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LET THERE BE LIGHT: ‘I Will bring ELECTRICITY to Nigeria in 24 hours’-EMMANUEL OBAYAGBON, renowned Electrical Engineer …Says: ‘I discovered Solar Science at the age of six years’ * ‘I am the First Nigerian to have invented Generator Power Booster since 2012’ * ‘God Almighty, light-off in Nigeria inspired me to be creative’ * ‘I have sold over 8000 pieces of my products and Nigerians did not believe me earlier’ * ‘I have been featured in several national and International technological journals’ * ‘I am ready to tell President Buhari on secret of how to bring steady power to Nigeria’ GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

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LET THERE BE LIGHT: ‘I Will bring ELECTRICITY to Nigeria in 24 hours’-EMMANUEL OBAYAGBON,...

INSPIRING! TIME Magazine names Nigerian born Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, OLUWASEUN AYODEJI OSOWOBI among 100 Leaders of Tomorrow …’Dubbed ‘Rising Star shaping the future’ Nigeria’s woman rights activist celebrated as one of world’s most ascendant leaders How Survivor of sexual violence set up ‘Stand to End Rape’ initiative provide support to women, men and young people who are experiencing any form of gender-based abuse, Helped thousands of sexual and domestic abuse victims in Nigeria * “As young people, our relationship must surpass government collaboration on financial relations. We must collectively protect the human rights of those within our community, especially vulnerable women and girls, persons with disabilities and LGBTQI people across the Commonwealth”-OSOWOBI * “The Commonwealth Youth Awards, particularly the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, shines a spotlight on the unsung efforts of our young people who have made a major impact in transforming our communities. We are happy our Commonwealth Person of the Year, Osowobi, is being recognised for her outstanding work beyond the Commonwealth”- Layne Robinson, the Commonwealth’s Head of Social Policy Development BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

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INSPIRING! TIME Magazine names Nigerian born Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, OLUWASEUN AYODEJI...

AFTER 12 YEARS OF EVADING JUSTICE: ‘It is Shameful if you Handcuff me in Public, Nigerians will be laughing at me’-ORJI UZOR KALU begs Prison Warders …Shaking former governor cries: “Where are you taking us to now? I will follow you.” * “You: Orji Uzor Kalu is hereby sentenced to 12 years in prison for Stealing the sum of N7.65bn funds belonging to Abia State people’- Justice Mohammed Idris in an abridged version of the 228-page judgment * Kalu’s associate sentenced to 10 years in prison while Slok Limited, the company used in perpetrating the fraud ordered to be wound up BY RITA ADEMOLA/Judicial Reporter, Abuja

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AFTER 12 YEARS OF EVADING JUSTICE: ‘It is Shameful if you Handcuff me in Public,...

Exclusive Interview to CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN AFRICA: ‘I am the First Reggae Legend in Nigeria to have composed a song that caused awareness to HIV/AIDS epidemic several years ago’-Pupa ORITS WILIKI, the Kole-man Revolutionaire …The project enabled me to drag the then serving Nigeria Minister of Health, Professor Olikoye Ransome Kuti into the music studio * ‘I authored, composed and produced FIFA World Youth Championships THEME SONG Tagged Nigeria 99’ * Recalls encounters with Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Sunny Okosuns, Lucky Dube, Ras Kimono * President BUHARI administration has done well in the area of Copyright Management Based on constant success in the past, PMAN by now ought to be listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange Intend to also release a Double Album of Classic Pupa Orits soon * Plans to unveil Academy for music for kids especially the Challenged in Orphanage homes * Confesses: ‘How I met my wife as an unlimited blessing from the outset’ GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief

12.01.2019 12:06 am | 0 comment

Exclusive Interview to CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN AFRICA: ‘I am...

$44.9million Fraud, Money laundering, Forgery &Identity Theft in America! FBI transmits Extradition documents to Nigeria, EFCC quizzes ALLEN IFECHUKWU ONYEMA, boss of Peace Airline for 10 hours…INTERPOL liaises with Nigerian law enforcement agents on further prosecution in Canada, intensify surveillance tracking Anti-graft agency expands investigation into other Nigerian accomplices Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta supports Onyema’s indictment by U.S. Department of Justice, vows to cripple activities of Peace airline, other fixed assets in Nigeria * ‘I am innocent of all corrupt charges in United States of America. I am gathering the right paper work and getting ready to clear my name’-embattled Onyema cries out How Onyema made millions of dollars during Amnesty programme for Niger Delta militants “We carried out the October 1, 2010 Independence Day twin bombings in Abuja in protest of the amnesty fraud”-Jomo Gbomo, spokesman for MEND in a statement * ‘Allen Onyema and Kingsley Kuku, former adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, used funds meant for the amnesty programme to float Air Peace airline’-Diepreye Dikibo, ex-Militant Leaders Forum in the Niger Delta BY AHMED IDRIS/NATIONAL SECURITY EDITOR, NIGERIA, FUNLOLA OWOEYE/SPECIAL DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

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LET THERE BE LIGHT: ‘I Will bring ELECTRICITY to Nigeria in 24 hours’-EMMANUEL OBAYAGBON, renowned Electrical Engineer …Says: ‘I discovered Solar Science at the age of six years’ * ‘I am the First Nigerian to have invented Generator Power Booster since 2012’ * ‘God Almighty, light-off in Nigeria inspired me to be creative’ * ‘I have sold over 8000 pieces of my products and Nigerians did not believe me earlier’ * ‘I have been featured in several national and International technological journals’ * ‘I am ready to tell President Buhari on secret of how to bring steady power to Nigeria’ GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

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CHILD ABUSE! Nigerian Woman, REBECCA OJO ODONSI Sentenced To 6 Years in Jail for Body Injury to Daughter in Ghana…Accused 15-year old daughter of Stealing 3,000Cedis, handing over proceed of crime to Boyfriend Angrily used a kitchen knife, a pair of scissors to cause her harm, leaving her with bleeding wound Ghana government returns daughter back to Nigeria woman relative * ‘My daughter is a thief. She had been stealing everything in the house and giving same to her Ghana boyfriend. She stole my two cellphones in the house, 3,000Cedis I collected from the bank and handed everything to her Ghana boyfriend. We have no money to feed. I have no one to run for help. Her father promised to send us money, but nothing has happened since January this year. Ghana government should spare me jail time. They should deport me back to Nigeria’-Cried embattled suspect BY KOJO AKUA/CRIME REPORTER, ACCRA, GHANA

CHILD ABUSE! Nigerian Woman, REBECCA OJO ODONSI Sentenced To 6 Years...

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Xenophobia attack: NIGERIAN Jewelry Shops, Electronic companies, Hotels Set ABLAZE in South Africa…Continuous looting of foreign-owned businesses Angry South Africans target Nigerian-owned Private Clinic, Motor spares shop and a Nigerian Church for destruction Nigeria High Commission in Pretoria informed of planned overnight attacks and looting of foreign nationals’ outfits South African Police Service and the Tshwane Metro Police Department intensified deployments “Foreign-owned shops and offices were targeted by angry taxi driver rioters. The violent revolt and looting have been fuelled by the death of a taxi driver allegedly by Tanzania nationals on Tuesday at Pretoria CBD. Not less than two buildings were burnt by the angry mob. This was done after the stocks in the various shops were looted by the rioters”-Adetola Olubajo, President of Nigerian Union in South Africa * “The taxi industry plays an integral part in the well-being of our communities. When they (the people) cry out for police attention, it is important that we respond positively and swiftly, in the best interests of the community”-Provincial Commissioner, MEC Jacob Mamabolo BY JUMAI IYIOLA/SOUTH AFRICAN CRIME CORRESPONDENT

Xenophobia attack: NIGERIAN Jewelry Shops, Electronic companies, Hotels...

09.02.2019 | 0 comment

BREAKING NEWS: ‘GHANA is granting Permanent Citizenship to over 200 African-Americans, Caribbeans residing in the country’-President Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO ….These Diaspora Citizens will be honored at Ghana’s Year of Return next month * ‘The celebration is very dear to the President because it had the potential to place Ghana high on the international map’- Akwesi Awua-Ababio, Director of Diasporan Affairs at the Office of the President/ Chairman of the Year of Return Steering Committee * ‘ 2019 ‘The Year of Return’, is a celebration of African resilience and to commemorate 400 years since the first Black slave reached the shores of the new world, United States of America * Fact: It is the prerogative of the President to confer citizenship on persons who were not citizens by birth, as enshrined in the Constitution *PANAFEST to highlight the importance of historic ceremony BY KOFI AKEKWU/DIPLOMATIC EDITOR, WEST AFRICA

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INSPIRING: AKON, Senegalese born American Music Star brings Solar Power to 600million Africans …Says ‘Akon Lighting Africa project will provide Solar Energy Electricity for Africa’ Lament: ‘Children cannot study at night without proper light, unable to have their homework by candle light Over 3.5million Africans die every year from harmful pollutants or fires * Project funding sourced from China- iangsu International Economic And Technical Cooperation Group * Raised 1 billion dollars to finance projects in Africa * Akon’s net worth is $80 million dollars, making him one of the richest R&B singers BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

INSPIRING: AKON, Senegalese born American Music Star brings...

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SEXUAL PREDATOR IN GOD’S NAME: Nigerian General Overseer, Pastor TUNDE DANIEL married with TWO Wives Sexually Abuse 15 Year old Girl for 12 Months…Deceitfully promised to make Teenager Super Model through Spiritual Prayers * Girl loses Fallopian tube to Abortion caused by 55 year old ‘Man-of-God’ * Teenager tell Mother she was hypnotized for SEX by randy pastor in name of deliverance * FAKE Pastor heads Royal Heritage Church, Mafoluku, Lagos, lives flashy lifestyle at his home located at 8, Owolabi Street, Mafoluku Picked Girl up in school daily for Sexual Escapades in hidden Hotel daily ‘Anytime Pastor Danel had sex with me, he always record it’-Girl cries Rushed to High Rocks Hospital located on 8, Afariogun Street, Charity Area, Oshodi-Isolo, Pastor have SEX with innocent Girls and Married Women Distraught mother contacts Child Protection Network in Oshodi for help * ‘We tried to separate her from Pastor Daniel, took her to my granny in South East, but my daughter kept repeating that she wanted to have sexual intercourse with Daniel. We did our best to break her from the curse’-Mother lament * Pastor threatens investigating police officer in charge of the case, Ordered Arrested by Lagos Commissioner of Police * “The man (Daniel) brought in the girl with ectopic pregnancy (development of foetus in fallopian tube) and we saved her. He said the girl was impregnated by her boyfriend. Our records are there to show what she was treated for”-Dr Femi Oloyede, Associate Professor at High Rocks Hospital BY TITILAYO ADEMIDE/STAFF WRITER, LAGOS

SEXUAL PREDATOR IN GOD’S NAME: Nigerian General Overseer, Pastor TUNDE DANIEL...

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NIGERIA 2019 ELECTIONS: Rich NIGERIAN Politicians chase after World’s Most Expensive BULLET PROOF Cars…Fear of Assassination, Violence compel anxiety & Vehicle built to survive Military or Chemical Attack Unpredictability of elections’ result compound apprehension Alarming Media report raises tension in the polity and among the electorates * Plans to shell out $1.5million for Dartz Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition, Eyes ‘The Beast’ (New Cadillac Limo) in the sum of $1.5million, Aims at Rezvani Tank at a cost of $155,000 * ‘There are 100,000 armored vehicles on the streets worldwide’-INVESTIGATION *PLUS Car Manufacturers now smiling to the Bank BY OKECHUCKWU ANAYO/AUTO EDITOR, ABUJA & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

NIGERIA 2019 ELECTIONS: Rich NIGERIAN Politicians chase after World’s Most...

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REVEALING: LAMBORGHINI VENENO ROADSTER is the Most Expensive Car in the World 2018 at the cost of $4.5million (£3.23 million)..Drive home this luxurious vehicle in classic style …Anthony Paul Bamford owns 2 Ferrari 250 GTOs, Floyd Mayweather drives Lamborghini and Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita List of Most Expensive cars : Lamborghini Veneno Maybach Exelero, , Koenigsegg Agera R., Ferrari F60 America, Bugatti Chiron, Zenvo ST1; Lamborghini Reventon, Porsche 918 Spyder, Aston Martin Valkyrie, Limited Edition Bugatti Veyron, Mansory Vivere, Lykan Hypersport; Aston Martin Vulcan, McLaren P1 LM Possesses 750 horsepower, gets a 6.5-liter V12 engine, runs at 221mph Power delivered to all four wheels via Lambo’s 7-speed “ISR” transmission Slick gearbox capable of shifting gears almost as quickly as transmissions used in Formula One racecars BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

REVEALING: LAMBORGHINI VENENO ROADSTER is the Most Expensive Car in the World 2018...

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PAINFUL DEATH: Nigerian Anglican Diocese Reverend, TOCHUKWU MADUANUSI Killed in Auto Crash…Traveling with Son to buy Souvenir for the Children Ministry Drunk Truck Driver along Oba/Nnewi road, Anambra State overtakes Dangote Vehicle on high speed, Diverts, Crushed him and his little boy at a parking lot Sympathisers Rushed him, son to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital where they died * Family, Church members mourn over their death, uncompleted ministry building as hit-and-run driver flee scene BY ANGELINA AMAKCHUKWU/REPORTER, SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

PAINFUL DEATH: Nigerian Anglican Diocese Reverend, TOCHUKWU MADUANUSI Killed in Auto...

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‘Lagosians: Get Ready for Increase in Transport FARES from March 1st’-Lagos State Government …’We Approved Fare increase from 20% to 50% on BRT, LAGBUS, Franchise Buses’ * ‘Economic downturn severely impacts Public Transport’ * ‘We will Reform Public Transport Operation, Create World Class Infrastructure’ * ‘Under the New Development: Ikorodu to CMS formerly N195 is now N300, representing over 65 percent increase, N75 to N100 for a ride from Ikorodu to Mile 12; From Ikorodu to Fadeyi is now N200 from 120’ * ‘No More Room for OKADA, Danfo (Yellow Buses), MOLUE’-INVESTIGATION

‘Lagosians: Get Ready for Increase in Transport FARES from March 1st’-Lagos...

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Bullet Proof Toyota 2016 Land Cruiser…Most Popular Armored Vehicle in the World * Celebrity Car for Politicians, Entertainers and Elites start from $183,500 Original Glass replaced with Ballistic Design Possesses a Horsepower of 381 hp @ 5,600 rpm, Maximum Speed 130 (209.2) Mph (Kph) Features: 20″ Alloy wheels, Cruise control, Electric heated seats, Electric windows Doors, Frames reinforced with Ballistic Steel, Composite lightweight materials, overlaps and spall guards

Bullet Proof Toyota 2016 Land Cruiser…Most Popular Armored Vehicle in the World *...

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INSPIRING! TIME Magazine names Nigerian born Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, OLUWASEUN AYODEJI OSOWOBI among 100 Leaders of Tomorrow …’Dubbed ‘Rising Star shaping the future’ Nigeria’s woman rights activist celebrated as one of world’s most ascendant leaders How Survivor of sexual violence set up ‘Stand to End Rape’ initiative provide support to women, men and young people who are experiencing any form of gender-based abuse, Helped thousands of sexual and domestic abuse victims in Nigeria * “As young people, our relationship must surpass government collaboration on financial relations. We must collectively protect the human rights of those within our community, especially vulnerable women and girls, persons with disabilities and LGBTQI people across the Commonwealth”-OSOWOBI * “The Commonwealth Youth Awards, particularly the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, shines a spotlight on the unsung efforts of our young people who have made a major impact in transforming our communities. We are happy our Commonwealth Person of the Year, Osowobi, is being recognised for her outstanding work beyond the Commonwealth”- Layne Robinson, the Commonwealth’s Head of Social Policy Development BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

INSPIRING! TIME Magazine names Nigerian born Commonwealth Young Person of...

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Interview: Foremost Amazon leading the way for Girl-child education in Africa! ‘Rural Women in Nigeria will occupy key leadership positions in a short distance’-Aisha BABANGIDA, Chairperson, Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman …technology businesses will be headed, owned by women, as they become pacesetters in the development of agriculture in communities Access to education, health care, and empowerment are greatest problems facing African women Women should work together as a unit to produce female leaders in Africa * Nigeria has no choice but to support the growth of the Girl-Child Reveals: ‘African women take lead in Liberia, Ethopia. We have seen the strength of the women in Sudan. I am very positive we can still witness several women presidents in Africa’ Recalled memorable moments she helped a rural woman turned successful entrepreneur PLUS highpoint of her empowerment program for Girl-child and women in Africa GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

Interview: Foremost Amazon leading the way for Girl-child education...

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Foreign Direct Investment into Nigeria! Foreign Business visitors, Migrant Communities storm Lagos for Ethnic Business Awards…high-networking for entrepreneurs, hold in Oriental Hotel, Lekki * Event promises to celebrate and honor recognized Nigeria-based foreign investors * Business moguls, corporate firms, the diplomatic coterie signify interest * “The Ethnic Business Awards is aimed at recognizing and appreciating the outstanding contributions of foreign businesses, organisations, individuals and communities to corporate Nigeria”- Lanre Odukoya, project’s scribe BY DEMOLA OLATOYE/BUSINESS REPORTER, LAGOS

Foreign Direct Investment into Nigeria! Foreign Business visitors, Migrant...

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SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN AMERICA PRISON: ‘I used FIVE different FAKE identities to Steal over $300,000 cash in Maryland’-Nigerian born man JOHNSON OLATUNJI OGUNYEMI confesses * Says: ‘I am GUILTY of Forgery, False use of Passport, Fraud, Misuse of Visa & Money Laundering’ * Handcuffed at a bank in New Carrollton, Maryland, after Ogunyemi presented a fraudulent Nigerian passport and visa in the name of Benjamin Smith to the teller to conduct a financial transaction * 50 year old arrived United States on January 31, 2015, authorized to remain till July 30, 2015 by CBP, refused to leave the U.S * ‘During Johnson Ogunyemi arrest, we took possession of three Nigerian passports on him having U.S. visas, all with Ogunyemi’s photo, but in the names of Benjamin Smith; Benjamin Johnson, and John Wale. Also, we found on him a Nigerian driver’s license in the name of Benjamin Smith and an Ohio driver’s license in the name of David Durston recovered from Ogunyemi or from the vehicle that he drove to the bank’- New Carrollton Police Department * ‘The amount of money laundered by Ogunyemi as part of the conspiracy was at least $307,300’ -United States Attorney Robert K BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

African American in Prison SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN AMERICA PRISON: ...

