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So, my dad had a 2-bedroom flat for rent at #600k. A guy came to check it out, claiming it was for his sister. He wanted to pay, but dad insisted on meeting the sister first.

Next day, the "sister" shows up with her fiancé, saying they're getting married next month and need the place urgently. Dad asked how much they were told to pay in total, and they said #950k. Dad just laughed, knowing the guy was an agent. He told them to pay #350k as his wedding gift to them.

They left happy.

Now the agent came this morning, fuming and shouting at my dad for "ruining his business." Baba just sat there laughing. 😂

Not every hustle deserves protection, some deserve disruption.

CHILD TRAFFICKING VICTIM RESCUED: A 2-year-old girl trafficked from Abuja to Aba has been rescued by NAPTIP. The suspect, arrested by DSS, allegedly sold her for ₦100,000. NAPTIP is calling on the biological parents or any relatives of the child to urgently contact the Agency.

As a lawyer in Lagos, I have been involved in enough divorce cases to say this without blinking:

There are a lot of couples who are in s3xless, affectionless, emotionally bankrupt marriages. In fact hearing a woman say, “He hasn’t touched me in 2 years” is really unsettling.

NAFDAC has uncovered an operation involved in the sale of adulterated and expired alcoholic beverages in Lagos. One Mr. Madu Abuchi Simon was caught in the act of falsifying popular alcoholic brands including Hennessy, William Lawson, Baileys, Martell, St. Remy, and Jameson.

NAFDAC has uncovered an operation involved in the sale of adulterated and expired alcoholic beverages in Lagos. One Mr. Madu Abuchi Simon was caught in the act of falsifying popular alcoholic brands including Hennessy, William Lawson, Baileys, Martell, St. Remy, and Jameson. pic.twitter.com/eWCaSRzMN1

— NAFDAC NIGERIA (@NafdacAgency) May 8, 2025

I am the happiest man right now 😭

My nephew who was kidnapped since 2017 from PH and taken to Ondo State by one Mr. Taye who was working at PH Slaughter just located home from Ondo to PH out of the blues 😭

He kidnapped him when he was about 8 years old

He said the Mr. Taye ran away after someone raised alarm that he is not the father of the child at Ondo State.

He was asked to do DNA test to prove he is the father but he ran when Police came to pick him

How God did this I don't know, but May GOD BE PRAISED!!! 😭

The down side now is that my nephew speaks with Yoruba accent and have lost every trace of Igbo in him

He used to be fluent in Ngwa (my mother's side)

I really wish this post is not used to promote bigotry.

I'm not really a fan of ethnic stereotyping.

I'm just learning now that he was the one who went to report Taye to Police.

Before the police got involved and asked him to do DNA test

He was with the police and was hustling. He raised 30k to find his way back home.

This my brother dey really amuse me.

He has always been a very courageous and intelligent boy

When he was small he got the nickname "Ojukwu" because of his never dying spirit.

I'm more than happy he is back with us.

UPDATE:

My nephew just showed me that he wrote the number of Taye's wife and his sister on a piece of carton

He said he was working at a car wash in Samrock, Akure Town

He said his full name is Adetayo Awofolaju

He also changed my nephews name to Olamide Awofolaju😫🤦‍♂️

Update: We are in the Police Station now.

It gets more interesting.

The Taye sold him to one man at Ife for N300,000

The man he sold him to usually send him on an errand and from there he was saving some money according to him N1,500 sometimes to raise transport.

Nnah the story gets more interesting to be honest.

I can only say this is God's work.

The more I hear what transpired the more I thank God 😭

EFCC arrests content creator for Naira abuse, daring them in Kaduna

Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a social media content creator, Muhammed Kabir Sa’ad, for allegedly abusing the Naira.

Sa’ad reportedly posted a video on his TikTok and Instagram accounts (@youngcee0066), in which he was seen throwing Naira notes on the ground, stepping on them, and daring EFCC officials in Hausa to arrest him if they could.

