Good day to all reputable peoples here. Forgive me of this my lengthy write up but I'm here to seek advice on how to go about the ugly situation I found myself in. In relation to the link I posted up, I contact the seller of the said phone in order to get the phone as the current one I was using had started malfunctioning ever since I changed the screen month ago. The seller is located at Ado-ekiti as he said while I'm based in Ibadan, after agreeing on price as he said he needed the money urgently for his children school fees, I asked of how to go about payment and delivery, he said I'll have to pay first which I didn't agree to, I suggest we make use of a reputable nairalander as an escrow which he didn't subscribe to. I didn't follow up again as that was a red flag for me, he claimed to be honest that he didn't need an escrow for his service. Just last weekend, we got back to talking when he questioned about how I won't run off with the phone without paying, I told him that it won't be the first time I'll be getting things online, he asked me for any means of identification which I told him I have none as I'm just seeking admission to UI and my workplace doesn't have one but I provided him my NIN. He later told me that (omo ìyá mi ni e -i.e I'm also his kin being a Yoruba boy). He agreed to send the phone after which I'll pay 45k outta the 60k we agreed on, I'll balance him later. We talked more on where to deliver it to when he made mention of iworoad, gate etc that he do frequent Ibadan that it's just because of his work hence he would have made the delivery himself, he asked of my details. On Tuesday , yesterday., He called me in the morning that he'll be taking the package together with him to the motor park on his way to work, and I told him I will transfer the money as soon as I get to work using a colleague phone as I had to sell my phone to add to the money since the phone is becoming more faulty. Around 10am, I called him, he said I should give him an hour that he couldn't went to the park again that he'll be in an hour time,. This is where I made the foolish mistake of sending him the 45k cos I'd believe him to be legit as per say we relate well together being of the same tribe. He called me back around midday to tell me that he'd got to the park and made the delivery that I may even get it before the day end. I called him back at to ask of the driver's number but he didn't pick up and the number had been switched off since. It went through today on way back home from work around 7pm which wasn't picked also but not going through anymore.
I know I messed up a big time sending money to an unknown person whose only number and account details I know of as he uses a zenith bank account. I've gotten items from unknown person on NL without knowing them, Jboixxx on the phone section from far Taraba is someone I've never seen, I only send him money and sleep, I'm sure I'll get the delivery, I paid 180k for a phone I got for someone from Meister without ever knowing him, the phone I was using before was gotten from saint2ace and he delivered. Please 🙏 how do I go about the situation and get the money back? It's my last fund, I don't have any phone on me to even check my admission status as it's speculated that UI will release cut off marks this week. I'm thinking of going to report to police station but the amount I may incur tagging the police will be much or file a report against the account at a zenith bank branch here. Pls, I need help, his contact info is 09159728821 I'll post his account details and chats once I get a phone to access my backed up files
Mods help pls push to frontpage cc dragnet, honsule, dominique
I know say na phone issue but why can't you go to reputable stores to buy your phone to avoid all these explanation now no evidence
PrinceJoeWan: Expect Nigerian politicians both losers and winners of the last election to use congratulatory messages to remind us that they exist! Atiku will be the first
PrinceJoeWan: Expect Nigerian politicians both losers and winners of the last election to use congratulatory messages to remind us that they exist! Atiku will be the first
naijamanyoutube: I arrived Rome on Wednesday from Helsinki, Finland.
The first day, I met up with an old friend from Uruguay, that I've not seen for over 20 years. He's been living in Italy for almost 20 years after him japa from Uruguay, for greener pasture.
On Thursday, I was craving some Naija food, so I searched on google and I found this spot called Afrik Cavour Kitchen.
Below are some photos. The food was delicious. The total came up to 25 euros because I asked for an extra pounded yam, but then I gave them 5 euros tip, because they were nice people. I would give more, but I'm a poor man.
