LOBATAN: Customers To Submit Facebook, Twitter Handles Under CBN Anti-Money Laundry, Terrorism Regulations

Commercial bank customers in the country are required to submit their social media handles and emails to their banks according to the new Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, due diligence regulations to deepen the identification process in the banking sector.

Report: The Lagos witch that missed her way ...Video

A black bird, flying in company of two other black birds, suddenly landed on a moving pick up van, owned by Eko Distribution Company. 

 

Like magic, the bird transformed into an old woman. 

 

Residents of Ajegunle, where this amazing scene happened were said to have been bewildered.

S3x in the church-and murder of pregnant choir mistress: Pastors rip apart General Overseer from hell

Pastors descend on Church Overseer who is to die by hanging in Rivers State for the murder of his pregnant mistress, her friend and nine-year-old daughter.

 The involvement of supposed men of God in heinous crimes has left a big
question mark as to who really is a man of God and how does the public know one?

 

In a recent case, in Rivers State, the General Overseer of Altar of Solution and Healing Assembly, Pastor Chidiebere Okoroafor, blamed the devil after being sentenced to death by a Port Harcourt High Court for the murder of his choir mistress, her friend and 11-month-old toddler.

And the response from the clergy was “you were never a man of God.”

Manifestation of the beast in Afam, Oyigbo Local Government Area based Okoroafor came into light when operatives of the Homicide Department of Rivers Police Command apprehended him on December 17, 2017 following the alarm raised by one Joseph Ezenwa.

Ezenwa’s wife, Chigozie, with nine months old Christabel strapped to her back, had accompanied her friend, Orlunma Nwagba, to meet Okoroafor, their pastor.

In the police account of his confession, Okoroafor had, in a secret sexual affair, impregnated 25-year-old Orlunma, his church choir mistress.

Both friends on December 11, 2017 set out to confront the General Overseer to resolve the scandalous pregnancy issue.

 

Apparently decided on erasing the looming scandal on his own terms, Okoroafor had separated his visitors.

 

He lured the pregnant choir mistress to an uncompleted building while asking her friend to stay three “poles” away.

According to then-DCP Cyril Okoro of the Rivers Police Command, the pastor strangled Orlunma in the uncompleted building.

He then rejoined Chigozie and left with her and her baby on a tricycle (keke) to Afam Roundabout.

From the roundabout, they took a motorbike on lonely Igberu Road.

 

Okoroafor murdered his second victim in an isolated bush, using the wrapper with which Chigozie strapped her baby to her back to suffocate her.

“The baby was equally discovered dead. This murder by the suspect was premeditated, callous and devoid of human sympathy,” Okoro had said, adding that the pastor manipulated both friends after taking advantage of the trust they had in him.

Retribution

Eight years after, Justice S.O Benson, in the June 6, 2023 judgment, said the evidence and confessional statements from the pastor showed he committed the crime.

The prosecution, having proven the case of murder against the cleric, the judge ordered that Okoroafor be killed by hanging or served lethal injection which kills faster.

 

Counsel from the state Ministry of Justice, Precious Ordu, said the prosecution was undaunted despite receiving threats through the trial and that it was gratifying that “justice has been served to state, the complainant, and the convict”, while also thanking the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) which brought up the case before the state took over.

Resolved to appeal the judgment, counsel for the defendant, Dr Innocent Ekwu, said the court ‘misconceived the law’, adding, “The court held there was no eyewitness, not even one throughout the trial. The court also held there was no circumstantial evidence linking the fellow to murder.

Barren Woman Returns Stolen Baby To Celestial Church of Christ In Abeokuta

     Good news for the parents of a stolen baby in Abeokuta, Ogun  State. The childless woman Emmanuela Subomi who had stolen the baby has returned the eight month baby. The baby, Daresimi was returned under the cover of night last Friday to the Celestial Church where it was stolen.
                      It was a mystery woman who stole the baby while her mother was singing in the choir a fortnight ago.

AWON TO GA NINU AYE: Funke Akindele Acquires A Private Jet And A Gigantic Mansion

 

Popular Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has got many people talking online following her recent video that surfaced online.

Actress Funke Akindele who has been on top of the game for the past 15 years has acquired a private jet and her dream penthouse.

Attack On Dokubo Insult Taken Too Far, Group Warns Ex-Militant Leader

The Niger Delta Special Force (NDSF) has warned ex-militant leader, Eshanekpe Israel, popularly known as General Israel, over what they termed as an ‘unguarded utterance’ against the founder of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Asari Dokubo.

Recall that Dokubo alleged during a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Villa last week, that the Nigerian military was complicit in crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region.

“You will make it” – Nigerian lady who used to hawk soft drinks relocates Abroad, starts working as ‘nurse’

A young lady who used to hawk soft drinks in Nigeria for hours in the hot sun has finally made it in life. 