He was subsequently tracked and arrested in the Tudun Wada area of Kaduna State through surveillance operations and taken to the EFCC’s Kaduna office for interrogation.

The Commission stated that Sa’ad will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.

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How US-Based Yoruba Monarch Died After Brutal Assault In Oyo Palace, Allegedly Ordered By Alaafin Amid Supremacy Row With Ooni Of Ife

A Yoruba traditional ruler based in the United States, His Royal Highness Chief Lukman Ojora Arounfale, the Baba Oba of Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, has died following an alleged assault ordered by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade.

The reported assault occurred at the Alaafin's palace and has been linked to a violent fallout between the Alaafin and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, over matters of royal supremacy.

Chief Arounfale—an American citizen who had lived in the United States for over four decades—was allegedly attacked alongside his wife and driver after a meeting at the palace on April 17, 2025.

The injuries he sustained reportedly led to his death. His family and supporters have publicly accused the Alaafin of masterminding the brutal attack.

Speaking on behalf of the campaign group Justice for Baba Oba, the Secretary-General described how Chief Arounfale was lured to the palace under false pretences and then violently assaulted in a room filled with palace guards and aides, allegedly acting on Oba Owoade’s orders.

In a posthumous audio recording obtained by SaharaReporters, Chief Arounfale emotionally recounted his harrowing experience at the Alaafin’s palace.

Narrating his ordeal in Oyo, the late Chief Lukman Ojora Arounfale recalled how he was lured to the Alaafin's palace under the pretext of a meeting:

“When I returned to Lagos, some of Alaafin’s followers told me he wanted to speak with me.

I asked them to give me two weeks because I was engaged with something.

But I later decided to make the sacrifice and went. When I arrived, I met many people at the palace, but they quickly ushered me in, saying Baba (Alaafin) was waiting for me.
“Upon entry, they told me to remove my traditional beads before I could see the Alaafin—a request that had never been made of me before. I went in with my wife and those who accompanied me. When it was time to address him, I knelt and greeted him, saying, ‘Kabiyesi!

“He asked, ‘Are you the Baba Oba?’ I said yes. Then he asked why I bore that title and if I was from Oyo. I said I wasn’t. He asked how I became Baba Oba, and I explained that I was crowned by the Ooni of Ife. That was when everything changed.

“I told him that we had had two kings before me at Oyotunji and that the Ooni had always crowned them. But he didn’t want to hear any of it. When I mentioned the Ooni, things escalated. He accused me of coming to spy for the Ooni and said I was illegitimately claiming a royal title.

“Suddenly, his guards began to slap and punch me—right there in his presence. They beat me severely, dragged me out, and continued the assault. I fell. I thought that was the end.

“My driver made a mistake—he had been recording my conversation with the Alaafin without my instruction. When they discovered the recording, they took his phone to delete it. Even after that, they continued beating me. They also beat my wife.”

His grieving wife confirmed the account:

“I was begging them, saying we didn’t send our driver to record anything. But they insisted he was acting on our orders. They seized all our phones and began slapping and beating us. They beat me too.

“The Alaafin was sitting inside while all this was happening. His wife came out, and I tried to explain to her that we had come in good faith—we were invited. I told her we had been to the palace before and that we meant no harm. But she too insisted that the driver acted on our instructions, accusing us of coming to do evil.”

Chief Arounfale said after the brutalisation, the Alaafin ordered their arrest:

“They locked the gate and said we couldn’t leave. Then Alaafin called the police. Five officers came and we were told we were under arrest. They took us in a police vehicle and drove the car we brought as well.

“But the Area Commander used his discretion. He said I didn’t seem like someone who should be detained. He advised that I book a hotel room, sleep there, and return the next morning to apologise so they could let us go.

“He called the Alaafin while I was present, but there was no answer. He then called the chief of staff—again, no answer. So he said he’d send a text message. By 4 p.m., if there was no response, he would ask me to write a letter of apology.