Here is their address: Via Cavour, 254, 00184 Roma RM
If you want to know about where to find Naija food when you japa, subscribe to my YouTube channel, because I will keep bring new info.
iLegendd: So, I was watching Tiktok and came across a video of a bunch of guys refilling empty Hollandia can with their home-made milky-looking alternative in a somewhat not-that-clean environment.
This got me upset. I'm a Hollandia regular buyer, but I feel they've infiltrated that company just the same way they did with Eva water.
For the last time, I decided buy Hollandia and Peak Yoghurt (never drank the Peak's version before, so this is my first time).
The Peak has a seal and this alone gives them instant 10 points. Hollandia has no seal — just the first cover.
When it comes to taste, I think I prefer the Peak because I'll use it to drink garri.
So, no more Hollandia or V-Smartic (too sugary)
I never wanted to make this post, but I just want to let everyone know there are too many fake Hollandia and Eva water out there.
Change your brand. Buy Peak Yoghurt or Aquafina water instead of Hollandia and Eva water.
But Africans too wicked o. Can't you start your own company, register with NAFDAC and start your own production instead of ruining other people's businesses. This thing we do is not good.
A time will come when everything that enters my mouth will be produced by me — I don't trust anybody again.
Pineapplelove: I am not happy it had to end this way. I don't want to continue living like this. Life is hard, very hard than I could handle. Just too many problems and challenges I am struggling with. Nobody wants to listen and I endup talking to myself.
Maybe I chose this journey before birth, then obviously I made a mistake. Or maybe I didn't
I wish I can restart. I have made many wrong decisions but I hope you find a reason to forgive and put me in a better place, if I have to come back to earth. I have always been afraid but I cannot continue to be hungry, lonely, jobless and depressed.
Are you dying or not because the your English is to flawless to die
Notable Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola professionally known as Portable made a bold statement in a new video where he disclosed that he will surely win a Grammy Award if Wizkid gives him a verse.
In a circulating online video, Portable could be heard expressing a fervent desire for a verse from Wizkid, firmly believing that such collaboration would greatly elevate his career to new heights.
He asserted with confidence that Wizkid’s influence on the song was so potent that any word uttered by the acclaimed artist would virtually guarantee a Grammy for him.
Showing that he is a big fan of the Wizkid, Portable who is still with British rapper Skepta in London dishes out the singer’s famous lyrics in the song.
He uttered; “E-ye, oh, na-na-na, e-ye, ye, E-ye, oh, na-na-na.”
Bobloco: The pan-northern socio-political organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday, demanded the removal of the General Officer Commanding One Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Major-General V.U. Okoro, over the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday night.
The ACF made the demand on Thursday as the Federal Government vowed to punish whoever was found culpable in the accidental bombing.
An air strike intended to flush out terrorists had on Sunday night accidentally hit civilians during a religious celebration at Tudun Biri.
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu, during a visit to the victims of the bombing at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital Kaduna on Thursday, said the government would get to the root of the incident.
He stated, “All measures will be taken to ensure that future occurrences are averted. The government will go to the root of the issue and anyone found culpable will be punished accordingly.”
Shettima disclosed that victims of the bombing would be taken care of under the Fulako Initiative of the President, which he described as a non-kinetic solution to the challenges in the North-West.
According to him, beneficiary states of the initiative include Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, and Kaduna. He added that for the purpose of equity and justice, Niger and Benue states were included.
Bombed community
According to Shettima, the Tudun Biri community will be the first community to be rebuilt under the new initiative.
He stated, “President Bola Tinubu sent us to commiserate with the people of Kaduna over the tragic incident. The calibre of people that are here with me is a testimony of how deeply touched the President is by the incident.
“The President was deeply touched by what happened. We would like to assure the people and the government of Kaduna State that the Federal Government will take measures to protect and preserve the interest of our nation.
“The victims will be well taken care of under the Fulako Initiative and this community will be the first to be rebuilt in the North-West zone.
