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“Allegations against Ramoni Igbalode aka Hushpuppi running into millions in fraud. I stress again, not a yardstick to judge Nigerians excelling abroad. One bad apple should indeed not spoil the whole bunch.

We await EFCC’s further and thorough investigation as well as further updates on the case. We advise and urge Nigerians abroad to be law-abiding citizens, be good ambassadors, and not tarnish the image of the country.”

Abike Dabiri, Chairman, NIDCOM finally finds her voice to speak on behalf of “Nigerians” without her normal tribal sentiment.

Aaron Glee Jr, the man arrested in connection to the killing of the Black Lives Matter activist, Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau, has now been charged.

The 49-year-old was charged with murder and kidnapping, the Tallahassee Police Department said Tuesday, a day after the department announced that Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau, 19, and Victoria Sims, 75, were found dead.

During an investigation of their disappearance, information led police to Glee’s home in southeast Tallahassee on Saturday night, where both women were discovered, police said.

Glee, 49, had fled to Orlando on a bus before the police arrived at his home, the department said. He was arrested early Sunday by the Orlando Police Department, court records show.

Based on evidence recovered at the scene and other information gathered by Tallahassee police in Orlando, Glee was charged with murder and kidnapping, police said.

The authorities also revealed that he was recently arrested twice in recent weeks in unrelated battery cases.

Court records show Glee was arrested in Leon County for aggravated battery on May 30 and was released on June 1 on a $2,500 bond. He was also accused of battery in connection with a May 28 incident and charges were filed on June 9.

Toyin went missing after she tweeted about being sexually assaulted by a black man who offered her a ride when she was stranded after the Black Lives Matter protest.

The Nigerian race activist took part in a Black Lives Matter demonstration in the Tallahassee area on June 6. She was last seen in a CCTV footage on June 10 at about 7:03 pm at Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida.

Police said Salau had contacted the Tallahassee Police Department to report a “possible sexual battery” that occurred on June 5, but the authorities added that at this time there is no indication it is related to her death.

“The information and description Salau provided to police and posted on social media prior to her disappearance does not match the person ultimately found to be responsible for her murder,” police said in a news release on Tuesday.

A mysterious thunder struck today Wednesday at the old toll gate, Ilese in Ijebu North East local government area of the state, killing three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC around 10am in the morning.

Gateway Times further finding has it that the thunder struck as the FRSC officials were planning for the early morning parade within the precinct of their office located at the old toll gate.

Another member of the Corps, close to the scene of the incidence told Gateway Times that traditionalists, otherwise known as Sango worshipers have already taken over the area in a bid to perform some rites.

A budding Nigerian singer, one Juliet Ita who’s known better as Mhiz Amber, was discovered dead in the house she shared with her foreign lover, Jim Roach —said to be Lebanese— in Calabar, Cross River State.

The circumstances surrounding her death have prompted her friends to call for a thorough investigation. According to reports, the singer had been in a relationship with Jim Roach for about 10 years before her death on Saturday, June 13, 2020.

The lifeless body of Juliet, who is said to be 5 months pregnant, was found hanging in the apartment. It was gathered that Roach later reported the death to the police and claimed she committed suicide following an argument they had on Friday.

However, her friends have rejected the claim and are now calling for an investigation as they say the duo had been having issues in their relationship and it usually turned violent.

Also, according to one of her friends, before Juliet found out that she was pregnant, she had already decided to quit the relationship and asked Roach to pay her off with N5million but he allegedly agreed to pay her N2.2 million and was yet to fulfill the promise before her death.

The Senior Pastor of Trinity House Church, Lagos, Ituah Ighodalo, has broken silence on the death of his wife, Ibidun.

Goldmynetv reported that Ibidun died on Sunday morning in Port Harcourt after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest.

Ibidun, before her death was working in Bayelsa and Rivers States, assisting with the building of isolation centres for COVID-19 patients.

Speaking on her death, Pastor Ighodalo, while officiating a burial service in his church, said the news of his wife’s death at 2am shattered his life.

He went further describing life as a mystery which no one would ever understand.

In a video, he said: “At 2am, I received a call that shattered my entire life.

“We do not have control over most things in life, how you were born, which womb you came from and your race.

“Life is a deep mystery no one even as wise as Solomon can tell you they understand life.

Watch the full video here.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1027558154307664&id=350681918661961

As Chairperson of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission, her unusual silence over HushPuppi’s arrest in far away United Arab Emirates disturbing.

A popular Nigerian citizen whose flamboyant lifestyle and events are well chronicled on social media is not one that can go unnoticed by the Commission’s staff.

Its been over 48 hours since his arrest and not a word. Interesting.

Yes I am a Police Officer. But i need you all to stop putting me in the same boat as those other Police Officers. We are not all the same so stop comparing us all to those monsters.

Trust and beleive there are Officers who lay down their life for others. I stand behind my badge and other great officers.

I DO NOT STAND BEHIND THE MONSTERS!! I chose this career to protect others who cant protect them selves, I will go out my way to help who I can. I will give my last to someone because they may need it more than I do. No I will never stand by and allow another officer to do wrong… I WILL CHECK YOU ON SPOT IN FRONT OF WHOEVER..ALLOW ME TO SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND DONT JUDGE ME justiceforgeorgefloyd

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25 year-old-man, Wasiu Bankole for allegedly raping a a 70-year-old grandmother

The suspect was arrested following a report by the victim at Agbado police division that while she was sleeping in her house on June 2, at Abule lemode area of ijoko at about 8 pm, the suspect suddenly broke into her room ;held her down and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her against her consent.

The Ogun State Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ,Abimbola Oyeyemi , said the victim stated further that it was one of her neighbourd who heard her screaming that came to rescue her by using a stick to hit the suspect on his back consequence upon which he jumped off her and ran away leaving his clothes, shoes and torchlight inside her room.

The detectives succeeded in getting him arrested 24 hours after.On interrogation, he confessed committing the crime but claimed to have acted under the influence of alcohol.

“All I can do at this time is to pray for the family of Omozuwa and do everything possible working with relevant authorities to bring the perpetrators to book. I and members of my Family condemn this act strongly and urge everyone to stay calm as we are already looking into the matter and cooperating with the police to establish the facts of the shocking situation.”