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 Olukoyede Orders Investigation of N15million Bobrisky’s Allegations against EFCC Officers   Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered immediate investigation of alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers of the Commission by Idris Okuneye(a.ka.a Bobrisky) in a viral video circulating across the country. Okuneye, an ex-convict had alleged in the video powered by Martins Vincent Otse( a.k.a VeryDarkMan) that some unnamed officers of the EFCC collected the sum of N15,000,000( Fifteen Million Naira only) from him to drop money laundering charges against him. In a swift reaction, the EFCC’s boss has constituted a Team of Investigators to critically look into the allegations. To this end, the Commission hereby invites both Okuneye and Otse to make themselves available at its Lagos Directorate to assist investigators unearth the alleged bribery.  The EFCC wishes to assure the public that the allegatio...

  🇹🇷🇮🇱 Turkish President Erdogan says "just as Hitler was stopped 70 years ago, Netanyahu and his murderous network must be stopped by an alliance of humanity." Turkey’s application to join BRICS reflects Erdogan’s dissatisfaction with the West, aiming to strengthen ties with non-Western powers like Russia and China. On September 2, Turkey was reported to be the first and only NATO member asking to join the BRICS economic group of nations. BRICS, headed by Russia, China, Iran, and South Africa, is dominated by the Russian and Chinese presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. One former Turkish diplomat told Newsweek that the move by Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been driven by “accumulated frustrations” with the West and the EU. Sinan Ulgen, head of the Istanbul-based think tank EDAM, said: “It’s a strategy to strengthen relations with non-Western powers at a time when the US hegemony is waning.” The economic grouping originally calling itself BRIC from th...

  The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Tuesday to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest a recent visit to South Korea by a nuclear-powered U.S. submarine. North Korea has repeatedly vowed to expand its nuclear arsenal, but the latest threat by Kim Yo Jong came after North Korea dialed up regional tensions by unveiling a uranium-enrichment facility and testing a new ballistic missile earlier this month. In a statement carried by state media, Kim Yo Jong said that the submarine's arrival “clearly reveals the frantic military and strategic attempt of the U.S.” She said North Korea’s nuclear war deterrent must be bolstered “both in quality and quantity continuously and limitlessly” in response. “The U.S. strategic assets will never find their resting place in the region of the Korean Peninsula,” she said. “We will continue to inform that all the ports and military bases of the ROK are not safe places." ROK stands for the...

 Singapore's former transport minister S Iswaran has pleaded guilty to receiving gifts while in office, as proceedings began on Tuesday in the first graft trial involving a minister in this Asian financial hub. The case, which charges Iswaran with receiving favours that includes tickets to English Premier League soccer matches and to the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix, has gripped the wealthy city-state which prides itself on having a well-paid and efficient bureaucracy as well as strong governance. Iswaran, who joined the cabinet in 2006, is the first Singaporean minister to be tried in court on graft charges. The 62-year-old was arrested in July last year and was accused of taking kickbacks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from property tycoon Ong Beng Seng and another businessman Lum Kok Seng. Iswaran was advisor to the Grand Prix's steering committee, while Ong owns the rights to the race. Ong has not been charged with any offence and Iswaran had previously rejected t...

 INFLATION: CBN INCREASES MONITARY POLICY RATE TO 27.25 The Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee has decided to raise the benchmark interest rate, known as the monetary policy rate, to 27.25 percent. This decision was made at the committee's fifth meeting of the year at the CBN headquarters in Abuja. The monetary policy rate serves as the baseline interest rate in the economy, and all other interest rates within the economy are based on it. The increase from the previous rate of 26.75 percent reflects an 8.5 percent rise in interest rates under the current leadership, which began a year ago. In addition to raising the monetary policy rate, the committee also decided to maintain the asymmetric corridor around the MPR at +500 to -100 basis points. Furthermore, the Cash Reserve Ratio for deposit money banks was increased by 500 basis points to 50 percent, and for merchant banks by 200 basis points to 16 percent. The liquidity ratio was retained at 30 percent. Despit...

