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Kardashians wins the Blac Chyna’s $100 million defamation lawsuit case

A jury on Monday May 2, gave a sweeping win to the Kardashian family in former reality TV star Blac Chyna’s lawsuit against them.

Chyna, a model, influencer, Rob Kardashian’s ex-fiancé and the mother to his 5-year-old daughter, Dream, had sued the Kardashian family, alleging they ruined her reality TV career.

“Rob & Chyna” aired for one season at E! in 2016. The show was at the center of Chyna’s lawsuit, which alleged that the series was canceled after its first season because the Kardashian family falsely told producers and network executives that Chyna violently attacked Rob Kardashian in December 2016. During the trial, the Kardashians and E! executives said that even though filming might have been continuous, the show was never technically greenlit for a second season, so there was nothing to cancel.

After a nine-day trial, a jury deliberated for two days and ultimately ruled that Kris Jenner, 66, Kylie Jenner, 24, and Khloé Kardashian, 37, did not defame Blac Chyna nor interfere with her contract by convincing the E! network to cancel her reality show “Rob & Chyna.”

The four Kardashian defendants; Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner attended nearly the entire trial, but when the verdict was read all were in New York at the Met Gala, where this year’s theme was “Gilded Glamour.”

On the long jury form, the foreperson of the jury noted that, while they found that some of the Kardashians acted to protect their own economic interests, their actions either did not prevent the performance of Chyna’s contract with E! regarding the reality show Rob & Chyna or were not a substantial factor in causing harm to Chyna. The jury declined to award Chyna any damages.

Text messages and emails were shown as evidence throughout the 10-day trial, depicting the Kardashians speaking negatively about Chyna and telling E! that they might stop filming their flagship hit, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” if Chyna was involved. One text from Khloé Kardashian said, “We are even considering not moving forward with our show if theirs continues, that’s how strongly we feel this is damaging to our family.” However, when Kris Jenner testified, she said that she did not have the power to “influence” the network on any cancellation.

The case revolved around Chyna’s 2017 lawsuit, which alleged Rob Kardashian was abusive and that the Kardashian-Jenners were responsible for the cancellation of the former couple’s short-lived show. Chyna sued the entire family over claims of defamation, assault, battery, domestic violence and interference with prospective economic relations. That same year, the family responded to the claims with their own lawsuit, alleging that Chyna was the one who attacked Rob Kardashian.

The Kardashians had filed to dismiss all of Chyna’s claims with the family’s attorney, Michael G. Rhodes, saying her claims “were absurd because there was no documentary evidence, economic analysis, or expert testimony that would support them.” The judge threw out one of Chyna’s claims against Kim Kardashian for defamation, ruling that Chyna’s attorney, Lynne Ciani, did not provide any statement during the trial that proved Kim Kardashian was defamatory towards Chyna. But still, the other claims remained for the jury to deliberate on, including claims for interference with a contract against Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, plus defamation claims against the latter three stars.

Following the news on Monday, Michael Rhodes and Michelle Doolin, trial counsel for the famous family issued a statement.

It read; 

“On behalf of Kris, Kim, Khloe, and Kylie, I want to express our appreciation to the jury.

“We are also grateful for the steady hand of Judge Alarcon in making sure that this was a fair trial.  The jury sent a clear message to Ms. White and her lawyer — I hope they are listening.  Justice has prevailed.”

Chyna has a separate revenge-porn case against Rob that was set to start after the conclusion of this case. Chyna claims that Rob, in a “fit of rage,” distributed her private nude pictures to his Instagram account with more than 9 million followers. She alleges that the nude photos went viral and were seen by hundreds of million of people, causing her humiliation and emotional distress. Rob denies that he posted the images without Chyna’s consent and that the release of the images caused her any mental pain or emotional distress.

‘Dead Covid patient’ about to be cremated comes back to life in China

A Covid patient, who was declared dead and sealed in a body bag, came back to life just before being cremated.

The pensioner was declared “dead” by nursing home staff.

Footage from China shows hazmat suited nurses carrying the body bag with the pensioner to a hearse to cremate him.

dead covid patient

However, on their way there, there noticed movement coming from the bag.

They then unzipped the bag and found the man moving and very much alive.

Dead Covid patient about to be cremated comes back to life in China

One worker can be heard saying: “You come here and see if he’s dead? He is still breathing! Didn’t you see he’s moving?”

Another reportedly says: “He is alive, don’t cover his face ever again.”

It’s thought the man was then taken to hospital for a check up.

The incident occurred in the Putuo District of Shanghai on Sunday, May 1, and it is understood authorities have launched an urgent investigation into how the man ended up in the bag alive.

Naomi Judd may have committed suicide after longtime struggle with mental health

Country music icon, Naomi Judd reportedly took her own life on Saturday April 30, following a longtime battle with mental illness at the age of 76. 

Naomi’s daughters, Ashley Judd and Wynonna Judd, announced their mother’s death in an emotional statement on Saturday.

“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public,” the statement read. “We are in unknown territory.”

An additional statement from Naomi’s husband of 32 years, Larry Strickland, read:

“Naomi Judd’s family request privacy during this heartbreaking time. No additional information will be released at this time.”

The singer is said to have taken her own life and left her family devastated just a day before she was set to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, reports say.

Judd had written extensively about her struggles with depression, and even referenced suicide in an open letter published in People magazine in 2018.

‘For everyone mourning the death of someone who committed suicide, an inevitable question arises: Why did this happen? Unfortunately, we don’t have very good answers,’ she wrote.

‘We do know that suicidal behavior accompanies many behavioral brain disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. Suicide is actually one of the leading causes of preventable death among these mental illnesses.’

On Sunday, her daughters broke down in tears during a ceremony to induct their late mother into the Country Music Hall of Fame as part of The Judds – just 24 hours after her passing.

Country icon, Naomi Judd died by suicide after longtime struggle with mental health

‘My mama loved you so much,’ Ashley said to the crowd gathered. ‘And I’m sorry that she couldn’t hang on until today,’ she said through tears.

Judd’s daughter  Wynonna – who performed with her for years in ‘The Judds’  revealed she had succumbed to the ‘disease of mental illness.’

The mother-daughter performers scored 14 No. 1 songs in a career that spanned nearly three decades.  After rising to the top of country music, they called it quits in 1991 after doctors diagnosed Naomi with hepatitis.

Country icon, Naomi Judd died by suicide after longtime struggle with mental health

The Judds’ hits included Love Can Build a Bridge in 1990, Mama He’s Crazy in 1984, Why Not Me in 1984, Turn It Loose in 1988, Girls Night Out in 1985, Rockin’ With the Rhythm of the Rain in 1986 and Grandpa in 1986.

The duo last performed together at the CMT Music Awards of April 11, singing Love Can Build a Bridge. They were accompanied by a gospel choir. 

They first got attention singing on Ralph Emery’s morning show in early 1980, where the host named them the ‘Soap Sisters’ because Naomi said she used to make her own soap.

After the success of ‘Mama He’s Crazy,’ they won the Horizon Award at the 1984 CMA Awards. Naomi started her speech by saying, ‘Slap the dog and spit in the fire!’

Daughter Ashley Judd is an actress known for her roles in such movies as ‘Kiss the Girls,’ ‘Double Jeopardy’ and ‘Heat.’

‘Why we beheaded the Nigerian Military Couple’ – Unknown Gunmen

Some gunmen terrorising Nigeria’s South-East region have in an audio confession claimed responsibility for the killing of a military couple in Imo State.

After beheading the couple, the gunmen were said to have called their family members to mock them.

According to gory video of the incident by SaharaReporters, it showed the gunmen putting the heads on the victims’ chests after the incident.

“It’s so sad that we soldiers are no safer, the man was a member of the 19 regular intakes while the wife was of the 79RI. They were on their way to Imo State on Saturday when the incident happened. You won’t believe these gunmen as we speak still used their phones to make calls to their family members, making jest of them and threatening to kill them as well.

“This couple just married recently, even their photo shoot caused a lot of criticisms and seems they were punished for it. Though the man is married to another woman with grown-up kids, he suddenly eloped with this young soldier; I was told the girl also had kids before joining the army as well.

“The man still has a father; his brother is also a soldier working at a battalion in Kaduna. The lady was also raped before they were beheaded,” a soldier had told SaharaReporters.

In the trending audio obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, one of the gunmen was heard speaking to a friend of the deceased lady admitting that the couple was killed for being soldiers.

“It’s quite unfortunate that it has come to this way, I killed them already. Have you heard of unknown gunmen before? Do you see how soldiers are killing innocent people because of unknown gunmen? Yah, that’s why I caught them yesterday and I killed them,” he was heard telling the lady who later burst into tears.

Attacks by armed men have increased in the South-East in recent times. The attacks often target security agencies and government facilities.

The latest development comes a few hours after gunmen invaded a military checkpoint in Agulu, Anaocha LGA of Anambra state on Saturday and opened fire on soldiers, killing one in the process.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been linked to the deadly attacks in the region. But the group has repeatedly denied its involvement in the attacks.

The leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu, is currently detained in Abuja where he is facing trial for treason.

Donald Trump wanted to shoot Black Lives Matter protesters in the leg after they gathered outside the White House – Mark Esper reveals

Former US defence secretary, Mark Esper has revealed that his former boss, Donald Trump wanted the military to shoot Black Lives Matter protesters outside the White House the month after George Floyd’s death.

Trump’s proposal to quell rioting in the city came as demonstrators filled the streets around the White House just a few months after COVID-19 shook the nation and civil rights riots broke out in major cities after Floyd’s death.

Mark Esper made the revelation in his upcoming book, ‘A Sacred Oath’, which will hit shelves on May 10.

Donald Trump wanted to shoot Black Lives Matter protesters in the leg after they gathered outside the White House - Mark Esper reveals
Donald Trump wanted to shoot Black Lives Matter protesters in the leg after they gathered outside the White House - Mark Esper reveals

‘Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?’ Esper claims Trump said according to an Axios preview of the book.

‘The good news — this wasn’t a difficult decision,’ Esper continued of Trump’s idea to shoot protesters.