Later on Thursday evening, the Vice-President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, explained that the project, which would begin in January 2024, would include the building of houses, clinics, schools, veterinary clinics, empowerment initiatives, and solar energy, among others, in the Tudun Biri community.
He stated, “The President directed that the Pullako Initiative be kick-started here in Kaduna State. Tudun Biri will be the first beneficiary of that scheme. We are going to build houses that will complement the efforts of the Right Honorable Speaker.”
At the Sir Kashim Government House, Kaduna, where the Vice-President met with religious and traditional leaders, as well as some leaders of the affected community, Shettima stated, “The heart of the President is with the bereaved families. Rest assured that the Federal Government stands by the community affected and the government and people of Kaduna State on this unfortunate incident. The President called me more than 17 times on this matter when he was outside the country.
“As directed by Mr President, an investigation is being conducted with a view to preventing recurrence of the incident and we expect the report to be submitted very soon,” Shettima stated.
He commended the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, for bringing the religious leaders together under one umbrella, saying that “what binds us together as a prime supersedes what divides us. In this trying moment, he brought together the two heads.”
On his part, the governor commended the President for the high-powered delegation sent to commiserate with the people of the state and for responding to the call for an investigation into the matter.
“The Federal Government has responded positively by saying that there is going to be proper investigation, as soon as possible and the outcome will be made public to Nigerians,” he said.
Sani said the state government would ensure that the wounded were provided with proper medical care and cater for the orphans.
ACF on GOC
But the ACF, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad, called for the removal of some army officers in Kaduna to ensure thorough investigations.
It said, “The General Officer Commanding of One Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, along with his immediate subordinate officers should be redeployed to allow for unfettered investigations.
“As a trite principle of justice, One Division of the Nigerian Army must not and should not be allowed to investigate itself. An independent panel of investigators is clearly indicated. Further, the results of the investigations must be made public, issues that border on national security considerations excepted.
“The defence headquarters should retract its needless statement. The Ministry of Defence, and the Armed Forces in particular, should take steps to ensure that such incidents are avoided or contained to the barest minimum humanly possible.
“The Federal Government must take responsibility for full compensation to all victims of Tudun Biri. The gesture should also be extended to victims from all previous such incidents.”
The ACF pointed out that since the Sunday, December 3, 2023, incident, two significant events had occurred to warrant a reaction by the forum.
It welcomed the visit of the Minister of State (Defence) along with the Chief of Army Staff and other top government officials to the Tudun Biri Community on December 6, 2023, where the delegation also attended the funeral rites of some of the 126 victims of the incident.
“The visit was very appropriate and gave the Federal Government as well as the Nigerian Army a needed human face. The ACF considers the visit a welcome departure from earlier rather insipid response to the incident by officers of One Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna.
“Although the ACF is not aware of specific words of apology from the Minister of State over the incident, arguably, the visit was in itself an apology enough to the Tudun Biri community.”
The forum stated that the COAS had announced a donation of N10m to the community, which the ACF considered as grossly inadequate, firmly believing that it was the Federal Government, not the Nigerian Army, that should take responsibility for full compensation for deaths and injuries to victims arising from the incident.
“Still, the ACF urges the army chief, as a sign of good faith, to follow up with additional steps to ameliorate the pains and suffering of the community. The plaintive Tudun Biri community must not be left alone in its recovery process,” it stated.
The forum further noted that the statement of the defence headquarters of the Armed Forces, released on December 5, 2023, was totally unnecessary.
It stated, “It was especially painful viewed, as it must be, against the human costs of the tragedy. The wounds of the injured were and are still fresh and many of the dead unburied at the time of the statement. For these reasons, authorities should not minimise or downplay the monumental tragedy that the incident represents.
“Indeed, the ACF considers the defence headquarters’ response as proving positive that the disaster was a consequence of an inexcusable and incompetent failure of intelligence,” it stated.