 Hartbeespoortdam police and Brits Crime Intelligence acted swiftly to arrest a 72-year-old landlord following an incident wherein he allegedly shot and killed his tenant on Sunday, 22 September 2024, at a plot outside Hartbeespoortdam near Brits. According to the reports, the 66-year-old tenant approached his landlord when he discovered that there was no electricity and water at his place. Following an argument that ensued between the two, the landlord went inside his house and came back with a firearm and allegedly shot the victim on his upper-body. The suspect fled from the scene while the victim was transported to the hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. The suspect was arrested during an intelligence driven operation conducted around the Skeerport area.   The police also recovered a firearm, which will be subjected to ballistic tests.  The suspect is expected to appear in the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 25 September 2024, for murder. ...

 Shehu Sani's Supporters Dump PDP For APC In Kaduna The People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, has faced setback as thousands of supporters of former Senator Shehu Sani defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection of Shehu Sani's supporters comes at a time when the PDP held its state congress last Saturday in Kaduna. The PDP defectors were welcomed at the APC office, displaying pictures of President Bola Tinubu, Governor Uba Sani, and Shehu Sani, while singing unity songs. Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the Nigerian Senate from 2015 to 2019, was a gubernatorial candidate under the PDP in the 2023 election but lost in the primaries. The defecting supporters, who hail from the 23 local governments of Kaduna State, flooded the APC 2023 campaign office in the NEPA area along Muhammadu Buhari Way, singing songs welcoming Shehu Sani back to the APC. According to the supporters, they have convinced their leader, Shehu Sani, to rejoin the ...

 "My son Asake, told me to never let him give more than N10k to any gîrl since I'm the one managing his money." Asake's Mother "When Asake got signed to YBNL, he told me: 'Mum, now that I'm rich I'm gonna hand over all my properties to you so you can look after them. I don't want any gîrl to play my head and scãm me. If I ever ask for more than N10k from you to give a gîrl, don't give me even if I get ãngry.' And that's I've been doing. Managing his funds and making sure he doesn't make any wrõng decisions."  — Asake's Mother

 Osun State Government Reduces Workdays For Civil Servants Over Transportation Costs, Hardship The Osun State Government has reduced working days for public workers following a rise in transportation costs, food and other essentials that was triggered by a hike in petrol prices. The announcement was made in a statement signed by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, following a circular from the Office of the Head of Service. According to the statement, Servants on GL.01 to GL.10, have three days a week, while Public Servants on GL12 to GL.17, have four days a week. He affirmed that the governor had also approved the continuation of payment of the agreed palliatives to public servants in the state for the next two months pending the commencement of the new minimum wage. He stated: “The working day schedules for Public Servants in the State have been approved as follows: Public Servants on GL.01 to GL.10 – Three days a week, Public Servants on GL12 to GL.17 – Fou...

 Ex-Governor Ikpeazu’s Daughter, Adimchi Ikpeazu, Graduates with Distinctions in Medicine, Surgery from Babcock University Adimchi Ikpeazu, daughter of ex-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has graduated from Babcock University with multiple distinctions in Medicine and Surgery. Her outstanding performance sets her apart as one of the top achievers in her class. More photos below. 

 Bauchi State Police Command Press Release Armed Robbery Syndicate terrorizing Misau LGA Apprehended Firearms Recovered, Suspects of the gruesome murder of Adamu in Bayan Gari arrested as Investigation is Ongoing. The operatives of Bauchi State Police Command have arrested three suspects involved in an audacious armed robbery in  Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Suspects: 1. Ahmad Musa alias Abba Yausa 'm' aged 20yrs 2. Tijjani Abdullahi alias T.J 'm' aged 20yrs 3. Danladi Aliyu (aka Uban Daba) 'm' aged 30yrs Alleged Crimes: Criminal Conspiracy - Housebreaking and - Armed Robbery The fact of the incident, sometime in July 2024, at about 0230 hours, the suspects, along with four others, namely Ismail Kawuwa, Sadiq Kange, Adamu Dan Kamfani, and Attahir (still at large), conspired and unlawfully trespassed the residence of Malumi in Misau LGA, Bauchi State. Armed with locally made pistols and seven rounds of live ammunition, they robbed Malumi of ₦250,0...

