Davido splashes N1m on boy who edited his picture with Wizkid

Davido has sent the sum of N1million to Ayo Africa, the boy who edited the controversial photo of Wizkid and himself.

In a video shared via his Instagram page on Saturday May 23, 2020, the young man in question couldn't hide his joy as he was flanked by his relatives who thanked the music star for the kind gesture.

Davido went on to shower praises on the young man who edited the now-controversial photo.

"Your glory will shine because of the awesome, GRACE, and POWER of OLORUN OBA! May you continue to enjoy IFOKANBALE, In Jesus' Name. Amen. @ayofrica," he wrote.

It would be recalled that on Friday May 22, 2020, AyoAfrica had posted the edited photo of Wizkid and Davido on social media.

The photo soon gained a lot of attention after Davido reposted it via his social media pages.

The music star went on to tag the photo with the caption ''The 2 greatest of all time! No Cap."

Angry Lady Storms Church Of Popular Nigerian Pastor Who Raped her sister

An angry lady has called out a popular Nigerian Pastor who raped her younger sister till she became unconscious in Delta State.

According to Debbie who is the elder sister of the victim, the pastor, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe of victory revival fasting and prayers ministry based in Okumagba street in warri, is now on the run after committing the dastardly act.

Debbie who took to her Instagram page to share the heartbreaking story, also revealed that her sister is still currently hospitalized and recovering from the ordeal.

"Lockdown won't go longer than necessary" – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the lockdown put in place to reduce the spread of coronavirus in the country would not go longer than necessary.

The president said this in a statement issued ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu on Saturday, May 23, 2020.

In his Sallah message, the president told the Muslim faithful to keep their spirits up in spite of the challenges. He said,

“The lockdown measures would not go on longer than necessary because they would be reviewed from time to time to ease the increasing hardships on the people.

I am well aware of the inconveniences these tough measures have brought on the lives of Nigerians, including limiting religious activities and gatherings in large numbers.

No government would intentionally impose these tough and demanding measures on its citizens if it had a choice.”

Buhari also appealed to Nigerian whose businesses and means of livelihoods were badly affected by the prolonged lockdown measures for their understanding and cooperation. He said,

“For the first time in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the people’s spiritual, social, and economic lives.

This year’s fasting period was particularly challenging for Muslims because they had to forgo many important aspects of their daily worship, including the routine congregations for prayer and the recitation and interpretation of the Holy Qur’an as well as travelling for the lesser pilgrimage to Makkah.

It is not easy to give up many of these important duties and activities, but it became imperative to do so in order to control or limit the spread of this deadly disease.”

Oldest king in Oyo State passes on at 141

The oldest king in Oyo State, Oba Afolabi, the Onilua of Ilua, is dead.

According to reports, the monarch passed on in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness.

Born in 1879, he became king 38 years ago, at the age of 102.

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See why actor, Ali Nuhu stopped being intimate in movies

Nollywood actor, Ali Nuhu has revealed why he stopped kissing and hugging in Nigerian movies.

In an interview with BBC, the movie star said he stopped kissing and hugging in Nigerian movies because of his religion and culture. Ali Nuhu said;

“I come from the North, and I’m a Muslim. My culture and religion does not allow for that, so I stopped acting in scenes like that. People talk about it all over but I personally think it out as an ambassador of my culture and religion and stopped."

Hope Uzodimma laments about the state of IMSUTH

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Friday lamented the state of the Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu. Receiving the report of the Visitation Panel to the hospital from the committee’s chairman, Prof. Frank Akpuaka, on Thursday at the Sam Mbakwe Executive Council Chambers, Uzodimma said the recommendations would help in improving the health sector. The governor said,

“If IMSUTH is sick, then the entire health system of Imo State is sick.”

He said IMSUTH was positioned to be self-sustaining and provide effective health care services if properly managed. Uzodinma promised to block all financial leakages in the hospital. However, he regretted the non-accreditation of IMSUTH’s College of Medicine since its inception.

Akpuaka listed poor roads, poor funding, infrastructural decay, inability to retain workers and non-accreditation by the National Universities Commission as the major problems of the hospital.