At a point in the video shared on TikTok, the lady, @sinatu26, showed how hawking for hours had a bad effect on her feet. Her legs had a series of cuts.

BREAKING: Tinubu finally opens up on why he suspends Emefiele as CBN governor

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has opened up on why he suspended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

Recall that Emefiele was suspended and subsequently detained by the DSS on Saturday, June 10, 2023.

Singer Banky W causes stir as he allegedly impregnates his USA side chick (Details)

Famous Nigerian singer turned pastor Olubankole Wellington professionally known as Banky W is one of the trending conversations online following infidelity information about him making the rounds.

Reports trending on social media disclosed that Banky W who is married to Adesua Etomi has allegedly impregnated his USA side chick.

This information was made known to all and sundry by the controversial and contentious blog, Gistlover via its page on the photo and video sharing app, Instagram.

Nigerians React As Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Rejects Photo With Tinubu

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Saturday come under fire after posting pictures of herself with other Presidents at the Paris Global Financial summit but conspicuously missing Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria.

FBI arrests Governor Abiodun's aide over N144 million wire fraud.

FBI arrests Governor Abiodun's aide over N144 million wire fraud.

Abidemi Rufai, aka Sandy Tang, 42, was arrested on Friday, May 14, 2021 at the JFK Airport in New York on a criminal complaint charging him with wire fraud to the tune of $350,000 or over N144 million.

NAFDAC parades suspected food, drug fraudsters

The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration And Control, on Thursday, paraded some suspected drug and food fraudsters.

Director General, NAFDAC, Prof. Christianah Adeyeye, in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Friday, said one Mr Okeke Francis of No. 28 Otigba Crescent, G.R.A. Onitsha, Anambra State, was arrested with expired G-Man organic energy drink in Onitsha, Anambra State.

OMO ONILE: Lagos community tackles realtor over property demolition

The Eyin Osa Resettlement Committee, Lagos State, has lamented the continued encroachment on their land by suspected land grabbers.

The committee alleged that a realtor, identified simply as Murphy, recently invaded the expanse of land lying at Eyin Osa, Epe Expressway, Epe, with thugs and policemen from the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (task force).

Suspects steal diesel from generator powering streetlights

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Ekiti State Police Command, have arrested two suspects for siphoning diesel from the generating plants used in powering streetlights in the Ado Ekiti area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, on Thursday, said the two suspects, Danjuma and Idowu, were arrested on Wednesday by men of the RRS along the NTA Road, Ado Ekiti, while trying to get away with a 25-litre gallon containing diesel suspected to have been siphoned from the generating set.

Kwara herder hacks girl with cutlass over s£x

A 25-year-old cattle rearer, Mohammed Abubakar, has been arraigned at a Magistrate Court in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital for allegedly inflicting bodily injury on a girl, Mohammed Aisha, over sex.

He was brought to court on two counts of causing grievous hurt and attempting to commit culpable homicide.

UPDATED: Tribunal admits Chicago varsity, NYSC, other certificates against Tinubu

The Presidential Election Petitions Court has admitted certified copies of academic and work records of President Bola Tinubu tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, reading different names that he registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Breaking: 2023 Election: Atiku Abubakar Closes Case Against Tinubu At Tribunal

Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has closed his case at the Presidential Election Petitions Court. 

 

ESABOD NEWS reports that today’s sitting witnessed the admission of certified copies of academic and work records submitted by the PDP. 

Lady Stirs Reaction As She Asks ‘Sugar Daddy’ To Leave Wife During Pastor Jerry Eze’s Live Prayer

A woman recognized as Felicity Bold on her Facebook account has stirred conversation across the internet due to her unexpected prayer request during Pastor Jerry Eze’s routine online morning devotional session. 

 

Participating in the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD), Felicity made a bold appeal.

 

Hike In Electricity Tariff: Let The Poor Breathe – HURIWA Tasks Tinubu

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Friday, backed the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in rejecting the proposed 40% electricity tariff hike by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government with effect from July 1, 2023.

HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, described the plans as satanic and anti-people, stressing that the administration of President Tinubu is unfeeling and totally detached from the suffering of over 130 million multi-dimensionally poor Nigerians.

Titan Sub: Tributes Pour In For ‘True Explorers’ Killed In ‘Catastrophic Implosion’

• Families, friends, colleagues remember Stockton Rush, Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Shahzada and Suleman Dawood ..

  Tributes are already pouring for the five people who are now believed to have been instantly killed in a “catastrophic implosion” of the Titan submersible during its dive to the Titanic.

  After days of aerial and underwater searches, a robotic diving vehicle deployed from a Canadian ship on Thursday discovered a debris field from the submersible Titan on the seabed 1,600 feet (488 metres) from the bow of the Titanic.

Men should not be with one woman — Rapper, Speed Darlington

Men should not be with one woman — Rapper, Speed Darlington

US-based Nigerian rapper, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has stated why men should not be with one woman.

