Inside The WHITE HOUSE! DONALD TRUMP to BUHARI: ‘Why are Christians killed in Nigeria?’ Nigeria President confess: “It was an awkward situation sitting alone with the United States President when I honoured his invitation to the White House only for him to accuse me of atrocity” *Revelation made at the end of the two-day ministerial performance review retreat at the presidential villa, Abuja * “I told him that the problem between the cattle rearers and stagnant farmers I know is older than me”-BUHARI *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/America Foreign Bureau Chief
US President Donald Trump (R) and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari shake hands after a joint press conference...
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BREAKING SILENCE AFTER 25 YEARS ON WORLD MUSIC STAGE! Africa’s Queen of Reggae, EVI EDNA OGHOLI ready for international collaboration with AKON, Senegalese born America’s Grammy Award Winner * Europe’s Amazon of Rhythm was the first Nigerian mainstream female reggae artist that took music all over Africa * Remains first female musician to work with Ivorian music legend Tiken Jah Fakoly * New EP ‘Peace and Love’ released has a French track, titled ‘Paris Est Belle’ (Paris is Beautiful) with an Isoko reggae Jazz hit titled ‘Urehe’ meaning ‘It is not Over Until is Over’ * Signed mouth-watering contract on Enorecords LLC in Italy, where she made a record deal, artist management and distribution for five years * Reveal how Nigerian musicians can survive in face of on-going COVID-19 pandemic * “The death of Majek Fashek, was a great lose to Nigerian music industry and Africans at large. I felt Majek Fashek went on holidays because Rastas don’t die”-Evi Edna Ogholi *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/America Foreign Bureau Chief
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Inside The WHITE HOUSE! DONALD TRUMP to BUHARI: ‘Why are Christians killed in Nigeria?’ Nigeria President confess: “It was an awkward situation sitting alone with the United States President when I honoured his invitation to the White House only for him to accuse me of atrocity” *Revelation made at the end of the two-day ministerial performance review retreat at the presidential villa, Abuja * “I told him that the problem between the cattle rearers and stagnant farmers I know is older than me”-BUHARI *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/America Foreign Bureau Chief
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ENCOUNTER! Meet YUSUF ABUDULRAHMAM SAMBO: Nigerian born British Genius leading 5G Revolution in Scotland…heads University of Glasgow’s World Technological Research *Kaduna native-an indigene of Ikara completed Ph.D degree in Mobile Communications at the age of 27 years *Had Master’s degree in Mobile and Satellite Communications at the University of Surrey in distinction with two publications *Graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, with a second-class upper degree in Electrical Engineering *Contracted to conduct research on mobile communications at the Texas A&M *Presently working on a £1.2 million EPSRC-funded project as a research associate in Communication, Sensing and Imaging Group of the University of Glasgow *Nicola Sturgeon, the first woman to become the first minister of Scotland: “Scotland is aiming to be the 5G leader in the United Kingdom. 5G could enable Scotland to add about £17 billion to GDP by 2035 and create 160,000 jobs” *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
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Satan in the House of worship! Nigerian ‘Man-of-God’, General Overseer of The Church of Lord, EBENEZER AJIGBOTOLUWA impregnates two blood sisters, dupe mother of N2million…blames the Devil, congregants flee * Suspect earlier turned-fugitive procures abortion for victims in a private clinic in Abeokuta * ‘I reported the matter at Lafenwa police station after I got sick in 2018 and was taken to the Church in Olomoore, Abeokuta for spiritual healing. The pastor took advantage of my sickness and asked me to move my entire family of six into the church premises to avoid being afflicted with the same sickness. There and then, the prophet started having sex with my daughters of 16 and 13 years of age without my knowledge’-mother of the victims * “In compliance with the Commissioner of Police directive, the DPO led his men on intelligence, technical based investigation, and their efforts paid off when the prophet was arrested on the 6th of August 2020 at about 5:00am. On interrogation, he confessed to the allegations and that it was the reason why he ran away when he heard that police were looking for him”-Ogun State Police *BY OLUYEMI ADELADE/CRIME REPORTER, ABEOKUTA
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From LAGOS to United States of America: Nigerian Grandma, MOJISOLA ODEGBAMI lands mouth-watering deal in Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ Music Videos…featured in a chart-busting album which premieres on Disney * ever-radiant 69-year-old grandmother appeared in two music videos * Music based on singer’s soundtrack album, ‘The Lion King: The Gift’, which was created for the 2019 remake of the original Disney film “The Lion King” * African artists involving Nigeria’s Yemi Alade, Ghana’s Shatta Wale, Cameroon’s Salatiel appeared in 90-minute album * ‘Goal of the project is to show that Black is regal, rich in history, in purpose and in lineage’ -Beyoncé * “My journey to being cast began with a medical trip I made to California in July 2019, where I met Folajomi (FJ) Akinmurele, a young actor. I was staying with my daughter’s friend. This friend of hers has a 7-year-old-son. The son, FJ, is the main character in Black Is King. I feel happy to have represented Nigeria, and by extension Africa, in ‘Black Is King’. It was an opportunity to showcase Nigerian culture through her appearance”- ODEGBAMI * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
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IMMIGRANT ADVENTURE IN UNITED STATES! Inside story of Ghana’s King, Nana Gyensare V, OSEI, a Taxi Driver in New York …a traditional leader of the Akwamu people, who oversees residents of five towns across Eastern Region * Recalled various challenges on how his brother died, when he inherited the throne * Moved to New York in 1977 to make a better living for himself * Began taxi driving as he bought a medallion in 1982, his father had 19 children *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
IMMIGRANT ADVENTURE IN UNITED STATES! Inside story of...
DIED AT THE AGE OF 75 YEARS: Edo state born retired British Veteran Nurse, MARGARET URHOGHIDE succumb to Covid-19 attack…30 days after glamorous Birthday celebration * Worked for NHS England for decades, described as one of the most celebrated Nurses in U.K. * “Mrs Margaret Urhoghide is a wonderful and illustrious daughter of Esan”-Esan Community of Manchester * “Deceased last birthday was a special gathering of families, friends and well-wishers. A celebration of life, love, tradition and above all the goodness of God. The gathering was a cross-section of a cream of people from different walks of life and culture”-Tribute * BY IBHADE CELESTINA/STAFF WRITER, LONDON
DIED AT THE AGE OF 75 YEARS: Edo state born retired British Veteran Nurse,...
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...
‘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...
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 *...
‘We have returned to Nigeria over £241m ($300m) stolen by Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s former dictator’-United States government …Fund laundered through the U.S. And kept in a Jersey bank account *Money recovered from the hidden account of shell company Doraville * Repatriation involves Jersey retaining $5m (£3.8m), US eligible for same amount * ‘The island had transferred $314,305,568.54 to the U.S on 2nd March’- Jersey’s Attorney General Mark Temple QC * ‘Money had been moved to a recovery account held by the Central Bank of Nigeria and would be paid to the National Sovereign Investment Authority within 14 days’-The Justice Minister for Nigeria, Abubakar Malami * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief
‘Nigeria is calling for Debt Forgiveness of member states from International...
MONEY LAUNDERING IN AMERICA! Nigerian born Houston resident Kingpin, BAMEYI KELVIN OMALE receives 135 months JAIL TERM… ordered to pay $5,378,292.03 as restitution *32 -year-old suspect involved in the scheme to launder millions of dollars *Other Nigerian suspects found guilty: Chinonso Agbaji, a 30-year-old Houston resident sentenced to 78 months in federal prison, Igho Calaba, a 26-year-old Austin resident got 30 months in federal prison; Chibuzor Stanley Uba, a 31-year-old resident of San Antonio to 36 months in federal prison * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
MONEY LAUNDERING IN AMERICA! Nigerian born Houston resident Kingpin, BAMEYI...
OPINION! ‘My Haters suffering from Xenophobic Mentality’-Charlie Boy*Says ‘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...
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...
NIGERIA 2015 ELECTIONS: DANGEROUS SIGNALS AHEAD!BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU
NIGERIA 2015 ELECTIONS: DANGEROUS SIGNALS AHEAD! BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU NIGERIA,...
