Innocent Man Charged To Court By Nigeria Police For Recording Bribery

Oluwatobi Odulate, a resident of Ogun State, has recounted his ordeal after being arrested and charged to court for refusing to give bribe to some vigilante cadet at an illegal roadblock in the state.

SR had reported how Odulate, who was on a motorcycle as a passenger, was arrested after the rider of the motorcycle was detained by the vigilante cadets for refusing to pay N500 as a bribe.



Odulate did a live video recording of the incident on his Facebook wall, an act that infuriated the vigilantes, who held him and dragged him to the police station.

He was detained at the Igbobi Police Station before he was arraigned at the Sagamu Magistrate Court.

Speaking with SaharaReporters after he was granted bail, Odulate said the vigilante group wanted the police to detain him perpetually for recording them.

He also said that he was denied the right to call his family and lawyer until the day of his second appearance in the court.

He said, “I went to collect all my properties, my phone and the bike we were riding. On getting there, they just threw us inside the cell and took us to court very early on Monday.

“I was remanded on Thursday evening and from then to 7am on Monday when we were taken to court, they denied me access to make any phone call.

“I was arraigned at Sagamu Magistrate Court and they did not allow anybody to enter the courtroom. It was shrouded in complete secrecy.

“On Friday, when we first appeared in court, they came with their lawyer and witness while I didn’t have anybody to speak for me.

“They did not allow me to make calls. The police said it was an overnight case so they took us to court with no option of calling anybody.

“The charges are that we assaulted them, which was a lie. They also charged me for recording video and posting the video online to breach the peace."

He revealed that he was pestered to do another video on his Facebook wall denouncing the initial video, which he declined.

He added, “Because it happened in my local government, and for the swift intervention of my family, they were able to secure my bail and the two other persons arrested with me would have been in jail by now.”

Odulate was granted bail by the magistrate and asked to provide a surety with each.

The surety must submit to the court Ogun State tax clearance, receipt of any property worth N50,000 and national ID card or voters card.

Lagos Approves ₦5,000 Cash Transfer To Residents

The Lagos government has approved the establishment of the State Cash Transfer Unit (SCTU) for the National Cash Transfer programme.

The State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke who disclosed this yesterday while rendering the account of activities of her ministry within the last one year to commemorate the first year anniversary of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration, said in a matter of weeks, the payment of the beneficiaries cleared in the first phase of the programme in the State’s Social Register (SU) would commences.



She said 8,147 cleared beneficiaries from the SU of poor and vulnerable households are from six local government areas and 40 wards.

She said they will pay the conditional cash transfer of N5, 000. The amount is per household monthly in the first phase.

The cleared beneficiaries are from Amuwo Odofin, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju Lekki and Lagos Island.

She added that the mapping activity to capture all the poor and vulnerable households in other local government areas is ongoing and these households will be covered as soon as their data is made Ava by the State Operation Coordinating Unit.

To ensure enrollment of beneficiaries, she said the ministry in collaboration with the National Cash Transfer Office, Abuja had organised training for cash transfer facilitators from various local government areas in the state on data and biometric capturing.

Also, Mrs. Arobieke said the government is establishing industrial hub to boost jobs in skill development and entrepreneurship, adding it is intended help the youths to get more employment opportunities.

She explained that the industrial hubs will target clusters in leather, wood and fish preservation with the intention to promote production of finished good.

Apart this, she said the government is planning a robust artisans virtual database.

Buhari Wants To Cripple Nigeria With Loan - PDP Raises Alarm

Press Statement
Buhari Loans: Nigeria Is Now On the Auction Market - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alarms that with the volume of foreign loans being accumulated by President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC), our nation and her people have been placed on the international auction market.

The party said President Buhari’s moves to take a fresh $5.513 billion (N2.1 trillion) loan in addition to an earlier $22.79 billion (N8.5trillion), the size of 2020 budget, without operable repayment plans, will totally compromise the fiscal integrity of our nation and open her up for economic annexation by foreign creditors. This is in addition to N850 billion from the capital market.



It is more alarming that the Buhari government, in this fiscal year, cannot muster the capacity to harness the huge resources available in our country to generate even half of the sum of its own budget, but has been going cap in hands to shop for foreign loans.

