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“Why would a government that claims to be responsive to the sufferings of its people chose a time like this to add more pains to their agony and trauma?

“It is on record that the this government rode to power through the popular mass protest against similar action taken by Jonathan administration in 2012. With this action, it does appear that the APC government is taken Nigerians for granted.

“Be that as it may, and as you all know, the organised labour and the civil society collaborators are seriously mobilising to engage the government in a peaceful, nonviolent protests across the nation. SSANU is a member of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and we are fully ready to carry out the directives of our centre (NLC) as soon as we receive the sigal,

“The Senate of UNILAG (as expected) has also come out solidly in defence of Mr. Vice-Chancellor and descended heavily on the Pro-Chancellor and the Registrar, who are seen to be carrying out the mandate of the Visitor as exemplified in his (Mr. President) Anti-Corruption crusade.

 “In doing this, the Senate and its collaborators have unwittingly, and hiding under the technicality of due process, attempted to demonise Babalakin and his Council, while canonising itself as the technically ” all in all” and most supreme organ of the university over and above the Council.

“Mush as we wish to remain neutral in the UNILAG matter as much as possible, SSANU and indeed Nigerians and the international communities of Anti-Corruption like Transparency International are keenly waiting to see how the matter would be decided in UNILAG.

Happy Birthday Soulman - The Rock

Dwayne Douglas Johnson, American-Canadian actor, producer, businessman, retired professional wrestler also known as The Rock, eulogizes his father, Rocky Johnson on his first birthday since he passed on 15 January 2020.

"I miss him.

Think about him often.

Some good.

Some great.

Some not so much.

And even some brand new lessons I only came to realize after he passed away", he wrote on his post on Instagram. 

DOUBLE DATING

 

TO IMPRESS HIS FRIEND JOHN CHATS WITH MICHAEL ABOUT HIS HOLIDAY ROMANCE WITH BUNMI. BUT THEN IT ONLY TURNS OUT THAT BUNMI IS MICHAEL’S FIANCEE

 This story is set in the day at a leisure park in Lagos, Nigeria.

 

MICHAEL: Wao! John, it’s been ages since we last met.

JOHN: Yes. But I was in your neighbourhood last week, I asked after Saint and I was told you had moved.

MICHAEL: Even if I hadn’t moved you would have found it difficult tracing me with the name “Saint”. I am known as Mike around here You know, my real name. So how do find Lagos?

JOHN: Oh, wonderful. The ladies are really sweet. I travelled to Jos with one angel last week and we really had a great time together. S*x with her was hmmn… fantastic!

MICHAEL: Hmn… Can see you are still the same sexy old camel.

JOHN: Blame me not. Nature is the guilty one here, you know. Well, you seem to be waiting for someone here at the park … who is the lucky person?

MICHAEL: Ofcourse, I am waiting for … eh, what’s the problem? What are you starring at?

JOHN: Wao! (spotting Bunmi approaching) I can’t believe this …

MICHAEL: (confused)  Can’t believe what?

JOHN: (both starring at Bunmi approaching) Th – Tha – That is the lady I travelled to Jos with last week. She must be looking for me. B – bu – but how did she know I could be here? Perhaps, she is only passing-by and just sighted me … Hey, she is almost here … Hi, Bunmi. Good to see you again so soon. (Silence as all seem dumbfounded at Bunmi’s arrival worsened by her shocking and hlpless stares at Michael). Hey, you two are just staring at each other… have you two met before?

MICHAEL: (sadly) Sure. Bunmi here has been my fiancée for years … So sorry, I never really told you about her.

JOHN: (shockingly) What?!

As COVID-19 spreads, don’t lose track of malaria

The pandemic is a reminder of why we need to eradicate this mosquito-borne disease.

By Bill Gates

 

Mosquitoes don’t practice social distancing. They don’t wear masks, either.

As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, it’s important to remember that the world’s deadliest animal hasn’t taken a break during this pandemic.

Mosquitoes are out biting every night, infecting millions of people with malaria—a disease that kills a child every other minute of every day.

Read The New York Times review of "Folklore", the new album by Taylor Swift

The New York Times a few days ago tweeted 'Read The New York Times review of "Folklore", the new album by Taylor Swift'

While you may fancy reading up all about Taylor Swift's new album here captioned; TaylorSwift, a Pop Star Done With Pop  check out reactions on the the story

Why I dumped PDP for APC – Dogara [Full letter]

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has explained why he left the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Daily Post reports.

In a letter of resignation addressed to the Bogoro ‘C’ Ward Chairman of the PDP, according to the report Dogara cited failure of governance in his home state, Bauchi, under the administration of Governor Bala Mohammed whom he helped install as a governor in 2019.

Dogara said that he cannot successfully ask questions about maladministration without being accused of disloyalty if he were to remain in the PDP.

BRITAIN escaped a £55billion bailout burden by quitting the EU, it was revealed.

Leave campaigners say we would have faced the second highest liability for a recovery fund for coronavirus-hit nations.

And that is twice the size of our divorce bill.

Former Brexit minister David Jones said: “We really have had the most incredible lucky escape. Had we stayed in the EU or agreed to a longer transition period we would have been on the hook for a potentially catastrophic sum.

“It’s extremely good we left when we did.”

The potential cost of extending the transition period would have been nearly twice that of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £30billion job protection scheme.

It was calculated by the Centre for Brexit policy think tank.

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PRESS RELEASE

She labeled her maple syrup "cough syrup" to keep her kids away

Alexa Sunshine Rose, a mom on Instagram labeled her maple syrup "cough syrup" to keep her kids away. Can you beat that?

