The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Funke Akindele for hosting a party in contravention of the government – ordered lockdown .
The Lagos State Public Relations Officer , Bala Elkana , reports gathered that the actress had been taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department , Panti , Yaba .
Reports gathered, “ Yes , we have Funke Akindele and we are looking for the others. She has been taken to SCID . ”
It was learnt that policemen arrived in Amen Estate off Lekk – Epe Expressway in about three patrol vehicles Akindele, popularly known as Jenifa, who is married to singer, Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz , held a party in his honour on Saturday .
Singer, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, also graced the party which had over 20 others in attendance.
Thousands of Nigerians on social media called for the arrest Akindele, popularly called ‘ Jenifa’ .
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Kyle Walker is facing disciplinary action from Manchester City after reportedly breaking coronavirus lockdown conditions by hosting a “ sex party ” even though he has advised people to stay at home .
The England defender , 29 has apologised after the Sun newspaper reported that he invited two call girls to his flat on Tuesday.
On Wednesday Walker posted on social media, urging the public to follow government guidelines on social distancing .
Britain reported 621 more deaths from COVID – 19 as of 1600 GMT on Saturday , taking the total toll to 4 , 934 .
“ I want to apologise to my family , friends, football club , supporters and the public for letting them down , ” Walker said in a statement .
“ There are heroes out there making a vital difference to society at the moment and I have been keen to help support and highlight their amazing sacrifices and life -saving work over the past week . ”
Walker is the second high -profile Premier League player to have been caught flouting the government ’ s guidelines after Aston Villa ’ s Jack Grealish .
The Villa captain went to a party last weekend and was pictured next to a road in slippers , just hours after he posted a video urging fans to stay safe at home on social media.
Grealish apologised and was fined and disciplined by Villa .
Football is on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak and City will now look into Walker ’ s conduct.
A club statement said : “Our staff and players have been working to support the incredible efforts of the NHS (National Health Service ) and other key workers in fighting the effects of the COVID – 19 coronavirus in any way we can .
Kyle ’ s actions in this matter have directly contravened these efforts .
“ We are disappointed to hear the allegations, note Kyle ’ s swift statement and apology , and will be conducting an internal disciplinary procedure in the coming days. ”
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Recently , it was believed that musician and son of the legendary Afrobeats maestro , Fela Anikulapo- Kuti , Seun , took a dig at singer, Burna Boy , after the latter declared that no artiste paved the way for him
Seun Kuti said it was wrong to accuse him of criticising his colleague.
He said , “ I didn’ t disagree with Burna Boy .
Why would I disagree with someone about his own life ?
That would be wrong . I don’ t want people to misinterpret what I wrote independently .
I am not personal with my issues . African music has always been a large family for me .
So , it is impossible for me not to pay homage to many great African artistes , especially when many of them have impacted our lives directly .
It is a form of disrespect when someone makes a blanket statement and people try to attach it to one person .
We are Africans and we are respectful people .
Unlike politics , our musical ancestry has been very loyal and patriotic and we also give them that loyalty and respect .
For me , I really respect the African music ancestry, so I wouldn’ t criticise Burna Boy . ”
The Grammy Awards nominee also noted that the coronavirus pandemic had exposed the failings of the country’ s healthcare system.
He added , “ There are microbiologists and epidemiologists that graduated from our universities.
Those are the people that should be speaking up now but because Nigeria did not give them the opportunity to fulfill their potentials , many of them are now fashion designers , shoemakers and chefs .
In a country without the right ratio of doctors to citizens, it goes without saying that the healthcare system is overwhelmed .
The elite are going to be exposed for the hypocrites that they are.
So far, nobody has donated the equivalent of the cost of a private jet to Nigeria (to fight the pandemic).
Meanwhile , they have made billions off Nigerians.
Every Nigerian billionaire is a product of Nigeria ’ s commonwealth .
There is nothing special they have added to us .
(Rather) , we are the ones that have made their lives better ; yet , at a time like this , you would see them donating what I consider to be stipends.
So , they cannot invest the cost of one private jet in our lives?
Since 1999 that this new democratic dispensation has been creating new billionaires,
how many of them have come together to create even one good hospital ?
And since the coronavirus pandemic started ,
how many of them have come up with long – term solutions?
