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Social media users, especially Catholics, have reacted in outrage after photos of a female evangelist lifting the Monstrance containing theBlessed Sacrament surfaced online.Usually, in the Catholic church, only the priests are allowed to carry the Monstrance and it is considered a sacred object because it contains the Blessed Sacrament believed to be the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Which is why the photo of a non-catholic female evangelist liftingit during a prayer session has sparked outrage.While a lot of people have called out the female evangelist and her members, others have pointed out that what she is carrying isn't the Blessed Sacrament because it wasn't done In the Catholic church and hasn't gone through consecration.

Police invite Senate president Bukola Saraki, over Offa Bank robbery

The Nigeria Police Force has invited Senate President Bukola Saraki, over the Offa Bank Robbery that left over 30 persons dead in April.Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Jimoh Moshood, announced the invitation while parading suspects in connection with the robbery attack. A statement realeased by Jimoh reads''The Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki is being invited by the Nigeria Police Force to report to the Force Intelligence Response Team office at Guzape, Abuja to answer to the allegations levelled against him from the confessions of the Five (5) Gang Leaders, namely; Ayoade Akinnibosun, IbukunleOgunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salawudeen Azeez, Niyi Ogundiran and some of the other Seventeen (17) suspects arrested for direct involvement and active participation in the Offa Bank Robbery and the gruesome killing of THIRTY THREE (33) innocent persons which includes (some pregnant women and nine (9) Police personnel''.Recall that on May 16th during plenary, Saraki told his colleagues in the senate that the IG of Police, Ibrahim Idris was plotting to indict him in a murder case.

3 men with IEDs intercepted in Zamfara by NDLEA

Three men with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) have been intercepted by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Zamfara state.According to Gabriel Eigege, the commander of the agency in the state, the men were intercepted by a team of NDLEA officers from Gunmi Area command on routine routine along Gadan Zaima area,the commander said:"Also, 10 persons were arrested in possession of fire arms, assorted charms and other dangerous weapons at Magami town. The suspects were arrested during a cordon and search operations conducted by our operatives."
He stated that they have conducted preliminary investigation and that the command would transfer the suspects alongside the exhibits to relevant authorities for further actions.According to the commander, within the year under review his command had arrested 85 suspects a total of 666.688kgs of drugs were seized as 11 suspects were convicted while while 6 are pending cases before Federal High Court in Gusau, the state capital.He added:"In the same vein, our men from Tsafe local government area command acting on actionable intelligence, intercepted and seized 503.439kgs of cough syrup with codeine and rophynol respectively. Two persons were arrested in connection with seizure. Investigation has been concluded and they would be charged to court promptly."
The Jigawa command of the National Drug LawEnforcement Agency (NDLEA), said on Thursday, January 25, thatit arrested a 27-year-old man with five live ammunition and a set of military camouflage.Also found on the suspect was a knife, a cellular phone and N1,000, the agency’s spokesman, Mairiga Ya’u, said in a statement in Dutse.

'Four years is too small for anyone in office' - Yemi Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said a four-year tenure is too small for anyone in public office to deliver because there are many plans of things to deliver that will take time.Osinbajo said this in an interview at theFinancial Times Nigeria Summitheld in Lagos. According to the transcript of the interview made available to journalists on Saturday, the Vice President said,“I think that for anyone who is in office, it (four years) would be too small because obviously, you have all manner of plans and things to deliver. But my take is that the moment you have theright people and you put the right structures in place, you can do a lot, and I think we have been blessed with an incredibly good team,”He said the present administration wanted to farther ahead in terms of manufacturing. He however described them as infrastructure constraints that cannot be developed overnight. This, he said, was why the government was investing heavily in infrastructure; rail, road and power.“This is the significant part of the investment that we are doing; concessioning the Lagos-Kano to General Electric, the narrow gauge, developing the standard gauge is important in terms of just movementof goods and all that. A lot of these initiatives would be a great help in moving goods,” he added.

Ex-ICPC chairman, Mustapha Akanbi, dies at 85

A former Pioneer Chairman ofIndependent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission(ICPC) and former President of theCourt of Appeal, Mustapha Akanbi, died in the early hours of today June 3rd at a private hospital in Ilorin,Born in September 1932, Mr Akanbi was called to the English Bar in 1963. He was subsequently called tothe Nigerian Bar in January 1964 andjoined the Ministry of Justice where he became a Senior State Counsel in1968.state after a brief illness. He was 85 years old.The burial of the deceased which is expected to be officiated by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Mohammed Bashir, will take place by12pm today at his GRA residence Ilorin.

