Clarence Peters Opens Up: How Dancer Kodak Died

Nigerian video director, Clarence Abiodun Peters, has finally spoken about the death of professional dancer, Love Divine known as Picture Kodak at his residence.

Giving account of the sad incident, Peter said he was not physically in the same room as Picture Kodak but in the same building.



He said it was a few moments after that they called his attention to what happened.

He also mentioned that no one has been arrested in connection to the dancer’s death. He said he was only called by the Police for interrogation.

His words: “On the 29th of April 2020, Love Divine Ike (Picture Kodak) was in the dance studio, on the premises of Capital Dreams Pictures, with 5 other team members and myself – 7 people in total.

“At about 7:30 pm on the same day, while in another office – a building beside the dance studio, on the same premises, some people who were said to be with Love Divine at the time, rushed in and called my attention to the fact that Love Divine had collapsed.

“We immediately rushed her to the nearest hospital, which refused to let us into their premises, let alone admit her. They assumed she was a Covid-19 patient.

“We tried, but we were not able to gain entry into a second hospital. We eventually got her to a third hospital where she was pronounced dead 30 minutes after arrival.

“I was not physically in the same room as her when the incident occurred, and when I inquired, I was told by those present at the scene that Love Divine, while taking a break from the dance session, was sitting on one of the metal sliding door rails, charging and using her phone plugged to an extension box.

“The witnesses didn’t realize anything was wrong until they saw she had laid down, and they noticed smoke coming from her chest area.

“She was said to be electrocuted, her phone was found on her chest, with severe burn marks, and the phone’s imprint on her chest.

“The witnesses were taken to the Ojodu Police Headquarters straight from the hospital where statements were taken and the phone (which had traces of burnt flesh on it) was deposited.

“The following day, the Police conducted an examination of the body and were taken to the scene of the incident for further examination.

“The Police are currently carrying out a full-scale investigation into the events that occurred, and an autopsy will be carried out, with the full permission and consent of her family.

“Please note that no one has been charged or arrested, by the Police. The witnesses and I willingly made ourselves available to the Police and we have all pledged our full co-operation, through every part of this process. I will be helping out in every possible capacity.”

245 New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Nigeria, Total Now 2802

In the last 24 hours, 245 new cases of COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria; 76-Lagos, 37-Katsina, 32-Jigawa, 23-Kano, 19-FCT, 18-Borno, 10-Edo, 9-Bauchi, 6-Adamawa, 5-Oyo, 5-Ogun, 1-Ekiti, 1-Osun, 1-Benue, 1-Niger, 1-Zamfara.

2802 confirmed cases of COVID19 in Nigeria. The breakdown;

Access Bank denies sacking 75% workers, closing branches

Access Bank Plc on Monday denied news making rounds that it would sack 75 per cent of its workforce and as well close over 300 branches.

The bank denied this in a statement signed by Mr Sunday Ekwochi, its Company Secretary, posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) website.

It said the closure of a bank branch was an action that required the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

According to the bank, it has not applied for nor obtained the approval of CBN for the closure of its branches as widely speculated.

“The bank has only suspended operations in some branches following the directive by the CBN.

“At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, we suspended in-branch operations at different locations as directed by the CBN and in line with business continuity plans at vulnerable spots; whilst we continued to provide services through our alternative digital platforms.

“In line with the phased re-opening of the economy effective May 4, following the Presidential directives, we will be resuming in-branch services in some of our affected branches in a programmed manner to ensure the health and safety of our employees and customers.

“This is also necessary to provide relevant contingency should there be any incident arising from the pandemic.

“We deny in its entirety the baseless and twisted speculation that the bank is sacking 75 per cent of its workforce,” said the statement.

It noted that based on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, not all its branches would be fully open for in-branch services until later in the year.

“This has made it impossible for many of our outsourced workers to perform duties as usual.

“We have commenced engagement with various stakeholders with a view to ensuring that they provide the relevant services and optimum manpower as may be required by the bank on an on-going basis,” it added.