 Female soldier who accused superior of sexual harassment discharged from Army Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday announced that it has discharged a female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who accused a senior officer, Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment. Army specifically said the female soldier was eased out of the service on medical ground after the conclusion of its probe, adding that by discharging her, she’s entitled to pension and all other benefits for life. Ogunleye had in January this year on her TikTok page via @Ogunleyeruthsavage1 accused Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. G.S Ogor, and Brig. Gen. I.B Solebo, of making her life unbearable. She particularly said Abdulkareem made repeated attempts to assault her, administered injections against her will, forcibly removed her from her residence, and confined her in a psychiatric hospital for several months for turning down his sexual advances. Following the allegations, the ministry of Women Affairs waded into th...

 Inadequate funding, manpower hampering military performance – COAS Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday identified inadequate funding and manpower as well as lack of a viable industrial base as some of the challenges hampering the contribution by the Nigerian Army to address the nation’s security challenges.  He spoke in Ilọrin, Kwara State capital, while delivering the 2024 distinguished personality lecture, titled, “The roles and contributions of the Nigerian Army to national development”. The event was organised by the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin in collaboration with the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji. The event was organised to mark the United Nations International Day of Peace. Female soldier who accused superior of sexu@l harassment discharged from Army Drama as Oba of Benin counters Oshiomhole in presence of Akpabio, Okpebholo, others The COAS said Nigeri...

 Matawalle To Gov Lawal: Swear With Quran You Know Nothing About Banditry The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday, challenged the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, to swear with the Holy Quran to prove his innocence in banditry affecting the state. Matawalle gave the charge on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily while debunking the governor’s claim which linked him to banditry in the state. The minister recalled how he swore using the Quran that he had no connection with banditry. During an appearance on TVC, Lawal had charged the minister to resign and address the allegations of him sponsoring banditry and money laundering during his tenure as governor.  “If I were him (Matawalle), I would resign and face all the allegations against me. “For me honestly, I will step aside and face this allegation until I clear my name before I come back and continue my job. That should have been honourable. How will he have all these allegations against him and he is stil...

 Banky W relocates to US with his family R&B singer, Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has relocated to the United States with his family. The EME boss announced in a recent Instagram post that he aims to pursue a Master’s degree at Georgetown University in Washington DC.�Sharing a picture of himself, his wife actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington and their child at the airport, the singer called on his fans to wish him and his family well. In his Instagram caption, Banky W wrote: “For family. For finding purpose.�For the next year of earning a Master’s degree in Policy Management at Georgetown University in Washington DC. “Wish us well.” Reacting via the comment section, his wife Adesua wrote, “Home is wherever you are.”. More photos below. 

 South Korean man admits burying girlfriend in cement as 16-year-old cold case solved Police in South Korea arrested a man who reportedly confessed to killing his girlfriend 16 years ago after her body was discovered in a suitcase encased in cement on his apartment balcony. The man, now in his 50s, admitted to striking her with a blunt object during a heated argument in 2008 when they were living together in an apartment in the southern city of Geoje, police said. After her death due to the trauma to her head, he buried her body in the suitcase under bricks and cement on the balcony, where it remained undetected for years , they said. Fingerprint analysis confirmed that the body, preserved inside the suitcase, was the missing woman. An autopsy revealed she had died from blunt force trauma to the head. “The body hadn’t completely decomposed to bones, allowing us to identify her using fingerprints,” the local police were quoted as saying by AFP. The body was only discovered in the ap...

