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Africa

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘Major Failure of Buhari’s Govt is Unaddressed General Buratai Corrupt Affair’-Prof. Okey Ndibe …Says: ‘President BUHARI Arrived Power Shockingly Unprepared’ *Impact of Policies on Nigerians to Determine his Re-election in 2019 * Targets Political Opposition on Investigation and Prosecution for Corruption *Nigerian Media Failed, Unimpressive in Investigative Reportage *Advise: Avoid Temptation of being Cocooned in Aso Rock and Reading Prepared Speeches *Be a Listening, Broad-minded president who looks at entire Map of Nigeria, not only a section of the collectivity *Echoes: ‘Let’s Round Up, Prosecute, Convict all perpetrators of Corrupt Acts against Nigerians’ *Reflection: A memoir coming out in October titled Never Look an American in the Eye: Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American *PLUS His Views on ThisDAY Dome Closure in Abuja

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International

BREAKING NEWS: EMBASSY OF NIGERIA in Washington DC establishes Federal Credit Union…to empower Nigerian owned small-scale businesses in America *Set to offer loans to Nigerian entrepreneurs resident in Yankee *Eligibility: You must be a Nigerian business owner in USA, have a verifiable source of income-stream, possess average Credit Score, have clean background check *It is a concept financial, banking and investment initiatives for Nigerian communities in America *Further inquiry, call Bayo Idowu, Chairman Emeritus on: +1 240-422-2004, Dr. Kazeem Bello, Commiittee Chairman at: +1-973-809-8053; Felix.O. Obi, Chair, Corporate/Media Sub-Comm at: +1-301-2019-2253, Dr. Eunice Ukwani, Comm. Sec.Gen at: +1-347-277-2135 *Jointly supported by Steering Committee of the Nigeria National Association USA BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

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UNITED KINGDOM ON SALE TO HOMOSEXUALS! Secret Gay Lifestyle of David Cameron Exposed…Says ‘I’m proud I passed law for same sex marriage in England &Wales’ *Confesses: “I don’t want to see people’s love divided by law” *How Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received royal assent from the Queen Elizabeth after a bruising passage through Parliament which saw stiff opposition from many Conservative backbenchers and some religious groups *Nigerian Gay/Lesbian communities Celebrate in Nudity *Plans stepped up by Nigerian gay/lesbians to relocate to UK *African homosexual initiates promised Z10 Blackberry, Abroad Travel *Gays quote Holy Bible upside down …Claims ‘AIDS, everyone’s problem’ * ‘Western Nations daring the anger of God’-African Religious Analyst

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NIGERIA’S 56TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY: ‘I Will Revive the Economy, Restore Naira Value, Drive Away Hunger from our Land’ -President BUHARI *Lament: ‘I Know Hard Times Many Hard Individuals, Families are Passing through’ *Says: ‘ Temporary Problems Should Not Blind or Divert us from the Corrective Course’ * Echoes: ‘We Defeated Boko Haram last December, Terrorists Are Cowards’ *States: ‘My Administration Will Not Allow Niger Delta Militants to Hold us to Ransom’

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Nigeria Economy now Stable, attracting interest from around the world-TINUBU … bleeding has stopped. Hemorrhage is gone; the patient is alive

AHEAD OF MAY 29TH INAUGURATION: My Administration will Fight, Eliminate Corruption in Nigeria-BOLA AHMED TINUBU … My mission is to better position Nigeria as a prosperous country for the coming generation since this is crucial to achieving sustainable security *‘We have the capacity to build our own refineries, we will not scare away investors’ *“If we fail to invest in the future of those children and we take ours away to foreign country for better education, neglecting the children of the poor, the result is what we are seeing today in the form of insecurity” *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Senior Investigative Editor & AMINA AHMED/POLITICAL WRITER, ABUJA

