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There was mild drama at the Lagos office of the Embassy of the United States Thursday as the senior pastor of Winners’ Chapel International, Bishop David Oyedepo was denied visa. But an ace comedian, Abovi Ugboma, popularly known as Bovi was lucky with the embassy as he was issued the visa. However, his wife, Kris Asimonye, was not as lucky as she was denied the travelling document,  ThisDay  reports. The embassy reportedly did not give any other reason except the standard default explanation that the Bishop did not qualify for visa renewal in its assessment and urged him to try again. Heaven was, however, let loose, when the obviously flustered preacher and businessman, created scene whilst querying the grounds for his refusal. Insider said he told the embassy he had been traveling to the states as far back as 1980s and had not violated any rules or committed any crime to have warranted being denied a renewal of his visa. According to the source, he immediately sent for hi

Three Nigerians Sneaked Into A Ship At Apapa Wharf Lagos, Thinking The Ship Is Heading To Spain Only For Them To Find Themselves In Ghana Three Nigerian guys have been by the Tema Port Authorities in a failed stowaway attempt to Spain. The 3 guys, Isaac Daniel 32, Stephen Nuta 28 and Kelvin Popoola 26 are currently in police custody following their arrest. They outsmarted port security in Apapa Port, Nigeria and sneaked onboard the vessel MV Unity, with the conviction that the vessel was headed towards Spain.

Damilola Ahmed Adeyeri and his mother, Alaba Kareem Adeyeri, have been convicted on a four-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of $82, 570, about N29.9million Idi Musa, EFCC lead investigator said sometime in April 2019, the Commission received a petition from the FBI, alleging that the official email address of American Cranes Manufacturing company was hacked and as a result the sum of $82, 570. 00 was stolen by the fraudsters. He told the court that the petitioner reported that there was a syndicate of fraudsters who defrauded many companies through business email compromise and obtained millions of dollars from American citizens. The convicts were arrested following a petition from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) against Damilola Adeyeri and others now at large on an alleged case of conspiracy, obtaining under false pretence, money laundering and computer-related fraud. Damilola was arrested on September

Members of the House of Representatives have called on the service chiefs to resign their positions. This formed part of the resolutions reached after the lawmakers had a debate on the nation’s security during Wednesday’s plenary in Abuja. A member of the House, Abubakar Fulata, had informed his colleagues in the chamber that the service chiefs had outlived their usefulness. According to him, it will be to the detriment of the country if these men keep doing the same thing repeatedly and expect a different result in tackling the security challenges Nigeria is grappling with. Presiding over the plenary, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila put the question, as moved by Futala, to the lawmakers whether the service chiefs should resign and leave their offices. Although there was a divide among the members in their response, a majority of the lawmakers answered in the affirmative and the resolution was passed. More to follow… Channels TV

Minority leader the Nigeria Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on Wednesday called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that the All Progressives Congress has failed Nigerians. Enyinnaya Abaribe in his contribution to the motion sponsored by the Senate leader, Yahaya Abdullahi on national security said, President Muhammadu Buhari has been lying to Nigerians that Boko Haram has been defeated. He explained that the APC government has been surviving on propaganda while Nigerians who elected them into power have been suffocating and under siege. “Those who live on propaganda shall die by propaganda. “Defeat is staring us on the face. “Nigerians did not elect the Chief of Staff, Nigerians did not elect heads of Security, Nigerians elected President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and in 2019. “As it is, we are facing the head of the Nigerian government and this is President Buhari. He should resign with immediate effect. ” He was, however, stopped by the Senate President, Ahmed

 A 53-year-old man, Vincent Akande, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old girl.  The victim’s father had told the court that their community resolved the matter and asked Akande to pay a fine of a female goat and N5,000 for the crime but he refused before an NGO, BraveHeart Initiative for Youth & Women (BHI), took up the matter and he was then charged to court.  The prosecutor, Sergeant Samuel Obeze, had told the court that Akande committed the crime on May, 12 2019 when the girl, who suffers from epilepsy, was at Igbetua river side sieving sands to get some money for the family.  The victim who narrated her ordeal in court, said the convict, a vigilante member grabbed her while she was packing sand from the river and threatened her with the Dane gun with him before she surrendered to him.  She further told the court that Akande said he will kill her like a three-year-old girl who was raped and strangled to death by the same river side few

