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Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua fight slated for 25th September, 2021 @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world titles against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday, September 25. 


The British unified champion was hoping to fight for the final belt in an undisputed clash with WBC champ Tyson Fury this summer, but plans collapsed last month.

Following Deontay Wilder’s arbitration victory, the ‘Gypsy King’ instead will now face him again on October 9. As a result, the WBO ordered AJ to defend against his overdue mandatory Usyk.


“The date is set and we are fully locked in,” said Joshua. “September 25, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, I put it all on the line again and it’s time to defend my crown. We are two Olympic gold medallists who have fought our way to the top and never avoided challenges.


“The stadium is exceptional, the atmosphere will be electric, I’m honoured to be the first person to fight in such an awe-inspiring venue. The stage is set and I am ready to handle business.”


Usyk said: “The path will be mastered by the walking one.”

Adam Smith, Head of Boxing Development at Sky Sports, said: “Anthony Joshua is back, live on Sky Sports Box Office, in an epic evening of world heavyweight title action on September 25.

“We’ve followed Joshua’s enthralling journey since the very start – and now Ukraine’s pound-for-pound star Usyk stands in the way of AJ’s ultimate ambition of becoming an undisputed world champion.

“The unbeaten Usyk is returning to the city where he struck gold at the same Olympic Games as AJ and we know him well from that dramatic win over Tony Bellew and a breathless battle with Derek Chisora.


“I couldn’t be more delighted after working for two years to secure a spectacular heavyweight showdown at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a stunning backdrop for fight fans as Joshua vs Usyk lights up London.”


Daniel Levy, chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, said: “This is a huge occasion for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – Anthony Joshua is an icon in the world of sport and to have him fight here in London N17, against a top opponent in Oleksandr Usyk, will be amazing for the area of Tottenham.

“This event will once again showcase the stadium’s ability to take the hosting of world-class sporting occasions to the next level – we cannot wait for September 25.”

Is that Senator James Manager kneeling before James Ibori ?

A photo of serving Senator James Manager representing Delta South Senatorial District, kneeling before a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, is currently making the rounds on social media. The reason for his kneeling has however not been made public. The photo was reposted online by Senator Shehu Sani.

Trending photo of serving Senator James Manager kneeling before former governor of Delta state James Ibori

UK: Man killed in broad daylight while filming a music video (photos)

A man was fatally stabbed while filming a music video near Brixton Tube station in south London. 


The victim,  Shane Jerome, who was aged in his early 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene at around 8:45 pm on Wednesday. 


Mr Jerome, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene on Brixton High Street close to the tube station at around 8.45pm.


Police said a man was arrested nearby on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.


A 24-year-old passer-by said: “I didn’t see the stabbing but I saw him take his last breaths.

“I saw him on the floor, there were loads of police officers around him.


“People around said they were making a music video and an argument broke out out of nowhere and a man produced a machete and stabbed this guy multiple times.

“A girl was slashed as well. They said it was the victim’s girlfriend when she tried to intervene.”


The man was immediately provided first aid but was pronounced dead at the scene.


Another onlooker told the BBC the incident had involved a number of high-end cars, including a Lamborghini, a Ferrari and a black Range Rover, and two quad bikes.

They said: ‘A convoy of cars and quad bikes suddenly turned on one another, leading to one man being stabbed and others involved in a fist fight before running off on foot and by vehicle.


‘The front of the convoy was a black Range Rover, which had a driver that wore a balaclava, and men sitting in the boot of the car, with the boot door open.

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‘The man who was stabbed was lying in the middle of the road, with an ambulance on scene instantly, where the man was receiving CPR right away but looked lifeless. Another man who was wearing a balaclava and ski goggles, accompanied by a woman, ran to the victim screaming.’


Another eyewitness said: ‘When I came out of the Tube, guys were chasing each other, a motorbike in the middle of the street in front of the red Lamborghini, others throwing stuff at a white girl and a black boy on a quad bike that ended up in traffic lights.’


The Metropolitan Police said yesterday evening: ‘(The victim’s) next of kin have been informed. Formal identification has not taken place and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.’

Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn said: ‘Brixton Road near to the tube station is a busy area of London and there were many people in the street, on buses and in cars yesterday evening.


‘We have spoken to a number of witnesses already and I am asking for anyone who was in the area and who may have seen anything, or have footage on their phone or dashcam, to please contact us. A young man has tragically lost his life in an attack on a busy high street, I am asking anyone with any information to call police via 101 quoting reference Cad 7056/21Jul. To remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.’

Man stabbed to death while filming a music video (photos)

Cholera Pandemic hits Abuja, Over 60 declared dead !

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced plans to increase community sensitization as the death toll from cholera outbreak in Abuja is now 60.
 

According to the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, suspected cases of Cholera in Abuja have risen from 604 to 698 within the last 72 hours.


The minister who was represented by the Ag. Executive Secretary of FCT Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Iwot Ndaeyo, noted that Abaji area council records 3 suspected cases, no death, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) records 281 suspected cases with 22 deaths, while Bwari Area Council records 134 suspected cases with 22 deaths.



Also, Gwagwalada area council records 220 suspected cases with 9 deaths, Kuje area council records 23 suspected cases with 4 deaths and Kwali area council records 37 suspected cases with 3 deaths.


Aliyu, however, vowed that the administration would not fold its hands and watch residents die over preventable diseases.


On Thursday, Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, affirmed the commitment of his council to forestall the spread of the disease.


“On our part as an area council, we swung into action immediately we received the news of the outbreak and its confirmation in June. We quickly mobilized our health personnel in all our primary healthcare facilities for prompt responses. Following the recommendations from the outbreak report, we provided funds for quick purchase of drugs, infusions and other treatment materials/consumables in addition to the ones we received from the FCT Public Health Department.


“The Disease Control Unit of our Primary Health Care Department through Disease Surveillance Notification Officers have been working tirelessly in different communities of the council including hard-to-reach fields in order to trace and report cases at the primary healthcare facilities for free treatment.”

Nigerian Airforce takes delivery of 6 Super Tucano Aircraft (photo)

The Nigerian Air Force has taken delivery of the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from the United States.

NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said the aircraft arrived in Kano State on Thursday afternoon. 

NAF takes delivery of six Super Tucano aircraft

Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd), Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao were present to receive the aircraft. 

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Mali’s Interim President Survives Assassination attempt during Eid Prayers (photos and video)

A video of the moment Mali’s interim President was attacked by a knifeman while he was praying at the mosque has emerged.

President Assimi Goita was at the Great Mosque in Bamako on Tuesday, July 20, in celebration of Eid al-Adha.

During the prayers, an assailant tried to stab him. He survived.

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Security agents overpowered two men in the mosque and threw one into the back of a military pickup truck. Other security agents surrounded the president, who was in a sky blue kaftan, and whisked him out of the venue.

Watch the video below.

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On the sacked Pastors, “We asked you to go because you’re unfruitful blatant failure” Bishop Oyedepo says (video)

Bishop David Oyedepo, the President and Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners Chapel Worldwide, has finally spoken about the sack of some pastors.

Recall that a pastor named Peter Godwin alleged that he and over 40 other pastors were sacked in Ekiti state for not generating enough income from their branches (read here).

Another pastor called InChristed Michael also took to Facebook to claim he too is a “victim” and added that many more pastors were fired in other states (read here).

Reacting, David Oyedepo said the pastors were sacked because they were blatant failures who weren’t bearing fruits.

He said: “I learnt some fellow said we asked them to go because they’re not bringing income.

“We asked you to go because you’re unfruitful. Unfruitful blatant failure… doing what there?

“We have no patient with failure here.”

As for those on social media calling his church out for the sack, he said they were all silent when he employed pastors on a large scale.

“When we employed 7000 pastors at once social media was dead,”Oyedepo said.

He added: “We have more employees in this organization than most states in Nigeria. No one is owed a dime salary and we don’t borrow, we don’t beg. Ask our bank whether we take overdraft.

“We’re covenant bond people, walking in the light of God’s word, enjoying an open heaven.

“We have fully delivered the first phase of 1,000 plus buildings in the rural churches. None of those churches can generate that fund in the next 30 years.

“No, we’re hunting after souls. Money? Nonsense. We’ve never lacked it and yet we’ve never prayed for it.” 

Watch Oyedepo speak in the video below.

‘Obi Cubana remain under surveillance each time he travels abroad’ – Activist Deji Adeyanju says

Activist Deji Adeyanju has taken to Twitter to comment on what he feels the aftermath of the “show of wealth” at the burial ceremony of Obi Cubana’s mother will look like. 

Deji in a tweet he shared, claimed that Obi Cubana will now be watched every time he’s travelling abroad as a “person of interest”.

According to him, the nightlife King wouldn’t have needed the explanations he’s offering now if he had acted ‘responsibly’ during the event. 

The activist tweeted; 

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Breaking ! IPOB’s Bank Account in USA closed ‘over alleged fraud’


The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) bank account domiciled in the United States has reportedly been closed down. Chika Edoziem, IPOB head of directorate said the account which served as a “worldwide” platform for members of the group to pay their monthly contributions, was closed down after it received a report from the bank that some yet to be identified persons accused it of fraudulently operating the account.

The statement read; 

“That the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra worldwide, Nnamdi Kanu, authorised the opening of the IPOB USA, families were instructed to pay in their monthly contributions. 

“That this same USA national account was also designated by our leader as the account for ESN worldwide contributions.

“Following a report to the bank by yet to be identified persons that this account is fraudulent, the bank requested that the account be closed.”

Edoziem said another account has been opened to serve the same purpose. 

Fire ! Outbreak at Jay Z’s and Beyoncé New Orleans Mansion, investigation launched

A fire that broke out at a mansion believed to belong to Beyoncé and Jay Z is being investigated as possible arson.

New Orleans Police Department confirmed that there was a report of a suspicious person in the area on Wednesday, July 21, around 6.20pm, when the fire was believed to have broken out.

The fire in the 1500 block of Harmony Street in New Orleans appeared to have begun in the kitchen.