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GUILTY! ‘Federal Grand Jury indicts NIGERIAN Man, MONSURU OGUNBIYI for engaging in Sham Marriage, Falsification of documents to obtain Green Card’-U.S Attorney’s Office, Western District of Pennsylvania …Couple Charged in Conspiracy to defraud United States Government * ‘Monsuru Ogunbiyi and Ajia Strauss conspired with one another to defraud the United States. Ogunbiyi, a native and citizen of Nigeria, and Strauss, a native and citizen of the United States, agreed to enter into a sham marriage so that Ogunbiyi could obtain lawful permanent residency in the United States’ * ‘As part of the conspiracy, Ogunbiyi agreed to pay money to Strauss, including $1,500 on the day of their June 3, 2016, marriage in New Jersey. Ogunbiyi and Strauss submitted false and fraudulent statements and documents to the United States’ * The law provides for a maximum total sentence of not more than five years in prison, a fine of not more than $250,000, or both, for the charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

GUILTY! ‘Federal Grand Jury indicts NIGERIAN Man, MONSURU OGUNBIYI...

09.22.2019 | 0 comment

OPINION! ‘My Haters suffering from Xenophobic Mentality’-Charlie BoySays ‘The World must defeat Xenophobia to barest minimum’Laments: ‘It’s Poverty that affects our minds, as many live on a constant diet of hopelessness’Echoes: ‘Poverty is when young men of a country refuse to look their government in the face to demand better opportunities for themselves and families’Observes: ‘If we pull down South Africa’s businesses in the country, will Nigeria go scar-free?’

OPINION! ‘My Haters suffering from Xenophobic Mentality’-Charlie Boy *Says...

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WHAT’S GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS * ‘My thoughts on Nigeria’s recent election, Importance of Public-Private Cooperation for Democracy’BY TONY ELUMELU

WHAT'S GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS * 'My thoughts on Nigeria's recent...

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NIGERIA 2015 ELECTIONS: DANGEROUS SIGNALS AHEAD!BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU

NIGERIA 2015 ELECTIONS: DANGEROUS SIGNALS AHEAD! BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU NIGERIA,...

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SAVE THIS CHILD NOW! Dying American Girl, 10 Needs Urgent Organ Transplant…Suffering end stage Cystic Fibrosis for 18 months Too sick to leave Philadelphia Children’s Hospital for 3 months Sarah has 7-14 Days to Stay Alive *72,000 People worldwide Sign Petition, says: “This Girl Must not Die”

BY SAMSON SHOAGA/MANAGING EDITOR, NEW YORK SARAH Murnaghan is a-10 year old American...

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AFTER 12 YEARS OF EVADING JUSTICE: ‘It is Shameful if you Handcuff me in Public, Nigerians will be laughing at me’-ORJI UZOR KALU begs Prison Warders …Shaking former governor cries: “Where are you taking us to now? I will follow you.” * “You: Orji Uzor Kalu is hereby sentenced to 12 years in prison for Stealing the sum of N7.65bn funds belonging to Abia State people’- Justice Mohammed Idris in an abridged version of the 228-page judgment * Kalu’s associate sentenced to 10 years in prison while Slok Limited, the company used in perpetrating the fraud ordered to be wound up BY RITA ADEMOLA/Judicial Reporter, Abuja

AFTER 12 YEARS OF EVADING JUSTICE: ‘It is Shameful...

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SHOCKING: I Have successfully performed over 500 Surgeries, No single death Recorded-Fake Nigerian Doctor, IBRAHIM MUSTAPHA boasts …Principal Medical officer of Cottage Hospital is not a surgeon, but a jungle man who caused the death of 46 innocent persons, claims DSS * Nigeria’s Secret Police: ‘A preliminary investigation revealed that Mustapha holds National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) certificate, an equivalent of Senior Secondary School certificate or High School. He confessed to forging MBBS credentials’ *Exposed when he attended visa interview as a potential medical team member for the 2019 hajj operations, spotted by a man who knew him in Gombe as a ward attendant in an undisclosed clinic BY AHMED JUBRIL/Special Crime Correspondent, Yola

SHOCKING: I Have successfully performed over 500 Surgeries,...

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NIGHT OF BLOODSHED IN LONDON: Nigerian mother of-6-yr-old, SHAKIRA MERCEDES Stabbed to Death as a Peacemaker in Chalk Farm…begged assailant to spear her life to no avail Victim died in pool of blood before arrival of paramedics ‘Shakira was in the wrong place at the wring time’-Eye witness account * Same day a British man in his 20’s with a shotgun killed himself in Sydenham, South London * 35-year-old British woman arrested on suspicion of murder, being quizzed by cops in custody * “Shakira is a 28 year old a mother. She’s got a six-year-old kid. As far as I know it was an argument she wasn’t really involved in. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It wasn’t gang-related, it wasn’t drug-related. She was a wonderful young lady, always happy. She’s got a lovely son and was just a normal mother”-Terry Ellis, representing Camden Against Violence BY KIM OLADELE/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, reporting from London

NIGHT OF BLOODSHED IN LONDON: Nigerian mother of-6-yr-old,...

10.21.2019 | 0 comment

HEARTLESS! Nigeria’s Convicted Drug importer in Australia, PATRICK NWEKE inside Sydney’s Villawood Detention centre smuggled several mobile phones to dupe an American disability pensioner $US400,000…creates Fake Romance scheme, later tricked Peter Strand into Trafficking drugs to evade customs Coordinate operatives in Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia to lure Strand to Sydney airport with 2.5 kilograms of cocaine Suspect criminal network target the elderly and vulnerable to become couriers * Strand lost his job as an electrical salesman, his marriage crumbled * “I received an email from a scammer posing as a Nigerian Government official offering to help retrieve funds. It was extremely well organised. That’s mind-boggling, absolutely mind-boggling and let alone out of Australia, but out of a detention facility — how is that possible?”-Victim * “They would coordinate their travel arrangements, they would put them up in hotels, they would provide them with money, aeroplane tickets and then upon receipt, they would take acceptance of the drugs and introduce them into the market. Mr Strand as a prize catch because he was broke, sick and frail. The people controlling the man are in Spain”-Australian Police BY TINA IBIDUN/SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, SYDNEY & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

HEARTLESS! Nigeria’s Convicted Drug importer in Australia, PATRICK...

09.29.2019 | 0 comment

SHOCKING & CRUEL: FAKE Nigerian married Pastor in London, AJIBOLA SHOGBAMIMU alias Shohfah-El Isreal sentenced to 17 years for Killing Joy Morgan, fellow church member…Dubbed a notoriously dishonest prophet for manipulating a 20 year-old midwifery female student 40 year old ‘man-from-Hell’ convicted by a jury at Reading crown court earlier lied to police that he dropped Morgan off at her student accommodation in Hatfield after a church dinner Suspect later admitted to spending two nights alone with her in his flat in Cricklewood, North-west London Court heard that after killing Morgan, a student at the University of Hertfordshire, Israel attempted to cover his tracks BY QUEENETH DORA AMAFULU/ SPECIAL CRIME CORRESPONDENT reporting LIVE from London

SHOCKING & CRUEL: FAKE Nigerian married Pastor in London, AJIBOLA...

09.21.2019 | 0 comment

Nigeria-British Hollywood actor, CHRIS OBI OGUGUA Arrested for Sexual Assault, Rape in Britain…denies accusation Taken into custody at London Heathrow Airport after flying in from Los Angeles Total of six different women lodged formal complaints against him BY AHMED RILWAN/ENTERTAINMENT Correspondent, UK

Nigeria-British Hollywood actor, CHRIS OBI OGUGUA Arrested for Sexual...

11.10.2019 | 0 comment

UNBELIEVABLE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD: Christ Apostolic Church Pastor, MATHEW OLAKUNLE Impregnates Married church member, OMOTOLA AKERELE under the guise of Spiritual Healing in Ondo state…To Solve her Severe Cough ailment Head of CAC, Oke-Itura, Iju town in Akure North Local Government had SEX with Married Women and Girls in the name of deliverance Pastor Notorious for ‘praying’ for vulnerable women without their clothes on * Distressed woman aborts Pregnancy to save her Marriage, Husband threw her out of their matrimony * ‘On the seventh day of prayer, Pastor Olakunle shaved the hair on my private parts and armpits, and put the hair in the white handkerchief. After that, we had sexual intercourse. After the intercourse, he asked me to go and bury the hair in the handkerchief’-Mrs. Akerele * “I Did Not have sex with her. I shaved the hair of her private parts and I touched it (her private parts) with my sexual organ. I told her to be using my organ to rub her private parts so that she could discharge. After that, I wiped the discharge of her private parts with the white handkerchief and I prayed for her, using Psalm 24. God answers the prayer of naked people faster. I had SEX with her younger sister twice and had prayed for their mother too while naked”-Pastor Olakunle BY TOLUWANI ABIFEMI/RELIGIOUS REPORTER, AKURE

UNBELIEVABLE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD: Christ Apostolic Church Pastor, MATHEW OLAKUNLE...

02.25.2018 | 0 comment

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN Born Kano state Lady, HAUWA UMAR USMAN Graduates FIRST CLASS in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Brighton…Becomes Outstanding in Britain for her Academic prowess Had earlier education in Kano state, diagnosed with dyslexia during course of study in the United Kingdom “During my studies in England, I experienced some challenges, which a British friend noticed were signs of dyslexia and suggested that I take a dyslexia test”-Hauwa BY DIPO AYENI/EDUCATION REPORTER, LONDON

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN Born Kano state Lady, HAUWA UMAR USMAN Graduates FIRST CLASS...

08.23.2017 | 0 comment

EDITORIAL: AFRICAN UNION FAILURE IN AFRICAN MIGRANTS’ SLAVERY IN LIBYA “Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence” ― Arthur C. Clarke, 3001: The Final Odyssey BY EDITORIAL BOARD

EDITORIAL: AFRICAN UNION FAILURE IN AFRICAN MIGRANTS’ SLAVERY IN LIBYA “Never...

11.30.2017 | 0 comment

NIGERIA: Hunger & Leadership Question-Editorial …President Buhari: Uphold your Electoral Promises, Oath of Office to Nigerians

NIGERIA: Hunger & Leadership Question-Editorial BY EDITORIAL BOARD AFRICA’S...

10.26.2016 | 0 comment

EDITORIAL ON ALIKO DANGOTE:Pillar of African Economy, Youth Empowerment & Scandal-free Billionaire Extraordinaire*QUOTE: “A wise person should have money in their heads, but not in their hearts”-Jonathan Swift

ALIKO DANGOTE: Pillar of African Economy, Youth Empowerment & Scandal-free Billionaire...

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INSPIRATIONAL: Meet the first Nigerian Woman in Finland to bag Doctorate Degree in Pharmacognosy …’I am happy my wife graduated from University of Helsinki in flying colors’, Tweets her husband, Chukwueke Chijioke *Says ‘My wife is making Nigeria, Africa and black race proud in Europe’ BY JOHN CHUKWURA/EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT, FINLAND

INSPIRATIONAL: Meet the first Nigerian Woman in Finland to bag Doctorate...

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INSPIRATIONAL: 28 year old Anambra State Girl, EMELIFE STELLA CHINELO wins Overall Student of the Year Award in University of Mysore, India…received 20 gold medals and 5 cash honors Emerges Golden Girl of college, topped Msc. Chemistry class graduates Had highest award ever in post-graduation studies during the varsity’s 99th convocation Earlier named Best Graduating BSc. (applied chemistry) student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Nigeria I devoted most of my time towards studies. I was either in the classroom or library. The reason why I chose India, especially the UoM, for higher studies is because of its scope for academic excellence” -CHINELO BY ANGUL LERAN/EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT, INDIA

INSPIRATIONAL: 28 year old Anambra State Girl, EMELIFE STELLA CHINELO...

05.28.2019 | 0 comment

MAKING NIGERIA PROUD ABROAD: ‘I Am the FIRST BLACK Person, First AFRICAN to obtain PhD in Biochemical Engineering from University of Saskatchewan, Sask’ -Dr. ADEOLA OLUBAMIJI, Ibadan Born Canadian Girl, Lead Material / Metallurgical Engineer at Burloak Technologies in Hamilton, Ont. ….Says: ‘CANADA offers me a home away from home, I am an Immigrant’ * Explains: ‘I Have a Foreign Accent, No one Can say my Name Correctly’ * ‘My Mother was a Farmer, My Father Had a Little’ * ‘LIFE was Tough growing up, As young as 10 years I hawked Pepper on the street of Mokola to support my Family’ Graduated in Bachelor’s of Science in Physics (with Electronics) from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria having scored 3.8 of 5 CGPA, Obtained Master’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Tampere University of Technology, Finland Worked as a Cleaner part-time to support herself through her degree, and for another year searched for PhD admission and scholarships *Her Words: “Nothing in life came to me easy; therefore, I learned to put in a good fight at every step of the way. In the fourth year of my PhD, I started the job hunt for a company that could offer me my long-awaited career. I graduated at time when engineering jobs were scarce and recent engineering graduates found it hard to secure appropriate jobs. Most of the advertised jobs required minimum of five years related work experience, and I was often told that I was overqualified because I have a PhD” BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

MAKING NIGERIA PROUD ABROAD: ‘I Am the FIRST BLACK Person, First AFRICAN to...

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BUHARIGATE: ‘WAEC HEADQUARTERS GHANA has NO TRACE of Certified True Copies of MOHAMMED BUHARI Examination Certificate in our Archives Records & Aptitude Test Department’-BOAMA GYIMA, Head of National Office, WAEC HQ. GHANA …’We cannot validate the Attestation of Result purportedly issued by WAEC Nigeria’ Sets up high-powered meeting to query Nigeria’s membership of the council Plans to summon Nigeria’s WAEC officials to explain why the body printed attestation certificate * ‘As a Nigerian military officer, it would have been impossible for me to have attended the Defence Services Staff College in India in 1973, and, after that – in 1979 – the United States Army War College, had I not sat for the WASC examinations, which I did in 1961’-President BUHARI BY AKUA KWEKU/EDUCATION REPORTER, ACCRA & AHMED YUSUFU/STAFF WRITER, ABUJA

BUHARIGATE: ‘WAEC HEADQUARTERS GHANA has NO TRACE of Certified True Copies...

11.05.2018 | 0 comment

Okonjo Iweala’s son, UZODINMA captures ‘America’s literary with ‘Beast of No Nation’ novel…Book depicts a child soldier in an unnamed African country Novel received critical acclaim on Time Magazine, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Times and Rolling Stone Attended St. Albans School in Washington D.C., graduated at Harvard University earned an A.B., magna cum laude in English, American Literature and Language Author, Sociologist, Physician won Hoopes Prize and Dorothy Hicks Lee Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis; Eager Prize for Best Undergraduate Short Story Received Horman Prize for Excellence in Creative Writing He’s a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons class of 2011, Currently a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University Honored with the New York Public Library’s 2006 Young Lions Fiction Award. Named in 2007 as one of Granta magazine’s 20 best young American novelists BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

Okonjo Iweala’s son, UZODINMA captures ‘America’s literary with...

09.10.2018 | 0 comment

Exclusive Interview to CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN AFRICA: ‘I am the First Reggae Legend in Nigeria to have composed a song that caused awareness to HIV/AIDS epidemic several years ago’-Pupa ORITS WILIKI, the Kole-man Revolutionaire …The project enabled me to drag the then serving Nigeria Minister of Health, Professor Olikoye Ransome Kuti into the music studio * ‘I authored, composed and produced FIFA World Youth Championships THEME SONG Tagged Nigeria 99’ * Recalls encounters with Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Sunny Okosuns, Lucky Dube, Ras Kimono * President BUHARI administration has done well in the area of Copyright Management Based on constant success in the past, PMAN by now ought to be listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange Intend to also release a Double Album of Classic Pupa Orits soon * Plans to unveil Academy for music for kids especially the Challenged in Orphanage homes * Confesses: ‘How I met my wife as an unlimited blessing from the outset’ GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief

Exclusive Interview to CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE...

12.01.2019 | 0 comment

INTERVIEW: ‘AJEGUNLE is the Future of Nigeria’s MUSIC HUB, the New York of Nigeria’-Daddy Fresh, multiple award wining Nigerian musician …Says ‘I am the Asiwaju (Torchbearer) of all Ajegunle Musicians, I have dropped many albums and received a lot of awards’ * Chief Osita Stephen Osadebe, Micheal Jackson, Bob Marley Maryam Makeba, Luther Vandross, Oriental Brothers inspired me into music * Tony Okoroji is the best PMAN President, No bad past presidents in Music Union * Uncle P performed well as PMAN Governor for Lagos State, he should be trusted as PMAN President with high expectations, Poor mismanagement almost ruined the music union *Assures: ‘My newest single album titled SHEY NORMAL will shake Nigeria’s entertainment industry’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

INTERVIEW: ‘AJEGUNLE is the Future of Nigeria’s...

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AFTER 22 YEARS MARRIAGE OF LOOKING UP TO GOD: Nigeria Gospel Songster, YINKA AYEFELE’s Wife Delivers 2 Boys, a Girl in United States of America…party time ahead in Maryland, Nigeria * Triplets cry, eat and defecate same time * “My babies were actually born on January 18, 2019. They were delivered prematurely, so initially I had to deny the reports when it went viral. I told those who saw me at the hospital in the USA not to disclose that I had given birth because I wanted my triplets to live. I was so scared initially for their lives, I didn’t want anything to happen to them health. The babies have been a source of blessing to me. There have been a lot of changes in all that pertains to me. I also appreciate my special wife who endured for over 20 years to achieve this. Some women would have eloped; her family would have pressured her to leave but she was steadfast”-elated new Dad, Ayefele BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

AFTER 22 YEARS MARRIAGE OF LOOKING UP TO GOD: Nigeria Gospel...

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Trending Interview: I Discovered & Brought Plantashun Boiz, Daddy Showkey, Baba Fryo into Nigeria’s National limelight -Ace producer/Babyface of Nigeria’s music industry, NELSON Brown ….Recounts encounter with Majek Fashek on three separate occasions * Recalls how he pioneered the music success of Tuface Idibia, Blackface and Faze Discusses fear for PMAN and thumbs up for Buhari’s administration in the entertainment industry Confesses: ‘I have produced over 200 hit songs and 50 hits albums. I am looking forward to working with AKON, Senegalese born American Grammy Award winner’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

Trending Interview: I Discovered & Brought Plantashun...

