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CRIMINALITY IN GOD’S NAME IN AMERICA: Malawian Born Famous AFRICAN Prophet, SHEPHERD BUSHIRI Arrested with 10Kilogram COCAINE at JFK International Airport, New York…Baggage Carousel contains drug with a street market value of $1.5 million *Traveled on First Flight ticket from Johannesburg to New York * Deceived South African Immigration officials, Neatly checked in bag from Johannesburg being identical to regular bags carried by prophet * Forensic Tests proved connection, Fingerprints not found on Cocaine *Investigated, Detained, Released on BAIL in the sum of $100,000 Cash BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, Reporting from New York

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FUGITIVE! ‘DSP Alamieyeseigha Steals $700,000 Bayelsa State Money’-United States Govt *Says “Ex-Gov used Corruption Proceeds to purchase properties in America” *Accumulated enormous Wealth through Corruption/Other illegal activities *Acquired 4 Properties in UK for $8.8m, had money in Bank Accounts around the World *Probe Initiated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Asset Identification & Removal Group (AIRG) in Baltimore * Met Police found $1.6m Cash in his house, Bought Properties in USA *Civil forfeiture of his Mansion in Maryland worth $600,000 and Closure of $400,000 in Fidelity Brokerage Account concluded *His Untold Escape out of America, wired abroad Bayelsa State Monthly Security Votes-INVESTIGATION * US Dept. of Justice: “From 1999-2005 when Impeached, his entire official salary was $81,000 and Declared Income $248,000” *Evidence from US Dept. of Justice Attached

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DEVELOPING STORY: ’90 Nigerians that Possess FAKE Documents, Expired Visa Deported from our country’-South African Government * Involved in various Immigration violations * ‘Most all-male deportees were living in South Africa without valid documents’-DSP Joseph Alabi, Lagos Airport Police spokesperson BY ISHIOMA KELVIN, CONTRIBUTOR, JOHANNESBURG

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INSPIRING: NIGERIAN Born American, FOLUSO BISI ADEMUYIWA, Renowned ONCOLOGIST Tops list of 2017 BEST MEDICAL DOCTORS in United States …Specializes in a branch of Medicine that deals with Prevention, Diagnosis, and treatment of Cancer * She is reigning Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Breast Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine * Research Interest in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Early-onset Breast Cancer, Racial Disparities * Clinical Expertise includes Breast Cancer, Medical Oncology *Graduates in MD at University of Ibadan (Nigeria), MPH in Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (USA), MSCI from Washington University, St. Louis Training; Resident/Chief Resident, Medicine and pediatrics, Bridgeport Hospital/Yale New Haven Health, Bridgeport * Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University, Indianapolis Board Certification, Member of American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Member of American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics; Member of American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology * “On the best doctors in United States, physicians have been placed on the Best Doctors List in America for 2017. Best Doctors in America is an online resource developed by Best Doctors, Inc. Best Doctors believes physicians are the most qualified to evaluate the experience, skill sets of other physicians”- Washington University BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES

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Entertainment

BREAKING NEW GROUND @ FEDERAL RADIO CORPORATION OF NIGERIA: Nigerian Ace broadcaster, SEGUN OGUNJOBI brings Fela Kuti’s ideology into COVID-19 album, set to duet AKON, America’s multiple Grammy Award holder …says: ‘I won BBC Media Action/ USAID Award in Investigative Reporting in Nigeria’ * Graduate of performing arts University of Ilorin inspired by global unrest affecting humanity * ‘At four years, ‘Abami-eda’ electrified me into new age Afrobeat music of philosophy and prophesy’ Confesses: ‘Lyrics of Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, Michael Jackson had influence on me’ ‘My music is born out of vision of the future, rekindling hopes for poor masses, separating bad from good, pointing out dangerous trends people should avoid and celebrating essentially workers as heroes of our time’ *GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Bureau Chief

BREAKING NEW GROUND @ FEDERAL RADIO CORPORATION OF NIGERIA: Nigerian Ace broadcaster, SEGUN OGUNJOBI brings…

