberate, methodical, focused, inclusive and carefullybalanced between life and livelihood & this has manifested in the steps we have adopted to the reopening of schools, ensuring safety of our children whilst minimising disruption in their education.

“The guidelines are applicable to all schools in the state whether private or public.

“I have directed the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to provide all public schools with the required items to meet the guidelines and private school owners are enjoined to do same.

“I chargeour students to take full benefits of the reopening of the schools for their education advancement and wish them a very fulfilling 2020/2021 academic year”, the Governor said.

https://mynewspage.com.ng/breaking-ogun-state-announces-date-for-reopening-of-schools-stagger-hours/

Kemi Olunloyo Declare War With Instablog9ja, Vow To Expose Everything It Has Been Doing

There seems to be a social media war brewing between controversial Nigerian journalist and blogger, Dr Kemi Olunloyo and one of Nigeria’s popular blogging site, Instablog9ja.

Dr Kemi Olunloyo who runs her an online media page, Kemitalks, is angry with the way the alleged handlers of Instablog, Moji Delano, owner of MojiDelanoBlog and Lillian has been peddling and portraying news to the public.

According to her, Instablog9ja thrives on “defamatory sarcasm and uses the platform to destabilize other bloggers in a bid to capture the entire media market.”

Source: https://mynewspage.com.ng/kemi-olunloyo-declare-war-with-instablog9ja-vow-to-expose-everything-it-has-been-doing/

Read her comments below:

I am declaring a bloodbath on @instablog9ja and will expose everyone and everything it has been doing for almost 5 years now and has to STOP! A blog that thrives on DEFAMATORY SARCASM that is actually not illegal. Moji and Lillian and everybody at HTG Media have been using their platform to DESTABILIZE the little bloggers so as to capture the entire market and take advertisement revenue from them. You post headlines to make people hate me and slander me on your platform and it’s time I taught you a lesson. You do the same with other celebrities too. There is no law to stop you but I will RETURN TO THE BLOGGING AND JOURNALISM market to create competition for you. You create so much HATE that the smaller bloggers that syndicate your info spreads the hate. I once said if I reach 400K I will come back to the media market. I’m the first Nigerian blogger on Google Pyramid 1999 and a notable Journalist. I don’t defame people, the pastor who had me arrested withdrew his case. Nigerians have an insatiable appetite for news and there is a thin line between fake news and real news distorted to make someone look bad to the public. Instablog was hacked 3 times in 2017 because of this. This time the hacker may not return the page to you. Stop creating an atmosphere to have your audience HATE people. Stop taking my posts and posting half of it to create traffic for you and hate for me. I have now exposed your hate Moji Delano and Lillian Aisha of HTG Media. The Opebi helicopter crash and girl twerking are examples. Stop distorting news. You promoted Linus Bitcoin Lord after collecting 150K per post from him to get him followers and when the EFCC arrested him your caption stated he was “harvested” I wrote a post on a girl twerking on Instagram, you took my post making it look like I hate girls without showing the video. To my fans or incoming fans as well as advertisers, don’t waste your time and money on a blog that DISTORTS NEWS and uses it to insult someone’s character. Instablog is #1 in Nigeria and Kemi Olunloyo is #2. That is going to change tonight. I will be returning full time to Blogging and Journalism to take @instablog9ja OFF THE MARKET.
KOO

We are closely watching as this war seems to be entertaining and one which might set the social media on fire.

A single mum of five, Dupe Alabi who was recently apprehended after she dumped her newborn baby just after delivery in Ogbomosho, Oyo state, has opened up on why she took the drastic decision to dump her own child.

In a chat with BBC Yoruba, Dupe said many years ago she got "married' to her first husband, a carpenter, with whom she had her first child. However, they had a big fight and she left the marriage when their child turned seven.

She told BBC that she moved out of his house to Ogbomosho where she started working at a canteen. She said it was there she met her second husband whom she had two children for, a boy and a girl.

According to her, while she was married to her second husband, her first husband kept on coming to her, insisting she must return to him. She said she refused since she was already married to another man.