10.26.2019 | 0 comment

HISTORIC MOVIE ON MISSING CHIBOK GIRLS: Nigeria’s Documentary ‘Daughters of Chibok’ win The LION OF AWARD at Venice Film Festival…Movie reflects true life story of Yana Galang, 51-year old woman whose daughter was among the 276 girls kidnapped in April 2014 from their school dormitory in Chibok, northeast Nigeria * Nigeria born Film Director, Joel Kachi Benson determined to take the world to the women of Chibok still living in incredible pain of their kidnapped daughters’ absence His words: “When my name was announced as the winner and I walked up on stage, it was the most surreal thing ever! Almost like an out of body experience. But I knew this was an opportunity to remind the world that Chibok is still here and the story doesn’t have an ending yet. And so we must not forget” ‘Everyday, I wash and fold my daughter’s clothes — praying that she will one day be released from the den of Boko Haram. Rifkatu my daughter, for five years I have wept and waited, praying for you to return. I will not stop praying for you. I will never stop, and I know that one day my prayers will be answered’-Galang cries *PLUS how crew spent several days in the small village in Borno State speaking to families of those affected by Boko Haram abductions BY AHMED ALWALI/MOVIE REPORTER, VENICE

HISTORIC MOVIE ON MISSING CHIBOK GIRLS: Nigeria’s Documentary...

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LIVING THE DREAMS IN UNITED STATES: Nigerian born Naturalized American, DALE OKORODUDU Reigns as leading Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician with specialty in Lung Ailments in North America…establishes ‘Black Men in White Coats’ to counter racism in Texas Runs a-non-profit organizing national summits, recording a feature-length documentary film Determines to singularly drive up the number of young black men in the field of medicine * ‘Black men account for only 2.9% of applicants to United States medical schools’-Association of American Medical Colleges * “When somebody closes their eyes and thinks about a black male, they think about either an athlete, a musician, or somebody in prison. We want to add black men in white coats to that stereotype”-Okorodudu *QUOTE: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”-Hippocrates BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

LIVING THE DREAMS IN UNITED STATES: Nigerian born Naturalized...

11.17.2019 | 0 comment

SHAMEFUL: Nigerian born 80 year old British Doctor, ISYAKA MAMMAN arrested for Manslaughter, Prescription Fraud in Manchester…after he pierced patient’s heart with hypodermic needle * Patient died in his hands during a routine hospital procedure Questioned by detectives over allegations of gross negligence after 48-year old Shahida Varven collapsed whilst giving a sample of her bone marrow Refused bail conditions as he begged court to fly to Nigeria to attend his granddaughter’s wedding *earlier suspended from medical practise for 12 months after giving a total of five different dates of birth with regulators BY TIM IBADE/SPECIAL CRIME CORRESPONDENT, MANCHESTER & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

SHAMEFUL: Nigerian born 80 year old British Doctor, ISYAKA MAMMAN...

11.04.2019 | 0 comment

SHAMEFUL: Nigerian Medical Doctor, KENNETH ONUOHA charged for Sexually Assaulting an American Woman in Michigan … Ingham County Prosecutor’s office filed two counts of 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and one count of Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Contact * Arraigned and held without bond in 54-B District Court, Ordered to surrender his Nigerian passport * State records from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs showed Dr. Onuoha was previously punished for violating the state’s public health code * ‘Dr. Onuoha asked me if I have ever been checked for cancer. He had me remove my shirt and bra and then performed an exam I saw described as “aggressive. Again, when I had lower back injury. He made me to stand then suddenly pulled my pants and underwear down without warning or explanation’-Patient raised concern * The administrative complaint was investigated by the Board of Osteopathic Medicine’s Disciplinary Subcommittee. It determined the allegations were true and that Dr. Onuoha violated the state public health code BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

SHAMEFUL: Nigerian Medical Doctor, KENNETH ONUOHA charged for Sexually...

10.26.2019 | 0 comment

AFTER 20 YEARS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE: SAMSON ORUSA, Nigerian born American Medical Doctor Indicted on 45-Count Charges…’Man-of-God’ Facing Opioid Distribution, Healthcare Fraud, Money-laundering Crimes 56 year old man charged with 22 counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance outside the bounds of professional medical practice; 13 counts of healthcare fraud and nine counts of money laundering Suspect opened and maintained medical practice at 261 Stone Crossing Drive in Clarksville, Tennessee for the purpose of distributing Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone * The indictment alleges that in February 2015, Orusa diagnosed a patient with Chronic Pain Syndrome without performing a specific examination and prescribed oxymorphone (an opioid), Soma (carisoprodol, a muscle relaxer), and alprazolam (benzodiazepine, an anti-anxiety drug). This regimen is commonly referred to as “The Holy Trinity,” and is considered to be a potentially deadly drug cocktail * On September 14, 2018, the State of Tennessee permanently revoked Orusa’s Pain Management Certificate and on that same day, Orusa wrote 164 individual prescriptions for approximately 12,754 Schedule II controlled substance pills * Suspect used clinic proceeds to make a $12,451.00 down payment on a 2017 Mercedez-Benz; and wrote a check for the purchase of $100,000 in securities * “Anyone who contributes to the opioid epidemic plaguing this nation should expect to be targeted by our law enforcement partners and held accountable. Physicians who prey upon an already addicted population; steal from public healthcare programs; and engage in such reckless disregard for patient safety, as alleged here, will face a vigorous prosecution by this office” – U.S. Attorney Cochran, Department of Justice BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief, Naija Standard

AFTER 20 YEARS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE: SAMSON ORUSA, Nigerian born American...

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BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN born Houston woman, THELMA CHIAKA deliver Sextuplets in American Hospital..Birth time: 4:50 to 4:59am at The Woman’s Hospital, Texas * ‘Odds of having 6 children at-a-time estimated at 1 in 4.7billion’-INVESTIGATION * ‘The mother is doing well. The babies are in stable condition in the hospital’s advanced neonatal intensive care unit’-The Woman’s Hospital Management, Texas * ‘This is the happiest day of my Life. My joy knows no bound looking at the faces of my children. God is forever glorified’-elated Mother, CHIAKA BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN born Houston woman, THELMA CHIAKA deliver Sextuplets...

03.18.2019 | 1 comment

BRITISH DOCTORS’ NEGLIGENCE, WHERE IS JUSTICE? 34-year-old Nigerian man, OSCAR OKWURIME Dies in Harmondsworth Detention centre…cried, begged for Medical Doctor treatment for weeks yet ignored Deceased wanted to become a trained medical doctor, found lying dead, foaming in the mouth in his cell by another detainee “Oscar entered Britain with a valid visitor’s visa, declared for Asylum after overstaying his visa. He was arrested. I told my late brother to tell the authorities so they can treat him. That first week, they didn’t do anything. And the second week he said they were still saying nothing. The last time I saw him, he told me he was on a waiting list of about 400. He said he was feeling pain in his side. He had not had any health issues before. It was a pure case of negligence. If someone is in your custody, telling you he’s not feeling well, it’s your duty of care to get them checked. Any time I’m alone, I’m in tears. It’s terrible, It’s very painful. I don’t know what to do” -Alex, victim’s family * The cause of his death is unknown but the situation is being investigated”-UK Home Office BY DAVID IMONITIE/SPECIAL CRIME REPORTER, reporting LIVE from UK

BRITISH DOCTORS’ NEGLIGENCE, WHERE IS JUSTICE? 34-year-old Nigerian...

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NIGERIANS in UK protest BUHARI’S Medical Visit as Unpatriotic…Converged at Abuja House, London Demand Mr President return home, fix Nigerian hospitals instead of seeking medical treatment abroad, planning for importation of foreign medical Doctors, spends 200 days out of office for medical tourism Highlights insecurity, lack of basic amenities in Nigeria while Nigerian politicians continued to travel abroad to enjoy facilities provided by the politicians of other countries *PLUS How Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari travelled to London to meet with his boss to sign the amended bill of the Deep Offshore BY FRED ABEDE/SPECIAL DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT, UK

NIGERIANS in UK protest BUHARI’S Medical Visit as Unpatriotic…Converged at...

11.10.2019 | 0 comment

Edición en español: CONDENADO a 30 MESES EN PRISIÓN DE AMÉRICA! ‘Usé CINCO identidades FALSAS diferentes para Robar el efectivo de más de 300,000 dólares en el ‘-nigeriano de Maryland que el hombre nacido JOHNSON OLATUNJI OGUNYEMI admite * Dice: ‘soy CULPABLE de la Falsificación, el uso Falso de Pasaporte, Fraude, el Mal uso del Visado * Blanqueo de Dinero’ * Esposado en un banco en Nuevo Carrollton, Maryland, después de que Ogunyemi presentó un pasaporte nigeriano fraudulento y el visado en nombre de Benjamin Smith al cajero para conducir una transacción financiera * 50 años llegaron Estados Unidos el 31 de enero de 2015, autorizado a permanecer hasta el 30 de julio de 2015 por CBP, rechazaron dejar los Estados Unidos * ‘Durante Johnson Ogunyemi detención, tomamos posesión de tres pasaportes nigerianos en él teniendo visados estadounidenses, todos con la foto de Ogunyemi, pero de los nombres de Benjamin Smith; Benjamin Johnson, y John Wale. También, encontramos en él un permiso de conducir nigeriano en nombre de Benjamin Smith y un permiso de conducir de Ohio en nombre de David Durston se repuso de Ogunyemi o del vehículo que él condujo al banco’-el Nuevo Departamento de Policía Carrollton * ‘La cantidad de dinero lavada y planchada por Ogunyemi como la parte de la conspiración era al menos 307,300 dólares’ – Abogado de los Estados Unidos Robert K GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN JEFE DE OFICINA EXTRANJERO

Edición en español: CONDENADO a 30 MESES EN PRISIÓN DE AMÉRICA! ‘Usé CINCO...

10.21.2019 | 0 comment

CRUELTY: Nigerian 73-year old Nanny in America, OLUREMI ADELEYE Sentenced to 40 years first-degree child abuse jail…for Killing an 8-month-old by force-feeding her bottles of milk Maryland resident suspect confinement was imposed for 15 years Adeleye, a mother of five and grandmother of 10, said that feeding children so they don’t go hungry is customary in her home country of Nigeria and she didn’t mean to hurt the baby Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy: ‘No winners or losers in this case. Nothing that could have happened here today could have brought them the justice that they want, which is to have their little girl with them. She would’ve been three years old had she lived. She deserved to grow up. She deserved to have a life, to fulfill her dreams, and all of that was cut short by the reckless actions of someone who was supposed to care for her. The judge imposed a fair sentence’ “Realistically, I don’t know if she’s going to be able to make it through a 15-year sentence, quite honestly. Unlike what the family said, she feels terribly about what happened. And prior to this event, she had been very caring for that child”- Douglas Wood, Adeleye’s attorney BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

CRUELTY: Nigerian 73-year old Nanny in America, OLUREMI ADELEYE...

09.21.2019 | 0 comment

REVEALED: ‘Nigeria’s Reggae Legend, MAJEK FASHEK suffered Drug Abuse and Schizophrenia, worst form of Psychosis 20 years ago at St. John Hospital in New York’-America’s renowned Psychiatrist who diagnosed his ailment …Says: ‘I personally treated him medically for his extreme chronic health crisis, he is the only one who can help himself’ * ‘He only takes his medication when he is in the Hospital. As soon as he is discharged, he becomes non compliant’ * ‘He urgently needs a very good Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychologist to help him out of his problems’ * Panic as music icon is facing critical health challenge inside Queen Elizabeth hospital, London * ‘I have sold my cars, properties to offset Majek hospital bills, He has no single house of his own in Nigeria. I have been paying N1.2 million monthly on his accommodation since January because we needed an apartment that has stable electricity as the the singer cannot stay without electricity, In 2015, it was revealed that Majek was bankrupt and battling drug addiction. After admitting that he needed help at the time, he was admitted into a drug rehabilitation centre in Abuja’-Uzoma Omenka, the Rainmaker manager lament * Previously worked with the likes of Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, and Beyoncé BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA’S FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF IN WASHINGTON DC

REVEALED: ‘Nigeria’s Reggae Legend, MAJEK FASHEK suffered...

09.11.2019 | 0 comment

MORE TROUBLE OVER ALLEGED RAPE: Pastor Fatoyinbo’s International Traveling Passport Seized; House, Office Searched…as Congregation abandons church in droves * Secured bail after making available two level 16 officers with landed property in Abuja Embattled ‘man-of-God’ report daily to Police HQ on a daily basis ‘We are gathering strong evidence of rape against the COZA Pastor’-Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department BY TOMIWA ORIYOMI/CRIME REPORTER, ABUJA & SAM IKADE/RELIGIOUS REPORTER, LAGOS

MORE TROUBLE OVER ALLEGED RAPE: Pastor Fatoyinbo’s International...

08.29.2019 | 0 comment

SEEKING JUSTICE: Nigerian Man HILARY INEOMO-MARCUS faces deportation from Britain after over 20 years stay …Arrived United Kingdom at the of age of 10 and lived in London ever since, granted leave to remain in the early 2000s earlier worked as a presenter on National Prison Radio, where he was commended as being the best prisoner-producer, remain primary carer for two under-age sons ‘I have no tie to Nigeria. The prospect that they could walk in and grab me and put me on a plane before I can say goodbye to anyone – not even my children – terrifies me. I’m a product of British Education and Culture’-INEOMO-MARCUS *’We revoked Mr. Ineono-Marcus status after he served a 15-month prison sentence in 2013 for a tax offence’-British Immigration BY CHIOMA IDIKA/LONDON Correspondent

SEEKING JUSTICE: Nigerian Man HILARY INEOMO-MARCUS faces deportation from...

03.10.2019 | 0 comment

Smoking Gun in Nigeria’s Rule of Law: ‘Reinstate Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Justice Onnoghen now, Suspension is illegal’-New York Bar Association writes BUHARI Claims: ‘The Nigerian Constitution provides for the Chief Justice’s removal by the President only where a two-thirds majority of the Senate supports the removal. The President here lacks the requisite Senate support’ Explained: ‘President must take action now to restore Chief Justice Onnoghen to the bench and let the National Judicial Council process unfold in due course’ *“The international community, as well as Nigerian lawyers, civil society, and the Nigerian Senate, have voiced concerns that the timing of President Buhari’s suspension of the Chief Justice may be seen as an attempt to ensure that the President prevails in any post-election legal challenges”-President, Roger Juan Maldonado BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

Smoking Gun in Nigeria’s Rule of Law: ‘Reinstate Nigeria’s...

02.28.2019 | 0 comment

AMERICA’S MID-TERM ELECTION: NIGERIAN Born Famous American Attorney, CHIKA ANYIAM elected JUDGE in DALLAS County…Emerges First African Immigrant in United States history to serve as a State District Court Judge * Assumes office January 2019, In charge of Criminal District Court 7 Scored landslide 428, 971 votes-62.23% to defeat Republican opponent Highly supported by husband-Okey, Campaign led by Jeff Dalton & Dallas County Democratic Party Practiced Criminal Laws for over 17 years in America Successfully handles all levels of Felonies, Misdemeanors, Mental Health Cases Celebrated in ‘Dallas Morning News’ Editorial: “Anyiam’s answers were consistently thoughtful during our recommendation interview but often reflected the voice of who she, in fact, is — a defense attorney…,” Legal Association: Member, State Bar of Texas, Member-Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member-Dallas Bar Association; Member-Dallas Criminal Defense Association, Member-J.L.Turner Legal Association and Member-NAACP, Garland Chapter *“I remain committed to serve the community as a fair, just and impartial judge”-CHIKA BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief, Naija Standard Newspaper

AMERICA’S MID-TERM ELECTION: NIGERIAN Born Famous American Attorney, CHIKA...

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INSPIRING IN AMERICA: Nigeria born IGBO boy, EDIRIN OKOLOKO Appointed Judge in Snohomish County Superior Court…Washington State government applaud his legal accomplishments Bagged Bachelor of Law from the University of Benin in Nigeria Received law degree from the Seattle University School of Law Worked for 13 years as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney on homicide, sexual assault, child abuse, and elder abuse cases Successfully prosecuted four murder trials * “He will be an excellent addition to the bench in Snohomish County”- Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington State BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU FOREIGN CHIEF

INSPIRING IN AMERICA: Nigeria born IGBO boy, EDIRIN OKOLOKO Appointed Judge in Snohomish...

10.21.2018 | 2 comments

98 DAYS in Custody: ‘My LIFE is in Danger, I will continue on HUNGER STRIKE until Nigeria’s Department of State Security Services Release Me on Court Order’-OMOYELE SOWORE, Convener, RevolutionNow * “Since Thursday, Omoyele Sowore has refused to come down. He has refused to see anybody and this is in protest that his rights are being violated. He has not eaten because the DSS don’t feed him and he is rejecting food from the people who usually take food to him in detention”-Femi Falana, Human rights lawyer BY SALOME RACHAEL/REPORTER

Pic 2. Convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore during his arraignment at...

11.10.2019 | 0 comment

Nigerian Politician, PETER OBI headlines News Express Anniversary 7th Lecture… keynote speakers/ eminent Lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Legal cum Development Expert, Barrister Bashir Maidugu confirm attendance, ceremony holds Thursday, November 14, 2019 at the Main Hall of Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos * “We are grateful to these distinguished men of ideas for accepting to dissect Nigeria’s economic cum developmental challenges and propose the way out, during the 7th News Express Anniversary Lecture”- News Express Publisher Isaac Umunna BY CHINEDU AMAECHI/STAFF WRITER, ABUJA

Nigerian Politician, PETER OBI headlines News Express Anniversary 7th Lecture…...

11.04.2019 | 0 comment

LAWLESSNESS! ‘Nigeria Police beat, humiliate, threatened radio journalist, KOFI BARTELS with sexual assault inside cell’-Committee to Protect Journalists, New York …Says ‘Nigerian authorities must investigate and hold accountable the police officers responsible for it’ * Eye witness account: ‘A group of five police officers punched and kicked Bartels, a reporter with the privately owned Nigeria Info radio station, beat him on the knees with pieces of wood, and arrested him for filming them’ * ‘Citing Bartels’ work covering the police in Rivers state, the policemen said that they would put the journalist in a prison cell with an inmate who would rape him’-CPJ BY RAYMOND ADIBE/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, Rivers State

LAWLESSNESS! ‘Nigeria Police beat, humiliate, threatened...

