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People displaced by extreme weather are forced to break Covid-19 social distancing safety guidelines.

As Muslim faithful across the world prepare to mark the end of Ramadan fast this weekend, Islamic scholars have advised adherents of the religion to observe Eid-El Fitri prayers in their houses and avoid congregation at various prayer grounds.

The scholars said this was in compliance with the two-week extension of the gradual easing of the lockdown.

as announced by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Monday.

Director of Muslim Rights Concern, Prof Ishaq Akintola, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said Muslim faithful should be role models in observing health protocol in curtailing the COVID-19 pandemic.

He called on Muslims across the country to observe their prayers in their homes, saying that God can answer prayers anywhere. 

Akintola admonished them to celebrate Eid-el-Fitri in a limited way and avoid unnecessary gathering.

He said, "As we know that it affected Easter and it was celebrated in a limited way and in the same manner the Muslims should celebrate Eid-el-Fitri in a limited way. Our prayers can still be done inside our houses. We are complying and want others to do so.

"If we say we want to go out and congregate, we would endanger our own lives and other Nigerians because after the prayer, we are still going back to the society." 

The Islamic scholar said disobedience to government in Islam is a sin, adding that the battle is for the whole mankind and humanity to come together to win the war against the virus.

On his own part, National Cheif Imam, Al-habibiyyah Islamic Society, Fuad Adeyemi, said the outbreak of COVID-19 had broadened and enriched  their belief in the act of giving to the needy.

He said they had cultivated the habit of giving foodstuff and cash to the poor before the outbreak of the virus as part of their religion obligations. 

Adeyemi explained that the reward of praying was the same anywhere in the world and the mosque can be anywhere so far it was not in the toilet or burial ground.

He called on government to create more awareness and ensure strict enforcement of the lockdown order for erring religious leaders fond of flouting the rules.

Recall that Christians in most parts of the world celebrated Easter in their houses as churches were closed and annual pilgrimages cancelled as a result of the lockdown.

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, and Enough is Enough Nigeria, have asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Comission to launch an investigation into corruption allegations against Lagos Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. 

SaharaReporters in a series of reports had exposed how Obasa and some of his colleagues in the House of Assembly embezzle public funds without caution.

Speaking with SaharaReporters on Tuesday, Adetokunbo Mumuni, Executive Director of SERAP, said the findings of such investigations must also be made known to the public.  Mudashiru Obasa Google

"It is the business of the Attorney-General and concerned government agency to look into it. Nobody is above the law and that is what democracy is about.

"You cannot in a democracy pretend to be hiding under a leader, it must be investigated and whatever the outcome of the investigation, must be made to the Nigerian public and the people that are involved, whether him alone or he has cohorts must be brought to justice," he said.

Reacting to the expository pieces, EiE Nigeria on Twitter said, "Recent reports of corruption allegations unearthed so far against the Lagos Assembly Speaker, @Mudashiru_Obasa, is mind-boggling. 

Plus, we can't ignore the crazy cost overuns being reported. We expect @officialEFCC, @ICPC_PE to swing to action immediately! 

"N258M for the printing of IV's for the Assembly inauguration two months after the event held. N80m as estacode for a 5-day event. N13.7m for "small chops, water, juice and soft drinks. These are weighty allegations that must not be swept under the carpet.

"He was also alleged to have fraudulently collected N53m for travel with one of his staff. The event was postponed, fund was not returned but diverted for personal use. 

"@Mudashiru_Obasa must be subjected to necessary investigations on these allegations @officialEFCC @ICPC_PE." 

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, and Enough is Enough Nigeria, have asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Comission to launch an investigation into corruption allegations against Lagos Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. 

SaharaReporters in a series of reports had exposed how Obasa and some of his colleagues in the House of Assembly embezzle public funds without caution.

Speaking with SaharaReporters on Tuesday, Adetokunbo Mumuni, Executive Director of SERAP, said the findings of such investigations must also be made known to the public.  Mudashiru Obasa Google

"It is the business of the Attorney-General and concerned government agency to look into it. Nobody is above the law and that is what democracy is about.