Meanwhile , these same people donate billions to political parties during elections.
We all need to wake up and to try to make government find a way out of this because the solution is not just sharing hand sanitisers.
There are many African people that do not have access to clean water and without water at all.
There is no proper sanitation . Without water, we cannot talk about hygiene . ”
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The International Air Transport Association says as revenue losses mount in Nigeria , about 91, 380 jobs in the nation ’ s aviation industry are on the line.
In a country specific analysis of the effects of COVID – 19 on airlines’ operations , IATA said Nigeria would record 3 . 5 million fewer passengers , resulting in a $ 0 . 76 bn revenue loss, risking 91, 380 jobs and $ 0 . 65bn in contribution to the country’ s economy .
The association had earlier predicted that the disruption to air travel due to the continued spread of coronavirus would cost Nigeria ’ s aviation industry over $ 434 m in revenue, 22, 200 jobs and approximately 2 . 2 million passengers up from the 853 , 000 losses in passenger volumes and $ 170 m loss in base revenue projected in early March .
IATA called for an urgent action from the government to provide financial relief to airlines as the latest scenario for potential revenue loss by carriers , especially in Africa reached $ 4 bn .
“ This translates into a drop of industry revenues of 32 per cent for Africa for 2020 as compared to 2019, ” IATA said .
The association noted that to minimise the broad damage that the losses would have across African economies , it was vital that governments stepped up their efforts to aid the industry .
IATA said , “ Many governments in the region have committed to provide relief from the effect of COVID – 19.
And some have already taken direct action to support aviation but more help is needed . IATA is calling for a mixture of direct financial support , loans , loan guarantees , support for the corporate bond market and tax relief.
“ The air transport industry is an economic engine, supporting up to 8 . 6 million jobs across Africa and the Middle East and $ 186 bn in the GDP .
Every job created in the aviation industry supports another 24 jobs in the wider economy . Governments must recognise the vital importance of the air transport industry , and that support is urgently needed . ”
According to the association , airlines are fighting for survival in every corner of the world as travel restrictions and evaporating demand mean that aside from cargo, there is almost no passenger business .
It explained that failure by governments to act now would make the crisis longer and more painful , adding that airlines had demonstrated their value in economic and social development and governments needed to prioritise them in rescue packages.
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As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria rises , with fear that the infection rate could get worse , private healthcare providers in Lagos said they have seen at least five patients with suspected symptoms of the virus in their facilities .
According to the health workers , the patients were identified at the entrance gate of their facilities during a compulsory health screening required of any patient accessing their facilities for healthcare before they are allowed to come in.
They said the compulsory health screening , which included body temperature check , was part of measures to contain COVID – 19.
Some private laboratories and hospitals in Lagos State on Monday and findings revealed that operators are not leaving anything to chance in identifying patients with symptoms of the virus.
At the Eko Hospital, Ikeja , Lagos , Acting Chief Nursing Officer , Mrs . Fidelia Anele , said the hospital had seen a suspected case of coronavirus .
Anele said , “We have put measures in place to screen every patient at the gate before he / she is allowed to enter the hospital .
We check their body temperature and the instruction is that any temperature above 37. 5 ’ C, a medical professional should be alerted.
“ We have a form that every patient accessing our facility must fill out. It contains their name , travel history and health issues .
“ We usually ask about the symptoms that brought them to the hospital such as coughing and difficulty in breathing . ”
“ We score all these symptoms over 10. If you score two over 10, we will allow you to come in.
“ But since we started , we have only seen one suspected case of COVID – 19 at the gate .
And immediately, he was directed to go to the Mainland
Hospital , an infectious facility at Yaba , Lagos , which currently houses persons undergoing treatment for COVID – 19 .
“That was the only suspected case that we have seen so far, ” she explained .
At R – Jolad Hospital, Gbagada , Director of Nursing Services of the private secondary healthcare facility , Bolanle Ipaye , said the hospital had seen three suspected coronavirus cases who came to the hospital on their own for medical examination , having traveled out of the country recently .
“ They came on their own because they felt they were sick and they told us they traveled and that they were feeling sickly .
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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has disclosed that no licence has been issued for 5G in Nigeria.
