Angry Katsina Youths Set Ablaze Buhari, APC billboards

Violence erupted today at Yantumaki, Katsina over insecurity and killings. 

youths in the area burnt APC billboards and flags in the area. 

In a video that was released by Saharareporters, the youths could be heard chanting ‘ba ma yi APC’ meaning ‘we reject APC.’

Yantumaki is a town in Danmusa LGA where a district head was killed weeks ago as a recent attack claimed lives of a couple of people with many left injured.

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies of ‘cardiac arrest’ at 55

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says.
He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, officials say.
After 15 years in power, Mr Nkurunziza was due to step down in August.
In 2015, the announcement that he would run for a third term plunged the country into chaos.

Emeka Nwajiuba, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Education, has suggested that schools may reopen after the ban on interstate travel has been lifted nationwide.
The ban was placed by the Federal government as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the country.
The Minister said this at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID19 today June 8.
According to the Minister, teachers and students will have to be able to have access to roads to travel back to their schools for academic activities to resume. He also said that schools will not be allowed to open unless medical experts have given their nod for resumption of academic activities.
In his words

“YOU HEARD ABOUT NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES THAT REOPENED AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN. YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT NUMBERS SPIKING AS A RESULT OF REOPENING THE SCHOOLS. OF ALL THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO DO, I WOULDN’T WANT TO EXPERIMENT WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
WHAT WE ARE PLANNING IS TO ACTUALLY BRING IN THOSE EXIT YEARS FIRST AS SOON AS THOSE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF THE BLOCKADE LIFT IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN OPEN OUR SCHOOLS IF TEACHERS CANNOT COME.
SO, WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMEWHERE AFTER WHEN THIS INTERSTATE LOCKDOWN IS LIFTED BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE THAT KIND OF OPENNESS FOR EVEN THE CHILDREN TO MOVE” HE SAID

Let EFCC probe corrupt allegations against your Speaker, HEDA tells Lagos Assembly

An anti-corruption advocacy group, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) on Sunday faulted the composition of the panel of inquiry put in place by the Lagos State House of Assembly to probe the corruption allegations against its Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.

In a statement issued by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the advocacy group argued that the allegations against the speaker were criminal and should be handled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Obasa had on Saturday appeared before the panel to defend himself on the allegations that least 64 bank accounts were discovered and linked to his Bank Verification Number (BVN).

The accounts, according to the petitioner, were registered with various names to siphon public funds.

Speaking on the matter, HEDA said the House panel could not reach a just outcome as it allegedly comprised of Obasa’s cronies.

The group described the proceedings of the investigating panel as a shenanigan, designed to arrive at a predetermined outcome.

The statement read: “The panel set up by the Lagos State House of Assembly is made up cronies of the Speaker. There is no way justice will be delivered to the people of Lagos, whose resources Obasa was said to have pillaged.

“Under the principle of fair process, the House is unfit to be a judge in its own case by constituting a committee to investigate allegations of crime against it.

“The Speaker cannot constitute a committee of his loyalists, many of whom have defended him on these allegations through the vote of confidence passed on him and expect any iota of seriousness or credibility attached to the committee or its recommendations. This simply goes without saying.

“The allegations against the Speaker are criminal in nature and completely outside the parliamentary power of the Assembly. We have directed these petitions to the appropriate law enforcement agencies for their actions. It would be honourable for the Assembly to allow these agencies to discharge their statutory responsibilities of investigating this matter.”

Nigerian singer, Simi has welcomed a baby girl with her husband Adekunle Gold

The couple welcomed their baby on May 30, as confirmed in an Instagram post shared by the excited mother. She also disclosed that they’ve named their baby girl ‘Adejare’. 

Simi wrote; 

ADEJARE.

IT’S LIKE FREE-FALLING – THIS UNENDING, SOUL SNATCHING, INFINITE, MIND-BOGGLING LOVE.

