Governor Sanwo-Olu orders reopening of tertiary institutions in the state on September 14

Sunday, August 30, 2020 NEWS No Comments

After months of being shut down, schools in Lagos are set to re-open in September, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed on Saturday.

The Governor, in a regular briefing on the state’s COVID-19 status, said tertiary institutions in the state will re-open from September 14.

Primary and secondary schools are also tentatively scheduled to re-open from September 21.

“This decision is not cast in stone and is subject to review of our ongoing modelling and what procedure comes out from the Ministry of Health,” Sanwo-Olu said.

The Governor explained that the decision was based on indications that the pandemic has peaked in the state, as the number of new cases continues to steadily decline.

Sanwo-Olu reiterated that restaurants are now permitted to open for in-dining services in the state, although they must continue to ensure spaces are only filled up to 50 percent capacity at all times.

On the re-opening of event centres, bars, night clubs, beaches, cinemas, the Governor said a review will be done in September to decide whether to allow a re-opening of such public spaces.

Responding to a question on whether the Federal Government’s 10 pm curfew still holds in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu replied in the affirmative.

“These are challenging times for all of us,” he said

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Patoranking releases new music video for, 'Abule'

Sunday, August 30, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS No Comments

The single is a celebration of his Lagos neighborhood, Ebute Metta, and of hoods worldwide — premiered today on Beats1 with Ebro, and is out now on all DSPs.

Date: July 29, 2020

Song Title: Abule

Artist: Patoranking

Genre: Afrobeat

Producer: Pheelz

Album: Three

Video Director: DK

Label: AMARI/EMPIRE

Details/Takeaway: The single is a celebration of his Lagos neighborhood, Ebute Metta, and of hoods worldwide — premiered today on Beats1 with Ebro, and is out now on all DSPs.

The release of 'Abule' will be supported by several digital initiatives, and a music video dropping Aug. 5, all with the theme of representing and protecting your hood.

“I’m proud to be from my abule, because to have made it coming from there it’s only by God’s grace,” PATORANKING says. ”It’s made me who I am today and it’s part of my story. So I waste no opportunity to let people know about my ghetto.

"I feel it’s important through this new song to give my fans a chance to celebrate their own abules. And to protect their abules, too. Back in May, my team and I partnered with Ebele & Anyichuks Foundation to go to many ghettos across Lagos to give away masks and relief items. It’s important we stay safe and do our part to protect.”

Click the click below to listen to Abule by Patoranking

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BBNaija 2020: DJ Switch & Laycon rule week 6's Saturday party

Sunday, August 30, 2020 BB NAIJA 2020 No Comments

From Laycon's egregious outfit to DJ Switch's outstanding performance, catch everything you probably missed from week six's Saturday night party.

In case you missed the action, here is exactly how week six's Saturday night party turned out, Twitter trends and all.

Laycon's unheroic outfit

The Lockdown housemates got super hero themed outfits for their latest Saturday night party and while most of the housemates had little complaints, Laycon's picked the crown for its element of surprise.

The brown coloured super hero suit had a dark mask and pant to match. Twitter has since gone agog with reactions from fans and viewers:

DJ Switch ruled the night

DJ Switch's performance made her predecessors seem like amateurs! Switch kept the housemates on their feet for the duration of the show, a feat not easily achieved.

The ace Disc Jockey carried on as both hypeman and DJ for the duration of the night to the excitement of both the housemates and viewers. Going by Twitter reaction, she ruled the night.

Star singer, CDQ made a guest appearance to perform some of his biggest hits

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Unemployed lady celebrates her birthday by feeding 8 family (photos)

Sunday, August 30, 2020 VIRAL No Comments

 A South African lady identified as Nqobile Ntokazi Ka-Kingz, has been praised on social media after her act of kindness

Nqobile, who turned a year older, decided to celebrate her birthday by giving out food parcels to the less privileged.

The young lady revealed that she was inspired by other members of a Facebook group who taught her that giving is not all about having plenty at your disposal.

While sharing photos of the groceries, she disclosed that she will be feeding 8 family.

“Today is my birthday and I’m staying . I am unemployed! But this group has taught me that you don’t give because you have plenty, but giving is sharing what you have with others!! I have used my savings to share with other!! I’m feeding 8 family today!! And for this reason I’m staying   ”,she captioned the photos.

Some citizen took to the comment section of her post to commend the lady for her act of kindness.

Read some of their comments below,

Kugen Redhi said, “Happy birthday God’s richest blessings upon you always.”

Cynthia Makgoka said, “ABUNDANT BLESSINGS TO YOU on your special day ma sista. May GOD ALMIGHTY BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY AND GRANT YOU ALL THE DEVINE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART!!!! YOUR MOM IS OBVIOUSLY A BLESSED WOMAN.”