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...
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...
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...
MAJEK FASHEK in New York: ‘So Long, Too Long’ for burial in Nigeria, Still ‘A Prisoner of Conscience in Death’ …He worked with Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Beyonce, Danny Erskine , sang for Nelson Mandela’s freedom during apartheid period * BY George Elijah Otumu, American Foreign Bureau Chief, Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA/National President, Nigerian-American Press Association email: elijahotumu@yahoo.com
MAJEK FASHEK in New York: ‘So Long, Too Long’ for burial in...
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...
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...
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...
SHAME! Nigerian born Naturalized Australian Doctor, TONY BAKARE Convicted for stealing $360,000 in fake Medicare claims…prepared fictitious receipts from sometimes dead patients as cover-up * Sentenced to four years in jail for forgery and deceit from thousands of patients * Found guilty of obtaining financial advantage by deception after a three-day trial in the District Court in Brisbane * ‘He Lodged over 4,000 false claims for providing services on dates he was overseas’-INVESTIGATION * “This was a persistent course of conduct involving a series of dishonest acts,” Judge Moynihan told the court * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & EMMA ODEBA/REPORTER, Australia
SHAME! Nigerian born Naturalized Australian Doctor, TONY BAKARE Convicted...
MIRACLE, GOD CAN DO ALL THINGS! Nigerian couple delivers twins through IVF after 43 years of waiting upon God for fruit of the womb…had babies at Lagos University Teaching Hospital * earlier fertility doctors warned couple the pregnancy would be dangerous, had a a cesarean at 37 weeks * Medical doctors found pre-cancerous cells of the cervix during a routine test * Spent chunk of her £250,000 National Lottery winnings on IVF treatment and fell pregnant * Dr Adeyemi Okunowo, who delivered the babies, described the birth as a ‘miracle’ *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
MIRACLE, GOD CAN DO ALL THINGS! Nigerian couple delivers twins through...
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...
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...
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…...
Inside The WHITE HOUSE! DONALD TRUMP to BUHARI: ‘Why are Christians killed in Nigeria?’ Nigeria President confess: “It was an awkward situation sitting alone with the United States President when I honoured his invitation to the White House only for him to accuse me of atrocity” *Revelation made at the end of the two-day ministerial performance review retreat at the presidential villa, Abuja * “I told him that the problem between the cattle rearers and stagnant farmers I know is older than me”-BUHARI *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/America Foreign Bureau Chief
US President Donald Trump (R) and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari shake hands...
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,...
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...
‘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,...
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...
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...
BREAKING NEWS! African Diaspora Unite for JOE BIDEN in United States 2020 election …A group of African-American career professionals with original hereditary from Kenya, Liberia, South Africa; Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, other nationals applaud Democratic presidential nominee * “Africans who are African-Americans are fully ready under African Diaspora Unite for JOE BIDEN-National Group will be out in huge numbers this November to vote Biden into power as the elected President of United States. It is a promise”-Ugo Nwaokoro, former Deputy Mayor, City of Newark, New Jersey *BY BAYO ADEYEMO, reporting LIVE from Maryland
BREAKING NEWS! African Diaspora Unite for JOE BIDEN in United States...
JUST IN: Oyo state Governor, SEYI MAKINDE tests positive to Coronavirus disease…says: ‘I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE’ * Confirms he is asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate * Designate Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while he recovers * BY YEMI AKANDE/POLITICAL REPORTER, IBADAN
JUST IN: Oyo state Governor, SEYI MAKINDE tests positive to Coronavirus...
United States Presidential Campaign: Nigerian conman, CHINEDU AMAECHI creates FAKE Social Media Account for Pete Buttigieg…alleges ‘Nigerians support political ambition’, claim ‘big misunderstanding’ to cause confusion *Drops the name of Lis Smith, senior communications adviser for Buttigieg’s campaign *Gives impression that Smith is behind “Pete Buttigieg supporter from Nigeria” * ‘It’s an absurd of conspiracy theory’- Smith * “Nigerian shadow account conspiracy theories are the new rat emojis. Sad but not surprising”-Matt Corridoni, the campaign’s deputy rapid-response communications director * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
United States Presidential Campaign: Nigerian conman, CHINEDU AMAECHI...
‘CHURCHES in Nigeria will certainly lose members after COVID-19 pandemic’-Pastor Sam Adeyemi, Daystar Christian Centre *’Churches with huge members may see a smaller congregation, as most people will now prefer to stream services from home’ * ‘Now that many have been used to worshiping God from the comfort of their rooms, will they go to church when COVID-19 is finally over? * “Many Christians may also feel relaxed on Sundays when they usually go to church?” * BY TOMIWA BOLUWATIFE/RELIGIOUS REPORTER, LAGOS
‘CHURCHES in Nigeria will certainly lose members after COVID-19 pandemic’-Pastor Sam...
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...
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...
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...
Knock-out King: ONORIODE ‘Godzilla’ EHWARIEME, Nigerian born Mike Tyson of Africa making waves in USA…defeats most opponents in round one * U.S.-based Nigerian 6-ft-7 heavyweight pugilist had 17 wins only one defeat * Fans compare him to Tyson, the original “Baddest Man on the Planet * Began career in 2003 in Oghara (Delta state), punched his way up to the top to become WBF International heavyweight title * Says: ‘I am ready to FIGHT for the World Championship belt’ *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
Knock-out King: ONORIODE ‘Godzilla’ EHWARIEME, Nigerian...
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...
9-year-old Nigerian Genius, BASIL OKAPARA JR build over 30 mobile games with no computer training * Passion for games began at age four * Ready to place game titled “Frog attack,” on the Google play store shortly * “There was this day he was on the tablet, as usual, he was so carried away with the game he was playing that I got upset with him. Out of annoyance, I said to him, ‘you are always playing games, can’t you think about building your own games so others can play yours too?’ I was angry when I said it, and I did not know he took it seriously”-Father,of boy, Okpara Sr *BY KEMI OLADELE/TECH REPORTER, LAGOS
9-year-old Nigerian Genius, BASIL OKAPARA JR build over 30 mobile games...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ROFOROFO FIGHT: Executive Jet Airline owner in Nigeria is Arrogantly silly, I have ordered our 20,000 Marlians to boycott your useless plane-Naira MARLEY, Nigerian musician …’My management did not know it was some useless Marlian people that chattered our jet’, says Chairman of the airline, Dr Sam Iwuajoku * ‘The fact that the Almighty has blessed you, shouldn’t make u look down on anyone! Mr executive jet calling us useless is not only defamation but oppressive’ * “Thanking God we did not crash on your flight as we nearly did” BY TIMMY * AKIODE/AVIATION REPORTER
ROFOROFO FIGHT: Executive Jet Airline owner in Nigeria is Arrogantly...
