One of the most Handsome Nollywood Actor, Mike Ezuruonye has taken to Instagram to mock a suspected colleague over fake life.

The handsome actor noted that he isn’t impressed with people who show off a flamboyant lifestyle while they are actually suffering.

He also talked about a particular anonymous person who claimed to own a G-Wagon but is still squatting. He said fake life is really expensive and advised the person to do stop putting up a fake show.

Sharing his thoughts, the 37-year-old called out fake lifestyle in a post writing,


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U got a G-Wagon and Squatting..Been Impressing The Whole Lagos..Now u need Relief...I Cant deal #fakelifeisexpensive

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A 27-year-old man has been crushed to death by a vehicle conveying two policemen in Eziorsu community in Oguta council of Imo State, The Nation reports.

The policemen were said to be hurriedly getting away from the scene of a breached pipeline when their vehicle ran over the deceased identified as Chinedu Nwedu.

The incident happened last weekend.

The two men, led by one Sergeant Ikiira Sunday, came from Mopol 29, Awka, Anambra State, it was learnt.

After a successful operation at the pipeline, the men were accosted by military men at Egbema as well as community youths.

They reportedly engaged the soldiers in a gun battle in order to make good their escape.

But being overpowered by the military men, the policemen zoomed off in their vehicle, hitting Chinedu as they fled.

The two policemen have been taken into police custody, The Nation learnt.

Police spokesman Orlando Ikeokwu confirmed the incident, but said it was an accident.

The Chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, raised the alarm at the PTF press briefing.

According to  Report, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has raised the alarm over an unhealthy practice of some Nigerians who pick face masks from rubbish dumps and sell them.

The  Chairman of the task force and  Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, who raised the alarm at the PTF press briefing in Abuja, warned that such a practice would worsen the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

He also said northern state governments, which had been evacuating the Quranic school pupils, popularly known as Almajirai, to their states of origin should suspend it.

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, also at the press briefing, said pathologists from Sokoto, Bauchi, Jigawa, Katsina and Kano had been trained, adding that they were investigating deaths in the states.

The task force, shortly after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in his national broadcast on April 27 ordered gradual reopening of the economy, gave guidelines that would assist in flattening the COVID-19 curve in the country.

Among the guidelines are the compulsory use of face masks and maintaining social distance in public places. The government also banned a gathering of over 20 people and interstate movements.

Reviewing Nigerians’ adherence to the guidelines, Mustapha noted that people were still sharing face masks.

He said,

Ex BBNaija Housemate, Teddy A’s son, Jaiden turned 7 years old this month, and he has taken to Instagram to celebrate him.

Teddy A shared a video from Jaiden’s in-house party and wrote;


Jaiden is Teddy’s son with his Dallas-based babymama Layla Amani, who was very supportive when he was in the big brother house.

Meanwhile, Teddy A recently welcomed a daughter, Zendaya with his wife, BamBam

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A Nigerian Born-again Christian has sparked off a social media debate with her opinion on people using perfumes and deodorants.

According to the Mugechi Monika, people get tormented by demons when they use perfumes and there is a spirit of pride in people who use perfumes and deodorants because there are demons behind some of the items used in production.

She Wrote:

Grace,peace and mercy unto you all my brethren who are reading this post. I once said that I will share a revelation,that God gave to me concerning the use of perfumes and deodorants. I delayed in sharing the dream as I was waiting for the Lord to give me a confirmation in His word.

In my dream, I was sleeping and a demon came upon my shoulder and started irritating me. I tried to rebuke it in the name of Jesus Christ but it would not leave. I tried to quote scripture but it would not stop irritating me and it even started irritating my armpit. The Lord gave me understanding that the demon was tormenting me because of the deodorant I use. Then in my mind I made up my mind to stop using deodorants and then my dream ended. Let’s examine the scriptures;

And it shall come to pass that in stead of sweet smell there shall be a stink and instead of a girdle a rent and instead of well set hair baldness and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth and burning instead of beauty.(Isaiah 3;24)

Here we see that,the Lord is angry with the sweet smell coming from perfumes that the women of Jerusalem are using. I have heard of testimonies from former members of the occult who were married to mermaids. Each one of them testifies that on summoning the mermaids their presence would be detected by the smell of perfume. There’s a spirit of pride in people who use perfumes and deodorants and even some types of lotions as some of these things after manufacturing are dedicated to demons. From my personal experience when I used to use deodorants,I had a sensation of pride.

