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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday June 26th closed its case in a 59-count charge, bordering on money laundering, criminal diversion of funds to the tune of N702,000,000 (Seven Hundred and Two Million Naira) against former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Media, Doyin Okupe.



Okupe is facing prosecution by EFCC before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.



A statement from the anti-graft agency released today June 26th, says at the proceedings which continued today, prosecution counsel, Ibrahim Audu, presented his last and sixth witness, Shuaibu Salisu, former Director Administration and Finance in the Office of National Security Adviser ONSA, who presently works with the National Intelligence Agency, NIA.



Salisu told the court that “Sometime in 2012, Chief Okupe came to the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, and after their discussion, I was directed to make a payment of N50 million (Fifty Million Naira) to him."

According to him, "Okupe provided his account details, where I paid the amount into the bank account of Value Trust Investment.”

He added that he was further directed by the ONSA to be paying N10 million monthly (Ten Million Naira) to Okupe for a period of over two years, which he said was reduced to a monthly N5million (Five Million Naira) towards the end of 2014 due to paucity of funds.

He said he made other payments to Okupe as directed, saying that at a point he was instructed to pay the defendant N6, 000, 000 (Six Million Naira).

Salisu further revealed that sometime in 2014, the then National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki directed that he paid the sum of N35million (Thirty-five Million Naira) to an account provided by Okupe and that he can also recall paying N50million (Fifty Million Naira) in cash to Okupe on Dasuki's directive.

He told the court that he only obeyed directives in all the payments he made to Okupe and didn't know what the monies were meant for.

When asked if there were evidences of the payments, the witness told the court that he usually provided Okupe with the payment vouchers, which he usually signed.

When also asked if all the payments were captured in payment vouchers, Salisu replied in the negative.

Speaking under cross-examination by Okupe’s counsel, Akinlabi Akinbade, the witness disclosed that Okupe was not the only person that received payments from ONSA. "Anybody that the NSA directs that payment be made to, we make payment," he said.

Under same cross-examination, the witness said he had no reason to believe that the payments he made were from an illegal source. "Why would I assume it was illegal? I was only directed to make payments," disclosing further that some of the payment instructions he carried out while working in the ONSA came verbally while some others came written, but that in the case of the payments to Okupe, all the instructions, he said were verbal.

The matter was adjourned to June 26, 2019 for the defence to open its case.

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Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/efcc-prosecution-closes-case-in-n702m.html?m=1

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Eleven-year-old pupil of the Living World Academy, Owerri, Chimemerie Chidi-Azubike has emerged as the best mathematics pupil in Imo State.

Chidi-Azubike garnered 50 of 60 points to take the lead in the Smartkids Mathematics competition organized by Smart Travels Limited in corroboration with Princess Shekinah International School, Owerri at the weekend.

She emerged from over 1000 pupils drawn from 200 primary schools in the state who participated in the competition.

The primary six pupil was rewarded with a N200, 000 cash prize and two brand new laptops while the first and second runners-up, Obi Echendu of Rosykids Academy and Obichukwu Okoli of Startright Schools went home with N150, 000 and N100, 000 respectively.

Some of the parents and others, who spoke to newsmen after the competition including Owunna Bibian, Deputy Director, Quality Assurance, Imo State Universal Basic Education Board and Ifeoma Chidi-Azubike commended the organizers, stressing that it would boost knowledge of mathematics among pupils as well as impact on education standard in the state.

Managing Director of Smart Travels Limited and Proprietor of Princess Shekinah International School, Obinna George-Smart Unegbu disclosed that the competition, which would be an annual event, was put together to among other things, enhance passion for science studies and to add value to education standard in the state.

He said: “Obviously, the standard of our education has continued to nosedive. From experience, there are a lot that needs to be done in education. Be it private sector, public sector or the government, we must all invest in education. There is no amount of money you put in education that is too much.

“If we are really concerned about our future as a people and nation and if we want our country to be great, everybody must invest in education no matter how little.”

Asked why he chose to organize the competition on mathematics, Unegbu said “Science is the key to any development. If Nigeria wishes to compete favourably with her counterparts in the world in the 21st century, effort must also be made to ensure that the country is science-driven.”

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Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/amazing-11-year-old-best-mathematics.html?m=1

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have suspended their training strike over unpaid bonuses at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt following last-minute intervention by top football officials.



The team finally agreed to train in Alexandria, 30 minutes after schedule, after the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) promised to pay a win bonus from their 1-0 victory over Burundi on Saturday, by the end of the week.



NFF spokesman Ademola Olajire said “the matter has been resolved”, conceding that funds for the tournament had arrived late.

