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DAMNING VERDICT AHEAD OF 2019 ELECTIONS: ‘HISTORY Won’t Forgive MUHAMMADU BUHARI for Bringing in 53 Suitcases of Looted FUNDS Secretly into Nigeria’-ATIKU ABUBAKAR, Nigeria’s former Vice president *Explains: ‘In 1984, AS HEAD, Nigerian Customs and Excise Department at Murtala Mohammed International Airport Command I stopped the ADC of Buhari (then Military Head of State) from smuggling illegal money into the country’ *Dares young Nigerians and millennials who may not be aware of this incident to Google it *Vows: ‘I, Waziri Atiku Abubakar has no history of stolen looted funds’ *Assures: ‘Insha Allah, we will win 2019 Elections and make life meaningful for Nigerians’ * “In desperation, the Buhari administration released this statement to cover their shame on a day that the US based International Strategic Studies Association reported that it is the unprecedented corruption around President Buhari that has led to the recent setbacks in the war on terrorism in the Northeast”-Mazi Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to HE Atiku Abubakar BY SAMSON SHOAGA/MANAGING EDITOR, ABUJA

DAMNING VERDICT AHEAD OF 2019 ELECTIONS: 'HISTORY Won't Forgive MUHAMMADU BUHARI for Bringing in 53 Suitcases…

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Nigeria

Just-in on Xenophobia: Bribery and Corruption Scandal rocks Consulate General of Nigeria in South Africa…Angry Nigerians claim desperate people are paying 800Rands cash as ‘sorting fee’ to be enlisted on Air Peace flight for evacuation * Called Nigeria Embassy in Pretoria at: +27 12 342 0905 but got no response BY TINA OKONUFUA/DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT, PRETORIA

Just-in on Xenophobia: Bribery and Corruption Scandal rocks Consulate General of Nigeria in South Africa...Angry Nigerians…

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Crime

BREAKING NEWS: FBI Declares Nigerian citizen, Kelechi Declan James WANTED for Stealing over $5million in email Scam…Offers $1000 reward for information that lead to arrest *Runs a business e-mail compromise scheme that Defrauds Unsuspecting Americans *Perpetuates crime by overtaking an e-mail account of an individual, requesting money be wired to a bank account; or engage in Internet romance for wired funds * “He has federal criminal charges against him from an investigation by FBI New York’s Cyber Crime Task Force”-Federal Bureau of Investigation * The FBI can be reached 24 hours a day at (212) 384-1000 BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BREAKING NEWS: FBI Declares Nigerian citizen, Kelechi Declan James WANTED for Stealing over $5million in email…

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Nigeria

BREAKING NEWS: James Ibori, ex-Delta State Gov Shuns 57th Birthday Celebration in UK Jail…In High Spirit, Tells Associate Not Yet Time for Party *Embraces New Lifestyle, Reads Book of Psalms and Proverbs Most Times *Confides in close pals: “I Have learnt My Lessons I Can Never Forget” * Presently in High Spirit, Sounding Philosophical * “Sterling contributions of Chief Ibori Delta State development and Nigeria were legendary. On behalf of the government and people of Delta State, I felicitate with a leader par excellence, Chief Ibori, on the occasion of his 57th birthday”-Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor QUOTE: “THE Number one rule of thieves is that nothing is too small to steal”-Jimmy Breslin

BREAKING NEWS: James Ibori, ex-Delta State Gov Shuns 57th Birthday Celebration in UK Jail...In High Spirit,…

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Politics

WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: ‘We’re Prosecuting ORJI UZOR KALU for STEALING N7.6billion Abia State Funds’-EFCC ….As Governor between 2001 and September 2006 you procured Slok Nigeria Ltd, Retained N7.2billion in Inland Bank Plc account * ‘You collaborated with Udeh Jones Udeogu Slok Nigeria and Emeka Abone (at large) in concealing the genuine origin of an aggregate sum of N7, 197,871,208.70…’ * ‘I am Innocent, not GUILTY to the amended 39-count charge read to me before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos’-KALU * ‘The alleged offence violates Section 17(c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004, and was liable to be punished under Section 16. It breached Section 427 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap 77, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990’ BY CHINWE OBINAKA/CRIME WRITER, LAGOS

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Travel & Healthy Living

DEVELOPING: Any Nigerian flying outside the country will buy ticket in United States dollars (not Naira) effective April 19,2022-International Airline Carriers in Nigeria … Blame action on worsening shortage of foreign exchange in the country, difficulty in repatriating airlines’ funds stuck in Nigeria and other countries *Foreign carriers’ unremitted ticket sale proceeds in Nigeria reportedly hit $283m (about N116.87bn) *Notable carriers on the latest agreement include: South African Airways, Fly Dubai, Kenya Airways, Middle East Airlines; Royal Air Maroc, Rwanda Air, Thai Airways; Turkish Airlines, French Bee, Egypt Air; ASKY, Air Seychelles, Air Algerie, and Air Namibia. Others are: Air Panama, Air Burkina, Avianca; Bangkok Airways, Cabo Verde Airlines, Fiji Airways; Hong Kong Airlines, and Malaysian Air *“Blocked airlines funds are pretty high in Africa. I think it is about $601m in Africa across 17 countries. It is very much a case of Africa as a continent probably having the most blocked funds around the world”-Willie Walsh, Director-General, IITA *BY BAYO ADEYEMI/AVIATION Reporter, Abuja

