The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday disclosed that 23 suspected cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been identified in some states.
They are Edo, Lagos, Ogun, Kano and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
NCDC said one was confirmed positive “index case” with no death.
The Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, gave the update in a chat with NAN on Sunday in Abuja.
Ihekweazu said that a total of 219 contacts were identified, including contacts from hotel, workplace and healthcare workers.
“No new contacts have been reported in Lagos and Ogun states,” Ihekweazu stressed.
He added that the confirmed case was clinically stable at the designated treatment facility for COVID-19 at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) Yaba, Lagos.
Nigeria’s first case was reported in Lagos.
Coronavirus originated from Wuhan, China in December 2019.
It has spread to 88 countries and killed over 3,500 people.
Female lead vocalist of popular singing group, Veentage band, Ejiro Emokinovo, has died.
Ejiro passed away in Dubai after an unsuccessful surgery on Thursday March 5th.
Ejiro who runs the band with her hubby, Desmond, was in Dubai to perform at the 90th birthday party of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamilia.
After the party, she went in for a surgery where she sadly passed away.
Her devasted husband, Desmond, took to Instagram to mourn her death. Sharing photo of a burning candle and a video of one of her performances, he wrote
The Director of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Imo State, Mr. Ikenna Unegbu has been arraigned in court for allegedly defiling a 2-year-old girl, The Nation reports.
Unegbu was accused of committing the said offence in his office on February 5, after taking the child from the mother on the guise of consoling her after being scolded for pouring water around the office.
Recounting how the incident occurred, the mother of the victim Chinonye Obioma said;
“My daughter went into the office twice with biscuits and groundnuts, only to come out from the director’s office the third time crying.”
Recalling her daughter’s abnormal movement and posture after she urinated on their way home, Obioma revealed that a medical test carried out at Federal Medical Center in Owerri and Police Hospital confirmed that her daughter’s hymen was broken.
She added;
“When I asked her what happened, she mentioned that Uncle Police (the suspect) removed her pant, and put his stick (penis) inside her bumbum. I went home in tears, seeing reddish, swollen vagina, remains of sperms, tissue paper gummed on her private parts.
“I called the Oga Ikenna (suspect) to enquire what he did with my daughter, and he harshly denied knowledge of the incident.”
The Nation reported that medical reports also showed that the baby sustained a serious injury after her abuser penetrated her.
The suspect who was granted bail by the magistrate of the family court he was arraigned in, is expected to be rearraigned on Thursday, March 19.
A “feared” Nigerian pastor who raped children in a bogus religious ceremony over a 20-year period was jailed on Friday in the United Kingdom.
Self-styled prophet Michael Oluronbi was found guilty in January of offences against six women and a man. Five of those attended his church.
He carried out his attacks by convincing his victims to take part in a “spiritual bathing” ritual which he told them would “cleanse” them of evil spirits.
Judge Sarah Buckingham, sentencing him to 34 years behind bars, said his case was “one of the worst cases of sexual abuse of multiple children to come before the courts” and described him as an “arrogant, selfish and vain man”.
She said the “spiritual baths” were actually designed to “fulfil his insatiable sexual appetite”.
“The children feared you and this enabled you to continue your grip,” she said, sentencing Oluronbi yesterday.
“Your offending has had an extreme and severe impact on all of your complainants.
“Any attempt to suggest otherwise would be without foundation.
“You abused your position of trust – they trusted you like God.”
In statements read to the court by the prosecution, one of the victims said Oluronbi’s actions made her “question if my life was worth living”.
Oluronbi, who had blamed the devil for his actions, was convicted of 15 counts of rape, seven counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, at Birmingham Crown Court.
Oluronbi’s wife, Juliana, was also convicted of three counts of aiding and abetting rape and helping arrange some of the abortions of his victims, with some becoming pregnant multiple times. She was jailed for 11 years.
As a pharmacist, he would take them to clinics to end the pregnancies.
During the trial, the jury was told how Oluronbi was linked to a Christian church in Birmingham, where he formed a splinter group for about 40 adults and children, separate to the church and in another location.
In that group, he had the victims take part in “spiritual bathing”.
During the trial, Phil Bradley QC, prosecuting, told the jury: “The main tactic he employed was to claim that God had instructed him to administer ‘holy baths’ to some of his congregation in order to ‘cleanse’ them and protect them from evil influences.
“That activity began when his victims were children.
“There can be no doubt that its real purpose was to serve his sexual gratification.”
Some of the victims were raped repeatedly, leading to “unwanted pregnancies and terminations”, he told the court, and he was “revered and feared by his victims, kept a vice-like grip on many of them and continued to abuse them well into adulthood.”
West Midlands Police said he convinced children he could benefit them religiously, health-wise or educationally.
The force’s detective superintendent Nick Walton said: “They’d be taken upstairs to the bathroom, stripped naked, sometimes wearing a red girdle – like a sash – and he would wash them down.
“On occasion he would sexually assault them, but also take them to an adjacent bedroom and subject them to sexual assaults and rape.”
Offences took place in Birmingham and London over 20 years, dating back to the 1980s.
“Some of his victims described it as a cult,” added DS Walton.
“He has been confronted on occasions by relatives and parents. He never made admissions, and even blamed the devil for it on some occasions.”
Oluronbi would sometimes laugh in court while giving evidence, DS Walton said. He worked as a pastor until his arrest.
He was arrested at Birmingham Airport while trying to leave for Nigeria — with ceremonial belongings and a sum of cash.
He had recently been confronted by one of his victims. Police became aware of his crimes after a victim came forward to them.