Dupe said her second husband packed out of their matrimonial home and moved in with another lady after he got wind that her first husband was making advances at her and threatening to take her back. She said her second husband left her with three children and no source of income.

Dupe who could not hold back tears said she had to return to her parents' house with her three children and began to hawk some items just to make a living. She said her second husband refused to provide money for the upkeep of their children.

According to her, her first husband called her one day and informed her that he was willing to take her back with all her children. She told him she wouldn't be able to come as she has nowhere to send her children from her second marriage. She said her first husband asked her not to worry and promised to take care of all three children.

The distraught mum said she returned to him and had another child for him. According to her, they had another disagreement when he asked her to return the children from her second husband to him. When the demand became too much, she moved out of his house with her four children.

Dupe said a year and a half later, her first husband called her and asked her to come and collect some money for the upkeep of his children. She went and they had sex which resulted in her fifth pregnancy. When she realized she was pregnant, she reached out to him and he denied owning the pregnancy.

Ashamed and confused as to how she would take care of five children, Dupe said it was then she made up her mind to hide her pregnancy and dump the baby when she gives birth. She said she denied her pregnancy even when people who saw her asked if she was pregnant.

"On the 11th of August, when I had my baby, I did not not inform anybody. While I was having contractions, I went to the back of an abandoned building close to Akala Hospital in Oke Elerin. People go into the abandoned building to defecate and then throw it away.

That was where I stood and the baby came out. Panicking, I carried the baby and didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl. I just carried the baby and dropped it on the floor close the hospital where the workers can see the baby.

Then I hung around to see if anybody will carry the baby and hope that nobody will guess that I was the one who dropped the child.

After the baby was carried, I left for home. At about 8pm, I returned to my house. When I greeted them in my house, the husband of the woman who brought me to where I reside, surprising asked if I wasn't the one who gave birth and dumped the baby.

I wanted to deny but the man told me that my baby was in Akala hospital and that my mother is around and that everyone had been looking for me since morning. That was when I couldn't say anything anymore. I began to cry and I couldn't deny the fact that I wasn't the one that dropped the baby there''

The Local government chairman in Ogbomosho Central, Adeyinka Remi Oluwaseun, has taken over the upkeep of her baby and has also promised to provide her with a job within the council.

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And who tell you dey are beefing each other?

The Federal Government says state governments and school administrators should start making preparations for the full reopening of schools in the country.

Recall that schools in the country had been shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease.

However, the Federal Government announced the resumption of graduating pupils effective August 4, 2020, to write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination from August 17, 2020, through September 12, 2020.

But speaking on Thursday, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, during a briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, said the task force recommends phased return of students.

Aliyu said, “For educational institutions which include daycare, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. Educational institutions should begin the process of working towards potentially reopening within this phase.

“However, we strongly recommend that states conduct risk assessment to ensure all schools are at a level of compliance and create a monitoring mechanism to assess, create, and monitor this level of preparedness.

“Meanwhile, all daycares and educational institutions are to remain closed to in-classes until this level of risk is assessed. And if there will be opening of schools, it must be staged and preferably carried out in phases to ensure that this does not pose a risk to the general public and in particular to vulnerable groups that might end up getting infected by students going back home.”

Details later…

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The suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has written to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to be released on bail.

In a letter dated July 10, 2020, Magu’s legal representative, Oluwatosin Ojaomo, asked Adamu to grant bail to his client on “self recognizance”.

Magu was arrested on Monday and taken to the presidential villa in Abuja, where he was interrogated by an Ayo Salami-led panel headed by Ayo Salami, a retired president of the Appeal Court.

He has been in detention since Monday night, answering questions on embezzled recovered loot and selling of seized assets to associates.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, approved Magu’s suspension as acting chairman of EFCC.

The agency’s Director of Operations, Mohammed Umar, will take charge and oversee the activities of the Commission pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation.


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Ahead of the reopening of universities and others, the Federal Government has listed six conditions to be met by each school.

