Month: May 2020

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Tunde Bakare donates church malls in Lagos, Ogun as COVID-19 isolation centres

The serving overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare has donated three church buildings to the Lagos and Ogun state governments as isolation centres.

This was contained in a video broadcast shared on Sunday, May 10; with Tunde Bakare imploring other churches to do the same; rather than criticise the government for shutting down congregational worship.

He said he has not asked the churches to do what he himself has not done; stating that his church had donated their facilities to the government in Lagos, while a private residence in Abeokuta has been granted to the Ogun state government.

“This morning, I would like to bring ethical correction to some of the lamentations of certain people within the church over the ban of congregational worship in churches across the land, while markets and hospitals are allowed to operate,” Tunde Bakare said.

“I am so glad that no only churches are prevented now from congregating, the mosques also are lockdown.

“The government order to open the markets to operate for a few days is to prevent hunger; especially in the life of daily earners because the palliatives from the government cannot go to every citizen.”

Tunde Bakare also advised the church to be at the forefront of the campaign against COVID-19 and support the government; stating that there is no social distancing in the spirit.

“Those churches with multiple facilities, rather than their leaders criticising the government; they should collaborate with them.

“They must be prepared to offer some of their halls to governmental authorities; as isolation centres in support of the efforts of the government,” he added.

Bakare prayed for health workers and called on every Christian to make their homes, neighbourhood, and workplace as the new pulpits for preaching God’s word.

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Policemen Beat Up A Soldier For Refusing To Wear Face Mask In Benin

Reports reaching us according to PM News, there was pandemonium in Benin City, Edo State on Saturday, when a combined team of police and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps operatives, allegedly beat up a soldier, for not wearing face mask.

The incident occurred Saturday afternoon, at Lagos street, barely 24-hours after the state government shut down the street to all business activities over alleged refusal of traders and residents of the street to comply with the directives to participate in the ongoing screening and testing exercise for Coronavirus, as part of efforts to contain the pandemic.

It was gathered that trouble started when an unidentified military operative who was on the street was asked to put on his face mask.

An eyewitness who declined to mention his name said the soldier who was on military khaki short had an handkerchief on his neck and that his wife did not properly put on her face mask.

“On entering Lagos Street, the soldier and his wife were asked to wear their face mask by the policemen on duty. The soldier brought his ID card to identify himself but the police officer dismissed the ID card as fake.

“The soldier got infuriated when one of the police officer pushed his wife with a gun in a bid to force her to wear the face mask.

“Following the argument that ensued, the policemen descended on the soldier and injured him on the head with the butt of their gun,” he said.

Traders and passers-by were forced to run in different directions, as men of the Nigerian Army who later stormed the area, allegedly shot repeatedly into the air to scare the police and NSCDC officers.

Quick intervention by officers of the Nigerian Army and the State police command, quelled the situation.

The feuding parties were later driven to the nearby Oba Market Police division to resolve the issue.

The State Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, could not be reached on his mobile for for comment.

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See why Gov. Wike demolished two hotels

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has given reasons why he demolished Prodest Hotel in Alode and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne, both in Eleme Local Government Area of the state.

Wike said the hotels were demolished after it violated an Executive Order on COVID 19, despite warnings from the State government.
The Governor said that the focus on hotels was because one of the coronavirus cases in the state spread the virus from a hotel.
Wike who monitored the demolition of Prodest Hotel, Alode, Eleme said his action was in line with the Rivers State Government Executive Order 6, which banned the operation of hotels across the 23 Local Government Areas of the State.


Governor Wike told newsmen at the demolition scene that the law must be obeyed, hence the State Government’s decision to enforce it.
According to him; “Government has no alternative but to apply the Executive order which I signed before the lockdown of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt. I called all the Traditional Rulers and Council Chairmen and told them to ensure that no hotel operates in the State.
“We are not saying it will be forever. This is for now so that we know where we are. To reduce the cases and check the spread.
“Whether you are PDP or not, all we are saying is that nobody is above the law. If we can do this to a PDP person, then you know we are not discriminatory. Everyone must obey. Whether you are in the PDP, SDP or no party, you must obey the law. If any other person does the same thing, the same rule will apply.


“We said no hotel should operate within this period. Unfortunately, the PDP Youth Leader in Eleme joined others to flout the Executive Order. Therefore, the executive order will be applied.
“We said if any hotel operates, the government will bring down that hotel. We are doing what we have told people that we are going to do.
“Nobody wants to obey any rules. We are saying just for now, keep off, let us see how we can keep our people safe.
“Look at the rate of infections, most of these people are found in hotels. Look at the man that died, he was at Mingi Hotel in Rumumasi. Due to that contact, we have had other seven cases.
“People should help us and support the Government for Rivers people to be safe. The Security Council will meet to review the strategies and achievements or setbacks, moving forward.


“All we are doing is to protect our people. Some people may not like our strategies, but our objective is to achieve results. ”
Governor Wike reiterated his declaration that no hotel should operate anywhere in the state, adding that the Managing Director of the hotel at Onne has been arrested.

