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Nigeria

‘Federal Govt will spend N795Million to Upgrade Website’-Buhari, Nigeria’s President *Says: ‘N536Million to link Cables from Drivers’ Rest Room, Guest House to Aso Vila’*’Buhari’s Corrected 2016 Budget is a FRAUD’-Members, House of Representatives*’Nigeria is 62nd Poorest Nation in the World’-Global Finance Group*’Why Naira continually Depreciates in FOREX Market, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Nigeria’s Best CBN Governor’-Johnson Akpemu, Economic Expert, New Jersey*’Tougher Times Ahead for Nigerians’-Prophet Destiny Oloruntoba, C&S Church, Chicago*QUOTE: “The whole point of extravagance is to act like a fool and feel like a fool, but enjoy it” -Alfred Bester

Politics

GOVERNANCE: 2ND NAIJA STANDARD AMERICAN AWARDS! Barack Obama, America’s Most Performing President Ever…Mandela is ‘Africa’s Foremost Respected Democrat & World Leader’ * Godswill Akpabio: Nigeria’s Niger-Delta Governor of the Year (Infrastructure Developments) * Rabiu Kwankwanso: Nigeria’s Best Governor of the Year (Education Area) * Aliko Dangote: Nigeria’s Most Enterprising & Consistent Businessman of the Year *David Mark: Nigeria’s Evergreen Parliamentarian of the Year

Crime

DISGRACEFUL IN AMERICA: 29 Years old NIGERIAN, OLUWASEUN ADEKOYA Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for BANK FRAUD and Conspiracy…Guilty of STEALING in New Hampshire *Communicated with Federal Undercover Agent who takes over identity of a criminal with whom he had done business previously * Creates 40 FAKE ATM Cards to fraudulently obtain money from banks in New Hampshire * Busted while attempting to withdraw $960,000 in ATM bank fraud * Adekoya arrested at his home in Sewaren, New Jersey, four co-conspirators: Darrell Harris, Adebayo Adegbesan, Kamau Brown and Aubrie Banks plead guilty before trial and two of them testified against Adekoya BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DISGRACEFUL IN AMERICA: 29 Years old NIGERIAN, OLUWASEUN ADEKOYA Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison…

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Crime

WE have Forensic Evidence linking NAIRA MARLEY to Credit Card Fraud-EFCC … musician is standing trial on 11-count charge of conspiracy, possession of counterfeit credit cards and fraud *Found to have committed crimes between November 26, 2018, December 11, 2018, May 10, 2019 *BY CHIKA AMAECHI/Anti-Graft Correspondent

WE have Forensic Evidence linking NAIRA MARLEY to Credit Card Fraud-EFCC … musician is standing…

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Media

SEPARATION:

SEPARATION:CNN Pays Don Lemon $24.5 Million to Settle Anchor’s Network Ouster…payout complete outstanding salaries from…

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Nigeria

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘Goodluck Jonathan Given a Bloody Nose at 2015 Elections’-Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to Nigerian President …’Reuben Abati, Femi Fani Kayode: Days of Impunity Gone, Got Clean Hands-Nothing To Fear’ * ‘PDP, Other Oppositions Throw Biased, Concocted, Fictive, Outright Lies into the Media’ *President BUHARI Don’t Need Media Damage Control *EFCC Investigation:’Fate of Patience Jonathan Will be Determined by Nigerian Court’ * ‘My Worst Day: When General Buhari Was Overthrown in 1985’ * ‘ I Supported him 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015 When he WON Presidential Election’ * ‘Mr President Beats back Insurgency in the North-east, Set Standard for Transparency’ *’Buhari Has No Interference in Judiciary, Food sufficiency is a Goal of the Administration’ *PLUS President Buhari’s Plan to leave a Strong, Secure, Prosperous, Corrupt-free country

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 'Goodluck Jonathan Given a Bloody Nose at 2015 Elections'-Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on…

