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SHAME: PRORERTY FRAUD!Nigerian man, 34, Defrauds Indonesian Woman over $5million…Lies to victim on hoarse Investment Returns*Lures Woman on LinkedIn social media with Fake Promises*Charged with Money Laundering, may serve 20 years Maximum Sentence if convicted

SHAME: PRORERTY FRAUD! Nigerian man, 34, Defrauds Indonesian Woman over $5million...Lies to victim on hoarse Investment Returns *Lures Woman on LinkedIn social media with Fake Promises *Charged with Money Laundering,…

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Nigeria

President of Nigeria in 2023 Must come only from South East for Peace, Justice, Fairness -OLUSEGUN Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president tells Ohanaeze Ndigbo … Federal character, rotation of power are measures meant to help our nation-building process and more sure-footedly, move Nigeria forward *‘It is inconceivable to have peace and progress in a country that is rooted in injustice’ *“Thank you Mr. President for your unwavering commitment to peace and unity of Nigeria. You remain one of the strongest voices in Nigeria and one of the most respected Nigerians in the world because of your track records of accomplishments”-Ambassador George Obiozor *BY OLAYIWOLA EGBERONKE/POLITICAL Correspondent, Abeokuta

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Nigeria

UPDATE ON NIGERIA POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION FRAUD!’Buhari should Suspend Okiro for Corruption’-Whistle Blower Aaron, Principal Admin, PSC* Says: “I was Interrogated, Detained for 12 hours at Police Force HQ, Phone lines bugged”*Laments: ‘Okiro Suspended me from office for Leaking Information, Seized my Salary’*Why he’s Proceeding to National Industrial Court against PSC* “Our Chairman innocent of N275million Expenditure”-Ani, Head Press/Publicity, PSC*PSC Official Breakdown:“Commission receives N350million, spends N792,500 on Telephone Lines/Handsets, N375,000 on Postal/Handbill/ID Cards, N6million-Staff Training for one day; N28million handed out to Consultants, N180 million as Traveling Expenses/Monitoring Elections & N132million kept in Account”

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Naija Standard Partners Face of Africa Pageant in United States…3Day LIVE event holds in University of Texas at Arlington *3rd Edition features Welcome Dinner, Judging Presentation, Fashion Show and After-Party on July 10-13, 2013 * African/Black American Communities to witness Ceremony *African Heritage at Display * “We’d broadcast LIVE the event on Naija Standard Afrika Radio in America”-Management

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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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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘BUHARI’S Govt back to dark days of the military where media is a subject of all sorts of attacks by agents of government’-Fiery Human Rights Activist, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin …Says: ‘No Value is placed on Human Life today, Nigeria rated Poverty Headquarters of the world’ *Fires back at ex-Governor of Lagos state, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for picking on her hubby: ‘Nothing to worry about all that. If you can’t stand the heat,don’t venture into the kitchen. It’s all water at the back of the duck’ * ‘Nigeria has a long history of human rights violations and compliance’ * Discusses her recent conference at the Consulate General office of United States of America in Lagos *Demand probe of Nigerian Government for allegation involving soldiers raping under-age girls, women in Military camps of victims of Boko Haram * ‘ The menace of human trafficking in Nigeria has risen to alarming stage in the recent time’ * PLUS views on arrest of Sunday Fase, Nigerian-American publisher of African Examiner in Abuja BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

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CHARGED FOR FELONY VIOLATION: NIGERIAN Man, OLAJIDE NOIBI Arrested for hiding aboard Virgin American Flight 415 in Los Angeles International Airport…Found to possess FAKE Boarding Pass * ‘After the plane took off, flight attendants noticed there was an extra passenger, and when they examined Olajide Noibi’s boarding pass they noticed that it was from the previous day and bore the name of a different person’-FBI spokeswoman, Laura Eimiller BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