Nigerian Islamic extremist, Michael Adebolajo who murdered a British soldier 'admits his guilt in jail confession and plans to write a letter of apology'

Michael Adebolajo,a Nigerian Islamic extremist who murdered British soldier fusilier LeeRigley in broad day light, has admitted his guilt in a jail confession and plans to write to Mr. Rigby's family to apologise for the horrific slaying thattook place opposite the royal Artillery barracks in Woolwich, Londonin 2013.The 31-year-old who is serving life behind bars in high-security HMP Woodhill, outside Milton Keynes is regarded as the most dangerous prisoner in the British penal system.It was reported that he expressed his remorse to fellow inmates and prison staff over the horrific slaying of the soldier, and also admitted he 'misinterpreted' the Koran having cited the Islam's holy book moments after the attack, which he carried out with accomplice Michael Adebowale,now 27.A source told The Sun on Sunday: 'Adebolajo is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous extremists in the prison system. A month ago he approached a fellow inmate and a member of prison pastoral staff to say he finally regretted the murder and acknowledged he took an innocent life.'According to other inmates, Adebolajo now wants to apologise toLee's family. But Lee's motherLyn Rigby, 51, who battled depression since the death of her son is said to be repulsed by Adebolajo's change of heart and will never forgive him.She told The Sun on Sunday: 'To hear his killer say that Lee was innocent and that he regrets killing him is the ultimate kick in the

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US government arrests two Nigerian pharmacists arrested over $9.6m illegal drugs distribution

An indictment was unsealed today charging three pharmacists, one doctor and two other individuals withconspiracy to illegally distribute prescription drugs, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.Charged in the indictment are: Nigerian pharmacists Enitan Sodiya-Ogundipe, 42, and Abiodun Fabode, 56, Pharmacist Amir Rafi, 49, Dr. Vasan Deshikachar, 50, Niesheia Tibu, 44, and Andrei Tibu, 30.The indictment alleges that from January 2015 through March 2018, these pharmacists and doctor conspired with the other defendants to issue and dispense a large number of prescription opioids for supposed patients, who did not havea legitimate medical need for the drugs.Deshikachar primarily prescribed oxycodone and oxymorphone, two ofthe most addictive opioids that have high street value. The Tibus would take the supposed patients to Precare Pharmacy, Global Health Pharmacy and Friendz Pharmacy, where Sodiya-Ogundipe, Rafi and Fabode would dispense the drugs.The Tibus then obtained the drugs and sold them on the street. According to the indictment, the pharmacies dispensed more than 344,737 dosage units of Schedule II opioid prescriptions during the course of the conspiracy. These controlled substances had a conservative street value in excess of $9,600,000.“In this case, three pharmacists and one doctor allegedly conspired to distribute nearly $10 million worth ofopioids into the community, potentially spreading addiction and causing untold damage to Michigan families.Diversion of prescription pills to the street market is a direct cause of thecurrent opioid epidemic facing our country,” U.S. Attorney Schneider said.

Osinbajo Vows Never To Stab President Buhari In The Bac

Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has reaffirmed hisloyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari.Osinbajo stated this while speaking to a congregation of clergies at a forum of Greater Nigeria Pastors’ Conference in Osogbo, Osun State on Friday.“I have made sure that it would not be said of methat I have stabbed the President in the back.“We must never be afraid speaking truthfully andforcefully on issues”, he said, adding that “there is no time that I did not represent the views of Nigerians, even if it is contrary to President’s view.”The Vice President added that “we have gone too far beyond the situation of playing games.“Our country is made up of Christians, Muslims and those who don’t believe in the two faiths. The right thing to do is that all treated justly.”Osinbajo, who was responding to questions raised by the chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Osun State chapter, Reverend Abraham Olasumbo Ige, emphasised that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) was committed to ending the spate of killings and violence in the country.According to him, “we must not allow the narrative being said about some issues to survive. There’s great determination to end the killings and hold accountable anybody arrested. We have to be very careful. We must put whatever happens in a context. If we don’t handle it carefully, we may put the country in a civil war.”

So SAD! 7 Persons Killed In Road Accident In Imo

A nursing mother and six others including the driver of a commercial bus heading to Owerri from Onitsha have been killed in an auto crash.The accident happened at Onitsha/Owerri road, precisely at Njaba hill, Imo State, according to Daily Sun.The newspaper reports that a Mercedes Benz lorry on high speed rammed into the bus conveying 16 passengers, causing the vehicle tosomersault several times, killing seven passengers and injuring 10 others.The newspaper further reported that the nursing mother was identified by a source who said she came from Umuogwuta, Ndegwu in Owerri west council area and was a petty trader who had gone to Onitsha market before she met her untimely death.The State Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, sector commander, Joseph Aremu confirmed the incident.He, however, added that while their preliminary investigation had indicted the lorry driver, furtherinvestigation was still ongoing to ascertain the actual cause of the accident.Aremu said the dead victims were immediately taken to the mortuary while the injured victims were conveyed to the hospital by his men from the Njaba unit.