The forum drew particular attention to four specific issues in the defence headquarters’ reaction in the reference above, and they include “(i) that the military could deploy an unmanned aerial vehicle without proper ground assessment was a strategic error because it resulted in deaths and injuries to mostly children who were not even as little as carrying sticks and stones;
“(ii) the Defence Headquarters claimed a ‘threat’ was ‘eliminated’ but such threat was tragically a gathering of mostly children as obvious from video clips and photographs now trending on social media, of the before-and-after the Tudun Biri massacre;
“(iii) the Defence Headquarters asserted that the community ought to have informed the military about its activities, an assertion tantamount to a classic blame-the-victim strategy and typical gas-lighting of the victims of the incident. On the contrary, the usual practice is for communities to be informed about impending military operations.;
“and (iv) while it is entirely plausible that terrorists often disguise as civilians and entrench themselves in the civilian population, the Tudun Biri gathering was clearly that of innocent civilian citizens, and as obvious from photos of the before-and-after the incident.”
Meanwhile, the Defence Headquarters said on Thursday said the accidental bombing should not be given ethnic or religious coloration.
It also denied claims that the lack of synergy between the services in the military led to the bombing in Kaduna.
Addressing journalists at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba said a strong synergy existed between the Nigerian Navy, Air Force, and Army.
“Our operations in the country are joint, meaning that we are operating in a joint environment where you have the army, the Navy, and the Air Force. When we talk of cooperation, we have not had it better than this,” he stated.
He said, “The Armed Forces of Nigeria is a professional force. And within our ranks and files, we have members from every part of this country.
“So whatever group is coming up and saying whatever calculations that they have imagined in their minds, I can tell you that it is faulty, it is in error, and it is unpatriotic. At this time, when we are at war, it is not just the military that is at war. The whole country is at war.
“And that is why I have severally said on this platform that there are more people who know something than those who see and therefore know something, say something, and let us, the military, do something about it.
This came as the United States Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability on Thursday said the deployment of Artificial Intelligence would help the Nigerian military to reduce accidental bombings to the barest minimum.
The centre noted that the adoption of AI by the Nigerian military would not only improve its capabilities but would prevent the military from running afoul of international humanitarian law.
The centre’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Paul Dean, disclosed this during a roundtable meeting with select journalists in Abuja on Thursday.
CAN advises politicians
Also on Thursday, the Christian Association of Nigeria condoled families of the victims and the Kaduna State Government over the accidental bombing, while calling for the exercise of restraint, and political and religious groups to not capitalize on the incident for personal gain.
This was made known in a statement signed by the CAN President, Bishop Daniel Okoh, who commended the Armed Forces “for their unwavering commitment to the fight against terror in Nigeria”, while also calling for the equipment of the military with more accurate surveillance technologies.
Okoh also called on the Federal Government to prioritise the safety and welfare of citizens, noting that such efforts must extend beyond the currently affected areas, to other regions with emerging cases of terrorism.
He, however, reiterated the support of the association for the government and stated its commitment to fostering peace, unity, and the well-being of Nigerians.
Part of the statement reads thus “On behalf of the national leadership of The Christian Association of Nigeria, I express our deep condolences to the victims and the Kaduna State Government following the tragic incident of mistaken targeting in the Tudun Biri community, Igabi Local Government of the State.
“This unfortunate event has resulted in a significant number of casualties, and our thoughts and prayers are with the affected families during this difficult time.
“However, it is crucial that restraint is exercised, particularly when intelligence reports are not definitive. We appeal to the Armed Forces to prioritize the safety of civilians and ensure that proper precautions and measures are in place to avoid similar incidents in the future.
“In order to prevent the recurrence of such unfortunate incidents, it is essential that they be equipped with more accurate surveillance technology and intelligent devices.
Ibrahimlagosian: 1991.The pic on my profile was when I was In J.S.S3 back in 1988.I was receiving my award for being the best in mathematics . Currently in 200lv in the university.