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Sports

MAKING NIGERIA PROUD GLOBALLY: ‘We Hereby Announce NIGERIA’S Born JOHN OGBONNA EMMANUEL as Number ONE Wrestler in the World’-UNITED World Wrestling *Retained status as Champion at African Wrestling Championship *Another Nigerian in the 79kg category, Agiomor Ekerekeme rated third in World Wrestling behind Iranian wrestlers Rashid Kurbanov, Ezzetollah Akabarizarinkolaei *Other Nigerians on World wrestling stage ranking: Robert Daufa rated 7th in the World in the 92kg category, Soso Tamara rated 9th in the World in the 97kg category, Welson Ebikewenimo rated 10th in the World in the 57kg category BY KELVIN OLUWANIKAN/SPORTS CORRESPONDENT, EGYPT

MAKING NIGERIA PROUD GLOBALLY: 'We Hereby Announce NIGERIA'S Born JOHN OGBONNA EMMANUEL as Number ONE…

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Africa

CONTROVERSY: I still Repeat, I will Never Call ASIWAJU TINUBU My President-Pastor TUNDE BAKARE vows

CONTROVERSY: I still Repeat, I will Never Call ASIWAJU TINUBU My President-Pastor TUNDE BAKARE vows…

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ShowBiz

NIGERIANS IN THE DIASPORA MOURNING: Nigeria’s Cultural Ambassador of Hikosso music, Florence Trautman, ‘FLOXY BEE’ loses American Community Leader Husband …Showbiz manager hubby passed on late last month in New Jersey *Ever-smiling deceased was music promoter behind America’s successful world tour hits of Nigerian legends: late Chief Osita Osadebe, late Oliver de Coque, late Sunny Okosuns, late Majek Fashek, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, Sunny Ade and a host of others *“My husband was a great community leader officially recognized by the City of Newark. He has done so much to promote a lot of Nigerian music legends during their world tour over the years here in the United States. The memorial service will be taking place on May 21, 2022 at Third Presbyterian Church, 395 Ridge street, Newark, New Jersey. We are blessed with lovely children” *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor

NIGERIANS IN THE DIASPORA MOURNING: Nigeria’s Cultural Ambassador of Hikosso music, Florence Trautman, ‘FLOXY BEE’…

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Nigeria

IMPORTANT: US Govt Releases Damning Reports on Nigeria’s Economy…Pervasive Corruption Affects the Market Potential, Boko Haram Attacks Scare Investors Away*Document Exposed Why Naira is Declining, Crude Oil Price Fall to Foreign Exchange Challenge for Central Bank of Nigeria & Fiscal Challenge for Govt*FDI: Nigeria Have No Bilateral Investment Agreement Treaty with United States*Entrepreneurs Don’t seek Bankruptcy Protection in Nigeria’s Business Culture*Nigeria’s Imposition and Administration of Taxes Remains Uneven and Lacks Transparency*Nigeria among Worst Countries in the World in Power Generation Per Capita/Electricity Access* CBN Supports Non-interest Banking: Jaiz Bank International Plc & Stanbic IBTC Plc Established Islamic Banking Operations in Nigeria

US Govt Releases Damning Reports on Nigeria's Economy...Pervasive Corruption Affects the Market Potential, Boko Haram…

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Politics

NIGERIA’S MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY BLOWS HOT! ‘PDP is dead in Rivers State’ …Gov. Amaechi, Ikuru, others declare for APC

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Nigeria

PAINFULLY SHOCKING! NIGERIAN 33 Year old PhD student, THOMAS ORHIONS EWANSIHA Dies of Seizure inside Malaysia Immigration Custody…Battles convulsion in between academic period, earlier arrested as crime suspect on suspicion * ‘We are awaiting the post-mortem report of Ewansiha, as well as a full medical report to identify the cause of his death’- Khairul Dzaimee, Director-General of the Immigration Department * ‘Malaysia Immigration officials killed my Husband. They continually maltreated him in their brutish manner to the point of death in Bukit Jalil Immigration Depot’-Wife of the deceased * Wife lament in tears: ‘Having acquired all educational qualifications, Malaysia Government made my Husband die like a chicken’ BY LURETTA OBEMBE, CRIME CORRESPONDENT reporting from Malaysia

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International

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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Education

INSPIRING: 

SHANIA MUHAMMAD, 16, holder of THREE Degrees is AMERICA’S Youngest Full Time Teacher   ... Already completed two years of National Teachers Professional Development Training   *Holds a bachelor's degree in Early…

