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These Desperate Ladies must have A Lot of Money to waste in this harsh Global Economy – Fredric Leonard reacts to arrest of impostor who scammed a woman of N104m using his name
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has successfully arrested, and arraigned one Kelvin Aisosa Orhue, who impersonated Nollywood actor, Frederick Leonard, and successfully scammed one Cheryldene Cook of N104 million as well as $26,020 Aisosa pleaded guilty when the charges were read to him and he has since been convicted. Reacting to this via his Instagram page, Frederick wondered how some women allow themselves to be deceived by people they’ve never met physicaly. He wrote; ‘’The Face of A CRIMINAL ! Another Frederick Leonard IMPERSONATOR Caught by the EFCC @officialefcc The Desperate women who indulge these Impostors on unverified Accounts (No Blue…
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We will not be talking about Tinubu if you add Obi, Kwankwaso’s votes – Fayose slams PDP, says the party is on the ground
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has hit at the People’s Democratic Party, PDP over the outcome of the 2023 Presidential Election. He said if the votes of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and that of the Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso were added together, president-elect, Bola Tinubu wouldn’t have had a shot at victory He said this during an interview on Arise Tv. Fayose said, “What is PDP, I won an election for PDP, when the platform was good, but the popularity of the candidate is good. At…
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Organ Trafficking: Ike Ekweremadu, wife, daughter found guilty
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has been found guilty of organ trafficking by a United Kingdom court. His wife Beatrice, daughter Sonia and Obinna Obeta, a doctor involved in the case, were also found guilty. The jury found that they conspired to bring the victim to London to exploit him for his kidney The victim, 21, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been offered an illegal reward to become a donor for the senator’s daughter after kidney disease forced her to drop out of a master’s degree in film at Newcastle University, the court heard.
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UK collating names of Nigerians who incited electoral violence, to issue visa ban on vote buyers
The British High Commission in Nigeria has said that it is collating relevant information about Nigerians who engaged in anti-democratic actions during the elections A statement it issued on its Twitter page on Wednesday said the UK observed violence and voter suppression in numerous voting locations. ”We witnessed and received credible reports from other observer missions and civil society organisations of vote buying and voter intimidation, the destruction and hijacking of election materials and the general disruption of the process in numerous states including Lagos, Enugu and Rivers, the statement reads ”We observed incidents of harassment of journalists. Freedom of…
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“I am gratified that the will and wish freely expressed by the Abia electorates have been respected” – Peter Obi congratulates Alex Otti
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has congratulated the Governor-elect of Abia state over his victory in the just concluded governorship polls. Obi said Otti’s victory was an indication that the wishes of the people of Abia State were respected. The LP governorship candidate in Abia State polled 175,467 to defeat his closest challenger, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 88,529 to emerge the winner of last Saturday’s election. Tweeting, Obi wrote: “A while ago, I spoke with my brother, Dr. Alex Otti @alexottiofr, the Governor-elect of Abia State and heartily congratulated him on…
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Port Harcourt refinery will be ready after we leave office – Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said the Port Harcourt refinery is near completion and will be ready for work in the second quarter of 2023. The Minister stated this at the seminar by Defence Correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday, March 22. Represented by his media aide, Horatius Egua, the Minister said the problems confronting the oil and gas industry stemmed from years of neglect by past administrations. “The oil and gas industry is the most complex sector in this country. The more you look, the less you see. In the last 12 months, the order…
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“My wife is an adult…she is 21 years old” 60-year-old Kano man accused of marrying 11-year-old girl speaks
The elderly man accused of marrying an underage girl has reacted after his wedding went viral. The man married his bride weeks ago in Kano, Nigeria. Shortly after, a photo from the wedding went viral and sparked outrage, with many asking why an old man should marry a girl that young. Later, the groom defended his choice, saying: “She is my choice, I married her because we love each other.” The man has now taken to Facebook to address the public outcry his marriage elicited. He said his wife is 21 years old, not 11 as claimed, and that it was her choice to marry…
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I’m happy about the smear campaign against Peter Obi. It shows they are rattled – Aisha Yesufu
Staunch Supporter of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Aisha Yesufu has expressed that she is not bothered about the smear campaign against her candidate. In a tweet she shared via her Twitter handle, she claimed that the people attacking Obi are rattled because they know they have no case at the Appeal Court or Supreme Court. She further expressed confidence that Obi will get his mandate back. Yesufu wrote, ”I’m happy about the smear campaign against Peter obi. It shows they are rattled. They know they don’t have a case at the Supreme Court and with the Judiciary…
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I did not marry age. I married a woman with whom I’m well pleased – Actor, Frank Artus tells those criticizing him for marrying an older woman
Nollywood and Ghallywood actor Frank Artus has revealed why he married an older woman as he warned those age-shaming his wife He made this revelation in response to those criticizing him for marrying an older woman. Sharing the couple’s photo on his Instagram page, Artus Frank, who doesn’t seem to care about his wife’s age, said his 20 years of marriage with her wasn’t 20 days. “Leave my wife’s name out of your mouths. I did not marry age. I married a woman with whom I’m well pleased. Twenty years is not 20 days, he said
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Lagos Guber: “Agberocracy has produced an illegitimate government” – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
Labour Party Lagos State Governorship Candidate, Gbadebo Rhoes-Vivour has said that the March 18th Governorship election has produced an Illegitimate Government. He said this reacting to a post by the US Mission Nigeria that condemned the violence, intimidation, and suppression of voters in the just concluded election GRV described the act as Agberocracy. See his tweet below;
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Presidential Election: If you say you want to unseat Tinubu, you are putting yourself through a nightmare – Fayose
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that anyone who thinks he can unseat the President-elect, Bola Tinubu is daydreaming. He expressed that the election is already done and dusted, adding that the aggrieved are putting themselves in a nightmare. Fayose stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. He said, “I’m not desperate for an appointment. I have been governor twice. I’m contented, but for anybody to say he will unseat Ahmed Bola Tinubu, you are daydreaming. “It’s a nightmare you are putting yourself through. That election has come and gone.”
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Tinubu travels to Europe for medical checkup after falling ill Over Election Buildup
President-elect Bola Tinubu has traveled to Europe to seek medical care after falling ill. This was made known by the Independent National Electoral Commission, According to SaharaReporters, Tinubu fell ill after the “hectic” electioneering that led to his emergence as the ‘President-elect’ and the tension that built up ahead of the March 18 Lagos State governorship and House of Assembly elections where he also voted. “Tinubu has left for Europe for medical care. He fell ill after voting on Saturday during the Lagos guber election. He was attended to by local doctors but he has left for Europe for proper…
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