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COVID-19 Pandemic travel restriction: NIGERIAN Couple deliver quadruplets in Dubai, newborn babies stranded in Hospital …couple owing $120,000 and incurring daily charges of $5000 to keep the babies in separate incubators * Kids’ Father, Tijani Abdulkareem, 32-year restaurant city cook: “We have been relying on the goodwill of the hospital and the generosity of the Nigerian community in Dubai. The hospital has really helped us” * “I gave birth to my babies-two boys and two girls on July 1. My husband and I live in Dubai. My husband began making plans to relocate me to Nigeria to give birth when we found out that I was having quadruplets in January”-Suliyah, 29-year mother of the babies * “Nigerian community, with contributions from some UAE residents and other nationals who read the news on local media, have been able to raise (AED) 30,000 (around $8000) to pay part of the family medical bills. They have also secured rent for two months at a bigger apartment for the couple for when the babies are discharged from the clinic. We are keen on ensuring the family gets ongoing support towards the welfare of the mother and the quadruplets even when they get back to Nigeria”-Abdul-Hakeem Anifowoshe, a member of the diaspora community in Dubai * “Nigeria’s embassy in Dubai had contacted the family. The mission is on top of the matter and is in constant touch with the family”-Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairwoman of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission * BY ALPHA MOHAMMED AHMIDU/SPECIAL Correspondent, Britain
COVID-19 Pandemic travel restriction: NIGERIAN Couple deliver quadruplets in Dubai, newborn babies stranded in Hospital… more
- IMMIGRANT ADVENTURE IN UNITED STATES! Inside story of Ghana's King, Nana Gyensare V, OSEI, a Taxi Driver in New York ...a traditional leader of the Akwamu people, who oversees residents of five towns across Eastern Region * Recalled various challenges on how his brother died, when he inherited the throne * Moved to New York in 1977 to make a better living for himself * Began taxi driving as he bought a medallion in 1982, his father had 19 children *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
- DIED AT THE AGE OF 75 YEARS: Edo state born retired British Veteran Nurse, MARGARET URHOGHIDE succumb to Covid-19 attack...30 days after glamorous Birthday celebration * Worked for NHS England for decades, described as one of the most celebrated Nurses in U.K. * “Mrs Margaret Urhoghide is a wonderful and illustrious daughter of Esan”-Esan Community of Manchester * “Deceased last birthday was a special gathering of families, friends and well-wishers. A celebration of life, love, tradition and above all the goodness of God. The gathering was a cross-section of a cream of people from different walks of life and culture”-Tribute * BY IBHADE CELESTINA/STAFF WRITER, LONDON
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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 Wives… more
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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 Cars…Fear of… more
- 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
- 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
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After 6 hours of Rigorous grilling, EMEKA OKONKWO, alias E-MONEY leaves Nigeria Police Custody in a wine-coloured suit …Says: ‘I am a clean entrepreneur, a successful businessman’ * Attract the ire of Nigeria Police Inspector General for allegedly using fully armed policemen as domestic servants * “We received a signal from the Force headquarters on Monday that the police detail of music executive, E-Money, be immediately withdrawn and an investigation into the man be launched. The IG was surprised that policemen were attached to him in the first place and were being used like domestic servants, carrying umbrellas, opening doors and doing menial jobs for him. The policemen were discovered to be attached to B Operations at the command headquarters and not MOPOL which is the usual practice. So, we have withdrawn his policemen and we are inviting him for questioning. The policemen will also be interrogated”-A top police officer * BY CHIDI REUBEN/CRIME REPORTER
After 6 hours of Rigorous grilling, EMEKA OKONKWO, alias E-MONEY leaves Nigeria Police Custody in… more
- 'We have returned to Nigeria over £241m ($300m) stolen by Sani Abacha, Nigeria's former dictator'-United States government ...Fund laundered through the U.S. And kept in a Jersey bank account *Money recovered from the hidden account of shell company Doraville * Repatriation involves Jersey retaining $5m (£3.8m), US eligible for same amount * 'The island had transferred $314,305,568.54 to the U.S on 2nd March'- Jersey's Attorney General Mark Temple QC * 'Money had been moved to a recovery account held by the Central Bank of Nigeria and would be paid to the National Sovereign Investment Authority within 14 days'-The Justice Minister for Nigeria, Abubakar Malami * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief
- ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHT! ' United States Justice Department’s Anti-money laundering must show evidence $320million stolen Abacha's fund repatriated to Nigeria is not Squandered'-CHUCK GRASSLEY, U.S. Chairman, Senate Finance Committee ...Slam Nigeria's EFCC, Attorney General for pursuing opposition, saying: “We are asking for proof that funds returned to Nigeria would go toward infrastructure projects as promised” *“Ibrahim Magu, head of EFCC and Attorney General Abubakar Malami using their roles as an enforcement arm against anyone voicing opposition to Buhari’s government” *'Given all these circumstances, it is critical for Congress to understand what steps the United States government is taking, before it helps transfer hundreds of millions of dollars to Nigeria, to ensure that the money is not fuelling more corruption and government abuses' *Nigeria rejects U.S. senator's query, claim: “The Federal Government would not be dragged into any controversy over an allegation that has no fact or any iota of proof” * “The Commission remains focused on its mandate against economic and financial crimes and will not be deterred by spurious allegations from individuals with hidden agenda”-EFCC spokesman Tony Orilade * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
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OPINION! ‘My Haters suffering from Xenophobic Mentality’-Charlie Boy*Says ‘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 defeat Xenophobia to… more
- 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
- NIGERIA 2015 ELECTIONS: DANGEROUS SIGNALS AHEAD!BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU
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Satan in the House of worship! Nigerian ‘Man-of-God’, General Overseer of The Church of Lord, EBENEZER AJIGBOTOLUWA impregnates two blood sisters, dupe mother of N2million…blames the Devil, congregants flee * Suspect earlier turned-fugitive procures abortion for victims in a private clinic in Abeokuta * ‘I reported the matter at Lafenwa police station after I got sick in 2018 and was taken to the Church in Olomoore, Abeokuta for spiritual healing. The pastor took advantage of my sickness and asked me to move my entire family of six into the church premises to avoid being afflicted with the same sickness. There and then, the prophet started having sex with my daughters of 16 and 13 years of age without my knowledge’-mother of the victims * “In compliance with the Commissioner of Police directive, the DPO led his men on intelligence, technical based investigation, and their efforts paid off when the prophet was arrested on the 6th of August 2020 at about 5:00am. On interrogation, he confessed to the allegations and that it was the reason why he ran away when he heard that police were looking for him”-Ogun State Police *BY OLUYEMI ADELADE/CRIME REPORTER, ABEOKUTA
Satan in the House of worship! Nigerian ‘Man-of-God’, General Overseer of The Church of Lord,… more
- IN 'LUST' WITH A CON MAN: AMERICAN Retiree woman fell in love with a Nigerian criminal, CHUKWUEBUKA OBIAKU on Facebook, freed from captivity in Lagos after 12 months of sexual assault * Lured innocent woman to fly to Nigeria under the pretext of 'love and deceitful marriage' * Held her captive in a hotel and extort $48,000 cash from her bank account * Stolen funds include monthly retirement benefits and allowances over the period of 15 months * “Chukwuebuka Obiaku forcefully collected, took control of her credit and debit cards as well as the operation of her bank accounts”-Nigeria Police Force *BY NIFEMI OWOELA/STAFF Writer, Lagos & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
- BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria's Most Notorious KING of Cyber-fraud, HUSHPPUPI land in America, arraigned in Chicago court in teary eyes...facing 20 year jail term upon conviction for money laundering, hacking, cyber-attack, forgery, Girlfriend (Amira Dyme) disowned him saying 'Karma is a bitch. He's a thief' * Defraud a New York-based law firm of $922,857, scam a financial institution of $14.7million, deceived two million people around the world, to appear in Los Angeles court in few weeks * Conspired to steal $124million from an English Premier League club, F.B.I, INTERPOL, Dubai Police tracked him, 10 others for seven months before arrest * Coined America's million of dollars after hacking into Covid-19 Palliative Fund, Unemployment Insurance through fake website * Dubai Government confiscate suspect's 10 buildings, 20 customized automobile vehicles 2021 model, seized over 150 million dirham (30 million pounds) in cash; 100 Gucci perfume (colon) and 50 designers' wristwatches * Suspect's recorded last conversation before apprehension in UAE: “I have suffered so much poverty in Nigeria. My sister died of poverty because my family could not afford her hospital bill. After I have made money, I vowed to spend it anyhow. God punish money” * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief
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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 Britain…denies accusation *Taken… more
- 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
- 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
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MAJEK FASHEK in New York: ‘So Long, Too Long’ for burial in Nigeria, Still ‘A Prisoner of Conscience in Death’ …He worked with Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Beyonce, Danny Erskine , sang for Nelson Mandela’s freedom during apartheid period * BY George Elijah Otumu, American Foreign Bureau Chief, Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA/National President, Nigerian-American Press Association email: elijahotumu@yahoo.com
MAJEK FASHEK in New York: ‘So Long, Too Long’ for burial in Nigeria, Still ‘A… more
- 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
- NIGERIA: Hunger & Leadership Question-Editorial ...President Buhari: Uphold your Electoral Promises, Oath of Office to Nigerians
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INSIDE UNITED KINGDOM: South Wales Police chokehold Nigerian Student, UYIOGHOSA EMMANUEL AIGBE, mistaken for a burglar on night out in Cardiff while awaiting taxi…wins £4,000 in damages, Claim he ‘struggled to breathe’ as he was ‘jumped on, trampled on and dropped on the floor’ * Arrested, forcefully taken to a police station and dubbed a suspect in a burglary case * “We acknowledge that a mistake was made in arresting this man for burglary, and a full debrief of the incident to identify any opportunities for learning by South Wales Police is taking place and we remain absolutely committed to taking those forward”- spokesman for South Wales Police *BY JOHN OWOLABI/SPECIAL Correspondent, Britain
INSIDE UNITED KINGDOM: South Wales Police chokehold Nigerian Student, UYIOGHOSA EMMANUEL AIGBE, mistaken for a… more
- NO LIMIT TO EDUCATION! Nigerian born 73-year-old Grandma, a Naturalized American, FLORENCE NWADO ONWUSI DIGIDU Bagged Doctorate Degree in Communication, Culture and Media Studies...graduate as a member of Howard University’s Class of 2020 * Defend her dissertation titled “Igbo Collective Memory of the Nigeria - Biafra War (1967-1970): Reclaiming Forgotten Women’s Voices and Building Peace through a Gendered Lens * Former producer and writer on Nigerian Television Authority is a distinguished recipient of Sasakawa and Annenberg Fellowship * “In my second year at Howard, and very close to my screening test, I lost my mother and my father within months. I had to return to Nigeria each time to perform the demanding burial ceremonies for each. I was completely deflated, both physically and emotionally, but I persevered because my father always wanted me to be a ‘Doctor’. This powerful survival instinct in me, which I call daring, and God’s help, are what made me overcome all personal challenges during my doctoral program and get to where I am today”- * “I admire the way Florence delved inside the most painful period of her life to find the focus of her research on women, war and peace. She received the Sasakawa Peace Foundation Fellowship in her last year to conduct interviews with 10 female survivors of that war, and she used [the] feminist standpoint theory to interpret their stories. It is a beautifully researched, theorized, and written dissertation that demonstrates exceptional Howard scholarship”- Carolyn Byerly, Ph.D., Didigu’s advisor and chair of the Communication, Culture and Media Studies doctoral program *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
- A Nigerian Genius, ONORIODE REGINALD AZIZA Bagged 3 First Class degrees at age 23 ... including one from Cambridge University *Received over over 25 academic awards for the Best Student in the Faculty of Law at Obafemi Awolowo University, the Mohammed Bello Prize for the Second Best Student at the Nigerian Law School, and the Wolfson College Jennings Prize for a Distinction on the Master of Corporate Law in Cambridge among others *Scored distinction in all papers at SSCE examinations, expertise lies in securities law, investment and dispute resolution * Inspired by Nigeria’s legal luminary, Professor Olukonyinsola Ajayi SAN to study law Had a short spell at Olaniwun Ajayi LP in Lagos, later spent six months with Shearman and Sterling chamber in Paris * Worked briefly an associate with Herbert Smith Freehills in London, a culmination of the bursary awarded him by the law firm to study at Cambridge * Hired as an Attorney for Chevron Nigeria Limited while studying as a doctoral student at the University of Oxford “My driving force has been an unrepentant commitment to excellence. It is all I have ever wanted to do and be: excellent. I believe I have only been thirstier than most in pursuing excellence. I believe, as did Aristotle, that excellence is not an act but a habit. The pursuit of this habit of excellence has thus been my driving force”-Aziza *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
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BREAKING SILENCE AFTER 25 YEARS ON WORLD MUSIC STAGE! Africa’s Queen of Reggae, EVI EDNA OGHOLI ready for international collaboration with AKON, Senegalese born America’s Grammy Award Winner * Europe’s Amazon of Rhythm was the first Nigerian mainstream female reggae artist that took music all over Africa * Remains first female musician to work with Ivorian music legend Tiken Jah Fakoly * New EP ‘Peace and Love’ released has a French track, titled ‘Paris Est Belle’ (Paris is Beautiful) with an Isoko reggae Jazz hit titled ‘Urehe’ meaning ‘It is not Over Until is Over’ * Signed mouth-watering contract on Enorecords LLC in Italy, where she made a record deal, artist management and distribution for five years * Reveal how Nigerian musicians can survive in face of on-going COVID-19 pandemic * “The death of Majek Fashek, was a great lose to Nigerian music industry and Africans at large. I felt Majek Fashek went on holidays because Rastas don’t die”-Evi Edna Ogholi *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/America Foreign Bureau Chief
BREAKING SILENCE AFTER 25 YEARS ON WORLD MUSIC STAGE! Africa’s Queen of Reggae, EVI EDNA… more
- Meet Toronto's Music Star JAY DAVIS HARMONY, The Queen of Soul in Canada ...ready for music collaboration with any top African musician, searching for Mr. Right: an intelligent, spiritedly calm man willing to spoil her, love music and be supportive of her career * 'My first major concert was at the Bamboo club downtown Toronto with artists like Culture and Mutabaruka on the line up' * Performs on Facebook Live concerts and attract huge following on social media * 'America is the biggest platform where any musician can get worldwide recognition' * 'My current Album 'No Giving Up' is titled track 'No Giving Up', being a song that is empowering, motivational; tells of dreams and aspirations in the music industry' * 'My models are singers like Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson, Rihanna; Beyoncé, The Beatles, Elton John; Bob Marley, Beres Hammond, Dennis Brown; Gregory Isaacs, John legend, Etta James, R. Kelly, Prince' *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
- CONSPIRACY OF LIES THROUGH ENVY: 'I served Nigerian A-list Comedian, I GO DYE for 12 years, he sold me out to Nigeria Police that I hired assassins to kill him over phony N36million'-TUNDE Biletiri, former publicist, entertainment journalist * 'He ruined my hard-earned reputation, labeled me a common criminal, a fraudster, a swindler, yahoo boy in street parlance' * 'I was picked up by police team from Zonal Investigative Bureau Zone 5. They allegedly called me a Notorious cultist, Assassins' patron' * 'I was forced to write false statements under duress and tortured severely in police custody' *'In Police custody, I was forced to write a cheque of N25million by Corporal Lazarus despite pleas by Inspector Ebilayefa not to allow me write it since the case was not fraud related. They vowed to use dud cheque to rope me in. They tortured me with a cutlass and threatened to kill me assuring nothing will ever happen to them' * 'My unlawful detention and remand in prison for three months was a set up' *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau
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HUGE RELIEF ACROSS ATLANTIC: Crown Prince of Dubai, Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum pays $11,500 ( AED 42,000) to clear accrued bills of stranded Nigerian couple with quadruplets…Suliyat Adulkareem, 29, gave birth to the babies, two boys, and two girls, at the Latifa Hospital for Women and Children * ‘Infants born prematurely at nearly 31 weeks through an emergency C-section and placed on ventilators at the neonatal intensive care unit’- Hospital statement * “It’s just a huge favor, and we are still in shock because we didn’t even know how to get the money. I had been sleepless wondering how to pay the bill. We have been getting calls from Portuguese and Brazilian nationals in Dubai. People have been trying to reach us. The Nigerian community has been following us every step of the way”- Abdulkareem, father of babies * “I stepped in to pay the bills after I came across the initial highlighting the family’s story” -Crown Prince of Dubai *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