In Exodus 30;22-31 God tells Moses to make a sacred annointing oil and the pure sweet-smelling incense mixed like perfume. After the the instruction God warned Moses never to make any other like it and that it should not be poured upon any man’s flesh because it is Holy and it’s only consecrated to the Lord.

Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured neither shall ye make any other like it,after the composition of it,it is Holy and it shall be holy unto you.(Exodus 30;32)

In Proverbs 7;17 talks about the prostitute and how she uses perfume to seduce men. And that’s the purpose of perfumes,deodrants and some lotions for a seductive spirit is attached to them.

As Christians we should be clean and neat but we are warned to abstain from things that defile us,things sacrifficed to idols. If you doubt this truth,go boldly before the throne and ask God to reveal it to you.

An official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edward Manger, who recently returned from Kano has been confirmed the second case of the novel coronavirus disease in Benue State, Punch Metro reports.

The second case is coming about six weeks after the index case was confirmed by the NCDC and announced by the governor.

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, announced the new case at a news conference at the Government House, Makurdi, on Tuesday.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had announced that Benue State recorded another case of coronavirus on Monday.

Ortom, while speaking to journalists, disclosed that the victim returned from Kano   towards the end of April 2020 and was immediately traced by the state action committee on COVID-19 and his sample taken to the NCDC in Abuja for testing.

He said when the result returned positive, the official had been taken to the state isolation centre at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi.

He said the committee  had contacted his family members and embarked on contact tracing of all those who might have had contact with him upon his arrival.

Ortom explained that the essence of disclosing the name of the victim was not to ridicule him but for the interest of all those who might have had  close contact with him to be able to come out and have themselves checked for the dreaded disease early.

He added,

Bricklayer, Idris Saula, will never be the same again after six years of his life were stolen by the country’s criminal justice system.

Saula was held in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos State for six years despite legal advice from the state’s Directorate of Public Prosecutions that he should be released five years earlier.

gathered that the 36-year-old had in 2014 gone to work at a construction site in the Sangotedo, Ajah area of the state.

He was, however, arrested during a raid by policemen from the Ajiwe Police Station.

After a few days in custody, he was transferred to the Ikeja office of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, where he spent five months.

The victim was subsequently taken to a magistrates’ court and arraigned for armed robbery and was remanded in prison.

It was gathered that the DPP released the legal advice absolving Saula of all charges.

However, the police prosecutor did not take the advice to court, as the bricklayer languished in prison.

We learnt that after the arraignment of the Lagos State indigene in 2014, he did not step into court again until his miraculous release on April 30, 2020.

“When they opened the prison gate and told me to go, I could not understand what was happening to me. I felt giddy as fresh air blew on me. I have still not recovered,” he told our correspondent as he sat on a pinning bed, while his mother and siblings battled to save his life at home.

Saula, our correspondent learnt, was his parents’ only son, with four female siblings

It was gathered that their father died when they were young and their mother, a fried fish seller, had been catering for them.

The victim, while recounting his ordeal, said his inability to pay N50,000 to the policemen at the Ajiwe Police Station for bail was behind his predicament.

He stated,
Saula said in 2017, some inmates in the medium security prison were moved to the maximum security prison, because the medium facility was congested.

He explained that luck, however, smiled on him when an elderly man, who lived in Ikorodu, was brought to the prison for a minor offence.

The new inmate, after listening to his story, promised to connect Saula to a rights lawyer.

he stated.

Asked if he was aware of the legal advice on his matter, Saula said nobody told him about it.

He explained that complaints to the prison officials that he had never been taken to court for trial were rebuffed.

he added.

His mother, Olayemi Monsuru, said Saula collapsed at the bus stop and was conveyed home in a tricycle.

She explained that he was given “blood tonic and malt” to recover.

Monsuru recalled that when the 36-year-old did not return home from work in 2014, she raised a search party to look for him.

The 69-year-old mother said nothing was heard until eight months later when some freed inmates said they sighted him in Kirikiri.

She narrated,
Monsuru appealed for help for Saula, saying the family was heavily in debt.

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, while thanking the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), vowed to sue the Nigeria Police Force for Saula’s ordeal.

