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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Actress Oma Nnadi reveals she suffered a miscarriage once as she celebrates her daughter who turns three today

Actress Oma Nnadi and her husband, Noni Enem, are celebrating their first child, Kairaluchukwu, as she turns three today July 31. The couple got married in 2018 and welcomed her the same year.   The proud mum took to her Instagram page to celebrate her daughter. According to Oma, she and Noni were expecting a child as newly weds but the child didn't stay and three months later, Kairaluchukwu came and stayed. She wrote The one that came before you didn’t stay . Three months after You came and stayed PUT. You mended my broken heart and even brought out another immediately after you to make us happier . Kk baby , from your childhood it has being nothing but sweetness. When you cry and say Mamaaaa, it’s the best feeling I get now: I and your dad love you sooo much. Continu...

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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42-Year-old Nigerian Yekemi Otaru Appointed Scotland Varsity Chancellor

42-year-old Nigerian Yekemi Otaru appointed Scotland varsity chancellor.. An inspirational entrepreneur renowned for her passionate commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion has been named University of the West of Scotland’s Chancellor-elect. The university made this known via a statement on its website. Yekemi Otaru, a tireless passionate supporter of women in business and an active mentor of business owners in the world’s poorest countries, will formally take up the role of Chancellor at the University of the West of Scotland on 1 September 2021, succeeding Dame Elish Angiolini. Yekemi, 42, holds four degrees and has considerable industrial experience in engineering and marketing. She is Co-Founder and Executive Director at Doqaru Limited, a prominent Aberdeen-based s...

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31Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Bandits Break into Zamfara Hospital

The General Hospital at Dansadau, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State was on Friday July 30, invaded by bandits. Daily Trust reported that a nurse and caregiver were abducted by the bandits who reportedly headed to the outpatient ward during the attack. An eyewitness said;   “When they couldn’t find anybody there, they starting going from one ward to another. A nurse and a caregiver were abducted. They then moved to staff quarters looking for doctors and nurses but could not find any. “The armed criminals had earlier attempted to attack Maigoge, a community located six kilometres north of Dansadau town. “But when they laid siege to the community, the vigilantes otherwise known as Yan Sakai firmly defended the village. The v...

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Court stops APC congresses in Imo state

A High of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to go ahead with Saturday’s congresses in Imo State pending hearing of a suit brought before the Court by the Applicant, Okey Anyikwa. Anyikwa is APC chairman of Ideato South Local Government Area. The applicant had approached the Court for an injunction restraining the APC from going ahead with the Saturday’s congresses because of the judgement of the Appeal Court that upheld the tenure of the State Exco elected in 2018. Justice Valentine Oriji, threatened to invalidate the outcome of congresses if the party disregards the position of the Court.

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Ondo varsity students protest, tell ASUU to halt strike

The students of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, on Friday protested over a planned strike by the institution’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Damilola Okunomo, President of, Students Union Government (SUG), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the ASUU strike would cripple academic activities in the school. According to Okunomo, the strike would cripple the forthcoming second-semester examination scheduled for Aug. 2, 2021. “We have decided to continue the protest until the management and ASUU resolve their grievances, we have paid our school fees and we cannot be denied our examination,” he said.

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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IPOB orders sit-at-home every Monday till Nnamdi Kanu regains freedom

IPOB orders sit-at-home every Monday till Nnamdi Kanu regains freedom The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced a total lockdown of social and economic activities every Monday starting from August 9 in the South-East region of the country. According to the group, the sit-at-home protest will be observed weekly to demand the freedom of its incarcerated leader, Nnamdi Kanu who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) for a month. The separatist group made this disclosure in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, made available to SaharaReporters on Friday. In the statement titled, ‘IPOB Declares Indefinite Sit-At-Home Every Monday From August 9, 2021, Until Nnamdi Kanu Is Released’, the group referred to the planned weekly protest ‘ghost Mo...