HUGE RELIEF ACROSS ATLANTIC: Crown Prince of Dubai, Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid… more
- ABILITY IN DISABILITY: Nigerian born Naturalized American Medical Genius, DR. OLUWAFERANMI OKANLAMI earlier suffered spinal cord injury, paralyzed from the neck down en-route to becoming an Orthopaedic Surgeon in Yale ...Presently an Assistant Professor for Family Medicine & Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation * Reigns as Director of MDisability Community Engagement, Director of Adaptive Sports in Michigan Center for Human Athletic Medicine and Performance at Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan * Working as Spokesperson for Guardian Life in their Equal & Able partnership, Serving on St. Joseph County Board of Health as appointed by former Mayor Pete Buttigieg *Bagged MD from University of Michigan, earned Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, and Technology Entrepreneurship from The University of Notre Dame; completed Family Medicine Residency at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana * On Board of the River City Challenged Athletes, featured on Robin Robert’s Good Morning America Series, received Michigan Medicine’s Distinguished Early Career Alumni Award in 2020, serving on the Board of the Michigan Medicine Alumni Society * “In 2013, I was on my way to becoming an Orthopaedic Surgeon. The University of Michigan Medical School graduate was in his third year of residency at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut at that time. I jumped into the pool. I didn’t do a backflip or anything like that. There was no diving board, but I hit either the ground or the side of the pool or someone’s leg. I can’t be completely sure, but immediately I was unable to move anything from my chest down. In my mind, I was thinking of next steps: Stabilize my spine, get me onto the stretcher and get me to the hospital. My medical instincts kicked in”-Okanlami * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
- SHAME! Nigerian born Naturalized Australian Doctor, TONY BAKARE Convicted for stealing $360,000 in fake Medicare claims...prepared fictitious receipts from sometimes dead patients as cover-up * Sentenced to four years in jail for forgery and deceit from thousands of patients * Found guilty of obtaining financial advantage by deception after a three-day trial in the District Court in Brisbane * 'He Lodged over 4,000 false claims for providing services on dates he was overseas'-INVESTIGATION * "This was a persistent course of conduct involving a series of dishonest acts," Judge Moynihan told the court * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & EMMA ODEBA/REPORTER, Australia
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ENCOUNTER! Meet YUSUF ABUDULRAHMAM SAMBO: Nigerian born British Genius leading 5G Revolution in Scotland…heads University of Glasgow’s World Technological Research *Kaduna native-an indigene of Ikara completed Ph.D degree in Mobile Communications at the age of 27 years *Had Master’s degree in Mobile and Satellite Communications at the University of Surrey in distinction with two publications *Graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, with a second-class upper degree in Electrical Engineering *Contracted to conduct research on mobile communications at the Texas A&M *Presently working on a £1.2 million EPSRC-funded project as a research associate in Communication, Sensing and Imaging Group of the University of Glasgow *Nicola Sturgeon, the first woman to become the first minister of Scotland: “Scotland is aiming to be the 5G leader in the United Kingdom. 5G could enable Scotland to add about £17 billion to GDP by 2035 and create 160,000 jobs” *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
ENCOUNTER! Meet YUSUF ABUDULRAHMAM SAMBO: Nigerian born British Genius leading 5G Revolution in Scotland…heads University… more
- Let's ALL PRAY: EUNICE AWONIYI, Kentucky born lady having a Nigerian heritage, Missing...Police set out rescue search team *Reportedly seen later in Atlanta, Georgia *LMPD, Georgia police been looking for missing woman since May * Described by family as 5 feet, 2 inches, 190 pounds with brown eyes * Her last statement on Facebook claim she is 'into a new relationship' * Anyone with information about her whereabouts asked to call LMPD at 502-574-LMPD (5673), Mary Awoniyi at 678-632-1611 or Tabitha Awoniyi at 573-246-0091 * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
- INSIDE CHICAGO: American Court denies HUSHPPUPI, Nigeria's King of Cyber-fraud bail, orders to remain in jail till later in the year...over money laundering charge, considers suspect a flight risk *F.B.I. argues Raymond Abass possesses multiple foreign passports, may flee country if granted bail *embattled 'Billionaire Gucci Master' moniker don fathers a child in Illinois, plead to stay in girlfriend's family house in Homewood while case proceed * "My client lawfully work hard for his funds as a celebrity and a social media influencer. He made his money by constantly promoting Gucci, and Louis Vuitton bags or designer's label as a legal means of income. His fame paid for his luxurious life in Dubai. Job as an Instagram celebrity pays for his monthly his $10,000 monthly rent in Dubai luxury flat. We applied for bail for him with an electronic monitor on his leg so he might stay with his American girlfriend's uncle in Illinois but was denied. He is not a criminal. He was abducted from Dubai"-Famous American defense attorney, Gal Pissetzky * "He could commit crimes with just any smartphone and internet connection"-Prosecutors *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief live from Chicago
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COVID-19 SPREAD: Nigerian Defiant PASTOR UDEN, General Overseer of Jesus Reign Family Church Arrested for violating ban on public places of worship in Federal Capital Territory…Christ Embassy, 15 other churches shut * Church in full session when members of the ministerial task force team arrived * Team waited for the pastor to conclude worship before approaching him to explain his wrongs and handcuff him * Task force team dispersed worshipers at the Christ Embassy Church located at Jahi District of the FCT * Enforcement team also shut down the popular H-Medix Pharmacy located at Wuse II District of the FCT, following complaints received at the FCT COVID-19 Situation Room that the pharmacy has no gun thermometers, other required items to ensure safety of customers and staff * BY DEBORAH JOHN/RELIGIOUS CORRESPONDENT, ABUJA
COVID-19 SPREAD: Nigerian Defiant PASTOR UDEN, General Overseer of Jesus Reign Family Church Arrested for… more
- DEPORTATION THREAT: Nigerian Couple, RASHEEDAT and AFEEZ BAKARE in Tears...beg Canadian Government 'Daughters risk Genital Mutilation if returned home' * Family of four arrived Ontario in 2017, had another daughter in Canada a year later *After denial of refugee status, Rasheedat, now five months pregnant, collapsed and was taken to hospital * Recently, the government issued a temporary delay on the family’s deportation order * “My children’s lives, my husband’s life are at risk. We ran away because they wanted to circumcise my baby girl — the one I brought from Africa. When I got to Canada, I had another baby girl. Currently, I’m pregnant with another baby girl. Now [I’ll have] three baby girls — [and all of their lives are] going to be at risk”-Rasheedat *BY TOLU ABODERIN/REPORTER, ONTARIO & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
- 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
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JOURNALISM AT ITS FINEST @ RAINBOW HALL OF FAME AWARDS: Nigerian born American Journalist, GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU Wins double media honor in a glitzy and glamour red-carpet ceremony at Golden Gates Restaurant, Ikoyi, Lagos * Receives Outstanding African Investigative Journalist of the decade, Most Celebrated Nigerian Journalist in the Diaspora on Saturday, March 15 * Remaining award winners: Most Outstanding Legal Luminary of the year (Charles Ajiboye), African Humanitarian Writer (Mike Cerutti Osagie), Extraordinary Business Icon (Dr .Nwaorie Lazarus); African Culture Promoter in the Diaspora ( Nikki Spooner), Most Trusted Real Estate Investor (Dr.Jerry Nwakobi), Most Outstanding Female Initiator (Mrs.Olajumke Saliu), Hon .Dr.Segun Musa (Dynamic Politician) and other recipients BY SAMSON SHOAGA/MANAGING EDITOR, Nigeria
JOURNALISM AT ITS FINEST @ RAINBOW HALL OF FAME AWARDS: Nigerian born American Journalist, GEORGE… more
- The god-father of General Interest News Stories in Nigeria break silence: 'KUNLE Bakare, MAYOR Akinpelu & I established Fame Weekly Magazine successfully, Nigeria's Biggest and Most Famous Journal ever' -FEMI AKINTUNDE JOHNSON (FAJ) ...Unpublished reasons why I left National Encomium Magazine, embraced higher media calling * The Nigerian Press has continued to perform in commensurate to their relative capacities within the context of the prevailing economic challenges that have restrained print runs, sales and advertising budgets * There's relative freedom of expression in Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari's Govt * It is not true that the agitation of few American legislators made the release of Omoyele Sowore and Dasuki possible * Federal Government need to establish an atmosphere of mutual respect and security of life for media practitioners to thrive *Recalls evergreen days in The Punch Newspaper plus highpoint of media career *Teaches Post Graduate students (PGD) a semester on a course called Topical Issues In Mass Communication, with Celebrity Journalism being the keystone at Nigerian Institute of Journalism GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, America's Foreign Bureau Chief
