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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The ally of the notorious scammer, Hushpuppi, Woodberry is said to face a 14-year jail term over an $8 million scam. According to reports, the US Federal prosecutors on Thursday, 29 June, 2023, told the judge to sentence internet fraudster, Woodberry to 14 years in jail for defrauding multiple US companies.Hushpuppi and his friend, Woodberry pleaded guilty to count one of the eight counts brought against him in the US court. After he pleaded guilty, Woodberry agreed to surrender $8 million in proceeds of wire fraud as well as luxury cars and watches to the foreign government.…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A Makurdi Upper Area Court in Benue State, on Friday, 30 June, 2023, has ordered a 39-year-old man, Idris Abdullahi to be remanded for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint. The Magistrate, Mrs Dooshima Ikpambese, ordered that the defendant, a resident of 39, Eri St., North Bank, be kept at the Maximum Correctional Centre, Makurdi, pending advice of the state director of public prosecutions. The magistrate did not accept the plea of the defendant for want of jurisdiction and she adjourned the case until July 20 for mention. According to the prosecutor, Insp. Veronica Shaagee, the case was…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A Port Harcourt-based pastor and founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere reportedly collapsed at the airport on Thursday, 29 June 2023, and was quickly rushed to the hospital. Chinyere, has been hospitalized over an undisclosed illness. Apostle Chinyere, who confirmed the development on his official Facebook page, shared a photo of himself on a hospital bed and asked his followers to pray for him.“Please put me in your prayers,” he captioned the photo.Fans and followers have since stormed the comment section of the pastor’s post to pray for his quick recovery. ReplyForward

By Abimbola Ogunnaike After four previous bids were rejected, Manchester United and Chelsea have finally agreed terms for Mason Mount to move to Old Trafford in a deal worth up to £60 million. The two clubs re-opened negotiations on Thursday, 29 June, 2023 and settled on a fee of £55 million plus £5 million in add-ons after United had offers rejected by Chelsea, who initially demanded £70 million for Mount. The 24-year-old England international will undergo a medical next week before signing a five-contract worth £250,000-a-week with the option of another year. Mount was one of Erik ten Hag’s main…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Thursday, 29 June, 2023 in Lagos said he could have chosen to maintain the hitherto multiple foreign exchange systems and benefit from it, but instead opted to unify the official and parallel market rates to save the country from financial hemorrhage. Speaking at a civic reception organised in his honour by the Lagos State Government at the Lagos House, Marina, President Tinubu said he took the decision in the nation’s best interest just like he did with fuel subsidy removal. “I could afford to share the benefit by participating in the arbitrage, but God forbid! That’s…

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, 29 June, 2023 descrubed his visit to Ogun State as home coming, even as he said that he invoked the spirit of freedom during his electioneering in the State. It would be recalled that the President made some pronouncements during the campaign season, which resonated with some Nigerians. The former Lagos State governor said the hardship that accompanied the Central Bank of Nigeria cash swap policy during the electioneering period forced him to invoke the spirit of freedom in the South West state. “I invoked the spirit of freedom in Ogun,” the president said while…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has promoted 7, 000 officers across different ranks and departments in the service as approved by its Board. A statement from Acting Public Relations Officer of NIS, Kenneth Kure, disclosed that the promotion was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary of the Immigration, Civil Defense, Correctional and Fire Service Board, Alhaji Jafaru Ahmed. Kure said: “The number of promoted officers and men included both senior officers who sat for the regular exams as well as junior staff who were upgraded as a result of acquiring additional qualifications.” The Acting Comptroller General, Wuraola…

By Prince Dapo Adelabu The swearing in of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the 16th president of Nigeria on May 29th, 2023, brought a ray of hope that things would change for the better very soon. Nigerians were waiting with bated breathe to see whether or not the new administration would be a marked departure from what they had become used to – dashed hopes. Happily, there are great signs that there is light at the end of the tunnel after all. In fact, the way it is going, we may not wait to get to the end of the tunnel…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Massive congratulations are pouring in like a torrential rainfall for a Nigerian woman, Chidinma Amaechi, as she welcomes a set of quintuplets after nine years of marriage. Chidinma took to TikTok to share the wonderful news of the birth of her children, and the post has gone viral on the video-sharing platform, amassing over two million views.The excited new mother shared a video of herself with her massive baby bump alongside a beautiful video of her five babies.She captioned it, “My nine years pain have turned to joy, am forever grateful Lord. I’m forever grateful Lord”. ReplyForward

