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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘My Mother’s Death: A Huge Surprise, Rude Shock to Me’-Mike Okri, Ace Nigerian Highlife Superstar* Laments: ‘My Regrets, Pains, Plans for her on Mother’s Day’* Recalls: “She was a Great Singer from her Teenage years into Adulthood”* Cries: “She was my Greatest Career Supporter, Pillar for LIFE”* Requests HELP from Delta State and Nigerian President BUHARI*Says: “I’m Looking forward to my True Friends forming a Burial Committee Group”*Talks about his 30 Years on Stage, coming Concert as an International Music Legend

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Nigeria

World EXCLUSIVE: STELLA ODUAH did not receive a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Certificate from our College -Logan Spindler, Development Associate, SAINT Paul College Foundation, United States … We have confirmed no academic record exists for Stella Oduah at our college *School reacts to FOI Act requests of Naija Standard Newspaper Editorial Board to verify the truth about the graduation of an incumbent Senator, former Nigeria aviation minister *CF001 forms submitted with an Affidavit under Oath by ODUAH to INEC in 2019 reads in part: “Sometime in 2010 while in transit from Akili Ozizor in Ogbaru local government area to Abuja, I discovered that some of my personal belongings were missing. The missing documents are the originals of my West African School Certificate of 1978 from Zixon Secondary School Ozubulu, First School Leaving Certificate from St. John Odoakpu Onitsha; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Certificate 1982 from St. Paul’s College Lawrence Virginia USA; National Youth Service Corps certificate 1983, national identity card, United States of America Social Security card with numbers in it” *“Further inquiries at another college with similar name in Lawrenceville, Virginia showed that this other school closed June 30, 2013, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation assumed ownership of the college in 2017, property sold to a Chinese firm due to financial problems. Calls made to school phone number at (434) 848-6431 is permanently on voicemail” -INVESTIGATION *Nigerians are asking this question: “Can STELLA ODUAH show the people are academic certificates? Or what other educational credentials has she been working with over the years as a public office holder?” *BY SAMSON SHOAGA/GROUP MANAGING EDITOR reporting LIVE from Virginia

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International

HISTORIC FEAT: Nigerian woman, AMANDA AZUBUIKE promoted United States Army General … decorated at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky *Reigns as Chief of Public Affairs at the United States Southern Command, Fort Lauderdale Area, and Director of Public Affairs, Joint Force HQs-National Capital Region/Military District of Washington *Extend open invitation to Nigerians passionate about joining the United States Army to contact her directly *“I feel privileged to serve in USl Army Cadet Command, and contribute to our future Army leaders. We have many opportunities for those looking for a sense of purpose and service. As I found out very early in life, the Army has many opportunities, and many occupations, and we award many scholarships. PLEASE CONTACT ME if you or someone you know wants to be an Army officer. Regardless of how YOU define success, the Army can help you get there. I was able to join the US military at a time when I was not yet a citizen of the United States”-Brigadier General AZUBUIKE *“Amanda Azubuike makes everyone around her better”-U.S. Army Futures Command Commander, General James Rainey *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor

HISTORIC FEAT: Nigerian woman, AMANDA AZUBUIKE promoted United States Army General … decorated at a…

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International

Breaking News: FBI Arrests Iraqi citizen Planning to Assassinate America’s Former President, GEORGE W. BUSH … Suspect, a resident of Ohio already surveyed Texas mansion of the Bush family *Planned to smuggle in four Iraqi nationals as part of plot, set reconnaissance to include driving to the neighborhood of Bush’s residence in Dallas *Charged with aiding and abetting the attempted murder of a former United States Official, immigration crime for his alleged attempt to illegally bring foreign nationals to the United States *“President Bush has all the confidence in the world in the United States Secret Service and our law enforcement and intelligence communities”-Bush’s chief of staff Freddy Ford *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor & SUSAN AMAECHI/SPECIAL Diplomatic Correspondent, Ohio

Breaking News: FBI Arrests Iraqi citizen Planning to Assassinate America’s Former President, GEORGE W. BUSH…

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Opinion

OPINION: BOKO HARAM INTERNET LEFTISTS & LIES AGAINST NIGERIAN ARMY *Tiwa Savage & Estranged Husband, TeeBlizz Analogy *Nigeria’s Online Community Discourse

OPINION: BOKO HARAM INTERNET LEFTISTS & LIES AGAINST NIGERIAN ARMY Tiwa Savage & Estranged Husband,…

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International

SHOCKING: Nigerian Man, Okechuckwu Mba ARRESTED in FRANCE for ingesting $90,000 (79,000 Euros) hidden inside CONDOM…X-Ray Reveals huge cash swallowed in his Intestines *Charged for Money Laundering and Drug activities *How Marijuana was detected on him by Sniffer Dog * ‘We found on him HUGE CASH of 13,000 Swiss francs (11,900 euros, $13,500) concealed in his clothes’-France Custom Officials BY NENA ALUCHUCKWU/REPORTER, STRASBOURG, FRANCE