Fire at Beyonc? and Jay Z

According to Nola.com firefighters found books inside an oven and a gas can was also discovered on the property.

A neighbour told the website that police believe that someone broke into the home shortly before the fire.

It took 22 firefighters over two hours to extinguish the fire.

A witness told WGNO News that a man was seen running from the property.

August Arther said: “I was walking around the corner with my dog… and I saw a lot of smoke coming out.

“My neighbour around the corner, she saw a dude jump over the fence on the backside of Harmony and Eigth.”

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were seen at the property on July 22.

“If they didn’t get there when they did, it could have been much worse. It’s a historic home,” a fire department spokesperson told the New York Post.

According to The Mirror the stunning home, worth a reported $2.4 million has been owned by a management company, named Sugarcane Park LLC, since 2015 – Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles is the manager of the company.

It has six bedrooms, six-and-a-half bathrooms, and spans 15,200 square feet.

EFCC Issues Warning to Yahoo Yahoo Boys and our Corrupt Politicians

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned shady politicians, Yahoo boys and Nigerians involved in financial crimes to retrace their steps as the eagle eyes are on them. 

The anti-graft agency gave the warning in a statement posted via its official social media accounts on Friday, July 23. 

“This na for the shady leaders wey dey carry our money go Overseas. This na for the Yahoo Yahoo boys wey dey spoil our Country name Overseas. For the lifestyle wey you dey live, make you know say there is an eye watching you. “NA STUBBORN FLY DEY FOLLOW CORPSE ENTER GRAVE”. Who get ear make e hear am. #The Eagle #EFCC is watching you. #EFCC WILL GET YOU ANYWHERE, ANY TIME! SHUN FINANCIAL CRIMES AND CORRUPTION” the post read. 

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PSG officially signs Georginio Wijnaldum as their latest star from Liverpool (photo)

Paris Saint-Germain have officially unveiled Georginio Wijnaldum as their latest summer signing after the midfielder left Liverpool as a free agent.

The Holland international was unveiled on Wednesday and was seen holding the club’s jersey and smiling for the cameras before carrying out an interview with PSG TV.

PSG were able to beat off competition from Barcelona to snap up the in-demand Wijnaldum, who put pen to paper on a three-year deal until 2024.

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‘I was at the end of my contract, and several clubs contacted me,’ Wijnaldum said.

‘When Paris came to meet me, everything went very well, and I quickly wanted to join Paris Saint-Germain. 

‘Mauricio Pochettino had already approached me at the time, to sign me for Tottenham, so I had already talked a lot with him. 

‘The whole club made me feel that they really wanted me, that played a big part in my decision.’

Wijnaldum left Liverpool after a memorable five-year spell that saw them win the Champions League and clinch the Premier League title.

He also helped the club lift the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup, and he plans to continue challenging for silverware with his new team. 

‘Winning titles is very important, that’s what we all want to accomplish as a footballer,’ Wijnaldum added.

‘And Paris wants to win, it’s a club that has progressed a lot over the years, which has played in a Champions League final, which also reached the last four last season. 

‘I think the project is beautiful, and we are building a team to fulfil these goals.’

LeBron James becomes first active NBA Player with $1 billion in career earnings

LeBron James has become the first NBA player to make $1 billion while still active in the sport. 

The news comes after Space Jam: A New Legacy, which James starred in and produced, enjoyed a whopping $31.6 million in revenue its opening weekend.

According to Sportico, James has earned $330 million in his playing salary alone since being drafted in 2003. The 36-year-old has reportedly made another $700 million off the court through endorsements deals, merchandise, licensing, and his media production company, SpringHill Co. His current endorsement deals, which include partnerships with AT&T, Beats Electronics, Blaze Pizza, GMC, Nike, PepsiCo, Rimowa, and Walmart garner over $100 million every year.

Sportico compared James’ historic earnings to Michael Jordan’s who, of course, starred in the original 1996 Space Jam film.

 While Jordan is now worth around $2 billion, the outlet writes that much of that revenue was made after his legendary NBA career. 

One venture that has been particularly lucrative for Jordan during his retirement is Nike’s highly successful Jordan Brand. Sportico writes that Jordan fell just short of earning $1 billion while active, making James the first NBA player to achieve the feat.

With the distinction, James joins the heavy tier of athletes who have made $1 billion while active, including Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Roger Federer. 

The Los Angeles Lakers star is also the first active player in a U.S. team sport to hit the monetary milestone.

6 persons arrested to Madagascar plotting to assassinate its President

Six people including one foreign citizen have been arrested by the police in Madagascar for reportedly plotting to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina.

Attorney General Berthine Razafiarivony said on Thursday Juky 22, that the arrests took place on Tuesday July 20 as part of months-long investigation “into an attack on state security”.

Though there was no official confirmation about the nationality of the foreign suspects, Razafiarivony said the foiled plot included the “killing and neutralisation” of senior political figures other than the president.

He said; 

“According to the evidence in our possession, these individuals had devised a plan for the elimination and neutralisation of a number of people including the head of state.”

Officials did not give details on the extent of the plot or how far advanced it was when the suspects were apprehended. 

A separate statement by the public security minister on Wednesday said that six people had been arrested: one foreign citizen, two dual nationals, and three Madagascans.

The minister said; 

“The police had information for several months, but only now was there an opportunity to arrest them.”

Madagascar has a history of political violence. Former coup leader Andry Rajoelina, 44, was sworn in as president in 2019 after a hard-fought election and a constitutional court challenge from his rival.

Rajoelina first seized power in the deeply impoverished former French colony of 26 million in a March 2009 coup, ousting Marc Ravalomanana. He remained in control at the head of a transitional government until 2014.

The island is internationally famed for its unique wildlife and vanilla but is heavily dependent on foreign aid. Nine out of 10 people live on less than $2 a day.

China pissed by WHO’s proposal to begin Second Phase of Covid-19 Origins Study

The Chinese government has announced it will not participate in a second phase of the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of Covid-19, after the possibility of the virus leaking from a Wuhan lab was included on the proposal.


The WHO released an initial report from its investigation into the origins of Covid-19 in March, in which it determined that the virus probably originated in an animal before spreading to human beings around December 2019. But the US, EU and G7, questioned the WHO’s report.


United States President Joe Biden has ordered US intelligence agencies to take a new look into how the Covid-19 pandemic began, noting that Western observers have yet to be granted access to key laboratories to determine “whether it was an experiment gone awry.”


But Zeng Yixin, deputy head of the National Health Commission, told a press conference in Beijing on Thursday July 22, he had been “surprised” to see the lab leak listed as a research objective under the second phase of the investigation.



“In some aspects, the WHO’s plan for next phase of investigation of the coronavirus origin doesn’t respect common sense, and it’s against science. It’s impossible for us to accept such a plan,” he said.



Zeng also responded to claims by US State Department  that several workers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell sick shortly before the first documented cases of Covid-19, saying “no worker or researcher at the WIV got infected by coronavirus.”


WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined calls for China to cooperate more fully with a new Covid-19 origins investigation on July 15, saying the first had been hampered by a lack of raw data on the early days of the pandemic.

“We ask China to be transparent and open and to cooperate,” he told a news conference.

“We owe it to the millions who suffered and the millions who died to know what happened.”

“Buhari’s Govt must expose those sponsoring Kanu and Igboho” – Northern Groups Says

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has reacted to the arrest of Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo popularly referred to as Sunday Igboho.

In a statement issued by the coalition’s spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the group urged the Nigerian government to immediately expose sponsors of groups clamouring for self-determination in the Southern part of the country. The group suggested that one of the charges that should be filed against Igboho should be ”incitement to violence against northerners”

The statement in part reads

“From the outset, we wish to be categoric that the arrest of Igboho and Kanu should not be mistaken as bringing about the end to the uprisings and disturbances over self-determination perpetrated by southern Nigerian elites and governments who use thugs like Igboho and Kanu.

We insist that rather than seeing the arrest as an end in itself, it should be the beginning of the processes for self-determination by any unit that wants to go.

Therefore we insist on a peaceful referendum for separation from a people who would at the slightest of pretexts, attack, kill and destroy people of other regions and their properties, especially those from the North.

The arrest of Igboho is government business and so long as it conforms with the principle of rule of law and international criminal justice procedures. We are not yet sure what he is going to be charged with, but expectedly incitement to violence against northerners would be one of them.

We all know that threats of violent secession anywhere are a grave offence that no government will condone. From records of history, it is only northern Nigeria that has not called for the breakup of the country at the slightest of pretence. 

With the arrest of Kanu and now Igboho, we are hoping that government would go beyond prosecution to digging up and exposing their sponsors and the agenda behind them.

While Kanu’s case may be attributed to some form of insanity which was exploited by the South East elites who were playing a double game, Igboho is a deliberate and calculated, supported and encouraged attempt by the Yoruba leaders including their governments to scare the North into agreeing to cede power without competition. 

Unfortunately they took it too far by arming Igboho and setting him against law-abiding citizens from other regions particularly the North.

The arrest if considered along with that of Kanu should serve as a lesson to those blind followers who are instigated into setting fire to their own backyards whereas the instigators of such lawlessness and violence almost all the time have a fallback option that includes escaping abroad.

“The two arrests also attest to the level of cross-regional cooperation that is working across Africa.”

Kenya: A Man returns home after 47 years he was sent to buy rice for his family

A Kenyan man, James Mwaura, (man in Blue) who disappeared from home 47 years ago has found his way back home in Molo, Nakuru County thanks to Facebook.

Mwaura, now 70, went missing when he was just 23 years old in 1974 after he was sent to the shop to buy rice for the family.

According to CitizenDigital ,he reportedly lost his way in the process, only to find himself in Nairobi with no money and no kin to turn to as he found that his brothers who stayed in the city had also moved

He then hitched a ride to Naro Moru in Nyeri County where he started a new life and later settled into marriage with a woman he met there.

Years later, like everybody else these days, he was scrolling through Facebook when he stumbled upon a seemingly familiar face.

He sent the person a message in his inbox and it turned out to be one of his nephews.