"You cannot in a democracy pretend to be hiding under a leader, it must be investigated and whatever the outcome of the investigation, must be made to the Nigerian public and the people that are involved, whether him alone or he has cohorts must be brought to justice," he said.

Reacting to the expository pieces, EiE Nigeria on Twitter said, "Recent reports of corruption allegations unearthed so far against the Lagos Assembly Speaker, @Mudashiru_Obasa, is mind-boggling. 

Plus, we can't ignore the crazy cost overuns being reported. We expect @officialEFCC, @ICPC_PE to swing to action immediately! 

"N258M for the printing of IV's for the Assembly inauguration two months after the event held. N80m as estacode for a 5-day event. N13.7m for "small chops, water, juice and soft drinks. These are weighty allegations that must not be swept under the carpet.

"He was also alleged to have fraudulently collected N53m for travel with one of his staff. The event was postponed, fund was not returned but diverted for personal use. 

"@Mudashiru_Obasa must be subjected to necessary investigations on these allegations @officialEFCC @ICPC_PE." 

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Casual security workers at the University of Lagos have lamented the refusal of management of the institution to pay their five months salaries.

The workers told SaharaReporters on Tuesday that despite offering essential service and reporting to work everyday since January, they were being owed salaries without explanation. 

"Despite all these and the lockdown, they still come work to perform their essential duties," a source said.

"Most of them are in trauma of hunger," the source added.

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The Nigerian Government has deployed special troops to end insecurity caused by herdsmen attacks and banditry in Plateau State.

According to Charles Ohwo, Air Officer Commanding, Special Operations Command, Bauchi, Air Vice Marshal, who led the team on Tuesday, the 35 special forces arrived in the state on board NAF aircraft around 8:50am were moved to the Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, 205 Combat Search and Rescue Group, in Mangu Local Government Area of the state where they were received by the Commander, Air Commodore Eeimobo. O Ebiowe.

He added that they were part of the 94 special forces and 30 search and rescue personnel trained recently by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. 

“We have brought them here in Plateau to add to the security architecture of the state after graduating from their training.

“There are regiment and special forces personnel and they have additional competency in combat, search and rescue operation.

“Anywhere there is a crisis, including banditry, farmers/herders crisis, they are expected to quell the situation and then return to their base," Ohwo said.

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Nigerian students and prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps have urged the Nigerian Government to scrap the NYSC scheme, saying it has outlived its usefulness.
 
Speaking with SaharaReporters on how the outbreak of Coronavirus had affected their mobilization for the compulsory one-year national service, they lamented how their inability to take part in the programme had denied them of jobs.
 
Following the outbreak of the virus in the country, the NYSC had abruptly ended activities at orientation camps across the country.
 
The Director-General of the scheme, Ibrahim Shuaibu, in an interview with Economic Confidential, also said the agency had no intention to mobilize prospective corps members anytime soon, especially as the country is still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic.
 
A recent graduate of the University of Lagos, Zainab, urged the government to scrap the scheme, saying it was a waste of time.
 
She said, “They can’t mobilize now because you’d have to be in camp and there are strict rules against the social gathering. Many graduates are thinking outside the box and no longer waiting for NYSC to decide their future.

"“The government needs to scrap the NYSC because it is a waste of time and if you are not engaged before NYSC, the result you are hoping for, you

might not get it.”
 
Some graduates awaiting mobilization advised that the government should allow them to serve in their current state of residence.
 
A recent graduate of the Lagos State University, Oluwatoyin Oyetunde, who spoke on the matter, said, “Coronavirus has affected NYSC mobilization and it has caused so many problems as graduates who are supposed to have gone halfway on their NYSC journey are now confined home.
 
“Though some have the intention of running little businesses on their own, they can't because there is no capital to kick off the business. 
 
“I feel the government should just allow graduates to serve in the states where they studied or live. The government should also cancel the three weeks orientation camp as we do not know when the pandemic will be over.”
 
