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NIGERIAN JOURNALIST’S KIDNEY FAILURE UPDATE: IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO HELP’I’m ready to Donate my Kidney’-Osebby Bade, Meka’s younger sister breaks silence*Says: “I can give my Life to save my brother, even though I die in the process”*Confesses: ‘We’ve no parents to help us. We’ve only raised N1.5million’*Explains: ‘My brother is undergoing excruciating pain daily. We are begging CNN to assist us’*Laments: “Silverbird/Rhythm FM-my brother’s employer has not given us a cent yet’* PLUS: ‘Mini surgery performed around his neck for dialysis passage’

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EDOCHIE’S Family disown YUL’S Second Marriage: ‘Count Us Out, We only Support your First Wife’, says Uche, elder brother to Nollywood actor …We advised against marrying second wife, he won’t listen *YUL hails self, replies family on Instagram amidst controversy, captioned a photo in pidgin wearing an Ibo traditional attire ‘Ezedike’: “Real men own up and take responsibility. Fake men dey hide for back dey run am. EZEDIKE!!! Na man you be” *“I can tell you that Yul’s first wife, May, is a wonderful woman. She is my sister in law. She did not go into any relationship with my brother (Yul) agreeing to be part of any polygamous marriage. That’s the first problem. So I feel for May. It is not fair to her. My family is not in support of his actions. This is not what we do and we are trying our best to console May. What else can we do? Yul was advised against taking a second wife, but my younger brother stuck to his guns because he felt marrying a second woman is the best way to own up to his mistakes and make things right. If he chose to continue on this part, he may convert into being a Muslim where that religion permit him to marry many wives as he wants. For Edochie’s family, we stand solidly behind his first wife”-UCHE on behalf of the Edochie’s family *BY QUNNETH ADEBAYO/MOVIE Reporter, Lagos

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BREAKING NEWS: Historic Marriage of a Nigerian Woman, Moji Solar-Percy to Lesbian American Lover…Says ‘I am Happy we had a Successful Marriage in New York’ * Fears her guests would have been locked up if it were in Nigeria * Explains: ‘I got on my knees and thanked God for his grace of living in the US’ *King Sunny Ade’s son, Kunle Ade ensures evergreen Nigerian cultural music, acosutic drumming during libation and drummers sound through the ceremony *QUOTE: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony” ― Mahatma Gandhi BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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South African born Nigerian Naturalized Irish Renowned Scientist; PAMELA UBA makes history as First Black woman to win Miss Ireland Queen 2021 after 74 years of pageant’s contest…represents Ireland for Miss World beauty title, grew in neighborhood of Ballyhaunis-County Mayo *Had undergraduate degree in Medical Science at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Master’s degree in Clinical Chemistry from Trinity College, Dublin, worked as a Medical Scientist at University Hospital Galway *Raised money for educational support for children, played Gaelic football as a center back being an active Gaelic Athletic Association fan *BY ROILA EKUNDAYO/Foreign Fashion Editor, Dublin

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Media

SHOCKING IN FOREIGN PRESS: ‘BUHARI has been gone for MEDICAL CARE for months, YAR’ADUA DIED of KIDNEY and HEART problems in office’-WASHINGTON Post Newspaper …This is Incumbent Nigerian President Second Medical Leave to Britain *GOVT released First Photo of Buhari since he left Nigeria BY SAMSON SHOAGA/MANAGING EDITOR, ABUJA

SHOCKING IN FOREIGN PRESS: 'BUHARI has been gone for MEDICAL CARE for months, YAR'ADUA DIED…

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International

Ozzidi King Forever with Saints of God in Heaven! SONNY Okosuns Memorial Concert lights up America October 25…Performing LIVE Felix Lebarty, Mike Okri, Stella Monye, Alex Zitto * Celebration begins 8pm to 3am * Venue remains Hampton Conference Center, Maryland, USA *“The world will witness an indoor concert like never before here in United States of America where the music, presence, energy and message of Sonny Okosuns will come alive. The world is waiting for this evergreen show”- Robert Okosun, President of Trans Atlantic Promotion Inc *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

Ozzidi King Forever with Saints of God in Heaven! SONNY Okosuns Memorial Concert lights up…

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POLITICS

Most Wanted Nigerian Suspect:

Most Wanted Nigerian Suspect:Inside Details of how YAHAYA BELLO alias 'White Lion' used Wife, Rashida,…