The rapper stated this in an interview on ‘The Honest Bunch Podcast’

BREAKING: President Tinubu Suspends CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect.

This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy.

Police, Amotekun, NSCDS, Others Rescue 13 Victims from Kidnappers in Ondo

No fewer than 13 persons kidnapped along Abuja Road in Isua,  the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State by  gunmen have been rescued by personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun and others.

How I drove from Ogun to Gombe —21-yr-old female truck driver

A 21-year-old female truck driver, Ms Omolade Ademola, from Ogbomosho, Oyo State, said the longest journey she drove was from Ogun State to Gombe State, in her three-year experience in truck driving.

 

The young lady learnt truck driving in the Ajah-Eleko area of Lagos State, after her senior secondary school examination, SSCE, adding that she has driven to Akure, Ilorin and Osogbo, which are capital cities of Ondo, Kwara, and Osun states, respectively.

Nollywood Actress, Iyabo Ojo queries lover over photo with lady

In the old photo posted on her Instagram page, a lady in blue could be seen seductively bending in front of Paulo Okoye as they posed for a photo.

Iyabo pondered on how her lover would explain the photo to her as she vowed to query him.

“I was just wondering if this was @pauloo2104. How will he explain this to me ooooo? That the lady in blue is just & that it’s just a business photo shoot and nothing else? He go answer query taya oooo”.

WAEC arrests over 20 exam officials for malpractice

No fewer than 20 school officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council (WAEC)  in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.

LOBATAN: Nigeria can’t continue to be Father Christmas to neighbouring countries – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu said Nigeria can not continue to be a Father Christmas to the neighbouring countries in the guise of subsidy on the premium motor spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol.

Tinubu stated this at a meeting with the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) at Aso Rock on Friday.

 

I’m used to things Nigerians say about my Late husband – Abacha’s wife

Maryam Abacha, wife of late Nigeria’s military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has said that since after the death of her husband, she has never missed the Presidential Villa.

She stated so while speaking to BBC Hausa about her experiences as the former first lady of Nigeria.

Police Raid Former Zamfara Gov, Bello Mattawale’s House Over Missing Vehicles

 

The Editor Nigeria reports that men of the Nigerian police force have raided the home of former Zamfara governor, Bello Mattawale in search of missing government vehicles.

This was made known by a former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on his social media page.

I Fled To London Because My Husband Wanted To Kill Me – Wife Of Ondo Dep Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa

The Editor Nigeria reports that Ondo state deputy governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa has been accused of domestic violence by his wife, Seun Ayedatiwa

NEWSI Fled To London Because My Husband Wanted To Kill Me – Wife Of Ondo Dep Governor, Lucky AyedatiwaPublished 9 hours ago on June 9, 2023By feyisola05

President Tinubu Signs Electricity Act 2023 Into Law

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the Electricity Act 2023 which was initially passed by lawmakers in July 2022.

The Electricity Act will replace the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005. It provides a framework to guide the post-privatization phase of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) as well as encourage private sector investments in the sector.

Highlighted below are some of the functions the Electricity Act seeks to guide-

Father Mbaka reveals identity of staff who tried to poison him

 

Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, AMEN, has claimed that his erstwhile cook tried to poison him.

According to Mbaka, God revealed this to him in a vision.

The cleric said this in a video posted on the ministry’s Facebook page.

The video was recorded while the cleric was ministering in one of his church programmes.

Apostle Suleman Reveals Why He Attacked TB Joshua When He Was Alive

The president of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman has disclosed the reason he attacked the late Prophet TB Joshua.

Suleman, in a video uploaded by his church on YouTube following the second memorial anniversary of Joshua, who died on June 5, 2021, said he attacked the clergyman because of a woman who told lies about several clergymen on Joshua’s pulpit.

Ex-Ekiti Speaker, one other remanded over fraud, attempted murder

 

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a former Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, and one Tajero Adebayo in the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre over cases involving fraud and attempted murder.

Olugbemi, 48, and Adebayo, 42, whose addresses were not given, are facing a four-count of conspiracy, fraud, attempted murder and threat of violence. 

OMG: Shettima mourns slain UI Professor, Ajewole⁣

The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, described the murder of the renowned Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan, Opeyemi Ajewole, “as a rude shock.” ⁣
⁣
He also commiserates with family while praying for the repose of Ajewole’s soul. ⁣
⁣
The PUNCH reported that suspected gunmen shot and killed the Professor on his way home on Monday night.⁣

THANKS: Nigeria minimum wages approved from N30,000 to N40,000

The Edo State Government on Tuesday empathized with the citizens over the removal of fuel subsidy which has led to an increase in the price of goods and services.

The state governor, Godwin Obaseki, who stated said that civil and public servants would work three days a week as against five days due to the rise in transportation.