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Covid-19: Nigerians Condemn Police Attack on Primate Ayodele’s Convoy
An attack has been reported on Saturday morning of the convoy of servant of God and spiritual leader at INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele (JP).
The coordinated attack, according to the media department of the Ministry, was carried out by policemen from the Okota Police Station while Primate Ayodele was carrying out the ‘cleansing’ of Okota town, a week-long spiritual exercise the INRI Church began last Sunday.
Since the attack, residents of Okota, Ejigbo and Isolo towns who spoke with Newsthumb magazine, have condemned the unruly manner with which they believed the attack was done. Besides, those who spoke wondered why the attack when the cleric was on a mission to save lives.
Before he embarked on the spiritual cleansing exercise, Primate Ayodele had launched an anointing water and oil, which he declared have the capacity to cure the Coronavirus pandemic. After the launch followed by regular promotion in the social media, the popular prophet also declared a three-day prayer and fasting for the total eradication of the virus in Nigeria. He promised that the prescriptions could miraculously heal anybody infected of Coronavirus, which has killed close to 100,000 globally and left over 1000,000 on sickbeds in 172 countries.
According to the church’s statement, the Primate’s team had successfully carried out the cleansing in many communities in Isolo since the last seven days until they got to Okota on Saturday and was met with stiff resistance by the policemen who reportedly labelled the tour ‘illegal’.
”They didn’t stop at saying our team was on an illegal tour, they also physically attacked our vehicles and damaged the sound speakers we mounted on one of the vehicles to communicate with people,” stated a member of the convoy.
A police source that spoke with this magazine under a condition of anonymity, however, said simply that the prophet’s team was stopped ”because government has not recognized any cure or vaccine for coronavirus yet.”
Primate Ayodele had in March 2019, warned on Page 193 of his prophesy book titled ‘Warning to the Nations,’ that ”the Spirit of God told me that there will be natural disasters in various regions of the world and a disease that will be a pandemic will trouble world leaders and governments.”
Nigerians have called on Lagos authorities to investigate the police action on the prophet’s team.
The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has passed away at the age of 91.
The respected monarch reportedly died on Sunday, just hours after the announcement of the death of his longtime friend and former President, Muhammadu Buhari.
Mourning his passage, a prince of Ijebu, Prince Adedoyin Alatishe wrote on X, “Baami Ogbagba agbatewole , Erin wo. Omo anikilaya saagbu.”
Adetona, who ascended the throne in 1960, was one of Nigeria’s longest-reigning traditional rulers and widely revered for his contributions to the sociopolitical development of Ijebuland and Ogun State at large.
Former president muhammadu Buhari has died at a hospital in London this afternoon according to the family, He was former military head of state in 1983.
The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.”
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Breaking : Tinubu returns to Abuja tonight after diplomatic visits to Saint Lucia, Brazil,Says Onanuga
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to arrive Abuja later tonight following a two-nation diplomatic tour that took him to Saint Lucia in the Caribbean and Brazil in South America.
His return was confirmed in a message posted on Saturday afternoon by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, on his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returns to Abuja today after his two-nation visit to Saint Lucia and Brazil,” the presidential aide stated.
The President departed Nigeria on Saturday, June 28 for what was described as a strategic outreach aimed at strengthening ties with regions historically under-engaged in Nigeria’s diplomatic matrix.
His first stop was Saint Lucia, where he made a historic visit to build new ties and explore emerging partnerships with Caribbean states.
While in Saint Lucia, Tinubu interacted with regional leaders under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), reinforcing Nigeria’s growing interest in Caribbean diplomacy and South-South cooperation.
He subsequently proceeded to Brazil to participate in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro.
On the sidelines of the summit, President Tinubu held a bilateral meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The leaders co-chaired the Nigeria-Brazil high-level bilateral meeting , where they discussed mechanisms to boost trade, infrastructure financing, and cultural cooperation between Africa’s most populous country and Latin America’s largest economy.
With the President’s return, focus is expected to shift to domestic engagements and follow-up actions on the diplomatic and investment commitments made during his foreign tour.
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