N2.6bn: Appeal court acquits ex-NIMASA DG, Patrick Akpobolokemi

Former Director General of theNigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,Patrick Akpobolokemi, who was charged with an alleged fraud of N2.6bn has been discharged and acquited by theCourt of Appeal, Lagos division. The Appeal Court overruled the decision of Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court inLagos, who, on October 16, 2017, dismissedAkpobolokemi’s no-case submission.TheEconomic and Financial Crimes CommissionEFCChad on December4th 2015, arraigned Akpobolokemi alongside five others namely Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Governor Juan, Blockz and Stonz Limited and Al-Kenzo Logistics Limited, for allegedly diverting N2.6bn from the coffers of NIMASA between December 2013 and May 2015.The six defendants had all pleaded not guilty to the 22 charges pressed against them, following which the EFCC opened its case, calling 12 witnesses and tendering 77 exhibits in a bid to prove the allegation.Following an appeal by the defendants, the court of appeal discharged and acquitted Akpobolokemi of the entire 22-count charge The five other defendants were, however, not discharged by theappeal court which upheld the high court’s ruling that they had a case to answer.

12 African migrants shot dead by human traffickers in Libya

The United Nations says more than 12 African migrants were shot dead by human traffickers while attempting to escape a camp in Libya, where some were subjected to"torture" and "abuse and exploitation"."Human traffickers in Libya reportedly killed more than a dozen people and wounded many others after a group of some 200 Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis, being held captive, attempted to escape,"the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a statement. We are appalled by a deadly incident in Libya in which traffickers killed 12 people after a group of some 200 captive Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis attempted to escape.UNHCR colleagues are on the ground helping the survivors, who include children.https://t.co/9PvzLr0lZm— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees)June 1, 2018The incident occurred in Bani Walid, approximately 180 km (110 miles) southeast of the capital Tripoli, which is a transit point for migrants trying to reach Europe. People traffickers and kidnappers are believed to run 20 detention centres in the town."This latest deadly incident demonstrates, once again, the huge challenge of providing protection to refugees in Libya, where many people fleeing war and persecution fall prey to criminal networks,"UNHCR said.

2019: President Buhari meets his media support group, says ''It is very difficult to defend my administration''

President Buhari today met with members of the Buhari Media Organisation at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President Buhari thanked them for speaking on his behalf and also acknowldeged that his administration is one that is difficult to defend...''I don’t think I can thank you enough for your steadfastness under very difficult circumstances. It is not easy to defend this administration and more importantly, to defend me. Butyour consistency is giving me a lot of confidence and I knowyou are paying the price physically, mentally and materially because the opposition now is are sitting on incredible resources, which I’m afraid we cannot get at it all. For that reason, they are sponsoring mischief from different angles, which inspite of the incumbency of thegovernment, we cannot absolutely stop that. It is you people, that are quietly and openly fighting it and I cannot thank you enough for that,” he saidHe also told the group members thatthe opposition looted so much money that his administration might not be able to recover.The Buhari Media Organisation was the media outfit of the APC campaign team in 2015 which was named Buhari Media Support Organisation.See more photos from the meeting.

Two fraudsters arraigned for 10Million Naira scam using 18 different bank accounts to dupepeople

The Kaduna office of EFCC on Friday, June 1, 2018 arraigned the duo of Muhammed Suleiman and Uchelor Jude before Justice M.T Tukur of State High Court Kaduna ona two count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence.The alleged serial fraudsters conspired among themselves to defraud unsuspecting victims’ huge sums of money amounting to over 10million Naira by using eighteen different bank accounts after intimating them that they have secured a drainage construction contract purported to have been awarded by the Kaduna State Government to Gilmore construction Company.Count one reads that you Muhammed Suleiman ( AKA Muhammed Alhaji Hamza) and Uchelor Jude sometime between 2016 and 2017 in Kaduna State within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Kaduna State conspired among yourselves to do illegal act towit: obtaining money by false pretencce from one Anthong Chidozie the Managing Director of Pavatek Global Resources Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary Section 8 (a) of the AdvanceFee Fraud and other Fraud Related offences Act, 2006 and Punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.They pleaded not guilty to all the charges against them.In view of their plea, prosecution counsel, Sa'ad Hannafi Sa'ad requested for a date for commencement of trial, while praying the accused to be remanded in prison custody. In his ruling, Justice Tukur directed the accused to be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to the 6th of June for hearing of bail applications.