The PDP expressed fears that with this situation, the APC administration is practically driving our nation to the brinks while exposing Nigerians to the risk of modern day slavery by mortgaging our future to economic appropriation by foreign interests.

Already the situation has created apprehensions, anxiety and trepidation among the citizens, particularly the youths, who are now scared about their future and the survival of our nation under the APC.

It is even more distressing that this administration cannot account for the loans it has taken so far. In spite of the deluge of loans, the lives of the ordinary Nigerians, on whose behalf they claim to be amassing these debts, have become worse than the APC and Buhari met them in 2015.

Painfully, even the savings made by previous administrations have been opened up for pillaging by APC leaders and the cabal in the Buhari Presidency

The PDP calls on Nigerians to look beyond our primordial differences and unite in speaking against this accumulation of debts. It is no longer about political party affiliations, creed, ethnicity, class or age. We all must unite in one voice to save our nation from an imminent collapse.

Our party holds that rather than mortgaging our nation to foreign interests, President Buhari should immediately cut the size of his government, slash its over bloated budget, clip its luxuries, curb unbridled corruption in his administration and make haste to recover the N14 trillion that was stolen by APC leaders under his watch.

If the N14 trillion stashed away by APC leaders and the cabal is recovered, our nation will not be in need of these humongous foreign loans.

The PDP also urges the National Assembly to stand on the side of the people and save the nation by immediately using its legislative instrument to check this unbridled appetite for foreign loans.

Signed: Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary

E-Money Sends N500,000 To An Aged Woman After She Cried Of Hunger

Businessmen and record label boss, E-money sends N500,000 to an aged woman from Anambra state who went viral after complaining of hunger due to the lockdown.

Confirming the gesture on social media, E-Money wrote;



Thank you Lord ��� I am so excited reaching out to MAMA. May our Good GOD protect Mama and keep you for us.. Thank you MAMA for this wonderful prayer I received from you this afternoon ❤❤❤❤ #thankstoMummyLady-C for this @callme_frodd Thanks so much for the connection ��

182 New Cases Of Coronavirus In Nigeria, Total Now 8915

In the last 24 hours, 182 new cases of COVID19 were reported in Nigeria; Lagos-111, FCT-16, Akwa Ibom-10, Oyo-8, Kaduna-6, Delta-6, Rivers-5, Ogun-4, Ebonyi-4, Kano-3, Plateau-2, Gombe-2, Kebbi-1, Kwara-2, Bauchi-1, Borno-1.

A total of 8915 cases of COVID19Nigeria. The breakdown;

Power distributors sue FG over business interference

Electricity distribution companies have dragged the Federal Government to court to restrain it from further interfering in the corporate business activities of the power firms.

According to the firms, the government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and other agencies, had been interfering in the corporate activities of the Discos, a development, they claimed, had hampered their smooth operations.

Senior officials of some of the power firms told our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday that the Discos resolved to take the matter to the court.

Nigeria’s power distribution firms include Abuja, Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ibadan, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano and Port Harcourt Discos.

“We cannot continue to fold our arms and watch how the government through its agencies sustain their undue interference in our corporate business activities,” an impeccable source with one of the Discos stated.

The official added, “The NERC, TCN (Transmission Company of Nigeria) and even NEC (National Economic Council) are often interfering in Discos’ activities, and we need to ask the court to call them to order.”

It was gathered that the Discos were asking the court to restrain the affected agencies from interfering in their businesses unless the boards of the power firms were duly consulted.

Officials of the Discos told our correspondent that the court order had been served on the affected agencies, adding that the power firms were also asking the court to NERC from sending forensic auditors to their firms.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/power-distributors-sue-fg-over-business.html

May D blasts Ubi Franklin after canceling interview

Nigerian Singer, May D, took to social media to give reasons he decided to cancel a scheduled interview by Ubi Franklin on his Instalive talk show.

Ubi had earlier taken to his Twitter page to disclose that his scheduled interview with May D, has been cancelled.

The music executive wrote ;

“The Interview with @MisterMayD Has been cancelled. From a WhatsApp message sent to me a few minutes ago, he said his management Declined the interview after we both agreed. So we won’t be having the May D interview.”