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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‘P.e.n.i.s snakes’ from South America have taken up a canal near the Miami International Airport

P.e.n.i.s snakes’ from South America have taken up a canal near the Miami International Airport An obscure, legless amphibian, colloquially referred to by some as a ‘p.e.n.i.s snake,’ is the latest invasive species to make its way to South Florida. Formally known as a caecilian, these creatures are native to Colombia and Venezuela, but several have been pulled from the Tamiami Canal near the Miami International Airport. Caecilians can range in size from a few inches to five feet long and have extremely poor eyesight – their name translates to ‘blind ones’ in Latin. However, the ‘penis snake’ has a pair of sensory tentacles between its eyes and nostril that helps it detect food, which it snatches up with dozens of needle-like teeth.    The Florida Fish and Wildlife Convers...

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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South African actor and filmmaker, Shona Ferguson, dies at 47

South African actor and filmmaker, Shona Ferguson, dies at 47 South African actor and filmmaker, Shona Ferguson is dead. Ferguson died on Friday due to COVID-19 related complications. Ferguson was married to actress and producer Connie Ferguson. The Botswana-born Ferguson has acted in a number of productions including The Queen and The Kings of Joburg on Netflix.

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Mastermind of Kano ‘missing children’ sentenced to 104 years in prison

Mastermind of Kano ‘missing children’ sentenced to 104 years in prison A Kano State High Court has sentenced Paul Owne, the mastermind of the kidnapping and sale of some children in Kano, to 104 years imprisonment. The court, which was presided over by Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, handed down the sentencing on Friday following an earlier guilty plea entered by the defendant to the 38-count charge levelled against him by the state government. He was charged with conspiring with six others to kidnap many children who are under 10 years from Kano and sold them in Onitsha, Anambra State. Five of the alleged accomplices, Ogbono, Emanuel Igwe, Loise Duru, Monica Oracha and Chinelo Ifedigwe, however, pleaded not guilty and their trial is set to commence. Delivering the judgment on Friday...

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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My Heart Bleeds – Mum Pays Tribute As Super TV CEO Is Buried In Lagos

According to a report by The PUNCH, Mrs Sylvia Ataga, the mother of the slain Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has shared fond memories of her son who was laid to rest on Friday at Ebony Vaults in Ikoyi, Lagos State. Sylvia said her heart bled whenever she remembered Usifo’s death, lamenting that it was painful she could not monitor his last moments. Usifo’s wife and children also paid their tributes as friends of the deceased demanded a thorough investigation into his murder. They noted that though he had been buried, the case should not be swept under the carpet. Usifo was found dead with multiple stabs on June 16 at a short let apartment on Adebowale Oshin Street, Lekki Phase I where he had checked in with his lover, 21-year-old Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level Mas...

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Nigeria’s Coalition Of Lawyers Asks Embattled Police Officer, Abba Kyari To Step Down As Head of IGP Monitoring Unit

According to a report by SaharaReporters, the Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) has demanded the immediate removal of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, as the head of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force over his indictment in a United States’ fraud case. The group said the retention of Kyari in the office was no longer tenable considering the damning revelations made against him and his office by self-confessed internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, more commonly called Hushpuppi. The coalition disclosed this in a statement signed by the National Coordinator, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on Friday in Abuja. The statement urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to oversee the investigation into the...

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31Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters Surrender to Troops

Troops of 202 Battalion have taken custody of eight Boko Haram Insurgents and their families, comprising 10 adult females and 22 children, who surrendered to troops at Ruwaza village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno state. In a similar development, troops of Forward Operational Base (FOB) operating along Bocobs- Bama road have arrested 20 Boko Haram fighters and their families, who surrendered to troops at Nbewa village, also in Bama Local Government Area of Borno state. The surrendering families of the insurgents comprised 15 adult females and 26 children. The suspects all surrendered to the troops, during clearance operations in the areas on 29 July, 2021 following ongoing intense clearance operations by troops in the general areas. The children among the surrende...

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Shock As Angry Mum Stabs Her Daughter To Death For Spending Night Outside Home

According to The PUNCH, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old woman, Kafayat Lawal, for allegedly stabbing her 17-year-old daughter Ayomide Adekoya with a broken bottle to death. The woman also stabbed another of her children with a broken bottle in the hand which led to the victim’s hospitalisation. The spokesperson for the police in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Oyeyemi stated that the suspect was arrested following an information received by the Divisional Police Officer, Ogijo Divisional headquarters, CSP Mohammed Baba, at about 2;30 pm. Oyeyemi said the suspect locked her two daughters in a room where she beat and injured them with a broken bottle. He said “Upon information, the DPO mobilised his men and moved t...