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COVID-19: Governors playing politics with Almajiri – Ganduje accuses El-Rufai, others

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has accused his counterparts in the North of playing politics with the evacuation of Almajiri and their COVID-19 status.

Some of the Almajiris had tested positive to COVID-19 upon arrival in their States of origin.
Recall that Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has been alleging that a number of Almajiri children from Kano were confirmed positive for coronavirus on arrival in Kaduna.

However, Ganduje, during his daily COVID 19 regular press briefing, said that some of the Almajiri deported back to Kano, also tested positive to the virus but he did not want to politicise it as other governors were doing.
“Yes, some of the Almajiri that were brought from other States to Kano State were confirmed positive of the virus, some of them that were taken to other States were confirmed positive.


“The only difference is that Kano State is not playing politics out of it and therefore did not come out to say that the children brought from Bauchi, brought from Plateau or brought from other States have tested positive.
“Certainly, what they need is not publicity, what they need is attention because the infection had already taken place. So there is nothing we can do about that,” he said.
The Governor explained further that Almajiri were already positive with the virus from the States where they were deported from.

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COVID-19: 160 Nigerians Evacuated From The U.S. Arrived Abuja

A total of 160 Nigerians evacuated by the Nigerian Missions in the United States have arrived at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Daily Sun reports.

Kimiebi Ebienfa of the Crises Monitoring and Public Communications Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed the details of the arrival in a terse message in Abuja.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while confirming the arrivals, said the evacuees consist of 92 males and 60 females, including eight infants.

Present at the Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, United States, to witness their departure, were the Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande; the Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Ambassador Samson Itegboje, the Consul General, Consulate General of Nigeria, New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, amongst others.

The Ethiopian flight ET8509 Boeing 787 aircraft departed New Jersey on May 9th at 7:15 pm and was expected to arrive Abuja Sunday, May 10th at 11:15 am.

“Update of Evacuation of Nigerians from New York, United States of America. The breakdown is as follows: 92 male, 60 female, 8 infants. Total: 160. The flight is expected to arrive the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 11.00 am today Sunday,” Ebienfa disclosed.
Earlier in a statement dated May 9th, the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York said, on arrival, all returnees shall be transported by the Federal Government from the airport to the designated quarantine centres for the compulsory fourteen days period.

“During this period, all returnees will be tested for COVID-19 and will also be re-tested at the end of the quarantine period. Only those that test negative will be allowed to retrieve their passports from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), while positive cases will be transferred to designated Isolation Centers for treatment,”  the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York said.

The Consulate General further said returnees would be responsible for planning their own travel arrangements from Abuja to their respective destinations within Nigeria after the compulsory

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#COVID19Plateau: Gov. Lalong Promise to take all necessary measures in curtailing further spread of COVID-19

As Covid-19 cases in Plateau State rise to 17, with one discharged, Governor Simon Bako Lalong is asking citizens of the State not to panic, but to continue to strictly adhere to regulations put in place to contain the disease and curtail community spread.
Governor Lalong while responding to the rise in the number of cases said the development calls for concerted efforts to achieve effective contact-tracing and stop community spread which is now the major challenge.


He said, “My message to the people of Plateau State is to commend them for complying with the regulations we put in place. If we had not taken the steps we adopted, the situation will have been more worrisome. This is the time to concentrate on contact tracing to be able to ascertain the magnitude of the pandemic on our people. The best thing is to check and address it instead of sitting and arguing. Already, the index case has been treated ad discharged while the others are doing well.”
He urged citizens of the state to continue to comply with the guidelines for restriction of movement, use of face marks, adhering to social distancing and observing hygiene and sanitation requirements.


“We are now going into aggressive enforcement of the regulations we rolled out as that is the best way for us to contain the rising cases. From all the cases we have, there is none that originated within the State. All of them are from people who sneaked into the State from our borders despite the closure. We will not allow this to continue especially at this time that we are doing contact tracing and working hard to curb community spread,” he said.
Governor Lalong also described as unfortunate the situation where some people violate laid down regulations aimed at tackling the virus and try to persuade others to disregard Government directives on the claim that covid-19 is not real.
“It is sad and unfair for people to take this position and try to instigate others to disregard our regulations. Covid-19 is real and for me, I lost two friends recently, one in Lagos and the other in Bauchi. They were both classmates and lawyers. Let us not put people at risk by not only being careless, but discouraging them from doing the right thing. I appeal to our people to take serious precaution and stay at home while observing all the regulations”, the Governor said.


Lalong also reminded the citizens of the State that the total lockdown in the State earlier relaxed resumes midnight of Sunday 10th May 2020, and violators will be arrested and prosecuted.
He also reiterated that all exempted motorists coming into the State will not be allowed in after 6pm until the next day 7am when they will be thoroughly screened and certified before entry.

Dr. Makut Simon Macham, ANIPR
Director Press & Public Affairs to the
Governor of Plateau State.
10th May 2020.

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PLATEAU STATE GOVERNOR SPEAKS ON RISING COVID-19 CASES IN THE STATE;VOWS TO PUT IN MEASURES TO CUT SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.