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Media

AFTER 7 YEARS OF MARRIAGE: NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Deputy Editor-in-Chief, PETER EJIOFOR Celebrates, WIFE (Hannah) Delivers Quadruplets (4 BOYS) …Says: ‘I Have Always Hold unto the Omnipotence, Sovereignty and Miraculous Power of God over all situations’ * Several Medical Doctors report had said we were medically healthy, and that nothing was wrong with us’ * ‘When God says YES, No circumstance or anyone can say NO’ * Quadruplets delivered at 9.24am, being nursed in incubators at Crystal Specialist Hospital, Akonwonjo, Lagos BY RACHAEL AKARE/MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT, LAGOS

AFTER 7 YEARS OF MARRIAGE: NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Deputy Editor-in-Chief, PETER EJIOFOR Celebrates, WIFE…

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Nigeria

CELEBRATING NO 1 HEART AND KIDNEY SPECIALIST DOCTOR: BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN Born American, OLUROTIMI BADERO is World’s ONLY Cardiologist, Nephrologist…Received Board Certifications in Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Nephrology *Had Medical Degree from Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences * He’s one of NINE doctors at River Oaks Hospital and one of FOUR at River Region Medical Center who specialize in Cardiovascular Disease *CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified in Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified in Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine Certified in Nephrology, GA State Medical License Active through 2017, NY State Medical License Active through 2018, NC State Medical License Active through 2017, TN State Medical License Active through 2013; TX State Medical License Active through 2017, MS State Medical License Active through 2017 * “Spirituality and Creativity are vital to the art of Healing”-Dr. Badero *PLUS how he treated nephrology patients for two years without additional pay BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES

CELEBRATING NO 1 HEART AND KIDNEY SPECIALIST DOCTOR: NIGERIAN Born American, OLUROTIMI BADERO is World's…

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Opinion

OPINION-DR. DAYO OLOMU: British Born Nigerian Encyclopedia Champions Successful Business Models in United Kingdom …Humble story of a Quintessential, famous Media Icon @50 devoid of Scandal *QUOTES: “People of excellence go the extra mile to do what’s right” ― Joel Osteen *“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end” ― Abraham Lincoln *“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way” ― Booker T. Washington

DR. DAYO OLOMU: British Born Nigerian Encyclopedia Champions Successful Business Models in United Kingdom ...Humble…

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Politics

ON THE RUN OVER ELECTORAL FRAUD: DISGRACED Adamawa Resident Commissioner, HUDU YUNUSA ARI Goes into Hiding for Fear of Arrest, Making Final Plans to Escape Overseas …last sighted after controversial Gubernatorial Election announcement flying on a Private Jet Registration Number: (NG) 5N-IKO, Serial Number: 258547, Model No: S-0642EC *‘Suspended Adamawa REC, Yunusa has remained elusive, incommunicado, and disappeared without a single trace. We can not reach him on his cellphone. He disregards our multiple invitations to INEC Headquarters; We cannot even locate his whereabouts. We are asking the Nigeria Police to declare him wanted and help us pick him up’-INEC Information Chairman & Voter Education, FESTUS Okoye *Leaked Phone Audio Conversation between YUNUSA & another INEC official, Hammajam Mohammed reads: “Yunusa-Ari (REC): Is that our official from Gombi? Mohammed: No sir, I’m from Fufore, sir Yunusa-Ari (REC): I’ve heard what happened. However, do whatever you can to help this woman (Binani), that’s why I gave you an extra results sheet. Please, just do anything to make her scale through” *“If Yunusa Ari is arrested, and he opens his mouth, powerful people that are high and mighty in Nigeria, especially politicians, law enforcement officers and INEC officials will be implicated. He knows too much..his confession will rock the foundation of the country. That is why he has to find a way to hide himself for his own safety”-Top Security operative *“I have ordered the immediate suspension of Adamawa REC, Yunusa, direct full investigation of every law enforcement officials found culpable’-BUHARI *BY HILARU MOHAMMED/SPECIAL CRIME/ ELECTORAL News Reporter, Abuja & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Senior Investigative Editor

ON THE RUN OVER ELECTORAL FRAUD: DISGRACED Adamawa Resident Commissioner, HUDU YUNUSA ARI Goes into…

