Popular Kannywood actress, Amal Umar, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court No. 24 in Gyadi-Gyadi area of Kano metropolis.
The actress was accused of attempted bribery involving the sum of N250,000 offered to a police officer identified as ASP Salisu Bujama of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Zone 1 headquarters in Kano State.
According to the prosecutor, the alleged bribe was aimed at halting Police investigation into alleged financial misappropriation perpetrated by the actress’ boyfriend, identified as Ramadan Inuwa.
The saga unfolded when a complaint was filed by one Alhaji Yusuf Adamu through his lawyer, H.I. Dederi, to the Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Umar Mohd Sanda, on August 18, 2022, detailing how Ramadan Inuwa allegedly misappropriated a substantial amount of money, totalling N40million, in his cell phone business
The petition led to a subsequent police investigation, which revealed that N13million was transferred to the Kannywood actress Amal Umar’s bank account by Inuwa.
According to the spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force, Zone 1, Kano, CSP Bashir Muhammed, the actress was consequently summoned for questioning and was thereafter granted bail, but was not allowed to leave in a car allegedly purchased by her boyfriend.
The actress confessed that the money in her bank account belonged to her boyfriend, though she claimed that he only transferred N8million to her
Following her bail, Amal Umar sought legal redress by approaching the High Court of Kano State to halt further police investigations against her.
The court’s decision temporarily restrained the police from pursuing the investigation against the actress, a development that allegedly provided an opportunity for Amal to attempt to bribe the Police investigator, ASP Salisu Bujama.
The attempt was thwarted by the Police, who arrested the actress with evidence of the alleged bribery, leading to her subsequent arraignment before the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
The offence allegedly committed by the Kannywood actress violates Section 118 of the Penal Code, which prohibits the bribery of a police officer
The family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has expressed their dismay over the prolonged detention of their son despite numerous appeals and court orders for his release, describing it as a humiliation not only for their son but also for the entire Igbo race.
The family which was reacting to the recent refusal of Abuja Federal High Court to grant Kanu’s bail application, expressed furry over the ruling of the court and the fate of their son.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, alleged that some selfish politicians who are benefiting from the insecurity in the South East, are behind Kanu’s continued detention.
He wondered why it had become so difficult for Igbo political elite and leaders to book appointment for an audience with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to discuss Kanu’s matter nearly one year when the President took over power.
” How be it nobody among Igbo political leaders has reached Tinubu to discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release almost a year he came to power?
” Is it not deliberate? Have they not been gaining access to the President concerning other issues? It’s a shame that Kanu is being punished for asking for the freedom of Ndigbo and the leaders have abandoned him to die in DSS custody.
” Kanu is terribly sick and nobody cares! His health is deteriorating everyday. He has not changed his clothe. Why has the court continued to hold him at DSS custody instead of Correctional Centre?”
Kanu’s family insisted that some people are benefiting from his continued incarceration hence the apparent apathy on the part of the political elite to engage the President for his release.
” Why can’t they go for his release if they truly love the South East? Something is definitely wrong somewhere. They are benefiting from his continued detention, and that’s why they are not making any serious move to engage Mr President. Don’t forget that some people sponsored his abduction and extraordinary rendition.
” Why should he be abandoned for asking the freedom of Biafra? He didn’t take up arms against Government but he was tagged a terrorist. Yet the same Government is busy releasing terrorists from detention.”
The family threatened to expose the beneficiaries of their son’s continued incarceration and the insecurity in the South East region.
According to the family, those behind Kanu’s ordeals would be held accountable by the Igbo nation and Biafrans at large should anything untoward happen to him.
“If they fail to act, Ndigbo and Biafrans at large must hold them responsible. And it may get to a point where the masses may no longer be held back.
” Nobody dies with any secret. Very soon all those behind Kanu’s continued detention will be exposed. Those benefiting from the insecurity in the South East are the ones enjoying his continued stay in detention. But nothing lasts forever. One day they will be out of power.”
The family expressed furry that Kanu who on his own had assisted in getting justice for illegally detained inmates had been left to suffer alone.
” Kanu has single handedly funded the release of inmates from different tribes who were unjustly detained while he was at Kuje prison last time. Why should he be now abandoned to rot in DSS custody?”
Kanu’s family further expressed sadness over the refusal of Justice Binta Nyako to grant him bail.