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, on Monday said he was attacked by suspected herdsmen while at his farm located along Makurdi-Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital, last week. During an interactive session with reporters in Makurdi, Ortom said he would not bow to the attempt to intimidate him for speaking up for his people. He also reiterated his call for arrest and prosecution of Miyetti Allah leaders for allegedly instigating violence against farmers in Benue state. “I went my farm last week and the herdsmen who were coming back to Benue state in their numbers shot at me, ” Ortom said. He said it was men of Operation Whirl stroke, an outfit set up by the defence headquarters, who rescued him. Ortom expressed concerns that herdsmen were allowed to “carry sophisticated weapons more than security agencies while farmers are arrested for holding cutlasses”. He said herdsmen were not coming to the state for grazing but to create problems. Ortom said Nigeria is no long

  Popular actress, Toyosi Adesanya has escaped death by the whiskers as armed Fulani herdsmen attacked her and other motorists on the ever busy Omuaran-Ilorin Expressway yesterday evening. The actress who was on her way to Ilorin for a movie production said the rather smooth journey was halted when some Fulani herdsmen suddenly got into the middle of the road and started shooting sporadically and in the process claimed the life of one of her Personal Assistants identified as Juwon. The visibly shocked Nollywood actress called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts in ensuring that the security of lives and property is given utmost priority. “We cant continue like this. The poor boy’s life was just taken away like that. We cant continue to be held to ransom by some armed bandits. The Federal Government should come to our aid”.

The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Monday, found Maryam Sanda guilty of killing her husband,  Bilyaminu Bello. Ms Sanda was sentenced to death by hanging by the judge. The Nigerian police charged Ms Sanda for culpable homicide in November 2017, and sought the death penalty against the accused in a two count charge. The victim, Mr Bello, was the son of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello. Justice Yusuf Halilu said there was compelling evidence to convict the accused. The judge dismissed Ms Sanda’s statement that her husband fell on a broken Shisha pot during a fight on the ill-fated day as a “smokescreen to deceive the court”. He said available evidence proved that the accused stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife with intent to ” kill”. As the judge pronounced Ms Sanda guilty, the accused attempted to run out of the court room while her relatives started shouting, causing an uproar in an attempt to draw public sympathy

Gunmen on Saturday attacked vehicles conveying travellers, who alighted at  Rigasa railway station from Abuja, injured some of them and abducted several others. ‎ News Agency report (NAN) gathered that the attack occurred along the road linking airport road from the railway station at about 8 pm. A similar attack occurred on Friday at about the same time on the same road after passengers left the train station heading to their homes in Kaduna and other places. Already, some families of those abducted have been contacted by the kidnappers demanding N20 million ransom. One of those shot by the kidnappers is at the moment in critical condition at the 44 Army Reference Hospital Kaduna receiving treatment. A witness at the train station motor park told NAN on condition of anonymity that some of the vehicles hurriedly turned back when they heard gunshots. “This is the second time they attacked vehicles conveying travellers who alighted from the train along the same road. “A simil

The NBA legend and his daughter were both onboard the private helicopter. Kobe Bryan t’s daughter Gianna also died in the  Calabasas helicopter crash that killed their father. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, nicknamed Gigi, was also onboard the private helicopter when it went down on Sunday, reps for the former basketball player told  TMZ Sports . Emergency personnel responded but no one on board survived. Five people are confirmed dead,  TMZ  reported. The outlet said that Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant — with whom he shares all four children — was not onboard. Sources told ESPN that the helicopter was headed to a travel basketball game for Gianna, and that the other passengers were another player and their parent. Bryant is survived by Vanessa, 37, and their daughters Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, 7 months. Spokespersons for LA county sheriff’s office and LAPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Earlier this month, the former NBA st

The former Los Angeles Lakers superstar was involved in a helicopter crash. NBA legend Kobe Bryant has passed away at the age of 41, according to reports. The former Los Angeles Lakers superstar was involved in a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday morning, according to TMZ. Bryant was travelling to with four other people on board his private chopper before a fire broke out. The emergencies were quick to the scene but nobody on board survived. Bryant’s wife Vanessa is believed to have not been on board.

3 things that will help us to discover our purpose. 1. Talent 2. Passion 3. Resources Majority of us don't even know how to discover our purpose.. We are aspiring for greatness, we are really ready to achieve greatness but we don't know how, infact, most youths have wasted money and time seeking for answers from spiritualists just to know their purpose in life. Talent: Anything you can do without you going through a learning process..  You are a musician/Recording Artiste right? Are you talented with this? If not, you will continue to struggle.. A talented artiste must be versatile. As you sing dagboru, you should still be able to help in reciting our National Anthem at any given opportunity.. If you can play piano with learning, my bro, that's your talent, work on it and eat for life. Passion: You might not know how to sing but your passion for it can build you and you might be lucky.  We know of many producers that today have 1 or 2 album.. Most of them didn&#