10.26.2019 | 0 comment

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘I Didn’t See my Appointment to Nigeria’s Honorable Minister of Labour and Employment (State) coming’-TUNDE MOSHOOD Junior, Special Assistant, Media & Communications * We will be operating an Open-House style for trained journalists to verify any information * A new dawn in information dissemination, smooth access to media performance in our ministry * Minister of State Labour and Employment already attracting interest from foreign partners. Had William’s Dominic who’s the Political Counselor at the British Embassy in our ministry to discuss possibly synergy on foreign investments and cooperation with Nigeria Recalls glorious days of Festus Keyamo (SAN) at the Gani Fawehinmi’s chambers PLUS plans to leave a lasting legacy for Nigerians, diplomats, foreigners, members of the press GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘I Didn’t See my Appointment...

10.06.2019 | 0 comment

FIGHTING CORRUPTION & INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: SCROLL Report Online stages Conference at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos Today …3.5 million Nigerians remain food insecure despite government and humanitarian aid Challenge the press: ‘ The media has a role to play in ensuring the sustainability of our democracy by seeking solutions through conferences, workshops and seminars’ “Fighting Corruption and Insecurity: The Way Forward was chosen due to insecurity leading to two million Nigerians estimated to have fled their homes, as the refugee crisis has entered its sixth year and there is conflict induced food insecurity and malnutrition’- Janet Mba Afolabi, CNN award winning journalist/ Publisher of Scroll Report BY CHIKA OBIYEDU/MEDIA CORRESPONDENT, LAGOS

FIGHTING CORRUPTION & INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: SCROLL Report Online...

08.29.2019 | 0 comment

$44.9million Fraud, Money laundering, Forgery &Identity Theft in America! FBI transmits Extradition documents to Nigeria, EFCC quizzes ALLEN IFECHUKWU ONYEMA, boss of Peace Airline for 10 hours…INTERPOL liaises with Nigerian law enforcement agents on further prosecution in Canada, intensify surveillance tracking Anti-graft agency expands investigation into other Nigerian accomplices Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta supports Onyema’s indictment by U.S. Department of Justice, vows to cripple activities of Peace airline, other fixed assets in Nigeria * ‘I am innocent of all corrupt charges in United States of America. I am gathering the right paper work and getting ready to clear my name’-embattled Onyema cries out How Onyema made millions of dollars during Amnesty programme for Niger Delta militants “We carried out the October 1, 2010 Independence Day twin bombings in Abuja in protest of the amnesty fraud”-Jomo Gbomo, spokesman for MEND in a statement * ‘Allen Onyema and Kingsley Kuku, former adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, used funds meant for the amnesty programme to float Air Peace airline’-Diepreye Dikibo, ex-Militant Leaders Forum in the Niger Delta BY AHMED IDRIS/NATIONAL SECURITY EDITOR, NIGERIA, FUNLOLA OWOEYE/SPECIAL DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

$44.9million Fraud, Money laundering, Forgery &Identity...

11.30.2019 | 0 comment

Rise & Fall of Nigeria’s Air Peace Airline boss: American, Canadian Governments declare ALLEN ONYEMA Wanted over $20million Fraud…Justice department indict him for money laundering INTERPOL, EFCC set to effect arrest, extradite fugitive to America lavishes $180,000 on Rolls Royce, $88,500 Mercedes cars, $204,000.00 on armored Lexus LX570 Forged financial instruments using fake export letters of credit at Bank of America BOA 8086, Wells Fargo WF 3417 , J.P. Morgan Chase account number XXXXXXXXXXX5512 and Bank of Montreal Canada account number XXXXXXX7515 Huge mansions in Atlanta, Roaming Mobile phone (404-467-xxxx) under security surveillance (Home located at): 3475 Oak Valley RD NE #40, Atlanta, GA 30326 , 3390 Fairburn RD SW #K171 Atlanta, GA 30331 * Detectives bust his FAKE business deals in United States, Facing 40 years JAIL TERM in total if found guilty in U.S. and Canada, U.S. Marshals ready to take him into custody * “Onyema’s status as a wealthy businessman turned out to be a fraud. He corrupted the U.S. banking system, but his trail of deceit and trickery came to a skidding halt”- Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Robert J. Murphy * “I am innocent of all fraud charges in United States of America. I work hard for my money. I am ready to face the court in America to prove my innocence and clear my name”-embattled Air Peace chairman lament BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & DINA SOLOMON AMAECHI/SPECIAL CRIME EDITOR, CANADA & OLA IDOWU, CRIME REPORTER, ABUJA

Rise & Fall of Nigeria’s Air...

11.24.2019 | 0 comment

BREAKING NEWS: AMERICAN Embassy Denies DR. KAYODE FAYEMI Entry VISA…’Ekiti State Governor’s Visa to USA not Rejected, He Retrieved his International Passport’, argues Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nigeria Governor Forum’s Chairman furious, dashed to Embassy to know why he was rejected Directed to contact appropriate offices for further details, embattled Governor allegedly tore the USA visa rejection documents and threw it at the Embassy officials * Previously scheduled trip to the USA with the Governors Forum in the company of Alike Dangote to meet with Bill and Melinda Gates nullified Advanced team comprising of aides, protocol officers who had taken off to USA to prepare grounds for their respective principals recalled back to Nigeria “American Embassy indicated that the visa may not be ready by Friday, 8th November, Dr Fayemi retrieved his passport because of a crucial speaking engagement at the AfDB Africa Investment Forum in South Africa on Monday, 11th November 2019”-Nigeria Governors’ Forum *PLUS untold reasons United States Embassy DENIED Ekiti State Governor Visa into America BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & SHOLA OYEBADE/Staff Writer, South-West Nigeria

BREAKING NEWS: AMERICAN Embassy Denies DR. KAYODE FAYEMI Entry...

11.10.2019 | 0 comment

Edición en español: NOCHE DE BLOODSHED EN LONDRES! La madre nigeriana of-6-yr-old, SHAKIRA que el MERCEDES Apuñaló a la Muerte como un Pacificador en la Granja de Creta … pidió al atacante a la lanza su vida en vano El Victim murió en el fondo de la sangre antes de la llegada de paramédicos ‘El Shakira estaba equivocado el lugar en la cuenta de testigo de ‘-ojo de tiempo torceré * Mismo día un hombre británico en los sus años 20 con una escopeta se mató en Sydenham, Londres del Sur * La mujer británica de 35 años detenida en la sospecha hacia el asesinato, interrogado por pilla en custodia * “El Shakira es uno de 28 años una madre. Ella tiene a un niño de seis años. Que yo sepa esto era un argumento en el que ella realmente no estuvo implicada. Ella estaba equivocada sólo el lugar en el tiempo incorrecto. No era relacionado con la cuadrilla, no era relacionado con la medicina. Ella era una maravillosa señorita, siempre feliz. Ella tiene a un hijo encantador y era sólo una madre normal”-Terry Ellis, representando Camden Contra la Violencia CORRESPONSAL de KIM OLADELE/CRIME, que hace un informe de Londres

Edición en español: NOCHE DE BLOODSHED EN LONDRES! La madre nigeriana...

10.21.2019 | 0 comment

WORLD Exclusive Interview: ‘I was with my Father, Chief Hubert Ogunde at Cromwell Hospital, West London in his last moment’- Bayo Ogunde, son to Nigeria’s foremost Theatre & Cultural icon …Reveals fond memories as far back as in the 60’s, 70’s * How Nigerian Government invited him to start the National Troupe * Converged artistes from all over Nigeria in their home town of Ososa via Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State Plans underway to celebrate Ogunde at a later date in Great Britain Only arts, culture, music students’ researchers yearn after Ogunde’s works, others run after Western/Asian cultures * PLUS how the family built on their Estate in Ososa, The Hubert Ogunde Living History Museum opened to the public and made available the Complete musical works of Dr Hubert Ogunde (a 13CDs Box-Set) for sale at The Ogunde Villa 3, Noble Street, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief (Naija Standard Newspaper)

WORLD Exclusive Interview: ‘I was with my Father,...

09.29.2019 | 0 comment

OPINION: ‘AFRICAN Slavery is still thriving in the world today’-Nigeria President, MUHAMMADU BUHARI …There are 40 million men, women and children living in forced servitude * Modern form includes: debt bondage, enslavement of war captives, commercial sexual exploitation/ forced domestic servitude, holding people held against their will and controlling their movements * We must remember that slavery is not simply a campaign of hatred; it is the pursuit of profit. One way to extinguish it in its current forms, therefore, is to make it economically unfeasible

‘AFRICAN Slavery is still thriving in the world today’–Nigeria President,...

08.25.2019 | 0 comment

OPINION-DR. DAYO OLOMU: British Born Nigerian Encyclopedia Champions Successful Business Models in United Kingdom …Humble story of a Quintessential, famous Media Icon @50 devoid of Scandal QUOTES: “People of excellence go the extra mile to do what’s right” ― Joel Osteen “I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end” ― Abraham Lincoln *“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way” ― Booker T. Washington

DR. DAYO OLOMU: British Born Nigerian Encyclopedia Champions Successful Business...

12.27.2016 | 0 comment

‘Still on that DOG Matter’-Reuben Abati Says: ‘In Islam Religion, a Dog is like a Pig, a Taboo’ Explains: ‘Go and do your Investigation, you are not likely to find Muslim families keeping dogs as Pet’ States: ‘In Africa, Dog is referred Dirty and Vile’ Echoes: ‘In the South South, a Dog is a Special Delicacy for the Family Soup Pot’ Narrates: ‘If a Dog in America is a king, in Nigeria it is a Sacrificial Lamb’ *QUOTE: “Should anybody then give the suggestion around here that Buhari is a sacrificial lamb or an edible offering? What nonsense!”

‘Still on that DOG Matter’-Reuben Abati *Says: ‘In Islam Religion,...

10.02.2016 | 0 comment

Separating the Journalist from the Spokesperson…In Defense of Fourth Estate of the Realm *Why Readers, Fans feel Betrayed when a media practitioner crosses into Government BY REUBEN ABATI, Columnist, former Senior Special Adviser, Media and Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan

Separating the Journalist from the Spokesperson…In Defense of Fourth Estate...

09.11.2016 | 0 comment

OPINION: Fayose’s Growing Psychosis…Throwing Pointless Tantrums on Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari He’s Suffering Disconnect-Hallucination from Paranoia Reveals his various Diversionary Verbal Prancing Tactics, Amplified Falsehood BY PHILLIP AGBESE, LONDON agbese.phill@gmail.com

Fayose’s Growing Psychosis…Throwing Pointless Tantrums on Nigeria’s...

06.22.2016 | 0 comment

Resolving Xenophobia in Africa: BUHARI Strikes deal in Mandela’s Country…Nigeria, South Africa to issue 10-year Visa to Businessmen, Academics, Frequent Travelers Agreement reached at 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria Decision taken to encourage more people-to-people contacts among citizens of both countries and further strengthen socio-cultural, economic and political relations *During meeting at the Union Buildings, Presidential Palace of South Africa, the two presidents agreed on early warning signals to nip violence in the bud before it escalates BY NOPESA PUNUELL/DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT, PRETORIA in South Africa

Resolving Xenophobia in Africa: BUHARI Strikes deal...

10.06.2019 | 0 comment

NEW DEVELOPMENT: NIGERIAN Government plans to slam TREASON Charge against OMOYELE SOWORE…Sahara Reporter’s Publisher may face LIFE imprisonment if convicted * ‘We have credible information that Omoyele Sowore is in contact with some foreign actors to destabilize and overthrow the country. He is in our custody’-Nigeria Secret Service * Treason crime by Nigerian Constitution: ‘Any person conspiring with any person, either within or without Nigeria, to levy war against the state with the intent to cause such levying of war as would be treason if committed by a citizen of Nigeria, is guilty of treason and is liable to punishment of death. Whoever commits treason shall be punished with death, and whoever attempts or abets treason shall be punished with imprisonment for life or for any less term or with fine or with both’ * ‘Sowore has been removed as national chairman of the African Action Congress for misappropriation of funds. We have accused him of enjoying inflow of foreign funds into the party and retaining same personally in contravention of section 225, (3) (4) of the 1999 constitution”-Oladele Ade, Acting Director of Communications, AAC * ‘Those those that sacked Sahara Reporter’s publisher from AAC are misguided individuals on suspension”-Sowore’s camp react BY EMMANUEL OGEBE/SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, ABUJA & IJEOMA CLARKSON/POLITICAL WRITER, LAGOS

NEW DEVELOPMENT: NIGERIAN Government plans to slam TREASON Charge...

08.04.2019 | 0 comment

2019 ELECTION: I will never mortgage Nigerians’ mandate freely expressed to me for anything-Atiku Abubakar …Sad that 24 EFCC agents arrested my son-in-law *Anti-graft officials stormed his house in two regular vehicles, an 18-seater Toyota bus (registration Abuja CS 522 RSH) and a Hilux van BY GARBA ALIYU/STAFF WRITER, POLITICS

2 2019 ELECTION: I will never mortgage Nigerians’ mandate freely...

03.04.2019 | 0 comment

NEW DEVELOPMENT ON NIGERIA’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Foreign Observer foils INEC Rigging plans in 10 states on botched election day February 16…How violence, lawlessness were prevented in 26 states Why National Electoral Umpire postponed election, set new dates for February 23, March 9 ‘We have No Confidence or Trust in INEC to manage any credible election’-Afenifere ’INEC plan was to manipulate the smart card readers to substance biometric, accreditation with manual verification of already pre-loaded names, thus paving way for mass rigging and allocation of fictitious votes for President Buhari and APC Candidates during the elections’-Nigeria main opposition party, PDP “I am deeply disappointed that despite the long notice given and our preparations both locally and internationally, INEC postponed the Presidential and National Assembly elections within hours of its commencement”-President BUHARI * “The commission could not afford to be distracted by baseless allegations. The Commission was not a political party and would not allow itself to be dragged into unnecessary controversies at a time like this”-Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman * ‘The upcoming elections are an opportunity for Nigeria to solidify its place as a democratic leader in Africa’-United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo BY NIKKY IYABODE/DIPLOMATIC REPORTER, CHESTA ILAM, POLITICAL WRITER, RILWANU AHMED, REPORTER, ABUJA & AJANI AIYEOLA/INVESTIGATIVE EDITOR, ABUJA

NEW DEVELOPMENT ON NIGERIA’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Foreign Observer foils...

02.17.2019 | 0 comment

BREAKING NEWS: ‘We are not endorsing any candidate in Nigeria’s 2019 election, only supporting a democratic process that reflects the will of Nigerian people’ -United States Government …Rivers, Borno, Benue, Kano are hotspots that might experience violence * ‘We fear that NIGERIA’S 2019 General Election will be characterised by violence’ * ‘We are happy all major candidates have signed peace pact’ Conduct of the elections could have significant consequences for the democratic trajectory in Nigeria ‘We will be watching closely for instigators of violence or those attempting to undermine the democratic process’- US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor Nagy * Nigeria’s 2019 election would serve as a critical test’-U.S Department of State BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF & KEMI OLOWO, ASSISTANT DIPLOMATIC EDITOR, ABUJA/Naija Standard Newspaper

BREAKING NEWS: ‘We are not endorsing any candidate in Nigeria’s 2019...

01.21.2019 | 0 comment

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria’s KING of Comedy, ALI BABA Storms America for 2019 Independence Anniversary…Red Carpet event holds LIVE in Dallas October 4-5 at 7pm to 12midnight * Independence weekend groove stages at Swayz Ballroom, 9750 Walnut Street, Dallas 75243 * Cheap earlybird ticket now on sale at $30, VIP ticket $60, for VIP tables dial: +1469-335-3458 Historic ceremony powered by Ateam, TK Dallas, Jude Ngene Ali Baba promises fresh and new rib-cracking jokes to reflect major events in Nigeria BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria’s KING of Comedy, ALI BABA Storms America...

09.22.2019 | 0 comment

PAINFUL: Inside last Moment of NIGERIA’S FIRST Super Model, YEMI FAWAZ in America…Her Battle, Pain with Colon Cancer at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital * American Cardiologist, Nephrologist discovered pioneer Nigerian model suffered hole in Heart and Kidney Leads love international outreach to help less privilege Challenged Advertising industries in Nigeria for ‘having sex with models’, paying them peanuts BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU in New York

PAINFUL: Inside last Moment of NIGERIA’S FIRST Super Model, YEMI FAWAZ...

02.25.2019 | 0 comment

20 YEARS IN PRISON MAXIMUM CHARGE: AMERICA’S Justice Department Arrests KWAM 1’s Son, SULTAN OMOGBADEBO ANIFOWOSHE in Chicago, Others over $2million Fake Online Romance, Mystery Shopping Scam…’My Son is not a Fraudster, He’s now on Bail’, reacts Nigeria’s Legendary King of Fuji Music Law Enforcement Agents round up internet fraudsters in USA, Nigeria FBI argues Fraud lasted over two years through ‘Operation Gold Phish’ * Complaint accuses the conspirators of engaging in various other cyber-enabled scams, including investment, employment frauds and target victims’ corporate email accounts Used parts of slush fund to pay for vehicles on behalf of a Nigerian car company Deceived American ladies through Match.com, Facebook, and Instagram Apprehended in Illinois: DANIEL SAMUEL ETA, also known as “Captain” and “Etaoko,” 35, of Skokie; BABATUNDE LADEHINDE LABIYI, also known as “Junior,” 20, of Chicago; BARNABAS OGHENERUKEVWE EDJIEH, 29, of Chicago; SULTAN OMOGBADEBO ANIFOWOSHE, also known as “Ayinde,” 26, of Chicago; BABATUNDE IBRAHEEM AKARIGIDI, also known as “AK,” 39, of Chicago; MIRACLE AYOKUNLE OKUNOLA, 21, of Chicago; and OLUROTIMI AKITUNDE IDOWU, also known as “Idol,” 55, of Chicago Picked up in Texas: ADEWALE ANTHONY ADEWUMI, 27, of Richardson, Texas. Arrested in Nigeria was OLANIYI ADELEYE OGUNGBAIYE, also known as “DonChiChi,” 26, of Lagos, Nigeria BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, TOM CRAIG/ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, CHICAGO & LOLA OGUNBANWO/CRIME REPORTER, ABUJA

20 YEARS IN PRISON MAXIMUM CHARGE: AMERICA’S Justice Department Arrests KWAM...

12.23.2018 | 0 comment

TRENDING NEWS ON NIGERIAN MOVIE ABROAD: OSUN THE goddess movie BREAKS into AMERICA’S Hollywood Market…Red Carpets slated 5pm for April 15, 2018 at Citiplex-Newark, 360-394 Springfield Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103 * Nollywood Yoruba Epic to be only US showing till the Nigerian version premieres later this Spring, Movie in Yoruba subtitled in English language * Osun the goddess is an allegory showing the power of Osun in the struggle against rape, abuse and violence against women. Osun stands for female empowerment and the upliftment of women This film gives a unique glimpse into the proverb-filled traditional Yoruba culture which has had profound influence throughout Cast features Nollywood stars as: Murphy Afolabi, Faithia Balogun, Femi Branch, Ade Edetunde and Florence Trautman among others * * Executive Producer is FLOXY BEE, the Queen of Hikosso Music, Nigerian singer who also acted, composed and performed music in the film *Author of these books in USA: ‘Importance of Greetings in the Yoruba Culture,’ Who’s Osun the goddess?’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

TRENDING NEWS ON NIGERIAN MOVIE ABROAD: OSUN THE goddess movie BREAKS into AMERICA’S...