The bank, however, assured its esteemed stakeholders that it would continue to ensure that its actions and decisions are guided by fairness, justice, equity and good conscience.

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Mercy Johnson welcomes her fourth child in U.S (photos)

Mercy Johnson’s husband, Prince Odi Okojie has announced the birth of their 4th child on his instagram page on Monday.

The popular Nollywood actress was delivered of the baby at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in the United States.

The husband of the actress displayed the baby’s picture with her name as: Divine-Mercy Ehinomen Okojie.

He said: “Every good and perfect gift is from God. The wait is finally over. Please share in our joy as we announce the arrival of our daughter. Divine-Mercy Ehinomen Okojie.”

Some celebrities also congratulated the couple on the same page.

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Travellers from Ogun, others stopped from entering Lagos

With gradual easing of lockdown occasioned by Coronavirus, hundreds of travellers from Ogun and other states were stopped from entering Lagos on Monday.

President Muhammadu Buhari had announced gradual easing of the Coronavirus lockdown beginning from today.

Early Monday morning, hundreds of travellers were seen trying to enter Lagos as the police and other security operatives stopped them. More photos below...

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Reality star Nina Ivy's husband gushes over her

Big Brother star Nina's husband gushed over her in a tweet calling her a blessing in his life. And she replied with too. See the convo below.....

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Covid-19 cases jump to 2802 in Nigeria with 245 cases

Nigeria has recorded 245 new cases of Covid-19 today.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 76 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 37 in Katsina, 32-Jigawa, 23-Kano, 19-FCT, 18-Borno, 10-Edo, 9-Bauchi, 6-Adamawa, 5-Oyo, 5-Ogun, 1-Ekiti, 1-Osun, 1-Benue, 1-Niger, 1-Zamfara.






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Breaking! EFCC arraigns ex-Minister Turaki over alleged fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it plans to arraign former Special Duties Minister, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki and three others before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.

EFCC’s Spokesman, Tony Orilade said, in a statement, that Turaki, also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and others, would be arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo on a 16-count charge of fraud related offences.

The charge is marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/61/2020.

Other defendants in the charge are Sampson Okpetu, Samtee Essentials Limited and Pasco Investment Limited.


The statement reads: “The EFCC will today, Monday, May 4, 2020, arraign the former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN over multi-million fraud.

“He will be arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High court, sitting in Abuja on a 16 count charge.

“Turaki, SAN, was the Minister for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs from 2013 to 2015. He also served as the Supervising Minister of Labour from 2014 to 2015.

“Others to be arraigned along with the former minister on a 16 count charge are Sampson Okpetu (who served as his Special Assistant),  Samtee Essentials Limited and Pasco Investment Limited (all found out to be Okpetu’s companies).”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/breaking-efcc-arraigns-ex-minister.html

84m Barrels Of Nigerian Crude Oil Stranded At Sea, Without Buyers

An estimated 84 million barrels of Nigerian crude oil is currently stranded at sea, a report by Wall Street Journal has said.

In a detailed report, the newspaper said cargo ships filled with Nigerian crude had nowhere to go and Nigerian oil companies were competing to fill the “last few empty tankers still left at sea”.

The tankers are reported to be coming from production fields managed by Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil.

According to experts, it would be risky to shut down production in some oil fields as the wells are “too old to be restarted once they go idle”.

However, a situation where companies run out of vessels would make shutting the oil fields inevitable.

“When there are no more vessels to load the crude, then the entire world collapses,” Kola Karim, the chairman of Shoreline Natural Resources, was quoted to have said.

“You will have serious, serious security implications. Unrest.”

According to the Wall Street Journal, a tanker was turned back from the US Gulf Coast and it returned to the Canary Islands, where other Nigerian-hired ships are idled.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in reduced demand for crude oil across the world and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia worsened an already bad situation.