Segun Ogunlade, a final year student of the University of Ibadan, said, “I think Batch A Stream 1 will go back to the orientation camp immediately after the lockdown is relaxed. I still have a feeling we might be able to go very late in the year."
 
Lamenting how the pandemic had caused delays in her participation in the scheme, Afolasade Ola, a student of the University of Ibadan, said, “If I can’t serve this year, it means I would have so many difficulties getting a job. 

“The few people who I spoke to about job asked me if I had done my NYSC, and I told them no so they simply told me to wait until after NYSC. Delay in mobilization has affected us getting a job and the question now is what will we be doing until next year?

“I would suggest that they scrap the scheme because it has caused a lot of disorganisation for those of us that have plans for our after-school life.”

Some students suggested that the NYSC should mobilise them for the scheme but ensure prospective corps members adhere to safety guidelines and also wear facemasks.

Stephen Olaniyi, a student of the University of Ibadan, said, “I think the number of people expected at the camp should be reduced for social distancing
purposes. If the numbers of people are halved, others will have to wait. 

“The ripple effect will affect other people henceforth. We'd start having to wait for six to eight months before going to serve.

“We may also be required to go for testing before reporting to camps. Corp members would be required to wear masks always. Consequently, rigorous exercises may be reduced because of breathing problems that may arise.”
 

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it was still investigating the indiscriminate arrest of Ms Mnena Ato, Managing Director and Chief

Executive Officer of Star Shawarma, over the sale of N1,500 Sharwama to one of its operatives in Benue State. 

Ms Ato was arrested by an operative of the anti-graft agency in Benue after a misunderstanding with one of its personnel over the payment of N1,500 for the item.

The EFCC operative, who patronised the Shawarma spot, ordered the arrest of Ato and two other persons over the transaction, which was not completed immediately. 

SaharaReporters had reported that the EFCC arrested and detained the woman before releasing her on administrative bail.

The EFCC had a week ago said it had commenced investigation into the matter with a view to placing appropriate sanctions on the operative if found guilty.

However, when SaharaReporters contacted the Head, Media and Publicity of the Commission, Dele Oyewale, he said the investigation was still ongoing.
He said, "Regarding the Benue woman arrest, the investigation is still ongoing."

SaharaReporters had reported how the EFCC arrested and detained Ms Ato before releasing her on administrative bail. 
 

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Nigerians in an online poll conducted by SaharaReporters have rated President Muhammadu Buhari's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as 'poor'.

Buhari has in recent weeks come under increasing criticism for his handling of nationwide lockdowns, decision on inter-state movement, palliatives and more.

Of the 15,100 respondents on Twitter, 75 per cent stated that he had done a poor job in managing the crisis while 25 per cent believe his performance was satisfactory. 

On Facebook, 12,000 users responded with 74 per cent also rating his performance as poor while 26 per cent thought his action plan had been satisfactory.

Stanley Dike on Facebook said, "No ratings at all, Buhari is a failure already and always. He don't even know the extent at which COVID have damaged things in this country, and he has no clue what to do even if he knows. We don't have an active President in Nigeria. The only country in the world without a know how President is Nigeria."

 

On Twitter, @ibjnr21 said, "Most of those saying poor have always hated him because of sentiments but we that appreciate the way they handling the pandemic, we would continue to hail them for the job weldone."

Back on Facebook, Femi Nathaniel Fagoriola said, "Extremely poor, they hide under COVID-19 to steal our common wealth. 
"For instance, feeding of pupils from house is fraud, sharing of palliative materials is another way of amassing wealth for themselves, just to mention few."

Muntaka Kabir Moyi also on Facebook said, "No communication with the populace, not even up to average satisfactory sharing of palliatives. No consideration of lockdown effects on the masses, no sincerity from the NCDC about the COVID-19 mitigation process, no provision of opportunity for our local herbalists to harness cure for the virus from our local herbs output."

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A group, Incorporated Trustees of Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, to order the withdrawal of Certificate of Return issued to Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege.

In a suit filed through their lawyer, Mr Edward Omaga, the group also prayed the court for N500m damages to be slammed on Clerk of the Senate for accepting to declare Omo-Agege as Deputy Senate President after his nomination and election on June 11, 2019.