04.09.2018 | 0 comment

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘WE spend $30,000 Annually to Stage DDEA HUMANITARIAN AWARD in AMERICA’-Demian Ndubuisi Chukwu, Nigerian-American Chairman/CEO Deedee Group of companies, Maryland, USA …I became Millionaire in Nigeria at the age of 37 years Designed to give award to those helping or giving back to the community, a way to encourage others to start helping the poor Still facing Lack of Sponsor, Divisiveness among Nigerians in Diaspora * ‘This Year’s event holding September 16th in Baltimore Maryland, USA will feature German’s Superstar, Me-Razor and Nollywood Star, Charles Awurum’-Demian BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘WE spend $30,000 Annually to Stage DDEA HUMANITARIAN...

08.24.2017 | 0 comment

BORN TO REIGN: Lagos bullied boy, ISRAEL ADESANYA in New Zealand knocks-out opponent to become UFC World Middleweight Champion…endured Racial Abuse, street-fighting from the age of 10 30 year old now celebrated as one of the best fighters in the world Crushes Robert Whittaker’s dentition out in two rounds before a crowd of 57,000 in Melbourne * earlier trained in taekwondo in Nigeria, fighting professional kickboxing bouts in 2011 * ‘I struggled to fit in and never felt accepted in my adopted country because of my race and being an African immigrant. It was weird being the only black kid around. I had to defend myself a lot. ‘I’m cheeky, I’m annoying so I’d always get myself into trouble and eventually I had to learn how to defend myself. That’s when my search for fighting came through’-Adesanya BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

BORN TO REIGN: Lagos bullied boy, ISRAEL ADESANYA in New Zealand...

10.14.2019 | 0 comment

TRENDING GLOBALLY: Lagos-born 7ft 3 inches giant Wrestler, JORDAN OMOGBEIN takes over WWE in America…25year old signed mouth-watering deal, beats competitors to surrender in NXT Debut in World Wrestling Entertainment in a Two-On-One Handicap match earlier a college basketball player for the University of South Florida and for Morgan State University * After his Nigerian family migrated to the United States, he attended and graduated from Atlantic Shores Christian Academy in Chesapeake, Virginia *Met basketball legend Hakeem Olajuwan during the USF Bull’s team trip to Houston, Texas, played center position for the Morgan State Bears from 2014-2015 BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

TRENDING GLOBALLY: Lagos-born 7ft 3 inches giant Wrestler,...

10.06.2019 | 0 comment

Nigerian Born American Heavyweight fighter, EFE AJAGBA Reigns as Boxing Hero of Texas …Says ‘I am proud to have come from Ughelli, Delta state and always re-branding the image of the Nigeria in sports’ * 25 year old Olympic Gold Medalist had 10 Fights, 10 Wins, Zero Losses Nicknamed ‘The One And Only’ Gold/Bronze winner in the 2015 African Games/2014 Commonwealth Games Rising Heavyweight Pugilist proving his moniker *Defeats German Michael Wallisch in the second round to improve 10-0 as he made in Las Vegas debut on April 27, 2019 BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief, Naija Standard

Nigerian Born American Heavyweight fighter, EFE AJAGBA Reigns as...

04.28.2019 | 0 comment

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIA dominates AMERICA’S NFL Africa draftee list…Many of them are Nigerian-Americans, still attending Colleges BY LOYE ABIMBOLA/SPORTS CORRESPONDENT, NORTH AMERICA

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIA dominates AMERICA’S NFL Africa draftee list…Many...

09.06.2018 | 0 comment

DISGRACEFUL: NIGERIA’S ex-Premier League Goalkeeper, ABDUL AZEEZA, Other gangs BUSTED… Selling fake British passports, University degrees for £800 each Former professional footballer sentenced to four years in jail Recovered from his kitchen as evidence: a false passport in his back pocket, a residency card in his wallet, including specially adapted tools for dismantling passports, threads for stitching, paint thinners and laminate found at his home in Walworth in South London His gang members: Alfred Adekoya, 47, of Walworth, sentenced to 40 months and two weeks after pleading guilty to conspiracy to manufacture a fake document. Victor Ariyo, of Nunhead, London, acted as a go-between sentenced to three years in jail, Luke Nkanta, 29, of Woolwich in south-east London, acted as courier; sentenced to 16 months in jail after pleading guilty to possession of an identity document with improper intention ’We have stopped a concerted, systematic and financially motivated assault on the UK’s immigration system’-Immigration Enforcement inspector Ben Thomas BYGEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF & TOMS SHOLAPE/CRIME REPORTER, LONDON

DISGRACEFUL: NIGERIA’S ex-Premier League Goalkeeper, ABDUL AZEEZA, Other gangs...

09.02.2018 | 0 comment

A LIFE OF CELEBRATION: News Express Publisher loses 90 year old mother in Delta state…Madam Margaret Umunna Edeyi (Maggi), a devout Christian, Community leader lived as a ‘Woman-of-God’ *Survived by five children, several grand children and great grand children BY NSAH EDEMAN/CORRESPONDENT, DELTA STATE

A LIFE OF CELEBRATION: News Express Publisher loses 90 year old mother in...

03.23.2019 | 0 comment

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIANS in Texas celebrate passage of Nigeria’s First Class Bayelsa Traditional Ruler, HRH KING PETER ODIKEME OKERE, the Amananaowei of Peretorugbene Kingdom ABIRI 1…Hosts Service of Song in Redeemed Christian Church of God House on the Rock, Grand Prairie Highly respected monarch with no single scandal contribute immensely to Humanity, Human Capital Development for Niger-Delta Youths Preached love, lived a life of Integrity with unparalleled lasting legacy till he conquered death Fought for Infrastructural Growth, stopped impostors from enriching themselves with Community loot Devout Christian, a Chief Pharmacy Technician encouraged spread of the gospel, outreach crusades in the community, detest Occultism in Coronation Pioneer leader that encouraged youths’ Employment, Skills’ Acquisition and Western Education Famous Pentecostal preacher, Pastor O.J Kuye reflects on the essence of life in a sermon titled: ‘The King Has Died’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIANS in Texas celebrate passage of Nigeria’s First Class...

11.25.2018 | 0 comment

CONFESSION: ‘My LIFE is in Danger in Nigeria for Being GAY, Don’t Deport Me from Britain’-ADENIYI RAJI, 43 year old Nigerian seeking Asylum in UK cries out ….Lament: ‘I have been receiving death threats on social media, I was attacked several times’* ‘My ex-wife caught me and my former partner in bed pant down. As soon as she saw us, she raised the alarm. People gathered and started beating us severely. After that, she divorced me’ * ‘My employers in Lagos sacked me for being Gay. The Nigerian police started publishing my pictures and my name in the Nigerian national dailies. They kept saying that anyone who has useful information that could lead to my arrest should come forward’ Raji’s solicitor, Bhaveshri Patel-Chandegra, an immigration specialist at the law firm Duncan Lewis: “The court has looked at his case and nullified all his evidence that he is at serious risk if removed to Nigeria but there’s been no evidence that his documents aren’t genuine” “The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need our protection and each claim is carefully considered on its individual merits”-Home Office spokesperson BY IRETI IPADEOLA/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, UK

CONFESSION: ‘My LIFE is in Danger in Nigeria for Being GAY, Don’t Deport...

11.18.2018 | 0 comment

SHOCKER OVER ABUJA WOMAN, CHARITY AIYEDOGBON: THREE Nigerian Legal Practitioners, EMEKA UGWUONYE, NSIKAK UDO, FAROUK KHAMAGAM Arraigned in Court…For Alleged criminal roles in Disappearance * Ugwuonye Charged with Criminal Defamation, TWO other lawyers fingered in Forgery and Perjury * “Accused persons are Notorious, they may jump bail. They are in the habit of not honoring invitations. Ugwuonye has dual citizenship and may jump bail, if granted”-Prosecutor Adama Musa Ugwuonye still facing a N10b defamation suit by David Aiyedogbon “Their hereby granted him bail in the sum of five million Naira (N5m), with a surety, who must be a Civil Servant and must earn not less than three hundred thousand Naira monthly, with a traceable address in the Federal capital territory”-Mabel Bello, Chief Magistrate Court 2 Abuja BY DESTINY UGORJI/CRIME CONTRIBUTOR, ABUJA

SHOCKER OVER ABUJA WOMAN, CHARITY AIYEDOGBON: THREE Nigerian Legal Practitioners,...

02.03.2018 | 0 comment

DEVELOPING NOW: CAMPAIGN for Democracy, other Nigerian Civil Rights Group Storm LIBYA Embassy in NIGERIA…Says ‘We are horrified by Reports, footage of Africans including Nigerians sold into slavery in Libya’ Stages Peaceful sit-outs Protest in front of the Libyan Embassy VOWS: ‘We Shall Occupy Libya Embassy, Enough of Dehumanization’ Regret: ‘Africans are being Detained, Tortured, Starved, Killed’ Lament: ‘They are made to Face Slave Trade, a horrible part of African history’ Traffic Gridlock at Roseline Ukeje Close, Kyari Muhammed crescent, off Justice Sowemimo street, Asokoro, Abuja Libya Embassy officials contacts Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police office for Police protection against Attack, Violence, Invasion BY KENNEDY ILECHUKWU/REPORTER, ABUJA

DEVELOPING NOW: CAMPAIGN for Democracy, other Nigerian Civil Rights Group Storm LIBYA...

11.30.2017 | 2 comments

HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM SHATTERED DREAM: NIGERIAN 7-foot-2 Homeless man, CLIFFORD ETADAFIMUE Arrested in United States …Lured into America with promise of hoax Basketball careers 21 year old earlier squat in a homeless shelter Had multiple encounters with New Hampshire Police in Nashua * “Clifford refused to stand and enter the rear of the van. After several minutes and multiple orders for Clifford to enter the van, myself and other officers picked Clifford up and assisted him into the rear of the van. It took 10 police officers to move this 350-pound homeless Nigerian into booking. He was subsequently charged with resisting arrest for refusing to cooperate”- Sgt. Adalberto Garcia of the Nashua Police Department * “He is facing potential mental health issues and suffering from a medical condition that requires the use of a glucose meter”-City Police BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM SHATTERED DREAM: NIGERIAN 7-foot-2 Homeless...

05.19.2019 | 0 comment

FRAUDSTERS FROM HELL: AFRICAN Pastor, Wife Arrested in Egypt for selling ‘Tickets to Heaven’ at a cost of $500 (N180,00)each…Claims Ticket will get people into the Gates of Heaven without God’s judgment * Heresy: Lied that ‘Jesus’ appeared to him to sell golden tickets for multitudes worldwide * Says: Smoking ‘crack-Cocaine’ in Heaven is totally free * “ Jesus Christ appeared to me and gave me the tickets made of pure gold so that I can sell to people who want salvation. I do not care what people or the police are saying about me, I am being persecuted because of doing the work of God”- Pastor Tito Watts, a Zimbabwe based clergyman Fake Pastor’s wife, Amanda: We just wanted to leave earth and go to space and smoke rock cocaine. I didn’t do nothing. Tito sold the golden tickets to heaven. I just watched” Egyptian Police Report: ‘We confiscated over $10,000 in cash, five crack pipes and a baby alligator’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & YINKA MADEBE OWO/RELIGION CORRESPONDENT, CAIRO

FRAUDSTERS FROM HELL: AFRICAN Pastor, Wife Arrested in Egypt for...

03.31.2019 | 0 comment

SHAME IN BRITAIN: NIGERIAN DRUG Cartel in Hackney dealing in COCAINE, HEROINE Sentenced to over 20years in Prison…British conspirator, Rashayne Hunter found guilty of two counts of conspiring to supply class A drug Received Imprisonment at Wood Green Crown Court The Nigerian identities: SAMUEL AWOYERA, 20, found guilty of two counts of conspiring to supply a class A drug (heroin and crack cocaine), sentenced to seven years and six months in Jail; SHERIF ISIAKA, 19, pleads guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A (heroin and crack cocaine), sentenced to seven years and five months’ imprisonment, JODECI OFULUE, 24, previously pleaded guilty of two counts of conspiring to supply a class A drug (heroin and crack cocaine), sentenced to six years and nine months in prison; AYO ANIBABA, 17, found guilty of two counts of conspiring to supply a class A drug (heroin and crack cocaine) and one count of possession of criminal property, sentenced to four years and four months’ imprisonment Sell drugs in Peterborough, Huntingdon via dedicated phone lines nicknamed ‘Ricki’ and ‘TJ PLUS their expensive lifestyles, modern automobile garage, visit to underground Night-clubs BY PETER CLEG/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, UNITED KINGDOM

SHAME IN BRITAIN: NIGERIAN DRUG Cartel in Hackney dealing in COCAINE, HEROINE Sentenced...

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CONTROVERSIAL DEATH IN BRITAIN: NIGERIAN 18year old boy OLUWADAMILOLA ODEYINGBO Killed in London street Fight, Lifeless body Dumped in a garden …’Special post-mortem showed he died of multiple organ failure from pre-existing medical condition. No one will be charged for the death of Mr Odeyingbo’, claims Metropolitan Police * ‘Detectives investigating the death of a young man they believed was murdered in a street fight have concluded that he died of natural causes. No offences of murder or manslaughter have been committed’-Officers from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command BY CHUNA CHUBA/CRIME REPORTER, LONDON

CONTROVERSIAL DEATH IN BRITAIN: NIGERIAN 18year old boy OLUWADAMILOLA ODEYINGBO Killed...

11.18.2018 | 0 comment

SHAMEFUL: ‘I Have Never tasted Alcohol in my LIFE, I was not Drunk, only playing with empty Beer bottles’-Dismissed Nigerian Policeman, KADIMA USENI, Mobile Force Squadron 22 Base Ikeja …Says: ‘It was a set up against me. I was secretly recorded without my knowledge’ *Lament: ‘Police higher authority want to ruin my life. I am not lying. My Force Number is 176219. I seized the empty beer bottles from some Police officers’ children’ BY TITILAYO ODUNLAMI/CRIME REPORTER, LAGOS

SHAMEFUL: ‘I Have Never tasted Alcohol in my LIFE, I was not Drunk, only playing...

11.11.2018 | 0 comment

BREAKING NEWS: Over 20 Arab Ministers confirm attendance for 3days’ UAE 3rd Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development…His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE ready to host dignitaries * UAE’s Ministry of Infrastructure Development & Zayed Housing Programme rolls out press conference on Tuesday 24/9 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Habtoor Palace, Al Habtoor Ballroom A, Ground Floor * Jointly organized by the Ministerial Council for Housing and Construction of the Arab League in conjunction with Council of Arab Ministers of Housing, Reconstruction and the Regional Bureau for Arab States *Historic ceremony discusses issues pertaining future in the fields of housing and development, as discussions revolve around three main questions of inclusive cities for happiness,quality of life, sustainability in housing and urban development BY ABDUL MOHAMMED/ARABIAN SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, DUBAI

BREAKING NEWS: Over 20 Arab Ministers confirm attendance for...

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KISMAYO KITCHEN Unveiled in AMERICA: AFRICA’S Most Famous Restaurant in Vermont make Waves…parades Somali’s recipe, condiments and Africa’s spicy food * Multicultural cuisine features Samosa, Fufu, Jollof Rice and intercontinental meals * Remains Number one African menu spot in Burlington city * Attract visitors from African-American, African, Hispanic, Canadian and White American communities Ahmed Mohammed, the creative Chef behind the kitchen Feel AFRICA’s rich meal, place your order dial: +1 802-448-3032 or mail: kismayokitchen@gmail.com BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF who was in Vermont

KISMAYO KITCHEN Unveiled in AMERICA: AFRICA’S Most Famous Restaurant...

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INSPIRING: NIGERIAN Genius, AHMED MOHAMMED Constructs First Local Helicopter for Nigerian Army …Says ‘My creativity was done out of patriotism for Nigeria’ Used personal savings to source for materials in the country Kaduna state born man designed the helicopter using green colour to represent Nigeria * His words: “I strongly believe in a positive Nigeria. I know that the nation can quickly develop through technology. And I believe this is my own contribution in making Nigeria great”-MOHAMMED BY ILIYA SAKA/SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, KADUNA

INSPIRING: NIGERIAN Genius, AHMED MOHAMMED Constructs First Local Helicopter for...

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TOURISM: MOROCCO Gets AFRICA’S First High-speed Train at a whooping cost of $2billion…10 year decade project funded by the governments of Morocco, France, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates * French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI inaugurated train * New trains made by manufacturer Alstom and can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour It’s double the speed of South Africa’s Gautrain launched in 2012, which falls short of the criteria of high-speed rail “We aim at six million passengers a year after three years of commercial operation, instead of three million currently”- Mohamed Rabie Khlie, director general of national rail operator * ‘The Government is continuing its reforms and major investments to improve the business climate and attract foreign investors’- African Development Bank BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

TOURISM: MOROCCO Gets AFRICA’S First High-speed Train at a whooping cost of...

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TOURISM: MOROCCO Gets AFRICA’S First High-speed Train at a whooping cost of $2billion…10 year decade project funded by the governments of Morocco, France, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates * French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI inaugurated train * New trains made by manufacturer Alstom and can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour It’s double the speed of South Africa’s Gautrain launched in 2012, which falls short of the criteria of high-speed rail “We aim at six million passengers a year after three years of commercial operation, instead of three million currently”- Mohamed Rabie Khlie, director general of national rail operator * ‘The Government is continuing its reforms and major investments to improve the business climate and attract foreign investors’- African Development Bank BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

TOURISM: MOROCCO Gets AFRICA’S First High-speed Train at a whooping cost of...