However, May D, in his response to Ubi’s now-deleted post, lambasted the music executive.

May D said he cancelled the interview because he knows Ubi is on Jude Okoye’s side.

‘Because I know you are on Jude’s side, I know u don’t like me, bro! F**k dat.’

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/may-d-blasts-ubi-franklin-after.html

COVID-19: Lagos govt reviews BRT occupancy to 42 passengers

The Lagos State Government has given approval to Primero Transport Services Limited, operator of the high capacity Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, to carry 42 passengers seated with no standing as against earlier directive aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

The approval followed a review of its earlier order which limited commuter occupancy to 21 passengers but still ensures that occupancy is not more than 60 per cent of bus passenger capacity. The review takes effect from Friday, May 29, 2020.

Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, regulator of BRT, Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo on Thursday, said government also approved two fare zones for BRT services. Bus services between Ikorodu and Fadeyi will attract a fare of N300 and trips beyond Fadeyi will attract N500.

She explained that the decision to establish the fare zones was taken following extensive consultation with stakeholders, majority of whom are those who use regulated bus services daily.

She stated that operators must ensure that passengers wear face mask at all times, sanitise their hands with alcohol-based sanitizer or wash with soap under running water before and after each trip.

Besides, Akinajo said passengers’ temperature must be measured before being allowed entry into the buses.

Operators would be expected to disinfect their vehicles, and depots regularly and continuously.

She said operators must ensure bus terminals and bus stops are not overcrowded with passengers and commercial activities, at any point in time, in line with the social distancing protocol for passengers queuing to board buses.

Operators and their staff are mandated to always wear personal protective equipment while in transit and dispose non-reusable ones appropriately.

According to Akinajo, passengers should report any erring operator that failed to comply with the guidelines to the monitoring officer at sight or call LAMATA on 09099-LAMATA (09099-526282) or write stating the vehicle registration number, its unique code, time of incident and location.

She, however, urged residents to also call 08000CORONA to report any suspected case of COVID-19.

Recall that Primero transport services has suspended further operation of BRT from the road on the pretext of running at a loss with 60 per cent seated occupancy directive by the government in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/covid-19-lagos-govt-reviews-brt.html

Teddy A & BamBam battle another claim of ‘domestic violence’

Nigerian Couple and reality stars, Teddy A and Bam Bam have dispelled another rumor of ‘Domestic Violence.’

The rumors were stirred earlier today after BamBam shared a recent photo of herself after she birthed her first child in March.

However, while some enjoy the beauty of the reality star in the new photo, others noted a mild observation as the dark shades she wore and her fringe hair led to people thinking she had a black spot on her left eye.

Teddy A has once been accused of assaulting his wife and thus when the ‘black eye’ was spotted, it elicited a new spate of assumptions.

However, to dispel the talks, the couple took to their IG live.

From the video, there was clearly nothing shady on BamBam’s face.

They smiled at each other to send a message that everything was perfect between them.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/teddy-bambam-battle-another-claim-of.html

Fire guts crowded Cameroon prison in Douala

A fire tore through an overcrowded maximum security prison in Cameroon's port city of Douala on Thursday leading to the hospitalisation of three prisoners with serious burns, a local fire chief said.

Firefighters backed up by police were able to contain the blaze and stop it spreading beyond New Bell jail, which sits in a densely populated neighbourhood of the commercial capital, close to the central market.

"The operation was made more difficult by the layout and the large number of inmates," fire brigade chief Kadrey Abdiel said.



source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/fire-guts-crowded-cameroon-prison-in.html

‘Beautiful fraud’: Kogi drags NCDC over coronavirus two index cases

Kogi state doubled down on Thursday night in rejecting its inclusion in the coronavirus caseload in the country.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced two cases for the state on Wednesday.

But the State government has rubbished the claim and insisted that its territory is free from the pandemic.

The declaration of the two cases was “a beautiful fraud” according to Kingsley Fanwo, the State Commissioner for Information and Communication.


He made this known on Thursday evening when he featured on Channels Television.

The Commissioner explained that the alleged COVID-19 Patient was an Imam who was stung by bees.

The Imam was rushed to a private clinic from where he was taken to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Lokoja. He was then moved to Abuja.