Police believe there may be more victims and urged them to get in touch.
Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi has confirmed that all three suspected cases have tested Negative to Coronavirus.
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The Commissioner who stated this on his official twitter handle said the travellers from France, England and China whose samples were collected yesterday for analysis have tested negative and have been discharged.
Two of them had earlier today been confirmed negative
The Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has applauded the Nigerian military’s ground and air components for what he described as “decisive blow against Boko Haram” in the early hours of Wednesday, even when the insurgents ambushed from different directions in attempt to overrun Damboa town in southern part of the states.
Zulum said in a statement, he personally signed, that he was particularly impressed that a combined team of soldiers of the army fighting on the ground and air, using fighter jets with the complementary efforts of the civilian JTF and vigilantes, not only killed scores of insurgents to prevent them from gaining grounds, but went the gallant step of taking the war to the insurgents even after they had fled.
“I find it compelling to salute our gallant soldiers of the Nigerian Army and Air Force, under operation Lafiya Dole for a decisive blow against Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday morning in Damboa town” He said
The attacks were carried on Damboa town at about 6am yesterday as squads of the insurgents cleverly attacked the town from different directions, believing their ambush was going to succeed in overrunning the town but were cut short of their adventure by the as they met a far more determined and battle ready military with Soldiers of the army fought from the ground while the Air force quickly deployed fighter jets with the volunteers in the Civilian JTF and Vigilantes complemented them. At first stage, destroyed 13 fighting vehicles after killing scores of insurgents, who drove on them.
The Governor also applaud the Military for not staying back and remobilizing as they took the war to the fleeing insurgent by killing and destroying six fighting vehicles and 19 fighters Jets by depriving the Insurgents vehicles to used for fighting.
The Governor salute the ground and air forces and also the s volunteers who supported the military and two volunteers, one each of the Civilian JTF and Vigilantes who paid the supreme price in trying to defend Borno and Nigeria.
Zulu also commiserate with families of two women who died from stray bullets and wish those who sustained injuries a speedy recovery.
The Governor assured the people of Borno State that so much is being put in place in combined and very resolute effort, to bring an end to the Boko Haram insurgency. By the power of God, the insurgency will eventually end and we shall regain our enduring peace and prosperity” Zulum said in the statement.
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with the embattled chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole in Abuja.
Oshiomhole is currently in a legal battle to keep his position.
Justice Danlemi Senchi of Abuja High Court on Wednesday granted an order of interim injunction restraining Oshiomhole from parading himself as the APC national chairman.
However, a Federal High Court In Kano on Thursday set aside the ruling of FCT High Court suspending Oshiomhole.
Justice Lewis Allagoa of Kano High Court ordered the police and Department of State Service (DSS) to provide security for Oshiomhole to resume in his office.
In an attempt to milk profits from the coronavirus outbreak, porn sites are now posting films that feature people having sex in hamazat suits, face masks and hospital gowns.
The twisted new trend has videos titled ‘Deserted Wuhan’ and ‘TSA Agent Detains Woman Suspected of Coronavirus’ among others appearing on adult sites.
The sex scenes take place in what looks like medical facilities.
Speaking about the trend to Vice, the male half of porn duo Spicy x Rice who feature in some of the coronavirus videos said:
“I think people are attracted to COVID-19 themed porn the same way people who are scared of their shadow are attached to horror movies: We are all searching for things that make us come alive.”
He added:
“COVID-19 is something that brings fear and mystery to pretty much everyone in the world right now… You need to be able to feel something, and what better way to make you feel something than the global crisis we are all in right now.”
Spicy believes that their videos contain key information on how to prevent the spread of the disease and were made with the intention to educate people.
‘We thought we would use our porn as an avenue to get some legitimate information out with some comic relief included to get people interested and reduce our chances of being banned,’ he told the publication.
He added that the couple knew people who were ‘stuck in Wuhan’ and insisted that they ‘made the video with them in mind.’
The videos come despite the virus that emerged in China late last year infecting 95,000 people in more than 80 countries and causing over 3,200 deaths
The video is coming on the heels of Italy considering a ban on the traditional Italian greeting of kissing each other on the cheek as part of draconian emergency measures which have seen the country close all schools and universities until at least March 15.
A Federal High Court In Kano has set aside a ruling of FCT High Court suspending the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole.
Justice Danlemi Senchi of Abuja High Court on Wednesday granted an order of interim injunction restraining Oshiomhole from parading himself as the APC national chairman.
Justice Lewis Allagoa on Thursday ordered the police and Department of State Service (DSS) to provide security for Oshiomhole to resume in his office.
However, hours after the Abuja high court order, Oshiomhole appealed the judgment at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division.
The founder and general overseer of International Godsway Ministries in Ghana, Bishop Daniel Obinim has reportedly launched a ‘Coronavirus Anointing Oil’ for his church members.
The man of God, who launched the oil during his Sunday service on March 1, 2020, said it will protect his church members from the deadly Coronavirus.
Bishop Obinim said he had been worried about the coronavirus epidemic which gives him sleepless nights as he fears that it may find it’s way into Ghana.
After much prayers, God finally gave him an answer on how to stop the deadly virus using a bottle of “Coronavirus Anointing oil” which comes with a price tag of 200 ghanaian cedis.
According to him, anybody that buy and use the anointing oil would be protected from contacting coronavirus from an infected person.
The Bishop claims that the Coronavirus anointing oil has been tested in heaven and approved by the heavenly division of Food and Drugs Authority (FDA).
We learnt that the annointing oil has been selling very fast since its launch and Bishop Obinim is planning to restock to meet up with the demands.