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LET THERE BE LIGHT: ‘I Will bring ELECTRICITY to Nigeria in 24 hours’-EMMANUEL OBAYAGBON, renowned Electrical Engineer …Says: ‘I discovered Solar Science at the age of six years’ * ‘I am the First Nigerian to have invented Generator Power Booster since 2012’ * ‘God Almighty, light-off in Nigeria inspired me to be creative’ * ‘I have sold over 8000 pieces of my products and Nigerians did not believe me earlier’ * ‘I have been featured in several national and International technological journals’ * ‘I am ready to tell President Buhari on secret of how to bring steady power to Nigeria’ GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

LET THERE BE LIGHT: ‘I Will bring ELECTRICITY to Nigeria in 24 hours’-EMMANUEL OBAYAGBON,...

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CHILD ABUSE! Nigerian Woman, REBECCA OJO ODONSI Sentenced To 6 Years in Jail for Body Injury to Daughter in Ghana…Accused 15-year old daughter of Stealing 3,000Cedis, handing over proceed of crime to Boyfriend Angrily used a kitchen knife, a pair of scissors to cause her harm, leaving her with bleeding wound Ghana government returns daughter back to Nigeria woman relative * ‘My daughter is a thief. She had been stealing everything in the house and giving same to her Ghana boyfriend. She stole my two cellphones in the house, 3,000Cedis I collected from the bank and handed everything to her Ghana boyfriend. We have no money to feed. I have no one to run for help. Her father promised to send us money, but nothing has happened since January this year. Ghana government should spare me jail time. They should deport me back to Nigeria’-Cried embattled suspect BY KOJO AKUA/CRIME REPORTER, ACCRA, GHANA

CHILD ABUSE! Nigerian Woman, REBECCA OJO ODONSI Sentenced To 6 Years in Jail for Body Injury...

09.22.2019 | 0 comment

Xenophobia attack: NIGERIAN Jewelry Shops, Electronic companies, Hotels Set ABLAZE in South Africa…Continuous looting of foreign-owned businesses Angry South Africans target Nigerian-owned Private Clinic, Motor spares shop and a Nigerian Church for destruction Nigeria High Commission in Pretoria informed of planned overnight attacks and looting of foreign nationals’ outfits South African Police Service and the Tshwane Metro Police Department intensified deployments “Foreign-owned shops and offices were targeted by angry taxi driver rioters. The violent revolt and looting have been fuelled by the death of a taxi driver allegedly by Tanzania nationals on Tuesday at Pretoria CBD. Not less than two buildings were burnt by the angry mob. This was done after the stocks in the various shops were looted by the rioters”-Adetola Olubajo, President of Nigerian Union in South Africa * “The taxi industry plays an integral part in the well-being of our communities. When they (the people) cry out for police attention, it is important that we respond positively and swiftly, in the best interests of the community”-Provincial Commissioner, MEC Jacob Mamabolo BY JUMAI IYIOLA/SOUTH AFRICAN CRIME CORRESPONDENT

Xenophobia attack: NIGERIAN Jewelry Shops, Electronic companies, Hotels Set ABLAZE in South...

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SEXUAL PREDATOR IN GOD’S NAME: Nigerian General Overseer, Pastor TUNDE DANIEL married with TWO Wives Sexually Abuse 15 Year old Girl for 12 Months…Deceitfully promised to make Teenager Super Model through Spiritual Prayers * Girl loses Fallopian tube to Abortion caused by 55 year old ‘Man-of-God’ * Teenager tell Mother she was hypnotized for SEX by randy pastor in name of deliverance * FAKE Pastor heads Royal Heritage Church, Mafoluku, Lagos, lives flashy lifestyle at his home located at 8, Owolabi Street, Mafoluku Picked Girl up in school daily for Sexual Escapades in hidden Hotel daily ‘Anytime Pastor Danel had sex with me, he always record it’-Girl cries Rushed to High Rocks Hospital located on 8, Afariogun Street, Charity Area, Oshodi-Isolo, Pastor have SEX with innocent Girls and Married Women Distraught mother contacts Child Protection Network in Oshodi for help * ‘We tried to separate her from Pastor Daniel, took her to my granny in South East, but my daughter kept repeating that she wanted to have sexual intercourse with Daniel. We did our best to break her from the curse’-Mother lament * Pastor threatens investigating police officer in charge of the case, Ordered Arrested by Lagos Commissioner of Police * “The man (Daniel) brought in the girl with ectopic pregnancy (development of foetus in fallopian tube) and we saved her. He said the girl was impregnated by her boyfriend. Our records are there to show what she was treated for”-Dr Femi Oloyede, Associate Professor at High Rocks Hospital BY TITILAYO ADEMIDE/STAFF WRITER, LAGOS

SEXUAL PREDATOR IN GOD’S NAME: Nigerian General Overseer, Pastor TUNDE DANIEL married with TWO...

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NIGERIA 2019 ELECTIONS: Rich NIGERIAN Politicians chase after World’s Most Expensive BULLET PROOF Cars…Fear of Assassination, Violence compel anxiety & Vehicle built to survive Military or Chemical Attack Unpredictability of elections’ result compound apprehension Alarming Media report raises tension in the polity and among the electorates * Plans to shell out $1.5million for Dartz Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition, Eyes ‘The Beast’ (New Cadillac Limo) in the sum of $1.5million, Aims at Rezvani Tank at a cost of $155,000 * ‘There are 100,000 armored vehicles on the streets worldwide’-INVESTIGATION *PLUS Car Manufacturers now smiling to the Bank BY OKECHUCKWU ANAYO/AUTO EDITOR, ABUJA & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

NIGERIA 2019 ELECTIONS: Rich NIGERIAN Politicians chase after World’s Most Expensive BULLET PROOF...

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REVEALING: LAMBORGHINI VENENO ROADSTER is the Most Expensive Car in the World 2018 at the cost of $4.5million (£3.23 million)..Drive home this luxurious vehicle in classic style …Anthony Paul Bamford owns 2 Ferrari 250 GTOs, Floyd Mayweather drives Lamborghini and Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita List of Most Expensive cars : Lamborghini Veneno Maybach Exelero, , Koenigsegg Agera R., Ferrari F60 America, Bugatti Chiron, Zenvo ST1; Lamborghini Reventon, Porsche 918 Spyder, Aston Martin Valkyrie, Limited Edition Bugatti Veyron, Mansory Vivere, Lykan Hypersport; Aston Martin Vulcan, McLaren P1 LM Possesses 750 horsepower, gets a 6.5-liter V12 engine, runs at 221mph Power delivered to all four wheels via Lambo’s 7-speed “ISR” transmission Slick gearbox capable of shifting gears almost as quickly as transmissions used in Formula One racecars BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

REVEALING: LAMBORGHINI VENENO ROADSTER is the Most Expensive Car in the World 2018 at the cost of $4.5million...

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PAINFUL DEATH: Nigerian Anglican Diocese Reverend, TOCHUKWU MADUANUSI Killed in Auto Crash…Traveling with Son to buy Souvenir for the Children Ministry Drunk Truck Driver along Oba/Nnewi road, Anambra State overtakes Dangote Vehicle on high speed, Diverts, Crushed him and his little boy at a parking lot Sympathisers Rushed him, son to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital where they died * Family, Church members mourn over their death, uncompleted ministry building as hit-and-run driver flee scene BY ANGELINA AMAKCHUKWU/REPORTER, SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

PAINFUL DEATH: Nigerian Anglican Diocese Reverend, TOCHUKWU MADUANUSI Killed in Auto Crash…Traveling...

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INSPIRING! TIME Magazine names Nigerian born Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, OLUWASEUN AYODEJI OSOWOBI among 100 Leaders of Tomorrow …’Dubbed ‘Rising Star shaping the future’ Nigeria’s woman rights activist celebrated as one of world’s most ascendant leaders How Survivor of sexual violence set up ‘Stand to End Rape’ initiative provide support to women, men and young people who are experiencing any form of gender-based abuse, Helped thousands of sexual and domestic abuse victims in Nigeria * “As young people, our relationship must surpass government collaboration on financial relations. We must collectively protect the human rights of those within our community, especially vulnerable women and girls, persons with disabilities and LGBTQI people across the Commonwealth”-OSOWOBI * “The Commonwealth Youth Awards, particularly the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, shines a spotlight on the unsung efforts of our young people who have made a major impact in transforming our communities. We are happy our Commonwealth Person of the Year, Osowobi, is being recognised for her outstanding work beyond the Commonwealth”- Layne Robinson, the Commonwealth’s Head of Social Policy Development BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

INSPIRING! TIME Magazine names Nigerian born Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, OLUWASEUN...

12.09.2019 | 0 comment

Interview: Foremost Amazon leading the way for Girl-child education in Africa! ‘Rural Women in Nigeria will occupy key leadership positions in a short distance’-Aisha BABANGIDA, Chairperson, Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman …technology businesses will be headed, owned by women, as they become pacesetters in the development of agriculture in communities Access to education, health care, and empowerment are greatest problems facing African women Women should work together as a unit to produce female leaders in Africa * Nigeria has no choice but to support the growth of the Girl-Child Reveals: ‘African women take lead in Liberia, Ethopia. We have seen the strength of the women in Sudan. I am very positive we can still witness several women presidents in Africa’ Recalled memorable moments she helped a rural woman turned successful entrepreneur PLUS highpoint of her empowerment program for Girl-child and women in Africa GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

Interview: Foremost Amazon leading the way for Girl-child education in Africa! ‘Rural Women...

11.24.2019 | 0 comment

Foreign Direct Investment into Nigeria! Foreign Business visitors, Migrant Communities storm Lagos for Ethnic Business Awards…high-networking for entrepreneurs, hold in Oriental Hotel, Lekki * Event promises to celebrate and honor recognized Nigeria-based foreign investors * Business moguls, corporate firms, the diplomatic coterie signify interest * “The Ethnic Business Awards is aimed at recognizing and appreciating the outstanding contributions of foreign businesses, organisations, individuals and communities to corporate Nigeria”- Lanre Odukoya, project’s scribe BY DEMOLA OLATOYE/BUSINESS REPORTER, LAGOS

Foreign Direct Investment into Nigeria! Foreign Business visitors, Migrant Communities storm...

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OPINION! ‘My Haters suffering from Xenophobic Mentality’-Charlie BoySays ‘The World must defeat Xenophobia to barest minimum’Laments: ‘It’s Poverty that affects our minds, as many live on a constant diet of hopelessness’Echoes: ‘Poverty is when young men of a country refuse to look their government in the face to demand better opportunities for themselves and families’Observes: ‘If we pull down South Africa’s businesses in the country, will Nigeria go scar-free?’

OPINION! ‘My Haters suffering from Xenophobic Mentality’-Charlie Boy *Says 'The World must...

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WHAT’S GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS * ‘My thoughts on Nigeria’s recent election, Importance of Public-Private Cooperation for Democracy’BY TONY ELUMELU

WHAT'S GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS * 'My thoughts on Nigeria's recent election, Importance...

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NIGERIA 2015 ELECTIONS: DANGEROUS SIGNALS AHEAD!BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU

NIGERIA 2015 ELECTIONS: DANGEROUS SIGNALS AHEAD! BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU NIGERIA, Africa’s most...

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AFTER 12 YEARS OF EVADING JUSTICE: ‘It is Shameful if you Handcuff me in Public, Nigerians will be laughing at me’-ORJI UZOR KALU begs Prison Warders …Shaking former governor cries: “Where are you taking us to now? I will follow you.” * “You: Orji Uzor Kalu is hereby sentenced to 12 years in prison for Stealing the sum of N7.65bn funds belonging to Abia State people’- Justice Mohammed Idris in an abridged version of the 228-page judgment * Kalu’s associate sentenced to 10 years in prison while Slok Limited, the company used in perpetrating the fraud ordered to be wound up BY RITA ADEMOLA/Judicial Reporter, Abuja

AFTER 12 YEARS OF EVADING JUSTICE: ‘It is Shameful if you Handcuff me...

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SHOCKING: I Have successfully performed over 500 Surgeries, No single death Recorded-Fake Nigerian Doctor, IBRAHIM MUSTAPHA boasts …Principal Medical officer of Cottage Hospital is not a surgeon, but a jungle man who caused the death of 46 innocent persons, claims DSS * Nigeria’s Secret Police: ‘A preliminary investigation revealed that Mustapha holds National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) certificate, an equivalent of Senior Secondary School certificate or High School. He confessed to forging MBBS credentials’ *Exposed when he attended visa interview as a potential medical team member for the 2019 hajj operations, spotted by a man who knew him in Gombe as a ward attendant in an undisclosed clinic BY AHMED JUBRIL/Special Crime Correspondent, Yola

SHOCKING: I Have successfully performed over 500 Surgeries, No single death Recorded-Fake Nigerian...

10.26.2019 | 0 comment

NIGHT OF BLOODSHED IN LONDON: Nigerian mother of-6-yr-old, SHAKIRA MERCEDES Stabbed to Death as a Peacemaker in Chalk Farm…begged assailant to spear her life to no avail Victim died in pool of blood before arrival of paramedics ‘Shakira was in the wrong place at the wring time’-Eye witness account * Same day a British man in his 20’s with a shotgun killed himself in Sydenham, South London * 35-year-old British woman arrested on suspicion of murder, being quizzed by cops in custody * “Shakira is a 28 year old a mother. She’s got a six-year-old kid. As far as I know it was an argument she wasn’t really involved in. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It wasn’t gang-related, it wasn’t drug-related. She was a wonderful young lady, always happy. She’s got a lovely son and was just a normal mother”-Terry Ellis, representing Camden Against Violence BY KIM OLADELE/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, reporting from London

NIGHT OF BLOODSHED IN LONDON: Nigerian mother of-6-yr-old, SHAKIRA MERCEDES...

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Nigeria-British Hollywood actor, CHRIS OBI OGUGUA Arrested for Sexual Assault, Rape in Britain…denies accusation Taken into custody at London Heathrow Airport after flying in from Los Angeles Total of six different women lodged formal complaints against him BY AHMED RILWAN/ENTERTAINMENT Correspondent, UK

Nigeria-British Hollywood actor, CHRIS OBI OGUGUA Arrested for Sexual Assault, Rape in...

11.10.2019 | 0 comment

UNBELIEVABLE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD: Christ Apostolic Church Pastor, MATHEW OLAKUNLE Impregnates Married church member, OMOTOLA AKERELE under the guise of Spiritual Healing in Ondo state…To Solve her Severe Cough ailment Head of CAC, Oke-Itura, Iju town in Akure North Local Government had SEX with Married Women and Girls in the name of deliverance Pastor Notorious for ‘praying’ for vulnerable women without their clothes on * Distressed woman aborts Pregnancy to save her Marriage, Husband threw her out of their matrimony * ‘On the seventh day of prayer, Pastor Olakunle shaved the hair on my private parts and armpits, and put the hair in the white handkerchief. After that, we had sexual intercourse. After the intercourse, he asked me to go and bury the hair in the handkerchief’-Mrs. Akerele * “I Did Not have sex with her. I shaved the hair of her private parts and I touched it (her private parts) with my sexual organ. I told her to be using my organ to rub her private parts so that she could discharge. After that, I wiped the discharge of her private parts with the white handkerchief and I prayed for her, using Psalm 24. God answers the prayer of naked people faster. I had SEX with her younger sister twice and had prayed for their mother too while naked”-Pastor Olakunle BY TOLUWANI ABIFEMI/RELIGIOUS REPORTER, AKURE

UNBELIEVABLE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD: Christ Apostolic Church Pastor, MATHEW OLAKUNLE Impregnates Married...

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BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN Born Kano state Lady, HAUWA UMAR USMAN Graduates FIRST CLASS in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Brighton…Becomes Outstanding in Britain for her Academic prowess Had earlier education in Kano state, diagnosed with dyslexia during course of study in the United Kingdom “During my studies in England, I experienced some challenges, which a British friend noticed were signs of dyslexia and suggested that I take a dyslexia test”-Hauwa BY DIPO AYENI/EDUCATION REPORTER, LONDON

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN Born Kano state Lady, HAUWA UMAR USMAN Graduates FIRST CLASS in Aeronautical...

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EDITORIAL: AFRICAN UNION FAILURE IN AFRICAN MIGRANTS’ SLAVERY IN LIBYA “Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence” ― Arthur C. Clarke, 3001: The Final Odyssey BY EDITORIAL BOARD

EDITORIAL: AFRICAN UNION FAILURE IN AFRICAN MIGRANTS’ SLAVERY IN LIBYA “Never attribute to malevolence...

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NIGERIA: Hunger & Leadership Question-Editorial …President Buhari: Uphold your Electoral Promises, Oath of Office to Nigerians

NIGERIA: Hunger & Leadership Question-Editorial BY EDITORIAL BOARD AFRICA’S Most populous nation...

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EDITORIAL ON ALIKO DANGOTE:Pillar of African Economy, Youth Empowerment & Scandal-free Billionaire Extraordinaire*QUOTE: “A wise person should have money in their heads, but not in their hearts”-Jonathan Swift

ALIKO DANGOTE: Pillar of African Economy, Youth Empowerment & Scandal-free Billionaire Extraordinaire...

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INSPIRATIONAL: Meet the first Nigerian Woman in Finland to bag Doctorate Degree in Pharmacognosy …’I am happy my wife graduated from University of Helsinki in flying colors’, Tweets her husband, Chukwueke Chijioke *Says ‘My wife is making Nigeria, Africa and black race proud in Europe’ BY JOHN CHUKWURA/EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT, FINLAND

INSPIRATIONAL: Meet the first Nigerian Woman in Finland to bag Doctorate Degree in Pharmacognosy ...

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INSPIRATIONAL: 28 year old Anambra State Girl, EMELIFE STELLA CHINELO wins Overall Student of the Year Award in University of Mysore, India…received 20 gold medals and 5 cash honors Emerges Golden Girl of college, topped Msc. Chemistry class graduates Had highest award ever in post-graduation studies during the varsity’s 99th convocation Earlier named Best Graduating BSc. (applied chemistry) student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Nigeria I devoted most of my time towards studies. I was either in the classroom or library. The reason why I chose India, especially the UoM, for higher studies is because of its scope for academic excellence” -CHINELO BY ANGUL LERAN/EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT, INDIA

INSPIRATIONAL: 28 year old Anambra State Girl, EMELIFE STELLA CHINELO wins Overall Student...

