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Ramon Abbas popularly referred to as  ‘HUSHPUPPI,' has been sentenced to 11 years in prison in the United States. The instagram 'big boy,' will however, spend nine years in prison because he had spent two years already in the US following his arrest in Dubai in 2020. In June 2020, Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai over an extensive fraud scheme that has robbed victims of their money in the U.S, Qatar, the United Kingdom, and other places. In a final appeal to judge Otis Wright ahead of his scheduled sentencing on September 19, Hushpuppi wrote a personal letter to the court narrating his source of wealth, criminal adventure and regrets. Abbas, apologised to his family members for bringing them shame while commending the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for doing a thorough job in bringing him to justice.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been given permission to  temporarily seize 40 properties traced to Ike Ekweremadu by the Federal High Court in Abuja. On Friday, after listening to an ex-parte application filed by the EFCC, the judge, Inyang Ekwo, handed down the interim forfeiture order for Ekweremadu's properties. Ibrahim Buba a lawyer with the EFCC, moved the application for the confiscation of the assets, saying they were suspicious proceeds of crime. The EFCC contended that the properties were allegedly obtained with proceeds of fraud.                   Temporarily forfeited assets provided by EFCC The lawyer told the judge that the landed properties comprise 15 in Abuja, 10 in Enugu (Mr Ekweremadu’s home state), one in Lagos, two in the United Kingdom, three in the United States, and nine in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).                     Temporarily forfeited assets provided by EFCC In his ruling, Mr Ekwo granted the application and order

  Jack Dorsey, is launching a new social media platform called "Bluesky." The founder and former CEO of the microblogging website Twitter, is set to launch 'Bluesky' after Elon Musk, owner of Tesla cars and the world richest man took over ownership of Twitter. At the moment, Bluesky’s services are in beta testing phase as it prepares for a global launch.  Jack Dorsey's decentralized social-media platform, Bluesky Social, is now accepting beta users. The news coincides with Musk's takeover of Twitter, which Dorsey founded and ran for several years. Dorsey left Twitter in 2021 and named Parag Agrawal, whom Musk quickly fired, as his successor. Bluesky's website said it's intended to support "a new foundation for social networking which gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience." Meanwhile, Bluesky has announced a number of job openings which include mobile application dev

The members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have tackled the federal government for not paying them full salaries. ASUU had embarked on strike on February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. According to TheCable News; Amid the back-and-forth over the union’s demands, the federal government had threatened not to pay the lecturers for the strike period, but a review of the decision was said to be under consideration. On October 14, the union suspended its strike and directed members to resume work immediately. The decision to suspend the strike came days after the court of appeal sitting in Abuja ordered the union to call off its strike. Members of the union, who spoke with TheCable on Thursday, said despite the suspension of the strike, the government is yet to pay them full salaries. Moyosore Ajao, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) ASUU chairman, confirmed the development. "I’m y

Longevity Workout: 5 Exercises To Help You Live Longer. Author; Aayushi Gupta; Health Shots                                      Image Credit; Shutterstock  1. Walking Walking is one of the safest and simplest strategies to enhance fitness and health, including heart health, according to research results presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2021. As a result, it can definitely help you live longer. If you don’t have time to walk, you can walk while doing your everyday business at home. Walking benefits the heart, lowers the risk of diabetes and cancer, among other illnesses. 2. Swimming Swimming is a must-do if you want to live longer. Your entire body is activated, which makes it more flexible and strong. It also increases your muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness. In fact, swimming can assist you to reach your weight loss goals if you’re trying to lose weight. Overall, swimming is a full-body wor

The Guardian Northern group urges Buhari to sack Emefiele, team over naira redesign. Threatens protest in North, FCT Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr. Godwin Emefiele, and his team within seven days over controversies trailing the plan to redesign the nation’s currency. CNF, during a press briefing at the Arewa House in Kaduna, yesterday, said failure to meet their demand would force it to stage massive protests across the Northern region and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Daily Post Floods: Bayelsa not among 10 most affected states – Humanitarian Minister, Farouq. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has said Bayelsa State is not among the ten most affected states by flooding, rather Jigawa, Anambra and Kogi tops the lists. The Punch ● Afenifere senior chiefs to settle Fasoranti-Adebanjo row. Leaders of the apex Yoruba socio-cu

