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 Internet Fraudster Bags 7years in Port Harcourt   Justice P.M Ayua of the Federal High Court sitting in PortHarcourt,  Rivers State has convicted and sentenced one Odinakachi Prince Onyeoziri to seven years imprisonment.   He was jailed after pleading guilty to three-count charges bordering on internet fraud contrary to Section 14 (1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under the same Section.   One of the count charges read:  “That you, Odinakachi Prince Onyeoziri, and Solmyr (atlarge) between June, 2021 to November, 2022 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court knowingly caused your victims loss by inputting or suppressing data in computers thereby benefitting the aggregate sum of $3000 (Three thousand United States Dollars) and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 14(1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under the same Section”   He pleaded "guilty" to...

 EFCC Arrests 20 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Sapele Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday May 3, 2024 arrested 20 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Sapele, Delta State. The suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in computer- related fraud. Items recovered from them include 12 exotic cars, laptops and phones The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.   More photos below. 

 Yemi Alade slams colleagues for downplaying Afrobeats genre Nigerian singer Yemi Alade has berated her colleagues who downplay the Afrobeats genre. She said that while it is not wrong for artists to denounce Afrobeats especially if they feel it doesn’t define their art, it is hypocrisy for them to downplay the genre, adding that it has contributed to every Nigerian artist’s development. On her X handle, the ‘Johnny’ crooner wrote: “I don’t see anything wrong in informing your listeners of the genre of music an artist makes especially when you feel it doesn’t define your art. “Just Announce your Genre in peace. Downplaying the role Afrobeats has played in every artist’s development is hypocrisy.” Alade’s social media outburst is coming against the backdrop of some Nigerian singers including Davido, Wizkid, and Burna Boy denouncing the Afrobeats genre. They all claimed that they ditched the genre because all African artists boxed into Afrobeats regardless of their musical styles.

 FG Set For Made-In-Nigeria Vehicle Production In 2024 The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, says Nigeria is ready to commence local automobile manufacturing before the end of the year. At the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers and the Nigerian Automative Manufacturers Association’s meeting in Abuja, Uzoka-Anite said funds to grow the nation’s automotive industry have been made available to local manufacturers. According to her, it was vital to source made-in-Nigeria vehicle materials locally. She seized the occasion to inform all stakeholders, including manufacturers, dealers, regulatory bodies, and other players in the automobile ecosystem, to key into the Nigerian Automotive Development Policy, and start making the desired contribution to the nation’s economy. The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers is an organisation dedicated to the industrialisation and development of the automotive sector across Africa. It works with gove...

GWR: Nigerian Lady Completes 72-Hour Nail Painting Marathon In Plataeu A Nigerian nail painter from Plateau State, Lisha Dachor, 19, has wrapped up her  attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest nail painting marathon by an individual.  At the event, dubbed a "nail-a-thon," Dachor was reported to have painted over 4,000 artificial nails in 72 hours. In a post on her Facebook page on Thursday, she wrote, "Breaking barriers and setting records! Honoured to have set a new milestone in the world of nail art with the longest marathon painting of artificial nails by an individual. Grateful for the journey and the incredible support.". More photos below. 

 POLICE ARREST 40 SUSPECTS IN YABA   The operatives of Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Tuesday night arrested 40 suspected criminals in different black spots  within  Yaba.   The 40 suspects were arrested at about 10:00 p.m. when the operatives of Rapid Response squad working with members of Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency swooped on the areas.   The raid is sequel to complaints from members of the public about the activities of criminals who  waylay passersby and rob them of their belongings. The Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi had following the complaints and the approval of the Commissioner of Police, CP Adegoke Fayoade directed the operatives to commence discreet surveillance of the area before the arrest. 40 suspects were arrested during operation while nine were released to their family members after a thorough screening of all the suspects at RRS Headquarters, Alausa by CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi. The Commander...

 GOV. SANWO-OLU, FIRST LADY, DR. IBIJOKE RECEIVE PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, HON. GASTON ALFONSO BROWNE AND HIS WIFE AT LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024   l-r: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Alfonso Browne receiving the effigy of the Blue line rail from Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina, on Friday, 03 May, 2024.    l-r: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Alfonso Browne being welcomed by Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina, on Friday, 03 May, 2024.    l-r: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Alfonso Browne receiving an eyo plaque from Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina, on Friday, 03 May, 2024.    l-r: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Alfonso Browne; his wife, Maria Brow...

 Oba Igweship:Cheers and Boo As More Okuzu Sons Join EzeOkpoko II Race .. Okuzu Akanato Elects Electoral Officer By Uzo Ugwunze As Oba community begins afresh the process of searching for who will occupy the revered throne of Oba as the EzeOkpoko II after the former selection/election process with its dismal show that lasted for years was jettisoned by the new town union administration led by Mr Uzo Ejiofor with the claims that the process did not adhere to the constitution, more Okuzu Akanato sons have declared interest for the Igweship race amidst cheers and boo. The Okuzu sons declared their interest to contest for the EzeOkpoko II during a crucial meeting which held recently at Okuzu hall where Mr. Chinonye Ononye emerged winner as the Okuzu Akanato Igweship selection/election Electoral Officer with 177 votes over Mr. Nonso Anigbogu who polled 14 votes. In his address, President, Okuzu Akanato, Rev Uche Ukadike Ibeabuchi said that although a lot of people were very displeased t...

 STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU TO COMMISSION CRITICAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS In line with his commitment to significantly leverage gas to grow the economy, President Bola Tinubu will commission three critical gas infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and partners.  The projects support the federal government’s effort to grow value from the nation’s gas assets while eliminating gas flaring. The delivery of the projects was accelerated from the inception of the administration in keeping with the overall objective of deepening domestic gas supply as a critical enabler for economic prosperity. THE PROJECTS  The projects lined up for commissioning include: (1) AHL Gas Processing Plant 2 (GPP - 2) - 200mmscf/d This project is an expansion to the Kwale Gas Processing Plant (GPP - 1), which currently supplies about 130MMscf/d of gas to the domestic market. The processing plant is designed to process 2...

 World Press Freedom Day: No Compromise on Press Freedom, FG Assures the Media  The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has affirmed that not a single journalist has been hounded or incarcerated under the Tinubu administration for practicing responsible journalism, stressing that the media is largely free in Nigeria.  Idris was responding to a question at a press briefing organized by his ministry in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management, and the United Nations Educational and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO), to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom Day in Abuja on Friday.  “I have not seen somebody in the life of this administration, for example, who has been put in jail or who has gone into exile as a result of press freedom.   “We knew what has happened in this country in the past. Some decades ago, we know that you have to leave this country to be able to report. I can tell yo...

 I forsee removal of presidents, revolution in Africa – Nigerian prophet, Primate Ayodele The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Friday revealed that he foresees the removal of some presidents and revolution in the African continent very soon. Primate Ayodele disclosed that some presidents who have spent years in power and those who are transferring power to their offspring would be swept away in the impending revolution. In a statement by his Media Aide, Oluwatosin Osho, the prophet said there will be an uprising against the presidents as citizens will begin to rise against them. The prophet also explained that he saw a new dawn regarding the economy of the African continent. According to Ayodele: ‘’The time for judgment is near for those who transfer power to their children. Revolution is coming to Africa and it will sweep away those who have spent many years in power. “They will begin to rise against them nationwide; the populace will rise up ...

 Rano: Ice block seller who became billionaire, owns 120 filling stations, 600 trucks, 60m litre tank farm Alhaji Auwalu Abdullahi Rano, popularly known as A.A Rano, transformed from a humble boy from Kano Village into a billionaire magnate, overseeing a conglomerate that includes 120 filling stations across Nigeria. Born into an average family in Lausu, Kano State, Rano started small, with an ice block and groundnut oil business, including other local items. Rano has gone into building a multi-billion naira enterprise spanning various sectors of Nigeria’s economy. Today, Rano owns AA Rano oil & Gas industry in Nigeria with 56 ML Tank farm in Lagos, with 120 retail outlet/ fillng stations across Nigeria and over 600 trucks & LPG terminals as well as acquired vessel (M.T LAUSAU). His ventures include RanoGaz, a state-of-the-art Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) terminal, a rice milling company, Rano Lubricant, Rano Air, Lausu Marine and Logistics, AA Rano Terminal, and AA Rano R...

 Sanwo-Olu appoints KWAM1’s daughter as SSA The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Basirat Damilola Marshall, daughter of Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, a.k.a KWAM1, as his Senior Special Assistant on Tourism. This was according to a viral video of her father thanking the governor, and congratulatory messages sighted by PUNCH Online on her Instagram page, @damimarshall_ on Thursday. In the viral video, her father, KWAM1, while performing on stage at the coronation and birthday reception of Oba Sikirullah Apena on Thursday, thanked Sanwo-Olu for appointing his daughter into his cabinet. The fuji singer noted that it was his daughter, Damilola, who asked him to publicly thank the governor for her appointment. Congratulating her on the appointment, a Nigerian, Olanrewaju-Smart Wasiu wrote, “Congratulations Barr. @damimarshall_ on your appointment as the Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism. This is a deserving recognitio...

 Banned: Nigerian pastor orders bride to remove eyelashes at wedding A Nigerian bride recounted how her pastor told her to remove her lashes during her church wedding. Jessica Okah, the bride, disclosed this incident on TikTok, mentioning that the pastor had raised the issue of her eyelashes before the wedding day. However, she said she had completely forgotten about it and thought it would be overlooked during the wedding. She said, “What would you do if your pastor asked you to remove your lashes in the middle of your wedding ceremony? It was like a movie, but it was happening for real. “After my husband’s family accepted me, that’s when my pastor realised that he told me the day before that I wasn’t supposed to wear lashes to the wedding ceremony. “Let me not lie, I didn’t have a problem with it anyway, but truthfully, I forgot. “He said before the service had to continue, I had to go and remove the lashes.” She shared a video that captured the moment her pastor stopped the wedd...