Fanwo said the man showed no symptom of COVID-19.

Fanwo insisted that the NCDC declaration was fraudulent and unacceptable to the State.

To buttress the point, he noted that 14 Members of his family have been traced and tested by the State “but they all turned out negative.”

He added that another 2 patients have been referred to the state testing centre today by the FMC and they turned out negative.

“NCDC has said all States of the federation must have COVID-19 Even when it was only in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun and Kano States, but we reject in its entirety this fraudulent inclusion of Kogi State on COVID-19 log.

“We have capacity for testing. We are well prepared to curtail and manage any case of COVID-19 but we will not accept fictitious declaration of positive cases.

“We will continue to ensure the safety of our people”.

Meanwhile, the NCDC said it followed due process in recording the Kogi cases.

At the briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Thursday, the Director-General of the NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the Kogi index case was a referral from the Federal Medical Centre in Lokoja.

“There is actually no dilemma in the two cases,” he said.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/beautiful-fraud-kogi-drags-ncdc-over.html

Abia declares COVID-19 positive patient wanted

The Abia State Government has declared a suspected COVID-19 patient, Emmanuel Ononiwu, wanted.

Ononiwu was said to have tested positive and refused to isolatate himself as requested by appropriate medical protocol.

The Commissioner of Information, John Okiyi-Kalu, in a statement yesterday said Ononiwu, residing at Aba, escaped from a temporary holding facility in Aba, prior to his movement to an isolation centre, after he was informed of his status.

All subsequent appeals made to him through his phone line; 08033484117, fell on deaf ears, as he insisted that he will not turn himself in. He had switched off his line along with that of his spouse, required to present herself for testing.


Okiyi-Kalu stated that the last tracked location of Ononiwu was around Asa Triangle in Aba South Local Government.

“If seen anywhere, please report to the nearest security agency or call 0700 2242 362, but do not approach him without full protection to avoid infection.

“Enforcement teams all over the state are also advised to be on the look out and take him in as soon as he is found.

“All those who had contact with him in the past 14 days are strongly advised to call 0700 2242 362 and submit themselves for testing.

“We strongly advise all citizens and residents to be vigilant and take necessary measures to protect themselves.

“Do not leave your house without wearing your face mask appropriately and ensure you maintain social distance at all times.

“COVID-19 is real and if we take responsibility as individuals we can win the battle against the virus in our state and country.”




source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/abia-declares-covid-19-positive-patient.html

More than 300 Chinese nationals evacuated from Nigeria

China has evacuated 325 of its citizens from Nigeria via an Air Peace flight that was scheduled to depart at 10:05 pm on Thursday.

The plane is headed for Shanghai.

France, the UK, and the US are among the countries that have also evacuated their nationals from Nigeria since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of Thursday evening, Nigeria had reported 8,915 cases of the novel coronavirus with 259 deaths.



source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/more-than-300-chinese-nationals.html

No ‘evidence’ COVID-19 is transmitted via breastfeeding -WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said there is no evidence that COVID-19 is transmitted by breastfeeding even when a nursing mother has contracted the virus.

According to a statement by the health body on its website on Wednesday, nursing mothers are urged to continue breastfeeding their babies in spite of the pandemic.

It stressed that while researchers are testing breast milk from mothers with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19, it is safer to breastfeed than to give infants formula milk.

“WHO and UNICEF encourage women to continue to breastfeed during the COVID-19 pandemic, even if they have confirmed or suspected COVID-19,” the statement said.


“While researchers continue to test breast milk from mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, current evidence indicates that it is unlikely that COVID-19 would be transmitted through breastfeeding or by giving breast milk that has been expressed by a mother who is confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19.”

The body restated that “the numerous benefits of breastfeeding substantially outweigh the potential risks of illness associated with the virus.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/no-evidence-covid-19-is-transmitted-via.html

Nigeria records 182 new casesof COVID-19, total nears 9,000

Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday rose to 8,915 as 182 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Five deaths were recorded from the virus on Thursday bringing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 259.

Lagos recorded the highest figure of cases reported with 111 infections. The state also remains the epicentre for the disease.

There was a sharp decline in the number of infections reported on Thursday (182) compared to the number reported on Wednesday (389).