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Business

TRENDING: NIGERIAN Woman, FEMI OLAYEBI Wins AMERICA’S Best Mentor/Role Model Award in Washington DC…shares honor with Dana Denis-Smith from United Kingdom *Manufactured ‘Baby-bag’ for her child with no formal training *Registers ‘Baby-bag company’, creates ‘FemiHandbags’ brands *Earlier won Exclusive Women’s Award for Best Accessory Designer of the Year *Award recognizes WEConnect International certified women, business owners that have not only developed successful businesses, but have also helped those around them do same * “Femi Olayebi as the co-winner of the Best Mentor and Role Model Award at the inaugural WEConnect International Gala in Washington DC, USA”-Marsha Firestone, Founder and President of the Womens’ President Organization BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Business

MAKING NIGERIA PROUD OVERSEAS: 21 YEAR old NIGERIAN, UGOCHI IHEZUE Wins MISS WORLD 2017 Top Model Award…Defeats Contestants from Thailand, China and Croatia *Stands 188cm TALL being tallest contestant in Miss World 2017 *Gets Direct Entry in Top 40 as prize for winning this round, Joins Miss Dominican Republic who won Sports event recently *TOP Model Category is a PRIME Contest of Miss World Pageant *Top Model established in 2004, considered a strong indicator for final results *RECORDS: FOUR of the winners of Top Model title later won Miss World – China PR in 2007, Russia in 2008, Philippines in 2013 and Spain in 2015 BY EVELYN ABAMURE/FASHION WRITER, AMSTERDAM

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INSPIRING: Ibadan based Nigerian International Institute of Tropical Agriculture wins AFRICA Food Prize 2018…Receives US$100,00 grant issued by African Green Revolution in Agriculture @ a Gala Dinner in Rwanda *Award recognizes individuals and institutions leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa from a struggle to survive to a business that strives *Honor celebrates Africans who are taking control of Africa’s agriculture agenda *Prize celebrates the achievements of IITA for its 50th year of service to African agriculture and smallholder farmers in 2017 BY OMOLOLA BELLO/FOOD & SCIENCE WRITER in Ibadan

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ARRESTED: Nigerian Most Dangerous Los Angeles Criminal, CHARLES CHUKWUMA ONWUEMELIE busted for 68 Armed Robberies in United States… conceal identity for 24 months, wear different hats, a face mask, rubber gloves and handgun *“Los Angeles District Attorney’s office filed 16 counts of robbery against Onwuemelie for the crimes that occurred in the city of Los Angeles”-LAPD *“29-year-old suspect held on $1.4 million bail, used a handgun to steal at gas stations, 7-Elevens, and Walmarts. The robberies have occurred throughout Los Angeles County and the city of Los Angeles”- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department *GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘My Ordeal As a Victim of Human Trafficking’-BUKOLA Oriola, Member, United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking*Says: “Human Trafficking is Modern Day Slave, Exploitation of Body, Body Parts or Labor”*Clears the air: “I was not trafficked as a Child. My book IMPRISONED: The Travails of a Trafficked Victim captures my story”*Explain: “America & Mexico Govts working on Ways to Combat Human Trafficking”*States: “Every Country in the World Must Fight Human Trafficking”* Founded The Enitan Story, a nonprofit organization to Advocate for Victims, Empower Survivors of Human Trafficking and Domestic Abuse*Echoes: “My appointment on U.S. Advisory Council, Opportunity to Lend my Voice on Highest platform to reach more People, Engage more People in Fight Against Human Trafficking in America and around the world”

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Nigeria

BREAKING NEWS: AMERICA’S Custom and Border Control Seizes NIGERIAN Man’s Unreported of over $11,000 CASH in Baltimore….On Departing Private Aircraft to London * ‘We identified a man with previous federal currency reporting violations’-CBP * ‘This man also failed to report any currency on this trip nor did he complete a financial reporting form as required by law’ * ‘CBP officers conducted a compliance examination and discovered $11,647 in U.S. dollars, British pounds and Euros. CBP officers seized all the currency’ ** ‘Why CBP officers released him to continue his travel after officers completed the currency seizure’ * “Chartering a private flight does not alleviate travelers from the responsibility of complying with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, including federal currency reporting requirements”-Dianna Bowman, CBP Area Port Director for the Area Port of Baltimore BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES

BREAKING NEWS: AMERICA'S Custom and Border Control Seizes NIGERIAN Man's Unreported of over…

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Business

AFRICA IMPACT INVESTMENT FORUM! Tony Elumelu, Rockefeller Foundations Announce Africa Winners…Over hundreds of applicants screened in African Continent *FACTS: ‘Since April 2013, IEIF provides grant capital for entrepreneurs with projects that create jobs in underserved sectors *African Winners: Investisseurs & Partenaires (Senegal), Renew LLC (Ethiopia), M.Lab Africa (Kenya), Policy and Economic Research Council (Tanzania), Doreo Partners (Nigeria), GIMPA Centre for Impact Investing (Ghana) and SliceBiz (Ghana)

AFRICA IMPACT INVESTMENT FORUM! Tony Elumelu, Rockefeller Foundations Announce Africa Winners…Over hundreds…

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The SITUATION ROOM

Sad Exit: Nigeria’s Guardian Newspaper longest former Features Editor, EBERE AHANIHU dies of Heart Attack in Canada home…arrived Ottawa as a refugee after threats to life over expose on HIV/AIDS, completed a PhD program at Carleton University *Deceased dissertation titled: ‘Digitizing Failure: Power and Development in Nigerian e-Schools’ *Travelled widely, reporting on human rights, development and HIV/AIDS work brought threats from law enforcement agents *Ex-Canadian ambassador touched by the journalist’s exemplary lifestyle kick-starts a-gofundme page to support the family *“We need journalists like this who are fearless in their pursuit of truth. It’s a big loss for journalism to lose someone at their prime like this”-Robert Peck, a former Canadian ambassador who served first overseas posting as a diplomat in Lagos *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor & MADU UCHE/Staff Writer, Canada

Sad Exit: Nigeria’s Guardian Newspaper longest former Features Editor, EBERE AHANIHU dies…

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Crime

Damilola Toba, 19, Aisha Falode’s only Son Murdered in Dubai…Conspiracy of his British Girlfriend Exposed * “There is a grand conspiracy to cover the murder of my Client’s son, Tobi in Dubai” *“ I received a call from the security guard at Toba’s apartment block in a hysterical tone that something serious had just happened to my son”-Aisha Falode * “We arrested everyone at the scene of the crime, interviewed them. The deceased fell down from the balcony-railings of 17th floor Apartment of 1703 Manchester Towers Building in Marina”-Dep. Director, Jebel Ali Police Station

PAINFULLY REGRETTABLE: SAD!   Damilola Toba, 19, Aisha Falode’s only Son Murdered…