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Africa

WAR, REFUGEE CRISIS LOOM IN GAMBIA: ECOWAS War Ships, Fighter Jets, Army Troop Storm Gambia to Capture Jammeh Alive…’I Am Still the Gambian President, No One Can Remove me from Office’, boasts Jammeh *New Gambian President, Adama Barrow takes Oath of Office inside Gambian Embassy, Senegal today, January 19 at 16:00GMT *West African Heads of State attends Inauguration amidst tight security *Gambia Legislatures Accept ‘Bribes’ from Jammeh, Extend Tenure of Incumbent President *United Nations Security Council endorse Military Action against Jammeh * 26,000 Nigerians, Gambians, Liberians flee to DAKAR for Safety * “This is a day no Gambian will forget in a long time”-Newest President Barrow in maiden speech *’Jammeh Faces UN Crime against Humanity, Fraud, Money Laundering ‘-INVESTIGATION

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Politics

60 MINUTES INTERVIEW! ‘Gov Amaechi’s Mistake is moving to APC’-Prince Tonye Princewill *Confesses: ‘I will be Governor in 2015 Rivers State’s Gubernatorial Elections’ *Reaffirms support for PDP, Seeks PDP/PDM Alliance * How Amaechi ‘Betrayed Jonathan’s Love’ for Chairman, Governors’ Forum * Quote: ‘People who have tried to kill the President have made peace with him so why not Amaechi. I feel so sorry for the Governor’s supporters. I am fully in PDP. I will not blindly follow a party (APC) that does not have the interest of my state at heart’ * ‘In 2015, Atiku’s route to Presidency unclear, I’ll support Jonathan’s Four More Years’ * Says: ‘My working experience with Buhari & Tinubu…’ *His Words: ‘In 2011, I engineered N500M to Amaechi’s Campaign’

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International

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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Law

Nigerian man, LESLIE CHINEDU MBA without lawful Residency Status in America sentenced to 228 months for $4M Fraud, Multiple Fake Marriages

*40-year-old pleads guilty to conspiracy committing wire fraud and false statements on immigration documents in…

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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

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Nigeria

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIA’S Famous Preacher, Apostle Joshua Suleman Receives AMERICA’S HONORARY CITIZENSHIP Award…Nigerian-American Press Association Applaud Honor as ‘Epitome of Excellence, Integrity, Global Acceptance’ …Scheduled to be hosted by lawmakers in South Carolina State Capitol * “I dedicate this award to my wife, Dr Lizzy Johnson Suleman and members of the Omega Fire Ministries, worldwide”-Apostle SULEMAN * PLUS: Benefits of this award INSIDE BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES

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Health

AFRICAN GLORY ABROAD: CONGOLESE Medical Doctor, DENIS MUKWEGE Fighter for Women suffering Sexual Violence wins Nobel Peace Prize 2018…Yazidi Activist, Nadia Murad becomes joint winner being survival of RAPE from Islamic State militias *Honored for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war *Mukwege heads Panzi Hospital in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu that receives thousands of women each year, many of them requiring surgery from sexual violence * “Denis Mukwege is the helper who has devoted his life to defending these victims. Nadia Murad is the witness who tells of the abuses perpetrated against herself and others”- Norwegian Nobel Committee * ‘Rape in war has been a crime for centuries. But it was a crime in the shadows. The two laureates have both shone a light on it-Dan Smith, Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF & IKOLI AYETUNA/STAFF WRITER in CONGO