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31Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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I have no joy Governing Katsina, we are having sleepless nights over inseurity – Governor Masari

Governor Aminu Masari has said that he has no joy governing Katsina state as the increased security in the North West state has been giving him and others sleepless nights. Speaking during an interview with DW Hausa on Friday July 30, the Governor said the state has been plagued by security matters from sunset to dawn. According to Masari, no sensible leader who has the feeling of his people at heart will be happy in such situation. He said;   “In this difficult time and uncertainty, all the issue of governance has been dominated by security matters from sunset to dawn. I receive security reports at any moment through many channels daily. “Governing in this difficult time I see no joy that people are saying we are enjoying. “In this kind of situation we are havi...

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31Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Hushpuppi: Abba Kyari Risks Dismissal, Criminal Prosecution, Says PSC

According to a report by The PUNCH, the Police Service Commission has said it will determine the fate of the Commander of the IGP Intelligence Response and Monitoring Team, Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police, indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for alleged involvement in a $1.1m Internet fraud. The commission also noted that Kyari might face dismissal or demotion, and criminal prosecution if found culpable in the fraud perpetrated by an Instagram influencer and fraudster, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi. A Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal complaint lodged at the United States District Court in California had listed Hushpuppi and Kyari among six suspects indicted in the international fraud conspiracy. The other suspects include AbdulRahman Jum...

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31Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Five Men Arrested for Sodomising 17-year-old boy in Katsina

Police in Katsina State has arrested five men who allegedly sodomised a 17-year-old boy at different occassions. Spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, July 30, said one of the suspects raped the teenage boy at gunpoint. "On 27/07/2021, the Command succeeded in busting a notorious syndicate of Sodomists who at different intervals lured and had an unlawful carnal knowledge of a 17yr old boy against the order of nature," he stated. Nemesis caught up with the following suspects, namely: Ibrahim Amadu, 42, of sabuwr Unguwa Quarters, Saminu Abdullahi, 25, of Farin Yaro Quarters, Jamilu Ibrahim, 50,of Farin Yaro Quarter, Bashir Lawal, 30, of Gangaren Tudun Yanlihida Quarters, and Mohammed Sani, 30, of Salauwa Quarters, all of Katsina...

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30Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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$12bn cash payment to service Foreign Debt in 2005 was a Wrong Move –Fashola

Nigeria's Works and Housing Minister,  Babatunde Fashola, has criticized the decision of 2005 Olusegun Obasanjo led government to pay $12 billion in cash to Nigeria’s creditors, out of the $30 billion sovereign debt in 2005. According to Fashola as at the time tackling infrastructure was the more smarter move and he would have vehemently opposed the action if he was a member of the Federal Executive Council then. He argued that such a huge chunk of cash was better channeled into strategic investment in infrastructure, which would have been used to repay the debt later on. Fashola, who spoke at a town hall meeting organised by Business Hallmark themed; “Nigeria’s infrastructure revolution; Road to a New Future”, maintained that tackling infrastructure decay was a higher priority t...

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30Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Nigeria records Highest COVID-19 Cases in nearly five Months

558 new Coronavirus cases were confirmed in Nigeria on Thursday July 29, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The federal agency said the figure reported on July 29 was the highest in almost five months. The last time Nigeria reported a daily figure higher than 558 was on March 4, 2021, when a total of 708 cases were confirmed. While Lagos State reported 376 new infections, Oyo recorded 33 more cases, Akwa Ibom and the FCT had 26 and 22 fresh infections respectively. Other states included Imo – 15, Bayelsa – 13, Ekiti – 13, Kano – 12, Ogun – 11, Plateau – 11, Delta – nine, Jigawa – six, Rivers – four, Zamfara – four, Edo – two, and Ebonyi – one. Two deaths were also recorded on Thursday, increasing the number of fatalities to 2,141. Since the count...

