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Pastor sues Chef Dammy over alleged defamation, demands N20m A cleric, Prophet Adegoke Jeremiah, popularly known as Billion Dollars Prophet, has slammed a N20 million defamation suit against Nigerian chef Damilola Adeparusi, popularly known as Chef Dammy. Chef Dammy revealed that her life was in danger and that her pastor (Prophet Jeremiah) should be held responsible if anything happened to her. She said: "I'll be having an interview in Lagos soon. And I'm ready to let everything out once I get back. But in case anything happens to me, Adegoke Jeremiah, A.K.A Billion Dollars Prophet, hold him responsible, he told me to prepare for war and we are both on it." The cleric, however, responded to Chef Dammy's statement on her Instagram page by suing her for defamation. In a letter from Bisayo Sule & Co Legal Practitioners, the Prophet demanded a retraction of the defamatory remark on social media and two widely read national dailies, as well as payment of N20 milli...

LASG SEALS ALADE, ALABA RAGO MARKETS The Lagos State Government has sealed Alade Market, Ikeja, and Alaba Rago Market, Ojo, for various environmental infractions, including indiscriminate waste disposal, lack of adequate waste bins, and refuse burning. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, said the joint enforcement action by officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), was part of ongoing measures to sanitise markets in the state. He said, “The ongoing enforcement against filth in markets shows the state government's commitment to keeping business environment clean. We urge businesses to abide by environmental laws for a clean and healthy cityscape.” Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, stressed the importance of traders carrying out their transactions in clean and hygienic surroundings, adding that the closure was a wake-up call for markets to honour thei...

Unprovoked Attack on EFCC Operatives in Ibadan:  Call for Caution Seven operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on routine verification exercise of a surety: Azeez Kazeem Oluwakemi were, on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, attacked and held hostage by staff and students of the Federal College of Forestry , Idi-shin Estate, Ibadan, Oyo State. The operatives were in the college to authenticate the address and identity of Oluwakemi, who stood as a surety for Alakinde Khalid Kolawole, a suspected internet fraudster in the custody of the Commission. A surety verification exercise is a standard law enforcement practice for the perfection of bail conditions of a suspect. This fact occasioned the mission of EFCC’s operatives at the college. For some inscrutable reasons,   students and staff of the college went on a frenzy of attacks  against operatives of the EFCC, who were on an authorized assignment.  This is in spite of...

 "What happened was a test of my faith" - Husband of mur dered Maiduguri housewife speaks after release from police custody Borno State Police Command has released Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, who was arrested in connection with the mu rder of his 21-year-old wife, Fatima Alhaji Bukar, in Maiduguri.   Bukar was released on Tuesday afternoon, October 24, after police arrested a 23-year-old suspect, Abatcha Bukar, who confessed to the ki lling.    Speaking to journalists at his family’s residence, the banker said ‘the truth has prevailed’, without giving any further details. “What happened was a test of my faith and it could happen to anyone,” he said.    "I however have forgiven everyone, including those who tried to malign and tarnish my image. I have forgiven everyone,’ he added.   Adamu, who was not allowed to attend his wife’s funeral, later paid a poignant visit to her grave. More photos below. 

I got married, divorced secretly  - Comedian Mark Angel  Popular Nigerian comedian, Mark Angel, has revealed that he secretly got  married and divorced in the past. The comedian made it known in recent podcast on Teju babyface show stating that he had never told anyone about it. However while addressing his present relationship status, he claimed that despite having five girlfriends,he is currently single. In his words, “I was once married, I never said it in any podcast… I got married in secret and I was divorced in secret. I don’t even know if am dating anyone naw. I have 5 babes, If it was my daughter, I won’t date me”. Mark Angel also recalled how a friend who was working with Shell Nigeria mocked him during his days as a struggling skit maker, questioning if it was skits he wanted to use to feed his family. He stated that he started making skits in 2013 but gained the spotlight in 2015, while adding that same friend who made fun of him now works for him. “One day, I ...

I’m on same level as Drake, Eminem, Jay Z – Nasty C boasts South African rapper Nasty C has boasted that he is on the same level as American hip-hop legends, Eminem, Drake, J. Cole, Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar. Speaking in an interview with Dream Media SA, the ‘Zulu Man With Some Power’ crooner said he can go “toe to toe with any rapper in the world.” He said he has no competition in South Africa, boasting that his only competitors are American hip-hop superstars. Nasty said, “I’m not saying I’m the best rapper in South Africa. But I don’t see anyone who can really defeat me in a rap battle. “I can go toe to toe with any rapper in the world. I’m in competition with Eminem, Drake, J. Cole, Jay Z and Kendrick. I’m not saying I’m the best rapper in the world. But no rapper can outshine me.”  

 Northern group withdraws quit notice issued to Igbos Following a consultation with the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, the Northern Consensus Movement has withdrawn a 14-day ultimatum it earlier issued to Igbo residents in the North to quit. NCM, which is an amalgamation of community-based socio-cultural and economically-inclined northern organisations, issued the ulimatum after Otti converted Lokpanta Cattle Market to a daily and non-residential one. The governor’s decision was viewed as a quit notice to northerners. The NCM, however, rescinded its order after a meeting the governor had with the leadership of the Umuchieze Cattle Market. The group’s President,  Awwal  Aliyu, who led the leadership of the Umuchieze cattle dealers to the meeting at the governor’s residence on Tuesday, announced the decision to withdraw the quit notice. Aliyu said at the meeting with the governor, they realised that there was no tribal sentiment attached to the state government’s decision....