Round 2!... Bobrisky fires back at TV host, Hero Daniel; Says heis not on his level

Bobrisky and LITV host, Hero Danielsboth took a swipe at each other over Toyin Lawani's car gift to ex-BBNaija housemate, Nina, on Friday. Read previous reporthere.Bobrisky apparently isn't done with Hero, as he took to his Instagram page to slam him yet again in two seperate posts. Read below...Abeg if u know dis motherfucker with cow skull tell him I'm never in his level in any level. Did u cal urself a comedian ? U are not funny and I don't think anyone find ur dirty ass funny. Just because Linda ikeji employ u fool doesn't mean u have mouth to talk me. Pls how much is your salary...u wanna mess with me ! I will finish ur upcoming Career trust me. The last time I saw dis he goatwas at mega chicken. I don't even know the bastard. He walked up to me to introduce himself to me that he work forLinda in my mind I was like sothe fool was now asking formy no. Now the idiot wanna talk to me. U want to use me to blow abi ? Naaa ur own will never work. For those of u who don't know wat dis idiot did. He mentioned me on a post that was going viral lastnite and I saw it. And I responded to the idiot never to include my name or come close to me again whenever he see me in public, But wait Guys ! Y do some people pretend to like u wen they are alone with u and later go behind to gossip. I'm waiting for ur clap back o and see how I will finish u asap. Idiot see his ear like church standing fan. Foolish boy.

Ex-Police Commissioner Onofiok arraigned on alleged N1.9bn fraud

Justice Chizoba Oji of FCT High Court, Apo, on Friday granted N50mbail to Victor Onofiok, ex-Commissioner of Police, who was arraigned on 21 counts bordering on fraud to the tune of N1.9bn.Oji also ordered the defendant to provide two sureties with landed property and resident in the FCT.She adjourned the case until October 4 and October 16 for definite hearing.The Economic and Financial CrimesCommission arraigned the former commissioner of Police for alleged money laundering and illegal diversion of Police funds, offences he denied committing.When the case came up on Wednesday, May 23, Oji adjourned the case until June 1, to rule on Onofiok’s bail application, as he denied committing the alleged offences.The prosecutor, Deborah Eteh, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offences between 2008 and 2009; and 2011.She said that Onofiok, while servingas the CP in charge of Works, Logistics and Supply of the Nigeria Police Force, abused his office.She alleged that the defendant awarded contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of Police facilities across the country to his personal companies.Eteh said that the defendant, while serving as CP Force Headquarters, between 2008 and 2009 at Abuja, unlawfully used his office and position to corruptly confer undue advantage upon himself by using companies registered in his name.She listed them as: Faksene International, Dutse Allah Construction Ventures, Nne-Edak Technical Ventures, Puristic Adherent Company, and Quality Watch Construction Company.The prosecutor also said that in 2011, the defendant used his position to secure contract for the construction of Police quarters, at Victoria Island and Ikorodu, worth N95.67m.The offences contravened the provisions of Section 12 of the Corrupt Practices and other RelatedOffences Act 2000.

Armed police officer kills hotel customer in Lagos

A customer who came to have a drink at a Lagos hotel was shot and killed after hot exchange of words and attempt to disarm a mobile police officer attached to the hotel. According to reports the incident happened at the popular Ileviaoje Hotel and Suites located at Obalade Street, Ajagun Estate, Ijegun, Lagos. The victim identified as Jude a.k.a Cornell was said to have been hit by the bullet released by the unidentified officer, who is said to beon the run now. Following the incident, youths in the area mobilised, attacked the hotel, damaged about seven vehicles parked inside and almost razed the main hotel building. It took the intervention of the DPO Isheri Oshun Division and his team, who went there and prevented the irate youths from causing more damages in the hotel.The lifeless body of the deceased was retrieved by the police and deposited at the Yaba mortuary for autopsy report. It was learnt that the victim and his friends went to the hotel to drink and while they were inside there, they quarreled among themselves. The police officer who was with his AK47 rifle, went to them, confronted and asked the victim to leave the hotel premises if they wanted to fight. At that point, the victim and the police officer had an exchange of hot words, to the extent that the victim held his gun and attempted to disarmed him. It was during the scuffle that the police officer was said to have shot him, he fell down and died immediately. By the time hewas taken to a hospital, he was already dead and the doctors certified him dead.Meanwhile, the hotel has been temporary shut down for business and seven of the angry youths were said to have been arrested and detained at Area M Command, Idimu over the looting and destruction of properties at the hotel.

White woman calls on EFCC to leave Yahoo boys alone, says " We are happy sending them money"

A Caucasian woman has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to leave Yahoo boys alone and stop hunting them for their cyber crimes.The woman said they don't mind sending their money to Yahoo boys because they make them happy. She added that it is the duty of white women to make Yahoo boys fresh.She said:EFCC Nigeria, leave Yahoo boys alone. It's our duty to make them fresh. We are happy sending the boys money because they make us happy.

17m people left Africa in 2017 in search of greener pastures – UN report