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  Judge raises alarm over charms in court Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court has warned members of the public to stop leaving charms in his courtroom. Oshodi gave the warning on Monday as the trial of five men charged with the murder of one Ifeanyi Etunmuse began. “No one should leave charms in my courtroom. It should not be repeated. A talisman was found after the last adjourned date in the murder case,” he said. The judge, who referred to the charm as ‘property’, warned the courtroom audience: “Do not leave your property here again. It does not work anymore.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos state government brought charges against the five suspects; Atunrase Omolabi, Shittu Olawale, Olaide Opeifa, Olanrewaju Adebiyi aka Maja, and Jamiu Omosanya aka Orobo. They were charged for attempted murder and murder of Etunmuse at Western Funeral Home, Ijede Ikorodu. Earlier in the trial, the defence counsel continued with the cross-examination of the prosec...

 I found myself under Oshodi bridge after 21 years in US — Nigerian man A Nigerian man has narrated his traumatising story of how he found himself under the Oshodi Bridge, in Lagos and slept there for two years, after living 21 years in the United States. According to the man who was tearful as he shared his story, he studied Banking and Finance in London, but his downfall began after he had a dream where he was flying like an eagle in the skies. The man shared the pathetic story during a recent programme with a popular Ibadan-based journalist, Oriyomi Hamzat. In the dream that preceded his strange trip to Nigeria, he said as he flew in the skies like a bird, he saw that he was welcome to Africa and eventually Nigeria.  “I just strangely found myself in Nigeria. I spent nine years in London. I studied Banking and Finance in London. I had struggled a lot. I had a dream like I was flying in the skies,” he said. “In the dream, I was welcome to the Bahamas. I had been there for a ...

Disappointment as its turns out Snoop Dogg’s announcement about quitting smoking was just an ad. Fans and followers of Snoop Dogg have gone to his page to express disappointment after it became clear that he is not quitting smoking.  The rapper surprised the world last week when he announced that he was quitting smoking.  However, today, Nov. 20, he took to his Instagram account to advertise a smokeless stove and explained that was what he mean by going smoke-free.  Many were not pleased and they told him in the comment section that his announcement had motivated people to quit smoking only for it to emerge that he isn’t serious about it. More photos below. 

Lionel Messi’s World Cup match shirts set to sell for £8million at auction. Lionel Messi’s World Cup match shirts including the kit he wore for the iconic final against France are set to sell for £8million at an auction Six tops from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in which Argentina beat France on penalties to lift the trophy are being auctioned as a set by Sotheby’s in New York, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. According to Mail Online, The shirts are from the first half of the final, the semi-final against Croatia, the quarter-final against Netherlands, and round-of 16 match versus Australia, and two of the three group-stage games, with an estimated price of at least $10m (£8m). That would make it a record for a ‘sports memorabilia collection’. The current record for an item of sports memorabilia is Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals Game 1 which sold for £8.1million in September of last year at Sotheby’s New York. Meanwhile, the most expensiv...

Nigerian lady writes about men who leave long-term relationships and get married to women they ‘ve known for 6 months. A Nigerian lady, Odoh Ogechukwu Stephy has said that men change for the women they want. She stated this on Monday, while writing about men who end long-term relationships and get married to women they ‘ve known for a short time.  “I have seen men leave 5 to 6 years relationships, turn around and get married to a woman he’s known for 6 months and does all the things his ex always begged him to do. Word of advice’ stop preaching to these men, they hear you, he is not going to ever be the man you want him to be because you are not the woman he wants to be with. People change for who they want,” she wrote.  

Singer Adele ‘finally confirms she’s married her partner Rich Paul’. Adele has reportedly confirmed her wedding to Rich Paul.  The couple were rumoured to have tied the knot last year after Adele referred to the sports agent as her ‘husband’.  Now she is said to have confirmed the union at her best friend Alan Carr’s comedy show in Los Angeles, with two audience members confirming the news to Deuxmoi. An onlooker explained: ‘I was at Alan Carr’s comedy show in LA tonight and Adele was in the audience. Alan asked the crowd if anyone got married recently and Adele shouted “I did”.’ Another audience member added of the ‘small and intimate show: ‘When he asked if anyone got married recently she yelled “I did”. Super cute all around and was super sweet but dipped right before it ended.’ They added: ‘Adele was sitting right behind me with a friend having the best time. Her security only came in to bring her snacks. ‘She didn’t care if people knew she was there was heckling him they’...

