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The Christian Association of Nigeria has reacted to the closure of churches in Lagos and Ogun state due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Dr Samson ‘Supo Ayokunle The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence,  Rev (Dr) Samson ‘Supo Ayokunle, on behalf of the association, has called on all state governments that are yet to reopen churches under their watches to do so now because the continued lockdown order on the places of worship is no longer acceptable and reasonably justified. “Despite the directive given by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 with regards to the re-opening of places of worship nationwide, some states like Lagos and Ogun are yet to allow worship places, especially churches, to be reopened. What sin have the places of worship committed? ”, Ayokunle said in a statement. “With the sudden emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), at all levels, agreed with the government on the ne...

A president who openly hugged supporters and said coronavirus was just a flu has tested positive.  Jair Bolsonaro    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus.   The President made the revelation today while speaking on Brazilian TV channels Tuesday. "Everyone knew that it would reach a considerable part of the population sooner or later. It was positive for me,"  Bolsonaro said, referring to the Covid-19 test he took Monday.   According to CNN, Bolsonaro's press office told CNN affiliate CNN Brasil that the President was being treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as he awaited the result of his fourth Covid-19 test in four months.   Bolsonaro reassured supporters on Monday outside the presidential palace in Brasília that he had taken a test and his lungs were "clean" -- following media reports that he had a fever.   "I've done a lung screening, my lung is clean, OK? I went to do a Covid exam a while ago, b...

A pastor of the Christ Apostolic Church pastor has been arrested for impregnating his daughter on several occasions.  Christ Apostolic Church pastor, Oluwafemi Oyebola   A 24-year-old Nigerian woman has exposed her 44-year old Pastor dad who has been sleeping with her since 2015.   The man identified as Oluwafemi Oyebola is a pastor of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Ogo Oluwa parish in Ogun state.   Oyebola was arrested following a complaint by his 24 – year-old daughter, who asked to remain anonymous.   The girl reported at the Owode-Egbado divisional headquarters that her father has been forcefully having carnal knowledge of her since 2015 shortly after the demise of her mother.   She told the Police that she got pregnant for her father three times but he took her to a nurse where those pregnancies were terminated.   The distraught and pregnancy – weary daughter also told the Police after termination of the third pregnancy, the father did family ...

Over 200 armed bandits on motorcycles stormed a community in Katsina killing 15 residents.  Famers Killed, Others Hospitalised As Bandits Attack Katsina Village Armed bandits numbering over 200 stormed Yar Gamji village of Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State and killed 15 residents. The victims were said to be farmers working on their farms The Katsina State Police Command on Monday confirmed the incident, which occurred in spite of ongoing military crackdown on bandits in the state and others in the North-West geopolitical zone. The state’s police spokesman, SP Gambo Isah said over 200 armed bandits on motorcycles stormed the community around 10:00am. According to him, the assailants starting shooting sporadically, killing 15 people in the process and injuring many others. However, he said security agents mobilised and mounted a resistance which chased always the bandits ad prevented further damage.

The acting chairman of Nigeria's anti-corruption body, Ibrahim Magu has been suspended.  Ibrahim Magu   Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been suspended.   According to  TheCable , Magu was suspended to allow him face the probe into the allegations against him.   Recall thatHe appeared before a panel probing allegations of gross misconduct against him on Monday.   The panel is led by Ayo Salami, a retired justice of the appeal court.   The development comes after he was arrested and detained by security operatives in Abuja.   Magu’s travails followed a memo by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), in which the suspended anti-graft czar was accused of grave malfeasance.   He was alleged to have mishandled the recovered loot and was selling seized assets to associates. He was also alleged to have refused to subject himself to the supervision of the office of the att...

Details of the fraud allegation brought against acting chairman of the EFCC have been made public.  Ibrahim Magu   A memo raised by the minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has revealed some of the damning allegations against the embattled acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.   Recall that Magu was made to appear before Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Investigative Panel on Anti-corruption to defend himself against allegations.   As at this moment, Mr Magu is still detained at the Force CID building for interrogation.   The ten major allegations against Mr Magu as compiled by PRNigeria are listed below:   1. Insubordination to the Office of the AGF   2. Alleged ‘relooting of recovered loots’ and Sale of seized assets to cronies, associates and friends   3. Alleged favouritism towards selected EFCC investigators called the ‘Magu Boys’ for ‘juicy’ assignments   4. Alle...

              Osita Iheme &  Chinedu Ikedieze *Osita Iheme ( Paw-Paw). Osita Iheme is the founder of Inspired Movement Africa. A movement set aside to inspire, motivate and stimulate the minds of young Nigerians and Africans. In less than a decade he has gone on to become one of the most in-demand actors in Nollywood.   In 2007 Osita received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards. He is considered to be one of Nigeria’s most famous actors. In 2011, he was honored as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR). Because of his fame in the Nollywood industry, Osita Iheme wanted to give back to society for all the things he had achieved. Thus, he founded a few organizations and wrote a book. Iheme’s goals for establishing these were to help and inspire the people of Nigeria. He is widely known for playing the role of Pawpaw in the film Aki na Ukwa alongside Chinedu Ikedieze. Osita is one of the famous acto...