 ‘The bad news — I had to figure out a way to walk Trump back without creating the mess I was trying to avoid.’

Donald Trump wanted to shoot Black Lives Matter protesters in the leg after they gathered outside the White House - Mark Esper reveals


Esper annoyed Trump in June 2020 by publicly stating he opposed trying to stop the protests by invoking the Insurrection Act, which is an 1807 law that permits the president to use active-duty troops on U.S. soil.

From 2017-2019, Esper was Secretary of the Army and was brought on to head the Pentagon in July 2019.


He served as Defense secretary for one year and four months before he was fired by Trump shortly after the 2020 election.

‘Happy Elon Musk’ attends Met Gala with his mum (photos)

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk stepped out for the first time since buying Twitter and was accompanied by his mother Maye, 74, on the red carpet at the Met Gala on Monday night, May 2.

Musk, 50, was in a goofy mood on the red carpet and was asked by La La Anthony, who interviewed guests as they arrived, about his plans for Twitter.

'Happy Elon Musk' attends Met Gala with his mum (photos)


‘My goal, assuming everything gets done, is to make Twitter as inclusive as possible and to have as broad a swathe of people on Twitter as possible,’ he said.

'Happy Elon Musk' attends Met Gala with his mum (photos)


‘And that it is entertaining and funny and they have as much fun as possible.’


He was also asked about his outfit for the event, which was staged with the theme Gilded Glamor.


‘Just following the dress code,’ he replied.

'Happy Elon Musk' attends Met Gala with his mum (photos)


Musk was asked on Monday night what he made of the event, and how it felt to be there.

'Happy Elon Musk' attends Met Gala with his mum (photos)


‘I feel great actually,’ he told Anthony.

‘It’s exciting to see all these looks.

‘And what we have here is the most talented people in style and fashion – and it’s the pinnacle of their work.


‘I’m honored to be here, and it’s lovely.’

Brother and sister had 4 kids together, fights to legalize incest

A brother and sister who fell in love and had four children together have continued their call for incest laws to be revoked, so their relationship can be legally recognised.

Patrick Syuebing was moved into a foster home in East Germany when he was attacked by their father decades ago.

After more than 20 years, he reunited with his younger sister Susan Karolewski.

Six months after re-discovering his biological family, Patrick, who was 23 at the time, and Susan, who is mentally disabled, began sharing a bedroom after their mother, Ana Marie, died.

Their illegal pairing has since produced four children, two of whom are severely disabled.

patrick stuebing and susan karolewski

In 2001, the couple began trying to change Germany’s laws that makes sex between siblings illegal. In 2012, they took their case to the Court of Human Rights.

At the time, Patrick was reported as saying: “We do not feel guilty about what has happened between us. I became head of the family and I had to protect my sister.

“She is very sensitive but we helped each other during this very difficult period and eventually that relationship became physical. We didn’t even know we were doing anything wrong when we started sleeping together. We didn’t think about using a condom.

“We didn’t know it was illegal to sleep together.”

Patrick added that their mother would “not have approved” of the relationship between him and his sister, the Mirror reported.

Susan defended the relationship she has with her brother, saying: “We didn’t know each other in childhood, it’s not the same for us. We fell in love as adults and our love is real. There is nothing we could do about it.

“We were both attracted to each other and then nature took over from us. It was that simple. What else could we do? We followed our instincts and our hearts.”

The couple have taken their case as far as the High Court, with Patrick serving time for breaking German incest laws.

Patrick has subsequently undergone a vasectomy in a bid to change the minds of courts to allow him to live with his sister without the risk of further jail time.

FIFA slams Nigeria N63.9m fine over Abuja stadium violence

World football body, FIFA, on Monday slammed Nigeria the whooping sum of N63.9 million following violence that erupted at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 29, after the country’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

FIFA also ordered the country to play their next international match behind closed doors.

Though, the world football governing body  gave room for appeal.

Recall that hundreds of fans stormed the football pitch, destroying the technical area and VIP section of the stadium after Nigeria played a 1-1 draw against Ghana, which saw the Super Eagles crash out of 2022 World Cup based on the away goal rule.

FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee, in their summary jurisdiction over incidents that occurred during the World Cup qualifiers, delivered the sanctions in a letter updated on April 28.

According to FIFA, Nigeria’s fines were a result of failure to implement “Order and security at matches (failure to implement existing safety rules and failure to ensure that law and order are maintained in the stadium, invasion of the field of play and throwing of objects).”

The violence, according to FIFA, breached Article 16 of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.

A total of 49 countries were either fined or warned by FIFA for misconduct during the qualifiers.

Nnamdi Kanu heads to court again over terrorism charges

Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu is reportedly heading to the Court of Appeal to challenge the amended seven charges on terrorism approved by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

In the copy of court processes obtained by newsmen on Monday May 2, it was revealed that the IPOB leader is challenging the court’s final decision to retain counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 15.

In their application at the federal high court, Kanu’s lawyers which include Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and Ifeanyi Ejiofor had insisted that the charges against him are legally defective.

Ozekhome who noted that his client was “unlawfully, brutally and extraordinarily renditioned from Kenya without his consent”, also argued that the court lacked the jurisdiction to try him on the strength of an incompetent charge.

He also said that the charges against Kanu were purportedly committed outside the country, and the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the charge.

Ozekhome said; 

“The charges appears to give this court a global jurisdiction over offences that were allegedly committed by the defendant, without specifying the location or date the said offences were committed”

He also averred that under the Federal High Court Act, the location where the offence was committed must be disclosed. 

Punch reported that in the suit filed at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal by Ozekhome and Ejiofor, it was stated that the trial Judge erred in law by failing to “consider, make finding of facts and accordingly pronounce on issue one raised for the trial court’s determination, relating to the extraordinary rendition of the appellant, and thereby occasioned a miscarriage of justice.”

Kanu is now seeking for; 

“An order of this Honourable court allowing the appeal and setting aside in its entirety, the ruling/final decision of the learned trial court, retaining counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 15 of the amended charge.

“An order of this Honourable court upon granting relief a above, dismissing the remaining counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 15 and, accordingly discharging the appellant on those counts.

“An order of this Honourable court terminating the entire charge and discharging the appellant.

“And for such further order or orders as the Honourable court may deem fit to make in the circumstances of this appeal.”

Mbappe may join Real Madrid soon – Florentino Perez says

Real Madrid football club president, Florentino Perez has revived hopes that France international, Kylian Mbappe might leave PSG and come to Madrid.


Madrid have long been linked with Mbappe and their desire to lure the World Cup winner to the Spanish capital is no secret as the clubs heirarchy always try to sign big name players every season.


Hopes of signing Mbappe to the club appeared dim after PSG manager, Mauricio Pochettino claimed the attacker would “100 per cent” be at Parc des Princes next season, but Perez has revived speculation after Real Madrid won the league title on Saturday, April 30.

Mbappe may join Real Madrid soon - Florentino Perez says

Speaking to Movistar in the wake of Madrid’s La Liga triumph, Perez said: “I hadn’t thought about it [Mbappe] but now that you mention it, it might be true and so on.”


He added: “When we plan next year’s squad, we’ll see.”

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti was also asked about the possibility of signing the PSG star and gave a cryptic response, telling beIN Sports: “Mbappe to Real Madrid? With this club, with this president, the future is already written.”


However, when asked if that was meant as a confirmation that the deal was done, the Italian coach replied: “I didn’t say that.”


PSG have tried to convince him to stay in France by tabling a bumper €50 million-a-year contract which would  make the 23-year-old the highest-paid player at PSG, surpassing the likes of Neymar and Lionel Messi’s salary but he is yet to accept it, with just one year left on his current deal.

President Buhari celebrates Eid with family (photos)

President Buhari participated at the Eid Al-Fitr Prayers at Mambila Barracks, Abuja this morning May 2nd.

Shortly after the prayers, President Buhari and his wife, Aisha, hosted some of their children, grandchildren, relatives and aides at the statehouse.

See more photos below…

President Buhari celebrates Eid with family
President Buhari celebrates Eid with family
President Buhari celebrates Eid with family
President Buhari celebrates Eid with family
President Buhari celebrates Eid with family
President Buhari celebrates Eid with family
President Buhari celebrates Eid with family

Israel angryly reacts after Russia’s Foreign Minister’s justification for Ukraine war

Israel has reacted with fury after Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov claimed that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “had Jewish blood”, when trying to justify the invasion of Ukraine .

Sergei Lavrov (pictured top left) made the comments to try to justify Vladimir Putin’s portrayal of Ukraine as a “Nazi” country despite the fact that its president, Volodimir Zelenskyy (pictured top right) is Jewish.

Lavrov made the remarks in an interview on Italian TV programme Zona Bianca on Sunday, May 1, days after Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, one of the most solemn occasions in the Israeli calendar.


Nazi Germany ruled by Adolph Hitler murdered six million Jews in the Holocaust in World War Two.


When asked how Russia can claim that it is fighting to “de-Nazify” Ukraine when President Volodymyr Zelensky is himself Jewish,Lavrov said: 


“So what if Zelensky is Jewish?”

“The fact does not negate the Nazi elements in Ukraine. I believe that Hitler also had Jewish blood,” adding that “some of the worst anti-Semites are Jews.”


Israel has reacted with fury calling Lavrov’s comments as ‘unforgivable’.

Israel then summmoned Russia’s ambassador and asked for an ‘apology’.

Lavrov’s statement was met with outrage across Israel’s political spectrum.


Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said: “Such lies are meant to blame the Jews themselves for the most terrible crimes in history and thus free the oppressors of the Jews from their responsibility.


“No war today is the Holocaust or is like the Holocaust.”

Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid reacted angrily, calling Mr Lavrov’s words “unforgivable” on his Twitter account.


Israeli officials have also demanded an apology from Russia for the remarks.


“His words are untrue and their intentions are wrong,” said the Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett. “Using the Holocaust of the Jewish people as a political tool must cease immediately.”


Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Zelenskyy, called Lavrov’s statement “antisemitic” and said that it is “further evidence that Russia is the legal successor of Nazi ideology”.


“Trying to rewrite history, Moscow is simply looking for arguments to justify the mass murders of Ukrainians,” he wrote.

Lavrov was also condemned by the head of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, Dani Dayan.


“Most of his remarks are absurd, delusional, dangerous and deserving of any condemnation,” he tweeted. “Lavrov deals with the reversal of the Holocaust: turning the victims into criminals, based on the promotion of a completely unfounded claim that Hitler was of Jewish descent.”


In recent months, the Israeli government has faced some criticism for not taking a tough enough line with President Putin but the recent comments from Russia might change Israel’s stance.

For decades there have been unproven claims that Hitler’s unidentified paternal grandfather was Jewish, after an assertion by Hitler’s lawyer Hans Frank.


In his memoir, published in 1953, Frank said he had been instructed by Hitler to investigate rumours that he had Jewish ancestry. Frank said he uncovered evidence that Hitler’s grandfather was indeed Jewish – but the claim has never been corroborated by historians.

BREAKING: Gunmen behead Nigerian army couple in Imo 

Gunmen on Saturday shot dead and then beheaded a couple who were operatives of the Nigerian army.

SaharaReporters quoting military sources said that A.M Linus, a sergeant first class in the army and his wife were on their way to Imo State when the incident happened.

After beheading the couple, the gunmen were said to have called their family members to mock them.

A gory video of the incident seen by SaharaReporters showed the gunmen putting the heads on the victims’ chests after the bizzare act.

“It’s so sad that we soldiers are no safer, the man was a member of the 19 regular intakes while the wife was of the 79RI.

“They were on their way to Imo state on Saturday when the incident happened. You won’t believe these gunmen as we speak still used their phones to make calls to their family members, making jest of them and threatening to kill them as well.

“This couple just married recently, even their photoshoot caused a lot of criticism and seems they were punished for it.

“Though the man is married to another woman with grown-up kids, he suddenly eloped with this young soldier, I was told the girl also had kids before joining the army as well.

“The man still has a father, his brother is also a soldier working at a battalion in Kaduna. The lady was also raped before they were beheaded”.

Meanwhile, attacks by armed men suspected to be members of the Indigenous People Of Biafra have increased in the South-East in recent times. The attacks often target security agencies and government facilities.

This latest attack is coming few hours after gunmen stormed a military checkpoint in Agulu, Anaocha LGA of Anambra state on Saturday and opened fire on soldiers, killing one in the process

Ebuta Metta Building Collapse: 23 trapped, 5 dead, many still yet trapped (Graphic Videos)

The death toll in the Ebute Metta building collapse has increased to 5, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials say.

The three-storey building collapsed on Sunday night, May 1, on Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos.

The deceased persons include three males and two females.

5 dead, 23 rescued, many still trapped after three-storey building collapsed in Ebute Metta

23 people have been rescued so far from the rubbles and many are still trapped.

Dauda Alli, one of the survivors, confirmed that the building was already distressed before its eventual collapse.

5 dead, 23 rescued, many still trapped after three-storey building collapsed in Ebute Metta

Rescue operations are ongoing at the site of the incident in search of four of the remaining occupants of the building.

5 dead, 23 rescued, many still trapped after three-storey building collapsed in Ebute Metta

‘Gay men in Parliament touch me regulary’ – UK Labour MP says

A UK parliament member has alleged that he was ‘regularly touched up’ by senior gay lawmakers when he was first elected.

As stories mount in Westminster over an alleged culture of misogyny and bullying, Chris Bryant, who chairs the standards committee, claims at least four unnamed male gay MPs, who kept their sexual orientations private, targeted him in the early 2000s.


But he says he never officially complained about the incidents as he didn’t want to ‘become the story’.


Speaking to LBC, the British politician said: ‘I remember when I came in, in 2001, I was regularly touched up by older, senior gay – they weren’t out – MPs.


‘I never felt I was able to report it because you end up being part of the story, that’s the last thing you want. I think a lot of women have been through that.’


‘I can think of four MPs… I was shocked at the time… none of them are out of course. I think that now if anybody would do that I would be absolutely robust. I would call the person out immediately and I would make a complaint.’

Mr Bryant’s disclosure comes after the Conservative Party’s Neil Parish was forced to resign after admitting he watched porn in the House of Commons.


A total of 56 MPs are facing allegations of sexual misconduct including three members of Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, it was reported on Monday, May 2.

‘Happy Ramadan Kareem’ to our Muslim fans

We want to wish our Muslim readers a ‘Happy Ramadan Kareem’! Enjoy !

Happy Ramadan Kareem

Man ‘run way’ after his wife welcomed quadruplets

A Nigerian man attempted to flee to Benin Republic after his wife welcomed quadruplets.

Cissé Abdullahi, 37, and his wife were expecting twins based on the scan done during pregnancy. However, his wife gave birth to 4 babies at once on Monday, April 25, at the Badagry General Hospital.

Abdullahi, who is an apprentice learning how to sell tyres, fled when he got the news that his wife gave birth to quadruplets.

He attempted to cross the Seme border into Benin Republic but a friend encouraged him to return home and promised to assist him financially to care for the kids.

Abdullahi said despite help from his friend, he’s still finding it difficult to care for his wife and their kids.

Neymar to be sold for just £76M this summer by Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain football club of France is reportedly prepared to sell star player, Neymar this summer as part of a rebuild by taking a huge loss on the player they paid a world record fee for.


The Brazilian arrived at the Parc des Princes to huge fanfare in 2017 when PSG paid his Barcelona release clause of £198million to bring him to France in a world record move.


Neymar has scored 98 times in 141 games, but has failed to help PSG win the champions league since his signing.

Neymar to be sold for just £76M this summer by Paris Saint-Germain


Paris Saint-Germain have already won the Ligue 1 title following Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Lens.


According to Sky sports and Spanish outlet AS, a ‘revolution’ is being planned at the club and Neymar could be sold for as little as £76million (€90m) .


If the report is true it means the French club are willing to take a loss of up to £122m for the Brazil international, although the £76m quote is thought to be the minimum price club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi will negotiate at. 


As part of the revolution, French daily L’Equipe are also reporting Julian Draxler, Layvin Kurzawa, Leandro Paredes and Thilo Kehrer could also be shown the exit.


In addition, the report says PSG could also be under new management, with current boss Mauricio Pochettino set to pay the price for the club’s failure in Europe by departing in the summer.

Nancy Pelosi makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Zelensky (Photos/Video)

U.S. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi made a surprise visit to war torn Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, to offer American support amid Russia’s invasion of the nation.

Nancy Pelosi makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Zelensky (Photos/Video)


Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency after the vice president, was joined at the meeting on Saturday, April 30 by five other members of her party. She is the most senior American lawmaker to visit Ukraine since Russia invaded more than two months ago. 

Nancy Pelosi makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Zelensky (Photos/Video)


She had to leave Ukraine before revealing on Sunday, May 1 that she visited the country.


‘We are here until victory is won,’ Pelosi told Ukraine’s president during the meeting. 


‘We’ll win and we’ll win together,’ Zelensky said. 

Nancy Pelosi makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Zelensky (Photos/Video)


‘Our delegation traveled to Kyiv to send an unmistakable and resounding message to the entire world: America stands firmly with Ukraine,’ Pelosi said in a statement released Sunday.

Nancy Pelosi makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Zelensky (Photos/Video)

The full congressional delegation included Democratic Reps. Gregory Meeks of New York who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Schiff, of California who chairs the House Intelligence Committee; Jim McGovern of Massachusetts who chairs the House Rules Committee; Jason Crow of Colorado; Barbara Lee of California; and Bill Keating of Massachusetts.


‘You all are welcome,’ Zelensky told the delegation.


Pelosi told Zelensky: ‘We believe that we are visiting you to say thank you for your fight for freedom.’


‘We are on a frontier of freedom and your fight is a fight for everyone. Our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done,’ Pelosi added.


Watch the video below:

Sweden and Denmark questions Russian ambassadors over the Russian military plane that breached its airspace

Denmark and Sweden have summoned Russia’s ambassadors to their countries after a Russian military plane violated their airspace.


Danish and Swedish military authorities reported that Russian planes entered Danish airspace on Friday evening, April 29, east of the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm then entered Swedish airspace.

The move by Russia came days after Finland and Norway announced plans to join Transatlantic military alliance, NATO, with NATO saying their membership could be accepted as much as early as June.


On Sunday, May 1, Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said Russia’s ambassador to Denmark has been summoned over the spy plane incident, which he slammed as “unacceptable”.


“The Russian ambassador is summoned to the foreign ministry tomorrow,” Kofod tweeted on Sunday.


“A new Russian violation of Danish airspace. This is totally unacceptable and particularly worrying in the current situation,” he said.


The Swedish foreign ministry also said the Russian ambassador would be summoned in Stockholm.


“There exist established procedures for this kind of case. It concerns notably summoning the representative of the implicated nation to the foreign ministry,” Sweden’s ministry said in an email.


The airspace violation triggered swift reactions in Sweden, where Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist told local media that such action was “unprofessional” and “inappropriate” considering heightened tensions in the region due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


The Swedish defence ministry said in a statement that the incursion by the “Russian AN-30 propeller plane” was monitored and recorded.


It’s not the first time, Russia has violated Swedish airspace.


In early March, four Russian fighter jets penetrated the airspace over Sweden.

Henrik Mortensen, a Danish Defence Command press officer, said the Russian reconnaissance plane was in Danish airspace “for a very brief moment. Two Danish F-16 immediately intervened”. 


Since Moscow launched its land, sea and air offensive against Ukraine on February 24, Nordic countries such as Sweden and Finland have been reviewing their long-standing military neutrality and are considering joining NATO. Denmark is already a member of NATO.

Moscow has repeatedly warned Finland and Denmark against joining NATO

Indian expatriate allegedly hanged self in his office in Lagos

An Indian national was found hanged in his office in what is suspected to be suicide.

42-year-old Devendra Singh’s body was found in his private office on Egbeyemi Street, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State.

