Author: Rashaad Harris

President Muhammadu Buhari has again denied the prospect of going for third term when his tenure runs down by May 2023. There had been rumors in some quarters linking the former Head of State with third ambition. This time in Kigali, Rwanda at the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), he told the British Prime Minister that he won’t be continuing in office beyond 2023. Boris Johnson had asked if he would want to run again, to which Buhari said, “Another term for me? No! The first person who tried it didn’t end very well,” to which they all…

Reports have said former Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has written a letter in 2021 notifying the British High Commission about a kidney donation for his daughter.Recall that the Metropolitan Police arrested Ike and his wife on Thursday, for alleged plan to traffick organs.A letter was however latter obtained from the UK High Commission, in which Mr. Ekweremadu said he was writing in support of a visa applicant who was scheduled for “medical investigations for a kidney donation to Ms Sonia Ekweremadu.”He said the donor and his daughter “will be at the Royal Free Hospital London”, adding that he would “be…

Gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo has announced her engagement to pastor Blessed Uzochikwa. Mercy who recently did a song with Banky W titled, Selense, made the announcement on her Instagram page, as she posted the engagement pictures. https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJlENGsHfM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJk4JBquaw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link In her post, Mercy Chinwo wrote, “I am blessed to be blessed with @theofficialblessed The thoughts of doing the next phase and the rest phase of my life with you makes the blessing more real I love you Sweet.” An ecstatic Pastor Uzochikwa also wrote, “I’M THE MAN THE LORD SHOWED MERCY! @mercychinwo thanks for saying YES! I LOVE YOU DEARLY !😍😍😍😍😍…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced Ahmed Olumide Tijani to one year imprisonment for romance scam, also known as “Yahoo Yahoo.” He was jailed on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 after pleading guilty to an amended one-count charge, bordering on possession of documents containing false pretences, preferred against him by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The count read: “Ahmed Olumide Tijani, sometime in the month of April 2022, at Lagos ,within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, had in…

Popular Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, has said he would love to perform his hit track, Buga at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The song has gotten the 28-year-old world-wide fame and the singer is hoping to build on that even further. Back in April, Davido got a $1.5m windfall to feature in the official World Cup song, alongside two other artistes. And Daniel who is also known for Woju doesn’t want to be left out. He said in a tweet that he’s praying to God to be given the opportunity to…

The Metropolitan Police In London have arrested two Nigerians, Ike Ekweremadu and Beatrice Ekweremadu for allegedly conspiring to arrange the travel of a child into the UK in order to harvest organs. The duo are currently in custody awaiting arraignment at the Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court The charges follow an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime team. A statement on the Met Police website this Thursday reads, “[A] Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (10.9.66) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. “[B] Ike Ekweremadu, 60 (12.05.62) of Nigeria…

The persecution of Christians around the globe is not talked about enough. But in light of the recent events hat happened in the South Western Nigerian town of Owo, Ondo State and the killing of Deborah Yakubu in Sokoto State for blasphemy, we are again faced with this debate, many have preferred to overlook. Aside Western media houses choosing to sweep the evils Christians living in Islamic countries suffer by either lying about it or under-reporting it, Christians are also either averse about it because of the sensitive nature of the topic, or have become pacifistic about it because nothing…

There has been an exodus of internet fraudsters from cities to satellite towns in recent times, the EFCC can confirm. Due to their activities becoming more and more noticeable in the heart of Abuja, where they display lavish lifestyle, Dutse, Kubwa, Ushafa, Bwari and Gwarinpa, towns along Airport Road, such as Lugbe, among others, have become their safe haven. According to an EFCC operative who chose not to reveal his name, the exodus from cities is down to the Commission’s ruthless attacks on them. When he was asked why these fraudsters are now relocating to satellite towns, the EFCC official…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, revoked the N200m bail earlier granted to one Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, and also issued a bench warrant for his arrest. Mompha, alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, laundering of funds obtained through unlawful activity, failure to disclose assets and property, possession of documents containing false pretence and use of…

The Nigerian Army, says its troops of the 13 Brigade operating under command of 82 Division, has intercepted a Toyota Camry car with registration number JAL 492 AA, ladened with assorted munition while enroute Utanga village towards Obudu Mountains in Cross River State. A statement issued on Wednesday by Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the vehicle was intercepted on Tuesday, 21 June 2022. According to the statement, troops deployed at Forward Operating Base Amana attempted to stop the vehicle at their checkpoint but the driver evaded the checking and zoomed off. It added that the action…