The two struck up a conversation and agreed to meet up on Wednesday, before the family reunion eventually happened on Thursday, July 22. 

Mwaura, who arrived home in a blue suit, informed the family members that he is now happily married and blessed with three children and four grand children. 

Enugu: 6 Policemen killed as Unknown Gunmen attack Checkpoint

Several persons including six policemen were killed when unknown gunmen attacked a Police checkpoint in Amodu, Obeagu-Amechi in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu state. 

It was gathered that the gunmen attacked the checkpoint located at Obeagu Uno shortly after Inyaba Bridge around 7:30 pm on Wednesday night, July 21.

It was further learnt that unknown number of bystanders and commuters died from stray bullets while others sustained various degrees of injuries as the police engaged the gunmen in a fierce battle.

According to eyewitnesses, the attack which started about 5:30pm at a busy spot at Mmiri Ocha Amodu lasted till about 7pm.

The assailants who came from Agbani axis of the road had first encounter with policemen at 4 Corner and in Amagunze in Nkanu East Council headquarters before going to attack the checkpoint at Enugu South.

The hoodlums killed about six policemen at the checkpoint, burnt their Hilux van and took away their AK-47 rifles.

“It was around 7 pm we started hearing gunshots along the road. The shooting lasted about 30 minutes. But after the shooting, the hoodlums appeared to have overpowered the policemen as they succeeded in setting their vehicle on fire. I can’t say how many policemen were killed but the policemen at the checkpoint were six. What I can tell you is that up to six people were killed in the incident. Some of the hoodlums may have also been involved.” a source told Punch 

Spokesperson of the Enugu State Police Command,  Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident said that though the details were still sketchy, however, police have started preliminary investigation into the matter.

“Information surrounding the shooting incidents in the evening hours of today, 21/07/2021, where Police operatives were allegedly attacked by yet to be identified gunmen at checkpoints in Obeagu-Amechi in Enugu South LGA and Amagunze in Nkanu East LGA are still sketchy. Meanwhile, preliminary investigations have commenced. Further development will be communicated.” he stated. 

Six policemen feared killed as gunmen attack checkpoint in Enugu
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Obi Cubana talks about his relationship with wife (video)

Obi Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, who has the spotlight on him at the moment following his mother’s extravagant burial, has opened up about his relationship.

The businessman, who is married to a lawyer, Ebere Iyiegbu, said he was living in a one-room accommodation in Abuja with other guys when he started dating his wife.

He said that for his wife, “it wasn’t about the money.”

He added that they were happy despite not having so much.

He said they dated for 3 years and by the time they eventually got married, he was already living in a three-bedroom apartment in Abuja.

He explained that money doesn’t give a happy marriage, though it helps make marriage easier.

He said peace is what’s paramount in a marriage.

He also told men that women love attention and asked them to ensure they give that to their wives.

Obi Iyiegbu and Ebere Iyiegbu have 4 sons now and are better off financially.

At the moment, the couple are in the Maldives and have been sharing updates via their respective Instagram accounts. Ebere said Obi whisked her off for a “baecation” following the funeral.

"I started dating my wife when I was living in one room with other guys" - Obi Cubana speaks on his relationship with wife (video)

Watch video below.

A Bitcoin scammer who hacked Twitter accounts of World Leaders last year is arrested in Spain

Alleged hacker, Joseph O’Connor, 22, who is known by the name ‘PlugWalkJoe’ online, has been arrested in Spain in connection with the July 2020 hacking scandal of celebrity Twitter accounts of Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Elon Musk.

He used the hacked accounts to ask followers to send bitcoin to a bitcoin account, promising to double their money. He managed to swindle more than $180,000 out of unsuspecting victims in the process.

He hacked over 130 Twitter accounts, including those of Apple, Uber, Kanye West, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Elon Musk.

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He was arrested by Spanish National Police on a warrant issued by a US federal court stemming from the high-profile hack.


The US Justice Department said O’Connor faces charges related to unauthorized computer access, extortion and cyberstalking.

O’Connor has previously denied being behind the Twitter hack and told the New York Times:

‘I don’t care – they can come arrest me.

‘I would laugh at them. I haven’t done anything.’

Brave Boy,3, found holding his Sister’s hand, 9, at bottom of lake after she and three relatives died trying to save him

A three-year-old boy who drowned was found still holding hands with his oldest sister after they were pulled from the bottom of a lake along with three other family members who tried to save him.

The five family members died at Derinoz Dam near the city of Amasya in Turkey.

The family was there to celebrate victim Levent Cenik’s third birthday when the tragic incident happened.

Boy, 3, found holding hand of sister, 9, at bottom of lake after she and three relatives died trying to save him

The little boy with his dad Beytullah

According to local media, the boy fell into the water followed by his nine-year-old sister, Havvanur Cenik, while other relatives also jumped in the lake to try to rescue them.

Boy, 3, found holding hand of sister, 9, at bottom of lake after she and three relatives died trying to save him

A total of five people died during the birthday party including the boy’s grandmother Sultan, 50, uncle Emrullah, 19, and aunt Elif Semiz, 28, who all drowned while trying to help.

Search and rescue teams were dispatched to the area after the incident was reported to the authorities by bystanders.

According to the rescuers, the lifeless bodies of Levent and Havvanur were found still holding hands.

Boy, 3, found holding hand of sister, 9, at bottom of lake after she and three relatives died trying to save him

Amasya Fire Brigade director Selim Keles said: ”We found Elif Semiz three metres from the place where the incident took place, and the grandmother, Sultan Cenik, at the point towards the dam walls.

Boy, 3, found holding hand of sister, 9, at bottom of lake after she and three relatives died trying to save him

Elif Semiz and Sultan Cenik

”After a while, the children were found at a depth of 10 metres. Two of the children were side by side and were taken out holding hands.

“We experienced this incident and we are devastated as a team. We found the uncle about six meters away.”

Boy, 3, found holding hand of sister, 9, at bottom of lake after she and three relatives died trying to save him

Uncle Emrullah

The children’s grieving parents, father Beytullah Cenik and mother Gullu Cenik, were inconsolable during the family funeral the following day, Haberler reported.

Boy, 3, found holding hand of sister, 9, at bottom of lake after she and three relatives died trying to save him

Levent’s dad Beytullah was inconsolable during the family funeral

The five bodies were buried in the family cemetery after a prayer service.

Sunday Igboho’s extradition hearing holds today in Benin Republic

The extradition hearing of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, will hold in a court in Benin republic today July 22 by 10am.

Igboho is currently being held by operatives of Brigade criminelle in Cotonou. He was arrested on Monday night July 19 while attempting to fly to Germany with his wife, Ropo.

Igboho will be in the court to contest plans by the Benin republic to extradite him to Nigeria.

Igboho’s spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki in a live update this morning confirmed this development.

“I can confirm, he will have the opportunity to be heard at the Benin Republic court, they respect international law. It will be held today (Thursday) by God’s grace. The sitting will be held at 10am in morning at the Benin Republic court.

The court will determine the fate of the extradition and we’ll also have the opportunity to present our case especially on the personality of Igboho.

We know the magnitude of what the Nigerian government is trying to do if they try to get hold of Igboho but they will fail, by God’s grace

Their intention was to capture him (Igboho), but God fought for him” he said

COVID-19 cases rose by 77% in one week – NCDC cries

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New epidemiological data from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC says the number of COVID19 cases recorded in the country has risen by 77 per cent in one week.

According to the data, the number of COVID19 cases rose from 392 two weeks ago to 693 last week (July 5 to July 11). The report states that the number of discharges (recoveries) dropped by 87 percent from the 433 persons discharged two weeks ago to 57 discharged last week.

The report states that testing improved in the last week by 29 percent, from 28,656 tests in 32 states to 36,965 tests in 34 states. Seven states performed poorly, testing less than 10 people in one week. The states with their corresponding number of tests are Bauchi (1), Sokoto (1), Zamfara (1), Kogi (3), Yobe (3), Nasarawa (5), Niger (5), Lagos (15,673), FCT (5,405) and Rivers (3,991) tested the highest number of COVID-19 samples.

Reacting to the new developments, the NCDC Director-General Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, appealed to Nigerians to take the COVID19 protocols seriously, particularly as the dangerous Delta variant has been detected in the country.

“Given the high transmissibility of the Delta variant and following its detection in Nigeria, NCDC urges all Nigerians to ensure strict adherence to public health and social measures in place.

Proven public health and social measures such as physical distancing, frequent handwashing, and proper use of face masks, prevent infections and save lives. The COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective and offers protection against the disease.

Additionally, states are urged to ensure sample collection and testing for COVID-19 is accessible to the public. Public settings such as schools with accommodation facilities, workplaces and camps should utilise the approved Antigen based Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) for rapid testing of their population.” he said

Researchers have said that the Delta variant is about 50 per cent more contagious than the Alpha variant, which was first identified in the U.K. The Delta variant may also be able to escape protection from vaccines and some COVID-19 treatments, though studies are still ongoing.

Court orders Dr Dre to pay $300K per month to Nicole Young in spousal support

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In a significant victory for Nicole Young,  a judge ordered Dr. Dre to pay her $300,000 per month in spousal support.

Dr Dre, real name Andre Young, and his ex-wife were both in court for a hearing this week

According to legal documents, obtained by The Blast, the music mogul must make the monthly payments as long as Nicole remains a spinster.

“[Dre] is ordered to pay to the [Nicole] spousal support in the sum of $293,306.00 per month, payable on the first of each month, commencing August 1, 2021,” the order states.

That equals $3,519,672 a year in support, not including other expenses.

Nicole, 51, is guaranteed $300,000 per month as long as she doesn’t remarry, according to the court order. Once she remarries, or if death should befall either of them, the payment will stop.

Dre will also pay her health insurance which will be similar to the coverage she had during the marriage. All other insurance for Nicole will be paid out of her pocket.

Dre and Nicole were married for 24 years before they split. They have 2 adult children – a daughter named Truly and a son named Truth.

Dr Dre ordered to pay $300K per month to Nicole Young in spousal support

Republic of Benin rejects the extradition of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho to Nigeria

The Republic of Benin has rejected the extradition of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho to Nigeria.

