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You don’t hear men of God openly threaten to kill every other day, so when you hear the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye do so, you begin to wonder what must have caused it.

In a video shared on Instagram, Pastor Adeboye sent a warning to anyone nursing the idea of harming his wife in any way saying that anyone who does would face the wrought of all the power God has given him.

In what seemed like a response during a morning devotion session to the question ‘how much love must a man have for his wife’, Adeboye explained that every man must love his wife as Christ loved the church, stressing further that every man must love his wife to the extent of wanting to die for her.

He said “you must love your wife to the extent of being willing to die for her, and that is a big one. I’m sure you’ve heard me say before that you can do whatever you like to me. You can criticise me, insult me or trample on me, I will only pray for you, but if you mess around with my wife, I will kill you. I will kill you so thoroughly you won’t even be able to rise on the resurrection morning.”

“When some people ask how are you going to do that, I’ll tell my Daddy to send you to hell straight away and there will be no need for you to come up for judgement. Someone says how are you going to kill somebody, won’t the government kill you in return? Who told you I am going to shoot the gun? You can only arrest me if I use any human weapon. If you mess around with my wife then every power that God has given me will descend upon you.”

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You don’t hear men of God openly threaten to kill every other day, so when you hear the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye do so, you begin to wonder what must have caused it.

In a video shared on Instagram, Pastor Adeboye sent a warning to anyone nursing the idea of harming his wife in any way saying that anyone who does would face the wrought of all the power God has given him.

In what seemed like a response during a morning devotion session to the question ‘how much love must a man have for his wife’, Adeboye explained that every man must love his wife as Christ loved the church, stressing further that every man must love his wife to the extent of wanting to die for her.

He said “you must love your wife to the extent of being willing to die for her, and that is a big one. I’m sure you’ve heard me say before that you can do whatever you like to me. You can criticise me, insult me or trample on me, I will only pray for you, but if you mess around with my wife, I will kill you. I will kill you so thoroughly you won’t even be able to rise on the resurrection morning.”

“When some people ask how are you going to do that, I’ll tell my Daddy to send you to hell straight away and there will be no need for you to come up for judgement. Someone says how are you going to kill somebody, won’t the government kill you in return? Who told you I am going to shoot the gun? You can only arrest me if I use any human weapon. If you mess around with my wife then every power that God has given me will descend upon you.”

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The Federal Government says civil aviation authorities will determine the resumption of domestic flights in the country, according to reports .

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID- 19 , Sani Aliyu , stated this during a briefing in Abuja .

Aliyu had on June 1 said that “ the aviation industry is requested to start developing protocols to allow for domestic flights to resume anytime from the 21 st of June onwards . ”

However , while giving an update , he said the PTF was yet to receive any update from the aviation sector on its preparedness to restart commercial flight operations.

The national coordinator said , “ What we said to the aviation authorities is; you need to let us know from the 21 st of June onwards if you are ready to start opening the skies . We didn ’ t say 21 st of June skies open .

“ We gave them a window of three weeks to prepare and I believe they are still preparing . We did not ask them for updates on how things are going but we expect them to get back to us .

“ The aviation industry is highly regulated . There are certain things they have to do before they start flying such as retraining of pilots , recalibrating the aircraft , and ensuring safety at the airports to make sure people are safe .

“ We don ’ t have an update on that yet but we expect them to come to us by the 21 st of June . If they come back to us by the 21 st of June and they say , ‘ we are ready’ , we will open the skies for domestic travellers and that ’ s when we will address the issue of interstate restrictions and curfew but at the moment, there is no plan right now to say , 21 st of June , here we go . It’ s aspirational if anything . ”

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 42 ambassadors -designate , according to reports .

This was just as the Upper Chamber confirmed the nomination of James Jiya John Kolo as Commissioner of the Federal Character Commission .

The confirmation of the nominees was sequel to the consideration of the reports of the Senate Committees on Foreign Affairs ; and Federal Character and Inter – Governmental Affairs .

The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd . ) , in a letter dated May 6 , 2020 , said the appointment of the nominees was in accordance to section 171 ( 1 ) , ( 2 )( c ) and subsection ( 4 ) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended .

A statement from the senate listed ambassadors – designate as C. O Nwachukwu, Abia ; A . Kafas , Adamawa ; R. U. Brown , Akwa – Ibom ; G. A . Odudigbo, Anambra ; O . C. Onowu , Anambra ; Y . S . Suleiman , Bauchi ; E S . Agbana, Bayelsa ; B. B. M . Okoyen Bayelsa ; G . M . Okoko Benue ; A. M . Garba , Borno ; M. l . Bashir , Bomo ; M. O . Abam , Cross River ; A . E . Allotey , Cross River ; G. E . Edokpa , Edo; and A. N. Madubuike, Enugu .
Others are Adamu Lamuwa, Gombe ; Mr . Innocent A. lwejuo , lmo ; M. S . Abubakar , Jigawa ; Y . A . Ahmed , Jigawa ; S . D. Umar , Kaduna ; A. Sule , Kano; G. Y . Hamza , Kano ; N. Rimi , Katsina ; L S . Ahmed – Remawa , Katsina ; M . Manu , Kebbi ; l . R. Ocheni , Kogi ; l . A . Yusuf , Kogi ; M . Abdulraheem , Kwara; Mrs. W . A. Adedeji, Lagos ; and A. U. Ogah , Nasarawa .