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Crime

‘Don’t Issue Warrant of Arrest Against ex-EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde’ -Court warns Nigeria’s SENATE*Orders: “You Must Wait Pending the Hearing and Determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction”*Why Court Grants Injunction against Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges & Public Petitions

'Don't Issue Warrant of Arrest Against ex-EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde' -Court warns Nigeria's SENATE *Orders:…

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Business

SHOCKING: Nigeria join four other countries on World Bank debtors’ list …accumulates $1.3bn IDA debt within a fiscal year, debt different from outstanding loan of $486m from World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development *Rated fifth on World Bank list with $11.7bn IDA debt stock in Fiscal Year 2021 *“Nigeria’s debt remains sustainable, albeit vulnerable and costly, especially due to large and growing financing from the Central Bank of Nigeria”-World Bank *BY ABAYOMI OLUSEGUN/ECONOMY Correspondent, Abuja

SHOCKING: Nigeria join four other countries on World Bank debtors’ list …accumulates $1.3bn IDA debt…

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Crime

PAINFUL SHAM MARRIAGE: ‘My NIGERIAN Husband, BEN SOYEMI pretends to love me, but only married me for Visa’-British Woman cries out …Says: ’25 year old Nigerian hubby flirts with ex-girlfriend in Lagos on Skype daily’ * ‘He used, dump me and humiliated me before my entire family in London’ * ‘He ruined my life, I filed for divorce which he signed after two years’ * Lament: ‘I loved him. We dated for six months on social media, met him having almost expiring student visa’ BY JOY REWANE/CRIME CORRESPONDENT/London

PAINFUL SHAM MARRIAGE: 'My NIGERIAN Husband, BEN SOYEMI pretends to love me, but only married…

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Politics

NO GOING BACK: We Must Have Yoruba (Odua) Nation, Nigeria Government Can’t Stop it-SUNDAY Igboho, self-determination movement activist

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Sports

FROM 20 YEARS TILL DATE: NIGERIA’S MAGIC PLAYER, ‘Jay Jay OKOCHA’ Wins BOLTON WANDERERS’ Best Player Award…Fans says he is best player to have ever played at the Reebok Stadium, now Macron Stadium *Beats former Spain defender Ivan Campo and French forward Youri Djorkaeff * Jay Jay captures the hearts of not only the Bolton faithful, but football fans across the country for his silky skills and cheeky smile *REMARKABLE: Shine for Trotters on 145 occasions, played in the Carling Cup Final – where he scored two unforgettable free-kicks in the semi-final first leg – and and also in the UEFA Cup BY CHUKA NINIABU/SPORTS REPORTER, UNITED KINGDOM

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Law

AMERICA’S MID-TERM ELECTION: NIGERIAN Born Famous American Attorney, CHIKA ANYIAM elected JUDGE in DALLAS County…Emerges First African Immigrant in United States history to serve as a State District Court Judge * Assumes office January 2019, In charge of Criminal District Court 7 *Scored landslide 428, 971 votes-62.23% to defeat Republican opponent *Highly supported by husband-Okey, Campaign led by Jeff Dalton & Dallas County Democratic Party *Practiced Criminal Laws for over 17 years in America *Successfully handles all levels of Felonies, Misdemeanors, Mental Health Cases *Celebrated in ‘Dallas Morning News’ Editorial: “Anyiam’s answers were consistently thoughtful during our recommendation interview but often reflected the voice of who she, in fact, is — a defense attorney…,” *Legal Association: Member, State Bar of Texas, Member-Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member-Dallas Bar Association; Member-Dallas Criminal Defense Association, Member-J.L.Turner Legal Association and Member-NAACP, Garland Chapter *“I remain committed to serve the community as a fair, just and impartial judge”-CHIKA BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief, Naija Standard Newspaper

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Crime

INFIDELITY CONTROVERSY: Bipolar Disorder suffering Nigerian born Naturalized American woman, PORTIA ODUFUWA storm Husband working place at Dallas Love Field Airport, fires gun in the air … shot by a police officer, handcuffed to hospital bed while receiving medical treatment for gun wound, earlier arrested for armed robbery in Wylie, Texas *37-year-old claim hubby is cheating and having extra marital affairs with another lady * “A 37-year-old woman-later identified as Portia Odufuwa, went into the restroom at the airport before emerging with a gun and firing most of the shots at the ceiling at Dallas Love Field Airport”-Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor

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Business

LATEST RANKING 2022: Nigeria’s ALIKO DANGOTE, Wealthiest Billionaire in Africa for 11 years, new Net Worth $21.2 billion, adds $950 million to fortune-BLOOMBERG Billionaires Index …three South Africans, One Egyptian maintain billionaire status *Aliko is 96th Billionaire in the World in 2022 Global Ranking, Wealth rose following a year-to-date price increase in the shares of Dangote Cement Plc. *Owns sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest cement production, Dangote Cement with a revenue of 891.7 billion Naira ($2.5 billion) in 2019, Firm spread impact in sugar, salt, oil; fertilizer and packaged food *Other African billionaires: Johann Rupert & family (South Africa) Net worth $11.8 billion, Nicky Oppenheimer (South Africa) Net worth $8.30billion, Natie Kirsh (South Africa) Net worth $7.98 billion; Nassef Sawiris (Egypt) Net worth $6.56 billion *Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people *BY RILWAN AHMED/GROUP FINANCIAL Editor, Africa

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Nigeria

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ONE ON ONE with NIGERIA’S Genius NKECHINYERE CHIDI-OGBOLU, 18year old Doctor of Philosophy degree American student…Howard University Alumna 2017 pursues Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering in University of California Davis * Nigeria Medical Institutions would benefit from my Areas of Research * ‘I left Nigeria at 14 years, Graduated in Chemical Engineering and eyeing my Doctoral degree program since my Parents were fully behind me 100 percent’ * ‘I am Ready to IMPACT my Generation Positively’ * ‘I am an Active Member of US Engineering Honors Society, Tau Beta Pi’ *Fluent in English, Yoruba, French, learning Korean language *PLUS her latest book: ‘Tales of an Über Minor in College’ NOT UBER TAXI BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN BUREAU CHIEF

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SHOCKER:NIGERIAN Born British Resident, FRANCIS EZENWANKWO Jailed SIX YEARS…For RAPING his Tenant *Sub-let House in Heston Street, Hounslow, London Borough to a lady from Europe *Sneaks into lady’s bed with spare key *Gauged lady, Forcibly had carnal knowledge *Victim called police emergency numbers: 999 or 112 BY TOMS SHOLAPE/CRIME REPORTER, LONDON
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MAKING NIGERIA PROUD IN AMERICA: Lieutenant JESSE EKENE, American Born Naval Officer with Nigerian Parentage is a Professional Car Racer…Competing Full Time in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West for Patriot Motorsports Group *One of three African-American drivers actively competing in NASCAR series *Still remains Racing Ambassador for the Phoenix Patriot Foundation *Fully involved in various Philanthropic and Military-related activities *Served as Host for a Veteran’s family prior to the Coca-Cola 600 *Was part of the NASCAR Salutes program that honors US military personnel * Featured as guest/co-host of NASCAR.com’s GarageCam series *Received NASCAR Diverse Driver Award BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF/UNITED STATES
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SADLY! ‘We can tell you that 22 Nigerians have died of Coronavirus in Europe’ –Nigerians in Diaspora Organization Europe …18 in UK, 3 in Italy and 1 in Spain Not less than 25 other Nigerians are currently hospitalised due to infection from the virus * ‘The figures were compiled from the information provided by the country chapters of the organisation around the world’- Hon. Kenneth Gbandi, chairman of NIDOE * BY KOLA OYEDOLA/DIPLOMATIC REPORTER, Italy
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ARABIC EDITION: النسخة العربية: alnuskhat alearabiatu: أصوات مُسكتة: القصة غير المُروَّجة للصحفيين الذين قُتلوا في إيران ‘aswat musktt: alqisat ghayr almurwajt lilsahafiiyn aladhin qutlu fi ‘iiran

...التحقيق في التكلفة البشرية للحرب، وحرية الصحافة، ودور الذكاء الاصطناعي ...altahqiq fi altaklifat albashariat lilharba,…

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