Hold Buhari govt responsible if coronavirus escalates in Rivers – Wike cries out

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has told the people of the State and the entire Nigerians to hold the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government responsible if COVID-19 escalates in the State. Wike said this in his statewide broadcast on Friday, adding that nobody should be surprised if the coronavirus cases in the State rise in the coming weeks.

He said: “It has become imperative to alert the state and, indeed, the entire world to the fact that a dangerous escalation of COVID-19 pandemic in Rivers State looms large on our horizon due largely to the hypocrisy of the Federal Government and the continuous acts of willful sabotage by security agencies.”

 

He said for this reason, they cannot overstate the gravity of their present predicament, adding that “nobody should be surprised should Rivers State witness exponential increases in the infection and spread of COVID-19 cases in the days and weeks ahead as we begin intense testing.”

Wike said, however, that his administration was resolved and committed to remain strong and total.

He called on the residents of the State to see coronavirus as a matter of life and death by obeying the government’s directives to stay at home in order to protect themselves, their families and the state from the spread. He declared that staying at home and staying safe for now was not just mandatory, but the best available option in the prevailing circumstance.

The Governor said that borders of Rivers State are continually experiencing serial acts of sabotage by security operatives, who allegedly allow and, in some cases, personally aid persons with risky COVID-19 status into the state.

“Recently, we intercepted a lorry-load of livestock with 22 persons who bribed their ways into Rivers State from as far as Adamawa State despite the Federal Government’s claimed restriction on inter-state travels and our definitive closure of all entry routes into the state,” Wike added.

 

He said that another 8 trucks with 200 persons hidden in loads of grains were intercepted as they were being smuggled into the State from the Northern parts of the country.

The Governor lamented that the extent of sabotage was such that even a Deputy Commissioner of Police unilaterally appropriated and exercised “powers to illegally issue movement pass to individuals and companies indiscriminately in utter contempt and direct violation of the lockdown orders of the State government.”

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New Emir of Bama, Umar Kyari turbaned in Borno

   

The New Emir of Bama, Umar Ibrahim Ibn Kyari has been turbaned by the king makers of Bama Town.  The occasion was witnessed by the Governor of Borno state amidst tight security. Bama is the 2nd largest Emirate in Borno state and had been a stronghold of Boko Haram terrorist who displaced the residents of the ancient town to different parts of the Region and beyond.

   Bama is at it’s recovery stage and the Borno state Government is reconstructing her infrastructure to ensure the return of civil authority to the town for ease of administration. The new Emir HRH Umar Ibrahim Ibn Kyari is the eldest son of late Shehu of Bama, Kyari Ibn Umar El Kanemi. Umar succeeds his late father who died recently from a brief illness.

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Woman poisons her husband to death, chops off his manhood

 

   An eight-year-old marriage has ended on a tragic note in Zumbagwe, a remote community in Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. Thirty-three-year-old Janet Ekpe poisoned her husband for allegedly dating her best friend and watched him die slowly and painfully.

Besides allegedly dating her best friend, Janet also accused her husband, Sunday Ekpe, of starving her of sex while satisfying her friend with same. Janet recalled that she had got used to having marathon sex with Ekpe since they got married only for him to slow down after her second child and later withdrew completely.

She said she grew tired of her husband giving excuses night after night as to why he was no longer able to deliver in bed and even telling her on occasions to fantasize about the good old times in order to satisfy her sexual urge.

NCDC officials not wanted in Kogi – Ihekweazu

 

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has lamented that Kogi State never accepted the assistance rendered by its official in trying to trace COVID-19 patients in the State.

NCDC DG, Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu was reacting to the misunderstanding between the body’s official and the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Bello had asked officials of the NCDC to leave the State after they refused his directive of going into isolation and being tested for COVID-19.

UNIPORT, RSUTH activate facilities for COVID-19 testing

 

  The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital and Rivers State University Teaching hospital have announced the commencement of coronavirus tests in their facilities with a combined total of five PCR machines.

Luxury submarine designed to take tourists deep into the ocean

 

   An incredible submarine is all set to give tourists a sea view like no other. The Triton Deepview 24 can take 24 passengers to depths of up to 100m (328ft) and afford them magnificent views thanks to vast panoramic windows – and all from the comfort of a 15.4m (50.5ft) long air-conditioned interior big enough to stand up in.

Nigeria Records 386 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Now 3,912

  The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 386 new COVID-19 cases in the country, taking Nigeria’s total cases to 3,912.

  This is the highest number of new cases recorded in a day. Of the 386, the NCDC said in a tweet, 176 were reported in Lagos, 65 in Kano, 31 in Katsina, 20 in the FCT, and 17 in Borno. 386 new cases of #COVID19;

176-Lagos
65-Kano
31-Katsina
20-FCT
17-Borno
15-Bauchi
14-Nasarawa
13-Ogun