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2013 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES! Rihanna Receives First Ever Icon Awards…See Full lists of Winners, Losers & Performers *UNTOLD: Best & Worst Dress Celebrities Backstage

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Racial Hater Attacks Nigerian born American Catholic Priest, Reverend Uriroghene Okrokoto in New York…Threatens: ‘I’m gonna split your head, Did you make Money?’ *Police Arrest Joseph Mattarelliano, Faces Weapon Possession and Menacing as a Hate Crime’ *Parishioners at Brooklyn Roman Catholic church expresses Gratitude to God for Priest’s Safety

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INSANITY, FACING UP TO 99 YEARS PRISON TERM: Nigerian Man on a B1/B2 visitor’s visa, CHIEDOZIE AMADI hits American woman with car, beat her to death using a metal pole … 22-year-old immigrant in Houston, Texas claim deceased to be a prostitute, allegedly stole $2,000 from ATM card, court sets $2million bail bond *“Aggressive man appeared to have hit the lady with his vehicle as she walked on the sidewalk. The impact from the collision was so heavy that his vehicle flipped over. After getting out of the wreckage, the man grabbed a metal object and hit woman on the head”-Eye Witness “The repeated and violent nature of this incident indicates that the defendant poses a threat to the community and public safety everywhere if released”-Prosecutor Michael Levine writes in the DA’s request for bail amount *“Our patrol officers responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian around 2 am on the day of the incident and met the suspect Chiedozie Amadi standing over the victim, Jasmine James. He was promptly arrested. A magistrate set Amadi’s bail amount at $2,000,000 at the request of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office”-Houston police *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor

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SHOCKING INTERVIEW: ‘NIGERIAN Politicians are JOBLESS Fraudsters Having sole Intention to Enrichen themselves’-Tee Mac Omatshola ISELI, former President PMAN, multiple award-wining flutist …’I Have moved a $1.6 billion Entertainment Super Dome Project out of Nigeria to Dubai, Originally planned for Lagos without Light Improvement for TWO years’ * ‘I Am Not Pleased with our political climate, the recession, the poverty level and the state of our Entertainment Industry’ * ‘I Am Having a World Music Concert in October, 11 Shows in Europe, Performing with the JACKSON’S Family at their 50 year Anniversary in Dubai for a TV worldwide special’ * ‘2017: A terrible waste of time in the Oil & Gas Sector in Nigeria’ * ‘I Have lost a Fortune to Nigerian Successive administration BAD decisions’ * ‘2016 and 2017 were bad years for every business man in the country, due to clueless Government in power’ * ‘Nigerian Factors: Fraud, Mismanagement and Greed cause of FUEL Scarcity’ * ‘Real Enemies of Nigeria are people around President Muhammadu Buhari’ * ‘Nigeria went into serious Recessions in 2017 with millions losing their jobs. The only ones who were making money were the banks with their excessive bank charges and ATM deductions * ‘PMAN had a successful election in January 2017 supervised by the Ministry of Labour and with the Trade Union Registrar in attendance, NO More Faction’ GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

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Crime

CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: NIMASA Finance Director, BASHIR Yusuf Jamoh, NSDP program Coordinator, Macfoy Irene in $1.8MILLION FRAUD in Romania…295 Nigerian Students on Federal Govt Scholarship Face Expuslion at Constanta Maritime University *Receives THREAT of Deportation from Romania Immigration Office *Romania Varsity warns Nigerian Students of Payment Unwilingness, Delay tactics by NIMASA * Hunger, Suffering, Homelessness, Hard Times hit Nigerian Students in Romania *Begs Nigerian SENATE for intervention, Task EFCC to quickly investigate this matter * “We are Staging Mass Protests against NIMASA on Monday April 10. The Directors are Conmen”-Angry students confess in a memo * “NIMASA lied to us. It is a hopeless situation for Nigerian students. 40 of them EJECTED from their apartment for debts, Many can’t feed, others had no money for transportation to school”-Professor Cornel Panait, Constanta Maritime University (Ministry of Education) BY TAIWO OLAYIWOLA/REPORTER IN AUSTRIA, CHINEDU OGBEIKE/STAFF WRITER MARITIME, LAGOS & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BREAKING NEWS: NIMASA Finance Director, BASHIR Yusuf Jamoh, NSDP program Coordinator, Macfoy Irene in $1.8MILLION…