In response to the fall in crude prices, Nigeria slashed its 2020 budget and reduced the budgeted crude benchmark, but this has not helped much.
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CBN Stops Access Bank, Others From Sacking Workers

A special meeting of the Bankers’ Committee was convened on May 2, 2020, to further review the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
Nigerian banking industry.

The Committee particularly deliberated on the issue of the operating costs of banks in view of the disruptions emanating from the global economic difficulties and decided as follows:



1. In order to help minimize and mitigate the negative impact of the COVID19 pandemic on families and livelihoods, no bank in Nigeria shall retrench or lay-off any staff of any cadre (including full-time and part-time).

2. To give effect to the above measure, the express approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria shall be required in the event that it becomes absolutely
necessary to lay-off any such staff.

The Central Bank of Nigeria solicits the support of all in our collective effort to weather through the economic challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Isaac Okorafor
Director, Corporate Communications

Panic In Kano As 80% Of Coronavirus Samples Test Positive

Members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 sent to Kano State have expressed concern about the high rate of community transmission in the state.

The presidential team said 80 per cent of every 100 samples taken from the state for testing always came out positive.



As of March, the state had no case of COVID-19, but on April 11, a former ambassador, who attended a Jumat service while awaiting his coronavius test result, was diagnosed with the virus.

As of 5.51pm on Sunday, there were 313 COVID-19 cases in the state, which was second to Lagos State that had 1,084, the highest in the country.

Kano has high rate of community transmission – Head of FG’s team
The Head of the team sent to Kano State by the President, Dr Nasiru Gwarzo, said the state had a high rate of community transmission of COVID-19.

Gwarzo told the BBC Hausa service in an interview that the high rate of transmission, as shown by increased testing, was evident when compared to the former situation in the state.

According to him, there is an urgent need for the people of Kano to take the deadly disease seriously as out of every 100 samples samples taken for testing, 80 per cent always came out positive.

He said, “This is a serious situation which needs collective effort to address as the case of pandemic has gone beyond people’s imagination as it has gone to community transmission.

“What we are afraid of in this pandemic is what is happening. The pandemic has left the first stage of entering the country. It has left the second stage and has entered the third stage of community spread. This is not news that will be palatable to the public but like a Hausa proverb says, ‘on the day you are to take a bath, you cannot hide your navel'.”

Police Begins Action Against Woman Who Assaulted A Policeman

The Inspector General of Police, M.A Adamu has commended the DCO II, Eruwa Police Division, ASP Adeyemo Ogunyemi, for his uncommon restraint and professionalism in the face of unprovoked attack as shown in a viral video where a woman identified as Kehinde Afolake was seen assaulting him unchallenged and without retaliation, while he was carrying out the COVID-19 enforcement duties at Gbolagunte, Okeola area of Eruwa, Ibarapa, Oyo State on 1st May, 2020.



The officer, like a lamb being led to the slaughter, did not fight back but rather, maintained absolute calm, patience and decorum even as the woman rough handled him and slapped him severally.

The said woman also assaulted two female police officers, Inspr. Ojola Abiola and Inspr. Queen Eguaoje and gave one of them human bite on Saturday, 2nd May, 2020 during an attempt to invite her to the Police Station for the earlier incident of serious assault on the DCO.

The Ewura incident thus is a classic example of unprovoked, unwarranted and unnecessary attacks faced by police officers
in the course of performing their legitimate duties. The IGP therefore warns that this trend will no longer be tolerated by the Force.

The IGP notes that since the commencement of the COVID-19 enforcement duties, a total of 27 police personnel have suffered series of attacks and assaults from members of the public at different times and different locations. Many of these officers, he reiterates are still in hospitals receiving treatment from the injuries sustained during such attacks.

These include a female police officer, PC Ngozi Nkem, in Agbor, Delta State who was seriously assaulted when a police team was dispersing a group of persons holding a birthday party in clear disobedience to the social restrictions and distancing orders.