The Kogi state governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Yahaya Bello as Kogi state governor. Bello was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC ) in the November 16, 2019 poll in Kogi State. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Musa Wada, had petitioned the state election tribunal, challenging Yahaya's election. They alleged that the election was characterized by irregularities, violence, ballot snatching and stuffing, and non-compliance with the electoral act, constitution and INEC’s guideline for governorship elections. The tribunal in its ruling delivered on May 23, struck out the petition for lack of substantial evidence by the opposition.

Bashir Ahmad promises to influence Yunusa Dahiru’s court conviction, Nigerians react

Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari has been severely criticised for promising one of his followers on Twitter that he'll use his influence to upturn Yunusa Dahiru’s court conviction.

On Thursday, May 21, 2020, the Federal High Court sitting in Bayelsa state sentenced Dahiru to 26 years imprisonment for child trafficking and sexual exploitation of a teenager, Ese Oruru.

Dahiru also known as Yellow was reported to have abducted Ese from Bayelsa to Kano, where he allegedly married and impregnated the teenager.

Almost five years after, the court sentenced him to 26 years imprisonment after finding him guilty of child trafficking, illicit sex, sexual exploitation and unlawful carnal knowledge of Ese, who was 13 at the time.

But some people believe the case was manipulated. One of such people reached out to Bashir Ahmad on Twitter asking him ‘do something about it’ adding that Yunusa was wrongly accused. Replying to the request in the Hausa Language, Bashir said,

“My brother, I do not have the power to do anything against the judgment of the court, but I will try to contact those whom I think are capable.”

The presidential aide has, however, come under fire on Twitter for considering a plan to influence the court’s judgement.

Shortly after his controversial reply became a topic on social media, he tweeted again, saying he didn’t understand the details of the case before he commented on it. He said,

“I commented on the Yunusa Yellow saga earlier, without knowing and understanding the details of the case. Eloping or rather, kidnapping a minor and forcing her to marry you shouldn’t be taken lightly. A condemnable act!”

Ogun State extends lockdown by one week again

Ogun Government has yet again extended the existing lockdown by another week.

Gov Dapo Abiodun made this known while briefing journalists on Friday in Abeokuta. He maintained that the state was constrained to extend the lockdown for another week as it continued to record more cases of the Coronavirus.

According to the governor, it is a painful but necessary decision that has to be taken to maintain the balance between lives and livelihood.

“We cannot ignore the fact that we are having a sudden rise in the number of new cases. We all decried an increase of 30 per cent last week when I was giving the weekly update.

This week’s increase of over 37 per cent is even more worrisome, particularly as we are still under an eased lockdown, and considering the demography and location of the confirmed cases, we can confirm that community transmission is on the increase in our state.

I have to state that after all considerations, we are constrained to take the painful, but necessary decision to continue the eased lockdown of Ogun State for another one week till Sunday, May 31.

As we have always maintained the delicate balance between lives and livelihood, we will continue to have our window of relaxation, from 7 am to 5 pm on Monday, 25th May; Wednesday, 27th May, and Friday, 29th May.

We must also bear in mind that the daily curfew from 8 pm to 6 am and the ban on non-essential inter-state travel as directed by Mr President still stand,” he said.

Gov. Abiodun, however, said that the second phase, to begin from June 1, would be accompanied by a further ease of the lockdown and expansion of the windows of relaxation.

"Doctors embarking on strike should kiss their jobs goodbye" – El Rufai

Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has warned doctors threatening to embark on a strike action that they may just be bidding their jobs farewell.

The doctors are asking the Kaduna state government to honour an agreement on salary adjustments, among other matters.

“The government rejects the strike threat and will regard persons who fail to show up at their assigned places of work as having forfeited their employment,” El-Rufai said in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye.

Every health worker that is willing to work is required to sign the register at the Ministry of Health and the health institutions to which they are deployed.

The ministry of health has the mandate of the government to ensure that residents of Kaduna state are not deprived of public health services.

Every effort will be made to ensure that health facilities keep functioning, staffed by willing workers who will be guaranteed free and safe access to health facilities.”

The governor also warned that attempts to prevent other healthcare professionals from doing their jobs will be deemed criminal.

“Those who are not willing to work are strongly warned against criminal actions such as attempts to impede access to workplaces, harass willing workers or to sabotage facilities and equipment.

The consequences of concessions made along such lines by previous governments have created a sense that some public servants are more precious than others,” he said.