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Former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.

The ex-leader of the country was found guilty of contempt after Zuma failed to appear before the anti-corruption commission for questioning about his alleged involvement in corruption.

Full story here: https://www.naija.fm/international-news/jacob-zuma-sentenced-to-15-months/

In 2018, A Ugandan woman Lulu Jemimah got married to herself after getting tired of marriage pressure from her parents

Full story here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-stories/lulu-jemimah-meet-the-zambian-woman/

Uruemu Adejinmi has officially become the first black woman to be elected Mayor in Ireland.

Full story here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-stories/meet-nigerian-lady-uruemu-adejinmi/

Michael Usifo Ataga was the CEO of Super TV till he met an untimely death a few days to his birthday

As news continues to unfold, here are 7 details that we have been able to gather about the death of the Super TV boss

Read here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-gist/michael-usifo-ataga-about-the-death/

The Singaporean high court has sentenced 41-year-old Singaporean woman Gaiyathiri Murugayan to 30 years jail time over repeated assault of her maid Piang Ngaih Don, leading to her death.
Read the full story here: https://www.naija.fm/gist/singaporean-woman-gaiyathiri/

Two South African brothers have carted away with investors money worth $3.6 billion in the world’s largest cryptocurrency scam.

Story at Naija FM: https://www.naija.fm/cryptocurrency/africrypt-brothers-vanish-with-3-6-b/

Antivirus Founder, John McAfee has been found dead in his prison cell in Barcelona Spain.

Full story here: https://www.naija.fm/international-news/john-mcafee-commits-suicide/

Nigerian singer Harrysong has expressed his shock after being the victim of a scam

Read full story here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-gist/singer-harrysong-gets-scammed/

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the parliament to approve 895.8 billion Naira for the purchase of COVID 19 vaccines and military equipment

Full story here: https://www.naija.fm/covid-19/covid-19-president-buhari/

The Ecowas Court of Justice in Abuja has today ruled against the Federal Government sanctioning and persecuting Twitter Users

Read full story: https://www.naija.fm/naija-news/twitter-ban-ecowas-court/

A Florida woman, Julia Yonkowski has become the 615th richest person in the United States after finding almost $1 billion in her account

Julia thought she had only $20 in her account but found $999,985,855.94 in her checking account when she went for withdrawal

The woman who was shocked by the deposit has contacted the bank to give it back but they are yet to respond

Full story: https://www.naija.fm/gist/florida-woman-finds-1-billion/

The United States has announced plans to share 55 million doses of the COVID 19 vaccine through the COVAX programme

The vaccines will be shared among countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America

The 55 million doses will be taken from the US’ supply after it gets approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Full story: https://www.naija.fm/covid-19/covid-19-vaccine-donation/

The lockdown last year limited our activities due to a lot of travelling restrictions across various countries.

2021 is the year where we make up for undone activities by making time to travel and learn about other cultures and festivals.

To make your job easier, we have compiled a list of countries with the craziest festivals in the world.

These are countries that you should consider visiting if you’re planning to make the most of coming vacations and holidays.

Read full post here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-originals/the-5-craziest-festivals-in-the-world/

The Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa has announced that fans without full vaccination will not be allowed into stadiums at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The PM also announced that Qatar would provide one million doses of COVID vaccine for those coming for the World Cup

At the time of the last report of the NPHCDA, only 261,670 Nigerians have had received the first dose of the COVID 19 vaccine

Full story here: https://www.naija.fm/covid-19/covid-19-qatar-world-cup-2022/

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on another strike over unpaid salaries of members

The union has revealed that 13 months salaries of over 1000 members are currently owed

Chairman of the University of Jos Chapter of ASUU, Dr Lazarus Maigoro has urged President Buhari to intervene to prevent them from taking drastic measures

Read full story here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-news/ASUU-threatens-to-go-on-another-strike/

Heavyweight boxer, Deontay Wilder has disclosed that he hails from Edo state Nigeria

The former boxing champion revealed this in a viral video while stating his intentions to visit his tribe and learn about his culture

35-year-old Wilder easy born and bred in Alabama to a family of preachers and he has never been to Nigeria

Watch the video here: https://www.naija.fm/sport/deontay-wilder-reveals-nationality/

Former United States President Donald Trump has alleged that the deadly coronavirus was engineered in a laboratory in Wuhan China

The former TV star has demanded that the Asian country pays $1 Trillion to the US alone as compensation for damages

The COVID pandemic, one of the deadliest in recent times was originated in China after the first case was recorded in Wuhan in 2019

Read full story here: https://www.naija.fm/covid-19/china-should-pay-for-coronavirus/

Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 300 million followers on Instagram, becoming the first person to do so

The footballer was also the first person to reach the milestone of 200 million followers on the photo app

Apart from his football earnings, Ronaldo is among the top-earning celebrities on the social media platform

Read full story here: https://www.naija.fm/football/cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-record-insta/

Many people sustained injuries after a gas tanker explosion in Lagos on Thursday at Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos

Property and Vehicles were also destroyed during the accident that happened around 10:32 pm

At least 25 vehicles were burnt to varying extent, while guests of Sheraton Hotel were forced to evacuate but no death has been recorded

Check out more photos and videos from the incident here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-news/gas-tanker-explosion-in-lagos/

There is a chance for a mistake in every type of profession, including showbiz

Musicians have been known to suffer embarrassing moments like forgetting their lyrics or falling off the stage while performing

Check out Naija FM’s list of Nigerian Musicians that have fallen on the stage during a performance

Watch Video here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-originals/nigerian-musicians-that-have-fallen/

An American man Brandon Larsen has lost $384,006 (N192 m) to a cryptocurrency scam

Larsen downloaded an app that he assumed was from the company that he trades with but it turned out to be fake

All the money that deposited was lost to the scammers before he realised his mistake

Read full story: https://www.naija.fm/cryptocurrency/man-loses-to-cryptocurrency-scam/

A magistrate court in Lagos has ordered that Baba Ijesha be remanded in jail till his hearing on July 13

The actor was arrested in April after allegedly being involved in a rape/molestation scandal of a 14-year-old girl

Ijesha was caught on tape trying to cajole the minor into having sex with him while handling her

Read full story here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-news/baba-ijesha-to-remain-in-jail/

Adamu Garba’ Instagram account has been deleted by the social media platform only a day after the removal of his Crowwe app from the Google Play Store

While his Crowwe application was reported to Google by Nigerians, the reason his Instagram account got deleted remains unknown

Garba who revealed the deletion of his account on Facebook, once again urged Nigerians to accept Crowwe

Read full story here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-news/instagram-bans-adamu-garbas-account/

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo drove the first locally assembled electric vehicle on Tuesday

The vehicle, Hyundai Kona was created by Stallion Motors and launched in November 2020 with Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu present

The new vehicle was test-driven by the vice president during an exhibition tour for products made in Nigeria

Read full story here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-news/yemi-osinbajo-drives-electric-car/

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Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has announced that the agency has recovered $20 million worth of cryptocurrency loot

Mr Bawa revealed that the crypto loot has been saved to the commission’s e-wallet

Mr Bawa also praised the CBN’s move to ban crypto assets in the country, saying that it limits avenue for illegal transactions

Read full story here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-news/efcc-recovers-millions-cryptocurrency/

Veteran CNN journalist and TV host, Christiane Amanpour has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer

The 63-year-old shared the news on-air on Monday, after being absent for 4 weeks following the diagnosis

The Journalist revealed that she had undergone surgery to remove the cancerous cells and she is currently on chemotherapy for the best long-term results

Read full story here: https://www.naija.fm/international-news/christiane-amanpour-with-cancer/

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A video has surfaced showing Wizkid dancing to Ke Star remix featuring Davido

The afrobeat superstar was aboard a private jet with his crew as they all vibed to the song

Many fans were surprised to see this, being that there has always seemed to be some bad blood between both artists

Watch the video here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-music/wizkid-dancing-to-davidos-song/

The daughter of late evangelist TB Joshua has welcomed a baby boy just over a week after the death of her father

The new child was welcomed by Sarah on Saturday, June 12 which is the first posthumous birthday of the late evangelist

Church members have celebrated the birth of the new child, with many seeing it as the return of the preacher

Read the full story here: https://www.naija.fm/gospel/tb-joshuas-daugther-welcomes-a-baby/

Popular Lagos socialite Pretty mike has taken to Instagram to show off 6 babies he claims to be his, from 6 different baby mamas

The businessman stormed Toyin Lawani’s wedding in a convoy of the baby mamas and their babies before showing them off on Instagram again

It remains unknown if Mike is the father of all the kids but it is worth noting that he shared photos of the women when they were pregnant with the kids

Check out the video here: https://www.naija.fm/naija-gist/pretty-mike-shows-of-his-6-babies/

London Entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick and his company Vertical Aerospace are set to launch electric air taxis in the UK

The company has claimed that this helicopter innovation will be faster and greener than regular helicopters

The fast aircraft is capable of carrying 4 passengers and the pilot up to a range of 120 miles

Check out the full story here: https://www.naija.fm/tech/electric-air-taxis-set-to-launch-in-uk/