- 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
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Inside The WHITE HOUSE! DONALD TRUMP to BUHARI: ‘Why are Christians killed in Nigeria?’ Nigeria President confess: “It was an awkward situation sitting alone with the United States President when I honoured his invitation to the White House only for him to accuse me of atrocity” *Revelation made at the end of the two-day ministerial performance review retreat at the presidential villa, Abuja * “I told him that the problem between the cattle rearers and stagnant farmers I know is older than me”-BUHARI *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/America Foreign Bureau Chief
Inside The WHITE HOUSE! DONALD TRUMP to BUHARI: ‘Why are Christians killed in Nigeria?’ Nigeria… more
- From LAGOS to United States of America: Nigerian Grandma, MOJISOLA ODEGBAMI lands mouth-watering deal in Beyoncé's 'Black Is King' Music Videos...featured in a chart-busting album which premieres on Disney * ever-radiant 69-year-old grandmother appeared in two music videos * Music based on singer's soundtrack album, 'The Lion King: The Gift', which was created for the 2019 remake of the original Disney film “The Lion King” * African artists involving Nigeria's Yemi Alade, Ghana's Shatta Wale, Cameroon's Salatiel appeared in 90-minute album * 'Goal of the project is to show that Black is regal, rich in history, in purpose and in lineage' -Beyoncé * “My journey to being cast began with a medical trip I made to California in July 2019, where I met Folajomi (FJ) Akinmurele, a young actor. I was staying with my daughter's friend. This friend of hers has a 7-year-old-son. The son, FJ, is the main character in Black Is King. I feel happy to have represented Nigeria, and by extension Africa, in 'Black Is King'. It was an opportunity to showcase Nigerian culture through her appearance”- ODEGBAMI * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
- ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW INSIDE WASHINGTON DC: Nigerian Orphan, OMAS AUGUSTA SHAKA is America’s Amazon in United States Military ...holds E-5 Sergeant leadership position, eyes E-7 Sergeant of all Sergeants rank * Trains American, other countries' armies in use of M249 machine gun, a powerful tool that can shoot 200 rounds in one minute, narrate why Nigerian army officers cannot contain Boko Haram *Shocked: 'Some Nigerian soldiers asked me repeatedly on social media the name of the machine gun in training of new listing in America in my base and that they have not started using it in Nigeria at all. I felt bad for them. Tell me how can they fight Boko Haram with lazy weapons?' * 'In United States military training, there's is no short cut, as in bias , no bribe' * 'dedicates life in service to God, establishes Hold GOD Strongtv ministry for humanity' * 'Happily married woman reveals how she migrated to America from Nigeria in 2011' * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau
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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, MUHAMMADU BUHARI …There are 40… more
- 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
- '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!”
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BREAKING NEWS! African Diaspora Unite for JOE BIDEN in United States 2020 election …A group of African-American career professionals with original hereditary from Kenya, Liberia, South Africa; Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, other nationals applaud Democratic presidential nominee * “Africans who are African-Americans are fully ready under African Diaspora Unite for JOE BIDEN-National Group will be out in huge numbers this November to vote Biden into power as the elected President of United States. It is a promise”-Ugo Nwaokoro, former Deputy Mayor, City of Newark, New Jersey *BY BAYO ADEYEMO, reporting LIVE from Maryland
BREAKING NEWS! African Diaspora Unite for JOE BIDEN in United States 2020 election …A group… more
- JUST IN: Oyo state Governor, SEYI MAKINDE tests positive to Coronavirus disease...says: 'I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE' * Confirms he is asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate * Designate Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while he recovers * BY YEMI AKANDE/POLITICAL REPORTER, IBADAN
- FIGHTING FOR DAUGHTER'S RELEASE IN BOKO HARAM DEN: LEAH SHARIBU'S Mother storm London, plans to meet British Prime Minister...in tears, saying: “Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has tried, but I need Boris Johnson to help me now secure my daughter's release from terrorists' captivity” *On Hausa BBC interview in London: 'Nigerian government did not contact our family until seven months after the abduction of our daughter' *Lament: 'I have cried many times. My eyes are swollen. President Buhari contacted me, and sent down three Ministers, assuring me that Leah was going to be released soon, nothing else else had been said to me' *Confess :'I am in London to seek the assistance of the the British Government to free Leah from the terrorists’ captivity * BY AHMED MUSA/Correspondent in London
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ADEBOYE Fires top Redeemed Assistant Pastor, Gideon Bakare for sleeping with Church member’s wife …Caught in attempted adultery and putting the church in a bad light * Found pant-down with wife of a congregant on their matrimonial bed in Akure, Ondo State, trying to have a canal knowledge of her * “The Redeemed Christian Church of God has excommunicated Mr Gideon Bakare and relieved him of all ministerial duties in the Mission. The Church dissociated itself from such immoral act of Mr Bakare and described it as being completely contrary to the core values, doctrines, beliefs and practices of the RCCG and the undiluted word of God. Mr Bakare has therefore been directed to return all official items in his custody and stay off all associated connections with the Mission with immediate effect”- RCCG spokesperson Olaitan Olubiyi *BY IYANU ADEGBITE/RELIGIOUS REPORTER, AKURE
ADEBOYE Fires top Redeemed Assistant Pastor, Gideon Bakare for sleeping with Church member’s wife …Caught… more
- 'CHURCHES in Nigeria will certainly lose members after COVID-19 pandemic'-Pastor Sam Adeyemi, Daystar Christian Centre *'Churches with huge members may see a smaller congregation, as most people will now prefer to stream services from home' * 'Now that many have been used to worshiping God from the comfort of their rooms, will they go to church when COVID-19 is finally over? * “Many Christians may also feel relaxed on Sundays when they usually go to church?” * BY TOMIWA BOLUWATIFE/RELIGIOUS REPORTER, LAGOS
- Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) on Notice! Nigeria Police warn Bishop DAVID OYEDEPO: 'Don't Re-open Sunday Church Service' * 'We have information that some religious leaders in Ogun state are preparing to open their religious centres for people to converge in total disobedience to both the state and federal government directives' * 'The command will not tolerate any act capable of undermining the determination of the state and federal government to fight the COVID 19 pandemic to a standstill' 'The ban on all forms of gathering be it social or religious is still in force”- Abimbola Oyeyemi, state Police Spokesperson * BY TOPE ADEYANJU/REPORTER, ABEOKUTA
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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 Carpet… more
- 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
- 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
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‘I Regret dumping Austria Citizenship for Nigeria as a Professional Footballer’-BENEDICT AKWUEGBU, retired Nigerian football striker …’I played for Nigerian national football team and was a 2002 FIFA World Cup participant’ * Says: ‘I regret representing my fatherland in international football instead of Austria that also offered me a great opportunity. It makes me feel the regret of playing for the Super Eagles. It makes me blame myself, and ask myself why I rejected Austria who were all over me then to play for their national team which I turned down in preference to Nigeria’ * ‘If I knew I would be treated this way, perhaps I would have been much wiser. But then, that’s the prize I had to pay for being patriotic, holding tight to my love for the green, white and green colours of Nigeria * ‘Till today, Austria still show me love, they still recognise me to the point that I now wonder how it would have been if I had adopted their nationally and represented them at the senior level’ * ‘ I’m just being honest to my conscience. I’m not against the leadership of the NFF. The field is large enough for them to increase the team [coaches] number. You have the Super Eagles, U-23 Olympic Eagles, Flying Eagles, U-17 Golden Eaglets. You also have the women teams – Super Falcons, Falconets and Flamingoes (U-17). You can appoint one ex-international to each of these teams’ * BY NICOLE IBAKA/REPORTER, ABUJA
‘I Regret dumping Austria Citizenship for Nigeria as a Professional Footballer’-BENEDICT AKWUEGBU, retired Nigerian football… more
- Knock-out King: ONORIODE 'Godzilla' EHWARIEME, Nigerian born Mike Tyson of Africa making waves in USA...defeats most opponents in round one * U.S.-based Nigerian 6-ft-7 heavyweight pugilist had 17 wins only one defeat * Fans compare him to Tyson, the original “Baddest Man on the Planet * Began career in 2003 in Oghara (Delta state), punched his way up to the top to become WBF International heavyweight title * Says: 'I am ready to FIGHT for the World Championship belt' *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