As Covid-19 cases in Plateau State rise to 17, with one discharged, Governor Simon Bako Lalong is asking citizens of the State not to panic, but to continue to strictly adhere to regulations put in place to contain the disease and curtail community spread.
Governor Lalong while responding to the rise in the number of cases said the development calls for concerted efforts to achieve effective contact-tracing and stop community spread which is now the major challenge.
He said, “My message to the people of Plateau State is to commend them for complying with the regulations we put in place. If we had not taken the steps we adopted, the situation will have been more worrisome. This is the time to concentrate on contact tracing to be able to ascertain the magnitude of the pandemic on our people. The best thing is to check and address it instead of sitting and arguing. Already, the index case has been treated ad discharged while the others are doing well.”
He urged citizens of the state to continue to comply with the guidelines for restriction of movement, use of face marks, adhering to social distancing and observing hygiene and sanitation requirements.
“We are now going into aggressive enforcement of the regulations we rolled out as that is the best way for us to contain the rising cases. From all the cases we have, there is none that originated within the State. All of them are from people who sneaked into the State from our borders despite the closure. We will not allow this to continue especially at this time that we are doing contact tracing and working hard to curb community spread,” he said.
Governor Lalong also described as unfortunate the situation where some people violate laid down regulations aimed at tackling the virus and try to persuade others to disregard Government directives on the claim that covid-19 is not real.
“It is sad and unfair for people to take this position and try to instigate others to disregard our regulations. Covid-19 is real and for me, I lost two friends recently, one in Lagos and the other in Bauchi. They were both classmates and lawyers. Let us not put people at risk by not only being careless, but discouraging them from doing the right thing. I appeal to our people to take serious precaution and stay at home while observing all the regulations”, the Governor said.
Lalong also reminded the citizens of the State that the total lockdown in the State earlier relaxed resumes midnight of Sunday 10th May 2020, and violators will be arrested and prosecuted.
He also reiterated that all exempted motorists coming into the State will not be allowed in after 6pm until the next day 7am when they will be thoroughly screened and certified before entry.

Dr. Makut Simon Macham, ANIPR
Director Press & Public Affairs to the
Governor of Plateau State.
10th May 2020.

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Jigawa state government confirms mysterious deaths of 92 persons within one week in a local govt area. Rules out COVID19 complications

The committee constituted by the Jigawa state government to investigate the mysterious deaths in Hadejia local government area in the state, says investigation so far has shown that 92 bodies were buried in the two cemeteries in the area in just one week.

Two days ago, there were fears in the state after it was reported that persons who are over the age of fifty, have died in one week.

Chairman of the state’s investigation committee, Dr Abdulwahab Mohammed. who spoke to newsmen today May 7, said only one of the deceased had symptoms of COVID19.

 ”We went to Hadejia together with WHO and NCDC to find out what exactly was happening. We collected three sets of data. We collected data from the hospitals over a week period indicating how many people have died.

We found out that there were a total of 44 deaths in the General hospital from on the 28th of April to 5th of May. That was the data from the hospital.

We also went to the community. We were able to do community survey and find out the total number of death. We discovered that there were 46 deaths within that same period.

We now said there is no data evidence of deaths than the graves where these people were buried. There are only two cemeteries in the community. We went there and with the assistance of the undertakers, we were able to count the number of graves that were made over that one week and we discovered that there were 92 graves.

None of them had history of travel to any state where there are cases of COVID and none of them also had history of contact with anyone that was suspected or confirmed to be having COVID.

70% of the deceased had pre-existing illnesses like Diabetes, dementia, Chronic kidney disease.

It is only one of them that had symptoms that were suggesting of COVID19” he said

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Justice Plea For Late Mr. Cletus Danjuma Fwanzem [Must Read Touching Story in Plateau state]

A Plea for Justice for Late Mr. Cletus Danjuma Fwanzem [Must Read Touching story from Plateau State]

Late Mr Cletus Danjuma Fwanzem murdered by unknown gunmen in shendam local government of Plateau state

A night that brought pain in the heart and minds of everyone who loved the deceased Mr. Cletus Danjuma Fwanzem.

Mr. Cletus was born and raised in Sabon Layi Lakushi of Shendam local government area by his parents and five siblings. He was known for uprightness at whatever he did.

Mr Cletus Danjuma Fwanzem

Mr Cletus Danjuma Fwanzem and friends

In the cause of his stay in Sabon Layi-Lakushi he was made the youth leader after which he was appointed as village head.

This position came with a lot of enemies who made several attempts to take his life in any way they could, first by attacking his house at night taking all he had, sending hired killers to his house, destroying his farm and charging him of rape, stealing and kidnapping and not once was he found guilty of any of these charges against him.

On the 22nd of April 2020 exactly one month and one week after his release from police custody he was shot by unknown gun men who attacked him in the village at his cousin’s house/place of business, where he was shot four times.

See photos below ;

Mr Cletus Danjuma Fwanzem

Dead body of Mr Cletus Danjuma Fwanzem

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