The agency in a tweet late Thursday night said the 182 new cases were reported in 16 states. These are Lagos, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Kaduna, Delta, Rivers, Ogun, Ebonyi, Kano, Plateau, Gombe, Kebbi, Kwara, Bauchi and Borno

“Till date, 8,915cases have been confirmed, 2, 592 cases have been discharged and 259 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” it said.

The 182 new cases are reported from 16 states: Lagos – 111, FCT – 16, Akwa Ibom – 10, Oyo – 8, Kaduna – 6, Delta – 6, Rivers – 5, Ogun – 4, Ebonyi – 4, Kano – 3, Plateau – 2, Gombe – 2, Kebbi – 1, Kwara – 1, Bauchi – 1 and Borno



source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/nigeria-records-182-new-casesof-covid.html

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey reacts to labeling Trump's tweets

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that labeling two of President Donald Trump's tweets with fact checks does not make the social media company an "arbiter of truth."

"Our intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves. More transparency from us is critical so folks can clearly see the why behind our actions," Dorsey tweeted Wednesday night.

Dorsey was responding to a firestorm of criticism the company has received from conservatives after Twitter began fact checking Trump, who is arguably its most prolific user. Trump has also threatened to take action against Silicon Valley.


The Twitter executive's remarks also came just hours after Fox News posted part of an interview due to air Thursday with Mark Zuckerberg, in which the Facebook CEO explained why his company did not take action on Trump's false posts about mail-in ballots.

The tweets in question falsely claimed that the governor of California was sending out mail-in ballots to "anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there." Twitter labeled them with a message urging users to "Get the facts about mail-in ballots." Twitter's message directly linked to a curated fact-checking page populated with journalists and news article summaries debunking the claim.
"We have a different policy than, I think, Twitter on this," Zuckerberg told Fox News. "I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn't be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online."

In his tweets Wednesday, Dorsey also said he takes ultimate responsibility for decisions made by Twitter and asked people to "leave our employees out of this."

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/twitters-jack-dorsey-reacts-to-labeling.html

Gospel singer, Steingard says he no longer believes in God

Jonathan Steingard, frontman for the Christian rock band Hawk Nelson, has gone public with some personal news.

In a lengthy post on his Instagram account, the singer shared that he no longer believes in God.

"I've been terrified to post this for a while - but it feels like it's time for me to be honest," he wrote in the caption to his multi-image post of his statement. "I hope this is not the end of the conversation, but the beginning."

In his note Steingard explained how he came to his latest view.


"After growing up in a Christian home, being a pastor's kid, playing and singing in a Christian band, and having the word 'Christian' in front of most of the things in my life - I am now finding that I no longer believe in God," he wrote in his statement.

"The last few words of that sentence were hard to write. I still find myself wanting to soften that statement by wording it differently or less specifically - but it wouldn't be as true."

According to Steingard, "The process of getting to that sentence has been several years in the making."

He wrote that he started by privately processing his doubts and then sharing them in conversation with some close friends.

To his surprise, Steingard said, he found that his unbelief was shared by others who also had grown up in church, but who -- like him -- feared "losing everything if they're open about it."

Steingard said he felt like the timing was right to share given that his band is currently sidelined because of the pandemic.

His fellow band members supported the singer in a statement to USA Today, saying that Hawk Nelson's mission is to "inspire and encourage all people with the truth that God is FOR them and not against them."

"God is still FOR Jon & he still matters," the statement read. "Why? Because that truth doesn't change just because we question it."



source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/gospel-singer-steingard-says-he-no.html

Moment woman pushed her autistic son into canal in failed attempt to drown him before taking him to a second spot where she killed him

This is the horrifying moment a mother appears to push her autistic son into a canal in what police say was her first attempt to kill him.

Patricia Ripley, 45, faked Alejandro Ripley's abduction after trying to drown him twice, with witnesses rescuing the boy from a Florida canal the first time, and the second attempt ending in the boy's death, officials have said.

Alejandro was autistic and nonverbal. He was found floating in a Miami canal Friday.

Ripley is facing attempted and premeditated murder charges.

Footage obtained by Univision shows Ripley walking with Alejandro, stroking his head, then appearing to push him into the water. She then runs off screen before returning with neighbors who saved the boy.