Recall that Benin security agents took Igboho and his wife into custody in neighbouring Cotonou on the night of Monday, July 19, under directives from the Nigeria, as the activist was reportedly planning to travel to Germany with his wife who is a German citizen.


A robust legal challenge  by Igboho’s legal team against the Benin government has now stapled his extradition to Nigeria despite the FG’s insistence that he be extradited to Nigeria to face allegations of weapons stockpiling and activities that threaten the country.


Despite immense pressure from Nigeria, Benin Republic on Wednesday, July 21, reportedly insisted that it would not be part of any process that was against due process


“The Nigerian government planned to extradite him on Wednesday,  but our government said the rule of law must be followed as the world is watching us.” A Benin security official told The PUNCH.

Pelumi Olajengbesi, one of the lawyers of Igboho, also told Punch that “Benin Republic had shown itself to be a country that respects the rule of law and due process,” and that “Igboho’s legal team in Benin Republic were in talks with the Beninise government.”

3 Nigerian migrants jump to their deaths after trying to escape from fire on 10-storey building in France (video)

Three Nigerian migrants have died after they jumped out of windows of a public house building to escape a fire in the southern French city of Marseille. 

The incident happened shortly after 5 a.m on Saturday, July 17, when a fire broke out of the building in the housing estate “Les Flamants” where migrants from Nigeria are known to squat. 

A two-year-old and an adult were also seriously hurt in the blaze inside the ten-floor building, Marseille public prosecutor, Dominique Laurens, said. 

The child was very seriously burned. Nine other people reportedly sustained less serious injuries.

The three victims, aged 20 to 30, apparently desperate amid the flames spreading in the building, jumped out of windows. 

Knotted bed sheets hanging from the facade indicated how desperate the victims had become on noticing the fire,  according to the AFP news agency.

Speaking during a press briefing, Laurens said the fire spread quickly through the technical shafts, but did not reach the apartments which are “free of smoke penetration,” suggesting the blaze was started deliberately. 

“The existence of two fires, one on the sixth floor, the other in the stairwell” prompted investigators to launch a criminal investigation,” the public prosecutor added.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian community of Marseille accused drug dealers of causing the tragedy.

“The dealers terrify us. They have guns. They prevent us from sleeping,” Azeke Endurance, 30, told AFP.

According to the police chief, Frederique Camilleri, there indeed is “a notorious degree of drug dealing here” as well as “tensions between the inhabitants and the traffickers.”

Echoing Camilleri’s statement, the public prosecutor, also described the situation on the ground as extremely tense, adding that the prices of drugs are written on the walls in the stairwell of the building. 

A 31-year-old Nigerian man had been living there for a year with his wife, now six months pregnant. Every month, the couple had to pay illegal rent to drug dealers who deal in the building.

“Sometimes they would hit my wife because they came to collect the money. Sometimes they would take €200, sometimes €300,” the asylum seeker told France Bleu radio network.

“If you tell them you don’t have money, they hit you several times.” The man has decided to sleep in the streets with his pregnant wife where it’s “less dangerous than the squat.”

The dilapidation of the building, which was set to be demolished, is apparent.

Lionel Royer-Perreault, president of public housing management company Habitat 13, which owns the building, said the structure was on a list to eventually be demolished.

According to a statement by Marseille’s city hall, “91 people, including 28 women and 27 children, were taken by municipal services to two gymnasiums for emergency shelter” on Saturday evening.

The officials called on the state to offer dignified accommodation to all affected people.

“If the cause of the fire has yet to be determined…what is clear is that the unlivable situation of the squatters here and elsewhere in Marseille’s public housing blocs creates a dangerous situation and serious risk for everyone,” said Samia Ghali, Marseille deputy mayor. 

Marseille politicians faced accusations of ignoring warnings about unsafe housing in 2018, when eight people were killed when two buildings collapsed in the center of the port city, AFP reported. 

Three Nigerian migrants die after jumping from windows of 10-storey building to escape fire in France (videos)

Tokyo Olympics 2020 organisers installs cardboard beds in lodging rooms to discourage Athletes from engaging in sexual activity (photos)

The countdown for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has already begun with the sports event kicking off this weekend. 

Ahead of the event, officials have reportedly installed cardboard beds inside the Olympic village to discourage athletes from engaging in sexual activity. 

According to Dezeen magazine, Olympic officials who already warned 2021 Games participants to avoid two-person push-ups because of the coronavirus, set up 18,000 of the cardboard beds in the notoriously sex-crazed athletes’ village.

Tokyo Olympics installs cardboard beds inside Olympic Village to discourage Athletes from engaging in sexual activity (photos)

“Those beds can stand up to 200 kilograms,” Takashi Kitajima, the general manager of the Athletes Village, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. Kitajima further added that a “wild celebration” such as an athlete bagging a gold could perhaps be bad news for the bed. “Of course, wood and cardboard would each break if you jumped on them,” he said.

Tokyo Olympics installs cardboard beds inside Olympic Village to discourage Athletes from engaging in sexual activity (photos)

“Beds to be installed in Tokyo Olympic Village will be made of cardboard, this is aimed at avoiding intimacy among athletes,” American distance runner Paul Chelimo tweeted.

Tokyo Olympics installs cardboard beds inside Olympic Village to discourage Athletes from engaging in sexual activity (photos)

Third Australian city, Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics

Brisbane was picked Wednesday, July 21, to host the 2032 Olympics.

International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, confirmed the inevitable winner after a vote at the IOC session in Tokyo and this triggered cheers from the Brisbane delegates in Tokyo and celebratory fireworks thousands of miles away in Brisbane.

“The International Olympic Committee has the honour to announce that the Games of the 35th Olympiad are awarded to Brisbane, Australia,” Bach said.

Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics

Brisbane will become the third Australian city to host the Summer Games after Melbourne (hosted in 1956) and Sydney (in 200o).

“We know what it takes to deliver a successful Games in Australia,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told International Olympic Committee voters in an 11-minute live video link from his office.

He added: “It’s a historic day not just for Brisbane and Queensland, but for the entire country.

“Only global cities can secure the Olympic Games, so this is fitting recognition for Brisbane’s standing across our region and the world.”

Brisbane follows 2028 host Los Angeles in getting 11 years to prepare for hosting the Games. Paris will host in 2024.

The 2032 deal for Brisbane looked done even months before the formal decision by IOC members at their meeting ahead of the Tokyo Games, which open Friday.

The IOC gave Brisbane exclusive negotiating rights back in February. That decision left Olympic officials in Qatar, Hungary and Germany looking blindsided with their own stalled bidding plans.

Brisbane was the first winner in a new bidding format. It lets the IOC approach potential candidates and pick them uncontested.

Hundreds of people packed Brisbane’s Southbank riverside precinct for an announcement viewing party, watching the city’s final pitch to the IOC projected on a big screen.

Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics

Rhys Cush, 24, one of those in the crowd, said he hoped to work at the 2032 Olympics and also attend as a spectator.

“I’m an extremely big fan. I even watched the softball this morning,” he told AFP. “I’m super excited about having the Olympics coming here.”

Lauren Granger, 42, said she hoped the 2032 Olympics would recreate the buzz of Sydney’s successful 2000 Games.

“We flew down to Sydney and we were at the Olympics and it was just such a great experience for our family,” she said.

“That was 20 years ago so we’d love to be able to relive that in 2032 with our kids.”

Fireworks lit up the skies above Brisbane following the announcement.

After his latest win, UFC star, Conor McGregor buys £2.6m Lamborghini yacht(photo)

UFC star, Conor McGregor has splashed £2.6million on a Lamborghini yacht days after his defeat to Dustin Poirier.

The Irishman lost his trilogy fight against his rival when the fight was stopped after McGregor broke his leg in the first round. Although, UFC president Dana White is talking up a potential fourth bout.

After breaking his leg, McGregor will need at least a year to recover before even thinking about returning to the Octagon.

In his latest Instagram post to his 41m followers, McGregor posted a picture of his newest yacht. He captioned the post: “My Lamborghini yacht is ready.”

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Speaking before his recent loss to Poirier, the 33-year-old said: “Obviously, with financial freedom, I can acquire the best of the best regarding condition and strength training.

“I just look after myself and my team, I can do anything. I can do anything I want on this planet.”

When asked about his best purchase ever made, McGregor had one answer.

He added: “I would say my Lamborghini yacht, it is currently in Italy.

“It is ready for post-fight so it is going to have a bit of work done then I am going to Italy to christen my son with my family and friends and then pick up my yacht.

“It is some vessel, I am looking forward to getting in it and razzing it around.”

French president Emmanuel Macron’s phone number and others found in list of spying targets using Pegasus

French president, Emmanuel Macron’s phone number has been found among potential targets of a huge international spying operation. 

French president, Emmanuel Macron’s phone number has been found among potential targets of a huge international spying operation. 

According to Mail Online, Macron is among 50,000 politicians, journalists, and human rights activists around the world said to have been identified as ‘people of interest’ by clients of Israeli firm NSO, developer of a surveillance system called Pegasus.

President Imran Khan of Pakistan and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa as well as World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. are also among potential targets found on a list of numbers leaked to Amnesty and the Paris-based journalism nonprofit Forbidden Stories.

The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating suspected widespread use of Pegasus spyware and an official in the president’s office said: ‘If this is proven, it is clearly very serious.’

Investigator Laurent Richard said on French TV: ‘We found these numbers but we obviously couldn’t do a technical analysis of Emmanuel Macron’s phone to determine if it had been infected with a spying device.’

Last night the NSO Group denied that it had ever maintained ‘a list of potential, past or existing targets’.

‘The unprecedented revelation… should send a chill down the spine of world leaders,’ Amnesty’s secretary general, Agnes Callamard, said in a statement.

Three current prime ministers and the king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, are also on the list, The Washington Post reported.

The Post said none of the heads of state would offer their smartphones for forensic testing that might have detected whether they were infected by NSO’s military-grade Pegasus spyware. Thirty-seven phones identified in the investigation were either breached or shows signs of attempted infection, it has reported.

