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Nigerian man arraigned in Cambodia court for fraud

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Nigerian national and a Cambodian were arraigned before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday, January 27, for their involvement in a scheme to steal $300 from a Cambodian woman through a fake promotional contest.    37-year-old Uchechukwu Vincent and 27-year-old Sarim Kunthea had been charged with fraud after being sued by Keo Sotheary, 28, and arrested on September 8, 2016.   “They were arrested by the police while coming to get $300 from the victim at a Wing transfer shop in Chom Chao commune," Judge Ros Piseth said, adding that police had seized the money during the arrest.   According to court documents, the pair called the woman and told her she won first prize in a promotional contest in September 2016. But Ms. Sotheary was told to send them $300 through Wing for “information and preparation for receiving the prize.”   Ms. Sotheary became suspicious when she received several follow-up calls asking her to send the money.   She filed a complaint with p

Thai woman 'tricked' into carrying cocaine by Nigerian boyfriend sentenced to life imprisonment

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A Cambodia court has sentenced a 22-year-old Thai woman to life imprisonment for trafficking 2.5 kilogrammes of cocaine from the United Arab Emirates. Amphawan Kaewkanlaya claimed she was tricked into carrying the drugs by her Nigerian boyfriend's older brother. She was also fined 60 million riel (about 535,000 baht). Police found packages of cocaine, totaling 2.5kg, hidden in boxes of Lindt chocolates in her luggage. "The court has decided to give her a life sentence and a fine of 60 million riel to be put in the national budget," Phnom Penh Municipal Court presiding judge Heng Kessaror said in passing judgement on Thursday, January 5th. "The court orders the confiscation of the drugs seized and other drug-related material to be destroyed," he added. Amphawan said she would appeal the judgement and maintained she was innocent. During her trial last month she said she was unaware the package she accepted from her boyfriend’s brother, the boxes of

Notorious Gang Members Of Nigeria-Turkish School Kidnap Caught With N3m

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Gallant police special team operatives have successfully arrested two more kidnappers with the sum of N3million they collected as ransom. The suspects, including a 20-year-old nurse, Felicia Weinoh, who specialized in treating victims and members of the kidnap gang who abducted eight students and staff at the Turkish Int'l College, NTIC in Isheri area of Ogun State, have been arrested. Godspower Olobele, who is said to be the gang’s informant stationed at Majidun area of Ikorodu, Lagos was arrested during the weekend with the sum of N200,000, said to be his share of the ransom collected for the release of the NTIC schoolgirls and staff. The suspects were arrested few days after an undisclosed amount was paid as ransom for the girls and staff to the gang of kidnappers who stormed the school and abducted the victims at night. A ransom of N1.2 billion was initially demanded by the kidnappers, said to have been terrorizing Lagos and Ogun states. They have been mentioned in se

Thief who stole babies in Lagos caught & beaten mercilessly

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A man who stole two babies at Alapere beside mile 12 market in Lagos was given the beating of his life after he was caught by angry mob, before he was rescued by police. Posted by  admin   at  17:13  

Update! I took an oath to defend the constitution not to someone's personal likings- fired Acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, reacts to her sack

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US President, Donald Trump, yesterday fired the acting Attorney General Sally Yates, for ordering the Justice Department not to defend Trump's executive order on the refugee ban. She took to twitter this afternoon to react to her dismissal... Posted by  admin   at  17:06  

Emmanuel Adebayor signs 18 months deal with Turkish football club

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Former Arsenal, Manchester and Tottenham striker, Emmanuel Adebayor has signed 18 months deal with Turkish Super Lig high flyers, Istanbul Basakehir. The deal had some hiccups after the club revealed they couldn't match his £58,000-a-week wage demands. Emmanuel Adebayor had been without a club for the past six months after he was released by Crystal Palace. Adebayor shared the news on his Instagram page and wrote; "SEA, God has perfect timing; never early, never late. I am pleased to announce that I have reached an agreement with Istanbul Başakşehir FK. New league, new club, new challenge... but we all speak the same language which is football. Very excited to meet my teammates, the staff and the fans here. Lets get to work right away ! " Posted by  admin   at  17:03  

Married Lady beaten, stripped after she was caught in the act with another woman's husband

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Drama played out as a married lady who has been secretly having an affair with another woman's husband was caught and disgraced. The lady identified as Kugara was beaten up by her lover's wife, Agnes in public. The illicit affair with Agnes hubby, Shelton, reportedly came to light after the latter’s mobile phone was taken by his wife Agnes following a misunderstanding over love messages. According to H-metro, Agnes communicated with Kugara on her husband’s mobile phone and the latter complied by visiting a hotel in their area in Zimbabwe, where she was pounced on and given a thorough beating.  Agnes said she got really angry after she discovered through their exchanged messages that the lady had slept with her husband on their matrimonial bed when she traveled. “I discovered that she was seeing my husband behind my back at my house and her message that they were to meet led me to trap her.  We just disciplined and warned her not to cheat on her husband and as