Amanda Azubuike, has been promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to Brigadier General of the United States Army at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA.  Azubuike was born in London, United Kingdom, to Nigerian parents, and joined the US Army in 1994 where she rose to the position of an aviator after passing the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course. Commenting on her leadership qualities, US Army Futures Command Commander, General James Rainey, stated that Azubuike “makes everyone around her better.” After her aviation career, which spanned 11 years, she continued her career in the Army as a public affairs and relations officer. Azubuike currently serves as a Deputy Commanding Officer at the US Army Cadet Command and previously served as a Chief of Staff/Senior Military Advisor at the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She was also Chief of Public Affairs at the United States Southern Command, Fort Lauderdale Area, and the Director of Public Affairs, Joint Force HQs-National Capital Re

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday disclosed to his supporters that it is insulting and disrespectful to mention the name of the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos, Funke Akindele, in his presence. Tinubu made the remark while meeting with some of his supporters at the Lagos APC Secretariat. Tinubu’s supporters in a song had compared the actress cum producer to an “ant” in the presence of the presidential candidate. Speaking in Yoruba language, he said “Don’t even behave as if you remember the name. “It is a big insult, it is an abuse. A fowl wants to enter a house, it is bending down, how tall is it in the first place.”

Commuters in Lagos, Nigeria, trekked for several hours to get to their destinations as commercial bus drivers in Lagos State, under the aegis of the Joint Drivers’ Welfare Association of Nigeria, JDWAN, commenced a seven-day strike. Other transporters, commercial tricycles, known as Keke Marwa and minibuses called Korope, took advantage of the strike and hiked transport fares by 100 percent. The strike action commenced yesterday. The bus drivers are calling on the state government to stop extortion of their members by men of motor parks and garages management, miscreants (agberos) and government officials in the state. A meeting was held by the aggrieved transporters and the Lagos State government but the meeting ended in a deadlock. The ongoing strike action has paralyzed commercial and human activities. JDWAN had directed other bodies, such as Ibile Drivers Stakeholders Association of Nigeria, DSWAN; Mega City Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, MCDWA; Federal Assisted Mass Trans

Isa Odidi, the co-founder of Intellipharmaceutics Inc, a publicly traded company in North America, says Atiku Abubakar is the best candidate to work with Nigerians in the diaspora. In a statement on Sunday, Odidi, a director mobilising support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the diaspora, said with Atiku as president, Nigerians abroad would contribute their quota to nation-building. “Atiku is the best prepared and capable leader to turn around Nigeria,” the Canada-based professor said. He added that if Atiku wins the presidential election, “citizens in the diaspora can be encouraged and mobilised to come contribute their quota in skills, resources and governance like it happened during the Obasanjo-Atiku administration”. Odidi, a presidential candidate in 2007, said it is a good move that the PDP standard bearer is seeking “strategic” partnerships abroad. “Having officially commenced his campaign in Nigeria, it is a good idea to go shopping for strategic partnerships, since t

Get Sense! A Nigerian Statement, Which Means Acquire Wisdom OR Be Wise. "He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever." ...  "Wise men may be learned. Learned men may not be wise." "A smile will gain you ten more years of life." "An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold." "A lazy shepherd is a wolf’s friend." "A man’s greatest support is not the gods but his own two arms." "Tell me and I’ll forget; show me, and I may not remember; involve me, and I’ll learn." "Don’t be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don’t be too bitter lest you be spewed out." "Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you."

Grammy award winner, Nigerian starboy, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, took to Snapchat to brag about how he can stop doing music today and still be rich forever. He also enlightened the public on how he wants to be addressed going forward;  Others should address him as ‘sir’ or ‘daddy’ before calling his name Wizkid. Well, it seemed out of character and fans had a series of interesting reactions to this new Wizkid.

Na Wa is a Nigerian Statement Which Means Beyond Words!  Video - Uproar! Man Breaks, Vandalises Range Rover Of A Lady Says He Caught Her Cheating.  In  the video the man can be heard saying that he bought her the car. The lady inturn, storms out of a building and trys to confront the man for messing up her car. Watch video: Another video below; The video above and below has definitely gone viral.  Wow!