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MAKING NIGERIA PROUD ABROAD: ‘I Am the FIRST BLACK Person, First AFRICAN to obtain PhD in Biochemical Engineering from University of Saskatchewan, Sask’ -Dr. ADEOLA OLUBAMIJI, Ibadan Born Canadian Girl, Lead Material / Metallurgical Engineer at Burloak Technologies in Hamilton, Ont. ….Says: ‘CANADA offers me a home away from home, I am an Immigrant’ * Explains: ‘I Have a Foreign Accent, No one Can say my Name Correctly’ * ‘My Mother was a Farmer, My Father Had a Little’ * ‘LIFE was Tough growing up, As young as 10 years I hawked Pepper on the street of Mokola to support my Family’ Graduated in Bachelor’s of Science in Physics (with Electronics) from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria having scored 3.8 of 5 CGPA, Obtained Master’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Tampere University of Technology, Finland Worked as a Cleaner part-time to support herself through her degree, and for another year searched for PhD admission and scholarships *Her Words: “Nothing in life came to me easy; therefore, I learned to put in a good fight at every step of the way. In the fourth year of my PhD, I started the job hunt for a company that could offer me my long-awaited career. I graduated at time when engineering jobs were scarce and recent engineering graduates found it hard to secure appropriate jobs. Most of the advertised jobs required minimum of five years related work experience, and I was often told that I was overqualified because I have a PhD” BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

MAKING NIGERIA PROUD ABROAD: ‘I Am the FIRST BLACK Person, First AFRICAN to obtain PhD in Biochemical...

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Exclusive Interview to CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN AFRICA: ‘I am the First Reggae Legend in Nigeria to have composed a song that caused awareness to HIV/AIDS epidemic several years ago’-Pupa ORITS WILIKI, the Kole-man Revolutionaire …The project enabled me to drag the then serving Nigeria Minister of Health, Professor Olikoye Ransome Kuti into the music studio * ‘I authored, composed and produced FIFA World Youth Championships THEME SONG Tagged Nigeria 99’ * Recalls encounters with Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Sunny Okosuns, Lucky Dube, Ras Kimono * President BUHARI administration has done well in the area of Copyright Management Based on constant success in the past, PMAN by now ought to be listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange Intend to also release a Double Album of Classic Pupa Orits soon * Plans to unveil Academy for music for kids especially the Challenged in Orphanage homes * Confesses: ‘How I met my wife as an unlimited blessing from the outset’ GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief

Exclusive Interview to CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN AFRICA: ...

12.01.2019 | 0 comment

INTERVIEW: ‘AJEGUNLE is the Future of Nigeria’s MUSIC HUB, the New York of Nigeria’-Daddy Fresh, multiple award wining Nigerian musician …Says ‘I am the Asiwaju (Torchbearer) of all Ajegunle Musicians, I have dropped many albums and received a lot of awards’ * Chief Osita Stephen Osadebe, Micheal Jackson, Bob Marley Maryam Makeba, Luther Vandross, Oriental Brothers inspired me into music * Tony Okoroji is the best PMAN President, No bad past presidents in Music Union * Uncle P performed well as PMAN Governor for Lagos State, he should be trusted as PMAN President with high expectations, Poor mismanagement almost ruined the music union *Assures: ‘My newest single album titled SHEY NORMAL will shake Nigeria’s entertainment industry’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

INTERVIEW: ‘AJEGUNLE is the Future of Nigeria’s MUSIC HUB,...

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AFTER 22 YEARS MARRIAGE OF LOOKING UP TO GOD: Nigeria Gospel Songster, YINKA AYEFELE’s Wife Delivers 2 Boys, a Girl in United States of America…party time ahead in Maryland, Nigeria * Triplets cry, eat and defecate same time * “My babies were actually born on January 18, 2019. They were delivered prematurely, so initially I had to deny the reports when it went viral. I told those who saw me at the hospital in the USA not to disclose that I had given birth because I wanted my triplets to live. I was so scared initially for their lives, I didn’t want anything to happen to them health. The babies have been a source of blessing to me. There have been a lot of changes in all that pertains to me. I also appreciate my special wife who endured for over 20 years to achieve this. Some women would have eloped; her family would have pressured her to leave but she was steadfast”-elated new Dad, Ayefele BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

AFTER 22 YEARS MARRIAGE OF LOOKING UP TO GOD: Nigeria Gospel Songster, YINKA AYEFELE’s...

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LIVING THE DREAMS IN UNITED STATES: Nigerian born Naturalized American, DALE OKORODUDU Reigns as leading Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician with specialty in Lung Ailments in North America…establishes ‘Black Men in White Coats’ to counter racism in Texas Runs a-non-profit organizing national summits, recording a feature-length documentary film Determines to singularly drive up the number of young black men in the field of medicine * ‘Black men account for only 2.9% of applicants to United States medical schools’-Association of American Medical Colleges * “When somebody closes their eyes and thinks about a black male, they think about either an athlete, a musician, or somebody in prison. We want to add black men in white coats to that stereotype”-Okorodudu *QUOTE: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”-Hippocrates BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

LIVING THE DREAMS IN UNITED STATES: Nigerian born Naturalized American, DALE OKORODUDU...

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SHAMEFUL: Nigerian born 80 year old British Doctor, ISYAKA MAMMAN arrested for Manslaughter, Prescription Fraud in Manchester…after he pierced patient’s heart with hypodermic needle * Patient died in his hands during a routine hospital procedure Questioned by detectives over allegations of gross negligence after 48-year old Shahida Varven collapsed whilst giving a sample of her bone marrow Refused bail conditions as he begged court to fly to Nigeria to attend his granddaughter’s wedding *earlier suspended from medical practise for 12 months after giving a total of five different dates of birth with regulators BY TIM IBADE/SPECIAL CRIME CORRESPONDENT, MANCHESTER & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

SHAMEFUL: Nigerian born 80 year old British Doctor, ISYAKA MAMMAN arrested for Manslaughter,...

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SHAMEFUL: Nigerian Medical Doctor, KENNETH ONUOHA charged for Sexually Assaulting an American Woman in Michigan … Ingham County Prosecutor’s office filed two counts of 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and one count of Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Contact * Arraigned and held without bond in 54-B District Court, Ordered to surrender his Nigerian passport * State records from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs showed Dr. Onuoha was previously punished for violating the state’s public health code * ‘Dr. Onuoha asked me if I have ever been checked for cancer. He had me remove my shirt and bra and then performed an exam I saw described as “aggressive. Again, when I had lower back injury. He made me to stand then suddenly pulled my pants and underwear down without warning or explanation’-Patient raised concern * The administrative complaint was investigated by the Board of Osteopathic Medicine’s Disciplinary Subcommittee. It determined the allegations were true and that Dr. Onuoha violated the state public health code BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

SHAMEFUL: Nigerian Medical Doctor, KENNETH ONUOHA charged for Sexually Assaulting an American...

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BRITISH DOCTORS’ NEGLIGENCE, WHERE IS JUSTICE? 34-year-old Nigerian man, OSCAR OKWURIME Dies in Harmondsworth Detention centre…cried, begged for Medical Doctor treatment for weeks yet ignored Deceased wanted to become a trained medical doctor, found lying dead, foaming in the mouth in his cell by another detainee “Oscar entered Britain with a valid visitor’s visa, declared for Asylum after overstaying his visa. He was arrested. I told my late brother to tell the authorities so they can treat him. That first week, they didn’t do anything. And the second week he said they were still saying nothing. The last time I saw him, he told me he was on a waiting list of about 400. He said he was feeling pain in his side. He had not had any health issues before. It was a pure case of negligence. If someone is in your custody, telling you he’s not feeling well, it’s your duty of care to get them checked. Any time I’m alone, I’m in tears. It’s terrible, It’s very painful. I don’t know what to do” -Alex, victim’s family * The cause of his death is unknown but the situation is being investigated”-UK Home Office BY DAVID IMONITIE/SPECIAL CRIME REPORTER, reporting LIVE from UK

BRITISH DOCTORS’ NEGLIGENCE, WHERE IS JUSTICE? 34-year-old Nigerian man,...

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NIGERIANS in UK protest BUHARI’S Medical Visit as Unpatriotic…Converged at Abuja House, London Demand Mr President return home, fix Nigerian hospitals instead of seeking medical treatment abroad, planning for importation of foreign medical Doctors, spends 200 days out of office for medical tourism Highlights insecurity, lack of basic amenities in Nigeria while Nigerian politicians continued to travel abroad to enjoy facilities provided by the politicians of other countries *PLUS How Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari travelled to London to meet with his boss to sign the amended bill of the Deep Offshore BY FRED ABEDE/SPECIAL DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT, UK

NIGERIANS in UK protest BUHARI’S Medical Visit as Unpatriotic…Converged at Abuja...

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Edición en español: CONDENADO a 30 MESES EN PRISIÓN DE AMÉRICA! ‘Usé CINCO identidades FALSAS diferentes para Robar el efectivo de más de 300,000 dólares en el ‘-nigeriano de Maryland que el hombre nacido JOHNSON OLATUNJI OGUNYEMI admite * Dice: ‘soy CULPABLE de la Falsificación, el uso Falso de Pasaporte, Fraude, el Mal uso del Visado * Blanqueo de Dinero’ * Esposado en un banco en Nuevo Carrollton, Maryland, después de que Ogunyemi presentó un pasaporte nigeriano fraudulento y el visado en nombre de Benjamin Smith al cajero para conducir una transacción financiera * 50 años llegaron Estados Unidos el 31 de enero de 2015, autorizado a permanecer hasta el 30 de julio de 2015 por CBP, rechazaron dejar los Estados Unidos * ‘Durante Johnson Ogunyemi detención, tomamos posesión de tres pasaportes nigerianos en él teniendo visados estadounidenses, todos con la foto de Ogunyemi, pero de los nombres de Benjamin Smith; Benjamin Johnson, y John Wale. También, encontramos en él un permiso de conducir nigeriano en nombre de Benjamin Smith y un permiso de conducir de Ohio en nombre de David Durston se repuso de Ogunyemi o del vehículo que él condujo al banco’-el Nuevo Departamento de Policía Carrollton * ‘La cantidad de dinero lavada y planchada por Ogunyemi como la parte de la conspiración era al menos 307,300 dólares’ – Abogado de los Estados Unidos Robert K GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN JEFE DE OFICINA EXTRANJERO

Edición en español: CONDENADO a 30 MESES EN PRISIÓN DE AMÉRICA! ‘Usé CINCO...

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MORE TROUBLE OVER ALLEGED RAPE: Pastor Fatoyinbo’s International Traveling Passport Seized; House, Office Searched…as Congregation abandons church in droves * Secured bail after making available two level 16 officers with landed property in Abuja Embattled ‘man-of-God’ report daily to Police HQ on a daily basis ‘We are gathering strong evidence of rape against the COZA Pastor’-Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department BY TOMIWA ORIYOMI/CRIME REPORTER, ABUJA & SAM IKADE/RELIGIOUS REPORTER, LAGOS

MORE TROUBLE OVER ALLEGED RAPE: Pastor Fatoyinbo’s International Traveling Passport...

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SEEKING JUSTICE: Nigerian Man HILARY INEOMO-MARCUS faces deportation from Britain after over 20 years stay …Arrived United Kingdom at the of age of 10 and lived in London ever since, granted leave to remain in the early 2000s earlier worked as a presenter on National Prison Radio, where he was commended as being the best prisoner-producer, remain primary carer for two under-age sons ‘I have no tie to Nigeria. The prospect that they could walk in and grab me and put me on a plane before I can say goodbye to anyone – not even my children – terrifies me. I’m a product of British Education and Culture’-INEOMO-MARCUS *’We revoked Mr. Ineono-Marcus status after he served a 15-month prison sentence in 2013 for a tax offence’-British Immigration BY CHIOMA IDIKA/LONDON Correspondent

SEEKING JUSTICE: Nigerian Man HILARY INEOMO-MARCUS faces deportation from Britain after over...

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Smoking Gun in Nigeria’s Rule of Law: ‘Reinstate Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Justice Onnoghen now, Suspension is illegal’-New York Bar Association writes BUHARI Claims: ‘The Nigerian Constitution provides for the Chief Justice’s removal by the President only where a two-thirds majority of the Senate supports the removal. The President here lacks the requisite Senate support’ Explained: ‘President must take action now to restore Chief Justice Onnoghen to the bench and let the National Judicial Council process unfold in due course’ *“The international community, as well as Nigerian lawyers, civil society, and the Nigerian Senate, have voiced concerns that the timing of President Buhari’s suspension of the Chief Justice may be seen as an attempt to ensure that the President prevails in any post-election legal challenges”-President, Roger Juan Maldonado BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

Smoking Gun in Nigeria’s Rule of Law: ‘Reinstate Nigeria’s Chief Justice,...

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98 DAYS in Custody: ‘My LIFE is in Danger, I will continue on HUNGER STRIKE until Nigeria’s Department of State Security Services Release Me on Court Order’-OMOYELE SOWORE, Convener, RevolutionNow * “Since Thursday, Omoyele Sowore has refused to come down. He has refused to see anybody and this is in protest that his rights are being violated. He has not eaten because the DSS don’t feed him and he is rejecting food from the people who usually take food to him in detention”-Femi Falana, Human rights lawyer BY SALOME RACHAEL/REPORTER

Pic 2. Convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore during his arraignment at the Federal High Court...

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Nigerian Politician, PETER OBI headlines News Express Anniversary 7th Lecture… keynote speakers/ eminent Lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Legal cum Development Expert, Barrister Bashir Maidugu confirm attendance, ceremony holds Thursday, November 14, 2019 at the Main Hall of Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos * “We are grateful to these distinguished men of ideas for accepting to dissect Nigeria’s economic cum developmental challenges and propose the way out, during the 7th News Express Anniversary Lecture”- News Express Publisher Isaac Umunna BY CHINEDU AMAECHI/STAFF WRITER, ABUJA

Nigerian Politician, PETER OBI headlines News Express Anniversary 7th Lecture… keynote speakers/...

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LAWLESSNESS! ‘Nigeria Police beat, humiliate, threatened radio journalist, KOFI BARTELS with sexual assault inside cell’-Committee to Protect Journalists, New York …Says ‘Nigerian authorities must investigate and hold accountable the police officers responsible for it’ * Eye witness account: ‘A group of five police officers punched and kicked Bartels, a reporter with the privately owned Nigeria Info radio station, beat him on the knees with pieces of wood, and arrested him for filming them’ * ‘Citing Bartels’ work covering the police in Rivers state, the policemen said that they would put the journalist in a prison cell with an inmate who would rape him’-CPJ BY RAYMOND ADIBE/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, Rivers State

LAWLESSNESS! ‘Nigeria Police beat, humiliate, threatened radio journalist,...

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$44.9million Fraud, Money laundering, Forgery &Identity Theft in America! FBI transmits Extradition documents to Nigeria, EFCC quizzes ALLEN IFECHUKWU ONYEMA, boss of Peace Airline for 10 hours…INTERPOL liaises with Nigerian law enforcement agents on further prosecution in Canada, intensify surveillance tracking Anti-graft agency expands investigation into other Nigerian accomplices Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta supports Onyema’s indictment by U.S. Department of Justice, vows to cripple activities of Peace airline, other fixed assets in Nigeria * ‘I am innocent of all corrupt charges in United States of America. I am gathering the right paper work and getting ready to clear my name’-embattled Onyema cries out How Onyema made millions of dollars during Amnesty programme for Niger Delta militants “We carried out the October 1, 2010 Independence Day twin bombings in Abuja in protest of the amnesty fraud”-Jomo Gbomo, spokesman for MEND in a statement * ‘Allen Onyema and Kingsley Kuku, former adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, used funds meant for the amnesty programme to float Air Peace airline’-Diepreye Dikibo, ex-Militant Leaders Forum in the Niger Delta BY AHMED IDRIS/NATIONAL SECURITY EDITOR, NIGERIA, FUNLOLA OWOEYE/SPECIAL DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

$44.9million Fraud, Money laundering, Forgery &Identity Theft in America!...

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Rise & Fall of Nigeria’s Air Peace Airline boss: American, Canadian Governments declare ALLEN ONYEMA Wanted over $20million Fraud…Justice department indict him for money laundering INTERPOL, EFCC set to effect arrest, extradite fugitive to America lavishes $180,000 on Rolls Royce, $88,500 Mercedes cars, $204,000.00 on armored Lexus LX570 Forged financial instruments using fake export letters of credit at Bank of America BOA 8086, Wells Fargo WF 3417 , J.P. Morgan Chase account number XXXXXXXXXXX5512 and Bank of Montreal Canada account number XXXXXXX7515 Huge mansions in Atlanta, Roaming Mobile phone (404-467-xxxx) under security surveillance (Home located at): 3475 Oak Valley RD NE #40, Atlanta, GA 30326 , 3390 Fairburn RD SW #K171 Atlanta, GA 30331 * Detectives bust his FAKE business deals in United States, Facing 40 years JAIL TERM in total if found guilty in U.S. and Canada, U.S. Marshals ready to take him into custody * “Onyema’s status as a wealthy businessman turned out to be a fraud. He corrupted the U.S. banking system, but his trail of deceit and trickery came to a skidding halt”- Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Robert J. Murphy * “I am innocent of all fraud charges in United States of America. I work hard for my money. I am ready to face the court in America to prove my innocence and clear my name”-embattled Air Peace chairman lament BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & DINA SOLOMON AMAECHI/SPECIAL CRIME EDITOR, CANADA & OLA IDOWU, CRIME REPORTER, ABUJA

Rise & Fall of Nigeria’s Air Peace Airline boss: American, Canadian...

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BREAKING NEWS: AMERICAN Embassy Denies DR. KAYODE FAYEMI Entry VISA…’Ekiti State Governor’s Visa to USA not Rejected, He Retrieved his International Passport’, argues Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nigeria Governor Forum’s Chairman furious, dashed to Embassy to know why he was rejected Directed to contact appropriate offices for further details, embattled Governor allegedly tore the USA visa rejection documents and threw it at the Embassy officials * Previously scheduled trip to the USA with the Governors Forum in the company of Alike Dangote to meet with Bill and Melinda Gates nullified Advanced team comprising of aides, protocol officers who had taken off to USA to prepare grounds for their respective principals recalled back to Nigeria “American Embassy indicated that the visa may not be ready by Friday, 8th November, Dr Fayemi retrieved his passport because of a crucial speaking engagement at the AfDB Africa Investment Forum in South Africa on Monday, 11th November 2019”-Nigeria Governors’ Forum *PLUS untold reasons United States Embassy DENIED Ekiti State Governor Visa into America BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & SHOLA OYEBADE/Staff Writer, South-West Nigeria

BREAKING NEWS: AMERICAN Embassy Denies DR. KAYODE FAYEMI Entry VISA…’Ekiti State...