- 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
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9-year-old Nigerian Genius, BASIL OKAPARA JR build over 30 mobile games with no computer training * Passion for games began at age four * Ready to place game titled “Frog attack,” on the Google play store shortly * “There was this day he was on the tablet, as usual, he was so carried away with the game he was playing that I got upset with him. Out of annoyance, I said to him, ‘you are always playing games, can’t you think about building your own games so others can play yours too?’ I was angry when I said it, and I did not know he took it seriously”-Father,of boy, Okpara Sr *BY KEMI OLADELE/TECH REPORTER, LAGOS
9-year-old Nigerian Genius, BASIL OKAPARA JR build over 30 mobile games with no computer training… more
- HISTORIC: 22-year-old Nigerian innovator, DAVID ADEYEMI emerges First African World Student Organisation appointee...becomes Nigeria Country Director, trounced 11,000 African candidates * Had record breaking scores in all the assessments during the interview period * “His versatility swept us off the floor during our interview session and the entire World Student Organisation community is looking forward to his exploit and contributions”- Dimas Satrio Pradhana, World Student Organisation Founder * The World Student Organisation is a Berlin-based organisation founded on youths' concerns towards rising, present global issues, as it seeks to connect students worldwide in order to come up with solutions for these issues BY LUKMAN HAFEEZ/TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT, ABUJA
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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… more
- 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
- 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
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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 Arrested in United States… more
- 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
- 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
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BEAUTY & BRAIN IN AMERICA : Inside the world of OLAMIDE DAVIES TALABI, Nigerian born American Most Outstanding Humanitarian Cultural Ambassador in New Jersey …Invisible hands behind the creation of greater awareness for Ogun state outside Nigeria * Initiates ‘Miss Africa Tri-State’ which features unique opportunities for young ladies to support humanitarian causes * She is an exemplary activist fighting for creation of opportunities for Nigerians in USA * Successfully served as former Special Adviser on Diaspora and Cultural Exchange in the office of Mayor in Newark * Reigns as President for Imperial Group of Companies, Chairperson for NAPAC in New Jersey * PLUS how Foreign Direct Investment from America can be attracted to Nigeria through Tourism * “Our goal is to look out for Nigerian-Americans with policies that will benefit us economically, politically and overall well being as immigrants in the USA. Most importantly, we support our people to run for offices. We have many success stories of Nigerian-Americans running for offices even in predominantly white neighborhoods”-Ambassador OLAMIDE *GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief
BEAUTY & BRAIN IN AMERICA : Inside the world of OLAMIDE DAVIES TALABI, Nigerian born… more
- FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY: Nigeria's foremost Royal King, OBA ADEYEYE OGUNWUSI, Ojaja II adopts a talented Corn Seller who drew his Portrait...gives him Scholarship to University level, promised to support more creative youths * 17-year-old boy used pencil to reflect the true image of the royal father * Ooni of Ife vows: 'My Royal Stool is dedicated to ambitious young Nigerian populations who are daily pushing hard through the barriers of economic instability and uncertainties to gain better livelihood' * “Superlative Samuel who is just about to graduate from secondary school has been adopted by me. His fees till his tertiary education will be taken care of by me and he will be gainfully employed right here in my palace”-Oba Ogunwusi *BY LEKAN ADEDAYO/ Culture Reporter, Lagos
- Revealed! America’s BLACK PANTHERS' Hollywood movie is an Intellectual Theft from 'Amazons of Africa Women Warriors' 90minutes full-length film-Femi Lasode, award-wining producer, Afrika ‘n Vogue/Even-Ezra Studios ...True story of the war between Dahomey and Egbas of Abeokuta in in the late 19th Century * 'It's a huge cultural product that generates revenue, assist in the promotion of tourism *Movie will be subtitled in English, French, Yoruba and Beninoise languages * Bloc buster movie won award at the 'Documentary without Borders' Documentary Festival * Quote: “It has been asserted that this African story was the basis of Hollywood’s 'Black Panthers', mega box office hit. While the 'Black Panthers' story is fiction, the 'Amazons of Africa, Women Warriors' story is factual. Hollywood, over the years, has often been accused of stealing African stories, only to bring them out in their own way” *GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
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IMMIGRANT ADVENTURE IN UNITED STATES! Inside story of Ghana’s King, Nana Gyensare V, OSEI, a Taxi Driver in New York …a traditional leader of the Akwamu people, who oversees residents of five towns across Eastern Region * Recalled various challenges on how his brother died, when he inherited the throne * Moved to New York in 1977 to make a better living for himself * Began taxi driving as he bought a medallion in 1982, his father had 19 children *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
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DIED AT THE AGE OF 75 YEARS: Edo state born retired British Veteran Nurse, MARGARET URHOGHIDE succumb to Covid-19 attack…30 days after glamorous Birthday celebration * Worked for NHS England for decades, described as one of the most celebrated Nurses in U.K. * “Mrs Margaret Urhoghide is a wonderful and illustrious daughter of Esan”-Esan Community of Manchester * “Deceased last birthday was a special gathering of families, friends and well-wishers. A celebration of life, love, tradition and above all the goodness of God. The gathering was a cross-section of a cream of people from different walks of life and culture”-Tribute * BY IBHADE CELESTINA/STAFF WRITER, LONDON
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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...
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...
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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‘We have returned to Nigeria over £241m ($300m) stolen by Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s former dictator’-United States government …Fund laundered through the U.S. And kept in a Jersey bank account *Money recovered from the hidden account of shell company Doraville * Repatriation involves Jersey retaining $5m (£3.8m), US eligible for same amount * ‘The island had transferred $314,305,568.54 to the U.S on 2nd March’- Jersey’s Attorney General Mark Temple QC * ‘Money had been moved to a recovery account held by the Central Bank of Nigeria and would be paid to the National Sovereign Investment Authority within 14 days’-The Justice Minister for Nigeria, Abubakar Malami * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief
‘Nigeria
is
calling for Debt
Forgiveness of member states
from
International...
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OPINION! ‘My Haters suffering from Xenophobic Mentality’-Charlie Boy*Says ‘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...
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...
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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IN ‘LUST’ WITH A CON MAN: AMERICAN Retiree woman fell in love with a Nigerian criminal, CHUKWUEBUKA OBIAKU on Facebook, freed from captivity in Lagos after 12 months of sexual assault * Lured innocent woman to fly to Nigeria under the pretext of ‘love and deceitful marriage’ * Held her captive in a hotel and extort $48,000 cash from her bank account * Stolen funds include monthly retirement benefits and allowances over the period of 15 months * “Chukwuebuka Obiaku forcefully collected, took control of her credit and debit cards as well as the operation of her bank accounts”-Nigeria Police Force *BY NIFEMI OWOELA/STAFF Writer, Lagos & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
IN ‘LUST‘ WITH A CON MAN:
AMERICAN Retiree woman fell in love with a Nigerian...
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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...
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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MAJEK FASHEK in New York: ‘So Long, Too Long’ for burial in Nigeria, Still ‘A Prisoner of Conscience in Death’ …He worked with Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Beyonce, Danny Erskine , sang for Nelson Mandela’s freedom during apartheid period * BY George Elijah Otumu, American Foreign Bureau Chief, Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA/National President, Nigerian-American Press Association email: elijahotumu@yahoo.com
MAJEK FASHEK in New York: ‘So Long, Too Long’ for burial in Nigeria, Still ‘A...
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...