It said the six conditions are to protect pupils and students against Coronavirus.

It also asked all heads of schools to start putting measures in place to meet the terms.

Among other conditions, the government is demanding decontamination of all schools and new class sizes which will accommodate social and physical distancing.

The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba announced the conditions in Abuja at the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB).

Nwajiuba said: “While we Iook forward to easing the Iockdown which win ultimately lead to re-opening of our campuses, I urge all the Heads of Institutions not to wait till the announcement on reopening before putting in place all necessary measures in compliance with the protocols and advisories of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

“All Institutions must have (1) Hand-washing facilities, (2) Body temperature checks (3) Body disinfectants at all entering points to their major facilities including the gates, hosteis, classes, offices, etc. (4) The whole premises of each institution must be decontaminated and (5) All efforts must be geared toward maintenance of the highest level of hygiene (6) Ensure Social] Physical Distancing in class sizes and meeting spaces.

“Let me seize this opportunity to commend institutions that responded promptly with different innovations, including the manufacturing of some of the facilities that are required to attend to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

“I am elated with the efforts that led to the production of Ventilator, Body Disinfectant, Hand Washing and Liquid Dispensers, Body Temperature Gauges, and many more. These are manifestations of the abundance of talents in the country and the result of research.”

The Minister pleaded with parents to bear the continued closure of schools with the government.

He added: “As a member of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, let me assure all compatriots that the Government is very much concerned about the long Iockdown of the nation’s education institutions in particular and the economy in general.

” The Federal Government is doing everything possible to ensure that both lives and livelihood are given the top most priority that they deserve.

“We are aware that we must be alive to make a living while at the same time we are conscious that we must have a livelihood to stay a life.

“The Presidential Task Force is working assiduously with facts and figures that mirror the reality of our current situation and circumstance. We are making use of them to respond to the challenges in such a way that we can limit and manage the negative effects of the Pandemic. ”

In his opening address, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede said:” Out of 1,159,977 candidates who sat for UTME in 2019, about 612,557 were admitted.

He said about 510,957 admission spaces were unused.

Source;- https://mynewspage.com.ng/2020/06/16/fg-list-six-conditions-for-reopening-of-schools-varsities/

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has accused men and officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as well as those of the Nigeria Police Force of acts that encourage internet fraud, otherwise known as Yahoo-Yahoo, in Nigeria.

NANS alleged that operatives of the EFCC and the police do collect bribe from suspected internet fraudsters and set them free, instead of bringing them to book.

The students’ association was reacting to some arrests made by the EFCC and a unit of the police force on some campuses.

NANS spokesperson, Azeez Adeyemi, during a press briefing on Thursday in Abeokuta to commemorate the 2020 June 12 celebration, expressed displeasure that the security agents allegedly harass, intimidate and molest Nigerian youths, all in the name of arresting Yahoo-boys.

Adeyemi who spoke on different issues affecting the nation, said though NANS does not condone any act of criminality, activities of the EFCC and the police, he said, have been increasing the rate of internet fraud.

“We have watched with displeasure the manner at which some of our security agencies harass, intimidate and molest Nigerian youths all in the name of arresting internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo boys”, especially on our campuses.

“While we do not support and condone any act of criminality, we feel the manner at which the men of the Nigeria Police Force and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) carry out their operations is not only condemnable but also further increases the rate of internet fraud.

“Why did we say this? It is a public knowledge that some police officers and EFCC officials accept bribe from suspected internet fraudsters and later set them free.

This has further contributed to the increasing crime rate in the country because these fraudsters now know that their freedom can be bought and this has further encouraged them in perpetrating crime,” Adeyemi stated emphatically.

Speaking further, the NANS National PRO maintained that “if Nigerians must truly enjoy the dividends of democracy and reap the fruits of the labours of our heroes past, corruption must be kicked out of Nigeria.”

He posited that corruption has almost killed all the critical sectors of the Nigerian economy, adding that, “for many years, corruption seems impossible to defeat. But we believe that, with sincerity of purpose, selfless service and honesty which were the qualities of MKO Abiola, corruption will be defeated.

