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21-Year-Old Of Nigerian Origin Found Mysteriously Dead On UK Beach

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The deceased, Blessing Olusegun, 21, was found dead on a beach in the United Kingdom. The mother of the deceased now seek justice as she demands the cause of her daughter’s death, whose body was found lying on a beach in East Sussex, a region in the United Kingdom, according to the Evening Standard. One of Olusegun’s close friend and work colleague, Christiana Sofolabo, described her death as “mysterious“. However, the Sussex police, while describing the death as “unexplained” have said they are not currently treating it as suspicious. Olusegun…

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How A Young Nigerian Creative Artist, Izu, Had Taken His Own Life Over Unconfirmed Sexual Allegation Against Him By Media Influencer

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A creative designer and founder of Uhuru Designz, a United States of America-based clothing company, Izuchukwu Madubueze (aka. Izu), commits suicide over sexual assault allegations. Izu resides in Tampa, Florida, having moved to the US some years ago. Izu reportedly graduated from King’s College, Lagos, in 2013, before getting a scholarship to study at the University of Florida. The King’s College Old Boys’ Association confirmed his death on its Twitter page. According to PUNCH Metro, a Twitter influencer and female rights activist, Nanichi Anese, added Izu’s name to a list…

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Nigerian Serial Fraudster, Ayodele Odewale & His British Partner, Sara Bharat Yadav Uncovered By NCA

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The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) have recovered more than £1 million worth of assets following a civil recovery investigation into a Nigerian fraudster and his long-term British partner who both led extravagant lifestyles despite their combined declared annual income never exceeding £49,000. The National Crime Agency leads the UK’s fight to end organised crime. Ayodele Oluseye Odewale (also known as Ayodele Balogun), 42, and his partner of 21 years, Sara Bharat Yadav, 40, of Cranbrook Road, Chiswick, London were ordered to hand £1,011,431 to the NCA at the High…

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Hushpuppi: FBI Sworn Affidavit As Per Fraud Case

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AFFIDAVIT I, ANDREW JOHN INNOCENTI, being duly sworn, declare and state as follows: I. INTRODUCTION I am a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and have been so employed since approximately March 2015. I am currently assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office, High-Tech Organized Crime Squad, where I primarily investigate cyber-enabled fraud and business email compromise (“BEC”) schemes. Between approximately August 2015 and December 2018, I was assigned to a cyber-crime squad in the Chicago Field Office, where I investigated cyber-related crimes, including BEC cases. During my…

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An Officer Of African Descent Involved In George Floyd’s Killing Is Nigerian

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According to New York Times report, one of the police officers at the scene of the killing of George Floyd by a white officer in Minneapolis in May has a Nigerian origin. Alexander J. Kueng whose father is Nigerian joined the police largely because he believed diversity could force change in a Police Department long accused of racism. Mr Kueng, who faces charges of aiding and abetting in Mr Floyd’s death, is out on bail, hounded at the supermarket by strangers and denounced by some family members. Long before Mr…

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Evacuations Of Nigerians Abroad Suspended Until New Measures Are In Place

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The Federal Government has suspended all evacuations of Nigerians stranded abroad pending new protocols on COVID-19 as it affects quarantine of returnees are put in place. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said this in Abuja yesterday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. “The issue of quarantining in hotels would no longer be feasible. The evacuation was suspended to give room for new measures that would require citizens returning from overseas to get tested and self-isolate at home rather than in designated hotels. “There is…

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FG Reports Lebanese Who Allegedly Puts A Nigerian On Sale

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FG Reports Lebanese Who Allegedly Puts A Nigerian On Sale Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has reported a Lebanese man, Wael Jerro, who allegedly put up a Nigerian for sale. The Chairman of NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said this in a tweet on her official handle on Wednesday, the 22nd of April, 2020. Jerro had placed a $1,000 price on the Nigerian lady who was identified as Busari Peace Ufuoma in a closed Facebook group, Facebook ‘Buy and Sell in Lebanon,’ according to an Instagram post by @thereneebisaad. The Instagram post…

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Kenyan Gospel Artiste, Ruth Matete Lost Nigerian Husband In A Domestic Gas Explosion

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-YOMMY AYILARA. Nigerian man married to Kenyan gospel singer Ruth Matete dies after a tragic gas accident at home. Kenyan singer, Ruth Matete has lost her Nigerian husband recognized as Pastor John Apewajoye just a few months after the two got married in a beautiful wedding. The news about his death was confirmed today, April 12, 2020 by the singer on her Facebook page. According to reports, the deceased was working on fixing their gas cylinder which was not working at first. He took it outside and tried to release…

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