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'We didn't rape her,' suspect confesses to killing UNIBEN student Uwa

Saturday, August 29, 2020 NEWS No Comments

One of six arrested suspects says his gang was paid the sum of N1 million to commit the crime, but his fellow accused have denied any involvement.

The prime suspect in the horrific rape and murder of Uwaila Omozuwa insists the late student was not raped.

The 22-year-old first year student of the University of Benin was raped and fatally wounded while reading inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) parish in Benin, Edo State on May 27, 2020.
The Edo State Police Command this week paraded Collins Ulegbe, Akato Valentine, Nelson Ogbebor, Mary Ade, Nosa Osabohien, and Tina Samuel as suspects in connection to the crime.
Osabohien, a phone repairer, was the first to be arrested by the police because he bought Uwa's phone from Ulegbe whom he led authorities to.
In his confessional statement to journalists, Ulegbe said his friend, Valentine, had on the day of the crime invited him to join three others who showed him the sum of N1 million to be shared after the group carried out a task he wasn't told about immediately.
The native of Abhor, Delta State, named the three as Ogbebor, Lucky Boro, a suspect that's currently on the run, and another unnamed accomplice that's also currently at large.
He said the gang made incisions on their bodies with razor blade and swore a blood oath to not reveal the secret of what they were about to do.
The 24-year-old said he was led to the church where Uwa was murdered, and that the team first scanned the area to be sure no one was around before entering the church with a plank.
He said he was having a conversation with the victim when she was hit from behind with the plank, to his shock.
"I told them they would have informed me, that I wouldn't have consented to it so we quarreled about it. I was angry," he said.
He further swore that contrary to reports, Uwa was not raped by the gang. However, Edo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, said post-mortem examination proved that she was raped.
Ulegbe confessed that he was the one that struck the final blow on Uwa with a fire extinguisher that was left at the scene.
She died three days later and her case became the rallying point for a resurgence in the national campaign against gender-based violence in Nigeria.
Edo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, says other suspects will be arrested soon 

The suspect said when the gang returned to an uncompleted building to share the N1 million, he saw Ogbebor give Ade, his own landlady, a handkerchief that had been used to wipe blood from Uwa's mouth at the church.
"Mary (Ade) told me not to say anything, until we get home," he told journalists.
Ulegbe said he eventually didn't get his share of the money because Ogbebor, Boro and the other unnamed accomplice ran away with the gang's loot, leaving him and Valentine stranded.
He said it was when they reported this to Mary that she gave them Uwa's phone, the phone that was sold to Osabohien for N17,000.
He said he was arrested five days after the incident and started cooperating because police officers were arresting a lot of innocent people, including the pastor and security guard of the church.
Other suspects deny involvement Even though Ulegbe said it was Valentine that named Ogbebor, Boro, and the other unnamed suspect to the Police, Valentine denied any involvement in the crime.
"Everything he's saying is a complete lie. I'm so surprised.
"I don't know why he's doing all these things he's doing," he told journalists.
Valentine admitted he saw Ulegbe on the morning of the incident, but that his fellow suspect had merely begged him for N100.
He said he told Ulegbe he didn't have an exact N100 note to give him, and had asked him to follow him to where he could get one.
It was while they were together Valentine said they met the three others whom Ulegbe said actively participated in the crime.
Despite the denial, Ulegbe told journalists that the Police discovered Uwa's blood on Valentine's shirt.
Ogbebor similarly denied Ulegbe's allegations, protesting that he was in Ikpoba when he first heard about Uwa's rape and murder.
The disc jockey said he'd never met Ulegbe or Ade until he was arrested and never been inside the church where the crime was committed.
The father of one told journalists a DNA test of his sperm was done and was not a match with the sample taken from Uwa.
He noted that no physical evidence ties him to the crime except for Ulegbe's confession which he said was false.
Ade, accused of being the mastermind, also strongly denied Ulegbe's implications and noted that he was notorious in the neighbourhood for always getting in trouble with the law.
She said he's only implicating her as vengeance for allowing police officers search his room after his arrest.
The mother of three, whose husband died six years ago, said she's friends with Uwa's family and would have no reason to hurt her.
She said she's only a caretaker for her brother's building where Ulegbe lived, and that she's too poor to be able to afford the N1 million she allegedly paid the gang.
"The Police came to inspect my house, but they did not find anything, they checked my shop and couldn't even find up to N20,000."
"I am waiting to go to court. I know nothing about this matter," she said.
CP Kokumo said Samuel is the mother of Boro and was arrested as an accessory after the fact.
"She has done all within her capacity to protect that son, and shield him from being arrested," the Police boss said.
Samuel denied the allegation and told journalists she was taken from her village and was not told about her son's crime until she was moved by the Police to Benin.
She said she told officers she didn't know about her son's whereabouts, but was detained anyway.
Samuel also noted that she had not seen her son in five months before she was arrested for allegedly helping him.

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