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Benin Republic ready to be Nigeria’s ‘37th state’ – Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has revealed that the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, has expressed readiness for his country to be part of Nigeria. The Minister made this known shortly after a closed-door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aurélien Agbenonci on Friday. The minister stated that the Beninoise president gave the offer when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari, a few weeks back. “The President of Benin said as…
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Emmanuel Ikubese,wife spark split rumors; delete wedding pictures from Instagram
Nigerian actor, Emmanuel Ikubese and make-up artist, Anita Adetoye have sparked breakup rumors as they unfollowed each other on Instagram The pair, who had a grand wedding ceremony in March 2020, also deleted their wedding photos from their individual Instagram accounts thereby fueling the speculation. To make matters worse, eagle-eyed fans also noticed that Adetoye has yanked off her husband’s name from her bio. Fans immediately took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the…
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If charges against Hushpuppi for laundering money for North Koreans sticks, I’ll be with grandkids before he gets out – BBNaija’s Leo Dasilva
Big Brother Naija star, Leo Dasilva has reacted to report of Hushpuppi being charged with laundering money for North Koreans. The US Justice Department on Wednesday February 17 in a statement alleged that Hushpuppi took part in a $14.7million North Korean-perpetrated cyber-enabled heist from a Maltese bank in February 2019. Reacting to this, Leo wondered how he managed to live lavishly whilst connected to laundering money for North Koreans. He further added that if the…
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Hushpuppi laundered funds for North Korean hackers, US alleges
New details have emerged about the case against Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, fondly referred to as Hushpuppi. According to the United State of America’s Department of Justice, Hushpuppi laundered money for North Korean hackers. The revelation was known when federal prosecutors in Los Angeles unsealed a case against one Ghaleb Alaumary, 37, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada for his role as a money launderer for the North Korean conspiracy, among other criminal schemes. Alaumary agreed to…
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Kagara abduction: FG won’t pay any ransom – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has assured that no ransom will be paid to secure the release of the abducted students and members of staff of Government Science College, Kagara. Lai Mohammed said this after an unconfirmed report alleged that the federal government paid N800m to secure the release of the abducted students and staff of the school. When asked on Saturday February 20 in a Channels Television program if the said ransom…
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Attachment to land is root of Farmer-Herder crisis – Abaribe
Senate minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has expressed that the root cause of the farmer-herder crisis is people’s attachment to land. Abaribe stated this on Friday during the ‘Urgent Conversations’ series, a programme hosted by Radio Now. He noted that until the question of whether Nigerians can easily ignore matters relating to a land they are attached to is answered, the farmer-herder conflict will always resurface. He said: “We also need to ask a question…
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In this struggle for a better Nigeria we do not need cowards – Yul Edochie tells Nigerian youth
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has expressed that cowards are not needed in the struggle for a better Nigeria. He said this urging Youths to work together to bring about the country they so much desire. Giving an example, he noted how Yakubu Gowon became Head of State at the age of 31 and how Odumegwu Ojukwu led the Biafra side during the civil war at the age of 33. He tweeted; Gowon was 31 when…
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Matawalle mistakenly said not all Bandits are Criminals – Aide
Zailani Bappa, media aide to Zamafara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has come out to clarify his principal’s statement that “not all bandits are criminals.” He noted that his principal did not intend to say that all bandits are not criminals. Matawalle on Thursday speaking with reporters after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock villa had said that not all bandits are criminals. This comment sparked a heated debate, with the governor getting…
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‘Buhari has done so much Damage to Nigeria, but the problem didn’t start with him – Deji Adeyanju
Human Rights Activist, Deji Adeyanju has expressed that President Muhammadu Buhari has done a lot of damage to the country since becoming President in 2015. He shared this in a tweet via his Twitter handle as he pointed out however that the problem of the country didn’t start when Buhari mounted the sit of leadership. He noted that until there is a change in how politics is done, there is no way forward for Nigeria.…
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Actress Uche Elendu defends her colleague, Destiny Etiko over outfit she wore to visit Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello
Actress Uche Elendu has come out to defend her friend, Destiny Etiko who was dragged on social media on Friday, February 19 following her choice of outfit to meet with Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello. Netizens felt her choice of dressing was rather inappropriate for the occasion and Destiny who couldn’t withstand the heat had to lock her comment section. However, her friend and colleague, Uche Elendu, has come out to defend her as well…
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”What is the relationship between Seyi Tinubu and LCC?” — Bode George says details of the tollgate ownership should be made public
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George has asked the Lagos State Government to prove that the son of an All Progressives Congress leader, Seyi Tinubu, does not own or control the Lekki tollgate. In a statement titled “We Must Withdraw from the Brink” and released on Friday February 19, George also questioned the relationship between Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare and the Lekki Concession Company. He also wondered why tolls are being collected…
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More Nigerians criticize Destiny Etiko over her choice of dressing during her visit to Gov Yahaya Bello
Nigerians have slammed Destiny Etiko for the choice of outfit she wore to visit Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The actress took to her Instagram account to share a photo of herself wearing a clinging jumpsuit while with Governor Yahaya Bello in his office. Followers accused her of dressing inappropriately for the occasion. She had to block followers from posting comments on the post but that didn’t deter them. They took to her other posts…
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