Twitter : 24 women call out serial rapist, Yangy

24 women have gone on Twitter Nigeria to call out a serial rapist, Yangy. This is happening in line with the serial occurrence of rapes and other heinous crimes this period.

Most of them came out and opened up about their experiences with this rapist.

Popularly known as Yangy, Godknows Adolphus is a 200 level student of Babcock University.

According to reports gathered from the ladies, either his Dad or Uncle own a hotel where he carries out his evil act.

He prides in raping underaged girls, while luring them that he is also a teenager. So, he's not only a rapist but also a paedophile.

About 24 women including his cousin have called him out on Twitter and testified against him.

#SayNoToRape

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Autopsy confirms the cause of Gregory Boyce's death

Autopsy carried out by a Las Vegas coroner has revealed that Twilight star, Gregory Tyree Boyce and his Nigerian girlfriend, Natalie Adepoju died of cocaine and fentanyl overdose.

It can be recalled that on 13th of May, they were both found dead next to some white powdery substance inside the bedroom of their Las Vegas home by their roommate. 

It was reported that the 30 year old American actor and his 28 year old girlfriend have been dead for some time before their roommate, Louis Ledbetter found them.

Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said that from the autopsy report, the pair died from the effects of cocaine and fentanyl intoxication and their deaths were accidental.

Madagascar's COVID-19 cure sent to Nigerian research institutes

Popularly known as COVID-Organics, Madagascar's herbal tea that is being  paraded as a cure for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been sent to Nigerian research institutions for close observation.

Last month, Nigeria received five cartons of samples of the herbal tea and they were handed over to the Ministry of Health.

While speaking during a media briefing on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said that the samples have been sent to various research institutions to investigate the cure claims.

He said samples were sent to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), the Nigerian Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The minister said, "The timeline for delivery is not something you can give anybody in research because they have processes which they have to go through and they will not all be reporting at the same time.

Reps approve Buhari’s $22.7b loan request

The House of Representatives has approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to take $22.7 billion in foreign loan.

After due consideration of a report by the house committee on aids, loans and debt management on Tuesday June 2, the request was approved by the lawmakers. 

It can be recalled that this particular loan request was up for debate as some lawmakers from the South East were against granting the request. Their reason was that the Federal government has failed to include projects in the region among those to be financed from the loan.

In his reply, President Buhari said that the loan will be used to fund infrastructural development across the country, which sped up the approval of the request. 

Taraba : Pastor and wife murdered in their farm

In a series of tragic events, a Pastor, Reverend Emmanuel Saba Bileya, and his wife, Julianna, have been gruesomely murdered.

They were killed by unidentified gunmen in Mararraba community in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba state.

This was confirmed to news reporters by the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP David Misal. 

He said that the pastor, who is the Senior Pastor at Reform Church and his wife were on their farm when the gunmen stormed the place and opened fire on them, killing them instantly.

''It was an attack on the pastor and his wife on their farm. While they were working on the farm, suddenly armed men came and opened fire on them leading to the death of the pastor and his wife.''the spokesperson said

Misal said that the matter is currently being investigated.

NMA predicts Nigeria's fate if governors take over Covid-19 battle

The Nigerian Medical Association has predicted the fate of Nigeria if governors are allowed to take over the battle against COVID-19.

They revealed that Nigeria will be finished if such happens in the country.

The President of NMA, Prof. Innocent Ujah, said this on Monday during an interview on Sunrise Daily programme of Channels Television.

He said that President Muhammadu Buhari should not delegate such powers to the state governors “because apart from Lagos and maybe one or two other states, the commitment is, to say the least, very disappointing.

“I can say that because I’m a clinician myself. I believe that the president should please not devolve those powers. This is an emergency.

Coordination is very important and the coordination should be central, should be from a point because once you do that, Nigerians will be finished. And we pray that he doesn’t do that.”

He urged the Federal government to set up a research team to regularly evaluate the country’s response to COVID-19.

He said that doing this was important to enable the country to ascertain what was working or not, making the necessary impact in its COVID -19 response.

He said it was also important to include a research team in the composition of the Presidential Task force on COVID-19. He said: 

“As a researcher, I think we should have a strong research team to be part of PTF. I’m not aware that the PTF has a research team and we must evaluate and monitor what we do.

We need a research team that’ll monitor regularly what we’re doing otherwise, we will be groping in the dark. The response must be evaluated by the research team.

If you say we should wear a face mask, what is the percentage of Nigerians wearing masks in Abuja? You say social distancing, that is completely out. We don’t have social distancing as far as I’m concerned.”

Traders protest against extortion, harassment by market leaders

Yesterday, Computer Village, Ikeja was shut down by traders and members of the Community Development Association (CDA).

This move was in a bid to protest against alleged exploitation and high-handedness of the Iyaloja and Babaloja of the market.

The traders alleged that there has been a complete disregard for existing associations, the introduction of new levies and persistent changes in rules since the imposition of new market leaders.

The new market leaders are the Iyaloja, Abimbola Azeez, and Babaloja, Adeniyi Olasoji, who were appointed by the Iyaloja-General, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo.