The United States Embassy issued warning on the likelihood of a terror attack in Abuja the Nation's capital, the British High Commission issued its own advisory to the staff on movement while also announcing reduced services. Then  Canada, Australia, Germany, Bulgaria, Ireland and Denmark, among others, said they were reducing services and will be attending only to critical needs. The Sunday Vanguard is reporting that; In another circular released, on Thursday, the US government recommended that its citizens should avoid Nigeria and advised anyone who may decide to travel to the country to keep a low profile and prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Same day, it asked its Embassy non-essential staff to leave Abuja. Also on Thursday, one of the biggest malls in Abuja shut down indefinitely, citing safety concerns. A few hours after, Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, placed his men on alert nationwide and released emergency numbers to the public. Meanwhile, cons

Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday has a message for the Ooni of Ife: She penned down the message below for the first-class King. Nkechi Blessing Sunday shared a photoshopped image of her kneeling before the monarch on her Instagram page and wrote; ''Ooni of ife Sir, I am patiently waiting for my turn...thank you in advance, sir. Nkechi is on her knees. A response soon please.

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk has closed a $44bn deal to take over ownership of social media service, Twitter. Confirming the takeover, Musk tweeted “the bird is freed”. In an earlier tweet where he addressed Twitter advertisers explaining why he is acquiring the app, Musk said, “The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence.” He added, “There is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left-wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society, “In the relentless pursuit of clicks, much of traditional media has fueled and catered to those polarized extremes, as they believe that is what brings in the money, but, in doing so, the opportunity for dialogue is lost,” Musk said. Musk, however, warned that even though he wants to make the app a free space, “Twi

  Paul Pelosi, 82, the husband of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked by an intruder after a break-in at their California home on Friday morning, reports the BBC. The intruder is said to have entered the residence with a hammer and after confronting Mr Pelosi - shouted "where is Nancy?". Mrs Pelosi was in Washington, and not at the San Francisco residence, when the incident took place on Friday morning. The husband of  the Democratic politician, was taken to hospital and he is expected to make a full recovery. "The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time," a spokesman for the senior Democrat said. Her husband, the multimillionaire founder of a venture capital firm, resides primarily in San Francisco where he was born and raised. The couple have been married since 1963 and have five children. Their combined net worth, primarily from Mr Pelosi's inve

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex have donated an undisclosed sum to charities working in Nigeria via their Foundation, the Archewell Foundation. The amount donated (unspecified) is for victims devastated by the flood ravishing parts of Nigeria. About 1.3 million people have been displaced by the floods. The flooding has killed over 600 people and injuring more than 2,400. According to Sky News, in a press release, a Spotify representative confirmed the Archewell Foundation had made donations to both UNICEF and Save the Children. While Nigeria typically experiences seasonal flooding, the floods are the worst the country has seen since the 2012 major flood which displaced more than 2.1 million people. The spokesperson said the donations, of an undisclosed amount, would “help provide relief following devastating floods wreaking havoc in Nigeria”. Meghan earlier this week shared her genealogy results in the latest episode of Archetypes, titled “Upending

                                    The Patient  The National Hospital, Abuja, is alerting the public, as the hospital seeks to find the relations of a yet-to-be-identified man currently receiving treatment at the facility. The hospital said the man was brought to the hospital on September 25, 2022. The man, who is believed to be in his 40s, was said to have been found unconscious by the roadside in Area 11 on the same day at about 3 pm. A message from the hospital's Twitter handle below: @NatHospital_ABJ, it said “The man whose picture is placed above was brought to the National Hospital Abuja, on September 25, 2022. The unknown patient was said to have been found unconscious by the roadside in Area 11 on the same day at about 3 pm and was brought to the National Hospital where he has since been receiving treatment. “The management of the hospital is hereby appealing to any member of the public whose relation has not been seen since the aforementioned date to please come to Trauma

Recently, West said “I can say antisemitic s*** and Adidathe s cannot drop me,” during a tirade against Jews on the Drink Champs Podcast. He also threatened on Twitter to “Go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” Adidas pulled the plug on their business relationship. Adidas has cut all ties with Kanye West. In a recent development, Skechers, an Athletic shoe said that Kanye West was escorted out of their building by two of its executives. In a statement Wednesday, the company said that the embattled musician Kanye West visited one of its Los Angeles buildings. West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, “arrived unannounced and without invitation.” It said he was engaged in “unauthorized filming” and he was escorted out “after a brief conversation.” "Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West,” the company said in its Wednesday statement. “We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech.” West’s visit t