…as PDP also cleared House of Reps, State Assembly seats CANDIDATE of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Christopher Ekpenyong has again defeated Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the January 25, 2020 re-run election for Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial district held in Essien Udim local government Council. Senator Ekpenyong of the PDP polled a total of 134, 717 votes, while Akpabio scored a total of 83, 820 votes. INEC Returning Officers, Professor Idara Okon Akpabio announced the House of Representatives result, Professor Robert Dode announced the result for Senate election Re-run while Prof Victor Ebong announced the State Assembly result. However, the scores indicate that senator Akpabio who is currently the minister of Niger Delta Affairs won Ekpenyong only in his own ward, Ukana West ward2 with a total of 762 votes while Ekpenyong scored a total of 620 votes.  And for the House of Representatives seat, Nsikak Ekong of the PDP wo

Alh. Yusuf Fatai Oko Oloyun was later laid to rest in his home town yesterday evening May His Soul Rest In Peace

Leah Sharibu, a Christian Schoolgirl who was kidnapped and held in boko haram captivity for over one year, has given birth to a baby boy.  Leah was delivered of the baby a few weeks ago, following her forceful marriage to a top boko haram Commander, according to a reliable source close to the terror group.  The source said that Leah, who refused to renounce her Christian faith, was forced to accept Islam before being married to a top Commander of the terror group. Leah was among dozens of girls seized from a School in Adamawa State, by boko haram fighters, two years ago. Source: Sahara Reporter

It so pathetic while recieveing the tragic incedent that happens in Ijebu Ode last week friday. Our correspondent gathered information that the students attends Odo-Obara high school located on Obafemi Awolowo way along Oke-Oyinbo police station road, we gathered the 3 student board a cab going to Ijebu Ode from Epe on Friday afternoon after the school closed for the day, but after successfully carrying out their nefarious agenda. As they were coming back to Epe, they mistakenly board the same cab which transported them from Epe, the driver was quizzing them that they were 3 this afternoon when they left Epe and keep asking where is the third person they both reply the driver that she's still enjoying herself in Ijebu-Ode. The driver said before the car gets to Epe he saw the duo sharing money at the back of the car seats and was wondering how come, secondary school teenagers sharing huge amount of money, he said he started suspecting and drove them straight to Oke

This photo succinctly captures the medical state of most grassroot sports clubs in Nigeria. Due to inadequate medical intervention or lack of financial support, a lot of these young athletes resort to improvised means of healthcare. No form of first aid whatsoever, no medical personnel within the club structure. There are three major possible outcomes when an athlete gets injured. First, with proper care, the injuries heal and they recover fully. Secondly, the injury is managed enough to recuperate, but with some lingering pain. Thirdly, the injury is either not properly cared for or not cared for at all and it ends up getting much fatal. With so many athletes in the system, the second and third possible outcomes are often the case.  Dreams crash, careers are dashed, just because proper healthcare is not considered as pivotal in the country. As a result, due to the frustration, a huge percentage of these athletes end up becoming a menace in the society. This has become a cy

Oko Oloyun Investment  Scheme similar  to MMM may fail!!!!  Drama: Investors lay siege on Oko Oloyun’s office, demand for their money There was drama on Friday as investors storm the office of late Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun, to demand for the money they invested in his Ponzi scheme. Oko Oloyun, a popular Lagos-based trado-medical expert, was murdered on Thursday around 4:30pm on the road while travelling to Iseyin, Oyo State. He was reportedly attacked by some hoodlums at Igboora. His corpse was deposited at the mortuary of Igbo-Ora General Hospital. Following his demise, investors, who invested money in his Ponzi scheme, known as “Option C” stormed the Head office of his company to know their fate. The investors were the more confused as his two offices at Idowu Egba along Igando road in Lagos were shutdown with no one to provide information to the investors. The investors, however, vowed to take drastic measures if a statement was not issued by the

Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha has headed to the Supreme Court for the review of the judgement that removed him from office, enthroning Senator Hope Uzodinma as Imo State Governor instead; The 388 polling units results which the Supreme Court relied on to declare judgement Were said to be all Fake According to the full judgement documents released today by the court. More updates soon

As the world mark International Day of Education on January 24, Imeko-Afon Local Government Chairman charged youths to embrace Education as it is a panacea for poverty and insecurity. The newly sworn in Council boss, Chief Olusola Oke marked the United Nations International Day of Education with pupils and students of Ansarudeen Primary School and Nazareth High School in Imeko. He shared with the future leaders how Education is humanity's greatest renewable resource and also affirmed the role of Education as a viable means to empower people, preserve the planet, build shared prosperity and foster peace. In his words, "quality education is goal number 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals and we remain committed to this" he said. Oke who was accompanied by other members of the Local Government Transition Committee reaffirmed Ogun State Governor's commitment to improving the standard of education to the teachers and students; a visio