 Judge Hands Off Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial, Remits Case File Back To Chief Justice The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, asked Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja to recuse herself from his trial. Kanu spoke from the dock at the resumed proceeding in the seven-count terrorism charge the FG preferred against him. While his lawyer, Mr. Alloy Ejimakor was trying to persuade the court to suspend the trial on the basis that his client was denied the opportunity to prepare his defence, Kanu, sprang up from his seat and ordered him to sit down. “Sit down! I say you should sit down!” Kanu bellowed from the dock. Continuing, he said: “My lord, I have no confidence in this court anymore and I ask you to recuse yourself because you did not abide by the decision of the Supreme Court. “I can understand it if the DSS refuses to obey a court order, but for this court to refuse to obey an order of the Supreme Court is regrett...

 AES states to deploy satellites with Russian help A breakaway West African bloc of three countries under military regimes is working with Russia to launch at least two satellites, an official statement said on Tuesday. Colonel Assimi Goita, the president of Mali and current chair of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), discussed the project with Ilya Tarasenko, the head of Russian space company Glavkosmos, along with officials from Niger and Burkina Faso in Mali’s capital Bamako on Monday. The project comes in response “to the challenges of sovereignty, security and development of the region,” said the statement, Anadolu reported. The AES is an alliance of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger formed last September. The three nations withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, which had threatened to intervene militarily in Niger following a coup in that country last year. The statement said the satellites, including one for communications and another for remote...

 This kind bathroom is a self-contained room in Lagos” – Reactions as Nollywood Actor Deyemi Okanlawon shows off his Hollywood Hills home Fans and colleagues of Nollywood actor Deyemi Okanlawon are reacting after he showed off his Hollywood Hills home. We reported that the actor who is set to make his debut in Hollywood, vis his Instagram page shared a video of him giving a tour of the Hollywood Hills home he is currently staying in Los Angeles.  The talented actor stated that it would have been so much cooler to pretend to be here wasn’t such a big deal, but only if people knew where he was coming from and how rough the road has been would they understand how big this is, him and his family.

 It had been one year of God’s grace and blessings– Actor Gabriel Afolayan and wife celebrate first wedding anniversary Gabriel Afolayan and his beautiful wife, Soye are celebrating their first wedding anniversary In a joint post, his wife shared photos from their wedding as she noted how it had been one year of God’s grace, blessings, and favor. Expressing gratitude to God, she affirmed her love for her husband.

 I promised to love you, honour you, comfort and keep you - Nollywood Actor Yemi Solade make promise to wife as they celebrated 21 , Years wedding anniversary  The Nigeria Actor Yemi Solade have make a strong  promise to his beloved wife as they celebrated their 21 Years wedding anniversary. The actor took the celebration to his verified Social Media handle and pen heartfelt message to his wife on their wedding anniversary. Yemi Solade said On our WEDDING DAY, I pledged to love you in sickness and in health, and for better or worse.  The past 2 decades have tested those vows, but our enduring love for one another has prevailed. I come here today to make a fresh start, to renew our vows of love, honour, dependence and to reaffirm my love for you. In 2003, I pledged my love and commitment to you. I promised to love you, honour you, comfort and keep you.  I pledged to be by your side in sickness and in health, in times of want, and times of plenty, for better or wo...

 REPORT OF THE NATIONAL MEDIA COMPLAINTS COMMISSION (NMCC) ON THE COMPLAINT BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AGAINST THE DAILY TRUST NEWSPAPER ON THE NEWSPAPER’S REPORTING ON THE SAMOA AGREEMENT September 23, 2024                  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   Background   On July 8, 2024, the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC) received a petition from the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, against the Daily Trust Newspapers alleging that its front-page publication on the Samoa Agreement on July 4, 2024, titled, “LGBT: Nigeria Signs $150 Billion Samoa Deal” was false and misleading and threatened national security.  The report alleged that the Federal Government had endorsed a European Union (EU) partnership agreement (referred to as the “Samoa Agreement”) with member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS), despite some conditional clauses that compel benefiting...