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the equivalent of an open letter to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to set her detained aides free.The story that dribbled out of a close-lipped Aso Villa suggested madam had had an altercation with President Muhammadu Buhari’s influential Personal Assistant, Yusuf Sabiu aka Tunde, over his refusal to self-isolate for 14 days after inter-state travel to Lagos.

Just as Nigerians were coming down from the adrenaline high of drama in the corridors of power, another scandal broke. Unsurprisingly, it involved Naira Marley – a popular hip-hop artiste who wears controversy like a shirt. In the early days of the lockdown in Lagos, he was part of the supporting cast at the infamous birthday party that landed Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and her musician husband J. J. Skillz in the dock.

Beyond the surname, how anyone could have mixed up the dreadlocks-sporting, trouser-sagging singer with the scholarly, suit-wearing minister, beats the imagination. The FCT authorities have already prosecuted the organisers of the concert and shut the Jabi Lake Mall venue of the event. But mum is the word concerning Marley. Many are waiting to see whether he gets another pass because of his celebrity.

Two weeks ago Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, warned the state was in danger of running out of isolation beds. Unfortunately, there’s no let-up in the numbers and the nightly updates from the NCDC now look like a recurring nightmare for state officials.

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