The family wondered if the trial Judge had taken time to go through the certified true copy (CTC), of the Supreme Court ruling on the matter which held that the Federal High Court ought not to have revoked Kanu’s bail in the first place.
According to the family, if truly the trial Judge had digested the CTC of the Supreme Court judgment, the court would not have denied him his bail application at the last hearing on Monday.
Kanu’s family argued that the IPOB Leader “is never afraid of standing trial”, but only regretted that “the conditions they subjected him to do not guarantee justice”.
” Why can’t they allow him to change his clothes? Why will they keep him in DSS custody for years instead of sending him to Kuje Correctional Centre where he can have access to his doctors?
” Has the court bothered to know if its orders are obeyed by the DSS? The way Kanu is being humiliated and handled does not show fairness. The court should not create the impression that it’s acting a script”.
The Lagos State Police Command raided a facility in the Agege area of the state where fake alcoholic drinks were being produced.
During the raid, four suspects were arrested by the authorities.
Disclosing this on X, the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the arrest was carried out by men of the Isokoko police division who received intel of the nefarious activities of the suspects.
He stated that fake drinks as well as empty bottles and labels of different brands were recovered from the scene of the arrest.
''Officers of Isokoko Division, acting on credible information, raided a house in Agege where fake alcoholic drinks were being produced. The police arrested four people behind the illegal distillery and recovered fake drinks, empty bottles and labels of different brands. The investigation is ongoing.’'
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Officers of Isokoko Division, acting on credible information, raided a house in Agege where fake alcoholic drinks were being produced. The police arrested four people behind the illegal distillery, and recovered fake drinks, empty bottles and labels of different brands.… pic.twitter.com/IrJmVC1D2N
— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) March 21, 2024
Human Rights Activist Femi Falana is reportedly no longer representing the family of the late Nigerian artist Mohbad in court.
This followed unending family disputes and contradictory statements.
The revelation was made in a video where a man, whose identity remains undisclosed, claimed that Falana’s chamber had been facing prolonged challenges due to the behaviour of the late Mohbad’s family.
The man asserted that the family’s engagements with various media outlets had led to contradictory statements, thereby hindering the progress of seeking justice for the deceased.
Nollywood actor Emeka Ike and his wife, Yolanda Pfeiffer, are celebrating the arrival of a baby girl, coinciding with Emeka's birthday today.
He announced this on Thursday through a post on his Instagram page, sharing the joyous news of their new addition.
Emeka Ike shared a picture of his daughter and expressed his gratitude to his wife, revealing that they named the child Chidera Comfort Thando Ike.
The actor further added that the new child’s arrival is a double blessing and comfort to the family.
He wrote, "IT'S A DOUBLE BLESSING FOR ONE LOSS."
"Happy BIRTHDAY to me and WELCOME to baby, Chidera COMFORT Thando Ike.
"The good LORD has filled the huge vacuum that Mama COMFORT Okwuchi Ike left behind, with another COMFORT Chidera T Ike.
"My family and l are COMFORTED and can’t ask for any better, this solemn times.
"Thank you to my beautiful wife for taking the pains, of this wonderful gift."
Whatever Bill You Bring To National Assembly Will Be Passed, House Of Reps Speaker Assures President Tinubu
AFOLABIThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has said that whatever bill President Bola Tinubu's administration brings to the National Assembly will be passed.
Abass made this known while speaking during a dinner hosted by the President for over 60 members of the House of Representatives to break the Ramadan fast.
The Speaker recalled that the recent bills that came from the presidency were treated expeditiously in the House.
He affirmed that what they did was not far from a miracle, noting that the delivery of a bill within 48 hours is not an easy task.
According to him, this was done because the lawmakers respected the President.
According to a video posted by Channels Television on its X handle on Thursday, the Speaker asserted that there were no voices in the House against the President and his policies.
He said, "Your Excellency, if I tell you that this in this month of Ramadan, we are breaking our fast for the 10th time and if you look at your administration, it is in the 10th month. So this is a very divine day, a day that God has gathered us to make things happen, for miracle to happen for this country to go forward.
"So it's our prayer, Your Excellency, that this meeting will open a better chapter of the relationship between the executive and House in such a way that we would continue to work in synergy, in unity on purpose between the two of us. So far so good Your Excellency, the House is very supportive of you, the House loves you very well, and there is hardly any dissenting voice in the House today and yesterday against you for any of your policies.