“Also, our politicians must be ready to make sacrifices and render selfless services. This is what late MKO Abiola, who fought for our democracy and paid for it with his life, was known for.”

He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his resolve to wage war against corruption, urging Nigerian youths to be patriotic and prayerful if the country must achieve her core objectives.

https://mynewspage.com.ng/2020/06/11/efcc-police-promoting-internet-frauds-in-nigeria-nans-alleges/

Following increased cases of rape in the country, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to impose life imprisonment on convicted rapists.

Dr Dipo Akomolafe, the Chairman of ASUU at the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, said life imprisonment would curb the criminal act in the country.

Akomolafe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Okitipupa that rape cases were rising because government was not enforcing the Criminal Code which recommended life imprisonment for convicted rapists and 14 years for attempted rape.

” Rape is a condemnable act which should not be tolerated in a decent society.

“Of recent, rape has been on alarming increase as most of the victims are killed by the peretrators who are, at times, known persons or family relations, in order just to cover their heineous crime.

“There is a law prohibiting rape and making it a criminal offence. Nigeria’s Criminal Code recommends life imprisonment for those convicted for rape and 14 years for attempted rape.

“This punishment is enough to create fear in the minds of potential perpetrators, if only the government can enforce the law.

” This will also reduce the act of rape and attempted rape in the society,” Akomolafe said.

(NAN)
https://mynewspage.com.ng/2020/06/11/impose-life-imprisonment-for-rapists-ASUU-tells-fg/

Fans of Afrobeat superstar, Wizkid can’t take it anymore as they hit the street, protesting for the album to be released with immediate effect.

It’s been a long time the singer promised his fans of a new album titled “Made In Lagos”. News of the album has kept fans awake all day and night in other to miss the link when it is released.

It is starting to look like a mirage as the singer hasn’t updated his fans on the supposed album. Quite a number of them have lost hope and may probably switch camps as the singer has already fallen below the pecking order in music business per billbiard’s calculations.

Some fans who can’t take it anymore have hit the street of Nigeria to protest on Wizkid’s decision to keep them in the dark about the forthcoming album. One angry protestor was seen with a placard with the inscription “Wizkid drop the already”!

This is a high level demand from a fan who is musically hungry and needs to be fed with good melodius tunes from the afrobeat genuis.

See the photo below:-

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Every three days on Twitter, there’s always that one person from either the 30 Billion Gang or Wizkid FC or Burna Boy “management” who comes online to resurrect the never-ending and tiring argument of who the better artist is. And maybe we are hypocrites or simply throwing stones at glass houses but today, we are going to be that one person. Well, that one person with a twist.

With no intentions of disrespecting the three kings who have no doubt put Nigerian and African music on the global map, we decided to settle this using the viral socialcred to see which of these superstars truly rule the streets of Twitter NG.

In one corner, with over 7 Million followers we have Davido; Leader of the 30 Billion Gang, occasional giver of 1 Million Naira, creator of the popular twitter meme “Edonfincho” and genius behind numerous chart-topping hits. According to the app, the ‘Sweet In The Middle’ crooner ranks as an A-Lister with an engagement rate of 0.09% and a 3:4 original post to retweet ratio. His tweets receive an average 40% positive response, 36% neutral response, and 24% negative response.

In another corner, with over 6 Million followers, we have Machala himself; President of Wizkid FC, per time Twitter comedian, the originator of the ‘Everywhere stew’ phase and mastermind behind countless Global hits. Just like Davido, Starboy ranks as an A-Lister with an equal engagement rate of 0.09% and a 1:2 original post to retweet ratio. The Nigerian Singer and Songwriter receives an average 26% positive, 56% neutral, and 18% negative response to his tweets and other related contents.

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The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has lifted the ban imposed on event centres in the Hospitality and Tourism industry due to the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, made this known during a live Instagram session on Sunday.

She explained that event centres are free to re-open for business provided they have registered with the state government through its newly introduced Register-to-Open initiative.