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Auto

CHRYSLER CARS DANGEROUS: Boy, 11, Burns to Death in Grand Jeep Cherokee Vehicle… Collision of your car’s rear-end with a Jeep Grand Cherokee could catch on fire-INVESTIGATION *Environmental Right Group Petitions Department of Transportation & National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a recall *287 people died so far

   BY TOM ROWLAND/AUTO EDITOR, UNITED STATES DO you drive Grand Cherokee 1993-2004 model? Then,…

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Politics

POINT BLANK: I Can Run for PRESIDENT of NIGERIA without Resigning my plum job as Governor of Central Bank -GODWIN Emefiele, CBN Governor …I am reminding this court that that Section 84 ((12) of the Electoral Act as amended, 2022 does not affect me, as a public servant and not a political appointee’ *‘I hereby decline your request to summon INEC, and AGF to appear before this Federal High Court on May 12’, says Judge *“The involvement of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, in partisan politics is illegal, it will compromise the autonomy of the apex bank. Supporters of the Governor have ignored section 9 of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act which provides that : ‘The Governor and the Deputy Governors shall devote the whole of their time to the service of the Bank and while holding office shall not engage in any full or part time employment or vocation whether remunerated or not except such personal or charitable causes as may be determined by the Board and which do not conflict with or detract from their full time duties.’ The provisions of section 18 (4) (b) of the Banks and are in pari materia with Section 9 of the CBN Act”-FEMI Falana, Rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria *BY GABRIELLA ACHALONU/BUSINESS & BANK Correspondent, Abuja

POINT BLANK: I Can Run for PRESIDENT of NIGERIA without Resigning my plum job as…

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Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘NOLLYWOOD is No. 1 Film Industry Famous for Export Promotion of African Culture Worldwide’ -Clarion Chukwurah, Nollywood Legend, UN Int’l Special Peace Envoy Says: “Nigeria is a Non-Film Equipment Manufacturing Nation”*Laments: “Nollywood is a Growing Industry limited by lack of Infrastructure”*Explains: “Hallmark of Nollywood is Telling the African Story”* Echoes: “Nollywood Far Better than India’s Bollywood in Creative Artistic Talents”*Tells President BUHARI: “Federal Govt Should Protect Nollywood against Piracy, Facilitate Enabling Environment for Creative Minds in Nollywood to Flourish”*REVEALED: “Celluloid Film Production in Nigeria Too Expensive as Nigerian Economy & Foreign Exchange Rate Declines”States: “I’m Always Humbled by My Fans’ Loyalty to My Brand”

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 'NOLLYWOOD is No. 1 Film Industry Famous for Export Promotion of African Culture…

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Business

Oil Spill Compensation! Eket Community Reads Riot Act to ExxonMobil…LGs Demand N26.5Bn or else *Says: “Damages caused by the 400,000 barrels of crude oil, loss to economic lives” * Alleges: “State Govt planning to use oil spill money to construct Eket-Ibeno Road” *Reaction by State Govt: ‘Gov Akpabio committed to unconditional development in community’-Obongiwaad Emman, Special Assistant to Governor Akpabio on Projects Monitoring

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International

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘AFRICAN Journalism Better, Journalists Practicing Under Problematic Conditions’-Jean Paul Korzec, Ace French Journalist, Winner, Poetry Prize of European Cultural Center*Says: “There is Journalism School Training Failure in Africa, I’m Looking for a Book Publishing Company in Nigeria” *REVEALS: “I Had Unforgettable Experience in Nigeria, No Clear Codification between the Press and Other Bodies for Development” *Laments: “Most Editorials in Worship of Government in Power” *Regrets: “ Existing European media generally in English, Cater for Higher higher Social Cosmopolitan economic policymakers/Globe-Trotters, Denies Lower Class Readership”*Confesses: “My Life Punctuated by Hard Times, Complex Adolescence Childhood”*PLUS: Untold SECRETS behind his Maiden Famous Novel