"The House has always supported what you do and we shall continue to strive in ensuring that we operate as one - the executive and the legislature together. We want to ensure that whatever you bring will see the light of the day, both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.
"You can see an example of the acid test of members’ support and solidarity. Just within the last three, four days, about three bills came from the Presidency and they were all expected to be treated expeditiously.
“And the House and the Senate did not relent, Your Excellency, in ensuring that we delivered a miracle because what we did is just short of being called a miracle – delivering bills within 48 hours is not an easy task but that is exactly what the National Assembly did because of the sheer respect it has for you.
"So this is what we want to continue, this is what sustain in the months and years to come.”
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No Descent Voice Against You In House of Representatives, Abbas Tells Tinubu pic.twitter.com/ym6GtghH69
— Channels Television (@channelstv) March 21, 2024
Biafra Republic Government In-Exile has officially launched its Biafracoin Cryptocurrency website for easy savings and wealth creation for Biafrans and other users.
The Prime Minister of BRGIE, Simon Ekpa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday through his official X handle.
He added that with USBT, the Bank of Biafra offers a whopping 18 per cent interest on Biafracoin investment staking while other investments provide a rate as low as 5 per cent.
“As Nigeria’s economy drifting, the government has provided alternatives for Biafrans and others who wish to save their wealth and money through Biafracoin on https://usbt.bankofbiafra.org
“With USBT, the Bank of Biafra offered 18 per cent interest on Biafracoin investment staking while others offered as low as 5 per cent”, he stated.
The development comes barely three weeks after BRGIE unveiled the Biafracoin.
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Rich Nigerians Spend Money On Parties Instead Of Helping Their Poor Neighbours - First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu Laments
AFOLABINigerian First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu has berated rich citizens in the country for showing a lack of empathy for the plights of the indigent people among them.
The former lawmaker said this in an interview with Arise News, in which she blamed rich Nigerians for preferring to spend huge amounts of money on parties to rendering help to their neighbours in need.
She said, “Nigerians can help each other, the rich are doing parties and all that, why don’t we use the money to help their neighbours?
“Until we can really get on our feet, those are the things we have to look at. It is not that the government has to begin to give food to everybody. I believe in social development and social investment for people who really need it. And in the bible, they even talked about it. In the time of Jesus, they even said the poor will always be in the land, and it is for you people who God has blessed to help the poor.
“But now, you don’t know who are poor, if they don’t drive a car, they will say they are poor, if they don’t have their own home, they will say they are poor.”
The first lady in January urged Nigerians to intensify their prayers to seek God’s intervention in the security crisis facing the country.
She said this while reacting to the rescue of five sisters of the Al-Kadriyar family who were kidnapped in the Bwari area of Abuja.
The first lady described prayers as the solution to the incessant kidnappings carried out by terrorists, bandits and other criminals across the country.
According to the first lady, prayers should be considered as the first weapon Nigeria has to curb insecurity and it should not be taken with levity henceforth.
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We Must Avenge Army Personnel Killed In Delta; There’ll Be No Forgiveness, Nigerian Soldier Threatens In Viral Video
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A Nigerian soldier has insisted that it is a compulsion for the army personnel to avenge the death of their colleagues who were killed in Delta State.
SaharaReporters had reported that a Commanding Officer, two Majors, one Captain and 12 soldiers of 181 Amphibious Battalion were killed by hoodlums in the state.
This incident generated negative reactions in Nigeria and internationally.
In a viral video seen by SaharaReporters, a soldier who claimed to be from the state, berated people criticising the army for the alleged reprisals in Niger Delta communities by military personnel.
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Why I am yet to address Yvonne Nelson’s cheating allegations about me and Tonto Dikeh – Iyanya
AFOLABISinger Iyanya has explained why he has not responded to an allegation made by his former girlfriend, actress Yvonne Nelson that he cheated on her with their colleague, Tonto Dikeh.
Yvonne made the allegation in her explosive book I Am Not Yvonne Nelson launched in June 2023 in Ghana.
Iyanya’s romance with Yvonne hit the rocks in 2015 after the pair began dating in July 2012 and were spotted together at functions.
Responding to the actress’s claim, the musician said in a tweet that he would speak on it at a later date but not in a book. He however went silent on the matter.
But in a recent interview on The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos, Iyanya said he endorsed the book without knowing the content.
