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The SHAMEFUL Fall:

Howard University withdraws P Diddy's Honorary Doctorate Degree …Varsity upholds major breach of its core values, frown at physical assault video *'The Board direct P Diddy's name be removed from…

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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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SUCCESS IS POSSIBLE AGAINST ALL ODDS: NIGERIA’S Nollywood Famous Actor, OSITA IHEME ‘PawPaw’ Opens Multi Million Naira Hotel in heart of Owerri…Names Hotel ‘The RESIDENT’ *Imports Customized Furniture from Italy, Electronics from Austria * Provides First Class African, European and Intercontinental Meals *Runs 24/7 Power Generation Plants, Offer water-tight Security Network *Why Secrecy about the hotel before now… *Says: “HUSTLE in silence. Let success be the noise. Be our Guest #theResident#owerri#Hospitality” *QUOTE: “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it”- Henry David Thoreau BY CHUKWUMA IGOCHI/STAFF WRITER, ENTERTAINMENT

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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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Satan in the House of worship! Nigerian ‘Man-of-God’, General Overseer of The Church of Lord, EBENEZER AJIGBOTOLUWA impregnates two blood sisters, dupe mother of N2million…blames the Devil, congregants flee * Suspect earlier turned-fugitive procures abortion for victims in a private clinic in Abeokuta * ‘I reported the matter at Lafenwa police station after I got sick in 2018 and was taken to the Church in Olomoore, Abeokuta for spiritual healing. The pastor took advantage of my sickness and asked me to move my entire family of six into the church premises to avoid being afflicted with the same sickness. There and then, the prophet started having sex with my daughters of 16 and 13 years of age without my knowledge’-mother of the victims * “In compliance with the Commissioner of Police directive, the DPO led his men on intelligence, technical based investigation, and their efforts paid off when the prophet was arrested on the 6th of August 2020 at about 5:00am. On interrogation, he confessed to the allegations and that it was the reason why he ran away when he heard that police were looking for him”-Ogun State Police *BY OLUYEMI ADELADE/CRIME REPORTER, ABEOKUTA

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Entertainment

PAINFUL EXIT: Nigeria’s Famous Nollywood Actor, BABA SUWE Suffers Stroke caused by Chronic Diabetes, dies of Neuropathy (Nerve Damage) complications arising from Polyuria …Battled disease for 10 years, emaciated as he tried to stay alive *‘I can confirm that Babatunde Omidina, alias Baba Suwe is dead. I have no of idea how and where he died’-Mr. LATIN, TAMPAN President *Deceased LAST INTERVIEW: “NDLEA tortured, humiliated and wronged me for false drug accusation in 2011. They (NDLEA) damaged my hard-earned reputation and integrity. I have been demanding public apology from NDLEA to be published in national newspapers to restore my name for years, yet they refused. My current predicament is linked to the ordeal officials of NDLEA subjected me to while in its custody. Friends and family members have taken me to different hospitals, my health condition is getting worse. My situation is so bad now that I can’t walk without a walking stick. NDLEA got an appeal against me so they would not pay me my N25million damages…” *BY BOLATITO ODERINDE, MOVIE Correspondent, Lagos & CHARLES INYANG, ART/ENTERTAINMENT Reporter, Abuja

 PAINFUL EXIT: Nigeria’s Famous Nollywood Actor, BABA SUWE Suffers Stroke caused by Chronic Diabetes, dies…