Also among career ambassadors -designate confirmed are A. A. Musa , Niger; N. A. Kolo , Niger; S . O . Olaniyan , Ogun; A . R. Adejola, Ogun, E . Awe Ondo; O . Aluko, Osun ; I . A. Alatishe , Osun ; V . A. Adeleke , Oyo ; M . S . Adamu , Plateau ; l . N . Charles , Rivers; Z M. lfu, Taraba ; and B. B. Hamman , Yobe .
Meanwhile , the Senate on Thursday adjourned plenary till Tuesday , June 23 , 2020 .

The announcement was made by the Senate President , Ahmad Lawan, after the adoption of the Votes and Proceedings for Thursday , June 11 , 2020 .

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The Nigeria Governors Forum has agreed to declare a state of emergency on sexual and gender- based violence against women and children .

They also renewed commitment to ensuring that offenders face the full weight of the law .

This was contained in a communique signed by the Chairman of the NGF , Dr . Kayode Fayemi , after the forum ’ s 10 th COVID- 19 teleconference meeting .

Governors agreed to , “ Declare a State of Emergency on Sexual and Gender -based Violence . Governors strongly condemned all forms of violence against women and children and committed to ensuring that offenders face the maximum weight of the law ;

“ Call on State Governors that have not already domesticated relevant gender -based protection laws to domesticate the Violence Against Persons ( Prohibition ) Act , the Child Rights Act and the updated Penal Code to increase protection for women and children and ensure speedy investigation and prosecution of perpetrators in addition to creating a sex offenders register in each State to name and shame . ”

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The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd . ) , will on Friday ( tomorrow ) address the nation in commemoration of this year ’ s Democracy Day.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity , Femi Adesina , the President ’ s message will be broadcast by 7 am .

The statement read , “To commemorate Nigeria ’ s Democracy Day, President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation on Friday, June 12 , 2020 , at 7 am .

“ Television and radio stations as well as other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria respectively for the broadcast . ”

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The Vice President for Agriculture , Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank, Dr Jennifer Blanke , has resigned her position, according to reports .

The bank disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement , saying Blanke ’ s resignation would take effect July 4 , 2020 .

She was quoted as saying, “ I am leaving purely for family reasons to rejoin my family in Switzerland, after a very fulfilling time at the bank. I will miss the bank and the excellent team we have built . I will continue to strongly support the bank from wherever I am .

“ I thank President Akinwumi Adesina for his strong leadership , guidance , and support which have undoubtedly motivated and helped my team and I to play a key role in the transformation of the bank. I feel privileged to have been given an opportunity to contribute to the bank’ s agenda for accelerating Africa ’ s social and economic transformation . ”

AfDB President , Dr Akinwumi Adesina , expressed delight to have worked with Blanke over the past three years .

“ She has demonstrated genuine leadership skills and moved the needles on so many fronts , especially in the areas of food security , women ’ s financial empowerment , and job creations . I wish her all the best and look forward to continued partnerships and engagement with Jennifer , ” Adesina said .

Blanke joined the bank in early 2017 and has overseen a number of its programmes , according to the statement .

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the reality of the time does not permit the reopening of schools in the state , according to reports .

The governor also disclosed that the restriction occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic on religious and social gatherings in the state may not be lifted as soon as envisaged by stakeholders in the state .

Makinde, while delivering an address at a special plenary to commemorate the first year anniversary of the state Assembly , said the state should not be in a hurry to fully reopen .

“ We saw what happened when a private organisation did not follow the advisories we provided to the letter .
Over 50 per cent of the COVID- 19 cases in Oyo State can be traced to this organisation .

“ So , I use this opportunity to , again , plead with our religious leaders to be patient with us . We are keeping an eye on the numbers and will adjust this directive at the right time, ” the governor said , adding, “ Schools won’ t be reopened yet . ”

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The Federal Government has resolved to henceforth take decisive actions against rapists .

The decision was reached at the meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ).

The council took the decision after deliberating on a memo presented by the Minister of Women Affairs , Pauline Tallen, on the increasing cases of rape across the country.

Protests have been holding across the country following serial cases of rape .

Vera Omozuwa , a 22 – year- old student , was reported to have been raped and killed in a church in Benin City recently .

18 – year- old Barakat Bello was also raped and macheted to death in Ibadan , Oyo State lately .

Tallen told State House correspondents that the issue was discussed at the council meeting.

She regretted that only nine states out of 36 have domesticated the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act.

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba , has hinted that schools may reopen in the country after the ban on interstate movement has been lifted .

The minister stated this during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID- 19 in Abuja on Monday .

While restating that the government has not published any date for school reopening , he said the ministry will not want to lead Nigerians into danger .

Nwajiuba said , “ We want to open when it is safe to do so . We have heard about neighbouring countries that opened and shut . We have heard about cases spiking with children getting into school . Of all the things I will like to do , I will not like to experiment with your children .

“ We want a situation where once we are sure it is safe , we can then take them into school .

“ I have just finished a meeting with the representatives of WAEC and NABTEB and I understand how that worries our parents at the moment and how anxious our children are to know what next .

“ As soon as those in charge of the blockade lift it because there is no way we can open our schools if teachers can ’ t come . So , we are looking at somewhere after the interstate lockdown is lifted . Because we will need that kind of openness for the children to move . ”

The Federal Government had in March shut all schools in the country as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic .

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