Fake American Soldier Bags Two Years Jail term in Kaduna The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 20, 2023 secured the conviction and sentencing of Jesse Joshua Kassah, (alias Devaun Smith Wayne) to two years imprisonment. He was jailed by Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on impersonation upon being arraigned by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC. The lone count charge reads: “That you, Jesse Joshua Kassah (a.k.a Devaun Smith Wayne), (M) between January to October, 2023 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, committed an offence, to wit; falsely presented yourself as Devaun Smith Wayne; a USA military personnel and ticket salesman on Facebook (an online social media application) to one Caitlin Morgan and which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 142(1) of the ...

Tension in FESTAC town as govt reveals plan to demolish 677 Houses The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has revealed a plan to demolish 677 houses, while 744 others will be partially demolished over infringement by a developer in Phase 2, Festac Town, Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State. FHA’s South-West Zonal Manager, Mr. Akintola Olagbemiro, disclosed this during a visit to the affected area to assess level of disregard to building codes and the environment. According to Olagbemiro, despite letters and stakeholders’ meetings, the developers have continued to build on the swampy land without meeting the requirements. He said: “After so many years of trying to get into the property belonging to FHA, which we labelled as Festac Phase 2. There has been encroachment and illegal development and it’s turning the place into a slum. We are trying to see how best we can resolve it and make people live in a more serene environment. Unfortunately, there have been cases of illegal developers and land...

Appeal Court affirms Benue Governor’s victory The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Monday, Nov. 20, affirmed the election of Hyacinth Alia as governor of Benue State while dismissing the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate in the last governorship election, Titus Uba.  The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the March 18 governorship election, Titus Uba had approached the appellate court to set aside the judgment of the tribunal which upheld Alia’s election.  At the tribunal, Uba among other things alleged that Alia’s deputy, Samuel Ode, presented a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission contrary to Section 182(1)(j) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).  He also claimed that Alia’s name was submitted less than 180 days before the election date, and Ode was also not submitted to INEC after the party conducted a further re-run primary election.  Alia contested on the platform of the...

Popular Kannywood director and actor Aminu S Bono  is dead. Report say the famous director and actor of kannywood died in fuji'a on Monday evening.   Several of his business friends mourn his death, with their condolences to his family Aminu s. bono. More update later  

SANWO-OLU: LAGOS OPEN FOR NEW INVESTMENTS, READY FOR BUSINESS Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday reiterated his administration’s commitment to investments from local and international companies, saying Lagos is ready for business and open to new investments. The Governor spoke during a courtesy visit by the management of the Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited, led by its Group Chairman, Mr. Jung Won Ju, at the Lagos House, Ikeja.   Governor Sanwo-Olu assured investors that his administration will create an enabling environment for investments and businesses to grow in the State. He said the Lagos State Government is ready and willing to partner with Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited in automobile, real estate and technology.  He said: “The relationship between South Korea and Nigeria dates back several decades and we all know how the Daewoo Industry is worldwide. We are aware of your strength and capacity. Lagos is ...

LASG VOWS TO CONTINUE TO RAMP UP ENFORCEMENT TO RECLAIM DRAINAGE ALIGNMENTS The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Sunday, vowed that the State Government will continue to ramp up enforcement operations across the State to restore setbacks and drainage alignments towards preventing flooding. The Commissioner, who asserted at Magodo, when he led the Environment team on an inspection tour of some enforcement sites at Dodan Barracks, Norman Williams Rd, the Bucknor Oke-Afa channel in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government and Magodo, reiterated that enforcement will be a continuous exercise geared towards making the State flood free.  He maintained that the activities of the Ministry are on the field, hence the reason why he leads from the front. “We come out every day and also push our people and officers out because we are a public-facing Ministry and we must continually enforce compliance", he said.  Wahab, who was accompanied by Special...