He said,

Due To The Lockdown hundreds of motorists passed the night at the Kara/Berger end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday/ Tuesday, as they were stranded following the
enforcement of the curfew imposed on Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

While some of the motorists lamented spending hours for journeys that should have lasted minutes, others decried passing the night in their vehicles after being stuck in the gridlock that followed the closure of the Berger boundary between Lagos and Ogun states.

PUNCH Metro observed that security agents manned both the inward and outward lanes of the road at Berger.

Police personnel from Lagos and Ogun state commands, officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps, Vehicle Inspection Officers and men of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps were seen at the checkpoint.

Our correspondent observed that the uncompromising security personnel prevented vehicles, including those conveying foodstuffs and tankers coming into Lagos to load fuel as well as those on essential duty from coming into the state, while those exiting Lagos had a similar experience.

A motorist, Adedimeji Okanlawon, said the policemen at the checkpoint inward Lagos denied him passage despite informing them that he was an essential worker, adding that he had to pass the night in his vehicle.

Okanlawon stated,
Another motorist, Daramola Adebutu, said many people left their places of work late despite being aware of the curfew, adding that the roadblock at Berger spilled over to the Third Mainland Bridge, Alausa and Agidingbi areas of Lagos.

In the Sango area of Ogun State, motorists plying the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway also faced a similar situation as security agents at the toll gate area prevented them from gaining entry into the state.

A motorist, who identified himself simply as Idris, said he and other motorists were left with no option but to drive on the kerb because the policemen had barricaded the regular route.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said,

A female presenter with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria’s, Pacesetter FM, Umuahia, Chinenye Iwuoha, has been kidnapped by gunmen, The PUNCH reports.

It was learnt that the incident happened near the popular Amakanma Estate in the Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state around 7pm on Monday.

A source at the radio station said the gunmen trailed the victim, who left the premises in a Hilux van in company with the station’s General Manager, Uche Ndukwu and other workers.

The source said the gunmen trailed the FRCN employees on a motorcycle and a Toyota Sienna without being noticed.

It was gathered that the gunmen shot the driver of the vehicle conveying the general manager and the other employees before abducting Iwuoha.

The source said, a source stated.

The source said the kidnappers had made contact with the station and were demanding N20m as ransom for the release of the presenter.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Janet Agbede, told our correspondent on the telephone that the incident had yet to be officially reported to the command.

She urged members of the public to report any development in their domains to the police on time.

The CP added that she had ordered the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area, where the incident took place to swing into action and find out what happened.

The general manager of the Nigerian Television Authority in Kastina,Ayinde Soaga has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Mr Soaga made this known while speaking with PREMIUM TIMES shortly after news of his status became public knowledge. He said he was in high spirit.

The Nigeria Union of Journalists had earlier issued a statement signed by its chairman, Tukur Dan-Ali, stating that the council was of the belief that Mr Soaga contracted the virus as a result of his day-to-day service as a journalist.

The family of the NTA boss in a statement issued by Kehinde Soaga, affirmed that the journalist had called the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control officials to carry out the test on him.

the statement said.

The family said it was aware that coronavirus is not a death sentence and believing in God for healing. the statement said.

“We appreciate the National Secretariat of NUJ, the Katsina State & FCT Councils of the Union as well as many other individuals and groups too numerous to mention for their quick intervention and prayers,” the family wrote.

The NUJ in Kastina State said it sympathised with Mr Ayinde, his family, the Nigeria Television Authority(NTA Chapel) of the union as well as the entire journalists in the state over the development.

“This, of course indicated the fact that Journalists are, exposed to danger in this hard period of rampage spread of Covid 19 pandemic everywhere in Nigeria particularly in most affected States including Katsina.

The union thanked Katsina State government as well as its special task force on coronavirus for working round the clock to control the spread of the pandemic, and also called on people of the state to support government’s policies and programmes especially on the current coronavirus pandemic.

A 70-year-old man, Lawal Izala, who insulted President Muhammadu Buhari on social media, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by a court sitting in Katsina State.

report has it that Izala and two others were arrested last weeek Thursday for insulting President Buhari and Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State in a viral video.

Speaking with newsmen while being paraded, Izala said he spoke out of anger when he visited his village and found out that bandits had killed his family members and rustled 15 of his cows.


Delivering judgement on the matter on Tuesday, the court found Izala guilty of two count charges of inciting violence and disrespect for civil authorities.