The Post and 16 other members of a global media consortium were granted access to the leaked list. Another member, the French daily Le Monde, determined that 15 members of the French government may have been among potential targets with Macron in 2019.

The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating the suspected widespread use of NSO’s military-grade Pegasus spyware to target journalists, human rights activists, and politicians in multiple countries.

Also Sunday, Amnesty released a forensic analysis of the alleged targeting that showed Amazon Web Services was hosting NSO infrastructure. 

In response, Amazon said it shut down NSO accounts that were ‘confirmed to be supporting the reported hacking activity.’ Amazon said the accounts had violated its terms of use.

Another U.S. company identified by Amnesty as hosting NSO servers was DigitalOcean. When contacted by The Associated Press, DigitalOcean neither confirmed nor denied whether it had identified or cut off such servers, the report said.

‘All of the infrastructure outlined in the Amnesty report is no longer on DigitalOcean,’ it said Tuesday, without elaborating, in an emailed statement.

Over 15 cases of MonkeyPox confirmed in Nigeria – NCDC says

Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),  Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has announced that there are 59 suspected cases of Monkeypox with 15 confirmed in the country. 

Ihekweazu who disclosed this while reacting to report of a United States resident testing positive for the disease after arriving the North-American country from Nigeria, said an outbreak would be declared when there are large cluster of monkeypox cases that constituted an emergency.

Revealing that the NCDC have been working with state health ministries to strengthen monkeypox disease surveillance and response in the country, Ihekweazu also disclosed that states with the highest number of cases are Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Lagos.

The NCDC DG urged Nigerians who feel ill or have a sudden rash, to visit a hospital for diagnosis and management

Shocking! Oyo State Government discovers 41 Ghost Workers

The Oyo State Government has detected 41 ghost workers on its payroll as 341 others with irregular records opt for voluntary retirement.

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr Taiwo Adisa, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July 21, said the Implementation Committee of the Oyo State 2019/2020 Civil/Public Servants Audit and Payroll Re-engineering/Validation Exercise has recommended the removal of the 41 staff classified as “No Show” by the consultants.

“The consultants had indicted 602 officers and recommended them for removal from the payrolls but the Implementation Committee affirmed 41 ghost workers; cleared 40 others of any infraction; uncovered 10 deaths; 170 systematic retirements; and affirmed the option of voluntary retirement by 341 others with irregular records of service,” the statement read.

The statement indicated that the Implementation Committee had examined the report submitted by the consultants and also interacted with the affected officers before finalising the implementation model.

Messrs Sally Tilbot Consulting was, in 2019, engaged by the Oyo State Government to undertake employees and pensioners’ verification/validation and payroll re-engineering, tagged 2019/2020 staff audit.

Following series of reconciliations, the report of the consultants was received by the government on April 30, 2021, after which an Implementation Committee was put in place to fashion out the final implementation model.

The 13-member Implementation Committee, headed by Mr. D.O Olatunde, Permanent Secretary, Civil Service Commission, affirmed that “forty-one (41) officers established to be “No Show” should be removed from government payrolls immediately.”

The committee recommended that an administrative investigation be undertaken by the government to determine where the salaries of the “No Show” officers had been going.

The statement added that of the 341 who indicated their decision of voluntary retirement to the Implementation Committee, 290 officers had turned in their voluntary retirement letters, while the 24 officers who failed to take advantage of the two-month window have now been retired by the concerned agencies of government. The Implementation Committee had put together its report in May 2021.

Messrs Sally Tilbot Consultants had, earlier in its report submitted to the government, indicted 602 workers and advised that they be removed from the payrolls.

The Implementation Committee, however, recommended that the government should affirm the resolve of 341 officers who opted to retire voluntarily following the discovery of irregular records of service in their files.

The affected officers are to be “helped to port into the pension payroll not later than two months after their respective notices of retirement,” the report stated.

According to the statement, the administration of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde had, in a painstaking effort, set up a number of reconciliation meetings to review the report of Sally Tilbot Consultants, which undertook a forensic analysis of civil/public servants between 2019 and 2020.

Afterwards, the 13-member Implementation Committee, headed by Olatunde was further put in place to fine-tune the final processes of its implementation.

The Committee, according to its report submitted to the government, had, however, recommended that 170 officers, who were found to have “retired systematically” (retirement according to age or years of service) be removed from the list of 602 earlier recommended for sanction by Tilbot Consultants.

Ten others who were found to have died were also removed from the list prepared by the Consultants, while another 40 officers were cleared and absolved of any offence.

The report read in part: “From the above, it is observed that from the 602 alleged officers, one hundred and seventy (170) had already retired systematically due to no particular influence of the screening exercise and ten (10) deceased.

“Consequently, the Committee agreed that out of the 602 officers involved in the report: Forty (40) officers should be absolved and allowed to remain on government payrolls; one undred and seventy (170) officers who had retired systematically should be allowed on pension payrolls; and ten (10) deceased officers should be paid their due entitlements.

It also agreed that: “three hundred and forty-one (341) officers that opted for voluntary retirement should be allowed to do so; forty-one (41) officers established to be “No Show” should be removed from Government Payrolls immediately; while the list of affected officers from Tertiary Institutions should be forwarded to their respective Governing Councils for necessary action.”

JUST IN: UK Govt. asks Nigeria to explain how IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu was arrested and extradited

The United Kingdom has asked the Nigerian government to explain the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)

According to Reuters, Tariq Ahmad, junior minister at Britain’s foreign office, says the UK wants Nigeria to explain how Kanu was arrested.

“We are seeking clarification from the Nigerian government about the circumstances of the arrest and detention of Nnamdi Kanu,” he said.

Ahmad also said Britain had requested consular access to Kanu and stands ready to provide consular assistance.

Kanu, who has been campaigning for the actualization of the sovereign state of Biafra, was first arrested on October 14, 2015.

He was granted bail in April 2017 but later fled Nigeria after soldiers invaded his residence in Abia state during a military clampdown on IPOB members.

Kanu, who holds British citizenship, was mostly in the UK after he fled Nigeria. But he was arrested in June and extradited to Nigeria to face trial for treasonable felony.

Although the federal government did not state where Kanu was arrested, Kingsley Kanu, Kanu’s brother alleged that the IPOB leader was arrested in Kenya and handed over to Nigerian authorities who then brought him back to Nigeria.

The Kenya government, however, denied that Kanu was arrested and extradited from the country to Nigeria.

Jeff Bezos gave $100 million each to Chef Jose Andres and Van Jones from CNN

The world’s wealthiest man, Jeff Bezos, and owner of Amazon has donated the stunning sum of $200m to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés.


 He made the announcement on Tuesday, July 21, after flying to the edge of space that he planned to award $100 million each to both men.

Jeff Bezos donates $100 million each to CNN reporter Van Jones and chef Jose Andres for trying to

Bezos said that Jones and Andres were free to do “what they want” with the money.


“They can give it all to their own charity,” Bezos said at a press conference after his trip to space. “Or they can share the wealth. It is up to them.”


The money, Bezos said, was tied to a “surprise” philanthropic initiative he wanted to announce called the Courage and Civility Award.


The award aims to honor those who have “demonstrated courage” and tried to be a unifier in a divisive world, Bezos added.

Jeff Bezos donates $100 million each to CNN reporter Van Jones and chef Jose Andres for trying to


“We need unifiers and not vilifiers,” Bezos said. 


“We need people who argue hard and act hard for what they believe. But they do that always with civility and never ad hominem attacks. Unfortunately, we live in a world where this is too often not the case. But we do have role models.”

Jeff Bezos donates $100 million each to CNN reporter Van Jones and chef Jose Andres for trying to

Jones, accepting the award, said that “sometimes dreams come true.”

“You bet on me and I appreciate it,” Jones told Bezos, later adding that it was money for him to “give to others who have a similar spirit.”


Andrés, a chef, who has poured his efforts into feeding those in need around the world, said that the award itself “cannot feed the world on its own.”


“But,” Andrés added, “this is a start of a new chapter for us.”


Anderson Cooper, who was anchoring CNN’s special coverage of Bezos’s trip to space said that the award was “quite a surprise.”


“None of us knew anything about it,” Cooper said.

US Rapper, Drake will release his footwear called ‘certified lover boy’ (photo)

Rapper, Drake has joined the likes of Kanye West and Rihanna to create his own footwear.


The ‘God’s plan’ rapper wil soon be using his very own Air Force 1s as he has teamed up with Nike for a special Certified Lover Boy collaboration. 


The all-white leather kicks appear to look like a standard pair of AF1 Lows, but upon close examination one will notice small hearts towards the front of the shoe in place of the traditional textured stars.

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 “Love you forever” is written in cursive on the lateral heel instead of the customary “Air” branding.


It’s unclear when the Certified Lover Boy sneakers will be launching, but the release could coincide with Drake’s long-awaited sixth studio album, which is nearing completion. 


He recently said the project is being mixed and will drop before the end of summer.


This is the latest CLB-inspired collaboration. Earlier this year, the he teamed up with Chrome Hearts for a collection of Certified Lover Boy apparel.

NDLEA nabs lady with multiple identities for trafficking 296,000 tabs of illicit drugs

A 36-year-old lady identified as Chioma Afam, who uses multiple identities and wears hijab to evade security scrutiny, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in Benue state along with her partner, Peace Chidinma Caleb, 22, for trying to smuggle a total of 296,000 tablets of Diazepam and Exol-5 from Onitsha, Anambra state to Gombe state.

NDLEA arrests lady with multiple identities for trafficking 296,000 tabs of illicit drugs

Confirming their arrest, the spokesperson of the anti-drug trafficking agency, Femi Babafemi, said Chioma who uses multiple names such as Amina, Uzoamaka and Ifunaya to cover her criminal activities, was arrested on Saturday, July 17th along with the 22-year-old Peace Chidinma Caleb who also wears hijab as a cover for her nefarious activities during routine checks and profiling of inward vehicles into Makurdi, the Benue state capital. Their vehicle coming from Onitsha, Anambra state was intercepted along Makurdi Alliade road while heading to Gombe State via Makurdi.

