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According to a 2022 report by Melissa Ernest "*Carolyn Bryant’s Arrest in 1976* Come with me down the rabbit hole of Carolyn Bryant and her many last names. In my demanding justice for Emmett Till, I also do a lot of research on his case. This year, by complete accident, I found a wedding announcement for Roy and Carolyn’s daughter in the late 1970s. It stated that she was the daughter of Roy Bryant of Ruleville and Carolyn Wren of Leland. When I saw the last name Wren, I about dropped my phone. You see, my father’s side of the family are Wrens and from that same area. I felt sick at first. But I needed answers. Long story short- she married a distant cousin of mine by the name of Clarence Vernon Wren. I immediately went to ancestry and started reaching out to dna matched cousins trying to get more information on Clarence and Carolyn’s relationship. The only responses I received were from younger cousins who did not know either of them but also wanted Justice for Emmett. As I was ...

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances at her, leading to him being lynched, has d!ed at the age of 88.  Donham, who had been battling cancer, died Tuesday night, April 25, in hospice care in Westlake, Louisiana, according to a d£ath report filed Thursday, April 27, in Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office in Louisiana.  Till’s kidnapping and k!lling became a catalyst for the civil rights movement when his mother insisted on an open-casket funeral in their hometown of Chicago after his brutalized body was pulled from a river in Mississippi.  Till traveled from Chicago to visit relatives in Mississippi in August 1955. Donham — then named Carolyn Bryant — accused him of making improper advances on her at a grocery store in the small community of Money.  The Rev. Wheeler Parker, a cousin of Till who was there, had said 14-year-old Till whistled at the woman.  Evidence indicates a woman identified Emmett...

Female Company Executive Jailed 3 Years for N4m Forex Scam The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 27, 2023, secured the conviction of one Fatima Suleiman before Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the FCT High Court, Apo-Abuja. Suleiman, 56 and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Jamilma Multilinks Logistics Services Limited, was convicted on a one count charge that bordered on dishonestly converting the sum of N4, 000,000 (Four Million Naira) which was given to  her for conversion  to United States of American Dollars by one Chigozie Ezeagu. She had pleaded not guilty upon arraignment leading to her full trial. Justice Onwuegbuzie found the defendant guilty of the charge preferred against her, convicted and sentenced her to three years imprisonment without an option of fine. The convict is also to pay the the sum of N3, 000,000 (Three Million Naira) in restitution to Ezeagu.

EFCC Arrests 25 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Akure Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on  Thursday, April 27, 2023, arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in Akure, Ondo State. The suspects were arrested in an early morning operation following actionable intelligence on their alleged criminal activities. Those arrested are Sunday Samson, Ogunlana Oluwaseyi, Fajemelusi Tosin, Oyenyen Olusegun Blessing, Philip Ayodeji Kolawole, Akinnodi Oyindamola, Faith Ilemobayo, Aro Oluwaferanmi, Lekan Ogundare, Adeshina Olamilekan, Olawafe David, Abegunde Oluwaseun, Akinlade Oluwole Stephen and Adeniyi Temetope. Others are Christopher David Hassan, Oke Ademola Ayomide, Adekunle Junior Adeleye, Rasaq Saheed, Philip Paul Peter, Gbenga Mathias Friday, Obasanya AbdulGaniya, Ojo Olugbenga Emmanuel, Joseph  Oluwapelumi, Olugbenga Ayomide Issac and Abegunde Opeyemi Items recovered from the suspects are 10 exotics cars - two Lexus EX35...

Yahoo Boy Bags One Year Term for love Scam in Kaduna The Kaduna Zonal Command has secured the conviction of one Joshua Audu before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on a one count charge bordering on Love scam Joshua, who was arrested by the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, KADVS at Brooklyn Hotel, Narayi Barnawa Kaduna on suspicion of involvement in cybercrime and handed over to the Commission for further investigation, allegedly used the social media platform, Google Chat to defraud victims whom he professed love to. He received money and gift cards as proceeds of his illicit act.  He pleaded guilty upon arraignment, leading to his conviction and sentencing to one year imprisonment or a fine of N 150,000(One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira). He is also to forfeit his Redmi 7 and iPhone 11 mobile devices to the Federal Government.  

April 27, 2023      UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has written a letter to Nigerian president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of the Monday, May 29 inauguration. In the letter seen by TheCable, Sunak said he “looks forward to working” with Tinubu, who won the February 25 presidential election on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sunak said he hopes to welcome Tinubu to London in April 2024 for the second Africa Investment Summit. He said the summit would be a “key moment” to strengthen UK-Nigerian business partnerships “in order to create jobs and growth, increase bilateral trade and investment, and support your aim of boosting Nigeria’s export competitiveness”. The prime minister also said the UK would continue to support Nigeria in addressing its security challenges through the sharing of expertise and tools. Sunak said the UK had been a longstanding partner of Nigeria and stood stand ready to support his efforts to build peace, unity an...

TWO FEARED DEAD AS RIVAL CULT GROUPS CLASH IN RIVERS COMMUNITY   Reports say a cult clash in Elibrada community in Emohua local government area of Rivers State, has left two persons dead. Our correspondent gathered that the cult clash was between the Debam and Iceland cult groups. It was also gathered that members of the Debam cult group entered the community at the early hours of Thursday April 27,2023 in search of the leader of the Iceland cult group Nwodi Onuigwe a.k.A Wodi who has been terrorizing the Emohua section of the East West road, which resulted to a shootout between members of the two rival cult groups in the community.   According to the report, the second in command to Mr Wodi the leader of the Iceland cult group, Junior Onukube a.k.a kpaikpai was killed alongside another member of the group. It was also gathered that Mr. Charles Amadi was shot dead by Wodi and his men who were dressed in a uniform that looked like that of the Civil Defense for allegedly gi...