In a statement released on Saturday April 4 to counter rumors circulating on social media that 5G technology causes Coronavirus, Pantami stated that the Buhari-led administration will never seek technological advancement at the expense of the health and welfare of its citizens
He revealed that a three-month study trial had commenced on November 25 “in order to critically review and study the health and security implications of deploying 5G in Nigeria”. Pantami who disclosed that the trial has been concluded, added that the reporting process is currently ongoing.
The statement reads in parts; “The National Frequency Management Council (NFMC) of which I am the Chairman, has not deliberated on or released any bulk frequency spectrum for the deployment of 5G.
“As part of the study trial process, I directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure that a team of experts, security agencies and other stakeholders fully participate in the trial process and my office also invited these agencies to participate in the trial.
“Government will not act on the speculations only, but rather we will take an informed decision on 5G after due consultation with experts and the public. I have also directed the NCC to engage citizens on any questions or concerns they may have regarding 5G.
“I wish to thank the general public for reaching out to us on this issue. We advise you all to remain rest assured that government will always take the welfare, health and security of the public into account while considering the deployment of any technology.”
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The wedding ceremony of Naseeba Badaru and Fatima Badaru Abubakar, nieces of Governor of Jigawa State Muhammed Badaru, was attended by only seven people in compliance with measures enforced by authorities to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The governor’s media aide, Auwal Sankara disclosed that the wedding ceremonies of Umar Murtala Adamu and Naseeba Badaru Abubakar and also Najib Usman Shehu and Fatima Badaru Abubakar was held at the Governors residence in Kano state.
He further revealed that only 7 people attended the event as the state had earlier restricted large gatherings of people in a bid to curb the spread of the disease.
The Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has today gives out his nieces for marriage while observing social distance and the maximum limit of nine participants in a wedding ceremony.
The wedding which took place in the Governors residence in Kano state sees to Umar Murtala Adamu and Naseeba Badaru Abubakar and also Najib Usman Shehu and Fatima Badaru Abubakar tying the knot as man and wife without much crowd.
Recall, that the state government has ordered the suspension of all ceremonies except for marriage which is limited to few individuals which include three representatives from both sides of the family.
However, the Governor is leading from the front as all measures are being observed in the process of the marriage of one of his own.
Remember, the only vaccine for this pandemic is practicing personal hygiene with regular hand washing, and social distancing.
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Former Barcelona and Spain star Xavi Hernandez and his wife have donated one million euros ($ 1 . 08 million ) to the city’ s Hospital Clinic to help the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
“ Xavi Hernandez and Nuria Cunillera have made a donation of one million euros to the clinic to face up to COVID – 19. Thanks a lot for your help and support … All together, we will get there, ” the hospital tweeted on Saturday .
“ Nuria and I , we support the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona ’ s fight against the coronavirus .
Thanks to the donations they are receiving, the hospital has acquired equipment for patients and healthcare professionals , ” Xavi said in a video posted on his Twitter account .
The former World Cup winner and two – time European champion with Spain is currently in charge of Al – Sadd in Qatar and turned down an approach from Barcelona in January after the club sacked Ernesto Valverde.
Lionel Messi , Pep Guardiola , Rafael Nadal and Pau Gasol are among several Spanish sports stars to have donated or led fundraising campaigns to help combat the deadly virus .
Spain , which is under a near -total lockdown , on Saturday recorded a second successive daily fall in coronavirus -related deaths with 809 fatalities.
The total number of deaths in the country stands at 11, 744 , second only to Italy.
The number of new Spanish cases also slowed at 7 , 026 , taking the total to 124 , 736 .
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A Pastor was paraded by residents of a South-West state after being nabbed packing human faeces.
When questioned, the Pastor first claimed he wanted to use the faeces for an experiment before stating that he needed it as a fertilizer.
When asked why he didn’t use that of his children or church members, he said members are no longer coming to church at this time.
However after one the residents pointed out that he could have used the faeces his members excreted before now, the Pastor defended himself by saying he never needed it then but needs it now
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A Nasarawa state-based housewife, Rosemary Osegba Clem, has said she has no regrets hacking her mother in-law, Mrs Ashi Clem, to death in Abena community in Doma Local Government Area of the state on March 18, over the woman’s interference in her marriage.
In an interview with The Nation, Rosemary said she and Abaagu Clem, a farmer and trader, got married in February 2016 but the marriage was yet to produce a child.