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He said a search of their vehicle led to the discovery of 43kilograms of Diazepam and 33kg of Exol-5, both weighing 76 kilograms with a total of Two Hundred and Ninety Six Thousand (296,000) tablets packed in four large Ghana must go bags. Babafemi added that the two interstate drug traffickers have rebuffed efforts to take pictures with the exhibits without wearing their hijab.

NDLEA arrests lady with multiple identities for trafficking 296,000 tabs of illicit drugs

Meanwhile, the Ondo state command of the Agency on Sunday 18th July, 2021 intercepted one Olu Ameh, a commercial motorcycle rider with 465 kilograms of cannabis sativa along Ijagba-Ute road in Ose local government area of the state. The illicit substance was said to have been bought from one Joseph in Ago-Akure, Akure North LGA and being conveyed to the buyer, a certain Egbonwon at Ijagba village in Ose LGA.

Reacting to the two seizures and arrests, Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA commended the commanders, officers, and men of the Benue and Ondo state Commands of the Agency for their efforts to ensure that no illicit substance is allowed to pass through their areas of responsibility under whatever guise or cover to destroy the lives of innocent Nigerians in other parts of the country. While wishing them and their colleagues in other Commands across Nigeria a happy sallah celebration, he charged them to remain vigilant at all times.

NDLEA arrests lady with multiple identities for trafficking 296,000 tabs of illicit drugs

Obi Cubana Speaks (video)

Obi Iyiegbu, better known as Obi Cubana, has granted an interview where he addressed how he became a successful businessman and also his mother’s talk-of-the-town burial.

The 46-year-old businessman told BBC Pidgin he and his siblings gave their mother a burial that became the talk of the town because they had promised her that her 80th birthday would be a carnival. As she died at 78, they decided to fulfil their promise by giving her the kind of burial she got as she fulfilled the role of father and mother after their father died 15 years ago.

The businessman said he studied political science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and kept looking for a job after NYSC but couldn’t find so he started doing  “small small mama put” (restaurant) in Abuja where he did his youth service, after which he started a “beer parlour” at Garden, Abuja.

He said that at the time he was doing the beer parlour business, he, his brothers, and their friends were living in a one-room accommodation in Zone 4, Abuja. He said it was a tiny room, 12 by 12, and all the six occupants of the room had was a mattress on the floor which they had to manage.

He said their source of livelihood, the beer parlour, was soon demolished “through El-Rufai”.

He added he thought it was over at the time but he opened “Ibiza” which then birthed “Cubana”.

He explained that not every business he got into worked. Some failed, he said, others succeeded.

Speaking of the publicity around his mother’s burial and comments from some that he and his friends did rituals or got their money through illegal means, Obi Cubana said hard work is the only way he got his money. 

He explained that what people see now is years of hardwork.

He said:

Miracle doesn’t give money because that pastor needs the money more. Native doctor cannot give you money because his children are the ones who fetch water from the stream. How can he give you what he doesn’t have? Work hard. Work hard.

As for those asking him to “cut soap” for them, he told them to work hard and be consistent.

“Cut soap” is slang used to ask a successful person to give you a bit of what they are using that makes them successful. It originates from the claims that some young fraudsters visit ritualists who give them soap to bathe with for optimal success.

Obi Cubana said: “If you are in your 20s, work now. I am 46 years. I have done my first half. I don’t know why someone who is just 20 years will say he has not made it when he still has 50 years 60 years ahead.

“There is no soap to cut for anybody, there is no soap anywhere, work, pray, be good, make your own soap.”

The Chairman of Cubana Group said the only spiritual power he believes in is prayer. He said his mother, a school teacher, was very prayerful and after she died, he felt a huge part of his energy left him. 

He further stated that he believes in fasting and prayer and not rituals.

“I do pray before I leave the house. I pray because if you don’t pray your body will be naked and prone to different attacks,” he said.

As for the crowd at his mother’s burial and how money was displayed, Obi said it comes from years of friendship and goodwill.

He said: “We didn’t plan for one-fifth of the crowd at the funeral. But see what happened at the burial.

“People have been saying that Obi Cubana has money, which money? They need to know people who have money in Anambra and in Nigeria.

“It is not about money but goodwill. What happened that day, money can’t buy it. See the crowd, yet nobody was raped, no car was stolen and no one was attacked. It can only be God.”

Ugandan athlete ‘disappears’ in Japan before Tokyo Olympics, leaves a kind ‘note’

A Ugandan athlete has gone missing after he arrived in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics.

Julius Ssekitoleko, a 20-year-old weightlifter went missing from his pre-Olympic training camp in Osaka Prefecture on Friday, July 16. He had been training as part of the nine-member Ugandan team in Izumisano, Osaka prefecture, city officials said.

Teammates realized the athlete was absent around noon Friday when his saliva test sample was not delivered and they found his hotel room empty, city officials said. There was no training Friday morning and he was last seen in his room in the early hours of Friday.

After failing to find him inside the hotel, officials notified police for a broader search. There was no 24-hour monitoring at the hotel, and exactly when or how he got out of the hotel was unknown, officials said.


It has now been revealed that he left a note at his hotel that he wants to work in Japan and no longer want to return to Uganda because life there is difficult and asked members of his delegation to give his belongings to his wife in his home country, according to the city.


“I want to work in Japan,” local officials said. 

The athlete answered his phone when an official in Uganda called him at around 6 p.m., but he said he was not in a situation to talk and hung up, according to the city.


In a statement sent to Kyodo News, Beatrice Ayikoru, the chef de mission of the Ugandan delegation, admitted that Ssekitoleko has gone missing and said that he was due to head home with his coach next Tuesday.


“We, during our regular team briefings both in Uganda and in Japan, emphasized inter alia the need to respect the immigration regulations of Japan and not opt to leave the camp without authorization,” the chief of the team said, adding it is cooperating with local authorities in trying to locate him.

Marjorie Taylor, US Republican Lawmaker, suspended by Twitter over ‘misleading’ COVID-19 posts

Republican lawmaker, Marjorie Taylor Greene has been suspended by Twitter for posting “misleading” information about Coronavirus.

Greene was suspended for 12 hours after she posted messages that violated Twitter’s policy against sharing misleading information about the Coronavirus.

In two tweets on Monday July 19, she argued that vaccines should not be required, and that COVID-19 was not dangerous for people aged under 65 who are not obese. Both posts are still on display, but have been tagged by Twitter as “misleading”.

A Twitter spokesperson said; 

“We took enforcement action on the account @mtgreenee for violations of the Twitter Rules, specifically the Covid-19 misleading information policy.”

The congresswoman has been an outspoken opponent of vaccines and masks as tools to curb the pandemic. 

Greene’s tweet comes at a time when COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise across the U.S. as the more infectious Delta variant of the virus takes hold and the uptake of vaccines begins to stall.

Georgia, the congresswoman’s home state, is now reporting an average 1,000 new COVID-19 cases a day compared to an average of around 340 cases a day exactly one month ago.

Reacting to her suspension, Ms Greene said Silicon Valley firms were attacking free speech with support from the White House.

The statement made available to New York Times read; 

“These Big Tech companies are doing the bidding of the Biden regime to restrict our voices and prevent the spread of any message that isn’t state-approved.”

Twitter took action after President Biden called on social media companies to do more to combat the spread of vaccine misinformation on their platforms.

On Friday July 16, Mr. Biden said sites like Facebook were “killing people” by allowing misinformation to flourish unchallenged, adding, “Look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and that — and they’re killing people.”

Another ‘Sacked Winners Chapel Pastors’ surfaces. Sacked over low income generation

Another man has come out to claim that he too was sacked by Winners Chapel over low income generation from his branch.

InChristed Michael, who was Abubakar Zubair Michael before he became a pastor, claims he was the pastor of a Winners Chapel branch in Lagos.

He added that he was fired alongside others and the Pastor in charge of Ikorodu, Lagos, who gave them the sack letter said the church is running at a loss to cater to their needs, whereas what they are remitting as income from their branches is “not good enough”.

He added that apart from the over 40 allegedly fired in Ekiti state, 37 pastors were fired in Lagos and 92 were fired in Benue State “because our monthly income we remitted to the account is below what they expected.”

Read what he wrote below.

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A Charming Prince Tsola Emiko to be Crowned Olu of Warri next Month

The Warri Kingdom will host the world on the 21st of August 2021 when it celebrates the coronation of a new Olu of Warri. Prince Tsola Emiko will be crowned the 21st Olu of the Warri  Kingdom.

Prince Tsola Emiko to be Crowned Olu of Warri

A 2-storey building collapses in Lagos, killing its Landlord (graphic photos)

A two-storey building under construction at 77, Tapa Road, Oke-Ojo, Isawo in Ikorodu, Lagos State, collapsed and killed the owner identified as Pastor Daniel Obasi. 

It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 2.30p.m on Tuesday, July 20, while people were celebrating Eid-el-Kabir. 

According to a neighbour, construction work were suspended on Tuesday due to the Eid El Kabir celebration, adding that workers were at work late Monday evening.

Confirming the incident, Lagos State Acting Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye said the landlord was the only victim of the collapsed building.

Farinloye said that Obasi was earlier reported  trapped, but the body was later recovered from the rubble by emergency responders and handed over to Isawo Division Police

He said Isawo police officers had taken the body to the morgue of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, adding that the collapsed building was an attachment to the main building.

“The cause of the collapse was suspected to be inadequate timeline to allow sand-filled land to compact properly before the commencement of construction and poor building materials, according to neighbours.” Farinloye stated. 

He said further investigations would be conducted by relevant agencies.

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Luke Prokop, Nashville Icon, comes out as Gay

Nashville Predators’ Luke Prokop has become the first active NHL player signed by a club to come out as gay.

The Canadian, 19, who is yet to play for Nashville, was their third-round draft pick in 2020. He made the announcement in an Instagram post.

Prokop said: “While the past year and a half has been crazy, it has also given me the chance to find my true self. I am no longer scared to hide who I am.