Due to the increase of the COVID19 pandemic in the country, the country might issue a fresh lockdown.  Boss Mustapha The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 on Monday lamented the increasing rate of Covid-19 cases among people in government, saying it was directly impacting on governance and security in the country. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who stated this at the task force press briefing in Abuja, also said the possibility of ordering a fresh total lockdown to curtail further spread of the virus could not be ruled out. The SGF, who advised prominent Nigerians to take Covid-19 protocols seriously, said the virus does not respect status. Mustapha’s warning came amid rising cases of Covid-19 among state governors and other prominent Nigerians.  Recently state governors, including David Umahi of Ebonyi, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and their Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi  Akeredolu, contracted the virus. Warning people in ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has said that $15.3million, which is part of the money Woodberry stole was stashed away in a Bitcoin wallet.  Woodberry A case has been filed against Olalekan Jacob Ponle aka Woodberry by the  Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, alleging that he defrauded some US firms of millions. Police authorities had earlier shared footage of how Hushpuppi and his 11 cronies were busted in a special operation over cyber-fraud involving 1.9 million victims to the tune of N168 billion. Arrested on June 10, the suspects were said to have been involved in crimes spanning money laundering, hacking, impersonation, scamming, banking fraud, and identity theft. Alongside Hushpuppi, Ponle, who is better known as Woodbery, had been expelled from the UAE to the US where he is to face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, one for which he risks 20 years jail term. In an affidavit filed on Woodbery’s case, the FBI said that part of the sum from the scams, which h...

A popular Nigerian journalist has passed way sadly after suffering a heart attack in London.  Rchie Dayo Johnson   Nigeria has lost one of its foremost communication experts, Richie Dayo Johnson.   The journalist died yesterday of heart attack in London.   He was 60 years old. He would have been 61 on 22 July.   RDJ as he’s fondly called was a highly-sought after MC and toastmaster.   He was an alumnus of University of Teesside, Middlesbrough and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a certified coach and an accomplished toastmaster.   RDJ worked and spent years in Europe as one of the key strategists and presenters on Radio Kudirat – the voice of democracy during the military era.Richie Dayo Johnson (RDJ).   He later came to Nigeria to work with TVC and Radio Continental.   Sumner Sambo Shagari, who worked with him at TVC, described Richie as an impeccable speaker of the English language.   “A toastmaster per excellence, he believed so...

It has been revealed that a respected body is kicking against moves to reopen universities.  School It has been revealed that plan to reopen universities may not happen soon.   This comes after the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), of blocking the reopening of universities.   Babalola said this in a statement released on Monday and signed by ABUAD Head, Corporate Affairs, Tunde Olofintila.   According to him, the federal government should allow final year students of tertiary institutions resume, just like pupils in Primary 6, JSS 3 and SS 3.   Babalola blamed the objection from the “almighty” ASUU as the reason varsities are still closed.   “I was not disappointed on the non-resumption of final year students of tertiary institutions, because I knew the reason why the government left out the final year students of university. “And I believe the Federal Governmen...

Here are photos of the controversial and luxury mansion seized by Oyo state government from late Abiola Ajimobi.    The mansion seized from Ajimobi by Oyo state government     Photos showing Inside of Abiola Ajimobi's luxury mansion seized by Oyo State government  have been revealed.   The mansion is said to be worth millions of naira. It was seized from Ajimobi because the former governor allegedly built this on government land.     It was also the bone of contention between Ajimobi's wife and the Oyo state government recently after she in a viral video accused the governor and deputy of playing politics with the family.   It was later revealed by the government that the Ajimobi family insisted on using the seized property for burial of the late governor. The governor said he even went against the law to grant the approval.     Watch video below: 

According to him, most entertainers did not make wise investment choices and are now broke due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Illbliss Popular Nigerian rapper, Illbliss has given his two cents on the effect of Coronavirus in the entertainment industry.  In a tweet the rapper shared, he stated that most entertainers are now broke as they blew their "lean change on jewellery, rented terrace houses, sneakers and drugs." Illbliss added that COVID-19 has now shown those who saved for a rainy day.  He Tweeted;  "Don’t be fooled kid. Most of these cats are dead broke. They blew their lean change on jewellery, rented terrace houses, sneakers and drugs. Covid is a bastard. Now we know who saved for the rainy day".

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, 575 new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic was recorded in the country.  575 New Cases Of Coronavirus Recorded In Nigeria Nigeria recorded 575 new cases of Coronavirus on Monday, July 6. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 123 new cases, FCT-100, Delta-58,  Edo-52,  Ogun-42, Katsina-24, Bayelsa-23, Rivers-22, Borno-19, Plateau-18, Ondo-18, Oyo-17, Kwara-15, Osun-13, Enugu-9, Nasarawa-7, Abia-6, Cross River-5, Kaduna-3, Ekiti-1. Nigeria has now recorded 29,286 cases of COVID-19 with 654 deaths, while 11,828  patients have been discharged from various Isolation centers across the country.   See a break down of the cases in different states below; Don't forget to like and share this news

Nigerian alleged international scammer, Hushpuppi has maintained that his story will give hope to poor Nigerians. Hushpuppi   Suspected Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has asked poor Nigerians to be optimistic of change and take solace from his story.   He said his story should give hope to people who are suffering because of widespread hunger and poverty in Nigeria.   Hushpuppi made the latest statement in a video which surfaced on social media, after he was arrested recently in Dubai and extradited to the U.S to face criminal charges for allegedly using the Internet to steal millions of dollars from people and institutions around the world.   The 37-year-old Nigerian who was resident in Dubai was known for living an extravagant lifestyle and flaunting it on social media.   “Una suppose use my story do documentary to give people hope,”  Mr Abbas said in the video. “But una feel say people no deserve hope, na suffer t...