DEJA, MY BABY GIRL, I GOT YOU. I PROMISE. NOW AND FOREVER. SO HELP ME GOD.  5.30.2020

Rape: An Insecurity To Female Gender
By Taiwo Noah Jesuponmile

The legal definition of rape has changed substantially since the late 20th century. Rape is often explained or excused as a manifestation of racial, ethnic and class hatred or as stemming from a patriarchal system in which women are viewed as the property of men.
Whatever it’s origin, Rape is a serious Crime and it is treated as a felony in most countries with common-law system.
It has been seen in recent time that victims of rape choose not to report the crime to police or press charges due to humiliation.
It is no more a news in Nigeria, the incidents of rape we are having in recent days. Both Young and old are facing rape from all part of the country.
It is no more a news that one of our Nigeria students from Uniben UWA Omozua, a 22 years old microbiology student was raped and murdered by unknown men in a church at Edo state.
Bello Barakat of Federal college of Animal health and production Technology, Moore Plantation, Apata Ibadan was assaulted and murdered at her resident situated at Akinyele.
An aged woman of age 70 was assaulted before been rescued by her neighbors. Jennifer a girl of 12years was raped by 11 men at Jigawa.
All this as caused a security treat to the country at large and this as brought fear to our female genders in the Nation at large.
As a good citizen of Nigeria, let’s rise to defend our female genders, let’s all rise up to fight Rape in our dear Country,because Victims of Rape are been affected with trauma which also make them feel inferior in the society and it will also be a forever scar in their heart.
My message to the rapist is that they should desist from this behavior, female counterparts should be treated with love and care, because 5 mins for you, it’s forever for them.
To Nigeria Government, The power and strategies to curb this immoral behavior is there, bring all the culprit to book.
To my fellow Nigerians, let’s treat rape victims with love and care. They are human like us.

Justice for UWA
Justice for Jennifer
Justice for Barakat
Justice for all rape Victims

Solidarity,

Comrade Taiwo Noah Jesuponmile
The National General Secretary of Yoruba student association of Nigeria.

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Covid19 patient who escape treatment arrested while selling Okirika in the market

A female Coronavirus patient who escaped from getting treatment was arrested on Saturday evening at the popular Oja-Oba market in Akure while selling second-hand clothes popularly known as ‘okrika’. 

The lady was diagnosed with the deadly disease in Imo State before she travelled down to the Ondo State capital without submitting herself for treatment.

The Independent reported that Ondo state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro said Imo and Ondo Governments mounted surveillance for the patient upon discovering that she escaped. 

Dr. Adegbenro said while the patient is being treated at the state Infectious Disease Hospital, in Igbatoro road, Akure, contact tracing of the patient’s family, friends, and neighbours had begun. Those who transacted business with the woman have also been urged to report for come in for testing. 

FG Comment on School resumption

Several fake news is flying across the internet claiming school might resume late July.
According to Ehanire, while addressing journalists during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja over the weekend, said no date had been fixed for reopening of schools.
“There is no fixed date on schools’ resumption. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is studying the situation, carrying out reviews every two and four weeks to access the situation and judge when it is safe.
“The Federal Government is taking very seriously the balance between safety and preventing disease explosion, and the opening of schools.
“We are encouraging schools to embrace online training and education as much as possible.
“As soon as the details are established and the risk of transmission is measured and established, then schools will reopen.
“We are aware of what is happening in neighbouring countries through the organ known as the West Africa Health Organisation.
“Few days ago, we held an inter-ministerial meeting of the ministers of health of the West African region to compare notes, review strategies, understand how others are tackling their problems, and reach a common ground on how to protect our region.
“We also consider how to do procurement together to reduce cost and how to share materials that we get from donations to the region.
“The protocol for border activities is also being studied. We have, through WAHO, worked out protocols on how border crossings will be conducted, particularly passenger transport.
“It has not been opened but we are working out the opening protocols and the measures that need to be taken for countries to protect themselves.”

Sokoto Discharges all 101 Covid19 patients

Sokoto is currently COVID-19 free after discharging all 101 isolated Coronavirus patients in the state. 

The state’s commissioner for health, Dr Ali Inname also disclosed that the state recorded 14 Coronavirus deaths at a news conference.  He said the first index case was recorded on April 19 with 731 samples collected, while 655 contacts completed a 14 day follow up.

Inname explained that the Sokoto State Taskforce Committee on COVID-19 which he heads, received 839 alerts from across the state and that all of them were investigated. He added that the patients were from eight local government areas of the state. 

Men constituted 85 per cent of the patient population, while women made up the remaining 24 per cent. 

The commissioner who advised residents of the state to observe safety guidelines to curb the spread of Coronavirus, said that the committee’s activities would continue as many test results were still pending.