The 70-year-old was sentenced to six months jail term for the first charge and one year for the other charge with an option of N10,000 fine for the first charge and N20,000 for the second.

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has expressed concern on the Infectious Disease Control bill before the House of Representatives.

It maintained that it should not be passed into law in national interest.

CAN’s opinion was contained in a letter dated 4th May, 2020 by its General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.

CAN urged the House of Representatives to discontinue discussion on the Bill forthwith in the overall interest of the Nigerian citizens.

“However, should you insist that there is merit in this unacceptable bill, we insist that this bill should pass through public hearing,” it said.

CAN told the legislators that courts on numerous occasions struck out Acts of Parliaments and legislations, including Executive Orders of Governments, which violates any of the Fundamental Human Rights provided for in the Constitution.

The organisation also queried the intention behind the bill, and advised the leadership and members of the House of Representatives to immediately allow the spirit of God to prevail over the primordial intentions and ambition.

It asked the lawmakers not to pass what it called the “controversial, nebulous and obnoxious bill into law in the overall interest of Nigerians.”

CAN advised.

American University of Nigeria owned by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday sacked over 400 staff.

This comes three days after another of Atiku's companies, Gotel Communication, a media outfit, sacked 46 staff on Workers Day.

President of AUN, Dawn Dekle, signed the sack letters seen by SaharaReporters, stating that the university no longer required the services of the affected staff.

Some of the disengaged workers told SaharaReporters that they were fired without severance benefits despite serving the university for about 10 years.

However, Vice President, University Relations of the institution, Abubakar Abba Tahir, denied the allegation.

He said,

Some COVID-19 patients at the Kwadon Isolation Centre, Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, on Tuesday blocked the popular Gombe/ Biu Road.

The patients were said to be protesting against government's negligence, inadequate food and medical attention in the isolation centre.

A resident of the community, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said, “Yes, they have left the isolation center and are presently destroying people’s properties on the main highway.


According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Gombe State currently has 96 confirmed cases of the virus.

When contacted by SaharaReporters, Commissioner for Health in the state, Ahmed Gana, did not pick up his phone calls.

However, an official of the state's Ministry of Health confirmed the situation to our correspondent.

Just in: Covid-19 patients in isolation at Kwadom - Yamaltu Deba LGA Gombe in protest and blocked Gombe - Biu Road. #COVID19 #COVID19NIGERIA #Covid19Gombe pic.twitter.com/16WvG5tp1n

— Abu-Jazmeen (@Noorer) May 5, 2020

What would have resulted in another major fire outbreak was averted on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, Tuesday, when two petroleum tankers collided and fell on their sides thereby

discharging their contents. The incident occurred on Otedola Bridge inward Berger, at about 7am as both tankers were reportedly on top speed jostling over the Right of Way.

It was gathered that one of the tankers a Mack tanker with number plate AGB 447 AA and the second Mack tanker with number plate KRD 467XZ laden with 45, 000 litres of Diesel both fell on their sides after colliding with each other.

The subsequent impact led to the tanker laden with diesel subsequently spilling its content on the road. It was gathered that as soon as it occurred, people trooped to the scene

scooping the content but the prompt intervention of emergency responders prevented further damages at the scene. The incident did not record any casualty but the scene was

cordoned off thereby hampering vehicular movement in the area as the Lagos State Fire service were on ground blanketing the affected areas in order to forestall the occurrence of

any secondary accident. As at 8am, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, The Nigeria Police and other authorities were on ground to compliment the effort of the fire service. LASEMA Director-General Dr. Oluemi Oke-Osanyintolu who was at the scene of the incident has since confirmed it.

A lady identified as Adetutu Balogun has taken to Twitter to call out the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for ignoring her friend, Femi, who is now deceased.

According to Adetutu, they had tried several hours to reach the NCDC after her friend started showing symptoms, all to no avail.


Femi eventually passed away without being attended to, and now everyone in Femi’s house risks being a victim of the virus, as they all had contact with him prior to his death.

Tutu also expressed her disappointment about Nigeria being unable to evacuate patients at only 2000 cases.

See her tweets below:

30-year old man, Chinedu Obinma, who was formerly a painter, has admitted that he was a robber and gave reasons he chose robbery as a means to survive in Lagos.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Obinma, was arrested by Police operatives from Ejigbo Division after he robbed a woman, who was selling hot drinks; carted away her phone and transferred all her money about N230, 000 to another bank account before he was caught.