In an interview, Fernandez Rundle said Ripley apparently tried to drown her son at Kendall Acres Condominium complex, where the footage was taken, but nearby residents heard yelling and rescued him.

Then, Fernandez Rundle said, Ripley drove her son to another canal at the Miccosukee Golf and Country Club.

'Unfortunately when she took him to the second canal, there was no one there,' Fernandez Rundle said. 'She tried it once, and people rescued him. He was alive. He could have stayed alive. She intended, from all the facts of the case, to kill him.'

The boy's father, Aldo Ripley, broke down in tears after a bond court hearing Saturday. Between sobs, he said: 'We love Alejandro, and we got aggrieved with whatever they said about my wife. It's not real.' 

He added: 'I don’t agree with whatever they’ve said about my wife.'  He told 7News: 'The only thing I’ll say is that we love our life.'

Alejandro’s brother wrote online: 'For those who know my family, brother, mother, father, you guys know. Thank you and God bless.' 

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said Patricia Ripley is facing attempted and premeditated murder charges and being held in jail with no bond.

Fernandez Rundle said an autopsy was being done on the boy Saturday to determine if he had other injuries or perhaps had something toxic in his system. She said no decision has been made yet on whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty.

Miami-Dade police department says the mother first claimed she was ambushed by two black men who demanded drugs and took her cellphone, tablet and son, before fleeing Thursday night, prompting an Amber Alert in the area south of Miami.

The boy's body was pulled out of a golf course canal early Friday as police continued to interrogate the woman.

An arrest affidavit says she provided 'conflicting statements,' and finally was confronted with testimonies of witnesses and video footage showing the first attempt to push the boy into the canal.

The document says she recanted her story and admitted she drove to another site and led the boy into a different canal stating 'he's going to be in a better place.'

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/video-moment-woman-pushed-her-autistic.html

Family is involved in fatal accident moments after son's graduation killing both parents and leaving 18-year old graduate and brother needing surgery

A Kentucky couple were killed in a car accident on their way home from watching their son graduate from high school over the weekend.

Nancy Barnett and her husband Lyndon died in the fatal collision just moments after their son Dalton received his high school diploma from Fleming County High School, in Flemingsburg, on Saturday morning.

Dalton, 18, was injured in the crash alongside his brother, 26-year-old Michael Barnett, who are both currently being treated at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. The extent of their injuries remains unclear, though family friends have said both of the brothers required 'urgent surgery' and are now recovering.

Fleming County High Principal Stephanie Emmons announced the tragic incident in a statement posted to the school’s Facebook page, in which she asked members of the local community to ‘uplift this family.’

‘There was a car accident involving he and his family shortly after his graduation ceremony,’ Emmons wrote. ‘We have learned that his mother, Nancy Barnett, and his father, Lyndon Barnett, both passed away as a result of the accident.’

Nancy, 53, had been driving the family’s car near the intersection of Ky.-11 and Ky.-599 at 9:15am on Saturday morning when it collided with a pick-up truck as she was making a left turn, Kentucky State Police said.

The family had been on their way to a celebratory breakfast when the fatal accident occurred, friends of the family have said.

Nancy was pronounced dead at the scene, while Lyndon, 56, died shortly after being transported to hospital.

The driver of the pick-up truck, 52-year-old Anthony Bailey, and his passenger, Nancy Bailey, were unharmed in the incident, police said. An investigation is currently underway to determine precisely how the collision occurred.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/family-is-involved-in-fatal-accident.html

Five covid-19 patients burn to death in hospital

Fire on Wednesday gutted a covid-19 hospital in Bangladesh, killing five.

The fire broke out in a makeshift isolation unit made for covid-19 patients in United Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The fire service director, Zillur Rahman, who confirmed the incident, said the cause of the inferno could not be immediately ascertained.

Rahman stated that the flames were extinguished in about an hour.

All five victims were identified as four men and a woman aged between 45 and 75.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh has a total of 38,292 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 544 deaths.

Recall that fire had earlier this month burnt a Moscow hospital treating patients infected with coronavirus.

The inferno which started from a patient’s room killed one of them.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/05/five-covid-19-patients-burns-to-death.html