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Nigeria

BREAKING NEWS: SCOTLAND Born NIGERIAN-AMERICAN, JOHN AGWUNOBI a Leading Pediatrician, Served as America’s 12th Assistant Secretary for Health…Worked in United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, a uniformed service held the rank of a four-star admiral *Performed in disease prevention, health promotion, reduction of health disparities, fight against HIV/AIDS, pandemic influenza planning and vaccine-preventable disease *Served as former Senior Vice President of Walmart Stores, Inc.,President of the retailer’s $30 billion Health and Wellness, Chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee to the Director, on Board of Directors of the National Quality Forum—an advisory group formed at the recommendation of the President’s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry * Vice Chair of the U.S. African Development Foundation, Board Advisor to Shopko, a Specialty Retail Stores Holding Corp. in Green Bay, Wisconsin; Board Director for Magellan Health Services Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona; and Member “Future” Panel of Leavitt Partners LLC, in Salt Lake City, Utah *AWARDS: Public Administrator of the Year, APHA Public Health Hero Citation, and Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. He served as * Reigns as Florida’s Secretary of Health under Governor Jeb Bush from 2000 to 2005 BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES

BREAKING NEWS: SCOTLAND Born NIGERIAN-AMERICAN, JOHN AGWUNOBI a Leading Pediatrician, Served as America's 12th Assistant…

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Health

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

BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN born Houston woman, THELMA CHIAKA deliver Sextuplets in American Hospital..Birth time: 4:50…

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Nigeria

N13BILLION FRAUD TRIAL:Court Summons Tompolo, Akpobolokemi ex-NIMASA boss, Allies Thursday…Accused Persons joined in Charge Sheet No: FHC/L/553c/2015*Served substituted service on Tompolo’s compound No. 1 Chief Agbannu DDPA Extention Warri, Delta State*Panic grips ex-Militant in hideout, Plans Escape as Police Detectives take over Court vicinity*Former warlord may Dump Appearance for Safety, contracts Spiritualists for Help*EFCC moves to Arrest, Investigate ex-militant around Court Premises-INVESTIGATION

N13BILLION FRAUD TRIAL : Court Summons Tompolo, Akpobolokemi ex-NIMASA boss, Allies Thursday...Accused Persons joined in…

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UK Political Party Unveils British Commonwealth National Card …Members of Commonwealth Nations, Citizens advised to Apply*British Commonwealth National Card Enhances Automatic British Subject Status, Protection*Enforcements of Commonwealth Citizens’ Protectorate Rights of Residence, Unlimited Travel Restrictions in UK and Her Territories*Holder of British Commonwealth National Card Privileges: ‘Global Social Interaction, International Relations, Travel Clearance’ *“54 Sovereignties Brought together under a Treaty Enforceable by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948”-Prof Alexia Thomas, Chairman, The Commonwealth Liberation Party*TO APPLY FOR BCN CARD: Visit http://www.protectorateidentity.org/apply/

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Crime

HEARTLESS! Nigeria’s Convicted Drug importer in Australia, PATRICK NWEKE inside Sydney’s Villawood Detention centre smuggled several mobile phones to dupe an American disability pensioner $US400,000…creates Fake Romance scheme, later tricked Peter Strand into Trafficking drugs to evade customs *Coordinate operatives in Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia to lure Strand to Sydney airport with 2.5 kilograms of cocaine * Suspect criminal network target the elderly and vulnerable to become couriers * Strand lost his job as an electrical salesman, his marriage crumbled * “I received an email from a scammer posing as a Nigerian Government official offering to help retrieve funds. It was extremely well organised. That’s mind-boggling, absolutely mind-boggling and let alone out of Australia, but out of a detention facility — how is that possible?”-Victim * “They would coordinate their travel arrangements, they would put them up in hotels, they would provide them with money, aeroplane tickets and then upon receipt, they would take acceptance of the drugs and introduce them into the market. Mr Strand as a prize catch because he was broke, sick and frail. The people controlling the man are in Spain”-Australian Police BY TINA IBIDUN/SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, SYDNEY & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF

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Business

‘Nigeria’s ALIKO DANGOTE is Richest Black Billionaire in the world in 2019, fortune at $10.9billion’-FORBES …Oprah Winfrey’s entire worth at $2.5 billion, Michael Jordan valued at $1. 9billion * Mike Adenuga net worth at $9.1 billion, Robert F. Smith: $5 billion * David Steward is worth $ 3 billion, Strive Masiyiwa: $2.4 billion, Michael Lee-Chin: $1.9 billion * Isabel Dos Santos: $2.3 billion, Patrice Motsepe: $2.3 billion, Abdulsamad Rabiu: $1.6 billion *Folorusho Alakija’s estimated valued at $1.1billion, Mohammed Ibrahim: $1.1 billion * 2,153 people made it to the 2019 FORBES list of the World’s Billionaires, 13 are Blacks BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief

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NATIONAL SECURITY

IRAN Supreme Leader, ALI KHAMENEI, family, 20 aides plot Escape route to Moscow

… start gathering assets, properties abroad and cash to facilitate safe passage *“Khamenei is now weaker, both mentally and physically. He is a paranoid leader, whose plan is to leave…

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Nigeria

Nigeria Visa Applicants: Must Disclose All Social Media Usernames, Passwords to Access your Account for 5 Years-United States Government

*‘You are required to provide a comprehensive list of your media profiles on the DS-160 visa application form’ *Warns: ‘Omitting any information could lead to visa denials and potential ineligibility…

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In Death, HERBERT WIGWE, former ACCESS Bank CEO had 106 Properties in Queens Enclave, Ranked 7th Real Estate Billionaire in London
THERE is evidence of Violation of Freedom of Christians’ Rights to Practice their Religion in Nigeria, writes United States Republican Senators to U.S. Secretary of State … ‘Nigeria has no Single Record of Any Christian or Muslim facing Persecution’, LAI Mohammed, Minister of Information & Culture faults claim *Call based on false premise and misunderstanding of what was going on in the country-FG *‘Some Nigerian criminals kidnap for money, hold people to ransom irrespective of their religion and there are some issues of communal matters dating back to many years. If statistics are to be taken, many Muslims as Christians would be discovered to have been victims of these abductors’ *‘We want to say that Nigeria does not have a policy that denies people the freedom to practice their religion. The country does not have a policy of violation freedom of religion and it is not true that Nigeria persecutes anybody on account of his or her faith’ *BY BISAYO OPEYEMI/DIPLOMATIC Correspondence, Abuja & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
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BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIAN Born 34Year Old Ph.D Student in Washington State University, CORNELIUS ADEWALE Wins $100,000 Grants to Build a Phone Application to help Farmers Grow more Crops…Emerges Winner of Seattle Bullitt Foundation Annual Environmental Prize *Arrives United States with $6,000 earned from his vegetable harvest at his Lagos farm enough ONLY to pay for his first semester of classes in Organic Agriculture at Washington State University *Named member of the board of directors of Washington’s Tilth Alliance *Helped team of students at WSU to create a web-based tool that helps Washington farmers measure their carbon footprint, gives them ideas for how they can reduce that footprint by adjusting the way they farm * “I Plan to use the money to build a phone app that will help Nigerian farmers grow more crops, using fewer resources, with a lighter touch on the planet. The app will be a portal to research and information about organic farming specific to Nigeria’s climate. Farmers will be able to measure the quantity of organic matter in their soil by taking a picture of it, using their phones”-ADEWALE * “Cornelius just had a magnetism, energy and charm that made him irresistible. He came with rave recommendations from his professors, who believe he can be a transformational force in agriculture”-Denis Hayes, president and CEO of the Bullitt Foundation *ADEWALE’S QUOTE: “My Grandmother, Abigail Abike Aluko, in Ilesa, 200 miles from the Nigerian capital of Lagos borrowed money to ensure I had my first degree. She would always tell me Education is Light” BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES
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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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Opinion

PAINFUL TRIBUTE TO MY POLYMATH NEPHEW, ISEUNIFE OSELUESEME OYEBANJO, NOW IN HEAVEN AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 32 YEARS: *QUOTE: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”-George Bernard Shaw

*BY DR GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/EXECUTIVE EDITOR & GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR, Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA HE battled death. He conquered…

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