“Today I am proud to publicly tell everyone that I am gay.”

The defenceman added: “It has been quite the journey to get to this point in my life, but I could not be happier with my decision to come out.

“From a young age I have dreamed of being an NHL player and I believe that living my authentic life will allow me to bring my whole self to the rink and improve my chances of fulfilling my dreams.

“I hope that in sharing who I am I can help other people see that gay people are welcome in the hockey community, as we work to make sure that hockey truly is for everyone.

“I may be new to the community but I am eager to learn about the strong and resilient people who came before me and paved the way so I could be comfortable today. This is just the beginning of my journey and I am excited to see where it takes me, both in hockey and life.”

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The Nashville Predators president/chief executive Sean Henry said the organisation was “proud” of Prokop and would “support him unequivocally in the days, weeks, and years to come”.

Their president of hockey operations/general manager David Poile added: “We understand his ability to be out comfortably will help him achieve his goals on and off the ice,

“We are committed to ensuring nothing stands in the way of his ability. His courage is an inspiration to us, and to the LGBTQ community in Nashville.”

President Buhari tells Youth Corpers that Nigeria remains better if they are united

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated it is more beneficial for Nigeria to remain united, notwithstanding the differences among her nationalities.


He made this known in Daura, Katsina State when corps members deployed to the town paid him a Sallah visit on Tuesday, July 20.


While giving the advice of unity, the President also threw his weight behind the National Youths Service Corps scheme, insisting the scheme had helped in promoting unity in Nigeria.

Buhari said; “Not only the cultural differences but also physical differences and this is what makes Nigeria. That is why I feel strongly about NYSC and I will always wish you the best of luck. And I thank you for your service to the country.


“It’s better Nigeria remains united”

“I assure you that, there is much better of a Nigeria and rather than a fallout.”


After his remarks, the President then reportedly donated two bulls, twenty bags of rice, and one million naira to the corps members.

Nigerian Artist, Runtown and his supermodel girlfriend, Adut Akech part ways

Nigerian singer Runtown and his South Sudanese-Australian girlfriend, Adut Akech, have gone their separate ways.

The 21-year-old supermodel made this known via Instagram. 

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Runtown and his supermodel girlfriend, Adut Akech split

While answering questions from her fans during a QandA session, Adut revealed she’s now single and ready to mingle. 

Runtown and his supermodel girlfriend, Adut Akech split

This comes only months after she flaunted a ring said to be a promise ring from Runtown.

Naomi Campbell, spotted with her newborn daughter for first time (photos)

Naomi Campbell has been spotted in public with her newborn daughter for the first time. 

The supermodel, 50, stunned fans when she announced back in May that she’d welcomed a baby girl by sharing a picture on social media. But didn’t reveal details of the birth, with sources later claiming the child was born with the help of a surrogate. 

On Sunday, the proud mother stepped out with her adorable child for a low-key outing in New York. 

For the outing, Naomi rocked an oversized Dolce & Gabbana white shirt, loose-fitting black bottom, a baseball cap and Nike sneakers. 

See full photos below. 

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The FBI arrests 3 Young Nigerians that defrauded $1.4M COVID-19 Unemployment benefits from the United States Govt.

Three Nigerians have been arrested by the FBI over alleged fraud in the United States of America.

Security cameras attached to Automated Teller Machines (ATM) in the United States of America helped captured the Nigerian youths who allegedly fraudulently obtained more than $1.4 million (about N580 million) jobless benefits from the states of Arizona, California, North Carolina, and Maryland.

The suspects, identified in court filings as Quazeem Owolabi Adeyinka, 20, Ayodeji Jonathan Sangode, 22, and Olamide Yusuf Bakare, were nabbed last week, with U.S. authorities saying they stole over $2.6 million in bogus unemployment insurance claims.


The suspected Internet crooks used an address in Hyattsville, Maryland, to rake in about $1.4 million in unemployment benefits from California, Arizona, Maryland and North Carolina. At least $1.2 million of the theft was received from California’s Employment Development Department alone.

The trio filed about 200 unemployment claims with California’s EDD using a single address on 75th Avenue in Hyattsville, and the department was deceived into approving 97 of the claims, according to a complaint filed by John C. Collins, a special agent with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Mr Collins said the ring was jointly investigated by the FBI, Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General and state law enforcement authorities.

“Based on the size of the apartment, the investigation has concluded that a high number of UI applications associated with this address is unreasonable, and thus an indicator of fraudulent activity. “(Bank of America) records show that 142 UI claim profiles using the 75th Avenue apartment address issued a total of 175 prepaid cards from the states of Arizona, California, Maryland, and North Carolina,” Mr Collins said in the complaint filed in California.

There were several attempts to claim bogus unemployment insurance using the same address from Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Texas, Washington and West Virginia, court records say.

The suspects filed claims that they had lost jobs as an accountant, dance therapist, computer consultant, librarian or other occupations, and used untraceable IP addresses, the complaint said.

The funds the young men fraudulently obtained were depleted through purchases, transfers, and ATM cash withdrawals conducted in California, Florida, and Maryland, according to prosecutors. ATM withdrawals alone amounted to over $989,000.

Bank of America (BofA) records show that, on or about July 19, 2020, an individual appearing to be Adeyinka based on a comparison with his driver’s license photo, withdrew $1,000 cash using BofA-EDD debit card ending in 2312 in the name of K.K. at the Landover Hills Bank of America ATM located at 7515 Annapolis Road, Hyattsville, Maryland.

ATM cameras help FBI capture three young Nigerians who stole over $1.4 million COVID-19 unemployment benefits in the United States

More BofA records show that, on or around July 5, 2020, an individual appearing to be Bakare based on his driver’s license photo withdrew cash using the 7990 BofA-EDD debit card at a BofA ATM located at 10200 Lake Arbor Way, Mitchellville, Maryland.

ATM cameras help FBI capture three young Nigerians who stole over $1.4 million COVID-19 unemployment benefits in the United States

Also, footage from Bank of America shows that Sangode’s Hyundai (MD license plate 3DS7400) was surveilled at a BofA drive-through ATM located at 3413 Kenilworth Ave, Hyattsville, Maryland. The driver of the vehicle resembles Sangode based on a comparison using his MD driver’s license photo, the indictment says.

ATM cameras help FBI capture three young Nigerians who stole over $1.4 million COVID-19 unemployment benefits in the United States

There were other such withdrawals at different dates in which all three individuals were identified.

ATM cameras help FBI capture three young Nigerians who stole over $1.4 million COVID-19 unemployment benefits in the United States
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ATM cameras help FBI capture three young Nigerians who stole over $1.4 million COVID-19 unemployment benefits in the United States

Federal authorities said they observed that international scammers and con artists were taking advantage of the high volume of COVID-19 cheques being sent out to cushion the effect of the pandemic amongst Americans.

Angie Barnett, president of the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland, said some sources estimate this type of fraud has gone up 3,000% since the coronavirus pandemic, and catching and prosecuting these criminals is tough.

“The bad people are capitalizing on the grief and the fragility of our society. We’re emotional, we’re fragile and our financial care and concern, and scammers take advantage of that,” Barnett said.

The Interpol was involved in the arrest of Sunday Igboho and his family in Benin Republic — Lawyer says

Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho’s lawyer, Yomi Alliyu (SAN), has disclosed that his client and his wife, Ropo were arrested at Benin in Cotonou, Benin Republic by the International Criminal Police Organisation.

Alliyu said the Federal Government of Nigeria through INTERPOL got Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho and his wife, who is a German citizen, arrested on Monday night, July 19, at an airport in neigboring Benin Republic while trying to catch a flight to Germany. 

The lawyer described the arrest of his client as shocking and urged the government of Germany, Benin Republic and the international community to curb the impunity of the Nigerian Government by refusing any application for extradition Igboho who already has application before the International Criminal Court duly acknowledged.

Stating that one of the persons killed during a raid on Igboho’s residence on July 1 was his business partner, Alliyu also alleged that Olalekan visited Igboho with two police escorts who were disarmed  and their guns displayed to implicate Igboho.

The statement read; 

‘It is a shocking news that Nigerian Government has gotten Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Sunday Igboho Oosa arrested by INTERPOL in Republic of Benin notwithstanding the political nature of his offene and what the DSS earlier said that they refrained from arresting him so as not to overheat the polity of Southwestern Nigeria.

“It is advisable for the INTERPOL and Benin Republic to be aware of the savagery acts committed in our clients house in the wee hours of 1st July, 2021; between 1.00am and 3.00am; shooting their way through and killing 2 people in the process and maliciously damaging his properties in the course of that illegal invasion.

“Though the invading DSS officers did not state any reason for their invasion to our client before or during invasion they later paraded 13 people and ammunition which our client denied to be his as he is a peaceful campaigner for self-determination and it is on good record that the guns and ammunition displayed were the same displayed in 2013 in another instance.

“This could be seen on 2013 Facebook though DSS has dismissed this on their website. But what they cannot deny is that when they were leaving our clients house they left with two corpses and people arrested and nothing more except 2 guns belonging to the police escorts of Mr Adisa Saheed Olalekan.

“One of the people they killed was one Mr Saheed Adisa Olalekan of Oladams Motors, Osogbo, who came to Sunday Igboho’s house to discuss auto business. He came with 2 police escorts. Though the policemen were not among the people paraded to the public, their guns were among those displayed.

“The Extradition Treaty of 1984 between Togo. Nigeria, Ghana and Republic of Benin excluded political fugitives. It also states that where the fugitive will not get justice because of discrimination and/or undue delay in prosecution the host country should not release the fugitive.

“Now, Article 20 of African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights to which the four count

“This made Chief Sunday Adeyemo a POLITICAL OFFENDER who cannot be deported and/or extradited by the good people of the Republic of Benin for any reason.

“Secondly, that he cannot get Justice or even be killed is apparent in how those arrested in his house were detained for more than 21 days now without access to their lawyers. Even the wife among them could not change her undies for 21 days! Which inhuman treatment can be more this?

“Again another wife of our client Mrs Ropo Adeyemo, a German Citizen, has been arrested together with her husband in Cotonou. What offence has she committed to warrant this?