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ARRESTED: 40-year-old American born Nigerian heritage educator, Dr. OLAYINKA ALEGE handcuffed for Misdemeanor Assault …found forcefully performing unwanted foot massage on American underage kids as a form of punishment, resigns as Florida’s Providence school district administrator *Released later on personal recognizance with an order not to contact the victims *“There wasn’t a person who felt bad that they had been punished. Not a single kid will tell me they were unhappy coming to school because they felt they were going to be punished. They felt comfortable coming to my office, and that’s the tone I tried to set”-ALEGBE *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor
Education
INSPIRING: NIGERIAN Academic Prodigy, IKEOLUWA ABIOYE, 15 Year old Girl Scored A-ONE in NINE WAEC (High School Exams)…Had 305 in Joint Admission and Matriculation Board Results *Performed Excellent in Mathematics, English, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Civic, Catering, Biology and ICT *Indigene of Irepodun Local Council from Osun State recently honoured by her alma mater, Starfield Schools, Iju, Lagos *BEG NIGERIA and US GOVTS for Sponsorship to further studies Abroad * “My Dream is to Attend AMERICA’S Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) or Harvard University to study Computer Engineering to help NIGERIA in Advance ICT Development” BY TOLA ENIOLA/STAFF REPORTER, IKEJA, LAGOS
Nigeria
CNN EXCLUSIVE : CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA’S POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION!’Okiro, Nigeria’s ex-Police Chief after my Life for Exposing his N275Million Fraud’-Aaron, PSC Protocol Head*Says: ‘I’m being trailed by a Police Stalker, I want the world to know my Situation’*Confesses: “I’m Ready to Fight Corruption, even if I lose my Life in process’*Explains: ‘Okiro used Girlfriend, Benue State Agency contacts to collect the contracts’*Laments: ‘Sets him up at Police Force HQ to be Detained’*Narrates: ‘My Ordeal in Kuje Prison traumatic, Police pushed aside court ruling’*PLUS: Why he petition EFCC, ICPC, National Assembly, Nigeria Human Right Commission
Nigeria
BREAKING NEWS: ‘We are not endorsing any candidate in Nigeria’s 2019 election, only supporting a democratic process that reflects the will of Nigerian people’ -United States Government …Rivers, Borno, Benue, Kano are hotspots that might experience violence * ‘We fear that NIGERIA’S 2019 General Election will be characterised by violence’ * ‘We are happy all major candidates have signed peace pact’ *Conduct of the elections could have significant consequences for the democratic trajectory in Nigeria * ‘We will be watching closely for instigators of violence or those attempting to undermine the democratic process’- US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor Nagy * Nigeria’s 2019 election would serve as a critical test’-U.S Department of State BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF & KEMI OLOWO, ASSISTANT DIPLOMATIC EDITOR, ABUJA/Naija Standard Newspaper
Politics
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Sports

DEVELOPING: I have Resigned as Super Eagles Head Coach, Ashamed Nigeria Failed woefully to Qualify for 2022 World Cup -AUSTIN Eguavoen … ‘I will now return to my role as Technical Director of all national teams’, as stated on Brilla Radio Sports FM * Nigerian Football Federation yet to release an official statement * Nigerians calling for a total overhaul of the football federation *BY TINA AMAECHI/SPORTS Correspondent, ABUJA

DEVELOPING: I have Resigned as Super Eagles Head Coach, Ashamed Nigeria Failed woefully to Qualify for…

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Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: FOLUKE DARAMOLA BREAKS SILENCE! ‘My Big Boobs has no impact on My Sexual Life’…Says she can never act Nude for any amount *Confesses: “I was raped on the Staircase of our house as a Teenager” * Her Words: “If there is re-incarnation, I’d re-marry my present husband” * Reveals: “I made my first million naira in 1997 after celluloid movie” * Her life as an Activist Unveiled *Plans to join Hollywood soon *Reflects: “I have been embarrassed by the size of my big boobs” * Presently undergoing PhD course abroad * Cobweb, her latest movie attract AMAA slots

EXCLUSIVE: FOLUKE DARAMOLA BREAKS SILENCE!  ‘My Big Boobs has no impact on My Sexual Life’…Says she…

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Nigeria

BREAKING NEWS IN AMERICA! ‘Nigeria’s 2015 Elections will be Freest, Fairest’-Nigeria’s Consul General to Atlanta *Says “INEC have put perfect plans in place for best elections’ *Honored as ‘Nigeria’s Best Media-Friendly Diplomat in Diasporas’ *Victor Essiet Emerges ‘Nigeria’s Reggae Icon in the Diasporas’ *Nigerians, African-American community Hail Historic Book Unveiling on ‘Nigeria’s 2015 Elections & Reporters’ Survival’ in United States *Book rated among the top 20 in Amazon.com *Over Hundreds of book sold out at venue * “I commend the author of this great book, George Elijah Otumu, a widely-traveled journalist globally with wealth of experience and foresight to have put up this research-oriented book written in four world languages: English, Spanish, French & Arabic versions. The book details on attainment of most credible elections for Nigeria in 2015”-Consul-General of Nigeria to Atlanta

BREAKING NEWS IN AMERICA! ‘Nigeria’s 2015 Elections will be Freest, Fairest’-Nigeria’s Consul General to Atlanta *Says…