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The GLORY of AFRICA: Nigerian Investigative Journalist, TOBORE OVUORIE defeat Canada, USA, Australia; other nations to win DW Freedom of Speech Award 2021 in Germany… ‘On no account should we let our voice be silenced’ *Risks life as an undercover to pose as a would-be sex worker to investigate the widespread human trafficking ring in Nigeria, discovery prompt federal government to launch investigation *‘I hereby present the DW Freedom of Speech Award 2021 to Tobore Ovuorie, who has met extreme challenges during her investigation into the trafficking of young women from Africa to Europe’- DW Director General Peter Limbourg *‘I cannot think of a more courageous journalist than Tobore Ovuorie. Her passion to unearth the truth, to reveal the plight of the victims and the cruelty of their persecutors, led her to take a leap that very few journalists ever could summon the bravery or replicate’ – Laudatory speaker Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch Executive Director * “Ovuorie’s work is an outstanding example of investigative journalism and human braveness’-Antoaneta Vassileva, vice president of the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings  *”Being a journalist in Nigeria is difficult. We struggle for an economic basis for our work and fight for access to information. Critical and sophisticated journalism in Nigeria is shrinking”-OVUORIE *BY PAULINE DAMIEN/MEDIA Staff Writer, Germany

 The GLORY of AFRICA: Nigerian Investigative Journalist, TOBORE OVUORIE defeat Canada, USA, Australia; other nations…

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BEAT OF CRISIS: LAND GRAB SCANDAL! Amaechi, Mexican Farmer in Shady Banana Plantation Deal…MOSOP Screams ‘Fraud’ *Claims 2,000 hectares of Ogoniland acquired fraudulently *Provides Evidence to NSN Editorial Crew in America * “Documents show a conspiracy between Rivers State, some evil persons to take Ogoniland, give to a Mexican Farmer”-MOSOP
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CONTESTING FOR PARKER, TARRANT, NW Dallas Counties: NIGERIAN-American Foremost Educator, DR. FEYI OBAMEHINTI Competes for TEXAS State Board of Education District 11…WON Teacher of the Year Award in Irving and DFW Teacher of the Year at Texas Virtual Academy *HAD Bachelors Degree in Microbiology from University of Texas at Arlington, Masters in Education from Peru State College, Doctorate Degree in Education from Texas A&M University at College Station *Earlier worked as a former Texas State Advisory Committee member on United States Civil Rights Commission, understands the importance of engagement, input and conservative solutions, Possess over 20 years of experience in Educational field * Reigns as former public School Teacher, Central Administrator, Service Center consultant * Offers Education Consultancy for State, Federal Agencies regarding Grant Reviews, Instructional Practices and Program Evaluations * Appointed on Review Panel for Texas 2013 Presidential Awards of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching *Author of Famous Books: ‘The Cooperative Teacher Handbook’, ‘Incorporating Science Apps in Grades 6-12’, ‘The Values of Immigrant Students on Citizenship as a Trait of Character Education’, and co-author of ‘The Minority Homeschooler’s Guide and Texas Refugee Student Framework’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Revealed! America’s BLACK PANTHERS’ Hollywood movie is an Intellectual Theft from ‘Amazons of Africa Women Warriors’ 90minutes full-length film-Femi Lasode, award-wining producer, Afrika ‘n Vogue/Even-Ezra Studios …True story of the war between Dahomey and Egbas of Abeokuta in in the late 19th Century * ‘It’s a huge cultural product that generates revenue, assist in the promotion of tourism *Movie will be subtitled in English, French, Yoruba and Beninoise languages * Bloc buster movie won award at the ‘Documentary without Borders’ Documentary Festival * Quote: “It has been asserted that this African story was the basis of Hollywood’s ‘Black Panthers’, mega box office hit. While the ‘Black Panthers’ story is fiction, the ‘Amazons of Africa, Women Warriors’ story is factual. Hollywood, over the years, has often been accused of stealing African stories, only to bring them out in their own way” *GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU, AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
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DETAINED:

DETAINED:WE have Arrested a-39-year-old Nigerian Trader criminally profiting from Nigerians' Suffering, Repackaging Local Rice into…

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UNTIMELY DEATH: Man, 26, Kidnapped, Murdered for Guarding Sea Turtles…Group petitions Costa Rican Govt *‘Illegal Turtles’ killings, poaching of their eggs driving leatherbacks to extinction’-Chris, Head Eco-tour to Caribbean Leatherback Nesting Beach
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STOLEN DREAMS! Seun Kuti, Nigerian Masses Protest against Boko Haram in Lagos….Ready to walk-through Major Highways on May 1 for Deaths of Children, Women in North *‘It’s a Movement of the People against Terrorism’-Oloye, Manager to Seun Kuti *‘Enough is enough…Nigerians can no longer condone this killings’-Seun
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BREAKING NEWS IN AMERICA! ‘Nigeria’s 2015 Elections will be Freest, Fairest’-Nigeria’s Consul General to Atlanta *Says “INEC have put perfect plans in place for best elections’ *Honored as ‘Nigeria’s Best Media-Friendly Diplomat in Diasporas’ *Victor Essiet Emerges ‘Nigeria’s Reggae Icon in the Diasporas’ *Nigerians, African-American community Hail Historic Book Unveiling on ‘Nigeria’s 2015 Elections & Reporters’ Survival’ in United States *Book rated among the top 20 in Amazon.com *Over Hundreds of book sold out at venue * “I commend the author of this great book, George Elijah Otumu, a widely-traveled journalist globally with wealth of experience and foresight to have put up this research-oriented book written in four world languages: English, Spanish, French & Arabic versions. The book details on attainment of most credible elections for Nigeria in 2015”-Consul-General of Nigeria to Atlanta
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True Life Story: AMERICAN Dream is a Mirage, Struggle, only Racism, Poverty, Food Insecurity; Gun Violence are realities-AJIBOLA Elizabeth Junaid, a Nigerian Asylum seeker in Chicago narrates experience …America is believed to be the land of opportunities, but America makes those opportunities very difficult to access for people who are not born into privilege, we shared an apartment with three other families-no privacy, one bathroom; my younger sister and I sleep on the floor *Lament: “We had to board two planes to get to America-one from Lagos, Nigeria, to Dubai, and another from Dubai to Chicago. I was on the plane for 23 hours. It was exhausted, thinking I was on my way to starting a new life where I’d live like Angelina Jolie” *“In America, food was very scarce because my parents had no income. My mom would go around looking for people who needed help cooking their meals. She’d work for free so she could bring home some of that food. That was what my family lived on for the first couple of months. Back in Nigeria, I had never even heard a gunshot. I used to play outside a lot there” *“My living situation improved after my parents applied for asylum and got work permits. We moved out of that cramped apartment, but now my parents worked such long hours, six days a week. I barely saw them. Some days, they left our apartment, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, at 1 p.m. and didn’t return until 2 a.m” *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
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BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN born Houston woman, THELMA CHIAKA deliver Sextuplets in American Hospital..Birth time: 4:50 to 4:59am at The Woman’s Hospital, Texas * ‘Odds of having 6 children at-a-time estimated at 1 in 4.7billion’-INVESTIGATION * ‘The mother is doing well. The babies are in stable condition in the hospital’s advanced neonatal intensive care unit’-The Woman’s Hospital Management, Texas * ‘This is the happiest day of my Life. My joy knows no bound looking at the faces of my children. God is forever glorified’-elated Mother, CHIAKA BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
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SHAME! Nigerian born Naturalized Australian Doctor, TONY BAKARE Convicted for stealing $360,000 in fake Medicare claims…prepared fictitious receipts from sometimes dead patients as cover-up * Sentenced to four years in jail for forgery and deceit from thousands of patients * Found guilty of obtaining financial advantage by deception after a three-day trial in the District Court in Brisbane * ‘He Lodged over 4,000 false claims for providing services on dates he was overseas’-INVESTIGATION * “This was a persistent course of conduct involving a series of dishonest acts,” Judge Moynihan told the court * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & EMMA ODEBA/REPORTER, Australia
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