 The League Management Company, LMC, has slammed a fine of N3.5 million and N1 million on Katsina United and Kano Pillars respectively over crowd violence The League Management Company, LMC, has slammed a fine of N3.5 million and N1 million on Katsina United and Kano Pillars respectively over crowd violence. The matchday 15 of the Nigeria Professional Football Leagueinvolving the two clubs in Kastina saw their fans clash in a violence fight that drew condemnation from stakeholders. Videos and pictures emerged from the match venue which ended 1-1 apiece where the fans of both clubs were involved in fighting that led to destruction of some stadium seats, doors and windows. It took the timely intervention of the Katsina State police command to restore normalcy before the players and officials of the clubs were allowed to leave the stadium. In a three-page ‘summary jurisdiction’ document signed by the LMC Chief Operating Officer, COO, Salihu Abubakar, the league organisers slam

The Chairman Transition Committee of Imeko-Afon Local Government has set short and medium term goals. Chief Olusola Ajani Oke led Committee has highlighted Roads Grading, Electrification, Education, Health & Water Supply as major agenda of the committee. The Council Boss stressed the need to urgently embark on massive road grading across the 10 Wards of the Local Government. In his words, "before the rains, we need to as a matter of urgency grade major roads across the Local Government and open some other access roads" he said. The Head of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) Mr Ogunjobi Segun, had earlier led the new Transition Committee to inspect Graders, Tractors and Caterpillars owned by the Local Government in preparation for the roads grading. Chief Olusola Ajani Oke, a retired employee of the defunct NEPA reiterated his commitment to rural and urban electrification across Imeko-Afon Local Government. According to him, "where we need to energise

Yung6ix has expressed himself in a series of tweets stating that M.I Abaga, although state publicly that is a fan of his, doesn’t support him. According to Yung6ix, M.I’s public show of love and support is only “political” and has never translated to actual support. He went further to state that even when they recorded a song together, M.I did not promote the song on his personal social media profile. Responding to social media users who are saying that Yung6ix is chasing clout, Yung6ix responded that he has been silent all these while, while M.I sends his series of “unblown artistes to diss me…” Read the following tweets below; Credit: Oozenaija.com

There is an outbreak currently ongoing in Nigeria.  There are confirmed cases in Ondo, Asaba, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Edo, Plateau, Bauchi, Kano and Taraba states.  There have been *82* confirmed cases and *14* deaths so far across Nigeria from Lassa fever.  It is a VITAL HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER caused by the LASSA VIRUS which is naturally found in rodents especially RATS *HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER MEANS THAT IT CAUSES BLEEDING FROM ALMOST ALL PARTS OF THE BODY: EARS, EYES, NOSE, MOUTH, VAGINA, ANUS AND FINALLY DEATH*  More cases are recorded during the dry season i.e. November through May. Lassa fever is spread through: ‬  Direct contact with urine, faeces, saliva or blood of infected rodents.‬  Ingesting food and drinks contaminated with the above.‬  Contact with objects or surfaces contaminated with urine, faeces, saliva or blood of infected rats. *PERSON TO PERSON* transmission can also occur through contact with blood, urine, faeces, vomitus and other body fluids of an infected pe

A final year student of Business Administration in a private university located in Ondo State, Fisayo Adetoro, was on Thursday, January 23, 2020, found guilty of impersonation, forgery and money laundering, and sentenced to cumulative 13 years in prison and N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) fine. Adetoro, who was said to be a first class candidate on 4.5 Cumulative Grade Point Aggregate (CGPA), was convicted by Justice Folashade Olubanjo of the Federal High Court 1, Akure, in a criminal case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office. He was originally arraigned on January 18, 2017 on a six-count charge, but pleaded not-guilty to all the charges. The allegations, according to the charge sheet, include falsely representing himself to be Bawa Mohammed Sanni to defraud his victims to the tune of thousands of United States Dollars. He was also accused of using the fake name to register for a Nigerian Driver’s Licence bearing his ph

For those that have been willing to travel to USA to give birthday to their baby, The U.S. has passed a law to stop that!  What's your take on this?