 Super Eagles : Patrons, mates unite behind Finidi George By Tunde Liadi Despite  the ovation that  greeted the appointment of former Nigeria International  Finidi George  as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles , football stakeholders have yet counselled  the former Ajax Amsterdam winger on what to do   to excel in charge of the men’s  senior  national team,  writes TUNDE LIADI As  countdown towards next month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic get underway, football stakeholders continue  to chart the way forward for the newly employed Super Eagles  Head coach Finidi George The Super Eagles are third place in Group C with just two points from two games following drawn games at home to Lesotho and Zimbabwe behind Rwanda (four points) and South Africa (three points). The Eagles must secure maximum points in both games in George’s first acid test as coach. Former Super Eagles winger,...

 ‘People think I’m in Illuminati’ – Singer, Tyla Grammy-winning South African singer, Tyla, has stated that because of her meteoric rise in the music industry, some people are beginning to think she is a member of the Illuminati. She said the belief that being a member of the Illuminati is the only way to attain superstardom in the global music industry is flawed. The ‘Water’ crooner noted that “God is the center of everything” that she has achieved so far. Tyla covered the latest issue of the Cosmopolitan Magazine. “People already think I’m in the Illuminati? Oh, now. I know some people think that’s the only way, but it really isn’t. God is the center of everything that we are doing, and clearly, it’s working,” she said. On her new reality as a mixed-race South African in America, Tyla said, “When people are like, ‘You’re denying your Blackness,’ it’s not that at all. I never said I am not Black. It’s just that I grew up as a South African knowing myself as Coloured. And now that ...

 Nigerian-born singer, Shaboozey displaces Beyoncé from top of Billboard’s Country Songs chart Nigerian-American singer, Collins Obinna Chibueze, popularly known as Shaboozey, has made history on the US Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. His song ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ dethroned ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ by Beyoncé as the number one song on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart this week. It also marks the first time in history two Black artists have led the chart back-to-back. “Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” rises to #1 on this week’s Hot Country Songs chart, replacing @Beyonce’s “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”,” American music statistics company, Chart Data tweeted. Shaboozey recently collaborated with Beyoncé on two tracks from her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter.

 Father of seven arrested for allegedly abusing eight girls, one boy A 53-year-old father of seven children, Abdullahi Imman  has been arrested for allegedly s3xually abusing eight girls and one boy between 6 to 11 years at Tayi village area in Minna, Niger state.  Imman, who is popularly called Abba in the community, said that he lured the children into his provisions shop with biscuits and sweets. According to him, he normally puts his fingers into their private parts until he is satisfied and promised them more sweets and biscuits if they return again. Imman said he cannot help himself from involving in the act despite being married with seven children. “I have been into this act since March, 2024. I cannot stop myself even though I am married with seven children. It is an act I cannot stop even though I have tried,” he confessed.  The suspect was arrested after reports to the Police at the GRA Police Division.  The suspect was transferred to the State Crimin...

 2024 UTME: Kwara teenage student scores 362 A student of a public secondary school, Government Secondary School, Omu Aran, Kwara State, Olukayode Victor Olusola, scored 362 marks in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to be among the contenders for the highest scorers in the examination. Though the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Isaq Oloyede, had said the Board would not announce the highest scorer to avoid last year’s experience of confusing claims, Olukayode’s score is celebratory, as it is among the highest in recent years. He scored 95 marks each in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and 77 in English Language. His exploit is coming against the backdrop of the poor performance of candidates in the exam in which 1.4 million scored less than 200 marks out of 400. The exam was taken by over 1.8 million candidates Also, Olukayode’s excellent performance is coming at a time when confidence is greatly eroding in what p...

 Man Handed Over To The Police For Alledgedly Maltreating Late Brother's Widow and Taking His Property By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu One Engr. Izuchukwu Abel Uzuegbu has been handed over to the police for allegedly forcefully taking late brother's property from the wife in Ekwulummili, Nnewi South local government area of the state. The handover was done at the office of the commissioner for women and social welfare Anambra after Mrs Ebele Uzuegbu has brought a complaint against the brother in law. According to Ebele, she was just 22 years old when her husband was a$$issinated two weeks after their child dedication. She stated that from that day, she has been living in misery because her husband's brother Abel took all her husband's landed properties, businesses, bank papers and even used a long vehicle to pack all their properties back to the village. She also stated that she was not allowed to stay in her husband's house and mourn him but was rather chased out on the al...

 BENUE: MOB LYNCHES YOUNG MAN OVER MISSING TV SET IN OTUKPO  3rd May, 2024     A young man identified as Okibe Otsapa has been reportedly lynched by an angry mob over a missing television set in Otukpo, Benue State. It was gathered that the deceased was accused of stealing a television set from a beer joint in Otukpo, Benue state. This was contained in a petition by Napoleon Chambers to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. The petition fingered one Mr Owoicho George Adama, popularly called Owie Banker, over alleged involvement in the murder of Otsapa. According to the petition, “Our Clients informed us that Mr. Owoicho George Adama (A.K.A OWIE BANKER) (the suspect) has a beer parlor joint in Otukpo, Benue State. On the 25th April, 2024, the suspect alleged that Mr. Okibe Otsapa stole his television set from the beer parlor joint. “The suspect alleged that he invoked his “magical bible” to detect the person that stole his television set and the ...