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‘Nigerians’ Present Suffering under BUHARI Same As ABACHA Era’-Reuben Abati, * Says: ‘Disappointment today is of a Different form of extraction: Nigerians’ Hope Raised beyond the Stratosphere’ *Lament: ‘Wrong People in Charge of Governance, Promises becoming Illusionary’ *Echoes: ‘Nigeria is a Complex Entity, Not a Country made for any Messiah now or in future’ *Regrets: ‘Presently, Nigerian parents go to schools and beat up teachers’ *States: ‘My choice is a Reformed, Improved Nigeria that Serves the Interest of All Citizens and Mankind’
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INSPIRING OVERSEAS: NKECHI OKWUCHI, NIGERIAN Born AMERICA’S GOT Talent Star starred in Hollywood Short Movie ‘A Mother’s Song’…Nominated for Finals of ‘My Rode Reel’ Short Film Competition * Movie recorded in Atlanta to Houston under WOB Films *Cast & Crew showcase natural Talents in United States * “Video we created remains one of my most powerful/meaningful/passionate works till date. It is a short documentary film on the healing power of faith and how a mother connected with her daughter in coma through a song”-Brian C. Ezeike, Film producer BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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KSA, Onyeka Onwenu, Ebenezer Obey Stage Legend Concert in Lagos…Almost Sold-Out Tickets Selling from N30,000 to N2Million Per Person*Concert Aim to Celebrate Nigeria’s Peace and Unity on Saturday May 21*Timi Dakolo, Gloria Ibru to Perform as Opening Acts*E-Tickets to be Sent by email once Payment Processed, Print and Taken to Event for Entry*BUY e-Tickets at: http://ticketsextra.com/event/space-legend-series
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BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian Couple Arrested in America for BREAKING their 3months old Infant’s arms, legs, bones and skulls …Judge orders Seizure of baby’s Father Nigerian Passport *Warned both NEVER to contact critically Injured and Unconscious child again *Boy’s Father faces first, second-degree child abuse charges, Wife charged for Cruelty and Neglect of a child * “My husband bit our baby and pulled his legs to make him grow and strong. I warned him, he would not listen”-Arinola Olawusi BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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NIGERIA’S MAY 29 INAUGURATION CEREMONY!’Jonathan, you’re Hero of Nigeria’s Modern Democracy’,says Nigerian-American Press Association* ‘You’ve brought Honor to Nigeria Globally’, Buhari tells Jonathan*Buhari: “You have earned the respect of not only Nigerians but world leaders”*Nigerians witness Peaceful Transition, Takes to Social Media trend*Nigerian Masses Urge Buhari to Speedily fulfill his Electoral-Manifesto*Nigerians list problems: ‘Unemployment, No Electricity, No Fuel, Inflation, Corruption, Nigeria’s $60billion External Debt’
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Royal Man of Honor whom the Cap fit: Charming Prince of Sokoto Caliphate Dynasty, YUSUF SULEIMAN reigns as Chairman, Governing Board NAFDAC, Ready to keep Safeguarding Public Health in Nigeria …plans to implement new innovations for adequate regulation of food, drug administration * Highly skilled Maritime industry and Public Sector specialist bringing wealth of experience to bear *Scholar of Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Graduate in School of Business Administration (Univ of Virginia) turbaned the prestigious ‘Dan Amar of Sokoto’ *Endowed in Negotiation, Business Planning & Development virtue laced in leadership and inter personal communication aura *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
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Law

Nigerian man, LESLIE CHINEDU MBA without lawful Residency Status in America sentenced to 228 months for $4M Fraud, Multiple Fake Marriages

*40-year-old pleads guilty to conspiracy committing wire fraud and false statements on immigration documents in Texas, Face deportation after jail…

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Africa

INVESTIGATION: 100 Stolen Cars from Washington DC Secretly Shipped to Ghana, West African King of Robbery in United States KHOBE DAVID, 5 others charged in Vehicle-theft ring

*Unsealed federal indictment confirmed six people arrested, confessed to attempts selling cars to buyers in United States and Africa *“From…

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Business

Nigerian Yahoo Prince OPEYEMI OLUJOBI, alias ‘Tyler Olujobi’, American Girlfriend Arrested for Stealing over $575,000 Cash in Credit Card Fraud

*Suspects accused of having used stolen personal information belonging to hundreds of victims to fraudulently gain access to credit card…

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International

Former UK President of Nigerian Community, NURUDEEN ALOWONLE, alias ‘Oluomo of Derby’ in Multiple Fresh Skilled Work Visa Scandal, Pockets £17,500 cash under guise of procuring Bogus Certificate of Sponsorship

… sacked as leader of group following evidentiary proof of financial fraud  *Runs a scam company ‘Hyperaync Consult Ltd’ to…

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