ArewaHouse: Happy birthday to Rahama Sadau, the award-winning Nigerian actress, filmmaker, and singer who turns 29 today. Rahama is one of the most popular and versatile stars in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Having featured in movies and music videos in Hausa, English, and Hindi languages.
Rahama Sadau is also a successful entrepreneur, with her own clothing line and production company. In this article, we will celebrate Rahama’s birthday by looking at her early life, education, career, achievements, and controversies. Indeed, Rahama Sadau birthday is worthy of a feature.
Rahama Sadau was born on December 7, 1993, in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, to Alhaji Ibrahim Sadau, a businessman, and his wife. She has three sisters, Zainab, Fatima, and Aisha, and a brother, Haruna. Rahama grew up in a Muslim household and attended Islamic schools. She also developed a passion for dancing and participated in several competitions as a child and during her school years.
TajuDEENaMao: Suspected ritualists arrested over OAU student’s disappearance, body parts recovered in Ogun
The decomposing body of 18-year-old 100-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile lfe, Quadri Salami, reported missing last month by his father at Kemta Police Station, Abeokuta, has been found buried in a shallow grave at Mile 6, Ajemo area of Abeokuta.
This is just as the police stated that they have arrested two alleged ritualists, one Akeem Usman and Ifadowo Niyi, who were said to have confessed to slaughtering the deceased after which his vital body parts were dismembered for ritual purposes.
Niyi was alleged to have gone with Salami’s head and his two wrists and paid N100,000 into Akeem Usman’s account as proceeds from the sale of the body parts.
The suspects were said to have thereafter continued to sell the deceased’s other body parts on demand to Internet fraudsters, buried the heart, two legs, and flesh inside a plastic rubber for rituals and used the remaining parts for money-making charm.
 The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday night.
The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, reportedly, on Wednesday led the Tactical Squad to Mile 6 in the Ajemo area of Abeokuta to a shallow grave to exhume the decomposing body parts of the deceased after a tracking clue beamed at one Akeem who was arrested in possession with the victim’s phone.
Akeem was said to have implicated Ifadowo Niyi, saying that both of them committed the crime by slaughtering the victim and dismembering his vital parts for ritual purposes.
The statement partly reads “Ogun State Police Command has unravelled the disappearance of one Quadri Salami “m” 18-year-old a 100 level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, whose father reported at Kemta Police Station on the 14th of November 2023, as a case of a missing person, that since the 8th of November he had not set his eyes on his son and all efforts to locate him proved abortive.
“The Commissioner of Police CP Alamutu Abiodun Mustapha, made a significant breakthrough today the 6th of December 2023 when he personally led a team of Tactical Squad to Mile 6 in Ajemo area of Abeokuta to a shallow grave to exhume the decomposing body parts of the deceased after a tracking clue beamed at one AKEEM Usman “m” who was arrested in possession with the victims phone.
“He implicated one Ifadowo Niyi “m” that both of them committed the heinous crime by slaughtering the victim one Quadri and dismembered his vital parts for ritual purposes.
“Ifadowo went away with Quadri’s head, and his two wrist, and paid the sum of one hundred thousand Naira into Akeem Usman’s account as proceeds from the sale of the human body parts.
“The suspects thereafter continued to sell the victim’s other body parts on demand to Internet fraudsters and buried the heart, two legs, and flesh inside a plastic rubber for rituals and used the remaining parts for “Awure” a crime against humanity.
”Among their confessional statement, the duo admitted that they have used four other human heads for money rituals known as ‘Osole.’
‘The suspects are now in Eleweran at SCID for continuation of discreet investigations and will definitely be prosecuted.
“The CP remain committed to ensuring that justice is served and will continue to investigate further to bring all perpetrators to face the full extent of the law stating that such criminal involvement endangers innocent lives urging parents to collectively work together with the police in Ogun by giving volunteer information to eradicate such nefarious practices”.
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