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Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud.       The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned …

Justice Ayokunle Faji of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has sentenced a 36-year-old man, Nnamani Sunday Sunny, to four years imprisonment for attempting to export 800 grams of Cannabis Sativa, also called Marijuana, to United Kingdom.    Sunday was sentenced on Monday, November 18, 2024, without an option of a fine.   Earlier, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency prosecutor, …

 Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has announced that his country will be reducing the number of immigrants that will come to Canada in the next three years to address the challenges of rapid population growth. Trudeau made the remarks in a video posted on Trudeau’s YouTube channel on Sunday night, November 17. “In the last two years, our population has …

McIlroy finished two strokes ahead of Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard at Jumeirah Golf Estates after a three-under-par 69 in his final round and appeared emotional when interviewed on the 18th green. It was his third consecutive time topping the DP World Tour’s rankings, with his sixth overall title drawing him level with the mark set by Seve Ballesteros. Although many will …

A 73-year-old fitness enthusiast has gone viral after stating that she can never be submissive in marriage and did not teach her daughters to be so.  Rosalind Umar,  who has been married for 42 years, said this while appearing on the Honest Bunch Podcast.  She said: “I can never be submissive to a man, neither my six daughters.  “Submissive? Total …

A Nigerian woman is getting married to a white man she met “by accident”.  She explained that when former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari banned Twitter, she had to use VPN to change her location online so it appears she’s in a different location and this allowed her to access Twitter online.  It was during this period that she met her …

A nurse who was abducted by Boko Haram in 2018 has just regained freedom after 6 years in captivity.  42-year-old Alice Loksha was abducted while working at a UNICEF office  in  Kala Balge, Borno State.  Speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Friday, Nov. 15, deputy, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Chigbu, who was representing the Theatre Commander of the …

When you think of Hollywood’s best men, Denzel Washington’s name is always top of mind. With a career spanning decades, he’s given us unforgettable performances in classics like Training Day, Malcolm X, and The Equalizer series. In an interview with BBC1Xtra, the veteran actor said that he couldn’t remember the last time he auditioned for a role. “It’s been about …

The High Court in Polokwane, South Africa has convicted and sentenced a 37-year-old man, Thabo Ali Molobela, to 35 years imprisonment for m8rder, and attempted m8rder.    In September last year, police in Limpopo had traced and arrested Mobobela, who had been on the run after he allegedly shot his wife, their child, her four family members, k!lling two at …

A nurse, training at the same school of nursing where her mother trained 20 years ago, has recreated a photo her mother took at the exact same spot in the same hospital.  The nurse posed for a photo at the School of Psychiatry Nursing, Psychiatric Hospital Uselu, Beninin City, Edo State.  She shared the photo alongside a similar photo her …