PRESS RELEASE NPF LAUNCHES GREEN INITIATIVE FOR ENHANCED SECURITY OPERATIONS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Promotes Emission Reduction Programme, Renewable Energy Source The Nigeria Police Force recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a Green Initiative known as the Nigeria Police Green Initiative aimed at engaging green innovative solutions to boost the operational efficiency and capacity of the NPF to fight crime and maintain law and order in Nigeria. The Initiative further supports the socio-economic development of the nation, environmental sustainability, climate change, as well as supporting the lives and livelihoods of the members of the Nigeria Police Force and their families.  A key aspect of the Initiative is “Nigeria Police Emission Reduction Programme” which is aligned to the national and global direction in addressing climate change issues through emission reduction projects and lifestyle to be adopted by all Police Officers so as to create awarenes...

 ‘Mohbad’s death deep’ – Sister-in-law raises suspicions over meeting 72 hrs before demise Karimot, a sister-in-law to late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has made fresh claims over his final moments. She alleged that the circumstances surrounding the death of Mohbad was deep because he met with some people connected to the show in Ikorodu. In a video on her Instagram handle, Karimot claimed that Mohbad met with these people in a bar 72 hours before his death. Karimot alleged that the meeting was before the show he performed in Ikorodu. She urged Nigerians to study the videos of Mohbad during the show in Ikorodu because his unstable behaviour was not due to the influence of hard drugs. She queried why nobody was talking about these set of people the late singer met shortly before his death. According to Karimot: “I will not keep quiet or be shut up on why they hurriedly buried Mohbad. You are telling me to keep quiet and trying to shut me down. When he died, s...

‘Armed robbers shot at us’, Falz recounts near-death experience Popular Nigerian singer and rapper, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, has recounted his near-death experience while returning from a wedding ceremony he performed in the nation’s capital city, Abuja, in 2013. Falz stated that alongside his managers, Femisoro Ajayi and Sidney Sule, the trio were in the car when dangerous-looking men shot at the car they were in, in which the driver of the car lost his life on the spot. He further revealed that the men who attacked them were “turban-tying, AK47-wielding,” and it was during the peak days of Boko Haram in the country. He made this known while appearing on the latest episode of Untapped with media personality Gbemi O. His words: “It was after NYSC, and this was me working in my dad’s firm as a lawyer in 2013. “Then we got a call to come to Abuja for a show. The payment was N1 million, and logistics will be taken care of. It was a wedding, so we took the trip. “There was no ...

Burna Boy, Rema win inaugural Billboard Afrobeats awards Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy and Rema have made history as they emerged the first-ever winners of the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BMAs). The ceremony took place on Sunday at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Burna Boy swooped the ‘Top Afrobeats Artiste’ award ahead of fellow Nigerians Wizkid and Tems. Reacting to his latest win at the Billboard Afrobeats awards, Burna Boy dedicated the gong to African artistes. The self-styled African Giant noted that the recognition is just a “tip of the iceberg”. “This is dedicated to Africa and every artiste coming out of Africa, this is for you and yeah man the future is bright,” he said. “You guys are going to see the vision. This is just the tip of the iceberg, you are going to see the whole vision soon. Salute! Love.” Meanwhile, Rema also went home with an award as he won the ‘Top Afrobeats Song’ category for his global hit ‘Calm Down’ featuring Selena Gomez, the American si...

Navy Destroy 15,775 Litres Of Stolen Crude Oil In Ondo State. Men of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Igbokoda, Ondo State, over the weekend, intercepted and destroyed 15,775 liters of stolen crude oil in the Ilaje axis of the state. The Commanding Officer of the base, Captain Wasuku Alushi, who estimated the value of the products to be N13,251,000, said the operation was carried out by the anti-crude Oil Theft (COT) patrol team. According to Commander Humphrey Nnaji, who spoke on behalf of Alushi, the products were destroyed by the mandate of the joint task force Operation Delta Safe on COT. He emphasized that the team had received intel on illegal bunkering within the axis, after which a wooden boat popularly known as a “Cotonou” laden with crude oil was tracked and intercepted. “The wooden boat was intercepted about 12 nautical miles (NM) off the coast of the adjoining Ojumole and Obe communities in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. On sighting naval pe...