SHOCKING: Nigerian Man, Okechuckwu Mba ARRESTED in FRANCE for ingesting $90,000 (79,000 Euros) hidden inside…

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International

ROYAL SHAME IN AMERICA: PRINCE of Nigeria’s Benin Kingdom, OSMOND EWEKA Defraud Americans of $54,000 in New York…Scam job seekers out of thousands of dollars promising non-existent offers, dragged before Manhattan Supreme Court *31 year old created bogus employment agency firms, advertised on Indeed.com * Interview victims, have them pay a fee ranging between $300 to $700 for uniforms, training, background checks and job placement *Married attorney Imade Igbinedion in an elaborate wedding in Nigeria in 2016 * ‘Relative, Royal Families, Great Descendants of late Aiguobasinwin Ovonramwe, Eweka II summon emergency meeting’-INVESTIGATION BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief in New York

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Nigeria

‘President BUHARI: We’ll Abandon Nigerian Hospitals After 21 Days’ -National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria*Says: “Poor Infrastructure in Nigerian Hospitals affecting Health Delivery Care to the People” *Lament: “Our Medical Doctors owe Salaries Three to Eight Months”*Regret: “We’re being owed at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Osun State, LAUTECH Ogbomosho Oyo State, IMSUTH Orlu Imo State, Kogi Specialist Hospital, ABSUTH Abia State & Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital”*Shocked: “Inappropriate Placement/Remuneration in States and Federal Tertiary Institutions” *States: “Fund Hospitals at all Levels, Upgrade Existing Facilities to International Standards”* “I Will Invoke No Work, No Pay Civil Service Rule”-Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole

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Africa

ARRESTED: 42 NIGERIAN Gay Men in Police Net…for seeking HIV Testing and Counseling * Raids of Vincent Hotel douse rumors of homosexuals * ‘LGBT Community in Nigeria were Receiving HIV Testing, Counseling and Education being Nigeria has one of the biggest HIV epidemics in the world’-Bisi Alimi, LGBT British Activist *Says: ‘Those men were trying to save their lives and make their country better by preventing the spread of HIV’ * “42 suspected homosexuals were arrested and the hotel has been condoned off while investigation continues”-Lagos PPRO BY TOPE ANIMASHAUN/STAFF WRITER, LAGOS

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International

American on GPS Ankle Monitor fatally stabs a 63-year-old Nigerian Woman in Texas over altercation

American on GPS Ankle Monitor fatally stabs a 63-year-old Nigerian Woman in Texas over altercation…

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INCREDIBLE: DIRTY-FIGHT BEGINS AHEAD OF 2015 ELECTIONS!Activists Drag Buhari to Court…Says ‘If Convicted, He Faces 14 Year Jail Term’*Confesses: “Buhari contravenes Section 157 of Penal Code punishable under Section 158”*Reveals: “We’re guided by Truth, Utmost regard to Laws of Federal Republic of Nigeria at all times that we swore as lawyers-even under pain of Death”*Echoes: “We cannot sit, allow a man who told brazen lies on oath get clearance to run for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ride by displaying a fake facade of anti – corruption credentials”*Regrets: “If we keep quiet in the face of such brazen assault on our laws by those who crave for power, then we have no moral high ground to complain tomorrow if our nation continues to decay”* “PDP, Jonathan’s administration playing Dangerous Games for Political Gains”-APC National Scribe, Lai Mohammed

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Crime

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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Africa

INSPIRING: NIGERIA’S Youngest Medical Doctor in England …Trainee Helicopter Pilot sad when younger sister suffered sickle cell anemia attack, needed urgent care but nearest hospital in Nigeria couldn’t deal with her condition *Found available Air Ambulance in a South African Hospital *Devastated when younger sister died after 12-hour activation period for medical treatment *Stunned by the tragic death of her younger sister, Orekunrin left behind a high-flying job in the United Kingdom to take to the Nigerian skies and address the vital issue of urgent healthcare * “I started thinking about whether I should be in England talking about healthcare in Africa, or be in Africa dealing with healthcare and trying to do something about it”-OREKUNRIN BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

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Crime

Undercover Reports: India’s Human Trafficking: ‘Slave Brides Sold like Goats, Treated like Garbage’

Undercover Reports: India's Human Trafficking: 'Slave Brides Sold like Goats, Treated like Garbage' ...Thousands of…