Singh, a field worker at the Agro Nigeria Limited, Ikeja, was driven to his office by his driver last Friday, April 29, and he exited the car for his office.

However, at close of work, Singh did not come out of his office.

His driver got no response after calling his line multiple times so he peeped through his boss’ office window and saw his body dangling from a rope.

The driver immediately alerted his boss’ colleagues.

Singh’s body has been deposited in the mortuary at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident and said that investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding Singh’s death.

Wole Soyinka visits Sunday Igboho in Benin Republic

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has visited Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho in Benin Republic.

Punch reported that the meeting took place on Sunday May 1, and also had Banji Akintoye, leader of Ilana Omo Odua, in attendance.

Wole Soyinka visits Sunday Igboho in Benin Republic

Soyinka repeatedly spoke up for Igboho while he was in prison, saying the activist committed no known crime against Nigeria but instead, a criminal act was committed against him by the federal government.

Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian make red carpet appearance at White House dinner (Photos)

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have taken their relationship to the next level by making their red carpet debut together at a White House event on Saturday night, April 30.


The reality TV star and the comedian were among A-list guests at the glitzy 2022 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night, and wowed onlookers with their display of affection.

Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian make red carpet appearance at White House dinner (Photos)


Mother of four, Kim, 41, dazzled in a glittering silver floor-length gown that hugged her body and featured a small train while Saturday Night Live comedian Pete, 28, wore a pair of casual Vans shoes with a black suit and tie, and a pair of sunglasses.

Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian make red carpet appearance at White House dinner (Photos)



Kim also shared a series of behind-the-scenes photos from the event, including photosof her and Pete holding hands while walking through a hallway

Hope Uzodinma’s Daughter got married last weekend (photos)

On Saturday, April 30, Oprah Uzodinma, daughter of Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, got married to her man, Henry Ohaeri, at Maria Assumpta Catholic Church, Owerri, the Imo State Capital.

The ceremony was witnessed by top dignitaries including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, and a host of others.

See more photos below…

Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)
Hope Uzodinma's Daughter got married last weekend (photos)

BREAKING: PDP aspirants to be screened for presidential primaries today >>

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released a list of 17 aspirants to be screened for the party’s forthcoming presidential primaries slated 29th of April, 2022.

Atiku Abubakar, Pius Anyim, Udom Emmanuel, Peter Obi and others are expected to be screened by the party ahead of it’s much anticipated primaries.

Below is a comprehensive list of the aspirants to be screened.

1. H.E ATIKU ABUBAKAR – 10:30 – 11AM

2. DR. ANTHONY NWACHUKWU ANAKWENZE- 11–11:30 AM

3. H.E SEN. ANYIM PIUS ANYIM – 11:30-12Noon

4. H.E GABRIEL UDOM EMMANUEL – 12-12:30PM

5. H.E AYO FAYOSE – 12:30-1PM

6. MOHAMMED HAYATU-DEEN – 1-1:30PM

7. RT. HON. CHIKWENDU KALU – 1:30-2PM
LUNCH BREAK 2-2:30PM

8. H.E SEN. BALA A. MOHAMMED – 2:30-3PM

9. AYOBAMI DELE MOMODU – 3 – 3:30PM

10. RT. HON. COSMOS C. NDUKWE – 3:30-4PM

11. H.E PETER OBI – 4PM-4:30PM

12. MAZI. SAM IHEANYICHUKWU OHUABUNWA- 4:30-5PM

13. DIANA TARIELA OLIVER – 5-5:30PM
14. H.E SEN. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI- 5:30-6PM

15. BARR. CHARLES OKWUDILI UGWU – 6PM-6:30PM

16. H.E RT. HON. AMINU TAMBUWAL WAZIRI – 6:30-7PM

17. H.E BARR. NYESOM EZENWO WIKE – 7-7:30PM

‘I broke the internet by taking a second wife’ – Yul Edochie

The new polygamist in town, Yul Edochie says, he has set the internet on fire for taking a second wife.

According to the actor, since he has been acting in Nollywood, giving the best of himself to entertain his fans, nobody cared for him.

Yul also said he contested for Anambra gubernatorial seat, nobody cared to know if he was on board.

But now he has taken a second wife, the internet seems to be on fire over it.

Yul said, “So I fit break internet like this? But I dey act film, dey give una Hollywood performances since una no send me. I ran for governor una no send me… I want run for President una still no send me. But na this wan come finally scatter internet.”

The Nollywood ace has been under fire after he officially announced the arrival of his new born son and second wife, Judy Austin Moghalu.

Many have accused Yul of betraying his first wife, May Edochie who according to the actor stood by him when he had nothing.

2 Warlords have been invited to G20 Summit

Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky could face off at this year’s G20 summit in Bali after the Ukraine president revealed he had been invited by Indonesian leader Joko Widodo.

Indonesia has found itself caught between a rock and a hard place after assuming the presidency of the global economic forum this year as Western leaders have pushed for Russia’s expulsion.

It faces the threat of a possible boycott if it does not rescind Moscow’s ticket to November’s world leader gathering because of the invasion of Ukraine, a move it has been unwilling to make so far.

However, Jakarta’s hopes of salvaging the summit may be improved if Ukraine, a non-G20 member, is also represented this year and Joko, known as Jokowi, has now reached out to him to attend, Zelensky wrote on Twitter.

“Had talks with President @jokowi… Appreciate inviting me to the @g20org summit,” he said.While Russia has indicated that Putin plans to attend in person, Zelensky did not say whether he intended to travel to the summit. Joko also did not mention the G20 in a Twitter post of his own on Thursday, saying only that he had “reiterated Indonesia’s support to any efforts for peace negotiations to succeed” and that Jakarta stood “ready to provide humanitarian assistance”.

But the invitation comes after United States President Joe Biden said last month that if Indonesia and others could not agree on Russia’s exclusion, Ukraine should also be present.

‘Arranged Bride-to-be’ slit fiancé’s throat and left him to die

A bride-to-be allegedly blindfolded her fiancé, led him to an isolated hilltop by pretending she had a “surprise,” before slitting his throat.

22-year-old Viyyapu Pushpa and 28-year-old fiancé Addepallu Ram Naidu were due to be married on May 29.

They had been engaged through an arranged marriage agreement between the two families.

However, the wedding has been called off after Pushpa confessed to attempted murder.

The horrifying incident happened at a temple in Andhra Pradesh, India.

According to local reports, the couple went to the temple in Amarapuri after having lunch at Naidu’s house.

The pair were said to have stopped off at a store on their way to the temple, with Pushpa purchasing a scarf and she reportedly told Naidu she had a surprise gift for him.

Bride-to-be slit fianc?

When they reached the top of the hill, Pushpa blindfolded Naidu with the scarf as a pretext to showing him the surprise, before allegedly attacking him with a knife and slitting his throat.

Pushpa reportedly said she was trying to get out of the arranged marriage.

Naidu miraculously survived the attack, with locals rushing him to a hospital where he received 30 stitches and later revealed that Pushpa told him she didn’t want to get married after he had removed his blindfold.

Bride-to-be slit fianc?

Sunil Kumar, the deputy superintendent of police in Andhra Pradesh, said: “According to her statement, she just didn’t want to get married to this guy or anyone else. Her parents say she is innocent, while the man’s parents demand justice.”

Pushpa is now in custody and could see jail time of ten years for the charge of attempted murder

Travis Barker asks Kourtney Kardashian’s father’s permission on his grave for permission to marry his daughter

Travis Barker went to his partner, Kourtney Kardashian’s father’s grave in 2021 to inform him of his plans to marry his daughter, it has been revealed.

During the Thursday, April 28 episode of the new Hulu series The Kardashians, fans got to see more of the moment when Travis, 46, telephoned Kris Jenner, Kourtney’s mom, asking for permission to marry her 43-year-old daughter.


In the show, Kris recounted the emotional phone call with daughter, Kim Kardashian ahead of her Saturday Night Live debut and revealed that Travis had gone out of his way to also ask Kourtney and Kim’s late father, Robert Kardashian Sr., for his blessing.


“He asked for her hand in marriage, and I was like, literally, I want to cry now,” Kris, 66, said while getting her makeup done in Kim’s dressing room.

Travis Barker went to Kourtney Kardashian


 “It was so sweet and so tender. And then he said he went to your dad’s grave and asked your dad [for permission], and I just lost it.”


While crying, Kris added: “It’s all happy, I just wish your dad was here to see it. I can hardly believe that it’s the first time that she’s getting married.”


“That’s really crazy that she hasn’t been married before,” said Kim, 41, before joking, “While I’ve had enough for all of us!”


Robert Kardashian Sr. died at age 59 on Sept. 30, 2003, less than eight weeks after he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. In addition to Kim and Kourtney, he also shared daughter Khloé Kardashian and son Rob Kardashian Jr. with Kris.


In the show Kourtney’s sisters discussed how her ex, Scott Disick — with whom she shares kids Mason, 12, Penelope, 9, and Reign, 7 would react to her upcoming engagement.


“He’s gonna have a hard time, but … they can’t put their life on hold just to tiptoe around him,” Khloé, 37, told Ellen DeGeneres ahead of an appearance on her talk show.


“No, no, I don’t think so either,” DeGeneres, 64, responded. “I just think it’s gonna be [hard], especially because she said she didn’t want to get married.”


“That’s the part that I feel bad about,” Khloé said. “But I don’t know, you snooze you lose.”


Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner also addressed the situation.

“I wonder if Scott knows,” Kylie, 24, said while driving to Santa Barbara together for Kourtney’s surprise proposal


“I know, it worries me sometimes because I just don’t know how stable he is right now,” Kendall, 26, noted. “I haven’t spoken to him on that sort of a level in a long time, so I don’t know where he’s at in his mental health.”

Putin wants to disband Europe – President Zelensky tells world leaders

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Vladimir Putin wants to ‘disband’ Europe and achieve a ‘global strike on democracy’ if the Russian president is not stopped.

Zelensky made the claims as he warned world leaders that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is ‘just the beginning’.