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30Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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President Goodluck Jonathan Congratulates Olu of Warri, to attend August 21 Coronation

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has sent a hearty congratulatory message to the Olu designate of the Warri Kingdom, Prince Tsola Emiko on his acceptance and on his impending coronation to the royal stool. Dr. Jonathan spoke glowingly of his hope that the opportunity of the new Olu’s divinely ordained appointment would be to contribute his quota to the assignment of national development. His congratulatory letter dated July 23rd 2021, brimmed with eloquent praise and hope for the future of the people of the Warri Kingdom, stated further: “The Itsekiri Kingdom is renowned for its rich and colorful history, one that has lasted for hundreds of years.  The royal stool to which you have been found worthy is a national treasure, an emblem of patriotism, that has produced notable...

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30Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Unilorin final year Student Jailed over Cybercrime

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a final year student of the University of Ilorin, Ajani Samuel, over internet-related offenses, including romance scam. Ajani, 25, was among the 30 suspected fraudsters arrested on May 4, 2021, around Tanke Area, University Road, Ilorin by operatives of the Commission. Upon the plea of guilt entered by the defendant, and uncontroverted evidence tendered by the prosecution against him, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin found Ajani guilty of the two counts preferred against him by the EFCC. One of the counts reads: “That you, AJANI SAMUEL (ALIAS ROSELINE THENG) sometime between the month of June 2020 and May, 2021 at Ilorin, Kwara St...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Hushpuppi: IGP orders review of Allegations Leveled against DCP Abba Kyari

The Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, has ordered an internal review of the allegations leveled against one of the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, DCP Abba Kyari in the fraud case against Instagram celebrity, Ramoni Abbas aka Hushpuppi. In one of the court documents released by the FBI, it was alleged that Kyari received a bribe from Hushpuppi to facilitate the arrest and imprisonment of a member of his online fraud gang identified as Chibuzo Vincent. Kyari has since denied the allegation. The police force in a statement released by its spokesperson, Frank Mba, says the police boss has now ordered an internal review of the allegations. The force says it is committed to the pursuit of justice and strengthening of professional relationships with the FBI. The force al...

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29Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Lagos PDP Secretary, Muiz Shodipe, Is Dead

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost its secretary in Lagos state, Muiz Shodipe. The sad news was confirmed by the Spokesman for the party in Lagos, Taofik Gani. According to him, Mr Shodipe died in the early hours of Wednesday. He noted that the sudden loss of Mr Shodipe to the cold hands of death was one death too much for the party, as it might slow down the re-engineering of the party in the state. Mr Gani said: “The party fears that the death of the dogged Secretary at this time is a big blow which may slow the re-engineering of the Party in the state. “It, however, submits to the will of God just as it prays for the soul of the departed to enjoy the bosom of the Lord.” He prayed for the family to have the fortitude to bear the monumental loss. The spokesma...

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29Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Chief Dele Momodu’s Exclusive on the Olu of Warri coronation

Excerpts from Dele Momodu's Interview with Chief Brown Mene “The Yoruba constitute the formation of the Itsekiri nation. The founder of where I come from actually hails from Remo. Talking about our relationship with Yoruba, we could be said to be two peas in a pod. We cherish our relationship with Yorubas, and we do not by any means, want to deny that.” “We conduct ourselves in the light of all that we find to be noble and aristocratic. If we’re to relate the present crop of Itsekiri people, tracing from the first king in 1480 AD, nearly everyone would be a prince and princess. We like to conduct ourselves with such a carriage because we find it befitting.” “Immediately we notice that the king needs replacement, the process begins. There are chiefs who will be informed informally....

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Chinese Billionaire who Criticised the Government is Jailed for 18 Years for ‘Provoking Trouble’

Sun Dawu, a Chinese billionaire pig farmer and agricultural mogul, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined 3.11m yuan (£345,000) for crimes including “provoking trouble”, in a case observers believe was politically motivated. The court in Gaobeidian, near Beijing, said Sun was guilty of crimes including “gathering a crowd to attack state organs”, “obstructing government administration” and “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a catch-all term often used against human rights figures and dissidents. Sun, an outspoken supporter and friend of Chinese political dissidents, was arrested on 11 November alongside more than 20 others including his wife, two sons, and daughters-in-law. Groups including Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) say the prosecution is apparent...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Baby girl born with twin inside her Stomach in extreme medical rarity