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Mouth-watering Mama Africa Meal in Hot Demand: Nigeria’s locally-made FUFU, Egusi Soup now viral in America, ruling Menu main Food…attracts 250 million viewers on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook; LinkedIn within 7 days *Africans in Diaspora, African-Americans, Latinas place online order for meal, others visit African Restaurants for pick-up to avoid delay * “I don’t know what they(African food stores) put it in, I couldn’t even start to guess. I started the #fufu or #fufuchallenge tags for new lovers of #Fufu and Egusi soup on TikTok. I drove nearly 80 miles in search of an African Kitchen. I found a Nigerian restaurant. I settled on two: egusi and okro (okra) soup. In my car, still parked outside the restaurant, I filmed myself as I dipped a mouthful of dough into the okro soup. “Bomb — it is so worth it”-Joeneen Hull, a Black American lady * “Our business income quadrupled the week after Joeneen Hull highlighted our Los Angeles Nigerian restaurant on TikTok. We have been selling Nigerian food at a fast pace”-Veronica Shoyinka, owner Veronica kitchen *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor
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SON-OF-THE-DEVIL IN AMERICA: NIGERIAN Man, AYOOLA AJAYI Arrested for Kidnapping, Raping, setting missing Utah student MACKENZIE LUECK body on Fire *31 year old Naturalized American desecrates her body, seized her belongings * Former U.S Army Technician deceived 23 year old deceased after arriving Salt Lake City *Faces LIFE Jail in Prison and other Felony crimes against humanity BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
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SHOCKING: WIFE-KILLING BY NIGERIAN MEN ON THE RISE IN AMERICA! Nigerian Man, 63, Kills Medical Resident Physician Wife, 36, in Houston Texas….As New Jersey Police Arrests Owoseni, 33, another Nigerian man over Death of 9-months Pregnant Wife *Alarming Rates of Nigerian men killing their wives on the Rise-INVESTIGATION # “We’re using this medium to advise the Nigerian Govt through our Embassy and various Consulates to urgently address this dangerous trend which is further tainting Nigeria’s image abroad”-Management
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BREAKING NEWS: ‘Women Journalists in NIGERIA Facing Descrimination’-Janet Mba Afolabi, CNN Journalist of the Year Award Winner, Publisher of Scroll Report *Nigerian Women Deserve chance to Prove themselves * ‘I am a Glowing Media Amazon due to my Determination to Succeed’ * ‘I was the FIRST and only FEMALE Chairman of Nigerian Union of Journalist’ * ‘I Host HARD TALK on WFM 91.7 Nigeria’s First and only Radio Station for Women and their Families’ * ‘National Orientation Agency should Wake up, Starts serious Campaigns to Enlighten Girls in different Communities and schools about the Dangers of Prostitution’ *PLUS her Empowerment Program and Girl-child Projects
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BREAKING: CONFUSION HITS ENUGU STATE!Lawmakers serve Governor Chime Impeachment Notice…Over alleged Gross Financial Misconduct*Two Assembly factions, Two Mace: 14 anti, 10 pro* Anti-lawmakers sits 4am today, Claims Chime forged N12bn Supplementary Budget 2012* 14 Anti-lawmakers alleges Chime’s vengeful since they turned down his N11bn loan*Minority lawmakers suspend all principals in anti-assembly * Still awaiting Governor Chime’s response“We resolved to send Chime parking before May 29”-Eugene Odoh, Speaker, G-14 lawmakers
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END OF TERRORISM IN SIGHT! ‘We’ll Smoke out Boko Haram, Other Terrorists in West Africa’-US Govt *Says: “We ‘ve placed $20m on their Heads” *Shekau, Boko Haram leader, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb hatchet man & Signed-in-Blood Battalion groups in hiding *INTERPOL, Anti-Terrorists Squad, FBI intensify search
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WICKED: Unknown Nigeria Assailants ambush U.S. Embassy Convoy in Anambra state, kill two policemen, two Diplomatic members, set victims’ bodies on fire, others missing …United States Government condemn barbaric action, promise to track the gun-thirsty killers and ensure the safety of its mission staff *“The United States has no greater priority than the safety and security of our personnel. We express our heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed in the attack and pledge to do everything possible to safely recover those who remain missing”-U.S. Govt *“We’ll bring those responsible for the attack on the U.S convoy to justice”-U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken *BY TIM KAYODE/SPECIAL Crime Correspondent in Nigeria & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Senior Investigative Editor
