The parish priest of St. Isidro Labrador in the City of Mascupana, Mexico escaped being killed on Sunday June 14, after being attacked while using a car with an open roof to carry the Blessed Sacrament to residents of the city amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
It was alleged that a motorcyclist tried shooting a home made Rocket Bomb at the priest’s Car to knock down the Holy Sacrament which the Catholics believe is the real Presence of Jesus Christ, the sacrament of His body, blood, soul and his full divinity.
The bomb however exploded, destroying the motorcycle and killing the rider
Speaking in a recorded video message to a virtual high-level UN meeting on trends, options and strategies in poverty eradication across the world, President Buhari apprised the UN meeting on steps to revive the nation’s economy in the wake of the pandemic and also warned that COVID-19 pandemic risks reversing decades of progress achieved in the efforts to eradicate poverty globally.
He said “It is my conviction that devoting our efforts towards human capital development, efficient management of our resources, greater financial inclusion and transformation of the agricultural sector to ensure food security are crucial to poverty eradication.
”In this regard, Nigeria continues to strengthen its existing social safety net initiative by increasing access to enrolees who fit the various programmes in the scheme.
”Nigeria will also continue to provide easier and increased access to financial services for micro and small-scale businesses through the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme. But we are determined to do more.
”Nigeria holds the view that education is a critical driver of sustainable development and has an immense capacity to eradicate poverty.
”Educating our children, especially the girl-child, contributes significantly to the fight against poverty, environmental sustainability, and improved health, as well as building peace and resilient societies.”
Gunmen attacked the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, Kogi State, in the early hours of today July 1, carting away computers, laptops, and phones of staff and patients as well as other sensitive materials from the administrative department of the health institution.
According to reports, the men who were said to be over 10 in number, operated for over 30minutes unhindered.
The management of the hospital had scheduled press briefing where they were to demand a COVID-19 screening center in the state and also enumerate the challenges health workers were facing in the state as regards the COVID-19 pandemic.
The management of the health facility and the state government have been at loggerheads over the status of COVID-19 in the state. The state government insists there is no confirmed case of the viral disease in the state but the management of the hospital appears not to agree with them.
On Tuesday, June 30, the state governor, Yahaya Bello, said Nigerians are being made to accept the reality of COVID-19 “by force”. He said the virus was created to “shorten the lifestyle of the people”, while asking residents not to accept what he described as “cut and paste COVID-19
Oyo State Police has paraded one Shagbada Erigga, 24, for killing his 30-year-old Happiness Winfred, at Oritoke Area Ojoo, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Briefing journalists on the matter the State Police Commissioner (CP), Joe Nwachukwu Enwowu, disclosed that Erigga was arrested after one Agu Benson, on 25, June, 2020, lodged a complaint that he saw a corpse inside a well in their compound.
“The detailed investigations by the police led to the arrest of Shagbada Erigga who happens to be a neighbor of Benson.
Happiness left her house on Sunday 21, June, 2020, but was later found dead inside a well on 25th of June, 2020. However, since the Suspect Criminal has confessed to the crime, he will soon be charged to Court,” Enwowu said.
Speaking to journalists, the suspect said, “The killing was not intentional, the late Happiness used to be my girlfriend, but since we have been dating she has never for once let me have sexual intercourse with her.
On that faithful day of the incident, we were showering together and I asked her the reason she has been denying me of sex but she was raising her voice on me and I slapped her and to my surprise, she slapped me back and I gave her just three blows at the mouth and another one on her neck.
Next thing I knew, she fell slumped and died. When I discovered that she has died, I quickly carried her corpse and threw her inside a well in my compound because I was afraid and I didn’t want people to suspect me.” Credit: @instablog9ja
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