According to Rosemary, her and her mother in-law became sworn enemies the day Clem, an only child, introduced her as his wife to be.
Rosemary says efforts by her mother-in-law to get Clem not to marry her, proved abortive as he stood his ground, insisting she was the one for him.
Clem’s decision to defy his mother and go ahead with the marriage allegedly didn’t go well with his mother as she allegedly swore never to allow the marriage to work.
Rosemary said her mother in-law never hid her hatred for her as every little issue they had was easily amplified to a major issue, resulting in a quarell and physical fight in many cases.
According to Rosemary, her inability to bear a child for her husband saw her mother in-law mounting pressure on him to take another wife.
She said her husband at a time began yielding to his mother’s pressure and was introduced to a girl who started living with her mother in-law.
The imminent threat to her marriage forced her to take her mother in-law’s life as she could not share him with another woman.
Rosemary fetched an axe in the early hours of Saturday, March 18, 2020, walked into her mother-in-law’s room and hacked her to death in her asleep. Rosemary in the interview said she is ready to face the consequences.
“My mother-in-law made life unbearable for me because I could not bear a child for her son. It has been hell for me from day one of this marriage.
My mother-in-law did everything humanly possible for me to leave the marriage.
She always swore that if indeed she was my husband’s mother, she would not allow the marriage to work.
I did everything humanly possible to appease her, but it was all to no avail.
She insisted that I must leave the house and that her son must get married to another girl.
True to her threats, she went as far as getting another girl for my husband.
I also blame my husband for telling his mother everything about our private matters, including sex, finance and other issues.
My husband always complained that I refused him sex most times, even though I told him that I’m not the type that likes to have sex all the time.
I don’t have sexual feelings like other women because I was circumcised. But I told him I loved him.
We had sex only once in a week, but he couldn’t bear it, and he told his mother who had already developed hatred for me about it.
My husband decided to focus his attention on the new girlfriend his mother brought for him.
Most times, the girl would spend a whole week in my mother-in-law’s apartment with the consent of my husband.
When I could no longer bear it, I took the decision to eliminate her so that I can save my marriage.
I still love my husband and cannot afford to share him with anybody.
It is God that gives children. I strongly believe that one day, I will also take in and deliver.
It is all in God’s hands. She accused me openly of cheating on her son by calling me all sorts of names, which is embarrassing to me.
I was ashamed of myself even moving around.
I don’t know what I did to her.
The trauma and intimidation became unbearable for me, so I was forced to kill her before she would disgrace me out of my husband’s house.
My parents are no longer alive.
If she gets me out of this marriage, where will I go?
Ordinarily, I don’t have much problem with my husband.
We always have a way of settling our issues.
But her interference was overbearing.
In the midst of these, my husband, who used to love me so much suddenly changed and was completely obeying his mom’s directives and I watched him sleep with the proposed girl by his mother, it was clear that he does not have feelings for me anymore.
I took the decision (to kill her) because I was ready for the worst.
The marriage had become boring and characterized by crisis, courtesy of my mother in law.
At a point, it became obvious to me that the marriage had irretrievably broken up.
I suggested to my husband that since he was convinced by what his mother was telling him, he should let us call it over and I would move on, but he refused.
So I concluded that killing her would stabilise my marriage and restore my happiness.
I hatched the plan for some time but only made up my mind to execute it today.” she said
On his part, 43 years old, Mr. Chem, the only son of his parents, who had lost his father when he was only 18 years old, said he was shocked and confused about the whole incident.
He said he loved and misses his mother
“She taught me to be the man that I am today—strong, kind and someone who believed in giving a second chance.
When my father died, things were not easy, but this woman stood by me to survive the trauma.
I am really hurt and traumatised by the violent and horrifying act she committed.
My mother was compassionate and caring.
Never did I doubt her unconditional love for me.
She had taught me to dream and ultimately to live unselfishly.
“My mother was not wicked or cold-blooded as my wife is painting her.
I used to tell her to be calm, but she refused.
What does she want me to do?
To fight my mother who gave birth to me?
Now that she has killed my mother, she will be the one to tell me what she wants, and at the appropriate time, I will battle it out with her. I won’t take it lightly.”he said
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