The commissioner noted that the initiative was meant to certify the safety preparedness of the event centres before they are allowed to re-open for business activities.
Responding to speculations relating to whether the number of persons allowed would exceed 20 persons, Akinbile-Yusuf, explained that at-most one-fifth of the capacity of the centre should house not more than 500 persons.

She said: “This depends on the size of the event hall, if it is going to one-fifth of the normal occupancy level of each venue, then that is fine but no matter how big the event hall, it cannot occupy more than 500 people at a time, that is what the guideline says.

Disloyalty and betrayal were the benchmark for the latest episode of the Pepper Dem reunion show.

The show featured housemates who Ebuka revealed had been involved in one pretentious or disloyal move while in the house. Interestingly, Ike, Mercy, Venita, Ella, Jackye, and Kim Oprah all had issues to get off their chests. Here are the highlights:

The Mercy, Ike and Ella love-triangle

For Mercy, Ella‘s attempt to remain friends with her while making a move at Ike rubbed her off the wrong way. In her defense, Ella revealed that while she had a thing for Ike, she took several seats upon realizing the lovebirds had it serious.

Ike on the other hand, admitted to being the play boy through the show. Citing Ella’s erratic behavior as a deterrent, the former housemate revealed he connected with Ella from outside the house but soon realized her tendency to become too emotional. So, he manipulated that flaw to stay ahead of the game.

Jackye’s Beef with Khafi

The show was the perfect time for Jackye to drag Khafi by the wig, ears and invisible tail for earning the top spot for disloyalty and pretentiousness. The disgruntled reality star accused Khafi of being the queen of side talks citing the one time Khafi brought up a conversation about Mercy’s body job. At this point, Kim interjected to accuse Jackye of enabling Khafi’s tendency to speak unpleasantly about fellow housemates.

Venita et al question Ella’s mental health

No one saw Venita’s take on Ella coming. The reality star and actress accused Ella of showing bipolar behaviour and defrauding fellow housemates. Things got heated up right after Venita implied Ella lied about her mother’s health after collecting contributions from the public and fellow housemates

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The Governor of #Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has banned football viewing centres from operating in the State, Pecohub has learnt

Akeredolu gave the order on Monday, while speaking at the weekly media chat at the Government House in Akure, the State capital

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He expressed his displeasure at how the residents were flouting restriction orders and the subsequent increase in the cases of COVID-19 in the state

The Governor, however, made it clear his government would not relent in efforts to continue enforcing the restriction.

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“All Premiership football viewing centres are hereby banned from operations until further notice. All religious organisations are to further ensure stringent implementation of the agreed guidelines for worship.

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has warned that a majority of Nigerians are still at risk of contracting the virus.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the PTF Mr Boss Mustapha gave the warning on Monday during the daily media briefing by the task force in Abuja.

Mustapha however charged all citizens to play their role in ensuring that the disease did not transmit easily by observing the guidelines and advisories so far provided to prevent transmission, noting that failure to prevent wide transmission would be deadly for the population.

“The PTF wishes to emphasize that a great majority of Nigerians are still susceptible to COVID-19, and if we allow it to transmit easily between us, it may be even more deadly.

“If everyone diligently observes the guidelines, we can collectively control the spread of the virus, and help to protect our health facilities as well as save lives”, he warned.

With regards to the reopening of worship centres across states over the last weekend, the SGF pointed out the need for religious leaders to strictly adhere to the guidelines issued by the PTF and the various modifications introduced by states, by guiding worshippers in their folds to take responsibility.

He said “over the last weekend, the ease of restriction on places of worship came into focus and that it is important to note that the guidelines gave states the latitude and the opportunity to negotiate protocols that meet their peculiarities.

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One of Davido’s workers Israel DMW has been called out over an alleged sexual assault during his service year in Osun state.

According to a lady identified as @Oyeronks on Twitter, the logistics manager to the pop star was allegedly stripped of his post during NYSC, because he allegedly assaulted a lady.

She made the allegation in response to Israel’s post on rape.

