THE PANDEMIC KNOWN AS COVID-19

The new word on everybody's lips is CORONAVIRUS.

Most sentences today have that phrase inserted somewhere. 

Some people give it a different pronunciation while some pronounce it entirely wrong.

It's no longer news that coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19 is the latest pandemic.

There had been so many news on the coronavirus especially on the social media. Most of which are all fake or rather, unverified. It is sickening.

Exercising the powers conferred on him by the Quarantine Act, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, declared COVID-19 a dangerous infectious disease and therefore restricted movement and ordered a "lockdown" of activities in Lagos State, Ogun State and the Federal Capital Territory. This was for an initial period of fourteen (14) days, with a view to curbing the spread of coronavirus which was on the rise as at 29 March 2020 when the President addressed the Nation.

It has been eight days of "lockdown". . .

My sincere prayer is for the whole crisis to end very soon and we get our lives back. Yes, that is my prayer.

However, when the restriction order is lifted, while the crisis gradually fades out, my major concern is this: how will people commute with public buses, tricycles (keke napep) and okada?

My suggestion is that the buses should be mandated to take 3 passengers per seat instead of 4, while the tricycles should only pick 2 passengers instead of 4. The motor park touts should be stopped from making frivolous monetary demands from the transporters, so the transportation fares will not be hiked.

Shout out to all the medical personnel who are at the fore front and taking care of the sick. May God Almighty bless you all. I also commend all who have volunteered to join the medical personnel in this fight against coronavirus. You are ALL truly appreciated. God bless you.

P.S: I have decided to make this page active again. Lord help me.  🙏🙏

. . . State of the Nation!

For a long time now, we have been living in "fear of the unknown"

I have been AWOL for quite some time!

I use this medium to express my heartfelt sympathy to the families who lost their loved ones in the ill fated DanaAir crash on June 3, 2012. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen!

It has been one ugly incident after the other!

For a very long time, Nigerians (particularly my fellow brothers and sisters in the Northern States) have been living in the "fear of the unknown". A friend who is based in Abuja informed me that it is so bad that she hardly steps out of her house. She said she is afraid to move around. It is that bad! What a pity!

On Sunday, 17 June 2012, a total of three Churches were attacked (bombed) by the dreaded islamist sect otherwise known and addressed as boko haram. As it is expected with such attacks, people died! Properties were damaged!

The boko haram sect claimed responsibility for these bombings (like they have always done in the past). One of such attacks was the Christmas Day (2011) bombing on a Catholic Church near Abuja. There was another attack on Easter Day (2012). These attacks are usually carried out while Christians are worshiping!

While I do not believe in the "eye for an eye" doctrine because, that would make every one on earth go blind, I however believe there is a limit to everything! When an individual is pushed to the wall, and has no where to run to, that person would fight back! O yes! I believe that might be the reason for the reprisal attacks that followed almost immediately! News had it that after that attack on the Church on Sunday, angry young Christians began a violent protest and started attacking mosques and motorbike operators (okada riders).

Anyway, enough is enough! Enough of these killings!

In the midst of all these uncertainties and insecurity in the Nation, our dear president, GEJ had the "mind" to travel to Brazil in order to attend the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. I consider such an action as insensitive and very uncaring! GEJ could have been represented by ANY member of his cabinet!

. . . James Onanefe Ibori

What's on my mind?

Well, the most recent issue  my mind right now is the James Ibori saga. Yes. That is an issue on my mind right now! It is no longer news that the former Governor was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for fraud. His sentence brought a lot of mixed reactions. Most people applauded the judgment. Even his fellow Delta people thanked the UK Judiciary for the sentence.

The most "intriguing" aspect of James Ibori's trial was the testimony by John Fashanu! I said intriguing because it is really intriguing! I mean, how else can one describe Fashanu's praise about James Ibori?! Imagine!

For your viewing pleasure, here is a YouTube video of John Fashanu's statements to the media outside the Southwark Crown Court, UK.

So? Are these claims by Fashanu TRUE?

AWOL!

Yes! I have been "Away WithOut Leave"

I wonder what happened? :) Why did I stop blogging? Well I have no answer to my questions.

So many things have happened. So many things are happening. So many.

Anyway, I decided to clean the accumulated cobwebs here and . . .

I am also thinking of merging my blogs into one. I believe that way, I would be better co-ordinated.