GOV. FUBARA CHARGES NEW RIVERS POLICE COMMISSIONER TO BE PROFESSIONAL IN FIGHTING CRIME ...CP Olatunji Disu assures of adopting a proactive policing strategy.  Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has charged the new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, CP Olatunji Rilwan Disu to bring to bear his depth of experience and be thoroughly professional in fighting crime and criminality in the State. He reiterated his commitment to working tirelessly to ensure the peace and development of the State as a leader who is for all. The governor gave the charge on Monday when he received on courtesy visit at Government House in Port Harcourt, CP Olatunji Disu, who had assumed duties as the 45th commissioner of police in the State. "We believe that your coming, not just as a new person but somebody who already understands Rivers State, is going to be an added advantage for us. And I want you to be professional." Governor Fubara promised support and cooperation of the state ...

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU TO INVESTORS: NIGERIANS ARE THE GREATEST ASSET AND ADVANTAGE WE HAVE OVER OTHER NATIONS President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Berlin, Germany, told international investors that beyond Nigeria's natural resources, the people of Nigeria, who are highly educated, highly skilled, and naturally industrious, are the primary asset and advantage the country wields over other nations in the global race for new investments. The President spoke at a panel discussion titled, "Fostering local value chains and investments in Africa - The role of the German private sector" at the G20 Compact with Africa Economic Conference, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.  The President noted that while promoting the rule of law is crucial for attracting foreign investments, Nigeria’s energetic youth population and well-educated populace represent the greatest incentive provided to investors toward the mutually-beneficial replication of China's econ...

Athos Salome the future seer nicknamed "Living Nostradamus" has predicted that catastrophic floods and earthquakes are set to roll through the world over the last months of this year. Salome is famed for his predictions, many of which have come true. The most high-profile prediction he made was Queen Elizabeth II's death, as well as Elon Musk changing the name of Twitter to "X". In his latest revelations, the fortune-teller warned of floods and earthquakes over the coming months. He even gave precise locations of where the disasters would strike. Athos sought to clarify that he does not mean to spread panic with his visions. According to Athos, heightened volcanic and seismic activities should be expected in the Pacific Ring of Fire - specifically the Indonesian island of Java as well as the coastal stretch spanning from northern California, US, to southern British Columbia, Canada. "These magnificent areas will face nature's unyielding force," he ...

GIABA Establishes sanction to prevent spread of criminals Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) says it will establish a sanctions regime to prevent the spread of criminal activity and limit the free movement of terrorists in the region The Director General of GIABA Mr Edwin Harris-Jr stated this known in Abuja at the 27th GIABA Ministerial Committee Meeting.  He expressed concern over the low level of effectiveness in the Fight against Transnational Crimes in West Africa, saying that to address the issue, Anti Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing effort AML/CFT would be strengthened to hold criminals accountable. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Chief Lateef Fagbemi who is also the Chair of the GIABA ministerial committee disclosed that steps were being taken to meet the global standards in protecting the integrity of Nigeria’s financial system and national security.  He said at the ministerial level consistent ...

Sugarcane Plantation To Be Established In Niger State Niger State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alternative Bank on sustainable development of the State. The  MOU expected to cover Education, Health, Agriculture, Transportation, Energy, and infrastructure among others was signed in Abuja.  Governor Mohammed Umar Bago who signed on behalf of the State Government, expressed delight with the financial institution for its readiness to partner the State Government, emphasizing that the move would allow the state harness  its agricultural potential. Governor Umaru Bago  observed that the state had not been able to cultivate up to 1% of its arable land stressing that the State government intends to procure some earth moving equipment like Caterpillar, bulldozers, payloaders on a long lease to prepare land for the cultivation of about 4.5m hectares in the next ten years. He further announced that the State is discussing with Almarai; a Saudi mu...