Israel had on Saturday made an update on social media advising women on how to deal with rape. In his post he advised that women go around with pepper spray just as they go with adult gadgets.

He Had Written:

“Pepper spray still the best Rape prevention tech. Ladies should always carry it along in their bags, same way they go around with vibrators, postinor 2, lip sticks, phone charger and the rest.

Reacting to his post on social media, the lady alleged that Israel DMW was stripped of a post he held during NYSC just because he sexually assaulted a lady.”

She Wrote:

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Three high-profile cases of rape in the past week has reopened a long-standing conversation on how to deal with rapists.

The rape and murder of Barakat Bello, a teenager in Ibadan, Oyo State is the latest to reignite national outrage against rapists in the past week.

18-year-old Bello was found raped and stabbed to death at the back of the home she shared with her family in the Akinyele area of Ibadan on Monday, June 1, 2020.

The deceased, described as a “nice and easy-going” girl by a family friend, was a student of the Federal College of Animal and Production Technology, Moor Plantation, Apata, Ibadan.

She joined the college last year to undertake the National Diploma programme in Science Laboratory Technology.

Onaolapo Farouq, another family friend, who taught her extra mural classes in preparation for her UTME before she joined the college, told Pulse that Bello was a decent student who was easy-going.

The deceased, the older of her parents’ two children, was also described by neighbours as a lively, respectful person who got along well with everyone in the area.

But that lively, respectful person was found sexually assaulted and dead in the comfort of her home, no idea of who could have done such a thing.

The spokesperson of the Oyo State Police Command, Fadeyi Olugbenga, told Pulse on Wednesday, June 3 that officers of the Moniya Division have already commenced investigations.

“The Police there are working on it and details will be communicated later,” he said.

The tragedy has left many residents reeling, as everyone is curious to understand how such an easy-going young lady became the victim of such a vicious crime.

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Even If You R*pe A Woman, Deny It – Twitter Influencer, Dehkunle Of Africa Is Heard Saying In Voice Note Leaked By Another Influencer



A lot has been going on on Twitter since last night with influencers exposing themselves and releasing receipts to back their claims.

One of the receipts released is a voice note that shows a Twitter influencer, Dehkunle of Africa, seemingly admitting that another influencer, Tife, is guilty of rape.

Recall that Tife’s story went viral when his ex-girlfriend accused him of rape.

In the voice note released by Ugwunna Ejikem who claims he’s a medical doctor, Dehkunle is heard expressing outrage after Tife took to Twitter to admit and apologize after his ex accused him of rape among other things.

Dehkunle mentioned in the voice note that you never admit to rape, no matter what, even if you did it.

Dehkunle said in the VN: “First of all, nobody in this earth should accept rape crime.

“Even if you rape girl, say you rape am, say girl wey you no know before, you carry am, beat am, beat am for bush, rape am, if the matter enter court or enter anything, you’re not meant to accept rape. It’s not something you… you must never accept it.

“You hear wetin I dey talk now, you must never accept rape. It’s something you must never accept.”

He added: “Even if you rape girl… you go deny now. There are some offense that you must deny them if you don’t want to have problem forever in your life, you have to deny them. You have to deny rape.”

Speaking about the rape accusation leveled against Tife by his ex-girlfriend, nicknamed Sansa on Twitter, Dehkunle said in the leaked voice note: “He did it now. He did it; the whole thing.”

On allegations that Tife released his ex-girlfriend’s nudes, Dehkunle said in the VN: “But the nude thing, he did it plain plain.”

After the voice note went viral, Dekunle allegedly called Ejikem, whose name is now trending on Twitter, and begged him to take it down.


Check Screenshot and leaked voice notes here;- https://mynewspage.com.ng/2020/06/03/even-if-you-rpe-a-woman-deny-it-twitter-influencer-dehkunle-of-africa-is-heard-saying-in-voice-note-leaked-by-another-influencer/

Hadiza Isma El-Rufai, the wife of Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai took to her Twitter page to openly ask her followers to suggest if she should start blocking trolls.

