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prophetfire:
I like the way the church pursued the case because the woman was telling bare-faced lies.
Serves her right.

djseanjohn77:
90% of allegations from a Nigerian woman against men are often false. 70% are often initiated by them, when you opt for pull out, they will use everything against you to run you down.
They have often succeeded in Nigeria, using their bromance with Nigerian forces and system to get their way 9the popular ones).

To succeed in life, avoid them, to excel as a an of God, keep distance, they will throw themselves at you, and still turn to blame you for it. Women naturally seek a powerful man, an influential man, spiritual man - That's why you see them always around these people in their numbers. They do not have problems o, they just want to bring you down just as they brought holy men down.
Jesus himself succeeded because he had men around him even in privacy always 9John and Peter were always closest to him, even Judas when others are not there.

Agugbadin:
Hananiah and Sapphiras lied before the holy spirit and went down.

grandiose4ever:
She should just go to the church and beg o. They may forgive her

Kingosytex:
He made Hush look like a kid with $1.3m?
Tell me another joke bro. Hush had roughly $40m in cash. He was indeed a very big baller. This guy na small boy wey Hush go sit down dey teach am the business

The Baltimore County Court, Maryland, United States of America, has slammed $300,000 damages on Olufunke Ashekun for defaming the Mountain of Fire and Miracles, MFM, ministries USA Incorporated and its founder, Dr Daniel Olukoya

Recall that Ashekun and MFM have been in a legal battle following her posts and campaigns on social media, which the church considered defamatory and offensive.

A statement by the church on Sunday said the jury having found Ashekun guilty of “defamation and false light”, it was ruled that she pays the church compensatory damages in the sum of $250,000 and punitive damages in the sum of $50,000 to serve as a deterrent for unfounded allegations.

The court noted that the plaintiff proved its case beyond every reasonable doubt even as it regretted what it described as “weak, inadmissible evidence and witnesses” of the defendant.

It further noted that Ashekun’s campaign negatively affected the professional integrity of Mountain of Fire and the church’s reputation.

Parts of the statement read, “In a judgment handed down by the Circuit Court of Baltimore County Maryland on the 13” of March 2026 in the matter of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries USA, INC v Olufunke Ashekun, the plaintiff successfully prosecuted its claims of Defamation and False Light resulting in a binding Court order against Olufunke Ashekun for compensatory damages in the sum of $250,000 and punitive damages in the sum of $50,000.

“In granting the judgment and damages, the Court recognized the prolonged intense and malicious campaign conducted by Olufunke Ashekun against Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries USA, INC. who was seriously concerned by the reach and extent of her destructive rhetoric.”

The statement also disclosed that a day to the ruling by the jury, Funke Ashekun slumped when she realized that the case was already overwhelmingly against her and was taken out from the court by an emergency 911 Ambulance.

It noted that the following day, her husband suffered the same fate of slumping in court when the jury made its pronouncement.

Goddyrichie:
u dey talk rubbish do u know who hush is

afunmmy:
Bro it is true. I earned this for years in covenant University as a PhD holder too.

A United States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian national, Matthew Akande, to eight years in prison for masterminding a cyber fraud scheme that defrauded the U.S. government of more than $1.3 million through fraudulent tax filings

Akande, 37, was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston, according to a statement published on the U.S. government’s website.

In addition to the prison term, he was ordered to pay $1,393,230 in restitution and will serve three years of supervised release upon completion of his sentence


The statement read in part: “A Nigerian national living in Mexico, who was extradited to the United States, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme to break into Massachusetts tax preparation firms’ computer networks and to file fraudulent tax returns

Authorities said Akande was arrested in October 2024 at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom at the request of U.S. officials and was extradited to the United States on March 5, 2025.

He had earlier been indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2022 on multiple charges, including conspiracy, wire fraud, unauthorized access to protected computers, theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft

Prosecutors revealed that between June 2016 and June 2021, Akande and his accomplices carried out phishing attacks targeting tax preparation firms in Massachusetts.

The fraudulent emails, disguised as inquiries from prospective clients, were designed to trick recipients into installing remote-access trojan malware, including a program known as Warzone RAT


According to the statement, “Akande worked with others to steal money from the United States government using taxpayers’ personally identifiable information (PII) to file fraudulent tax returns in the taxpayers’ names.”

Investigators said the malware enabled the group to access clients’ personal information and prior-year tax records.

Using the stolen data, they filed more than 1,000 fraudulent tax returns seeking over $8.1 million in refunds.


The refunds were directed to bank accounts opened by co-conspirators in the United States, who withdrew the funds in cash and transferred a portion to third parties in Mexico at Akande’s direction.

“In total, Akande and his coconspirators filed more than 1,000 fraudulent tax returns seeking over $8.1 million in fraudulent tax refunds over approximately five years.

“They successfully obtained over $1.3 million in fraudulent tax refunds,” the statement added

CodeTemplarr:
How did the school become rich?

sonofthunder:
I believe this was his pay as a starting GA or something like that. I think I saw Covenant university salary structure for academic staff about 12+ years ago and it was reasonable.
He should clarify his experience and position, the image is not clear.