The suspect reportedly told the Police that he was a painter but when the business was not flourishing, he abandoned it and moved into robbery and there were changes in his life.

He said he hails from Anambra State but came to Lagos some years back and tried to make a living as a painter. When he was not getting enough to take care of himself, he joined robbery.

According to the residents, the suspect, Obinma, said that he had engaged in several robbery operations without the use of arms but deployed tricks to steal people’s personal items and escape.

Obinma had always succeeded until he came from Cele area of Okota to Ejigbo area of Lagos when he went to a woman and bought a drink. He gave the woman N1000 for N100 worth of drink. When the woman went to look for change, he stole her phone and gave it to his accomplice who quickly used the woman’s phone to transfer her money to another account.

However, he was eventually caught after the woman looked for her phone, raised alarm and held him. Her neighbours attempted to mob him before the Police rescued him and took him to the station for interrogation.

When NANS correspondent visited Ejigbo Police Division to get comments from the DPO, CSP Olabisi Okuwobi, over the matter, she was said to have gone out for monitoring in the area.

However, Police sources confirmed the arrest of the suspect, Obinma and said he will be charged to Court after the conclusion of investigation.

The National Youth Co-ordinator of the Peoples Democratic Party, Usman Okai Austin has pleaded with the Kogi state govt to pay workers their full wages.
Austin, who is the spokesperson of Wada/Aro Campaign Council, said the fasting period was not a time to slash or withhold workers’ salaries because that will be
Addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja, Austin wondered why Bello was planning to pay workers half salaries when there is no established case of COVID-19 in the State.

According to Austin:
Austin noted that before the 2019 November election, Yahaya Bello promised that percentage payments or owing workers that were prevalent in the entire State would stop
The PDP Youth Leader advised labour leaders in the state to immediately seek national support should the governor perfect his plans and resort to intimidation and harassment.

He enjoined them not to be compromised by the Governor who is known throughout the country for owing workers.

The PDP youth leader wondered why the governor who is a Muslim should resort to depriving people their entitlements in a sacred month of Moslem fasting that encourages ZAKAT.

He challenged Governor Bello to declare Kogi workers’ wage bill and stop claiming allocation shortfall as a reason for non or part payment.

he said.

A tailor, Afeez Ayodele has been arrested by the police for stabbing his co-tailor to death over an argument ensued between the two over a sewing machine used to produce face masks.

Report gathered that the company, where Ayodele and Obiora were working, was awarded a contract to make face masks to be supplied to residents to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the state.

While doing their job, it was learnt that Ayodele and Obiora started arguing over whose turn it was to use a particular sewing machine.

The argument degenerated into a fight and in the ensuing scuffle, it was learnt that Ayodele, who became annoyed by Obiora’s refusal to relinquish the machine to him, suddenly brought out a knife and allegedly stabbed him in the chest.

It was gathered that blood started gushing out from Obiora’s chest and he fell to the ground, but some good Samaritans, including neighbours, rushed to his rescue and took him to the Safe Way Hospital for treatment.

An eyewitness, Goriola Majekodunmi, said the doctor on duty pronounced Obiora dead on arrival, adding that the deceased’s family had been notified of the development.

He said,
Another eyewitness, who identified himself simply as Musa, said Ayodele and Obiora’s job was to sew face masks for people to protect themselves against coronavirus, but while at it, a fight broke out between them because of a machine.

Musa stated,
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Bala Elkana, said the Chief Security Officer of the United Estate reported the matter at the Ogombo Police Division, adding that Ayodele was arrested and the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, for discrete investigation.

Elkana stated,

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said that the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 46,500 in the past 24 hours.

The UN health agency gave the update on its official Twitter account, @WHOAFRO, on Tuesday morning.

According to the tweet, COVID-19 has killed over 1,800 people on the continent.

it said.

The WHO African Region COVID-19 dashboard showed that South Africa is the highest in Africa with 7,220 cases and 138 deaths, followed by Egypt with 6,465 cases and 429 deaths, Morocco has 5,000 cases and 177 deaths, Algeria has 4,648 cases and 465 deaths, while Cameroon has 2,077 cases and 64 deaths.

Meanwhile, Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria has recorded 2,802 cases and 93 deaths as of Sunday night, according to the NCDC.