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Prof. Gideon Okedayo, a senior lecturer at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), abducted by gunmen, has been found dead.

SaharaReporters reports says Okedayo was kidnapped on Igara road in Akoko Edo area of Edo State while traveling to his hometown on Thursday.

A source at the university told SaharaReporters on Tuesday that the dead body of the lecturer was found inside a bush.

“It is sad. They have killed Prof. Okedayo. We learnt about his gruesome killing yesterday (Monday) night.

“We were called from the police station that they have found his dead body.

“And they confirmed to us that he must have been murdered by his abductors. This is just a sad moment for all of us at the university,” he said on phone.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered $169,850, N92 million and four exotic cars from 167 Yahoo Boys in 38 days in a joint operation with the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The operation, tagged ‘Operation Re-wired & Cybercrime-related Fraud’, was initiated following the indictment of 77 Nigerians for alleged cybercrime in the U.S.

The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, has said that the first batch of the Nigerian returnees from South Africa would depart South Africa for Lagos on Wednesday.

According to Mr Adama who spoke to the the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview that the first batch of returnees, are expected to depart South Africa by 9:00 a.m Wednesday.

The consul general also disclosed that Air peace had indicated interest to evacuate over 600 Nigerians that were willing to return home following the latest xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

“The first flight leaves by 09:00 hours this Wednesday with about 320 passengers and the second batch will leave on Thursday all things being equal.

“We have over 600 who had indicated interest. All things being equal, without any hitches, the plane will take off by 09:00 hours this Wednesday.

“The manifest for the first flight is ready, and we are working on the next flight,” he said.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Monday called for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians willing to return home from South Africa following the latest attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals.

Buhari gave the directive when he received a report of the special envoy to South Africa, the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the chairman of Air Peace Mr Allen Onyema, had last week volunteered to send aircraft to evacuate Nigerians who wished to return home for free.

“Air Peace is willing to support the Nigerian Government’s efforts in this matter by deploying our B777 aircraft to evacuate Nigerians back home,” Onyema said.

Mr Oyema advised the returnees against making payment to anyone for their flights to Lagos.

Onyema urged the returning Nigerians to be wary of unauthorised persons, reportedly collecting $1,000 from them, adding that none of them should pay for the flights.

He said, his airline is particularly concerned about the safety of Nigerians in South Africans following the attacks.

“We have not designated or recruited any agent in South Africa to collect money on behalf of Air Peace.

“So, nobody should pay money to anyone or group of persons posing as Air Peace agent or staff.

“Any Nigerian who has paid money for repatriation to Nigeria with Air Peace should request for a refund and report to appropriate authorities,” he said.

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, had also pledged the Federal Government’s support to any Nigerian that wanted to return home.

Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa said this after a closed-door meeting with the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations in Abuja.

She said that the returnees would be encouraged to enroll and participate in the various social intervention programmes of the government.

“We will encourage them to enroll in small scale entrepreneurial programmes with the Bank of Industry under the social investment programme. So, there are things that they can do’’, she said.

NwaAmaikpe:




Tufiakwa.

As long as my two hands are long enough to reach my preek, conji will never put me in trouble.

Nicki Minaj has announced her retirement from music.

The popular rap queen, Nicki made the announcement, Thursday, on her verified Twitter page.

Giving reasons for her decision, Minaj said she was retiring from music to concentrate on her family.

She asked her fans to keep supporting her till death.

“I’ve decided to retire and have my family. I know you guys are happy now.

“To my fans, keep ‘reppin me, do it til da death of me, X in the box- cuz ain’t nobody checkin me. Love you for LIFE,” she wrote.

Big Brother Naija housemates, Mercy and Ike who are both Heads of House this week had a ‘swell’ time in the HOH luxury room, after the Saturday night party.

While they were both having fun, Ike was captured playing with Mercy’s vibrator. The fun took an unexpected turn when Mercy fell down and accidentally exposed her private part while Ike tried to help her cover up.

On Sunday, September 8th, Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro underwent surgery to repair an abdominal hernia, making it his fourth operation since being stabbed in the stomach a year ago at a campaign rally.

According to reports, the operation at Sao Paulo’s Vila Nova Star hospital lasted more than five hours, the medical center reported in a statement signed by his surgeon, Antonio Luiz Macedo.

“The procedure was a success,” Macedo’s statement said, adding that the president was recovering and in stable condition. He said a significant part of Bolsonaro’s intestine had to be removed after it had become strongly attached to the abdominal wall. Doctors used a mesh implant to strengthen muscle tissue, Macedo added.

President Bolsonaro is expected to spend five days in hospital and should be able to travel by plane after a week, Macedo said. Vice President Hamilton Mourao temporarily assumed the powers of the presidency on Sunday and will remain in office at least until Thursday, a presidential spokesman said.

Bolsonaro was stabbed on September 6, 2018 at a campaign rally in the state of Minas Gerais by a 41-year-old man, who was found to be delusional and psychologically unfit for trial. The assailant, Adelio Bispo de Oliveira, is being held in the psychiatric unit of a maximum security prison.

Fresh reports reaching Brainnews, has it that the last is yet to be heard of the crisis which has befallen the marriage of handsome actor, Blossom Chukwujewu and his beloved wife.

Inside reports has revealed that the marriage between the two did not start off on the right note and that was why after the traditional wedding, it took another year to convince his family to allow the Marriage hold because they saw signs it was a sham…..Both were also coming from other relationships and yet to heal.

The insiders say top on the list of what crashed the Marriage was the disrespect from the wife to husband… “He could not control how she treated him disrespectfully and nasty before other and even when she visited him on movie sets,people avoided her but noted that she had no regard for him”.

“She didn’t want to get pregnant yet and kept postponing,it had nothing to do with Blossom avoiding her ovulation periods, she still wanted to enjoy life before Motherhood came knocking but her in laws kind of put a little pressure on her but she stood her ground.

“There was also lack of trust between them and there are allegations of infidelity which he could not stomach anymore….She also allegedly accused him of still dating an actress who was his ex but the straw that broke the camels back was when she went to London and allegedly came back with something that crashed the Marriage totally……He couldn’t not stand what he saw and her explanations did not fit with her story ,he stormed out of the house and all her pleas that they make up fell on deaf ears….No husband will take what he saw from a wife who does not respect him.”

Insiders also whisper that Maureen is not in good terms with Blossoms Mum and both currently block each other on phone…..

“Her Father loves her so much and has tried to help her make the Marriage work but its not working.”

My findings reveal that friends of Maureen are the ones suspecting someone might be pregnant for him as he moved out but there is no one confirmed to be carrying his child…

But, according to SDK, the actor took a walk from home three weeks ago,he has packed out all his belongings and blocked Maureen on all social media and on Thursday September 5,2019, Blossom’s family was supposed to return the Bride price to her family.

Insiders conclude that Maureen will be a year older soon and is allegedly planning a photo shoot that will shake social media….. According to the source ”Now that the News is out that they are no longer together,they can stop pretending and hiding their status and just live their lives… life goes on”

Attempts to contact the estranged couple proved abortive as neither responded to my attempts….They have a right of response to balance this story or refute it.

The Former Head of Service in Lagos State, Alhaji Rafiu Tinubu is dead.

According to report, Tinubu died in Abuja on Wednesday at the age of 75, after a brief illness.