‘To block or not to block? That is the question.’ she asked.

Surprisingly, her husband, Governor Nasir El-Rufai replied her, saying: ‘Don’t honour them by blocking……mute them so they keep screaming and you don’t hear a sound!’

Governor?El-Rufai advises his wife Hadiza on how to deal with Twitter trolls?

Hadiza’s question comes days after she was called out for celebrating 80k followers on Twitter as #SouthernKaduna trended following the alleged killing of some residents of a community in the North West state.

The Kaduna First Lady was criticized for what was described as “lack of empathy” over the killings amid a campaign to raise awareness over the incident in the Kaduna community.

Check the Tweets here; https://mynewspage.com.ng/2020/06/03/governor-el-rufai-advises-his-wife-hadiza-on-how-to-deal-with-twitter-trolls/

A young woman was raped and murdered last night, June 2, in her home in Ibadan and Twitter users are calling for justice for her.

#JusticeForBarakat began trending this morning on Twitter following the rape and murder of Barakat Bello in Akinyele, Ibadan.

Barakat was a Science Laboratory Technology ND1 student of the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology Moore Plantation in Apata Ibadan, Oyo.

Below are tweets calling for justice.

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https://mynewspage.com.ng/2020/06/03/justice-for-barakat-trends-as-18-year-old-is-raped-and-murdered-at-home-in-ibadan/

Nigerian superstar Blessing Okagbare says that when she competes at the Rabat Diamond League, it feels like she is representing the whole of Africa.
Okagbare has competed at the Moroccan meet every year since it was incorporated into the Diamond League circuit four years ago, but she won for the first time there only last year, with a season’s best of 11.05 in the 100m.

In this interview Sunday evening,the sprint and long jump star bares her mind in the Rabat edition of the Wanda Diamond League Call Room…

You have competed in every single edition of the Rabat Diamond League, but you had to wait till last year to get your first ever win…

Okagbare: “When I first heard they were going to have a Diamond League in Rabat back in 2016, I was so happy. I love competing in general whichever place, wherever I go as an athlete. For me, Africa was more like home, and it was an honour to be part of it and to represent the continent – that was my first take for me going there. And every time I go there I hope I’m gonna do well especially as I feel I’m at home. It might not be Nigeria but it is Africa and I think I have lots of fans there as well, so I wanted to perform really well in front of them. But finally last year, I got a win… Ooh… laughter.(She ran 11.05 seconds in the 100m race to win ahead of Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josée Ta Lou who ran 11.09 seconds).
You competed there in 2017 and 2018. You struggled a bit in 2018, ran faster in 2017 and I don’t think you remember in 2018 you ran a 200m?

Okagbare: Ouch! I remember. It was an horrible race…

You actually started well that year before things turned awry. It was like an up and down season for you?

Okagbare: When I started 2018, my season was going amazingly great. But I don’t know what I did, and my body just went downhill with injury and I don’t know if most people were watching. It was like I was taking one and a half steps – not two steps every time I sprint. When I take a long step, the other step is short – people going forward, I feel like I’m going backwards. It was not something I wanted to do, but it was just what my body could do. With that, I was dealing with that part of the injury and my thyroid just go wack completely. So I was dealing with so much going on and my thyroid for me is – I just gained weight and it’s like what is going on? And before they could figure out what was happening, it was a little too late. They just said my thyroid was not completely dead, it was not performing at all. It was not! Because sometimes I just jog around and I’m tired – and I’m better than that, what’s going on? It just didn’t add up but with time we’ve been able to fix it. I was there (in Rabat), like I said I was taking this (racing) for Africa and I got to go. So that 200m for me was a bad one. I was tired even before I got to the finishing line – I was just waiting to finish the race, honestly. (She ran a mind boggling 23.42 seconds to place seventh in the race barely four months after she sped to a new 22.04 seconds personal best, the second fastest time in the world that year).

Continue Reading Here;- https://mynewspage.com.ng/2020/06/02/okagbare-i-have-mental-strength-going-for-me-lately-an-honour-representing-africa-interview/