Apart from the attack on the person of police officers, some of these citizens have equally carried out attacks on police assets and facilities. For example, two (2) police stations and police quarters were attacked and burnt down in Katsina and Abia States while fifteen (15) police vehicles/ motorcycles were also damaged.

Meanwhile, the IGP has directed the Commissioner of Police, Oyo Command to carry out a discreet investigation into the Ewura attack on the police officers and ensure that justice is done.

Kano Emirate Council Elder Dies After Emir Of Rano's Death

Less than 24 hours after the death of Tafida Abubakar, the emir of Rano in Kano State, another elder statesman and community leader has passed on.

Isa Hashim, a retired professor who held the title of Jarman Kano in the Kano emirate council, died on Sunday morning, according to a family member.



The 86-year-old died at his home, following a short illness, his daughter, Dija Hashim, told Premium Times.

Details of his ailment were not immediately available but a family member said Mr Hashim’s health deteriorated following the deaths of some of his childhood friends in quick succession.

Abuja Residents: 'We're Not Going To Work, COVID-19 Is Real'

Some residents of the FCT, Abuja have expressed fear over the Monday resumption of work amidst the increasing rate of infection from COVID-19 in the FCT.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered for easing of lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States starting from Monday, May 4th.

Some Abuja residents, however, received the order from the President with mixed feelings following the high rate of deaths recorded globally as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.



An Abuja resident, Mr Shola Idris advised residents who can sustain themselves without going to work to continue staying at home to reduce the spread of the virus.

“It is a dicey one for the country, for individuals and families, we are all at risk, I do understand that the government do not have a choice that is why they are easing the lockdown and the palliatives they are providing is not going round.

“So people are agitating, and the government had to let go. But for me, if I will advise people, for individuals that can still sustain themselves, I will advise they should stay at home because this is actually a serious pandemic, you can see what is happening in Kano,” Mr Idris said.

Another Abuja resident, Kelvin Ogar said those who don’t have anything serious to do in their workplaces should continue staying at home.

“There is no need to go out if there is no serious need, even the Federal government is saying that it has to be a certain level of officials that can resume work so that the offices will be congested. If it is not really very important, I think we just have to stay back at home.

“If you don’t have a private car, and the public drivers are not willing to obey social distancing in their vehicles, it is advisable to stay back,” Ogar said.

Furthermore, Glory Monday expressed fear over the continued spread of the virus amidst the partial lifting of the lockdown.

She said it may be counter-productive for the government to ease the lockdown and the disease continues killing people.

Glory suggested that the lockdown be extended until a decline in the number of confirmed cases and deaths.

Nasarawa Assembly Fumigated, Sealed As Member Dies Of COVID19 (Photos)

Nasarawa State Government has fumigated and sealed off the state’s house of assembly complex after a member, Hon Suleiman Adamu, died of the dreaded Coronavirus.

Others members are quarantined for the required period before testing...

Cristiano Ronaldo treats his mother to a new Mercedes on Portuguese Mother's Day

Cristiano Ronaldo has treated his mother to a brand new Mercedes as the Juventus star celebrated Portuguese Mother's Day on Sunday.

Ronaldo has a close bond with mother Maria Dolores, who has had a huge influence on the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's career.

And the 65-year-old mother-of-four has shown off her latest gift from her children, who splashed out on a Mercedes as a present for her.


'Thank you to my children for the gifts I received today. Happy day to all mothers,' she said on Instagram to her 2.2 million followers.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, has taken to social media to wish his mother and Georgina Rodriguez, the mother of one of his four children, a happy Mother's Day.

'Happy Mother's Day to my two special women,' he said, with two pictures of Maria and Georgina.

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Buhari orders police to apprehend UNIPORT students’ fleeing killers

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, directed the police to arrest of all the suspects, who kidnapped and murdered three students of the University of Port Harcourt.

   Joy Adoki, Nelson Nwafor and Fortune Obemba were kidnapped on April 7, 2020, and were later murdered by their abductors.