Popular traditional medical practitioner, Fatai Yusuf, aka Oko Oloyun, was on Thursday shot dead by gunmen on the Eruwa-Igboora Road in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State. The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, Shina Olukolu in a statement on Friday confirmed that Yusuf was attacked around Akeroro Area on the Abeokuta/Igbo-ora/Iseyin road when he was traveling in a two-car convoy. The Police boss added that the gunmen attacked the vehicles conveying Yusuf by firing shots from the thick forest where they were hiding. “The two-man armed escorts of policemen protecting the deceased engaged the assailants, but they managed to escape into the forest after a single shot had hit Yusuf who died later of his bullet injuries,” the statement read in part. The police added that there is a twist to the story, following the destruction of some financial records at the Lagos office of the traditional medicine expert. “However, an interesting twist to the story was that the decea

BEHEADED ADAMAWA PASTOR: CAN GOT IT MIXED UP It was very sad and doleful to hear of the eventual beheading of Rev Lawan Andimi, Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Michika Local Government, Adamawa State. He had been abducted by terrorists earlier this month . I felt the killing of Andimi very keenly, not for the fact that he was a clergyman, but “any man’s death diminishes me, because I’m involved in mankind.” (John Donne). No man should die the way Rev Andimi was killed. Beheaded by insurgents, who then proceeded to gleefully announce his decapitation. It should not happen. Evil and senseless. It is classic example of man’s inhumanity to man, and those who did it have long lost their humanity, if they ever had any. President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathized with the family and relations of the dead. I have also been in a state of melancholy over it. May God have mercy. I am mourning Rev Andimi, not just because he was a cleric, but because he was a human b

David de Gea may join Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan want Antonee Robinson, Brahim Diaz wants to stay at Real Madrid, and Leeds chase Che Adams. Henderson may replace De Gea at United Manchester United  could sell David de Gea in the summer, according to the Daily Mail. The 29-year-old has attracted interest from abroad in the past, including from Paris Saint-Germain, and United might use the summer as a chance to promote Dean Henderson after the 22-year-old ‘keeper impressed for  Sheffield  United after another year on loan with the club. Paper Round’s view:  De Gea appears jaded after so many years between the sticks for United. It would be unfair to prevent him from leaving if he is given the chance to win trophies elsewhere. He also is not the player he once was and may regain his form if he is given a fresh start elsewhere, and United could use the funds to improve the rest of their squad.

  Fresh reports reaching Oceeconnect has it that the Chairman of Oko Oloyun Worldwide, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf has been reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen. According to an online news report, the trado-medical entrepreneur was assassinated along the Abeokuta – Iseyin road some moments ago. Additional information reaching BBN360 confirmed that the late Alhaji Yusuf popularly referred to as Oko Oloyun who was the President of Physiotherapists Association of Nigeria was shot dead on the expressway by gunmen who had fired gunshots to disperse other road users before the assassination attack. It was gathered that a Police Highway team later arrived the scene and evacuated the remains of the slain traditional medicine experts who has been in active practice in the last 18years.     More details shortly  

The acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu has made it known to the general public the reason why they are majorly raid nightclubs.  Below are his reason; According to him, EFCC raid nightclubs because of yahoo boys, based on his explanation,nightclubs is the main place yahoo boys are found and it is a place where they spend the money they acquire from the fraud they do, he also mentioned that these yahoo boys might be useful to Nigeria in the future and he mentioned that these yahoo boys are intelligent. Also he mentioned that arresting yahoo boys is to correct their mistakes and also to make them a better citizens.

Ever wondered how you can make impacts right in your community but don't know how?    Attend for free Social Media Evangelism AGM Retreat Themed: Bridging the social gap between generations Featuring: Hon Olumide Jones (Host) Pastor Dr. Ayano  Comr Dare ILEKOYA Comr. Wole Shokunbi Chief Host; Prince Bolarinwa Michael Babalola (GrandPatron) Date: 25th January, 2020 Time: 10am Venue: NUJ hall, Iwe iroyin, Abeokuta

REACTIONS ON THE PUBLICATION OF TUPOCRACY  AS A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT Ever since the invention of Dr.Godwin AkpanAmaowoh’s Tupocracy in 2007,  controversial remarks have been made in regards to where the invention starts and ends in the journey of man, through his stay on earth. Defined as a system of government involving people who lead by positive examples based on transparency, integrity, altruism, patriotism and godly character which is worthy of emulation by their followers and colleagues, many could not but raise eyebrows at this.  Tupocracy has been recommended to be adopted as the handmaid of democracy in all aspects of governance for peace, security, and prosperity of the nation. ‘It is rightly predicated on the age-old axiom that example is better than precept and so the Tupocrat says, “Emulate me in all things.”  “Do as I do” and not “Do as I say.”  Without fear of contradiction, the beauty of good governance lies in Tupocracy,’ Amaowoh defends.   In 2007, Dr. Godwin AkpanAma