“At 6 p.m., he asked me to write the letter. I wrote three or four lines, saying I didn’t believe I had done anything wrong, but if I had, I was sorry. We didn’t leave Oyo until 6:30 p.m. He [the Alaafin] claimed I was there to spy for the Ooni of Ife.”

Associates of the late Chief confirmed the palace encounter, saying the conflict intensified when he introduced himself using his full title, “Baba Oba of Oyotunji,” and mentioned that his crown came from the Ooni of Ife.

Everyday I think about how my parents moved to America by luck, we played the visa lottery game as a joke. Next thing you know, we won and moved within a year

Ever since I was a young child, I knew I wasn’t meant to spend my life in Abule Egba it was destiny pls 🙏🏾

Everyone is saying “as a joke” but I remember the day we applied so vividly. We were at some cyber cafe, we legit thought it was just banter. We even forgot we applied, then a year later we got mail that we won and the rest is history

Tamilore Odunsi, a 23-year-old British-Nigerian nursing student, was tragically stabbed to death in her Houston, Texas apartment just days before her graduation. Originally from London, she had moved to the U.S. in 2022 to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and was preparing to graduate within weeks.

Known online as "Tami Dollars," Tamilore had over 30,000 TikTok followers, where she shared her journey as a nursing student. Her final post, uploaded just days before her death, showed her excited about her upcoming graduation.

Police discovered her body with multiple stab wounds during a welfare check after concerns were raised by a family friend. A man—believed to be a new flatmate she barely knew—was found in the bedroom with stab wounds and is in critical condition.

Tamilore's family described her as a devoted Christian, caring, and full of ambition, especially passionate about helping children through healthcare. A GoFundMe page has raised over £29,000 to bring her body back to the UK and cover funeral costs.

The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have not yet released further details about the incident.

A United Nations judge who forced a young woman to work as her slave has been sentenced to six years and four months having been convicted for a host of modern slavery offences at Oxford Crown Court.

Lydia Mugambe, 50, brought a Ugandan woman with her when she moved to Oxford to study for her PHD - forcing her to be an unpaid maid and childminder.

Judge Mr Justice Foxton told Mugambe she will serve half of her sentence in prison and the rest on licence.

The victim, who has been granted anonymity for life, said: “My existence to Lydia was not important. It make me feel unhappy.

"Because first of all, I couldn't speak to her because I feared her.

"The first job which she had promised me when I came, it wasn't there.

"She never paid me. She stopped me from working - because she said it wasn't balanced with the times for the children."In February 2023, after receiving a report that the victim was being held as a slave, Mugambe was arrested at her address in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

Following a trial in March 2025, Mugambe was found guilty of conspiring to do an act to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law, one count of requiring a person to perform forced or compulsory labour, one count of conspiracy to intimidate a witness and one count of arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation.

During her time with Mugambe in the UK, the victim's passport was taken off her and she felt trapped.

Rona, not her real name, said: "She took advantage of me, because from when I arrived the promise was not there.

"Even when I worked, I was not paid. She was also stopping me from going out to work, so I had no hope.

"She was just despising me. She made out that because she had brought me here, it was a great help for me."

The trial heard that Mugambe had the intention of “obtaining someone to make her life easier and at the least possible cost to herself”.

Caroline Haughey KC, prosecuting, told jurors during the trial: "Lydia Mugambe has exploited and abused [her alleged victim], taking advantage of her lack of understanding of her rights to properly paid employment and deceiving her as to the purpose of her coming to the UK."Commander for Oxfordshire, Chief Superintendent Ben Clark, said: “Lydia Mugambe is an extremely qualified lawyer, a Ugandan High Court Judge and a UN Criminal Tribunal Judge. As such, there is no doubt that she knew she was committing offences.

“Modern slavery is an under reported crime and I hope that the bravery of the victim in this case encourages other victims of modern slavery to come forward.

“If you are a victim or have information about modern slavery then please contact Thames Valley Police. We will listen and we will help you.

“You can contact us by visiting a police station, leaving details via our website or by calling 101.”

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