A baby girl born in Israel earlier this month had the embryo of a twin inside her stomach, in what medical officials say was a 1-in-500,000 medical rarity. The case of "fetus-in-fetu" occurred at Assuta Medical Center in Ashod, Israel, according to a Wednesday, July 28 report by The Times of Israel. "We were surprised to discover that it was an embryo," Omer Globus, director of neonatology at the hospital, told the paper. Medical checks and ultrasound examinations of the mother already showed that the developing baby’s stomach was enlarged, and doctors later confirmed the unusual condition after the child was born, the report added. After birth, the baby underwent furter ultrasound examinations and an X-ray,and doctors had to remove two more formations from inside the baby, the...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Tinubu Created many Igbo billionaires through buying properties in the Lekki area of Lagos- Joe Igbokwe

Special Adviser to Lagos Governor on Drainage and Water Resources, Joe Igbokwe has claimed that former Lagos state governor and the current National Leader of All Progressives Party, (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has transformed many Igbos and other tribes into billionaires when he advised them to buy properties in the Lekki area of the state when it was still virgin land. Igbokwe who is a chieftain in APC, shared this thought in a post shared on his Facebook page titled ‘How Asiwaju BAT created many Igbo billionaires in Lekki Corridor Lagos’. His post reads; ''In those days LEKKI Corridor was begging for attention. Nobody saw the potentials of that investment hub. Nobody thought LEKKI will be what it is today. ASIWAJU saw the real potentials and began to speak to some people to ta...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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‘Biafra belongs to Ijaw, not Igbos’ – Asari Dokubo claims, as he reveals why he and Nnamdi Kanu don’t get along

Ex-militant and leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF), Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has stated that Biafra "belongs to Ijaw" and does not belong to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. According to Dokubo, an Ijaw man, Frank Opigo, gave the name Biafra which was adopted by the Eastern region and was used in 1967 when the Republic of Biafra was declared. He said that no one can dismiss the fact that the geographical area known today as Biafra belonged to the Ijaws, Ibibios and Orons and not the Igbos. Speaking in an interview on Arise TV, He said: “Ijaw is Biafra. We’re the owners of the territorial area of Biafra with the Ibibios and Oron. In 1967, Eastern Ijaws were part of the Eastern Region and the Eastern consultative assemb...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Oyo Baale Docked for Land Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Command, on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, arraigned 82-year-old Chief Olagoke Samson Amoo-Onidundu for alleged land fraud. Chief Amoo-Onidundu, who claims to be the Baale of Onidundu area of Akinyele, Oyo state. was arraigned before Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, for allegedly obtaining the sum of two million Naira from Oluwagbemi Ashaolu. Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, said in a statement that the sum was part payment for four acres of land bought from the defendant. "The Octogenarian was docked on a four count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence, contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable u...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Kidnapped Kaduna First Class Traditional Ruler Regains Freedom

Gyet Maude, the kidnapped traditional ruler of Jaba Chiefdom in Kaduna State has regained his freedom. LIB had reported that the 83-year-monarch Jaba Chiefdom was kidnapped on Monday July 26, on his farm at Gitata community in Nasarawa State. He was released by his abductors on Wednesday evening, July 28, after spending two days with his abductors who had demanded for N100m ransom. A source within the traditional council, Anthony Maude, told Channels Television that the monarch returned to his palace along with some of his aides. It is however not clear if any ransom was paid or if the royal father was rescued by security operatives.

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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One Dollar now going for 523 Naira at Black Market

The naira has slumped further to 523/$ at the black market after trading was closed at the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday, July 28. The slump comes a day after the Central Bank of Nigeria stopped the allocation of foreign exchange to Bureau de Change operators in the country. After the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Tuesday, the Governor, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, had accused the BDCs of abusing the privilege given to them and sabotaging efforts to ensure naira stability in the country. He said, “The facts abound that BDCs have turned themselves into agents that facilitate graft and corrupt activities of people who seek illicit fund flow and money laundering in Nigeria and we will go after all of them.“Throughout this meeting of the MPC, we extensively debated this matter...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Two women Struck by Lightning at Snowdon Summit

Two hikers were airlifted to hospital after being hit by lightning on the summit of Snowdon. The women were at the summit of Snowdon in Wales when a freak storm hit the region yesterday afternoon, July 28. Rescuers said one of the women was bleeding and "falling in and out of consciousness" when they arrived on the 3,560ft-peak at 1.47pm on Wednesday. North Wales Police were called and volunteer crews from Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team were sent along with the Coast Guard rescue helicopter. One of the hikers sustained minor injuries during the incident while the other sustained serious injuries. A spokesman for Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team said: "The team was called out today by North Wales Police to a female at the summit of Yr Wyddfa. "She had been struck by ...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Twitter shuts its New York and San Francisco offices permanently Following Latest Warnings about Delta variant