There's also a chance that he's taking advantage of the schools accommodation for staff.

But the amount on the payslip I'd say is poor

Kdon2:
Winners is not a church, it's a slave camp.

SmartPolician:
He's busy using the money he's supposed to use for rewarding hard work to build the Ark.

victorazyvictor:
Did you ask what year?

josielewa:
THIS IS WHY I USUALLY SAY THERE ARE SOME SECTORS IN NIGERIAN ECONOMY THAT PAYS WELL. PEOPLE USUALLY UNDERRATE SUCH SECTORS. EXAMPLE IS THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED. IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN THE INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, YOU WILL MAKE MORE MONEY THAN 60% OF THOSE ON SUIT AND TIE...

Amah70:
He has been exploiting the unemployment phenomenon in Nigeria.
Congregation made up of mostly the unemployed.

Things have never been easy – Papa Ajasco opens up on struggles after fame

Veteran Nigerian actor Abiodun Ayoyinka has revealed the challenges he has faced despite gaining widespread fame for portraying the iconic character Papa Ajasco.

Ayoyinka made the revelation during an interview with media personality Lucky Udu, where he explained that the trademark ownership of the character has limited his opportunities outside the popular comedy franchise.

PhD Holder Shares Payslip From Time as Covenant University Lecturer, Nigerians Reacts

ijayalolo:
When you fail to plan then you plan to fail. About 80% of any successful endeavor goes into planing while the smaller percentage goes into the action itself.


Thank you for your attention to this matter

smasher1:
There are many. I won't mention names though.

Hoodrat:
What you experienced was one individual’s tribal bias, not the entire Lagos system, not the entire Nigerian society, and certainly not a justification to paint a whole state as inherently against you. A single gatekeeper with a small mind does not represent millions of people. Reducing an entire city to the actions of a few is the same flawed thinking that fuels the insecurity you claim to have escaped.

And let’s be honest.. Becoming a citizen in another country and rising in their system doesn’t erase your roots it simply shows what structure, fairness, and opportunity can do when combined with personal effort. That’s admirable. But it doesn’t mean Nigeria is incapable of producing the same outcomes. What’s unfair is pretending that your success abroad automatically proves that home is worthless.It doesn’t. It only proves that you found a place that worked for you not that everyone else must abandon theirs.

The truth is this One bad experience does not invalidate the dignity of building at home. And one person’s foreign success does not make Nigeria a wasteland. People need to stop using isolated personal stories to shame others into believing their country has nothing to offer. That mindset is exactly what pushes desperate people into dangerous, reckless japa attempts the same pressure that killed your colleague.

Success is not tied to geography, but disrespecting your own land because one person disrespected you is not wisdom it’s projection.

zionstaar75:
very foolish move,I can't sell anything too travel.My Dad sent 3 of his younger siblings to study in the USA, none of them achieved anything and one even died there.i will continue enjoying this great country for the rest of my life.between nowand first week in April 1 million sure and na foodstuff i go use everything buy.ive paid my kids school fees till September and I'm a landlord so I don't pay rent.i don't give a hoot about Europe or America, GOD BLESS NIGERIA!!!

smasher1:
What's the essence of this post? Is japa the only solution to success? No. There are so many prosperous billionaires who made it by hard work in every state and towns in Nigeria. You too can be one of them. You don't need to japa to make it. You can succeed anywhere you are. And at a particular age, find another way to succeed. Relocation even within Nigeria Can take you back several years at times if not well planned.

grandstar:
Do you think God blesses Japa?

There is nothing wrong if you japa, but it you must, respect Gods word. You want to travel on a tourist visa and start working illegally with papers, it is wrong. The Bible says you must obey the higher authorities, that is the government (Read Romans 13:1-7). If government says you cant work without a work permit, you are not only breaking the governments law, but also that of God.

At times, we may be able to get the work permit and all, but have you asked God if that is his will? Not everything is money. Many travel even with the right papers and regret it. Many wish they had remained in Nigeria.

Hoodrat:
Many Nigerians abroad are not just posting their lives they are curating them. The snow pictures, the apartment tours, the soft life captions often hide the loneliness, the racism, the visa anxiety, the years of doing survival jobs, and the quiet fear of being sent home. Some amplify the glamour because they need the validation others do it to feel superior to those back home. But their insecurity should never become your compass.

The truth is simple not every shining abroad story is real, and not every quiet life in Nigeria is failure.There is dignity in living where you are not a second‑class human, where your progress isn’t controlled by immigration officers, and where your future isn’t held hostage by a resident permit renewal. In your own land, you don’t need to shrink your identity to fit in, or endure subtle humiliation just to survive.

Nigeria is hard nobody denies that. But it is also a place where you can build wealth without fighting a system designed to keep you at the bottom. Land, business, networks, community, identity these are resources many Nigerians abroad would give anything to regain. You can grow here without hiding, without pretending, without begging a foreign country to let you stay.

So take your eyes off the show-offs and the insecurity-driven I have arrived performances. Focus on building a real life where you stand on your own soil with your full dignity intact. Progress built at home may be slower, but it is solid and it is yours.