Kwara State Governor and Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Chairman AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday, 29 June, 2023 joined the royal train of the Emir of Ilorin Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari for the #IlorinDurbar, the annual sociocultural festival of the emirate involving colourful horse riding and other local displays. The Governor had earlier paid homage to the Emir, after which his delegation went back home to mount their horses as part of the cultural ceremony that attracted leading traditional title holders and thousands of Ilorin sons and daughters. Mounted on the back of his hugely decorated horse alongside his brother the Mutawali of…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for having the courage to remove petrol subsidy and floating the naira. The PDP said the two economic policies already implemented by the Tinubu-led government will give Nigeria an excess of N2 trillion. The state party chairman, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, said this in Benin City, during an interactive session with newsmen on Thursday, 29 June, 2023. “The election has been declared by INEC, a winner has emerged and my party is in court. What we will do is to live with what…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Madonna spent several days in intensive care after developing a serious bacterial infection on Saturday, 24 June, 2023. Her manager said in a statement noting that she will be postponing a world tour that was scheduled to kick off next month. The singer remains under medical supervision, Guy Oseary said on Instagram but is expected to make a full recovery. “We will share more details with you soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows,” he said. Madonna’s representatives, including Oseary, could not immediately be reached for comment…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigeria has moved from 40th to 39th position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s world rankings. The world football governing body released the rankings on Thursday, 29 June, 2023 via its official website. But in Africa, the Super Eagles dropped to sixth position behind Morocco (1st), Senegal (2nd), Tunisia (3rd), Algeria (4th) and Egypt (5th). The team gained one place in the ranking following their 3-2 victory over Sierra Leone in Group A of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers in Monrovia, Liberia. Nigeria previously occupied the 40th position in the rankings released on April 6. Meanwhile, World Cup Champions…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike In an effort to protect children online, France approved a new law Thursday, 29 June, 2023 requiring social media platforms like TikTok to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for those under 15 years of age. The legislation is part of a string of recent moves by the government to reduce children’s screen time and protect them from cyberbullying and other crimes. The “landmark” law would be “applied as soon as possible”, Digital Transition Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers. But the exact date the age verification bill will come into force remains unclear following Thursday’s Senate approval,…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike In an effort to reinvigorate the service towards efficiency, the Nigerian Navy has reshuffled the appointments of some top senior officers comprising 56 Rear Admirals and a Commodore, thegazellenews.com reports. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.29 June, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power. Ayo-Vaughan said the recent shake-up saw Rear Adm. Olusanya Bankole formerly the Director of Logistics, Defence Space Administration, appointed as the Chief of Communications and Information Technology, Naval Headquarters while Rear Adm. Alexander Bingel, formerly Director, Combat Policy and Tactics, now appointed Director of…

A notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, Dogo Gudali, has been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by members of his terrorist group, PRNigeria reports. The IED, according to a military source in the North West, was planted by terrorists to eliminate troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, who were on a clearance operation at the fringes of Gando Forest in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of the State. The military source, while confirming the incident said that, “The explosive was intended for troops, but detonated prematurely and killed the daredevil bandit leader, Dogo Gudali, and some of his fighters”.…

The Paramount Ruler of Ijebu-land, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Sikiru Adetona has assured Nigerians that President Tinubu would take our long-plundered nation to the “Promised Land” of development, transformation and prosperity. Oba Adetona disclosed this on Thursday, 29 June, 2023 at his palace in Ìjèbú Ode when President Tinubu paid him a “Thank you visit.” Oba Awujale, who spoke glowingly of the past democratic credentials of Asiwaju Tinubu during the struggle for the enthronement of democratic governance in the country from 1993 assured all Nigerians that President Tinubu has all it takes to fix Nigeria. While disclosing that enemies of…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A woman identified as Deborah Olorunyomi, alongside four other suspects are now cooling their feet’s in one of the cells of the Lagos State Police Command, over theft and selling a toddler. Olorunyomi, who was said to be a neighbour and acquaintance of the toddler’s mother, abducted the girl on Friday, 9 June, 2023, from their residence in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State, and sold her to a buyer, Glory Isaac, 25, for ₦‎400,000 at Onipanu Bus stop.It was gathered that after Isaac purchased the girl, she resold her to a couple in Mowe, Ogun State,…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, 29 June, 2023 in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, said he remained hopeful and optimistic about achieving victory in the last presidential election, despite the ineffective cashless policy implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The President spoke in separate remarks at the palaces of the Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, in Ijebu-Ode; and Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, in Abeokuta , during a thank-you visit to the Royal Fathers. Reflecting on the challenges in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election, President Tinubu recounted his concerns about the confiscation of funds and the…

Oba (Dr) Hameed Adejoro Ajijola, the Olu of Araromi and Paramount ruler of Eleranigbe in Ibeju/Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State has enjoined Lagosians to cooperate with the state government to bring more development to the state. The monarch in a press statement on the occasion of Eid-Kabir celebration enjoined Muslims and non-Muslims to draw lessons on the essence of Sallah which is a festival of sacrifice and total obedience to Allah as exemplified in the exceptional action of Prophet Ibrahim. According to him, “there is no greater sense of duty ever recorded in history outside the ennobling example…