Twitter has announced that its New York City and San Francisco offices will be closed permanently while other office reopenings will be paused in response to the latest CDC warnings about COVID-19. The company made the announcement on Wednesday July 28, saying it was closing its two largest offices. 'After careful consideration of the CDC's updated guidelines, and in light of current conditions, Twitter has made the decision to close our opened offices in New York and San Francisco as well as pause future office reopenings, effective immediately,' the company said. 'We continue to monitor local conditions and make necessary changes that prioritize the health and safety of our Tweeps.' The decision was made just two weeks after reopening the offices in both cities. On Tue...

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President Buhari presides over Strategy Meeting ahead of his presentation at the Global Education Summit in London

President Buhari on Wednesday night July 28 presided over a strategy meeting ahead of his presentation at the Global Education Summit in London today July 29. The strategy meeting was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama and others. See more photos below...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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U.S. reports highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the world

The U.S. has reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the world over the last seven days, according to the World Health Organization. The U.S. saw 500,332 new cases (a 131% increase) the week ending July 25 compared to the previous week, the WHO said. The world meanwhile has seen 3.8 million new cases (an 8% increase) over the same time period. while the number of COVID-related deaths (over 69,000) represented a 21% jump. Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and India rounded out the top five of countries with most new cases. The increase in cases is largely being fueled by the spreading delta variant as well as a slowdown in the U.S.’s vaccine drive. According to the CDC, only 49.2% of the country is fully vaccinated, well short of the benchmark needed for her...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Trafford General Hospital set ablaze by lightning strike

Patients and staff had to be evacuated from Trafford General Hospital in Greater Manchester after a lightning strike caused fire to break out at the hospital. The blaze erupted during a freak storm on Wednesday afternoon, July 28. Footage from the scene shows flames and smoke billowing out of the top of the hospital on Moorside Road, Machester, UK. Firefighters can also be seen battling the blaze on a crane above the roof. NHS bosses confirmed the cause of the fire was a lightning strike. A spokesperson said: "We can confirm an area of Trafford General Hospital has been struck by lightning which has caused a fire in an area of the roof. "A small number of patients and staff have been safely evacuated from one ward." It is not yet known if anyone was injured...

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29Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Athletes disqualification: Administrators were busy Fighting over Power, Says Okagbare

Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has said that the sport system in Nigeria is flawed and that athletes are always at the receiving end of the damages. Lamenting that athletes are being neglected, Okagbare said those who are not passionate about sports should not handle the administrative positions. She said this after some Nigerian athletes were disqualified from competing in the Tokyo Olympics for failing to undergo mandatory tests ahead of the global sports event. According to her, “I have said it before and I will say it again. If you do not know the sport, not passionate about it/us (the athletes), then you have no business there as an administrator. The sport system in Nigeria is so flawed and we athletes are always at the receiving end of the damages. “They were bus...

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29Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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70-Year-Old Ex-Mechanic, Palm Wine Tapper’s Heads Cut Off, Displayed In Imo Market

According to a report by The PUNCH, there was tension in Orlu, Imo State, on Wednesday, after yet-to-be-identified gunmen beheaded a 70-year-old retired mechanic, Felix Okechukwu, popularly known as Akaonyewetere, in Okporo community, in the Orlu Local Government Area of the state. The assailants also beheaded a palm wine tapper, Berechukwu Udemba. After severing the heads, the gunmen reportedly paraded them at the community market at Orie Okporo. A village source said, “They were killed in the early hours of today (Wednesday). They beheaded the two men and displayed their heads on a table at Ori Okporo market square. They beheaded Felix Okechukwu. He was about 70 years old. He was from Ududu village and was a retired mechanic. “The second person, Berechukwu Udemba from Amanato...