He said the ‘free world’ has the right to self-defence and Putin’s desire to destabilise Europe will mean Western leaders will help Ukraine with more weaponry.

It comes as Moscow accused the West of undermining European security by openly inciting Ukraine to strike Russia as Vladimir Putin threatened to respond ‘seriously’ to any further attack on Russian territory.

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters in Moscow that the West is ‘openly calling on Ukraine to attack Russia using weapons received from NATO countries’ while warning: ‘We do not recommend testing our patience.

Explosions inside Russia in recent weeks have destroyed fuel depots, ammo dumps, and railways being used to reinforce its armies inside Ukraine. 

Following Zakharova’s comments, Zelenksy wrote on Facebook: ‘In the free world, there are almost no people who would not understand that the war between Russia and Ukraine is just the beginning.

‘The final goal of Russia’s leadership is not just to capture the territory of Ukraine, but to disband the entire… eastern Europe and [achieve] a global strike on democracy.

‘So the free world has the right to self defence. And that’s why it will help Ukraine even more.’

His comments came after Putin said yesterday that any country deemed to be ‘interfering’ in Ukraine would meet with a ‘lightning-fast’ response using weapons ‘no one else can boast of’ – thought to be a reference to nukes.

The Kremlin said Western and in particular British attempts to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine threatened the security of Europe.

‘In itself, the tendency to pump weapons, including heavy weapons, to Ukraine and other countries are actions that threaten the security of the continent and provoke instability,’ Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Sergei Naryshkin, the chief of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), accused the United States and Poland of plotting to gain a sphere of influence in Ukraine, the strongest signal from Moscow that the war could end with forced partition of Ukraine between the West and Russia.

Nigerian Govt. declares 2 and 3 May, 2022 holiday to mark Workers day and Eidul-Fitr celebrations

The Federal Government has declared Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Workers Day and EIdul-Fitr Celebrations.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulated workers across the country on this year’s celebration and commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice, noting that their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity of nations.

The Minister also congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan. He called on all Muslims to imbibe and practice the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, sacrifice and good neighbourliness, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).

“The self-restrain, self-denial, sacrifice and deep spiritual consciousness that accompanied the fasting period should not end but be maintained and improved upon, in order to be a better person and true worshipper”, the minister advised all Muslims

The minister expressed confidence that the security challenges in some parts of the country will soon be a thing of the past, noting that the government is putting determined efforts and all necessary measures in place for Nigerians to enjoy unfettered peace all round.

Lady was choked to death on chewing gum after falling asleep with it in her mouth

A woman choked to death after falling asleep while chewing gum, an inquest heard this week.

Sulwen Jones, 55, chewed gum regularly which helped deal with having a dry mouth from medication.
 

But she was found dead at her home in Caernarfon, North Wales.
 

Her sister found her unconscious on October 5, 2021, and paramedics were not able to revive 
 

The inquest this week was told Sulwen took medication for multiple sclerosis, which she was diagnosed with exactly 20 years before she died.
 

Sulwen regularly chewed gum for her dry throat, the hearing heard.

Paramedics told the hearing in Caernarfon they believed she had fallen asleep with a piece in her mouth and choked.

A post mortem later found traces of chewing gum throughout her body including her airways.

Her medical cause of death was given as aspiration of chewing gum due to multiple sclerosis.

Assistant Coroner Sarah Riley returned a conclusion of accidental death.

She said: “I agree with pathologists in respect of the medical cause of death.

“Miss Jones’s death will be ruled as an accident due to the unexpected consequence of chewing gum.”

Derek Chauvin requests new trial overturned in George Floyd case

Derek Chauvin: Prosecutors to seek harsher sentence

One year after he was convicted of murdering George Floyd, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed an appeal to ask a judge to overturn the jury’s verdict and reduce his sentence.

Chauvin was found guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He was then sentenced last June to 22 and half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd.

He is now asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to take one of three actions: toss his conviction and send his case back to Hennepin County; reverse the result and order a new trial in a new venue; or order Chauvin to be sentenced to a lesser punishment.

Chauvin’s legal team filed its brief with the court on Monday, May 25.

In court documents filed this week, Chauvin’s attorney, William Mohrman, laid out a number of challenges to his conviction, including a long-held insistence that Cahill should have moved the trial to another venue because of massive press coverage.

Mohrman also said witnesses weren’t properly handled and jurors were intimidated by protests and security measures. He also alleges that prosecutorial misconduct and other factors prevented Chauvin from getting a fair trial in the closely watched case.

Chauvin’s punishment exceeded the state’s minimum guidelines but fell short of the 30-year sentence prosecutors had been seeking. Chauvin’s attorneys say Cahill didn’t apply the sentencing guidelines correctly. They argue, for instance, that the judge shouldn’t have included abuse of a position of authority as an aggravating factor in Floyd’s murder.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office has 45 days to respond to Chauvin’s brief.

Nevada Bridge CEO, Neville Sajere, declared wanted in United States for $1M fraud as his wife bags 2 years imprisonment

Nigerian filmmaker and owner of Nevada Bridge productions, Neville Sajere has been declared wanted by police in the United States for alleged $1million fraud. 

Neville was declared wanted in Northern District of Georgia in the United States of America, after being indicted by a grand jury on two counts of Bank Fraud and two counts of Aggravated Identity Theft. 

His wife, Ivie Shevon Sajere has already been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of nearly $1,000,000.  The conspiracy involved the false filing of thousands of online applications for SSA retirement benefits and FEMA disaster benefits using stolen personal information. 

U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine said; 

“This was a massive fraud that impacted two government agencies and harmed thousands of victims across the country whose identities were stolen. 

“Sajere’s prison sentence is the culmination of a complicated investigation and prosecution and serves as a cautionary tale to other fraudsters similarly minded.”

Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General, for the Social Security Administration also said;

“This sentence holds Sajere accountable for her role in this complex conspiracy to defraud the Social Security Administration, alone, of nearly seven hundred thousand dollars. She stole personal information of innocent people and used it to defraud the SSA by abusing its online services.

“My office will continue to uphold the integrity of the SSA’s online services and programs that so many Americans rely on. I thank the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General, and Homeland Security Investigations, and other law enforcement agencies for joining us in this comprehensive investigation. I also thank the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecuting this case.”

According to U.S. Attorney Erskine, the charges and other information presented in court read:  Beginning in approximately June 2017 until September 2018, the defendant and her husband, Neville Sajere, both Nigerian nationals who engaged in marriage fraud in an unsuccessful attempt to become U.S. citizens, participated in a money laundering scheme that defrauded nearly a million dollars from SSA and FEMA.

Tommy D. Coke, Inspector in Charge of the Atlanta Division, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said;

“Anyone with malicious intent can cause widespread damage to victims, and in this case, the defendant orchestrated an identity theft spree that resulted in the defrauding of two agencies that provide substantial assistance to individuals in need.

“This scheme highlights the importance of national collaboration when it comes to combatting identity theft, and I thank our law enforcement partners for their essential assistance with this investigation.”

The scheme involved unknown fraudsters filing applications for Social Security retirement benefits and FEMA disaster relief benefits using stolen personal information.  The individual victims whose personal information was stolen were often individuals highly acclaimed in their fields.  It appears that these individuals were targeted because, even though they were of retirement age, they had not filed for SSA retirement benefits and did not need disaster benefit relief.  Thus, the fraudsters had a better chance of getting the applications approved.  The victims included a movie director, an award-winning journalist, the daughter of a legendary movie director, and a highly esteemed academic.

Once an application was approved, the fraudsters directed that the funds be deposited onto a Green Dot debit card opened using other stolen personal information.  As soon as the money hit the Green Dot debit card, the defendant generated payments through Square, Stripe, and PayPal to Nevada Bridge TV, a Nigerian streaming service/television production company owned by the defendant’s husband; BAGMA, an African gospel award show business owned by the defendant’s husband; and Shevonz, a clothing store owned by the defendant.

Ivie Shevon Sajere (a/k/a Ivie Shevon Owubo), 38, Suwanee, Georgia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr., to two years, six months in prison.  She was also ordered to pay $949,616.40 in restitution to SSA and FEMA. Ivie was remanded into custody at the close of the sentencing hearing to begin her sentence. Because she is not a United States citizen, she is likely to be deported after she completes her sentence.  Ivie pleaded guilty on November 30, 2021, to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The government’s case against her husband, Neville Sajere, is ongoing as he “appears to have fled the United States and avoided prosecution.” according to court filings.

Mason Greenwood’s bail has been extended until the summer pending investigations

Manchester United striker, Mason Greenwood has had his bail extended until mid-June over allegations he raped and assaulted a young woman.

The 20-year-old Manchester United footballer was arrested in January after images and videos were posted online. 

He was also questioned on suspicion of making threats to kill.

Greenwood was released on conditional bail which was due to expire on Saturday, April 30.

In an update on the investigation, Greater Manchester Police said: ‘We are continuing to investigate a report made to us on Sunday 30 January of online social media images and videos posted by a woman reporting incidents of physical violence.

‘A 20-year-old man arrested that day on suspicion of the rape and assault of a woman, and threats to kill, remains on bail.

‘An application has been made to the courts to have his bail extended beyond Saturday 30 April, but the hearing isn’t expected to be until mid-June.

‘The suspect will remain on conditional bail until the date of the court hearing.’

Shortly after the allegations surfaced online, the striker was suspended from playing or training with the Old Trafford club until further notice.

Nike suspended its sponsorship deal with Greenwood, and later terminated it, and Electronic Arts confirmed his removal from active squads on its Fifa 22 game.

Rare Blue Diamond auctioned for 57.5 Million Dollars

The World’s largest blue diamond to come to auction has sold for $57.5 million.


The rare 15 carat masterpiece named  “The De Beers Cullinan Blue,”  sold at auction house, Sotheby’s in Hong Kong after an eight-minute bidding war among four hopeful buyers, according to Sotheby’s.


The winning bid, which passed its high estimate of $48 million, came from an anonymous buyer by telephone.


