Fraud: US Court Dismisses Case Against Hushpuppi’s Accomplice, Woodberry

A court in the United States has dismissed the case against Olalekan Ponle, a Nigerian accused of multi-million dollar wire fraud. Mr Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was arrested, alongside Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) in the United Arab Emirate on June 10 for multiple fraud charges after a raid by operatives of the Dubai crime unit. The duo were extradited to the U.S. on July 2. According to the complaint against Mr Ponle, an unnamed Chicago company was tricked into sending wire transfers totalling $15.2 million. Companies based in Iowa, Kansas,…

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Leeds United Advance To Premier League After Winning The EFL Championship

-Doyinsola Johnson Leeds United have just won the EFL Championship, meaning they will be promoted back to the premier league after a 16 long year wait. The Leeds side finished first on the table with an outstanding 93 points. The last time Leeds won a title was in 1991/92 winning the division one. The club doesn’t have too much of a history and isn’t that prestigious? This means they are stepping into the the premier league with a high expectation to prove themselves worthy. The club lifted their trophy yesterday…

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Liverpool Lifts The Premier league Trophy For The First Time In 30 Years

-Doyinsola Johnson Jurgen Klopp’s men have finally placed their hands on the silverware nearly a month after they were crowned champions. The club lifted the trophy after defeating Chelsea 5-3 at Anfield. Due to Covid-19 the loyal fans of their club could not be in the stadium at the time of their ceremony but we are sure they watched it live and cheered along. After the match, Liverpool manager, Klopp promised supporters “a party” to celebrate their title’s success but added “he doesn’t know when” it will take place. Liverpool legend Sir…

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Mountain Gorillas Face Extinction Due To Corona Virus And Pouching

-Doyinsola Johnson For decades, mountain gorillas have been subjected to uncontrolled hunting, disease, habitat loss and the ravages of human conflict. Their numbers plummeted, and they are now considered endangered. Since their scientific discovery in 1902, the population of the mountain gorillas has had a steady decline and there are currently only 880 mountain gorillas left in the world and more than half live in Uganda, where decades of intensive conservation action had given rise to hope for their future. The endangered animals lifespan is only 35 years but  Colo, a female western gorilla at…

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Civil Rights Pioneer, C.T. Vivian, Laid To Rest At Private Funeral

-Sayo Johnson Cordy Tindell Vivian was an American minister, author, and close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement who sadly passed away July 17th 2020. Today we honour and pay respect to an inspiration who devoted his life to help end segregation across the South. Rest in Peace Cordy Tindell Vivian Stay Safe <3

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Trump Declares Surge Of Federal Law Enforcement Agents To Chicago

-Sayo Johnson Trump announced what he called ‘Operation Legend’ and said it will be commencing immediately. On Wednesday Trump said that he will surge federal agents to Chicago to fight violence and crime. He also said he is planning on sending them to Albuquerque and other cities soon. The Mayor of Chicago makes it clear that he is against this Trumps intention. Mayor Lori Lightfoot has publicly said that the agents are not welcomed in the city. Stay Safe<3

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China Successfully Launches Its First Mars Probe

-sayo Johnson At 12:41 (GMT+8), Wenchang spacecraft launch site in china’s Hainan province launched its first Mars probe called Tianwen-1. Tianwen-1 (known as Huoxing-1, HX-1 during development)  The probe is excepted to reach Mars at around February 2021. It’s stated objectives are to search for evidence of both current and past life, and to assess the planet’s environment. This spacecraft consists of a orbiter, rover and, a rover. Stay Safe <3

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Saoirse McHugh Quits Green Party

-sayo Johnson Saoirse McHugh, now a former member of the European Parliament (MEP) and the green party has left the Green political party. She stated that she left because it was toxic. Saoirse says that she has been disappointed in the party for the last year. She also goes on to say that she and others were against joining government with  with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, as they think that they would push social justice aside and austerity measures would be implemented to pay back any pandemic debt. Here is…

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NDDC: Senate Panel Recommends Dissolution Of Management Committee & Refund Of Unjustifiable Funds

The Senate ad hoc committee investigating the misappropriation of funds in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Thursday has recommended that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) refund all “unjustifiable funds” paid to staff of the commission. The panel also recommended that henceforth, the NDDC report directly to President Muhammadu Buhari and asked that the president dissolve the IMC and set up a board for the commission. These are part of the recommendations read out by the chairman of the committee, Olubunmi Adetumbi. This comes exactly two weeks after the…

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NDDC: Akpabio Responds To Reps Threat To Sue

Honourable Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday has said he never referred to members of the 9th National Assembly as beneficiaries of NDDC contracts. Mr Akpabio stated this via a letter in response to the request of the speaker on Tuesday. The speaker had, on Tuesday, given Mr Akpabio a 48 hours ultimatum to publish names and other details of National Assembly members who allegedly benefited from contracts of the NDDC. The speaker’s call came after an allegation by Mr Akpabio at an investigative hearing held…

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