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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INSIDE UNITED KINGDOM: South Wales Police chokehold Nigerian Student, UYIOGHOSA EMMANUEL AIGBE, mistaken for a burglar on night out in Cardiff while awaiting taxi…wins £4,000 in damages, Claim he ‘struggled to breathe’ as he was ‘jumped on, trampled on and dropped on the floor’ * Arrested, forcefully taken to a police station and dubbed a suspect in a burglary case * “We acknowledge that a mistake was made in arresting this man for burglary, and a full debrief of the incident to identify any opportunities for learning by South Wales Police is taking place and we remain absolutely committed to taking those forward”- spokesman for South Wales Police *BY JOHN OWOLABI/SPECIAL Correspondent, Britain
INSIDE UNITED KINGDOM:
South Wales Police chokehold Nigerian Student, UYIOGHOSA EMMANUEL...
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SHAME! Nigerian born Naturalized Australian Doctor, TONY BAKARE Convicted for stealing $360,000 in fake Medicare claims…prepared fictitious receipts from sometimes dead patients as cover-up * Sentenced to four years in jail for forgery and deceit from thousands of patients * Found guilty of obtaining financial advantage by deception after a three-day trial in the District Court in Brisbane * ‘He Lodged over 4,000 false claims for providing services on dates he was overseas’-INVESTIGATION * “This was a persistent course of conduct involving a series of dishonest acts,” Judge Moynihan told the court * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & EMMA ODEBA/REPORTER, Australia
SHAME!
Nigerian born Naturalized Australian Doctor, TONY BAKARE Convicted for stealing...
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Let’s ALL PRAY: EUNICE AWONIYI, Kentucky born lady having a Nigerian heritage, Missing…Police set out rescue search team *Reportedly seen later in Atlanta, Georgia *LMPD, Georgia police been looking for missing woman since May * Described by family as 5 feet, 2 inches, 190 pounds with brown eyes * Her last statement on Facebook claim she is ‘into a new relationship’ * Anyone with information about her whereabouts asked to call LMPD at 502-574-LMPD (5673), Mary Awoniyi at 678-632-1611 or Tabitha Awoniyi at 573-246-0091 * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
Let’s ALL PRAY:
EUNICE AWONIYI, Kentucky born lady having a Nigerian heritage,...
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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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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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Inside The WHITE HOUSE! DONALD TRUMP to BUHARI: ‘Why are Christians killed in Nigeria?’ Nigeria President confess: “It was an awkward situation sitting alone with the United States President when I honoured his invitation to the White House only for him to accuse me of atrocity” *Revelation made at the end of the two-day ministerial performance review retreat at the presidential villa, Abuja * “I told him that the problem between the cattle rearers and stagnant farmers I know is older than me”-BUHARI *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/America Foreign Bureau Chief
US President Donald Trump (R) and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari shake hands after a joint press...
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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,...
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...
‘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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BREAKING NEWS! African Diaspora Unite for JOE BIDEN in United States 2020 election …A group of African-American career professionals with original hereditary from Kenya, Liberia, South Africa; Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, other nationals applaud Democratic presidential nominee * “Africans who are African-Americans are fully ready under African Diaspora Unite for JOE BIDEN-National Group will be out in huge numbers this November to vote Biden into power as the elected President of United States. It is a promise”-Ugo Nwaokoro, former Deputy Mayor, City of Newark, New Jersey *BY BAYO ADEYEMO, reporting LIVE from Maryland
BREAKING NEWS!
African Diaspora Unite for JOE BIDEN in United States 2020 election
…A...
JUST IN: Oyo state Governor, SEYI MAKINDE tests positive to Coronavirus disease…says: ‘I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE’ * Confirms he is asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate * Designate Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while he recovers * BY YEMI AKANDE/POLITICAL REPORTER, IBADAN
JUST
IN:
Oyo
state Governor, SEYI
MAKINDE tests positive to Coronavirus disease…says:
‘I...
FIGHTING FOR DAUGHTER’S RELEASE IN BOKO HARAM DEN: LEAH SHARIBU’S Mother storm London, plans to meet British Prime Minister…in tears, saying: “Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has tried, but I need Boris Johnson to help me now secure my daughter’s release from terrorists’ captivity” *On Hausa BBC interview in London: ‘Nigerian government did not contact our family until seven months after the abduction of our daughter’ *Lament: ‘I have cried many times. My eyes are swollen. President Buhari contacted me, and sent down three Ministers, assuring me that Leah was going to be released soon, nothing else else had been said to me’ *Confess :’I am in London to seek the assistance of the the British Government to free Leah from the terrorists’ captivity * BY AHMED MUSA/Correspondent in London
Rebecca Sharibu holds up a photograph that shows her daughter Leah, seated on the left...
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‘CHURCHES in Nigeria will certainly lose members after COVID-19 pandemic’-Pastor Sam Adeyemi, Daystar Christian Centre *’Churches with huge members may see a smaller congregation, as most people will now prefer to stream services from home’ * ‘Now that many have been used to worshiping God from the comfort of their rooms, will they go to church when COVID-19 is finally over? * “Many Christians may also feel relaxed on Sundays when they usually go to church?” * BY TOMIWA BOLUWATIFE/RELIGIOUS REPORTER, LAGOS
‘CHURCHES
in Nigeria will certainly lose members after COVID-19
pandemic’-Pastor
Sam...
Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) on Notice! Nigeria Police warn Bishop DAVID OYEDEPO: ‘Don’t Re-open Sunday Church Service’ * ‘We have information that some religious leaders in Ogun state are preparing to open their religious centres for people to converge in total disobedience to both the state and federal government directives’ * ‘The command will not tolerate any act capable of undermining the determination of the state and federal government to fight the COVID 19 pandemic to a standstill’ ‘The ban on all forms of gathering be it social or religious is still in force”- Abimbola Oyeyemi, state Police Spokesperson * BY TOPE ADEYANJU/REPORTER, ABEOKUTA
Living
Faith Church (Winners Chapel) on Notice!
Nigeria
Police warn Bishop
DAVID
OYEDEPO:...
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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...
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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Knock-out King: ONORIODE ‘Godzilla’ EHWARIEME, Nigerian born Mike Tyson of Africa making waves in USA…defeats most opponents in round one * U.S.-based Nigerian 6-ft-7 heavyweight pugilist had 17 wins only one defeat * Fans compare him to Tyson, the original “Baddest Man on the Planet * Began career in 2003 in Oghara (Delta state), punched his way up to the top to become WBF International heavyweight title * Says: ‘I am ready to FIGHT for the World Championship belt’ *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
Knock-out
King:
ONORIODE ‘Godzilla’
EHWARIEME, Nigerian born Mike Tyson...
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9-year-old Nigerian Genius, BASIL OKAPARA JR build over 30 mobile games with no computer training * Passion for games began at age four * Ready to place game titled “Frog attack,” on the Google play store shortly * “There was this day he was on the tablet, as usual, he was so carried away with the game he was playing that I got upset with him. Out of annoyance, I said to him, ‘you are always playing games, can’t you think about building your own games so others can play yours too?’ I was angry when I said it, and I did not know he took it seriously”-Father,of boy, Okpara Sr *BY KEMI OLADELE/TECH REPORTER, LAGOS
9-year-old Nigerian Genius, BASIL OKAPARA JR build over 30 mobile games with no computer training
*...
HISTORIC: 22-year-old Nigerian innovator, DAVID ADEYEMI emerges First African World Student Organisation appointee…becomes Nigeria Country Director, trounced 11,000 African candidates * Had record breaking scores in all the assessments during the interview period * “His versatility swept us off the floor during our interview session and the entire World Student Organisation community is looking forward to his exploit and contributions”- Dimas Satrio Pradhana, World Student Organisation Founder * The World Student Organisation is a Berlin-based organisation founded on youths’ concerns towards rising, present global issues, as it seeks to connect students worldwide in order to come up with solutions for these issues BY LUKMAN HAFEEZ/TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT, ABUJA
HISTORIC:
22-year-old Nigerian
innovator, DAVID ADEYEMI emerges First African World Student
Organisation...
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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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