In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/510/2020, the plaintiff said the lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly was not a competent, fit and proper person considering the alleged conviction hanging on his neck by a court in Los Angeles, California, United States on November 30, 1995. 

In the judgment of the US court, the senator was allegedly sentenced to jail and suspended from law practice for two years for felony involving moral turpitude, forgery of cheques amounting to $890with which he intended to defraud the Bank of America.

Apart from Omo-Agege, also joined as defendants in the suit are the Clerk of the National Assembly, the All Progressives Congress and Independent National Electoral Commission.

In the affidavit in support of the originating summons deposed to by Comrade Solomon Adodo, a rights activist, the group also prayed the court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining Omo-Agege from representing Delta Central Senatorial District or such other similar offices in the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the ground that he is not competent, fit and proper person considering the conviction hanging on his neck in the US court.

In a report on January 20, 2020, SaharaReporters had revealed how Omo-Agege was suspended from practicing law in California, United States, over a case of forgery and fraud.

The document revealed that Omo-Agege committed the offence in 1995, was found guilty and suspended from practicing for two years.

He was also placed on probation and mandated to take a multi-state professional responsibility examination before being admitted back to the US bar, according to the court document seen.

After being arrested, a four-count amended charge was filed against Omo-Agege in the Los Angeles County Superior Court with Case number BA111331.

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After his conviction, the Delta State-born lawyer returned to Nigeria where he soon delved into politics. 

 

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Having served as a commissioner under the administration of former Delta State governor, James Ibori, who was jailed in the United Kingdom for stealing huge sums belonging to the state, Omo-Agege rose politically, emerging Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate on June 11, 2019 after defeating Ike Ekweremadu, who held the position at the time. 

But before then on April 18, 2018, he was arrested by the police in Abuja for leading armed thugs to snatch and seize the mace of the Senate.

No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit by the youth group.

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A group, Incorporated Trustees of Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, to order the withdrawal of Certificate of Return issued to Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege.

In a suit filed through their lawyer, Mr Edward Omaga, the group also prayed the court for N500m damages to be slammed on Clerk of the Senate for accepting to declare Omo-Agege as Deputy Senate President after his nomination and election on June 11, 2019.

In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/510/2020, the plaintiff said the lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly was not a competent, fit and proper person considering the alleged conviction hanging on his neck by a court in Los Angeles, California, United States on November 30, 1995. 

In the judgment of the US court, the senator was allegedly sentenced to jail and suspended from law practice for two years for felony involving moral turpitude, forgery of cheques amounting to $890with which he intended to defraud the Bank of America.

Apart from Omo-Agege, also joined as defendants in the suit are the Clerk of the National Assembly, the All Progressives Congress and Independent National Electoral Commission.

In the affidavit in support of the originating summons deposed to by Comrade Solomon Adodo, a rights activist, the group also prayed the court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining Omo-Agege from representing Delta Central Senatorial District or such other similar offices in the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the ground that he is not competent, fit and proper person considering the conviction hanging on his neck in the US court.

In a report on January 20, 2020, SaharaReporters had revealed how Omo-Agege was suspended from practicing law in California, United States, over a case of forgery and fraud.

The document revealed that Omo-Agege committed the offence in 1995, was found guilty and suspended from practicing for two years.

He was also placed on probation and mandated to take a multi-state professional responsibility examination before being admitted back to the US bar, according to the court document seen.

After being arrested, a four-count amended charge was filed against Omo-Agege in the Los Angeles County Superior Court with Case number BA111331.

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After his conviction, the Delta State-born lawyer returned to Nigeria where he soon delved into politics. 

 

To have a smooth sail, he removed Augustine from his name and adopted his middle name, Ovie, perhaps in order to avoid any sort of linkage to his criminal past in California.  See Also Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: How United States Court Suspended Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Omo-Agege, From Law Practice Over Forgery Of $890 Cheque 0 Comments 4 Months Ago

Having served as a commissioner under the administration of former Delta State governor, James Ibori, who was jailed in the United Kingdom for stealing huge sums belonging to the state, Omo-Agege rose politically, emerging Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate on June 11, 2019 after defeating Ike Ekweremadu, who held the position at the time. 