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OPINION: ‘AFRICAN Slavery is still thriving in the world today’-Nigeria President, MUHAMMADU BUHARI …There are 40 million men, women and children living in forced servitude * Modern form includes: debt bondage, enslavement of war captives, commercial sexual exploitation/ forced domestic servitude, holding people held against their will and controlling their movements * We must remember that slavery is not simply a campaign of hatred; it is the pursuit of profit. One way to extinguish it in its current forms, therefore, is to make it economically unfeasible

‘AFRICAN Slavery is still thriving in the world today’–Nigeria President,...

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OPINION-DR. DAYO OLOMU: British Born Nigerian Encyclopedia Champions Successful Business Models in United Kingdom …Humble story of a Quintessential, famous Media Icon @50 devoid of Scandal QUOTES: “People of excellence go the extra mile to do what’s right” ― Joel Osteen “I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end” ― Abraham Lincoln *“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way” ― Booker T. Washington

DR. DAYO OLOMU: British Born Nigerian Encyclopedia Champions Successful Business Models in United Kingdom …Humble...

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‘Still on that DOG Matter’-Reuben Abati Says: ‘In Islam Religion, a Dog is like a Pig, a Taboo’ Explains: ‘Go and do your Investigation, you are not likely to find Muslim families keeping dogs as Pet’ States: ‘In Africa, Dog is referred Dirty and Vile’ Echoes: ‘In the South South, a Dog is a Special Delicacy for the Family Soup Pot’ Narrates: ‘If a Dog in America is a king, in Nigeria it is a Sacrificial Lamb’ *QUOTE: “Should anybody then give the suggestion around here that Buhari is a sacrificial lamb or an edible offering? What nonsense!”

‘Still on that DOG Matter’-Reuben Abati *Says: ‘In Islam Religion, a Dog is like a...

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Resolving Xenophobia in Africa: BUHARI Strikes deal in Mandela’s Country…Nigeria, South Africa to issue 10-year Visa to Businessmen, Academics, Frequent Travelers Agreement reached at 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria Decision taken to encourage more people-to-people contacts among citizens of both countries and further strengthen socio-cultural, economic and political relations *During meeting at the Union Buildings, Presidential Palace of South Africa, the two presidents agreed on early warning signals to nip violence in the bud before it escalates BY NOPESA PUNUELL/DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT, PRETORIA in South Africa

Resolving Xenophobia in Africa: BUHARI Strikes deal in Mandela’s Country…Nigeria, South...

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NEW DEVELOPMENT: NIGERIAN Government plans to slam TREASON Charge against OMOYELE SOWORE…Sahara Reporter’s Publisher may face LIFE imprisonment if convicted * ‘We have credible information that Omoyele Sowore is in contact with some foreign actors to destabilize and overthrow the country. He is in our custody’-Nigeria Secret Service * Treason crime by Nigerian Constitution: ‘Any person conspiring with any person, either within or without Nigeria, to levy war against the state with the intent to cause such levying of war as would be treason if committed by a citizen of Nigeria, is guilty of treason and is liable to punishment of death. Whoever commits treason shall be punished with death, and whoever attempts or abets treason shall be punished with imprisonment for life or for any less term or with fine or with both’ * ‘Sowore has been removed as national chairman of the African Action Congress for misappropriation of funds. We have accused him of enjoying inflow of foreign funds into the party and retaining same personally in contravention of section 225, (3) (4) of the 1999 constitution”-Oladele Ade, Acting Director of Communications, AAC * ‘Those those that sacked Sahara Reporter’s publisher from AAC are misguided individuals on suspension”-Sowore’s camp react BY EMMANUEL OGEBE/SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, ABUJA & IJEOMA CLARKSON/POLITICAL WRITER, LAGOS

NEW DEVELOPMENT: NIGERIAN Government plans to slam TREASON Charge against OMOYELE SOWORE…Sahara Reporter’s...

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2019 ELECTION: I will never mortgage Nigerians’ mandate freely expressed to me for anything-Atiku Abubakar …Sad that 24 EFCC agents arrested my son-in-law *Anti-graft officials stormed his house in two regular vehicles, an 18-seater Toyota bus (registration Abuja CS 522 RSH) and a Hilux van BY GARBA ALIYU/STAFF WRITER, POLITICS

2 2019 ELECTION: I will never mortgage Nigerians’ mandate freely expressed to me...

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BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria’s KING of Comedy, ALI BABA Storms America for 2019 Independence Anniversary…Red Carpet event holds LIVE in Dallas October 4-5 at 7pm to 12midnight * Independence weekend groove stages at Swayz Ballroom, 9750 Walnut Street, Dallas 75243 * Cheap earlybird ticket now on sale at $30, VIP ticket $60, for VIP tables dial: +1469-335-3458 Historic ceremony powered by Ateam, TK Dallas, Jude Ngene Ali Baba promises fresh and new rib-cracking jokes to reflect major events in Nigeria BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria’s KING of Comedy, ALI BABA Storms America for 2019 Independence Anniversary…Red...

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PAINFUL: Inside last Moment of NIGERIA’S FIRST Super Model, YEMI FAWAZ in America…Her Battle, Pain with Colon Cancer at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital * American Cardiologist, Nephrologist discovered pioneer Nigerian model suffered hole in Heart and Kidney Leads love international outreach to help less privilege Challenged Advertising industries in Nigeria for ‘having sex with models’, paying them peanuts BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU in New York

PAINFUL: Inside last Moment of NIGERIA’S FIRST Super Model, YEMI FAWAZ in America…Her Battle,...

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20 YEARS IN PRISON MAXIMUM CHARGE: AMERICA’S Justice Department Arrests KWAM 1’s Son, SULTAN OMOGBADEBO ANIFOWOSHE in Chicago, Others over $2million Fake Online Romance, Mystery Shopping Scam…’My Son is not a Fraudster, He’s now on Bail’, reacts Nigeria’s Legendary King of Fuji Music Law Enforcement Agents round up internet fraudsters in USA, Nigeria FBI argues Fraud lasted over two years through ‘Operation Gold Phish’ * Complaint accuses the conspirators of engaging in various other cyber-enabled scams, including investment, employment frauds and target victims’ corporate email accounts Used parts of slush fund to pay for vehicles on behalf of a Nigerian car company Deceived American ladies through Match.com, Facebook, and Instagram Apprehended in Illinois: DANIEL SAMUEL ETA, also known as “Captain” and “Etaoko,” 35, of Skokie; BABATUNDE LADEHINDE LABIYI, also known as “Junior,” 20, of Chicago; BARNABAS OGHENERUKEVWE EDJIEH, 29, of Chicago; SULTAN OMOGBADEBO ANIFOWOSHE, also known as “Ayinde,” 26, of Chicago; BABATUNDE IBRAHEEM AKARIGIDI, also known as “AK,” 39, of Chicago; MIRACLE AYOKUNLE OKUNOLA, 21, of Chicago; and OLUROTIMI AKITUNDE IDOWU, also known as “Idol,” 55, of Chicago Picked up in Texas: ADEWALE ANTHONY ADEWUMI, 27, of Richardson, Texas. Arrested in Nigeria was OLANIYI ADELEYE OGUNGBAIYE, also known as “DonChiChi,” 26, of Lagos, Nigeria BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, TOM CRAIG/ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, CHICAGO & LOLA OGUNBANWO/CRIME REPORTER, ABUJA

20 YEARS IN PRISON MAXIMUM CHARGE: AMERICA’S Justice Department Arrests KWAM 1’s Son, SULTAN...

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BORN TO REIGN: Lagos bullied boy, ISRAEL ADESANYA in New Zealand knocks-out opponent to become UFC World Middleweight Champion…endured Racial Abuse, street-fighting from the age of 10 30 year old now celebrated as one of the best fighters in the world Crushes Robert Whittaker’s dentition out in two rounds before a crowd of 57,000 in Melbourne * earlier trained in taekwondo in Nigeria, fighting professional kickboxing bouts in 2011 * ‘I struggled to fit in and never felt accepted in my adopted country because of my race and being an African immigrant. It was weird being the only black kid around. I had to defend myself a lot. ‘I’m cheeky, I’m annoying so I’d always get myself into trouble and eventually I had to learn how to defend myself. That’s when my search for fighting came through’-Adesanya BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

BORN TO REIGN: Lagos bullied boy, ISRAEL ADESANYA in New Zealand knocks-out opponent...

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TRENDING GLOBALLY: Lagos-born 7ft 3 inches giant Wrestler, JORDAN OMOGBEIN takes over WWE in America…25year old signed mouth-watering deal, beats competitors to surrender in NXT Debut in World Wrestling Entertainment in a Two-On-One Handicap match earlier a college basketball player for the University of South Florida and for Morgan State University * After his Nigerian family migrated to the United States, he attended and graduated from Atlantic Shores Christian Academy in Chesapeake, Virginia *Met basketball legend Hakeem Olajuwan during the USF Bull’s team trip to Houston, Texas, played center position for the Morgan State Bears from 2014-2015 BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

TRENDING GLOBALLY: Lagos-born 7ft 3 inches giant Wrestler, JORDAN OMOGBEIN...

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Nigerian Born American Heavyweight fighter, EFE AJAGBA Reigns as Boxing Hero of Texas …Says ‘I am proud to have come from Ughelli, Delta state and always re-branding the image of the Nigeria in sports’ * 25 year old Olympic Gold Medalist had 10 Fights, 10 Wins, Zero Losses Nicknamed ‘The One And Only’ Gold/Bronze winner in the 2015 African Games/2014 Commonwealth Games Rising Heavyweight Pugilist proving his moniker *Defeats German Michael Wallisch in the second round to improve 10-0 as he made in Las Vegas debut on April 27, 2019 BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief, Naija Standard

Nigerian Born American Heavyweight fighter, EFE AJAGBA Reigns as Boxing Hero of Texas …Says ‘I...

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A LIFE OF CELEBRATION: News Express Publisher loses 90 year old mother in Delta state…Madam Margaret Umunna Edeyi (Maggi), a devout Christian, Community leader lived as a ‘Woman-of-God’ *Survived by five children, several grand children and great grand children BY NSAH EDEMAN/CORRESPONDENT, DELTA STATE

A LIFE OF CELEBRATION: News Express Publisher loses 90 year old mother in Delta state…Madam...

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BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIANS in Texas celebrate passage of Nigeria’s First Class Bayelsa Traditional Ruler, HRH KING PETER ODIKEME OKERE, the Amananaowei of Peretorugbene Kingdom ABIRI 1…Hosts Service of Song in Redeemed Christian Church of God House on the Rock, Grand Prairie Highly respected monarch with no single scandal contribute immensely to Humanity, Human Capital Development for Niger-Delta Youths Preached love, lived a life of Integrity with unparalleled lasting legacy till he conquered death Fought for Infrastructural Growth, stopped impostors from enriching themselves with Community loot Devout Christian, a Chief Pharmacy Technician encouraged spread of the gospel, outreach crusades in the community, detest Occultism in Coronation Pioneer leader that encouraged youths’ Employment, Skills’ Acquisition and Western Education Famous Pentecostal preacher, Pastor O.J Kuye reflects on the essence of life in a sermon titled: ‘The King Has Died’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIANS in Texas celebrate passage of Nigeria’s First Class Bayelsa Traditional...

11.25.2018 | 0 comment

CONFESSION: ‘My LIFE is in Danger in Nigeria for Being GAY, Don’t Deport Me from Britain’-ADENIYI RAJI, 43 year old Nigerian seeking Asylum in UK cries out ….Lament: ‘I have been receiving death threats on social media, I was attacked several times’* ‘My ex-wife caught me and my former partner in bed pant down. As soon as she saw us, she raised the alarm. People gathered and started beating us severely. After that, she divorced me’ * ‘My employers in Lagos sacked me for being Gay. The Nigerian police started publishing my pictures and my name in the Nigerian national dailies. They kept saying that anyone who has useful information that could lead to my arrest should come forward’ Raji’s solicitor, Bhaveshri Patel-Chandegra, an immigration specialist at the law firm Duncan Lewis: “The court has looked at his case and nullified all his evidence that he is at serious risk if removed to Nigeria but there’s been no evidence that his documents aren’t genuine” “The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need our protection and each claim is carefully considered on its individual merits”-Home Office spokesperson BY IRETI IPADEOLA/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, UK

CONFESSION: ‘My LIFE is in Danger in Nigeria for Being GAY, Don’t Deport Me from Britain’-ADENIYI...

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM SHATTERED DREAM: NIGERIAN 7-foot-2 Homeless man, CLIFFORD ETADAFIMUE Arrested in United States …Lured into America with promise of hoax Basketball careers 21 year old earlier squat in a homeless shelter Had multiple encounters with New Hampshire Police in Nashua * “Clifford refused to stand and enter the rear of the van. After several minutes and multiple orders for Clifford to enter the van, myself and other officers picked Clifford up and assisted him into the rear of the van. It took 10 police officers to move this 350-pound homeless Nigerian into booking. He was subsequently charged with resisting arrest for refusing to cooperate”- Sgt. Adalberto Garcia of the Nashua Police Department * “He is facing potential mental health issues and suffering from a medical condition that requires the use of a glucose meter”-City Police BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM SHATTERED DREAM: NIGERIAN 7-foot-2 Homeless man, CLIFFORD ETADAFIMUE...

05.19.2019 | 0 comment

FRAUDSTERS FROM HELL: AFRICAN Pastor, Wife Arrested in Egypt for selling ‘Tickets to Heaven’ at a cost of $500 (N180,00)each…Claims Ticket will get people into the Gates of Heaven without God’s judgment * Heresy: Lied that ‘Jesus’ appeared to him to sell golden tickets for multitudes worldwide * Says: Smoking ‘crack-Cocaine’ in Heaven is totally free * “ Jesus Christ appeared to me and gave me the tickets made of pure gold so that I can sell to people who want salvation. I do not care what people or the police are saying about me, I am being persecuted because of doing the work of God”- Pastor Tito Watts, a Zimbabwe based clergyman Fake Pastor’s wife, Amanda: We just wanted to leave earth and go to space and smoke rock cocaine. I didn’t do nothing. Tito sold the golden tickets to heaven. I just watched” Egyptian Police Report: ‘We confiscated over $10,000 in cash, five crack pipes and a baby alligator’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & YINKA MADEBE OWO/RELIGION CORRESPONDENT, CAIRO

FRAUDSTERS FROM HELL: AFRICAN Pastor, Wife Arrested in Egypt for selling ‘Tickets...

03.31.2019 | 0 comment

SHAME IN BRITAIN: NIGERIAN DRUG Cartel in Hackney dealing in COCAINE, HEROINE Sentenced to over 20years in Prison…British conspirator, Rashayne Hunter found guilty of two counts of conspiring to supply class A drug Received Imprisonment at Wood Green Crown Court The Nigerian identities: SAMUEL AWOYERA, 20, found guilty of two counts of conspiring to supply a class A drug (heroin and crack cocaine), sentenced to seven years and six months in Jail; SHERIF ISIAKA, 19, pleads guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A (heroin and crack cocaine), sentenced to seven years and five months’ imprisonment, JODECI OFULUE, 24, previously pleaded guilty of two counts of conspiring to supply a class A drug (heroin and crack cocaine), sentenced to six years and nine months in prison; AYO ANIBABA, 17, found guilty of two counts of conspiring to supply a class A drug (heroin and crack cocaine) and one count of possession of criminal property, sentenced to four years and four months’ imprisonment Sell drugs in Peterborough, Huntingdon via dedicated phone lines nicknamed ‘Ricki’ and ‘TJ PLUS their expensive lifestyles, modern automobile garage, visit to underground Night-clubs BY PETER CLEG/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, UNITED KINGDOM

SHAME IN BRITAIN: NIGERIAN DRUG Cartel in Hackney dealing in COCAINE, HEROINE Sentenced to over 20years...

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BREAKING NEWS: Over 20 Arab Ministers confirm attendance for 3days’ UAE 3rd Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development…His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE ready to host dignitaries * UAE’s Ministry of Infrastructure Development & Zayed Housing Programme rolls out press conference on Tuesday 24/9 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Habtoor Palace, Al Habtoor Ballroom A, Ground Floor * Jointly organized by the Ministerial Council for Housing and Construction of the Arab League in conjunction with Council of Arab Ministers of Housing, Reconstruction and the Regional Bureau for Arab States *Historic ceremony discusses issues pertaining future in the fields of housing and development, as discussions revolve around three main questions of inclusive cities for happiness,quality of life, sustainability in housing and urban development BY ABDUL MOHAMMED/ARABIAN SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, DUBAI

BREAKING NEWS: Over 20 Arab Ministers confirm attendance for 3days’ UAE 3rd Arab...

09.22.2019 | 0 comment

KISMAYO KITCHEN Unveiled in AMERICA: AFRICA’S Most Famous Restaurant in Vermont make Waves…parades Somali’s recipe, condiments and Africa’s spicy food * Multicultural cuisine features Samosa, Fufu, Jollof Rice and intercontinental meals * Remains Number one African menu spot in Burlington city * Attract visitors from African-American, African, Hispanic, Canadian and White American communities Ahmed Mohammed, the creative Chef behind the kitchen Feel AFRICA’s rich meal, place your order dial: +1 802-448-3032 or mail: kismayokitchen@gmail.com BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF who was in Vermont

KISMAYO KITCHEN Unveiled in AMERICA: AFRICA’S Most Famous Restaurant in Vermont make...

08.10.2019 | 0 comment

INSPIRING: NIGERIAN Genius, AHMED MOHAMMED Constructs First Local Helicopter for Nigerian Army …Says ‘My creativity was done out of patriotism for Nigeria’ Used personal savings to source for materials in the country Kaduna state born man designed the helicopter using green colour to represent Nigeria * His words: “I strongly believe in a positive Nigeria. I know that the nation can quickly develop through technology. And I believe this is my own contribution in making Nigeria great”-MOHAMMED BY ILIYA SAKA/SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, KADUNA

INSPIRING: NIGERIAN Genius, AHMED MOHAMMED Constructs First Local Helicopter for Nigerian Army …Says...

01.12.2019 | 0 comment

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