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28Jul By MosesianNo Comments

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Young Nigerian woman allegedly dies in Libya

A young Nigerian woman has been reported dead in Libya. Light Wilson, a graduate of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, confirmed her death on Tuesday, July 27. ""We Just Lost Our Sister Here In Libya, My sister,My Best Friend,friend Like A sister,may her soul Rest In Peace. I Miss You Sis your little Baby Girl Elizabeth Miss You" she wrote.

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28Jul By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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47 Yoruba nation agitators released from police custody

Maxwell Adeleye, the spokesperson for Ilana Omo Oodua, a Yoruba self-determination group, made the announcement in a statement released on Tuesday July 27. He said they were released after meeting their bail conditions.  Among those granted bail are Olasunkanmi Tanimola; Kabiru Lawanson; Chinemerem Emmanuel; RasakiMusibau; Lukman Olalade; Olasanmi Oladipupo; Bashiru Shittu; Taofeek Abdusalam; Olamilekan Abata; Abdullahi Sikiru; Tosin Adeleye; and Babatunde Lawal. The statement read;  “This is to inform the general public that 47 out of the 48 protesters arrested by the Nigerian Police during the Yoruba Nation Rallyheld July 3rd, 2021 have been released from detention after meeting their bail conditions." One of the agitators, Tajudeen Bakare is still in custody f...

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Passengers escape death as plane crashes in Ilorin

Many passengers, including some highly-placed Nigerians, narrowly escaped death after an aircraft belonging to Air Peace crashed around 9.30am on Friday morning upon landing in Ilorin from Abuja. The Nation reports that the plane had tyre burst and a bang which affected the cabin with luggage falling on passengers. It was gathered with the impact of the crash, the plane could not taxi to the tarmac. The incident has forced authorities of the airport to close the runway of the airport and cancel all flights. No official statements have been released from the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) and other aviation regulatory agencies.

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Kano court prevents lawmakers from investigating Anti-Corruption boss, Rimin-Gado

A Kano State High Court, on Friday, July 23, restrained the House of Assembly from investigating the suspended Executive Secretary of the State’s Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCAC), Malam Muhuyi Rimin-Gado. The PCAC’s Executive Secretary, Rimin-Gado, on July 22, filed a motion exparte which urged the court to restrain Kano State House of Assembly (KSHA) from investigating the activities of his commission, Daily Trust reports. Rimin-Gado, through his counsel, Mr MK Umar, had prayed the court to restrain respondents from taking any further step pending hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice. At the resumed hearing on Friday, July 23, Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji granted Rimin-Gado’s prayers and restrained the respondents from investigating the activi...

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Network providers assure us that network coverage is 100 percent across the country – INEC insists on e-transmission of results

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again countered the national assembly's stance on electronic transmission of election result. Recall that the national assemby blocked the electronic transmission of election results in the electoral act amendment bill, adding a clause which gives the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) power to certify national coverage, followed by an approval by the national assembly before INEC can transmit results electronically. However reacting to this in an interview on African Independent Television (AIT) on Friday July 23, Nick Dazang, INEC’s director of publicity and voter education said NCC's claim of the country having only 50% network coverage is false as all network providers in Nigeria assured the commission of 100 perc...

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Buhari has Promised to end insecurity – Governor Matawalle

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to end insecurity in the north. In a statement the Governor personally signed, he said Buhari made the promise after Governors from northern states took turns to table their experiences, expectations from the government, and efforts at finding lasting solutions at a recent meeting. Matawalle appealed to elites and other politicians especially from northern Nigeria, to be united and face the challenges bedevilling the region’s growth and progress. He said; “The president assured that he will put an end to the menace and return the region and the country at large to its lost glories. “It is time for us to end destructions and killings, lets nurture the habits of forgiveness of o...

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Police Rescue 11-year-old boy from Kidnappers in Edo

An 11-year-old boy was on Friday July 23, rescued by the Edo state police command from kidnappers. The minor was abducted at Ososo in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of the state on July 19. Upon receiving the information, the Commissioner of Police, Philip Aliyu Ogbadu immediately drafted operatives from the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-crime unit of the command. The team led by SP Patrick Balogun uncovered the hoodlums’ hideout in the Uneme Erunu/Okpella area of Akoko Edo. The police spokesman, Kontongs Bello said; “Upon sighting the Operatives, the abductors engaged them in a gun duel but they were overwhelmed by the superior firepower from the police which caused them to abandon the victim unhurt. “An operational motorcycle without registration number and a Techno Android...