The rare diamond was found in South Africa’s Cullinan mine in 2021, and it has attained the highest rankings that colored diamonds are judged by.

According to a statement from Sotheby’s, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) categorized the jewel as “fancy vivid blue” — the top color grading, which has been awarded to no more than 1% of blue diamonds submitted to the organization.

Rare 15 carat blue diamond sold for $57.5 million at auction in Hong Kong

 Sotheby’s added that only five gems over 10 carats have ever appeared at auction. None have ever been over 15 carats, “making the appearance of this flawless gem a landmark event in itself.”


With a final price of $57,471,960, The De Beers Cullinan Blue just narrowly missed setting the record for the most expensive blue diamond ever to sell at auction. That title is still held by the 14.62-carat “Oppenheimer Blue,” which sold in 2016 with a final price of $57,541,779, a difference of of $70,000.

Gossip: Yul Edochie had other side ch!cks?

Yul Edochie has filled up the headlines of a lot of blog sites and the social media pages of some individuals after he came out to show his son with a Nollywood actress Judy Austine.

According to Rumours, actor Yul Edochie was dating a married woman from the movie industry called Nkiru Umeh.

The actress who was married to a man from Uga in Anambra State found out his wife Nkiru Umeh was having sexual relationships with Yul Edochie.

The husband reported the issue to the kinsmen several times but actor Yul refused to leave the married women until they both parted ways after an issue came up.

He added that after his amorous relationship with Nkiru Umeh ended, Yul moved to Judy Austine where she got pregnant and refused to abort the pregnancy.

“According to information reaching Vawulence Headquarters Na chop and clean mouth yul Dey use all these Nollywood geh do, it’s safe to say Na S€x for roles, his known side chic before was married Actress Nkiru Umeh, So Nkiru Umeh is married to one man from Uga in Anambra state
And she was having s£xual relationships with yul
The husband got a hint of it and reported to the kinsmen severally but yul refused to let the married woman be until trailer pass yul and nkiru had issues and parted ways before she come move to this girl,”

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Nigerian Billionaire, Stephen Akintayo, Offers to Buy Nairaland for N1B, As He Follows Elon Musk footsteps

Following the world’s richest man Elon Musk’s acquisition of social media giant Twitter for a staggering $44bn, a Nigerian businessman is set to tow similar lines with a local platform.

Dr Stephen Akintayo, a realtor, has openly offered to buy Nigeria’s leading internet platform Nairaland for N1bn.

Nairaland is a leading Nigerian internet forum that was founded by entrepreneur Seun Osewa on March 8, 2005 and is one of the top 6 most visited websites in the country.

Making the announcement on his Twitter handle, the microbiology graduate remarked that people cannot continue to do nothing while foreigners take over the tech business.

Stephen roared that he means business and is not chasing clot with his intention.

He tweeted: “Base on this! I Am Ready to pay 1Billion Naira 20% Cash 80% Land to Buy @nairaland “100% .

*Guys let’s do this! I know what I can turn this site to in less than 10Years. I Mean Business! We can’t keep waiting till foreigners buy all our tech business . #twittertakeover.”

When countered by a netizen that his offering price was more than enough to build a platform that would beat Nairaland in no distant years, Stephen replied:

“If you did some deep thinking you would have know @elonmusk would have build @Twitter rival with less than 1billion usd but instead paid 44billion usd. We are not buying site bro! We are buying data. Social media is no License to talk without thinking.”

Kylian Mbappe got 10 votes in the last Presidential elections – study finds

Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe received 10 votes in the recent French presidential election, it has been revealed.

France concluded its presidential election last weekend, April 24, resulting in the re-election of Emmanuel Macron for a second term after a second round of voting.


According to a report by L’Est Republicain, PSG and France footballer Mbappe was voted for, 10 times, an unexpected electoral success which occured in Tallenay, a small town in the east of the country with a population of around 425 people.


The report says that out of the 348 locals who cast their vote in the second round of the ballot in Tallenay, 175 voted for Macron and 75 voted for the incumbent’s main rival, Marine Le Pen, earning Macron a 70% share of the town’s vote, while nationally he claimed 58.5% of votes.

Another report by ABC News says that,  official figures show 28% of registered voters in France did not vote in Sunday’s presidential election, the highest amount in the past two decades.


The report says French voters can also show their dissatisfaction with both candidates by voting “blanc.” Blanc ballots represented 6.35% of the votes on Sunday.


In the town of Tallenay, 50 voters abstained, 22 left their vote blank and 10 of the 26 spoiled ballots were submitted with Mbappe’s name in a premeditated action that was presumably in protest at the legitimate options available.

Ludovic Barbarossa, mayor of Tallenay, reacting to Mbappe’s shock votes, told Le Parisien:”We saw one [vote] and then a second and a third. They were well made, they looked like real ballot papers. The name wasn’t just scribbled down quickly with a pen but it was written on a computer and printed out. It didn’t seem to be the actions of a joker but a concerted decision.


“Was it a bet between some friends? Did five couples have dinner together on Saturday to come up with the idea and organise it? I honestly don’t know.


“In any case, I refuse to judge the actions of my constituents who came to vote. They have the right to vote to return a blank vote. We had two other ballot papers with the name of the former deputy in chief with a photomontage, for example.”


Barbarossa also then said she would invite Mbappe to come and meet his supporters, saying that he will always be welcome to visit Tallenay.


He added:”I invite Kylian Mbappe to come! We are two hours by TGV [train] from Paris.”

13-year-old Ukrainian girl suffers trauma after being raped by Russian soldiers

A 13-year-old Ukrainian girl allegedly raped by a Russian soldier begged her therapist to help her to change her sexual orientation so that she would “not love men anymore.”

Psychologist and psychotherapist Oleksandra Kvitko is one of five specialists who have been working at the Hotline for Psychological Assistance of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

Their youngest patient is just 10-years-old, they said.

“Most of the rapists, according to the girls, were either in masks or balaclavas, and it was much harder than if their faces were visible. Because after that all men become rapists for the girl,” she said.

She spoke to NV in Ukraine and shared harrowing details of the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

“One 13-year-old girl, when I asked her how I could help her, said: ‘please help me change my orientation, I don’t want to love men anymore’,” Kvitko said.

She continued: “Now these children and girls who have been abused often stand on the windowsills and want to jump because they do not know how to live.

“Many people begin to harm themselves, cut their hands, because the emotional pain is so strong that they get rid of it in this way.

“I can’t always be in touch with them, I’m leaving to work with another person, and they already write to me: ‘I’m sorry, Sashenka, I can’t, I cut myself’.”

Lyudmila Denisova, commissioner for human rights in the Ukrainian Parliament, alleged that this month a 14-year-old girl in Bucha was raped by five soldiers and as a result is now pregnant.

Donald Trump fined 10,000 USD per day until he declares earnings

Trump going for covid treatment

Former US President, Donald Trump has appealed a judge’s civil contempt order imposing a $10,000 daily fine for failing to comply with a subpoena from the New York attorney general for records tied to an investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances.


On Tuesday, April 26, Judge Arthur Engoron issued a written order holding Trump in contempt for failing to comply with a December subpoena asking he release the Trump organization’s financial statements, and asking he pays $10,000 per day fine for every day he refuses to release the documents.

New York Attorney General, Letitia James’ office has been probing the Trump Organization to find out whether it defrauded borrowers, lenders and tax authorities who relied upon the company’s financial statements.

The office asked Engoron to hold Trump in contempt for failing to comply with a December subpoena. Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, said that they had searched and found no documents to provide investigators other than the 10 previously turned over by the Trump Organization.

Donald Trump appeals $10,000 daily fine for failing to obey Judge

In the written order on Tuesday April 26, Engoron wrote that Trump “willfully disobeyed” his prior order to comply with the subpoena for documents, and said that the former President’s failure to comply harmed the civil investigation being conducted by James.


On Wednesday, the Trump organization appealed the ruling meaning he may not have to make payments on the fine until it is resolved.


The attorney general’s office criticized Trump’s Wednesday appeal.


“The judge’s order was clear: Donald J. Trump is in contempt of court and must pay $10,000 a day until he complies with our subpoenas,” James said in a statement. 


“We’ve seen this playbook before, and it has never stopped our investigation of Mr. Trump and his organization. This time is no different.”

Prince Andrew has been stripped of a title ‘Freedom of York’

Prince Andrew has been stripped of his honorary ‘freedom of York’ title after a unanimous vote by York City Council.

Councillors voted for the removal in an Extraordinary Council Meeting on Wednesday, April 27.

It comes after Prince Andrew reached an out of court settlement – said to be £12m – with his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, in a civil sex claim filed in the US.

Many councillors said the removal of his Honorary Freedom of the City of York was just a starting point for the changes that should be made.

Councillor Gwen Swinburn slammed Prince Andrew as a “disgrace” who brought “shame and repetitional damage everywhere he goes, including to our city”.

“He needs to be declared persona non grata in York,” she said.

Councillors also called for him to relinquish his Duke of York title.

Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central, said the prince was the “first to ever have their freedom removed” by the city and backed calls for his Duke of York title to be relinquished.

The rank of duke, like other peerages, can only be removed by an act of parliament, which last happened in 1917.

Putin boasts of have superior nuclear weapons, again

Russian president, Vladimir Putin has vowed to use nuclear weapons against any country that dares to  ‘interfere’ with Russia’s war in Ukraine. 

Putin made the chilling threat while addressing legislators in St Petersburg on Thursday April 28, saying his response to anyone who ‘threatens’ Russia will be ‘lightning-fast’ and deadly.

‘If someone intends to interfere in what is going on from the outside they must know that constitutes an unacceptable strategic threat to Russia. They must know that our response to counterstrikes will be lightning fast. Fast,’ he said.

‘We have all the weapons we need for this. No one else can brag about these weapons, and we won’t brag about them. But we will use them.’ 

While Putin did not mention nuclear weapons directly, many believe he was referring to Russia’s new Sarmat 2 nuclear missile which was tested for the first time just days ago. 

During his address on the ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine, Putin promised once again that ‘all objectives will definitely be carried out’ by his ‘heroic’ military. 