  UNIPORT, however, said only Adoki was recognised as an undergraduate of the institution.

  The Rivers State Police Command had stated that the deceased were killed and buried in a shallow grave in the Etio community, Eleme Local Government Area of the state.


One of the suspected kidnappers, Friday Akpan, was arrested on Thursday and upon interrogation, he made confession that led to the apprehension of two others.

The police also recovered one AK-47 rifle three magazines and 72 rounds of ammunition from the suspected kidnappers.

Akpan, from Akwa Ibom State, confessed that two of his accomplices gang-raped Adoki before eventually killing all the victims.

“We held the three persons at the sand field. All of us, five in number, killed them,” he had stated.

Buhari asked the police to intensify the search for the remaining suspects in a bid to bring them to justice.

A statement by Buhari’s media aide, Mr Garba Shehu, said the President commiserated with the families of the students.




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Leah Sharibu’s parents accuse FG of deceiving Nigerians

Parents of Leah Sharibu, who was abducted two years ago by Boko Haram insurgents, have said the Federal Government has been deceiving Nigerians and the international community with promises of rescuing her from captivity.

The spokesperson for the family and President, Leadership Empowerment Advocacy and Humanitarian (LEAH) Foundation, Dr Gloria Samdi Puldu, explained this in an interview with The Punch.

She said Nathan and Rebecca Sharibu were still in great pains because Leah is still not home.


“Born on May 14, 2003, Leah Sharibu, the young Christian girl who refused to renounce her Christian faith has had her 15th and 16th birthday while in ISIS-WA captivity, this is a reproachful memory. Will she spend another birthday in captivity?

“It is impossible for any parent to keep hearing different hurtful reports about their daughter and not become heartbroken. It is even more traumatic to hear that she has been forced into motherhood in captivity,” she stated.

According to her, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), should rise up to his responsibility of rescuing Leah like he did when he ensured the freedom of all other Muslim girls abducted with Leah just a month after their abduction.

She was responding to enquiries on the update about Leah Sharibu whose 17th birthday would be on May 14.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/leah-sharibus-parents-accuse-fg-of.html

Gnassingbe sworn in for fourth term as Togo president

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe was inaugurated on Sunday at a ceremony that was minimised to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Some 200 guests – all wearing face masks and practicing social distancing – attended the ceremony.

With borders closed, it was only attended by diplomats already in the country.

The televised ceremony was shortened to just over 80 minutes, without the usual pomp and ceremony.

Gnassingbe, 53, won by a landslide in February, extending his 15-year reign by another five years.

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Kwara police intercepts 50 passengers from Zamfara hidden inside trailer load of fruits

Fifty persons from Zamfara state hidden inside Lorry loads of fruits were intercepted in Ilorin by officers of Kwara state police command.

Vanguard reliably gathered that they were intercepted at the Oyun area close to Kulende junction around Zango area of the state capital.

Further sources claimed that the trailer actually developed mechanical fault around the area, a development that prompted residents of the area to pay attention to the trailer.

Vanguard also gathered that while various fruits were piled up on top of the planks that were neatly arranged, no fewer than fifty passengers were hidden inside the lorry.

“It was when the trailer stopped that we closely see that human beings were hidden inside the trailer under the planks” said a resident in the area who craved anonymity.

When Vanguard contacted Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kayode Okasanmi, confirmed the development.

He told Vanguard that the command had prior intelligence report of the incident and therefore intercepted the trailer.

Okasanmi said that the passengers said they were travelling to Ogbomoso to settle there, that they were coming, from Zamfara State.

He said, “Today, acting on actionable intelligence, policemen from Kwara state police Command intercepted a Trailer loaded with supposed fruits but hidden beneath the fruits were women, men and young children totalling 50, being trafficked from Shinkafi in Zamfara State.

“We have ordered the trailer to return to the boundary of Kwara and Niger state, for onward journey to where they came from.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/kwara-police-intercepts-50-passengers.html