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Police foil kidnap attempt in Katsina, rescue 8 travelers

A kidnap attempt along Jibia-Batsari road Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State has been foiled by the state police command. It was gathered that bandits who rode on motorbikes and armed with AK 47 rifles, attacked and kidnapped all the occupants of the motor vehicle, Volkswagen, Passat, Wagon (white) with registration number EPE 754 EZ, whisking them away into the forest. Police spokesperson in the state, Isah Gambo said upon receiving the report, DPO Batsari led teams of Operation Puff Adder and Sharan Daji to the area, chased after the hoodlums, engaged them in a gun duel, and successfully rescued eight of the victims. The rescued victims include six females and two males. Three passengers are however still missing. Search parties are still combing the area to a...

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Suspected Bandits who abducted 156 pupils in Niger state allegedly detain ransom courier, demand six motorbikes and N4.6m balance

The suspected bandits who abducted 156 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi local government area of Niger State in May this year (read here), have abducted the courier sent to deliver the N30 million ransom they demanded for the release of the pupils, insisting that the ransom was short of N4.6 million. Punch reports that parents of the abducted students had raised N30 million and handed it over to one Kassimu Tegina to deliver to the bandits in exchange for their children. The bandits however held on to Tegina claiming that the money sent was short of the amount demanded. While recounting their experience, one of the affected parents said “They said as a punishment we must buy six motorcycles and complete the money. We struggled to raise the N30m and we h...

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Ex-banker, wife and mother-in-law bag 60 years jailterm for stealing depositors’ fund

  A former bank cashier, Ebenezer Adeolu Alonge alongside his wife, Isakunle Olamide Oyinlola and his mother-in-law, Isakunle Eunice Moradeke were on Friday, July 23, convicted and sentenced to Sixty (60) years imprisonment by Justice Adekanye Ogunmoye of Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti on a 12-count charge of conspiracy and stealing contrary to section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Laws Cap 16 Laws of Ekiti State, 2012 brought against them by the Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Ogunmoye, in his judgment, ruled that the prosecution team led by Abdulrasheed Lanre Suleiman proved their case beyond reasonable doubt and that the convicts had failed to extricate themselves from the self-evidenced proofs before the court. EFCC,...

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Nigeria is lucky to have President Buhari, things would be difficult without him – Emir of Daura says

The Emir of Daura in Katsina state, Umar Faruk Umar, has said that Nigeria is “lucky” to have President Buhari in office at a time like this. Speaking on Friday, July 23, in his palace when the President paid him a courtesy visit, the monarch said things “would have been very difficult” if he, President Buhari, wasn't in office. “Your visit to Daura reflects your good character which we are very proud of. I can assure you that men, women, children, marketers and artisans are always pleased to receive you and they will be praying for you. Today is not for speeches but for appreciation. We have been blessed so much as a community because you are the leader of the country. You have brought honor to our domain. As a community, we have benefited a lot with the increased traffic of...

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Sunday Igboho reportedly seeks asylum in Benin republic

Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reportedly filed for asylum in Benin republic. Igboho was arrested on Monday, July 19, while he and his wife, Ropo, were making plans to fly to Germany. He was charged and arraigned in court for attempting to fly with a fake Beninoise passport. A source who is close to the agitator says he has filed for an application to be a political refugee in Benin republic. “He (Igboho) was already at the airport with a passport. The immigration officers suspected his passport to be fake and so they stopped him. A passport was allegedly forged for Igboho in the Benin Republic for the purpose of the Germany trip. At the airport, they discovered he was the one. Igboho has already applied for asylum in Germany and ...

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Pastor Renovates 60-year-old dilapidated mosque where he used to play with his Muslim friends

A Pastor has been celebrated online for renovating a 60-year-old dilapidated Osun mosque where he used to play with his Muslim friends. Facebook user, Mydeh Holushogah described Pastor Oluwaseun Basil Alabi as a "shinning example". She wrote; YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. .....Matthew 5:14. Ikire Muslim community celebrates, as a Pastor Oluwaseun Basil Alabi renovated and commissioned a 60 year old delapidated ALATISE mosque. Pastor Oluwaseun Basil Alabi -Thank you for being a shining example. God bless you sir.

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