Update! The Presidency reacts to planned nationwide protest on February 5th

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The presidency has reacted to the February 5th proposed Nationwide protest which singer, 2face Idibia and other celebrities have come out to support. Speaking in an interview with Lagos Talk 91.3fm, Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said those who are calling for the protest are people who supported the last government and are still pained that they lost the last election. "This is a country of about 180 million people. It is impossible for 180 million people to think the same way. Yoruba has a saying that is you all sleep and put your head in the same direction, then you are all foolish because you would be breathing in one another's mouth and lungs. Dont forget the last election and how it went. Somebody scored 12.5 million votes, another scored about 15 million votes. There are some people who are still in that election mode. They have not gotten out of it and till today, they are still living and "rheumatisiz

Donald Trump and the Muslim World by Reuben Abati

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I am not a fan of Donald Trump, the incumbent President of the United States. I didn’t stand with him. I stood with her- Hillary Clinton- in the last US Presidential election. No other election in recent American history has been more international in terms of interest and emotional involvement. Trump’s election even divided the Nigerian middle class.  Majority of Christians in Nigeria stood with Donald Trump. They liked his anti-Muslim rhetoric, and in a country where religion is such a volatile subject and the Christian community feels as if it is under siege from radical Islamic extremism, it was easy for a category of Nigerians to see Trump’s politics being in sync with their own fears and expectations.  Pro-secessionist, Biafran and Christian protesters in the South East also supported Trump. On his Inauguration Day, they organised a rally, some of them were killed, in the process, by Nigerian security agents.  It is always so easy to read American politics into every other p

Man dies inside petrol tanker in Lagos

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The Director of Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, on Tuesday said they recovered two bodies from a petrol tanker and a deep well on Monday in the state. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that an unidentified man, who attempted to steal petrol inside a stationary tanker, was suffocated by the fumes and died. “The tanker was parked opposite Morogbo Police Station, along the Badagry Expressway. The dead man was removed at about 5pm on Monday and was handed over to Morogbo police men,” he said. In another development, the service also recovered the body of another unidentified man, who fell into a deep well of about 150 feet on Monday night. Fadipe, who said that the incident happened at Iju Isahga area of the state, stressed that it took them many hours before they retrieved the body. “We got information that a male adult fell into a deep well of about 150ft deep at Iju Road, besides Skye Bank. Our men mobilized and went there immediately, but were

5-year-old Iranian American boy handcuffed and held for 5 hours at airport in US because he could be a 'security threat'

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A five-year-old boy was detained at Washington DC's Dulles airport  on Saturday  after President Trump signed the executive order banning citizens of some countries. The boy was handcuffed and held for five hours, an act which Donald Trump's Press secretary, Sean Spencer, has defended. Spencer said: “To assume that just because of someone’s age and gender that they don’t pose a threat would be misguided and wrong." Senator Van Hollen called the treatment of the boy "outrageous" and revealed that he had been held for too long, despite the authorities being notified in advance of his arrival. After his release, his mother was seen kissing him as she was reunited with her son. The boy is a US citizen, resident in Maryland but is believed to have been born in Iran, a factor that most likely exposed him to the discrimination he suffered. Posted by  admin   at  13:01  

Nigerian lady becomes the only black woman to have two white children

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A black woman of Nigerian decent has become the first black woman to have two white children. The probability of this happening once has been calculated to be less than one in a million. Catherine Howarth, a Financial analyst who is married to Richard Howarth believed to have a recessive gene which resulted to the birth of her son, Jonah who was completely white and had blue eyes.    She was completely stunned when she gave birth to her second child and discovered she was also completely white. According to her, when she gave birth to her first child, the genetic specialist said it was almost impossible for her as an African to have blue eyed child "When Jonah was born, a genetic specialist said he was a one-in-a-million baby. He said it was extraordinary with my African background that I'd had a child with blue eyes and pale skin. He calculated the possibility of it happening again was less than one in a million. So when Sophia was born with white skin an

Top South African Gospel star Lundi Tymara dies at 38

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Fans of South African gospel star Lundi Tymara have received shocking news of the passing of the 38 year old singer who died after an illness. His manager announced the sad news saying: “Lundi put up a gallant fight against his illness, but God’s will prevailed. We ask that his fans,supporters and followers join us in celebrating his life”. Lundi, who was dubbed as the “bad boy” of the gospel industry spoke openly about his struggles with drugs and alcohol. Posted by  admin   at  12:49  

Update! Photo of Quebec mosque attack suspect, charged with six counts of murder

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A French-Canadian university student known for far-right nationalist views was charged with six counts of murder over the shooting rampage at a Quebec City mosque  on Sunday . The 27-year-old suspect identified as Alexandre Bissonnette made a brief court appearance and did not enter a plea on the attack which left six people dead and 19 others wounded during evening prayers. Bissonnette, who has espoused support for the French far-right party of Marine Le Pen and had liked U.S. President Donald Trump on his Facebook page, was known to those who monitor extremist groups in Quebec, said François Deschamps, an official with a refugee advocacy group. "It’s with pain and anger that we learn the identity of terrorist Alexandre Bissonnette, unfortunately known to many activists in Quebec for taking nationalist, pro-Le Pen and anti-feminist positions at Laval University and on social media," Deschamps wrote on the Facebook page of the group, Bienvenues aux Refugiés, or We