But before then on April 18, 2018, he was arrested by the police in Abuja for leading armed thugs to snatch and seize the mace of the Senate.

No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit by the youth group.

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that Kogi and Cross River states have the lowest figures of samples tested since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in the country in February, 2020.

The two states are yet to record any positive COVID-19 case.

While Kogi has only tested one sample, Cross River has tested seven samples, all of which returned negative for COVID-19.  NCDC

This was contained in the May 18 situation report released by the NCDC on Tuesday.

According to the report, Kogi submitted only one sample while Cross River submitted seven. 

Lagos has tested the highest number of persons with 14,886 samples tested, followed by the FCT and Kano with 4,688 and 2,653 samples tested respectively.

Since Nigeria recorded its index case of COVID-19 in February, 2020, a total of 36,899 samples have been tested with 6,175 positive cases, 1,644 cases discharged and 191 fatalities recorded.
 

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A Commissioner-designate of Federal Character Commission from Kwara State, Mr James Kolo, died on Tuesday morning in his Ilorin home.

President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter to the Nigerian Senate on April 28 named the late Kolo and 37 other persons to the board of the FCC.

According to a family source, Kolo died on Tuesday at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital after a brief illness.

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday commiserated with the Patigi community and the All Progressives Congress family over Kolo’s death.

“We are devastated by the death of Mr Kolo after recently falling ill. 

"He was a staunch party man and a bridge builder who worked hard alongside other patriots for the success of the APC in the state,” the governor said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye.
 

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The Lagos State Government has discharged 15 Coronavirus patients from its isolation facilities after recovering from the disease.

The announcement was made by the Lagos State Ministry of Health via its Twitter account on Sunday.

The patients comprised nine females and six males, all Nigerians. 

The tweet reads, “15 COVID-19 Lagos patients; nine females and six males, all Nigerians have been discharged from our Yaba, LUTH and Agidingbi isolation facilities to reunite with the society.

“The patients; nine from Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, one from Agidingbi and five from LUTH Isolation Centres have fully recovered and tested negative twice consecutively to COVID19.

“With this, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged in Lagos have risen to 623.”

 

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About 10 members of staff at the Lagos State Government House, Marina, who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known during media briefing.

The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, had in a tweet on May 7 announced that 10 persons at the Government House tested positive for the virus. 

But speaking at the news conference on Sunday, the governor said the workers recovered after receiving treatment at the state’s isolation centre.

He said, “They are back here if I must say to you. They’ve been there, and they’ve been treated and they’ve done well and they’re back at their duty posts and I’m indeed happy that all of them are back working with me and I’m excited about that.”

Sanwo-Olu further disclosed that government was reviewing the phased lockdown relaxation for more businesses to open.

 

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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the lockdown in Kano be extended by another two weeks.

Making this disclosure during the Presidential Task Force daily briefing on Monday, Chairman, Boss Mustapha, said that interstate travel ban was still very much active.

Revealing that President Buhari ordered a ban on all inter-state movements and a total lock-down in Kano State, Mustapha said, “Mr President has approved the following: The measures, exemptions, advisories, and scope of entities allowed to reopen under phase one of the eased locked down, shall be maintained across the federation for another two weeks effective from 12 midnight today (18th May, 2020 to 1st June, 2020).  Boss Mustapha

“Intensifying efforts to ‘tell (communicate), trace (identify) and treat (manage)’ cases.

“Elevating the level of community ownership of non-pharmaceutical interventions; maintain the existing lockdown order in Kano for an additional two weeks; imposition of precision lockdown in states, or in metropolitan/high-burden LGAs, that are reporting a rapidly increasing number of cases, when the need arises.

“This would be complemented with the provision of palliatives and continued re-evaluation of the impact of the interventions; and aggressive scale-up of efforts to ensure that communities are informed, engaged, and participating in the response with enhanced public awareness in high-risk states.”

 

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