“We urge the good government of the Republic of Benin and international community, especially Germany, to rise up and curb the impunity of the Nigerian Government by refusing any application for extradition of our Client who already has application before ICC duly acknowledged.”

Brazil: Identical twin sisters were brutally killed by illicit drug gang and it was livestreamed

Two 18-year-old twin sisters have been shot dead by a gang in Brazil.

The sisters, Amália Alves and Amanda Alves, were murdered last Wednesday morning, July 14, on a horrific Instagram livestream, and the video footage has since been viewed thousands of times on social media.

Identical twin sisters, 18, brutally executed by Brazil gang and it was livestreamed

The women’s lifeless bodies were found just hours after they were killed on the side of a road behind a housing complex in Pacajus, Ceará, Brazil.

Both women had a children. Amanda Alves left behind a three-year-old daughter, while her sister Amália Alves has a son who is only six months old.

A teen suspect in the case has been arrested and Mateus Abreu, only 17-years-old, is being questioned by the police.

Identical twin sisters, 18, brutally executed by Brazil gang and it was livestreamed

Video footage captured the sisters’ harrowing final moments as they knelt next to each other on the dirty road.

The sisters were forced to gather their hair up in a bun before Abreu allegedly shot them on the back of their skulls.

Identical twin sisters, 18, brutally executed by Brazil gang and it was livestreamed

He is then accused of blasting two more shots at one of the sisters before standing over the other victim and firing another four bullets at her limp body.

Brazilian newspaper Diario do Noreste said in a report the teen suspect had seven prior arrests.

Identical twin sisters, 18, brutally executed by Brazil gang and it was livestreamed

According to local newspaper, Jornal de Brasília, the sisters were killed because they knew “too much” about incidents involving local drug dealers.

Sex workers given a 30-day Ultimatum to leave or get married in Gwaram LGA

Chairman of Gwaram Local Government Area in Jigawa State, Alhaji Zaharadden Abubakar has issued a thirty-day ultimatum to all prostitutes to vacate the area.

Speaking as he received a delegation from Sara community, a popular weekly market to his office, Abubakar frowned upon the activities of commercial sex workers and also disclosed that he has a plan of tackling immorality in the local government. 

He thereafter ordered all the commercial sex workers operating in the area to present names of their suitors to the local government authority before the expiration of the dateline. 

Sex workers who are not from the area will be repatriated to their states, while those from the area who are ready to give up the trade will have their wedding expenses taken care of by the local government. 

Abubakar directed the immediate closure of all clubs and beer parlours in the local government, and also disclosed that the council had mobilised police other security agencies to arrest violators.

Meet the Peru’s New President, Pedro Castillo, A School teacher

School teacher, Pedro Castillo has been declared Peru’s president-elect, six weeks after elections during which the results were delayed by claims of electoral fraud from his right-wing rival, Keiko Fujimori.


Jorge Luis Salas, head of the JNE elections jury, announced his victory in a brief virtual ceremony on Monday night, July 19.


Castillo, 51 is the head of the Teacher’s trade unionist. He becomes the first non-rich president of Peru.


His victory leaves rival Fujimori facing an imminent corruption trial. 


“On behalf of my family I would like to salute the electoral authorities… and also to salute the political parties that have taken part in this democratic celebration,” Castillo told supporters gathered at the headquarters of his Peru Libre (Free Peru) party in Lima.


“Dear compatriots, I bring here an open heart for each and every one of you,” he declared from the balcony after 


In a gesture to Fujimori, 46, the president-elect urged her to help “take the country forward” and said he held “no resentment” despite the many attacks he had fielded in recent weeks.


The JNE validated the vote count by the ONPE elections body, which had given Castillo 50.12 percent of the ballots cast, some 44,000 more than Fujimori — most of whose objections the jury dismissed.


Fujimori had earlier claimed fraud despite observers from the Organization of American States, the United States and European Union declaring the vote free and fair, and her backers had called for fresh elections.


The US embassy in Lima congratulated Peruvians on successful elections.


“We value our deep ties and hope to strengthen them with the president-elect Pedro Castillo after his inauguration,” it said on Twitter.


Castillo has targeted creating a million jobs in a year, and said Peru’s mining and hydrocarbon riches “must be nationalized.”


Among his more controversial campaign promises, Castillo has vowed to expel illegal foreigners who commit crimes in Peru, giving them “72 hours… to leave the country.” – a warning to undocumented Venezuelan migrants who have arrived in the hundreds of thousands since 2017.

Bollywood Icon, Shilpa Shetty’s husband, Raj Kundra apprended for producing, broadcasting porn online

Police in Mumbai, India, have arrested Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty’s husband, Raj Kundra for allegedly producing and broadcasting pornographic films online, six years after the businessman was banned from cricket-related activities over match-fixing charges.


Mumbai Police announced Kundra’s arrest late Monday, calling the 45-year-old “the key conspirator” in a case involving the creation and publication of adult films via internet apps.


“We have sufficient evidence regarding this,” police said in a press release, adding that investigations were ongoing.

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty?s husband, Raj Kundra arrested for producing, broadcasting porn online


The arrest is the latest scandal to hit Kundra, who has two children with Shetty, the 2007 winner of British reality show “Celebrity Big Brother”.


In 2015, Kundra was banned for life from all cricket-related activities, following an investigation into match-fixing while he and Shetty we’re co-owners of the Rajasthan Royals, a franchise in the Indian Premier League.


India has stringent laws against publishing and transmitting “obscene material”, but watching pornography in private is legal.


According to the porn site Pornhub, india was its third largest source of traffic in 2018, behind the United States and UK..

Happy ‘Eid Mubarak’ celebrations to all our Muslim readers!

Eid al-Adha, also known as the ‘festival of sacrifice’ or Greater Eid or Eid Qurban or Qurban Bayarami, is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic or lunar calendar.

This year, the crescent moon for the Zul Hijjah was sighted on July 11, as per Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind. This means that Bakrid will be celebrated on July 21 in other countries. However, in Saudi Arabia, it will be celebrated a day earlier on July 20, 2021.

Here is wishing all our Muslim readers a Happy Eid Mubarak celebration! From all of us at TM team

John, Tyson Fury’s Dad warns Deontay Wilder ahead of his trilogy bout with his son

Tyson Fury’s father, John, has sent a strong warning to his son’s next opponent, Deontay Wilder ahead of their trilogy. 


The two fighters were sent to fight for the third time this July but pushed it back to October after Fury tested positive for Covid-19.


During the explosive build-up, John offered the warning to Wilder during an interview with Boxing Social, saying that Fury will devastate him and potentially leave him ‘an invalid’.

Asked for his feelings on Wilder underestimating his son, John said: ‘Like Tyson got cherry-picked with Deontay Wilder twice.

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‘Because if they never saw Tyson’s eye hanging off against Otto Wallin, a terrible performance, they wouldn’t have wanted the second fight.


He can look terrible in a training camp, but when he gets in that ring, he’s a different man, different animal,’ he added. ‘And they got it wrong twice.

‘And they’ll get it wrong the third time. But the third time will cost him his career and his life, probably.

‘If he’s not dead, he’ll be an invalid, which is a silly man. But if they want to sell their soul and put their life on the line for money, which I’m sure they will, get on with it.’

The two rivals have made their distaste for each other clear over recent months, and Wilder stepped up the war of words by threatening to ‘commit a legal homicide’.


‘My mind is very violent,’ Wilder said. ‘We built a whole facility to commit a legal homicide and that’s just what it is, my mind is very violent at this time.


‘The only thing about it is, at that point in time, I have to wait until I get in the ring to really release because I can’t do it on the outside, it’d defeat the purpose.

‘The baby’s got to eat, but when I do get in the ring, this is what I love about it.

‘I’m able to release everything I’ve been feeling, everything I’ve been thinking, and get paid to do it.’


In their previous fight, Wilder suffered defeat at the hands of Fury and will look for revenge when they finally meet again in October. 

Breaking! Sunday Igboho arrested in Cotonou

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic. 

Igboho who will be repatriated to Nigeria on Tuesday July 20 from the neighboring country, was arrested at an airport in Cotonou three weeks after the Department of State Services declared him wanted for allegedly stockpiling arms. It was further learnt that his destination was Germany. 

A source privy to this told Sahara Reporters; 

“Sunday Igboho has been arrested in Cotonou. He was arrested about an hour ago.

“He was supposed to travel to Germany through Cotonou this night. He wanted to leave Africa through Cotonou. He was arrested by security operatives in Cotonou.

“They are planning to bring him back to Nigeria.”

Recall that the DSS raided Igboho’s Ibadan residence in Soka area on July 1, 2021, arrested about 12 of his aides and killed two of them in a gun duel.

Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Customs Service were subsequently placed on alert to stop Igboho from leaving the country.

Tyson Fury accussed of ‘buying time’ after his positive Covid-19 test delayed their trilogy

Deontay Wilder’s fiancee Telli Swift has accused Tyson Fury of ‘buying time’ after their trilogy bout was pushed back until October because of his positive Covid-19 test.


Recall Fury contracted Covid-19, following an outbreak in his camp, making their anticipated showdown on July 24 was disrupted. The fight has now been pushed back to October 


Wilder’s fiancee has now accused the British boxer of buying time, insisting that the fight should have gone ahead on the original date as planned.


‘You’ve trained so hard, blood, sweat, and tears. And then for someone to have Covid, and Deontay’s fight with torn biceps, broken fingers, burns on his arms, and he still fought,’ Swift told TMZ.

‘I just feel like with Covid and you have 16 days until the fight, he should still be able to fight and make it happen.


‘I don’t think that he’s ready. I think he’s buying time, and I just feel like he feels Deontay is at the best looking-wise.’


Reigning WBC heavyweight king Fury hasn’t officially commented on his positive Covid-19 diagnosis, but a statement was released by his camp confirming the test.


But Swift isn’t buying into the claims, and added: ‘Personally, I don’t believe anything that he says. So, I don’t believe anything that he says, and that’s that.’

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