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Africa

Corruption & Slavery Mentality: RWANDA trades Asylum Seekers’ freedom in Britain for £120million cash payment, turns African country into deportation haven … ‘If you are a Refugee seeking applicant, Asylum person or you came into United Kingdom illegally by boat, train or plane, you will be issued a-one-way ticket and be deported to Rwanda’, says Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister *Immigrants have no statutory right to appeal deportation while in Britain, once inside the plane undocumented immigrants becomes the responsibility of Rwandan government *“Migrants are subject to Rwandan immigration rules as soon as they land. These people will be encouraged to apply for refugee status, and will have no immediate right to return to the UK. Anyone the Rwandan authorities decide to deport-such as people who commit a crime-can be sent to the first ‘safe’ country or their country of origin. Asylum seekers will stay in a hostel while their claims are processed. This is expected to take about three months”-Rwandan government *“We believe that plans to send those claiming asylum to offshore centres would breach three articles of the European convention on human rights and three of the articles of the refugee convention. It could also be challenged under discrimination legislation if, for example, Ukrainians are seen to be exempt”-Senior counsels in London *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Journalist

Corruption & Slavery Mentality: RWANDA trades Asylum Seekers’ freedom in Britain for  £120million cash payment,…

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Africa

‘As a Prophet of God, I can tell you those who destroy Nigeria will cry, Face the Lord’s Anger’- Rev. Fr. Ejke Mbaka, Roman Catholic, Adoration Ministry, Enugu * Vows: ‘Anyone who plot to destabilise Nigeria would receive dire punishment from God’ * Stop blaming President Buhari for all the problems in Nigeria * Governors should go back to their drawing board, don’t leave the insecurity problem alone to Buhari, he can’t be everywhere. You people receive millions of Naira every month for security votes, use those money to do meaningful things in your various states, engage youths and see whether we will not get it right * BY EMMANUEL ODEMA/STAFF WRITER, ENUGU

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Nigeria

HONOR!Nigerian Mother, 75, Floats Endowment Scholarship @ University of Texas…Support Nigerian Students on Full/Pre-College Education for Overseas Study*Children believe this is ‘Best Way to Immortalize Mom on her Birthday’* Celebrant had No formal Education, Owns Successful Businesses in Nigeria* ‘If not for our Mother’s Influence, We would have no Career Success’-Clement Osimetha, Corporate Attorney*PLUS: Celebrant’s children all graduates

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International

STRIKING GOLD IN USA: Nigerian born University of Minnesota undergraduate, TAOHEED BAYO designs African Sneaker for NIKE…creates Yut Air Max 1 concept from Yoruba culture *Reaches out to African root to create a brilliant design that does not only sell but teaches * “On designing the sneakers, I employed green for its base, which represents a part of Nigeria’s flag and earth. I touched up the colour with white. I opted for suede leather because I found it a perfect marker of the resilience of Africans”-Taoheed BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

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Arts & Culture

LCCI Lit Up Lagos in Glamour, sets Blueprint for Creative, Entertainment Industry

LCCI Lit Up Lagos in Glamour, sets Blueprint for Creative, Entertainment Industry *“In Nigeria alone, the creative sector contributes approximately 2.3 percent to GDP, accounting for over 4.2 million jobs.…

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Media

‘Buhari’s Govt in Flagrant Violation of Human Rights-Isaac Umunna, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, News Express Newspaper *Regrets: ‘High Inflation in Nigeria is a Real Tragedy’ * Says: ‘Cost of living now beyond the reach of larger Nigerians’ * Lament: ‘Crushing Hardship lead lots of people into Committing Suicide’ * ‘I’m Yet to See Evidence of Corruption War in Buhari Administration’ * ‘Comprehensive Implementation of Treasury Single Account Drained the financial system *PLUS Unforgettable, Terrorizing Ordeal in hands of Nigeria’s State Secret Police

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Entertainment

BREAKING NEWS: SEUN KUTI Embarks on WORLD MUSIC CONCERT to United States…Takes EGYPT’80 Band on Afrobeat performance Tour *First Show kicks off in Texas Wednesday, September 27 at 8 PM – 11:59 PM CDT, Chicago, Washington DC, Other cities on list *Venue: Trees Dallas, 2709 Elm St, Dallas, Texas 75226 *Doors open: 8:00 PM, Show start: 8:30 PM for All Ages *Ticket: $20 per Head, can be purchased at: www.ticketfly.com *Set for Yabis, to perform latest music albums and Play ‘Abami Eda’ songs BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES

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International

‘Nigerian President, BUHARI Caused the Death of Obafemi Awolowo’ -The Washington Times* BUHARI is Persecuting Sambo Dansuki for Role Played in 1985 Military Overthrow* Dictator Turns Nigeria into Slave Plantation, Favored North over South, Dividing than Unifying* Buhari’s Brutal Military Dictatorship Overthrown in 1985. Dansuki played a Key Role. Dictators do not Forget. Fast forward to today*Quote Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka: “Buhari’s Dictatorship Earmarked by Chilling Human Rights Abuses”*National Assembly Members Reduced to Playing Roles of Extras in Cinematic Extravaganzas*PLUS How he introduced Sharia Law- a Major Source of Strife and Disharmony in Nigeria