He praised Russian troops, who he said were fighting to ‘prevent a large-scale conflict’ of exactly the kind he stands accused of causing.

He again repeated unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine was seeking to possess nuclear weapons itself or develop biological weapons, which he said posed ‘a real threat [to] our motherland.’

‘All that confirms our reaction was timely and correct,’ he said. 

Railing against Western ‘fascists’, he added: ‘For years they turned our neighbouring Ukraine into an anti-Russia. 

‘Let me remind you that Russia was always sympathetic and acted as a friend and as a comrade and as a brother, it viewed the creation of the independent Ukrainian state – at the time we thought this would be a friendly state.

‘We would develop together and strengthen each other and create the best conditions for our competition and development and of course, we didn’t expect they would create anti-Russian on that territory. We cannot allow this.’

He said the West was trying to back the Russian ‘bear’ into a corner but had ‘failed’ in their attempts to divide the country.

On Monday April 25, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned that Russia is now fighting a proxy war with the whole of NATO and the risk of it turning nuclear is ‘real’.

Speaking to state TV, Lavrov said the current situation is worse than the Cuban missile crisis at the height of the Cold War because of a complete break-down in relations between the two sides.

Asked directly about the possibility of a nuclear war, he said: ‘The risks are very significant. I do not want the danger to be artificially inflated [but] it is serious, real. It cannot be underestimated.’

Over 400 Ukrainian rape victims called hotline within 48 hours it was setup

A hotline for rape and sexual assault victims by Russian troops in Ukraine has received 400 calls in just two weeks.

Lyudmyla Denisova, the Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine said the line is so overwhelmed that the five psychologists who operate it ‘cannot cope with the load’.

Victims include adults and children, both male and female, with some attacked while terrified relatives were forced to watch, according to Daily Mail.  In Bucha, 25 victims aged 14 to 25 were ‘systematically’ raped while being held captive in a basement. Nine are now pregnant.

The line, set up with Unicef, received 400 calls between April 1 and April 14 as Russian began to withdraw from the Kyiv region, after a failed attempt to capture the capital.

Mrs. Denisova said: ‘Our five psychologists cannot cope with this load.

‘I asked Unicef to almost double the number of psychologists, to ensure that the care is of good quality and that there is no burnout, including those psychologists who receive such appeals day and night. And these cases are very terrible.’

Russia has denied allegations it is using rape as a ‘weapon of war’.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this month: ‘Hundreds of cases of rape have been recorded, including those of young girls and very young children. Even of a baby.’

Wahala! as a smart thief carts away 43 Million Naira at APC headquarters

There was confusion at the National Headquarters of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday as at least N43,000,000 reportedly went missing.

Our correspondent observed that the canopy under which the sale of forms took place was suddenly dismantled without explanation.

The party resorted to canopies due to the ongoing renovation/refurbishment works being carried out in the secretariat main building.

It was gathered that the sum of $75,000 had gone missing amid the crowded struggle at the main entrance to the party premises.

Party sources, however, disclosed that the missing money was in no way connected to the monies from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms as aspirants are expected to make deposits in the designated account numbers before picking up their forms at the Buhari House.

“It’s actually $75,000. You know there was a struggle at the gate when aspirants and supporters were trying to get in.

“When the parcel of money dropped, it went missing in a flash. By the time security operatives were alerted, the thief had vanished with the envelope,” the party source said.

Earlier, the secretariat had been a beehive of activities as aspirants trooped in to obtain forms for various electoral offices.On the outside of Buhari House were hundreds of supporters lined up to cheer their respective aspirants as they made their way into the premises.

Wednesday’s sale of forms had made it clear that the party premises might not accommodate the nearly two-week exercise.

Therefore, talks are underway to relocate to a different venue altogether.

As of the time of filing this report, some officials of the party were heard deliberating to move the exercise to International Conference Centre, Abuja.

Tyson Fury says that he is retiring, no amount of cash will lure him back again

WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury has again reiterated that he is retiring from boxing, stressing that “no amount of money” will tempt him to change the decision.

This is coming days after the 33-year-old undefeated WBC heavyweight champion defeated fellow Briton Dillian Whyte via a sixth-round stoppage in front of a 94,000 crowd at Wembley.

Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV, Fury said: “This is the truth, the gospel truth, nothing but the truth – I’m done.

“Every good dog has its day. Like a great Roman leader said, there will always be somebody else to fight.

“When is enough enough? I’m happy, I’m healthy, I’ve still got my brains, I can still talk. I’ve got a beautiful wife, I’ve got six kids. I’ve got umpteen belts, I’ve got plenty of money. I’ve got success, fame, glory. What more am I doing it for?

“Boxing’s a very dangerous sport, you can be taken out with one punch as we’ve seen on Saturday night, and it only takes one unlucky blow and you may not get up off that canvas.

“I’m quitting while I’m ahead. I’m undefeated, only the second man in history to retire undefeated heavyweight champion.

“I’m very, very happy and very content in my heart with what I’ve done, what I’ve achieved.

“It’s not about money for me. A lot of people in this world, everything is about money, and more money and more money. I’ve got enough money. I’ve got enough of everything I need.

“I’m a very simple man. I drive an 07 VW Passat. I’m a very normal person, I don’t need tons of money to impress everybody.”

Fury, whose professional record shows 32 wins and one draw, with 23 victories by KO, added: “It’s not worth it (continuing).

“I’ve got a family to raise. I have four young kids to raise and two older ones.

“I’ve been away for the last 10 years on the road, all over the world, travelling for boxing. When do I get time to be a father or a husband, a brother, a son. I need this personal time.

“The fans will always want more, they are always baying for more blood. But at the end of the day I don’t have anything more to give. I’ve given everything I’ve got. I’ve been a professional (for) 14 years, I’ve been boxing over 20 years.

“My time is to go out on a high. I always said that I wanted to walk away on top of the sport, and do it on my terms, and I didn’t want to be the person who said ‘well, I should have maybe retired two years ago’ or whatever.

“I just wanted to walk out on top, go out with a bang. Nearly 100,000 at Wembley, with a knockout performance – they will not forget the Gypsy King in a hurry, and no amount of material assets or money will make me come back out of retirement because I’m very happy.”

Fury has indicated he has no interest in facing either WBA, IBF, and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua, but admitted he’s not ruling out exhibition fights or a return to return to World Wrestling Entertainment.

And when asked by Morgan on Wednesday what his big aim in life now was, Fury replied: “My big aim in life now Piers is to get a job next to you, interviewing people and talking my mind!”

Russian Gazprom cuts off gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria over their support for Ukraine

Russian energy giant, Gazprom today halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for failing to pay for its gas in roubles after President Vladimir Putin gave the order. 

The decision is the Kremlin’s toughest retaliation yet to international sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

Poland confirmed that supplies had been cut, while Bulgaria said it would find out soon. Both accused Gazprom of breaching longstanding supply contracts.

“Because all trade and legal obligations are being observed, it is clear that at the moment the natural gas is being used more as a political and economic weapon in the current war,” Bulgarian Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov said.

Gazprom said in a statement it had “completely suspended gas supplies to Bulgargaz and PGNiG (PGN.WA) due to absence of payments in roubles,” referring to the Polish and Bulgarian gas companies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that buyers from “unfriendly” countries pay for gas in roubles or be cut off, starting from the date payments are due for April. The European Union has rejected this demand as rewriting contracts that called for payment in euros.

Poland receives its Russian gas through the Yamal-Europe pipeline from Russia’s huge gas fields in the Arctic far north, which continues west to supply Germany and other European countries. Bulgaria is supplied through pipes over Turkey.

Polish state-owned PGNiG (PGN.WA) confirmed its supplies from Gazprom had been cut but said it was still supplying its own clients as needed.

“Cutting gas supplies is a breach of contract and PGNiG reserves the right to seek compensation and will use all available contractual and legal means to do so,” the company said.

Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Russia was “beginning the gas blackmail of Europe”.

“Russia is trying to shatter the unity of our allies,” Yermak said.

Yul Edochie: Photos of Judy Austin posing with him as far back as 2016 surfaces

Old posts shared by Judy Austin Muoghalu show she’s been close to Yul Edochie as far back as 2016 and has been posting photos they took together on her Instagram account.

Today, Yul announced that he welcomed a child with actress Judy, who has featured in a number of movies with him.

Yul has been married to May Yul Edochie for over 17 years and they have 4 kids together so the announcement elicited strong reactions from Nigerians. Even May Yul Edochie reacted, telling Yul and Judy that God will judge them both for their actions.

Though many are just becoming aware that the relationship between Yul and Judy was more than just a professional one, old photos now show that the pair have been close for years.

Posts shared by Judy in 2016 show her posing with Yul. She also featured in an advert with Yul in 2017 and posed with Yul’s father,  Pete Edochie, in 2019.

In one of the posts, she called Yul her “best friend” and “great teacher”.

See the posts below…

Old photos show Judy Austin Muoghalu posing with Yul Edochie and his father as far back as 2016, with her calling the actor her "best friend" and "teacher"
Old photos show Judy Austin Muoghalu posing with Yul Edochie and his father as far back as 2016, with her calling the actor her "best friend" and "teacher"
Old photos show Judy Austin Muoghalu posing with Yul Edochie and his father as far back as 2016, with her calling the actor her "best friend" and "teacher"
Old photos show Judy Austin Muoghalu posing with Yul Edochie and his father as far back as 2016, with her calling the actor her "best friend" and "teacher"
Old photos show Judy Austin Muoghalu posing with Yul Edochie and his father as far back as 2016, with her calling the actor her "best friend" and "teacher"

‘Doing Business in Nigeria has improved’ – M. Okechukwu Buhari

President Buhari has said that the ease of doing business in Nigeria is better now than before.

A statement released by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Femi Adesina, said the president said this during Iftar with members of the business community and the leadership of political parties in Abuja on Tuesday night, April 26.