The singer, who had promised to address Yvonne’s allegations last year when the book came out, stated that he is still not ready to respond to his ex-girlfriend’s infidelity allegations.
He noted that they are still on good terms and communicate regularly.
Iyanya said:
“I endorsed Yvonne Nelson’s book without knowing I was in the book. We were cool, we still talk to this day, so I didn’t know that I was in the book. When the book came out, everywhere was buzzing. People were telling me I am in the book. But I have not read it till now.
“I know I promised to address the allegations she made in her book, but I’m not ready to respond. I’m not going to respond to stuff like that, being me comes with a lot of madness.”
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Sensational Nigerian songstress, Simisola Ogunleye-Kosoko, widely known as Simi globally, is making waves online after a viral video capturing her bold onstage call-out of her husband, singer Adekunle Gold, made the rounds.
Adekunle Gold, this month, March 2024, as part of his ‘Tequilla Ever After’ tour, made history by shutting down the 12k capacity OVO arena, Wembley, in London. Alongside his wife, Simi, the couple thrilled fans with captivating performances on stage, left the audience spellbound.
One of the standout moments captured at the event occurred when Simi, donning a dazzling pink ensemble, paused her performance to engage with her fans.
During this impromptu interaction, she wore a serious expression as she gestured towards her husband, Adekunle Gold, seated in the audience, and playfully called him out for the suggestive dance moves with his female dancers.
With a hint of teasing in her tone, she remarked that they would discuss the matter backstage after the show.
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Bobrisky radiates confidence as he shares latest update on transition journey into womanhood [PHOTOS]
AFOLABIPopular cross-dresser and controversial media personality Bobrisky has taken to his Instagram platform to share evidence of his ongoing transition into womanhood.
Posting a picture of himself promoting a cosmetic product, Bobrisky expressed satisfaction with the progress of his journey and revealed that he has encountered no health issues during the process.
In the Instagram post, Bobrisky appeared confident and radiant, cradling his augmented breasts while exuding beauty and elegance.
Alongside the photos, he conveyed gratitude to his medical team, both in Nigeria and abroad, who have played a crucial role in facilitating his transition.
She wrote;
“My journey transitioning into a woman has been going smooth, no health issue, everything is going smooth for me. I want to say thank you to all my doctor both home and abroad you all did an amazing job with my body. @blemiviv_skincare thank you also for keeping up with me on ur products to make sure everything is working well for me. Guys go check @blemiviv_skincare out.”
Controversial Islamic cleric, Shiekh Ahmad Gumi has insisted that terrorists are financing themselves through proceeds from kidnappings.
Gumi faulted the list of terrorist financiers released by the Federal Government, which included his closed ally, Tukur Mamu.
The Nigerian Intelligence Financial Unit, NFIU, had released a list of 15 financiers of terrorism, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change, BDC, operators.
The list was entitled ‘Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024’.
However, Gumi said security agents had no right to name anyone as a terrorist financier.
Speaking during a Twitter Space organised by Daily Trust, the Islamic scholar said: “These people are financing themselves by taking our children for ransom.
“So, how can we say some people are financing terrorism because there is a misunderstanding between them?
“Now they are looking for N1 billion for these children (kidnap victims) to be released. They (terrorists) financed themselves by kidnapping. I think it’s rubbish to just frame your political opponents as financing terrorism.”
Super Eagles interim head coach, Finidi George has said the team’s objective is to get good results in their upcoming friendlies against Ghana and Mali.
Finidi said it is important for the team to maintain the high standard they set for themselves at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Super Eagles finished second at the competition losing 2-1 to hosts Cote d’Ivoire in the final.
“We finished in second place at the Africa Cup of Nations and everyone expects us to maintain that high rating and be even better in a short while. Our objective is to get good results in these two matches and stay positive ahead of the World Cup qualifiers,” Finidi told thenff.com.
“They call it friendly matches but there is really nothing friendly when you play, especially Ghana. I have been involved in matches against Ghana since the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. Matches between our countries are serious duels and are always seen as battles by our people. The Black Stars did not perform that well at the recent Africa Cup of Nations and they will be keen to banish that memory.”
Friday’s match will be the 60th encounter between both countries, since a Jalco Cup match on 20th October 1951 ended 5-0 in favour of Nigeria. Twenty of the previous 59 duels have ended in draws, including their last two encounters (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches) in March 2022.
Their last friendly match, in London on 11th October 2011, ended scoreless.