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘We Are Africa’s Leading, Most Reliable News Hub in the Continent’-Asif Sheikh, Ceo/Co-founder, Africa 24 Media Ltd in Kenya *Says: ‘We provide a Multimedia Digital Platform for Africa’s Positive Stories’ *Explains: ‘We’re Largest Content House Disseminating News over 15 Hours across 54 Nations’ *Echoes: ‘We have a Good Reputation in African market for Quality, Accuracy, Breaking News’ *States: ‘In Media World, Print Edition will Struggle to Stay Relevant’ *Advice: “We Africans must create sustainable Business Models that can stand on two feet”
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BREAKING NEWS: ‘My Discussion with United States President, Donald Trump Fruitful’ -Nigeria’s President,Muhammadu Buhari speaks from London * ‘We identified better ways to Improve Cooperation, Combat Terrorism’ * ‘Commended to keep up our anti-Graft war, efforts made in rescuing 24 of the Chibok Girls’ * ‘American Govt assured Nigeria of assistance for Military Weapons to flush out Boko Haram’
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HUMAN SLAVERY IN LONDON: Nigerian born British Nurse, JOSEPHINE IYAMU, ‘Cash Madam’ sentenced to 18-year prison term for luring Nigerian teenage girls into Sex Trafficking …ordered to hand over £184,000, properties seized *54-year-old first to be convicted under the Modern Slavery Act for offences committed overseas, in a landmark prosecution led by the National Crime Agency *Handed a confiscation of available assets including a large house in Benin City, Nigeria, If she fails to pay the full sum within three months, she will serve an additional two years in prison and still be liable for the money *“Josephine Iyamu specifically targeted vulnerable women and put them through the most horrific experience, only to profit considerably from their misery. Iyamu’s expenditure on travel and properties far outweighed her legitimate earnings as a nurse and our investigation into her finances proved she made hundreds of thousands of pounds from her criminality”-Kay Mellor, NCA Senior Investigating Officer *BY ROBERT ILUBORI/JUDICIAL Correspondent, London
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DISGRACEFUL! NIGERIAN Yahoo Yahoo Man, COSMOS EMEH posed as FAKE American Soldier…Scam Australian Woman the sum of $400,000 through money transfer service * 32 year old conman deceived vulnerable ladies through hoax online romance scheme * Lied to 38 year old female victim, traveled to woman’s house to collect extra $105,000 *Charged with one count each of fraud and attempted fraud at Brisbane Magistrates Court * “The 34-year-old woman began an online romantic relationship with Cosmos Emeh, 32, after befriending him on social media in October 2018. The following month, she was groomed into believing Emeh was a US soldier, and sent him more than $200,000 through a money transfer service. He he then traveled to the woman’s house to collect a further $105,000”-Australian Police BY BIMBO AYOBAMI/CRIME CORRESPONDENT, AUSTRALIA, Naija Standard Newspaper
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DEVELOPING STORY IN NIGERIA: ‘I Am Contesting for Nigeria’s 2019 Presidential Election, Only If I emerge All Progressives Congress Party Candidate’-Muhammadu BUHARI …Says: ‘By then I Will Determine If Yemi Osinbajo will still be My Vice President or Someone else’ * ‘President Buhari is not officially a candidate yet, he’s an aspirant. He has just signified his intention to seek party nomination’-Presidency * “It is after winning the ticket that you will expect him to name his running mate for the contest. That’s the requirement, he can’t run alone. My view is that it is not the norm that you name a running mate when you are not a candidate”-Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity BY KAYODE OYEBADE/POLITICAL WRITER, ABUJA
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IN COURT:
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BREAKING: Two NIGERIAN Texas Residents Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison, Face Deportation…For Fraud, Money Laundering, Identity Theft, Bank/Credit Cards Scam *Caused losses of over $1.1million to United States Government * Orefo Okeke of Arlington, co-conspirator, Clement Onuama plead guilty to crime * Victims found in 16 states in America, Seven countries around the world * “Okeke was found responsible for causing losses of over $1.1 million. He was ordered to pay restitution of over $582,000 and to forfeit the same amount as a money judgment against him”- US Attorney’s Office BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
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BOOK REVIEW:
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PORT-HARCOURT GIRL, GLORY OF NIGERIA IN AMERICA: NIGERIAN Genius CHINELO OKPARANTA WIN 2017 Great Immigrant Honoree AWARD from Carnegie Corporation of New York…Working as Assistant Professor of English & Creative Writing (Fiction) at Bucknell University *Remains Research Fellow of C. Graydon and Mary E. Rogers Faculty *Received BS from Pennsylvania State University, MA from Rutgers University, and MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop *Recipient of Colgate University Olive B. O’Connor Fellow in Fiction as well as University of Iowa’s Provost’s Postgraduate Fellowship in Fiction *Nominated for a US Artist Fellowship in 2012, Awarded additional fellowships and faculty appointments/visiting professorships at Columbia University, Purdue University, Middlebury College (Bread Loaf’s John Gardner Fellow in Fiction), Howard University (Hurston/Wright Foundation Summer Writing Workshop Fiction Faculty), City College of New York, and Southern New Hampshire University * Winner: 2014 Lambda Literary Award, 2016 Lambda Literary Award, 2016 Jessie Redmon Fauset Book Award in Fiction, 2016 Inaugural Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award from the Publishing Triangle, and a 2014 O. Henry Prize *Finalist for 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing, 2013 Society of Midland Authors Award and 2014 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative in Literature BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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NO GOING BACK: We Must Have Yoruba (Odua) Nation, Nigeria Government Can’t Stop it-SUNDAY Igboho, self-determination movement activist