She leaves him a surprise on his car

A mom, left her kid a surprise on his car for refusing to help rake the leaves. What do you think?

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“Tens of thousands of people have already been given convalescent plasma in the US but these treatments were not randomized. They just give individuals convalescent plasma in the hope it will work. Vast quantities have been given and they still have no idea whether it helps or harms or has no impact.

“There are lots and lots of small drugs trials involving a few dozen or a few hundred patients going on in the US but nothing of any substance. They are failing to do large, randomised trials and that ends up providing bad medicine. It makes the practice of medicine poorer and the outcomes for patients poorer.

“If you look at the US, huge quantities of this treatment have been used on an arbitrary willy-nilly basis. The UK excels beyond measure compared with what’s going on there”

… Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

FLYING OFFICER TOLULOPE AROTILE GOES HOME

Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile was buried Thursday at the Military Cemetery in Abuja  with full military honours and the traditional 21-gun salutes.

Late Arotile was reportedly knocked down by a car driven by her old schoolmate, Nehemiah Adejoh, at the NAF base Kaduna, Nigeria.

The Message Today: Episode 01 - Wellbeing and Resilience

The Message Today: Episode 02 - Prejudice and Discrimination

The Secret to Solving Problems | Joel Osteen

Curtesy: Joel Osteen

I impregnated my daughter thrice, presented her for abortion as girlfriend - Ogun evangelist arrested for incest

A tweet on the twitter handle of Punch Newspapers a few days ago reads "I impregnated my daughter thrice, presented her for abortion as girlfriend "

According to the report, Oluwafemi Oyebola, a 44-year-old senior evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, Ogo-Oluwa Parish, Idi-Iroko, arrested by the Ogun State Police Command, tells DAUD OLATUNJI how he allegedly engaged in incest with his daughter and repeatedly impregnated her.

In a question and answer session with The Punch's Correspondent, the Suspect narrated the genesis of the crime against his daughter and how luck finally betrayed him.

"I am the senior evangelist at the church", he said.

His memory remains in my heart now and always - Seyi Makinde

Seyi Makinde, Executive Governor of Oyo State recently tweeted "Today I remember my father, friend and mentor, Pa Olatunbosun Makinde, who passed eight years ago in July 2012. His memory remains in my heart now and always".

It is always a delight for me to be part of activities that show the collaboration between the three arms of government - Makinde

It is always a delight for me to be part of activities that show the collaboration between the three arms of government.  The Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Seyi Makinde stated this in his address at the commissioning of the Family Court, High Court of Justice in his State a few days ago.

On his twitter handle the Governor tweeted "Although the Child's Rights Act, 2003 was domesticated in Oyo State in 2006, the Family Court where the rights of children will be enforced was not established until now".

Moment Asda employee faints in front of Prince Charles - The Sun

Few days ago The Sun on its twitter handle tweeted "Moment Asda employee faints in front of Prince Charles". This post has found interesting reactions from a cross section of twitter users.

See the screen shot of the post and comments below including the associated video:

Cute 4 - year old expresses her frustration with the lockdown - LIB

"I can't breathe, you're killing me" - Frank Ogboru

Got this piece from LIB's Instagram handle about a 2006 video of a Nigerian man shouting "I can't breathe, you're killing me". 

See the screen shot and video associated with the post below:

I agreed for @lulu_labon to use my hair as sample to test her barbing skills - Mercy Johnson

Check out Mercy Johnson's TGIF post on instagram a few days ago:

Who doesn't like compliments? - Mercy

Few days ago via her Instagram page Mercy posted 'So someone said to me "Mercy everything you wear sits perfectly well on you" and my head started to swell ... who doesn't like compliments?'. 

Best known for her Yoruba indigenous movies, 

#memyselfandi #RainyDay - Funke

"#memyselfandi #RainyDay" ... Stumbled on this post on twitter by Funke Akindele-Bello, Nigerian actress, Film producer, Script writer and an entrepreneur.

Roger Stone says Trump saved his life by commuting his prison sentence

Roger Stone, the Republican operative whose prison sentence was commuted by President Trump on Friday, said Monday that the action saved his life by allowing him to avoid incarceration in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m 67 years old. I’ve had a lifelong respiratory problem. I was facing what I really believe was a near death sentence,” Stone said in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Stone, Trump’s longtime friend and adviser, was indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller on charges relating to interference with Mueller’s investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign, and convicted in November, 2019. He was sentenced to 40 months and was due to report to federal prison this week.

Stone’s lawyer David Schoen, who also appeared on the broadcast, seconded Stone’s claim.

“The president saved a life here,” Schoen said.

I thank those who identified with our daughter, Miss Nkechi - Chioma Uzodinma

The wife of the Imo State Governor, Chioma Uzodinma, and the Senator representing Anambra Central, Uche Ekwunife, have rescued a 20-year-old woman, Nkechi Ezenwa, allegedly raped and impregnated while hawking bananas in Owerri.

Consequently, on her twitter handle a few days ago Her Excellency Chioma Uzodimma posted "Sequel to my promise of intervention in the situation of the Miss Ezenwa Nkechi, an Imo daughter from Umuna Ubommiri in the Mbaitoli local Government Area (LGA), a rape victim who was unfortunately impregnated but was however graciously delivered of a set of male triplets, I interfaced with Hon. (Mrs.) Nkechi Ugwu, the Commissioner for Gender and Vulnerable Groups, Imo State".

The tweet read further "We have since swung into action.