It is painful that what started as a peaceful protest has been hijacked and turned into complete anarchy - Davido

Monday, October 26, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, NEWS No Comments

 

Davido has spoken up against the hijacking of the #EndSARS protest to unleash mayhem across the country. 

 

The singer who noted that turning of the peaceful protest into a complete anarchy is a disrespect to those that lost their lives in the struggle, wondered the gain in burning and looting private businesses.

 

He also wondered why police stations are burnt down when one of the demands of the protesters was better police welfare and training. Davido averred that we need a Country where there is law and order for us to make any real change. 

 

The singer tweeted; 

 

We need a Country where there is law and order for us to make any real change !!! Please stop!

It is painful that what started as a peaceful protest has been hijacked and turned into complete Anarchy, in total disrespect to those that lost their lives during the Peaceful protest. This is def not the way to honour those that lost their lives while protesting peacefully.

What is there to gain from burning and looting private businesses that provide employment to our own people?? Or burgling or burning houses belong to innocent citizens?! Or burning Buses that our own people depend on for transport to go to work and go about their lives???

Why burn police stations, when one of our demands was better police welfare and training??? Please stop stop stop stop! It all makes no sense whatsoever !! If you know anybody partaking in this, tell them to stop!!

 

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Former footballer, Ronaldinho tests positive for Coronavirus

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Brazil and Barcelona legend, Ronaldinho, 40, has tested positive for coronavirus.  

 

The World Cup and Ballon d'Or winner shared a video to his Instagram story revealing his diagnosis. 

 

Ronaldinho was set to attend an event at Belo Horizonte's famed Minerao stadium, but told his followers that he is asymptomatic and is now self-isolating in a hotel in Belo Horizonte. 

 

"I have been in [Belo Horizonte] since [Saturday], I came to participate in the event ... I tested positive for COVID.

 

 I am well, asymptomatic, but I will not attend. We will be together soon, big hug," Ronaldinho said.

 

Earlier this year, Ronaldinho and his brother and manager, Roberto Assis, were jailed in Paraguay in March after entering the country with fake passports. 

 

The two brothers were moved to house arrest in a Paraguayan hotel in April after serving 32 days in prison and released in late August after reaching a plea deal that included fines of $90,000 and $110,000, respectively. 

 

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Spain declares state of emergency until May 2021 over massive coronavirus spike

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The Spanish government has declared a second nation-wide state of emergency and ordered a nationwide curfew over a massive coronavirus spike.

 

This comes after Spain became the first European country to record more than a million cases of the virus.  Last Friday, 19,851 cases were reported along with 231 deaths. Some 20,986 positive tests were also confirmed on Thursday. 

 

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez on Sunday afternoon said his cabinet had approved a state of emergency that is set to remain in force until 9 May 2021.

 

"The reality is that Europe and Spain are immersed in a second wave of the pandemic," the prime minister said after a meeting with Cabinet colleagues.

 

"We are living in an extreme situation...it is the most serious in the last half-century," he told a news conference.

The new decree will allow Spain’s regional governments to order an overnight curfew to run from 11 pm to 6 am across the whole country. Social gatherings and travel between autonomous communities will also be restricted.

The state of emergency also permits Spain’s regional governments to imposed full or partial lockdowns and limits public and private gatherings to six people.

“We have to protect our economic and work activity and preserve, as far as we can, the rhythms of our lives,” Sánchez.

 

 “Sacrifices will be indispensable. No one, not the government of Spain nor its regional governments, want to impose a single restriction that isn’t necessary to flatten the curve and protect public health,” he added.

 

However, the decree will not see the closure of Spain’s borders as there are also exceptions on travel, with the Canary Islands exempted from the restrictions on travel between regions in a bid to aid the tourism sector. 

As of Sunday, Spain had recorded 1,046,132 coronavirus cases and 34,752 related deaths.

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Davido's fiancee, Chioma, gets tattoo of their son's name (photo)

Monday, October 26, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS No Comments

 

Singer, Davido's fiancee, Chioma Rowland, has gotten a tattoo of their son, Ifeanyi's name on her hand. She showed off the tattoo on her Instastories.

Chioma and Davido welcomed Ifeanyi in October 2019.

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'These people don't rate us'- Nigerians react to Fashola's discovery of a secret camera at the Lekki tollgate

Monday, October 26, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

On Sunday, October 25, former Lagos state governor and now Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, alongside some southwest governors and Ministers from the region, paid a condolence visit to Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the recent crisis that rocked the state.

 

It was during the visit that Fashola found a secret camera at the lekki tollgate. He immediately took the camera and said it will be useful in the investigation of the shooting that took place at the tollgate on Tuesday, October 20.

 

Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the discovery of the camera. While some are indifferent about it, others said they feel insulted by the discovery.

 

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Gov Ayade orders house to house search of looted items in Cross River state

Monday, October 26, 2020 NEWS No Comments

Governor Ben Yade of Cross River state has ordered security agencies in the state to embark on a house to house search to recover all items looted from public and private business places in the state.

 

Over the weekend, looters broke into over 35 government and private properties, looted several items, and set some buildings ablaze. 

Reacting to the incidents, Governor Ayade in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, gave the security agents a marching order to begin house to house search for the stolen items.

 

“Following the deployment of more soldiers to Calabar to help quell violence, Cross River Governor, Sir Ben Ayade has asked security agencies in the State to take legitimate actions to halt the arson and carnage witnessed in some parts of Calabar.

The governor also wants the security agents to carry out a house to house search for looted property and arrest everyone involved in the looting of both public and private property in the state” the statement in part read

 

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