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DEVELOPING NEWS: NIGERIA’S Secret POLICE Investigates Foreign Nationals for Humiliating Nigerian Port Workers, Abusing Expatriate Quota…Tracks concessionaires operating Lagos Tin Can port *Move followed petition filed by right advocacy group, the Center for Human Rights and Social Justice * Two firms in scandal: Tin Can Island Container Terminal Limited and APM Terminals of unbridled human right abuses in their operations * “Terminal ‘B’ Tin Can, Port Complex, 1/3 Point Road, Apapa on Wharf Road, Apapa in Lagos cannot account for N3billion monthly subvention fund”- Executive Chairman of CHRSJ, Comrade Adeniyi A, Sulaiman * Names of Looters: Yann Magarian Operations Manager of TICT, (+2348066273552), Commercial Manager of same company, Kapur Pawan (+2348063996876), Managing Director, Etienne Rocher (+2348030630399); Human Resources Manager, Juliet Ikemefuna (+23408023141634/+2348141381169), Leader of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria, Comrade Adeyanju (+2348067667760/+2348022906505) BY MOHAMMED RILWAN/DEPUTY EDITOR, INVESTIGATIONS, ABUJA
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PAINFUL: ‘I am Fighting AMERICA’S Custom and Border Protection in Court for earlier Seizure of my $41,000 cash meant to build Modern Clinic for Nigerian Mothers, Children in Rural Areas’-ANTHONIA NWAORIE, Nigerian born Licensed Nurse in Texas …Says: ‘United States Immigration later mailed me a cheque of $41,000 due to widespread reaction generated by my humiliation while been treated like a criminal at Houston Airport’ *Regret: ‘I didn’t know that I needed to declare over $10,000 cash when leaving United States’ * ‘She’s been unable to open her clinic. She’s been living a nightmare. She’s been deprived of that money. This case highlights the abusiveness of civil asset forfeitures in general. It’s just crazy- She’s not been charged with a crime. The entire situation was so weak and not worth pursuing that the U.S. attorney decided not to even try to forfeit her money’-Anthonia’s Attorney, Dan Alban of the Institute for Justice * CBP did not comment on this story of Washington Post, citing pending litigation BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
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PAINFULLY SAD: Nigerian Born United States Army Reserve, Chuks Okebata Kidnapped, Killed in Home-town…Deceased Family fingers Wife, Amanda Prime Suspect as she claims Innocence * “My Husband Married me at age 19 for 13 years. He was Careless by Spraying American Dollars in Nigerian Night Clubs where millions of people are Hungry”-Distraught wife * Wife says late Husband shot one of the Kidnappers dead which retaliatory compelled the gang to shoot him
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END OF THE ROAD FOR A FRAUDSTER: Nigerian Felon resident in Houston, OLUSEYI ADEBAYO Indicted for STEALING over $500,000 form a Mining Company in Pittsburgh …previously convicted in a hurricane relief scheme *“Suspect disguised as ‘Anthony Johnson’, used five other aliases, and collected two fraudulent wire payments totaling $132,410 from the mining company into a personal Wells Fargo account. Led a criminal group to later change the account to a JP Morgan Chase account where he made 12 more fraudulent withdrawal totaling $420,320”-INVESTIGATION *“Agents said the JP Morgan account was opened in Texas by someone named ‘Anthony Johnson,’ who was really Adebayo. The grand jury said he used a fake passport from the Solomon Islands in the name of Anthony Johnson. He also used five other aliases and a series of shell companies to open and maintain bank accounts for the scheme, the indictment says. Adebayo has a fraud history in Houston. He was in the U.S. illegally, used the ID of an Orlando, Fla., resident to get a loan for property damage from the Small Business Association”-United States JUSTICE Department *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Senior Investigative Editor
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BREAKING STORY! Armed Robbers Invade Enugu State…Shot two dead, Shattered two others legs *Deceased: An MTN driver & Tricycle (Keke Napep operator) *Killed MTN driver at Mbanugo B/Stop, made away with undisclosed amount of money, Unsold Recharge Cards
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International

American on GPS Ankle Monitor fatally stabs a 63-year-old Nigerian Woman in Texas over altercation

American on GPS Ankle Monitor fatally stabs a 63-year-old Nigerian Woman in Texas over altercation ...Victim, Emmanuella Adeyemo Azeez begs…

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Crime

Undercover Reports: India’s Human Trafficking: ‘Slave Brides Sold like Goats, Treated like Garbage’

Undercover Reports: India's Human Trafficking: 'Slave Brides Sold like Goats, Treated like Garbage' ...Thousands of girls and women in India…

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World

FBI, DEA Must Release Investigative Files on Bola Ahmed TINUBU Heroin Drug Network Probe-United States Court

FBI, DEA Must Release Investigative Files on Bola Ahmed TINUBU Heroin Drug Network Probe-United States Court ...Records emanate from narcotics…

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Business

FRAUD: 81-year-old Honeywell Group Company Chairman, OBA OTUDEKO, others set to appear in court for siphoning N12.3Billion

81-year-old Honeywell Group Company Chairman, OBA OTUDEKO, others set to appear in court for siphoning N12.3Billion ...Facing 13-count charge filed…

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