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Crime

‘Nigerian Judiciary is A Den of Thieves’-Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigeria’s President*Says: “Recent Misconduct & Malpractices within the Judiciary spells Doom for Nigeria’*Poser: “What do we do when the Guards become the Thieves”*Knocks: “Onyeka Onwenu Lied, Failed to Confuse Nigerians with Tribal Cards

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Entertainment

10TH PAN AFRICAN MUSIC & FASHION RUNWAY: Nigeria’s King of Comedy, ALI BABA, Lorraine Lionheart, Iconic Musician/Cultural Ambassador Receive ‘Game Changer Africa Acknowledgement Award’

…International designers, models, topmost African fashion practitioners celebrate ceremony *Nigeria's immediate past Minister of Information…

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Nigeria

ENEMIES OF NIGERIA:Britain’s Scam Group drag Dalhatu Tafida, Former Nigerian Ambassador into Controversy…Rob Nigerians of 150 Pounds each for Annual Registration*UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office commends Unveilment of British Commonwealth National (BCN) Card

ENEMIES OF NIGERIA: Britain's Scam Group drag Dalhatu Tafida, Former Nigerian Ambassador into Controversy ...Rob Nigerians of 150 Pounds each for Annual Registration *UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office commends Unveilment of…

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Nigeria

REVEALED:Sack Phobia, High Blood Pressure kill Adefuye, Ex-Nigeria’s Ambassador to USA…Last word on Hospital Bed’s Intensive Care Unit in Washington DC*Intrigues: Late Diplomat Secretly Facilitates Buhari’s maiden visit to White House*Nigerians, Africans, African-Americans sign Condolence Register in Nigerian Embassy DC*“He was a Patriot whose contributions to Nigeria were Considerable”-Nigeria’s President

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Nigeria

‘I Have Residual Responsibility to Keep Working for Unity and Progress of Nigeria’ -Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president …Says: ‘The Growth of Nigeria is Paramount in My Life’ *’I Am Begging Nigerians Irrespective of their Religion or Ethnicity to Join Me in this Task’

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Politics

I Will Not Extend My Tenure, Will Hand Over by May 29 next year, BUHARI assures Nigerians … ‘I will hand power and privilege of serving the people of Nigeria to whomever Nigerians choose through free, fair and credible elections’ *“Security has been at the core of my administration. Boko Haram has been forced back from controlling whole swathes of this country, Internally Displaced Persons are now returning to rebuild their communities. Our achievements have been accomplished through the bravery and determination of the Nigerian armed forces and the fortitude of the people of our nation” *“Chief Clarke, a very well-respected elder, may be sincere in his wish for the President to extend his term by six months. We wish to categorically restate that the President will step down on May 29, 2023, after serving two terms-as per the Constitution”-Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity * BY YENI ILISU/POLITICAL REPORTER, Abuja

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International

ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW: AMERICA’S Youngest Scientist, an 11-year-old Nigerian ENIOLA SHOKUNBI, Manufactures Corsi-Rosenthal Air Filter Machine that cures COVID-19, Cold

AMERICA'S Youngest Scientist, an 11-year-old Nigerian ENIOLA SHOKUNBI, Manufactures Corsi-Rosenthal Air Filter Machine that cures…

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

Edición en español: CONDENADO a 30 MESES EN PRISIÓN DE AMÉRICA! 'Usé CINCO identidades FALSAS…