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Nigeria

MAKING NIGERIA PROUD ABROAD: Nigerian Doctorate Student, PETER GENGER, holding two Master Degrees win Nahlah Ayed Global Leadership Award in Canada *Scholar in Peace, Conflict Studies holds extensive experience in facilitating dialogue and peace education *His inclination for study and practice is on the resort, entrenchment of African Indigenous peacemaking opportunities to address conflicts, development challenges in African communities, in resonance with the African Union’s declaration for African solutions for Africa’s problems * “This award has made me realize that there is no service that is too little or too much to give. The most important thing is for one to keep serving with sincere concern for humanity. After all, there is joy in true leadership and service”-Genger BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

MAKING NIGERIA PROUD ABROAD: Nigerian Doctorate Student, PETER GENGER, holding two Master Degrees win Nahlah Ayed Global Leadership Award in…

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Nigeria

‘We Didn’t Vote Buhari Best Nigerian to Lead Us’-Olusegun Obasanjo*Says: ‘Goodluck Jonathan not an Option, We Don’t Regret it’

'We Didn't Vote Buhari Best Nigerian to Lead Us' -Olusegun Obasanjo *Says: 'Goodluck Jonathan not an Option, We Don't Regret…

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Nigeria

US-Africa Leaders’ Summit! ‘Africa, America, Partners’-President Obama *Summit with African heads of state, government foster stronger ties

US-Africa Leaders’ Summit!  ‘Africa, America, Partners’-President Obama *Summit with African heads of state, government foster stronger ties  ODION EROMOSELE/BUSINESS REPORTER…

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Sports

FALLOUT OF LAGOS@50: ‘LAGOS State Speaker, Rt Honorable Mudashiru Obasa called me to Apologise for Oversight in Honorees’ List’-BASH Ali, Nigeria’s oldest boxing champion *Confesses program was a privately-sponsored event *Promised to under-write all my expenses from my destination to-and-fro Lagos * ‘It was not done deliberately to spite me’ * ‘There is a HUGE picture of me under National Stadium bridge’ BY KUNLE AYORINDE/SPORTS REPORTER, LAGOS

FALLOUT OF LAGOS@50: 'LAGOS State Speaker, Rt Honorable Mudashiru Obasa called me to Apologise for Oversight in Honorees' List'-BASH Ali,…

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Crime

DISGRACE! Nigerian, 42, arrested in Malaysia N15m Drug worth…Suspect traced from Cairo * His bags contain 1.5kg Methamphetamine

DISGRACE! Nigerian, 42, arrested in Malaysia N15m Drug worth…Suspect traced from Cairo His bags contain 1.5kg Methamphetamine   BY CHINEDU CHARLES/REPORTER/MALAYSIA…

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Crime

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN Medical Doctor, NOBLE EZUKANMA Faces Conviction for STEALING $50Million Medicare FUND in AMERICA…Sentenced to 200 Months in Federal Prison *Ordered to pay $34,003,151.24 in Restitution for Shameful Role in Texas *Guilty for ONE COUNT of conspiracy to commit Health Care Fraud and six counts of health care fraud * “This is the kind of flagrant fraud that drives up health care costs to consumers everywhere”-U.S. Attorney John Parker, Northern District of Texas BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN Medical Doctor, NOBLE EZUKANMA Faces Conviction for STEALING $50Million Medicare FUND in AMERICA...Sentenced to 200 Months in…

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Nigeria

LATEST UPDATE ON EX-ADAMAWA GOV’S IMPEACHMENT! Nyako Weeps, Loot over N2bn in 10 months …EFCC Steps up plan to arrest embattled former Gov *EXPOSED: Boko Haram Secret Plot to Attack Ahmadu Fintiri, Acting Gov * “Appoints Wife as Chairperson, State Action Committee on AIDS…”-Lawmakers * ‘Converts Civil Servant Salaries to fund Terror Sect’-INVESTIGATION * “Nyako’s Impeachment Shocking, Retrogressing’-Rivers APC

LATEST UPDATE ON EX-ADAMAWA GOV’S IMPEACHMENT! Nyako Weeps, Loot over N2bn in 10 months …EFCC Steps up plan to arrest…

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