Category: Odd news

France Bans Osama Bin Laden’s Son From Entering The Country

ADEOLA YUSUF

French authorities have ordered Omar bin Laden, a painter and the son of slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to leave the country over his terror-inciting posts on social media, France’s interior minister announced on Tuesday., October 8. Born in Saudi Arabia, Omar bin Laden, 43, has also lived in Sudan and Afghanistan. He left his father at the age of 19 and eventually settled in Normandy, France in 2016, taking up the skill of painting. France’s new interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, said on X on Tuesday that Omar…

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Naira Depreciates Against Dollar Amid FX Supply Drop

ADEOLA YUSUF

The naira depreciated against the dollar at the foreign exchange market to begin the week as FX supply dropped further. FMDQ data showed that the naira slightly weakened at N1635.15 per dollar on Monday compared to N1631.21 exchanged on Friday last week. This represents a marginal N3.94 depreciation against the dollar. Similarly, at the black market, the naira depreciated to N1775 per dollar on Monday from the N1770 exchange rate at the close of last week. This development comes as Foreign Exchange daily transaction turnover further slumped to $126.24 million…

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Man Stabbed To Death By Prostitute He Brought To His Home In Lagos

ADEOLA YUSUF

A 48-year-old man simply identified as Okafor has been stabbed to death allegedly by a prostitute, Joy Kelvin, who he brought to his home in the Jakande area last night October 6. Men of the Ilasan police division received a complaint today October 7, from a man that his friend, Okafor, was reportedly st@bbed in his house at the Jakande housing estate in Lekki. READ ALSO: Why Alimosho LG Chair, Jelili Sulaimon, Was Suspended With Unanimous Vote – Lagos Assembly ‘Better Days Ahead,’ Oil Contracting Cycle, Middlemen Fixed – NCDMB…

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Senator Jonathan Zwingina Dies At 70

ADEOLA YUSUF

Zwingina was one of the founding members of PDP and was elected as a senator on the platform of the party in 1999. A former Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina has passed on. The former lawmaker who represented Adamawa South Senatorial District in the senate gave up the ghost on Wednesday at the age of 70. A reliable source confirmed to TheNiche that he died in an hospital in Abuja after a protracted illness. READ ALSO: Many Nigerians Cooking Unhealthily Because We Neglected LPG – Energy Expert Candidates’ll Henceforth Pay…

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Woman Who Hired Neighbour To Kill Her Uncle Bags 26 Year-Jail Term

ADEOLA YUSUF

A South African woman who hired her neighbour to kill her uncle so that she could benefit from an insurance policy has been sentenced to an effective 26 years behind bars. Nompelo Maloyi, 37, and her neighbour and hitman Yithulwazi “Lwazi” Kay, 35, were sentenced in the High Court of South Eastern Cape Division. Kay also received a 26 year jail term. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the duo were convicted for the murder of 66-year-old Mynhardt Maloyi. The victim was found inside his house in Henry Street in…

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Bobrisky Sues Verydarkman For ₦1bn Over Defamation Allegations

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian crossdresser and social media personality, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has filed a ₦1 billion lawsuit against Martins Vincent Otse, commonly known as VeryDarkMan, accusing him of defamation through an audio clip. The lawsuit, announced via Bobrisky’s Instagram account on Sunday, claims that VeryDarkMan released an AI-generated audio recording that falsely implicated Bobrisky in illicit relationships with high-profile figures, including politicians and law enforcement officials. In the suit, Bobrisky’s lawyers alleged that VeryDarkMan used their client’s name and influence for personal gain, making unsubstantiated claims about his relationships…

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Japa: Why I Returned To Nigeria After 25 Years in US — Surgeon

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Nigerian associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, Dr Julius Oni, has relocated back to Nigeria after spending 25 years in the United States. In a video that has since gone viral, Oni shared details about his decision, saying, “I reverse Japa from the U.S. to Nigeria 6 weeks ago,” referencing the popular Nigerian term ‘Japa,’ which means to flee or emigrate in search of better opportunities. “I relocated from the U.S. to Nigeria. I took a leave of absence from my job at Johns Hopkins, sold my house, sold my…

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Bobrisky: Nigerian Top Prison Officers Suspended, More Heads To Roll

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government has suspended the officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos State, following an audio leak indicating that cross dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky who was convicted of a crime and sentenced to six months in jail was given an apartment outside the custodial centre. Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB, Ja’afaru Ahmed disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo had on Wednesday initiated a probe of the…

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Akwa Ibom Gov’s Wife, Patience Uno, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

Patience Uno passed away at the hospital on Thursday, in the presence of her family, after a brief illness Her Excellency, Pastor Mrs. Patience Eno, wife of the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno has passed away.. She died at the hospital on Thursday, in the presence of her family, after a brief illness at the age of 57. READ ALSO: Portugal’s Top Private School Rejects Ronaldo’s Children. Here’s Why Offa Bank Robbers To Die By Hanging – Court Nigeria Proposes NIN, Tax For Foreigners CBN Hikes…

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Bobrisky: I’ll never defame Uncle Femi Falana – Verydarkman

ADEOLA YUSUF

Social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman, has denied allegations of defamation against prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN. VeryDarkMan denied the allegation in a video post on his Instagram account while expressing his deep respect for Falana whom he described as his Uncle. This follows Nigerian rapper Falz’s threat of legal action against Verydarkman on Wednesday, after being accused, along with his father, Femi Falana, of involvement in a voice recording linked to a controversial bribery scandal involving crossdresser Bobrisky and the Economic and Financial…

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