The president said his administration had done “exceedingly well” in improving the business climate of Nigeria. The president asked the private sector to complement government’s effort in poverty reduction and job creation for young people. In 2020, Nigeria ranked 131 globally on the World Bank’s ease of doing business index. The country moved up by 15 places from its previous position — 146.

‘‘No administration has done as much as we have done in the creation of a climate best suited for business, big and small, to thrive. The business index that is globally recognized has acknowledged that the ease with which business is carried out in the country has never been better than it is today. We will continue to make it better.

We will equally continue to count on the support of the private sector to improve economic growth and create new job opportunities for our teeming population.

Employment is critical to stability and prosperity of our country. Government and the private sector, working together, have an opportunity to transform the lives of people in ways that was hard to imagine in the past.”the President said

‘Human Bird flu’: China detects H3N8 bird flu in humans

China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu.

According to China’s National Health Commission, a four-year-old boy living in central Henan province tested positive for the strain after being hospitalised with a fever and other symptoms.

The boy’s family raised chickens at home and lived in an area populated by wild ducks,  China’s NHC said in a statement. The NHC said the boy’s case was a “one-off cross-species transmission, and the risk of large-scale transmission is low”.

Though health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people, H3N8 is known to have been circulating since 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl. It is known to infect horses, dogs and seals, but has not previously been detected in humans.

The public has however been warned to stay away from dead or sick birds and seek immediate treatment for fever or respiratory symptoms.

Avian influenza occurs mainly in wild birds and poultry. Cases of transmission between humans are extremely rare.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control, the H5N1 and H7N9 strains of bird flu, detected in 1997 and 2013, respectively, have been responsible for most cases of human illness from avian influenza.

Human infections of zoonotic, or animal-borne, influenzas are “primarily acquired through direct contact with infected animals or contaminated environments, but do not result in the efficient transmission of these viruses between people”, according to the World Health Organisation.

Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal tender

The Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as legal tender, becoming the second country in the world to make the move after El Salvador.

Lawmakers unanimously adopted a bill that made bitcoin legal tender alongside the CFA franc and legalised the use of cryptocurrencies, and President Faustin Archange Touadera signed the measure into law, the president’s office said Wednesday.

The CAR “is the first country in Africa to adopt bitcoin as legal tender,” his chief of staff Obed Namsio said in a statement.

“This move places the Central African Republic on the map of the world’s boldest and most visionary countries,” he declared.

The landlocked state is one of the planet’s poorest and most troubled nations, with an economy that is heavily dependent on mining.

El Salvador became the world’s first bitcoin adopter on September 7.

The introduction was heavily criticised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

It warned of “large risks associated with the use of bitcoin on financial stability, financial integrity, and consumer protection” and with issuing bitcoin-backed bonds.

Prince Andrew may be stripped of major British honour tonight

Prince Andrew could be stripped of the Freedom of the City of York today as the city’s council considers a motion to remove his honorary title.

York City Council is considering the motion on Thursday afternoon which, if passed, would remove the title that was conferred on him in 1987.

Speaking on the move to remove Prince Andrew’s title, Darryl Smalley, a Liberal Democrat councillor for York City, said: “Having been stripped of his military roles and royal patronages by the Queen, we are seeking to end Prince Andrew’s links with our great city, including removing his honorary freedom.

“York’s unique connection to the crown and the monarch is an important part of our city’s legacy and history. However, as a council and city, we stand with victims of sexual abuse and are doing all we can to end violence against women and girls locally.

“As such, it is inappropriate that Prince Andrew retains his ambassadorial title that is intrinsically linked to our city.”

Prince Andrew agreed to pay a financial settlement to his accuser Virginia Giuffre on 8 March, ending a civil case brought against him in the United States.

The out of court settlement accepted no liability and Prince Andrew has always rejected any claims of wrongdoing.

At 6pm on Thursday, York City Council will consider the motion: “The Council resolves that, pursuant to Section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972, the City of York Council withdraws the Honorary Freeman of the City status from the Duke of York which was conferred upon him in 1987.”

Councillors have also called on Buckingham Palace and the government to remove Prince Andrew’s Duke of York title. The Queen alone cannot remove titles of peerage. In order for the Duke of York moniker to be removed, a statute would have to be passed by the House of Commons and the Lords.

‘We drank each other’s blood for ritual purposes’ – Megan Fox and her fiancé

Megan Fox has revealed that she and her fiancé Machine Gun Kelly drink each other’s blood for “ritual purposes”.

The 35-year-old actress first announced her engagement to the 32-year-old musician last November on Instagram, where she detailed that they have drunk each other’s blood.

She discussed the Instagram post and how the blood comment was true during a recent interview with Glamour UK. Megan however said they didn’t drink a lot of blood, but only do it for “ritual purposes”.

She said; 

“So, I guess to drink each other’s blood might mislead people or people are imagining us with goblets and we’re like Game of Thrones, drinking each other’s blood.”

Megan Fox says she and fiancee Machine Gun Kelly drink each other

Fox said that when she does drink her partner’s blood, she’s much more “controlled” and there’s a “reason” for it, since she’s someone who prefers reading “tarot cards” and “astrology” more.

“And so, when I do it, it’s a passage or it is used for a reason,” the Jennifer’s Body star added. “And it is controlled where it’s like, ‘Let’s shed a few drops of blood and each drink it.’”

However, Fox noted that Kelly is much more “hectic” when it comes to blood and appears to be willing to drink more than just a few drops.

“He’s much more haphazard and hectic and chaotic, where he’s willing to just cut his chest open with broken glass and be like, ‘Take my soul,’” she said.

When asked if Kelly would actually slash his chest to offer Fox more blood, she responded: “It doesn’t not happen. Let me tell you. Maybe not exactly like that, but a version of that has happened many times.”

She revealed she was taught in Costa Rica that in medicine alcohol can extract a plant’s essence, and recalled: “I thought, ‘That is exactly how alcohol makes me feel. As though it is extracting my essence’. “Which is why I have avoided it for so long.”

In January Machine Gun Kelly proposed to mum-of-three Megan with a ring of thorns and explained: “If she tries to take it off, it hurts. Love is pain!”

Florida Policeman arrests his own daughter on Meth trafficking charges (photos)

A Florida sheriff known for cracking down on illegal drugs arrested his own daughter on suspicion of trafficking meth amid ongoing war on addictive substances in the state.

Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith gave a statement on April 19 confirming that his daughter, Kristen Kent, had been arrested under suspicion of meth trafficking two days prior. 

“Methamphetamine does not discriminate [and] neither do we,” Smith wrote on the office’s Facebook. “It does not matter who you are – no one is immune or exempt.”

Florida Sheriff arrests his own daughter on Meth trafficking charges, says it doesn

“Our hearts break over the grief meth causes all – whether you use it, sell it or love someone who is involved with it. If you want to break free from this lifestyle, we want to help you.” the post added

The sheriff’s office charged Kent with trafficking methamphetamine 14 grams or over, drug equipment possession and/or use and cocaine possession. 

The sheriff is known for cracking down on meth trafficking in his jurisdiction, and the sheriff’s department operates with the motto “We don’t meth around.”

Kim Kardashian’s first husband, Damon Thomas speaks

Kim Kardashian’s first husband, Damon Thomas has responded to her claim of being high on ecstasy when she married him in 2000.

Kardashian who eloped with music producer Damon Thomas when she was 19 and he was 29, has said in a 2018 episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” that she was using the party drug at the time of the pair’s Las Vegas nuptials.

“I did ecstasy once and I got married. I did it again, I made a sex tape. Like, everything bad would happen,” she explained while speaking with Scott Disick and sister Kendall Jenner at the time. As many know, Miss Kim got married to the music producer in 2000 when she was 19 years old. He filed for divorce in 2003.

The music producer who has now responded to the claim, has said that he feels the reality star “should be more responsible with those statements” because “there’s a lot more to that subject and those things.”

Damon also told Vlad TV in a recent interview that it’s unfair for her to say such things because it doesn’t make sense. 

He said; 

“Yeah, I don’t remember that at all. So I don’t — that’s her thing. They can say what they…

“I think it’s unfair to make those kind of blanket statements because we have kids now, you know? I have children. My kid goes to the same school her kid goes to. So imagine him when he has to deal with that at school.

“I can go into that and blow up the spot, but I wouldn’t. And I’ve been very responsible in not talking about what that marriage was or what it meant to me.

“Because it happened in the past, you can try to sweep it under the rug, but you don’t stay married to somebody or be with somebody for four to five years and it’s just based off you getting high off of ecstasy, you know what I mean?” he added. “That doesn’t make any sense at all.”

As for why the former couple chose to elope, Thomas claimed Kardashian “wasn’t talking to” her mother, Kris Jenner, at the time — but he ultimately chalked the move up to “young love.”

Thomas and Kardashian were married from January 2000 to February 2004. He said they met in 1998 and that she inquired about him first.

“It wasn’t what people may say,” he told Vlad TV. “It was her doing.” Despite his feelings on the ecstasy claim, Thomas said he’s “proud of [Kardashian]” and “proud of her family.”

He said he’s seen and spoken to Kris “a couple times” throughout the years and that they’re “cool.”

In the couple’s divorce papers, obtained by The Daily Mail in 2010, Kardashian accused Thomas of being controlling and possessive and alleged that he physically abused her. 

According to The New York Daily News, Thomas denied the allegations to InTouch Weekly at the time, reportedly saying, “It’s just absolutely not true.”

Osinachi’s autopsy report is out as police seek legal interpretation

There is confusion over the release of autopsy report of late popular gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu to the police by the National Hospital.

According to findings, her case has been transferred by the police to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) office of the Attorney General of the Federation for legal advice.

There is confusion over the release of autopsy report of late popular gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu to the police by the National Hospital.

According to findings, her case has been transferred by the police to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) office of the Attorney General of the Federation for legal advice.

The case was transferred from the Lugbe Police Division to the State Criminal Investigation Department the following day.

However, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command, Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, on Tuesday told our correspondent the autopsy report has not been released.

But she asserted that the police would seek legal advice on the matter.

Adeh said the case is serious, adding that she would not want to comment further on it. 

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