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EDICIÓN ESPAÑOLA¡CARA A CARA con DELTANS EN AMÉRICA!Georgia Gov, Delta de Anfitrión de Legisladores APC Guber flagbearer, O’tega en Atlanta… Preséntelo Ciudadano Honorario de Estado de Premio de Georgia*Kese Jabari, Consejo de Negocios de África, Comunidad nigeriana Descubre Olorogun O’tega*’Deltans en Foro de Diáspora’ sostiene Hyatt Centro de la ciudad de Atlanta, Ga* Comunidades comerciales africanas, los Afroamericanos inundan la ceremonia

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INSIDE NAIROBI: 25 year old NIGERIAN Woman, PRINCESS OKOYE arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for Hiding Cocaine in Milk, Stomach to avert detection…Picked up as she prepared to board a flight destined for Italy * Found to be carrying 77 Pellets of suspected narcotics, later emit 15 pellets swallowed BY TITUS IKEPVA/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, NAIROBI

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ROYAL SHAME: Nigeria’s Most Controversial First Class King, OLUWO of IWO begs Osun State Governor for N20million dash to Marry Ado Bayero dynasty’s Princess from Kano Emirate …after divorcing Jamaican’s Channel Chin accused of filming bedroom activities for blackmail, extortion *Former queen allegedly claim ‘Oluwo of Iwo’ involved in sexual assault of 13-year-old maid, marriage built on falsehood *In the heat of their messy separation, erstwhile wife released a video of the monarch rolling up a joint (Marijuana) to smoke *Monarch mocks ex-wife, saying God Almighty who is worthy of praise will never leave his ordained servant to be scorned by enemies *“I wish to remind your Excellency that this kind of royal wedding within two notable traditional institutions in Nigeria will require huge expenses, which necessitate support of the state government financially, even logistically. The estimated amount for the event is above (N20,000,000.00) Twenty Million Naira”-His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr) Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo *BY BOLADE AKINGBADE/ROYAL Editor, Abuja

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BREAKING NEWS OVER DEATH OF A NIGERIAN ONLY CHILD: Turkish Locals Kill 28 YEAR old NIGERIAN Student, KENNEDY TAOMWABWA…THREE DAY Protests Hit Cyprus’ province of Famagusta * Abducted earlier from the city center by unknown people in the Turkish Cyprus’ province * Varsity undergraduates of Eastern Mediterranean University protest murder, chanting they wanted justice of their Nigerian friend * Police discovered motionless, lifeless body near a pond outside the city, detected he was killed after been beaten up * Three Turkish suspects arrested, detained by the police after one of the suspects said they witnessed the murder even though they did not commit it * “There were five other suspects. The motivation of the murder was still unclear”-Turkish Cypriot police BY CHIMA OKEDU/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, CYPRUS

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International

B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G News! IRAN steps up Spyware Surveillance of PENTAGON, The WHITE HOUSE, unveil billboard threat against DONALD TRUMP’S Life at Enghelab Square in Tehran

…Says: ‘We are fully monitoring his movements in-and-outside the United States, and following his weekly work…

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Business

B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G: I Wasted $224Million on Texas Republicans’ Midterm, Can’t Explain Why My Starlink Space Election Interference Laser Failed This Time Around-ELON MUSK, world’s richest man confesses after GOP’s Tsunami defeat down the ballot

*Fate of Tesla, SpaceX and X headquarters in limbo after Democrats assume power *Fears businesses shielding…

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CONGRESS

BREAKING NEWS! Republican Party Implodes After Midterm Defeat, GOP Caucus warn Speaker Mike Johnson: ‘You’re Incompetent, Unfit to be Minority Leader in New Congress’

*Becomes a butt of joke in Washington DC, treated as an outcast in lame duck period,…

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Entertainment

I Have a Personal Connection to Nigeria Music from Lagos to Kamapala-MAMDANI, New York City Mayor …Conversed fluently in pidgin English, saying: ‘Nigeria too get plenty rich culture, No be lie, Nigerians wetin dey sup?’; joked ‘I don’t want any wahala’

*“I love the sound of Afrobeats pouring out of graduation parties in Southeast Queens, and the sweet aroma of Agege…

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Fashion

Nigeria’s Most Decorated Award-Winning Fashion Designer of the Year, LK MON AMI headlines MISS KWARA BEAUTY PAGEANT 2026 Historic Ceremony in December

*Epoch event dedicated to celebrating the beauty, intelligence, confidence and potentials of young women *Pageantry provides medium for young women…

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Nigeria

Breaking News: Nigeria ranks 120 out of 143 countries in Authoritarianism Worldwide, 62 percent in Global Recession-WJP Rule of Law Index …Rising government interference and rollbacks in freedom of speech and participation demand urgent attention

*Among lower-middle income countries, Nigeria ranks 20th out of 33 *“There is undue executive pressure and interference in institutional decay.…

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B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G NEWS! CHOGM Accredit, Certifies Naija Standard Newspaper Media Group for High-Powered Exclusive meeting with 56 Heads-of-State in Antigua & Barbuda

…Tight-secured, VIP ceremony takes place from 1 to 4 November 2026 in St. John's *Appearance expected from Special Envoy Sir…

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