‘My church will remain closed’ — Okotie rejects guidelines for reopening worship centres Chris Okotie, founder of the Household of God Church, has rejected the guidelines issued by the Lagos state government for the reopening of worship centres. The Lagos state government, on Thursday, announced that religious activities will resume in two weeks. While Muslims will return to mosques on June 19, Christian worship would begin on June 21. Some guidelines were also announced by the state government to facilitate the reopening of worship centres and to curb the spread of COVID-19. They include the compulsory use of face masks; restriction of people below the age of 15 and above 65 years from services, while gatherings should not exceed one hour. But in a statement, Okotie rejected the guidelines, saying the “fulfilment of the Bible prophecy” against the church is already being played out and that rearranging the church’s mode of worship is “to deny God the divine prerogative of congregation...

There is no fixed date for reopening of schools shut over the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Government has declared. It said despite the agitations for reopening of schools, it would continue to monitor situations with a view to preventing a spike in the infection rate. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this in Abuja during the Presidential Task Force (PFT) on COVID-19 100th day briefing. According to him: “There is no fix date on schools’ resumption. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is studying the situation, carrying out reviews every two and four weeks to access the situation and judge when it is safe. “The Federal Government is taking very seriously the balanced between safety and preventing disease explosion, and the opening of schools. “We are encouraging schools to embrace online training and education as much as possible. “As soon as the details are established and the risk of transmission is measured and established, then, schools will reopen. “We a...