The Vice-Chairman of Ogunbiyi CDA and chairman Coalition Association in Computer Village (COCOVI), Timi Davies, said the latest harassment occurred on Saturday when the Iyaloja brought hoodlums to destroy the security gate being erected to stop thieves from breaking into their stores. 

On his part, Public Relations Officer of the Commercial Hub, Ademola Olaifa, said it was time the Iyaloja General reconsidered the appointment of the Iyaloja and Babaloja of computer village. 

“Since their appointment, it has been a various degree of victimization, extortion and bullying. They send send their boys (hoodlums) to beat up people almost every day and even harass our customers. We contributed money to install the entrance gate in Idowu lane. After the completion, the Iyaloja and Babaloja with their hoodlums came to destroy the work and took the gate away."

Reacting, the Iyaloja, Abimbola Azeez, stated that the intention of erecting the gate was to stop her from entering the market. 

“They cannot stop us from entering Idowu Lane, and that is why I involved the police to stop them.” 

The lingering face-off between the traders and market leaders had attracted the Lagos State House of Assembly attention but the lawmakers’ intervention was stalled by the Federal Government-imposed lockdown on Lagos to stop further spread of coronavirus.

Aisha Buhari donates towards the fight against COVID-19

The First Lady of Nigeria, Hajiya Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has lent a helping hand towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Through her Future Assured initiative, Aisha has been able to renovate and equip a building at the Mararraba Gurku Medical Centre, Nasarawa state. 

This renovated and equipped building is going to serve as an isolation centre for the management of people who are infected with the coronavirus disease.

In a Facebook post, the First Lady made it known that it is part of her efforts and commitment to complement government efforts in the response to the COVID 19 pandemic.

“In addition to this, I also donated some Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and some essential dr*ugs to Nasarawa state government, for the benefit of the good people of the state.

The items included hand sanitizers, surgical face mask, N95 respirator masks, multivitamins, antimalarials, analgesics, intravenous fluids, and oral antibiotics.

Food items were also donated as palliatives to the health care workers,” she stated.

Last month, Hajiya Aisha Buhari donated food item, which includes bags of rice, to religious groups at the peak of the total lockdown across the country.

The donation was made on Monday and Tuesday, May 4 and 5 through the First Lady's representative, Dr Hajo Sani, who is also the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on women affairs.

Around the same period, Hajiya Aisha Buhari praised her predecessor, Mrs Patience Jonathan, for her contributions towards the fight against the novel coronavirus.

The first lady disclosed in a statement on Thursday, April 23 that the former first lady willingly released her building to be used as a Covid-19 isolation centre temporarily.

She also listed donated items as hospital beds, bedsheets, PPEs and medications.

Meanwhile, as Nigeria prepares for life after the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has assured citizens that it will soon roll out additional stimulus packages for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country.

This was disclosed by the special assistant to the president on MSME in the office of the vice president, Tola Johnson.

George Floyd : Floyd Mayweather offers to pay for funeral

Reports reaching us have it that retired boxing star, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has offered to pay for all the four funerals which have been planned for George Floyd.

The first media outlet to report the news was Hollywood Unlocked. On Monday, the CEO of the website, Jason Lee spoke about his private discussion with Mayweather on the matter.

We further confirmed that Mayweather offered to pay for the funeral services for Floyd in Houston, Minnesota and Charlotte, in addition to another that Floyd’s family hopes to hold at a yet-to-be-named location.

Last week, George Floyd died in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his kneck for what felt like ages.

The officer, Derek Chauvin has been arrested and charged with the murder of George Floyd. The tragedy has sparked protests and riots around the country, including the Los Angeles area.

Police wants Maryam Sanda's death sentence affirmed

The police in the Federal Capital Territory have urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to affirm the death penalty imposed on Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death by the FCT High Court in Abuja for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court had held his judgment delivered on January 27, 2017 circumstantial evidence proved that Maryam “fatally” stabbed her husband to death in Abuja on November 19, 2017.

Maryam, a mother of two, had on February 19, 2020 filed 20-ground notice of appeal, praying for an order discharging, and acquitting her.

She contended that the judgment convicting her was tainted by bias and prejudices resulting in her being denied her right to fair hearing.

She also noted that her conviction was based on circumstantial evidence despite that there was reasonable doubt arising from the evidence of the witnesses in her favour.

But in their brief of argument filed in opposition to the appeal, the police maintained that contrary to the appellant’s contention, the trial judge properly evaluated the evidence in arriving at his judgment.

Police lawyer, Mr. James Idachaba, confirmed the filing of the brief of argument to our correspondent on Sunday.

He argued in the brief that setting aside the judgment would serve as an incentive to angry and unhappy spouses to take the life of their partners.

Idachaba maintained that affirming the judgment imposed by the judge would serve as deterrent to others who wished to commit the crime of culpable homicide.

He contended that Maryam was guilty of taking her husband’s life and was therefore deserving of the death penalty imposed on her by the judge.