  We Must Have Yoruba (Odua) Nation, Nigeria Government Can't Stop it-SUNDAY Igboho, self-determination movement…

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NEW ERA IN LEADERSHIP: ESAN Okpa Group set to produce Governor of Edo State …floats pioneer Assembly in Uromi, position for elective public offices for greater development of Esanland *Ready for crucial hybrid meeting to discuss burning issues affecting the people of the Central Senatorial District of Edo State, reaches out to Esan natives in Diaspora *“ONE of the aims of this noble leading socio-cultural and non-partisan organization is to ensure the largely agrarian community benefits from all the value chains in agriculture as a way of checking the massive drift of the bulk of its population to major urban cities like Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt. Up-comng gathering is also meant to prepare the groundwork on how to ensure that the next Governor of Edo State is of Esan extraction-ESAN OKPA INITIATIVE *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
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INJUSTICE: Italy detain 36 Nigerian born Niger-Delta natives without Trial for years…alleged to commit Credit Card Fraud, Cultism *Human Rights Lawyer, Lucky Aghedo cries out for Justice, demand action from International bodies *Claim European Convention on Human Rights, Article 5, Section 1C and 3, provide suspects to be tried speedily or released if there was nothing incriminating *“Prevention of crime is justification for arrest and restraint of liberties. However, there ought to be a structure for suspects to be tried conclusively within a reasonable time. Some Nigerian migrants had also since been alleged to be carrying out cultism in Italy, flashing machetes and other dangerous weapons of intimidation”-AGHEDO *GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Senior Investigative Editor & MIRABEL ADAMS/Diplomatic Correspondent, ITALY
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Nigerians: Let Me Enjoy My Marriage in Peace as a Second Wife, Leave Me Alone, Nollywood Actress, Mercy Aigbe tells Critics …Stop bullying me on Social Media, Face your own Life *There is No Crime being married to a movie marketer, Rejoice with me and stop your jealousy * “If you can be happy for me, be happy for me. If you’re not happy for me, go and get busy. I am not the first person to be a second wife. It is my choice to be a second wife”-AIGBE *BY TOPE AKINLADE/ENTERTAINMENT Writer
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Nigeria

Royal Prince of Sokoto Caliphate, YUSUF SULEIMAN, Alumnus of Harvard University, Kellogg School of Management, Cambridge Academy of Transport Shipping Insurance Appointed Director General, Administration, Finance & Logistics ADC Presidential Campaign Council

…Holds Excellent Grades at University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business   *Dan Amar Sokoto to ensure data analysis driven…

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International

NATIONAL SECURITY SECRET EXPOSED! INSIDE Details of How America’s CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY led Espionage crumbles Muammar Gaddafi Libya’s Govt over United States of Africa’s policy, African Central Bank, Unified African Passport to ease migration

…Document reveals plan to reduce Africa’s dependence on Western currencies, particularly the U.S. dollar and the International Monetary Fund pressure…

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Health

Nigeria’s Ex-Ambassador, Former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian Newspaper, DEBO ADESINA Fighting for Life in Coma, Suffers Stroke, Wife in Tears begging Tinubu for Help as Hospital bills Hit CAD$205,000

…Medical clinic warns, ready to end treatment over high-rising medical expenses *“My husband, H.E Adebowale (Debo) Adesina, Former Nigerian Ambassador…

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Crime

B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G News: Thousands of NIGERIANS in PANIC Mode, Face Arrests as DHS, FBI Texas’ Office Uncover Alien, Social Security Numbers with ties to Fraudulent Purchase of Green Cards, U.S. Naturalization Citizenship

…Nigerian born American Senior Official, Associate in detention confess to have received $1million via CashApp, Zelle for years to grant…

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