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BREAKING News: Middle East’s Most Powerful Woman of Sleaze, SHEIKA MOZAH BINT NASSER looting QATAR’S institution for billions of U.S. Dollars, secretly installs family members into choice Government Boards-Al Thani Human Rights Council of the Ruling Family in Qatar alleges …Slam United Nations for Corrupt compromise, world body looks away for 26 years after several complaints, expect action in 10 days *Demand appointment of international panel of advocates to reassess the relationship between the United Nations and the State of Qatar *Fictitious fraudulent programs include 9/9 September, Qatar Foundation, Education Above All; Silatech, UN provides Arab Queen ‘Special Immunity’ status against arrest *Launders Qatar’s fund in Europe and United States, use ill-gotten wealth to finance purchase of assets registered in Sheikha Mozah’s name, her children, close relatives, and several “companies” registered in Bahamas, Malta, Luxembourg, Singapore, US, other proxies * BY AHMED MOHAMMED/ANTI-CORRUPTION EDITOR, Middle East & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor
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TRENDING: Seun Anikulapo Kuti, Nigeria Afrobeat musician released on bail, Crowd converge in New Afrikan Shrine
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FBI Fights Nigeria’s Advance Fee Fraud (419)…Establishes Internet Crime Complaint Center *Monitors all mails, phone calls from Nigeria * Steps up operations *EFCC Partners in this war against Cyber/Financial Crimes…increases Undercover Surveillance-INVESTIGATION * “Letter fraud originating in Nigeria combine the threat of impersonation fraud with a variation of an advance fee scheme…”- Joseph Campbell, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, FBI
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INSPIRING: NIGERIA’S journalist, AMINA YUGUDA of Gotel Television WINS BBC World News Komla Dumor Award…Receives Honor for consistent Investigative News on high-profile stories including the Boko Haram insurgency * News Presenter begins three-month placement at the BBC in London * Award created to honour Komla Dumor, a presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly aged 41 in 2014 * She impressed the panel with her story-telling and her ability to convey complex ideas in a way that resonates with a wide audience * “It was a huge honour. I was overwhelmed with joy. Storytellers have always had an important role in Africa… this is what defines us. Today journalists are taking on that responsibility”-Amina rejoices * BBC World Service Group Director Francesca Unsworth: ‘Yuguda was a worthy winner. She possessed Komla’s sterling virtues in Investigative Journalism’ *Receives Ovation from Nigerian-American Press Association BY KUNLE OLAWOLE/REPORTER, LONDON & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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FIGHTING THE MEDIA! Egyptian Govt Declares War on Al-Jazeera Journalists…Demands 15Years’ Jail Term for the Press for Reporting the Truth *Three Al-Jazeera Journalists have been detained in Egypt since Dec.29, 2013 *Fourth Journalist detained without charge for 10 Months *Egyptian Govt claims Hoax National Security alibi *Trial adjourns till 16 June 2014 * “This is not a trial for these defendants alone – this is a trial of all Journalists”-Defence Lawyer
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JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME! Egypt Govt Sentence 3 Journalists to Jail…For Daring to Report News, defending the people’s right to know *‘Not a shred of evidence’ against journalists-INVESTIGATION * “We will continue with resolve until Peter, Baher and Mohammed are free”-Al-Jazeera Managing Director, Al Anstey
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Entertainment

10TH PAN AFRICAN MUSIC & FASHION RUNWAY: Nigeria’s King of Comedy, ALI BABA, Lorraine Lionheart, Iconic Musician/Cultural Ambassador Receive ‘Game Changer Africa Acknowledgement Award’

…International designers, models, topmost African fashion practitioners celebrate ceremony *Nigeria's immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed…

By EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 9 Min Read
International

ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW: AMERICA’S Youngest Scientist, an 11-year-old Nigerian ENIOLA SHOKUNBI, Manufactures Corsi-Rosenthal Air Filter Machine that cures COVID-19, Cold

AMERICA'S Youngest Scientist, an 11-year-old Nigerian ENIOLA SHOKUNBI, Manufactures Corsi-Rosenthal Air Filter Machine that cures COVID-19, Cold ….'As an American…

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Technology

Nigeria born 15-year-old Cyberspace Prodigy, EMMANUELLA MAYAKI is World’s Coding Genius of all times

…Started programming at eight years, earlier nicknamed 'professor' for ace performance in a specialized computer school in Lagos State, now…

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NEWS

Nigerians in Diaspora Appoints New Board Members to represent on various issues Abroad effective immediately

In the NEWS:Nigerians in Diaspora Appoints New Board Members to represent on various issues Abroad effective immediately …expected to lead…

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