“The NFF received part of the money meant for the tournament today and is in the process of converting it to dollars to pay the players and officials. The only money they’re owed is the win-bonus for the Burundi match” he said.

The bonuses were expected to be paid by the NFF after Saturday’s game ended. Officials close to the team, who spoke under anonymity, told AFP that following reassurances from the NFF “the team captain spoke to the players, asking them to show some understanding after which the team agreed to train”.



The players had earlier boycotted the official pre-match conference. Other NFF officials disclosed that the players have been paid a daily training allowance of $200-a-player from June 2 to June 30.


Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/updatesuper-eagles-call-off-theirstrike.html?m=1

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American YouTube star, Etika who is popularly known for his videos about video games has been found dead at the age of 29.


This heartbreaking news comes just days after the NYPD started a search for the YouTuber, whose real name was Desmond Amofah.



Police said his body was recovered from the East River Monday night off Pier 16 in Lower Manhattan, and that some of his belongings were retrieved near the Manhattan Bridge, NBC reports.



On Tuesday morning, the NYPD shared the tragic news of Etika's passing, writing on Twitter, "We regret to inform that Desmond Amofah aka Etika has been found deceased."


Detective Sophia Mason DCPI Spokesperson also shared in statement, "On Monday, June 24, 2019 at approximately 1818 hours, police responded to a 911 call for a person floating in the waters in the vicinity of South Street Seaport in the confines of the 1st Precinct. Upon arrival, officers discovered an unresponsive, unidentified male at the location."


The statement continued, "NYPD Harbor removed the male to the Pier 16 where EMS pronounced him deceased. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death and the investigation is ongoing."


His death comes after he had uploaded an eight-minute video in which he included suicidal thoughts. But the video has been removed from YouTube.

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Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/popular-youtuber-etika-found-dead-in.html?m=1

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Regina Daniels step-son, Emzy Ned Nwoko Jnr reacted to a video of Regina partying with friends and colleagues in a Private jet that went viral
He reminded her sternly of the oath she took when she married his Father.

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Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/reginas-step-son-emzy-reminds-her-of.html?m=1

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A former Big Brother Naija housemate, Bambam stormed a wedding ceremony looking all classy and sharp. Big Brother Naija star, Bamike Olawunmi, popular known as BamBam stepped out for a wedding over the weekend and she stunned people there with her outfit.

The BBNaija star who is also an entrepreneur, was seen rocking a gold coloured dress and she stole the hearts of her fans with the look.

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Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/bbnaija-ex-housemate-bambam-steps-out.html?m=1

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In a shocking example of medical negligence, doctors at the Northern Beaches Hospital in Australia removed the wrong body part during surgery on a male cancer patient. The patient was forced to undergo a corrective operation after surgeons mistakenly removed the wrong part of his bowel.


A spokesperson for the hospital's health care provider said: "The patient and their family have been provided full disclosure and NBH is supporting their ongoing care and treatment."


Northern Beaches Hospital, a 488-bed hospital, was opened in October last year and has since been struggling with shortage of essential drugs, medical equipment, and industrial disputes.


A parliamentary inquiry into the matter is underway.

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Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/australian-surgeons-remove-patients.html?m=1

The most wanted notorious kidnap ring Leader in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos state, Mufutau Timileyin Sulaimon aka Pencil, was shot dead during an operation in the state yesterday Sunday, June 24th.


Pencil was declared wanted by the Lagos state command in March after he led his deadly gang to kidnap and murder two bureau de change operators at Ikorodu on March 14th.



Confirming his demise, the state police command spokesperson, Bala Elkana, said Pencil and his gang were responsible for the mysterious disappearance of people in Ikorodu over a period of time whom they kidnapped, demanded for ransom, murdered and dumped them in septic tank.



Three members of his gang were earlier arrested by SARS operatives and they led the operatives to their den at Ikorodu where corpses of the two Bureau de change operators and two other victims were recovered.



A sustained monitoring of the fugitive ring leader finally yielded positive results as the team eventually traced him to his hideout at Odogunya, Ikorodu. On sighting the team led by Dsp Rotimi ogunmuyiwa, the said Mufutau Timileyin Sulaimon 'm' popularly known as Pencil engaged the team in a gun battle. Two SARS operatives namely Sgt Omola Adedeji and Sgt Oluwadare Gbenga sustained various degree of injuries, while pencil sustained bullet wound on the two legs and were all taken to hospital.



While Pencil was confirmed dead on arrival, the two injured operatives were taken to intensive care Unit and are responding to treatment.



One Gun with live ammunition and expanded ammunition were recovered.


Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/notorious-kidnapper-pencil-killed-in.html?m=1

Desperate Nigerians exploit gay, outcast claims, Boko Haram war to seek asylum in Europe, US, Canada

Henry (not real name) recently contacted this writer for a story which he originated to be worked on and published in a national newspaper. In return, he offered to give a bribe.

He had outlined everything, including the story’s plot, which is thus: “He is gay (even though he’s not) and he’s being persecuted by anti-gay agencies of the Nigerian government.

He had been attacked several times, brutalised and dehumanised. His single bedroom apartment in the Mile 2 area of Lagos has been razed down by irate anti-gay people in the community and he is now homeless. He has been left stranded because he had to flee the community. His parents and siblings cannot also accommodate him, as they are afraid of being attacked for harbouring a homosexual.”

If the story was published in the newspaper, Henry told our correspondent he would take a copy with him to France or any of the Schengen countries in Europe, where homosexuality is not a crime.

He said, “When I get to France, I will go to a refugee camp – posing as a gay refugee – and present the newspaper report, among other documents, and I will use it to seek asylum.”

Asylum is a protection granted by a state to a person fleeing his home country because of persecution which can be in varied forms.

Prior to his newly conceived plan, the 29-year-old married man had been denied a Schengen visa, which allows free travel within chosen countries in Europe (including France).

The visa allows the holder a stay of not more than 90 days in the Schengen area within a period of six months (180 days) for tourist or business purposes.

If he had been issued the visa by the French Consulate in Lagos, where he applied for it and if his fabricated story had been published, Henry said he would have been a happy man as his dream of migrating to Europe would have come true.

“I paid about N35,000 to apply for the Schengen visa. I wanted to use it to travel to France, but my application was rejected. However, I will reapply later in the year,” he recalled.

Henry said he and his wife, sometime in 2017, applied to France embassy to seek greener pastures, but were both denied visas after coughing up over N200,000 for the applications.

He said the disappointment was what was prompting him to take the “alternative route” of pretending to be a gay, optimistic that his visa application, travelling abroad and subsequent issuance of permanent stay would be hastened. Apparently, Henry had a lot of encouragement as his elder brother and friends had followed similar routes to seek asylum abroad.

He added, “I have decided to follow this route so that travelling and settling down in France could be easier. I want a better life for me and my wife; so she’s quite aware of what I’m planning.

“I’m doing this for us. If I travel there, she will join me soon. I couldn’t have been planning this without her knowledge.

Moreover, this was the same story line my elder brother made up when he travelled to France about 10 years ago. He posed as a gay and now, he has been offered 10 years’ stay in the country. He was given two months ago.

“But before being offered the 10 years’ stay, he applied for two years’ stay twice and three years’ stay twice. With the 10 years’ stay, he can now apply for permanent stay and citizenship. He now speaks French fluently and can work anywhere in the country.”

Henry stated that by also posing as a gay, backed with the publication of his made-up ‘horrible experience’ in Nigeria, he had a higher chance of being offered a permanent stay in Europe, like his brother.

He added, “If I got the Schengen visa and I travelled to France, I would pose as a refugee from Nigeria. I would probably be asked questions by the immigration officials reasons why I came to France.

“I would tell them I was being hunted in Nigeria because I’m gay – that my apartment in Lagos was burgled and burnt down because it is criminal to be gay in Nigeria. I would say I am not being accommodated in my own country anymore and I am being targeted by the authorities as well as the anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender people.

“I would probably be given a place to stay in the interim, and then I would again be questioned by the authorities. I would stand by my word that I’m gay and then they would probably first give me a one-year stay in France.”

Henry said he hoped to be paid a little allowance per month to survive in France and later on given a job.

“Being published in a newspaper would give my story some credibility and my welfare would be taken into consideration since they cherish human rights there,” he said.

Even though Henry studied Chemistry in the university and has a postgraduate degree, he said it had not been easy living in Nigeria, hence his decision to travel abroad by whatever means.

He stated, “The journey abroad might be tough sometimes. I know a friend who had to first travel from Nigeria to Ivory Coast, to Morocco, then to Turkey before finally arriving at a refugee camp in France. Definitely, I would do whatever it takes to leave this country.”

Apart from Henry, 32-year-old Lagos resident, simply identified as Sikiru, also contacted our correspondent to help him publish a story that he (Sikiru) was a gay.

He concocted a similar story to Henry’s, his childhood friend. Like Henry, Sikiru applied twice for a Schengen visa, but his applications were denied. However, he vowed to reapply notwithstanding the denial.

He said, “Life in Nigeria is not easy; I’ve not had any job since 2015 when the recession came. I don’t want to die here when there is a better life somewhere else. If you can help me publish an article that I’m a gay and that my community has turned against me because of my sexual orientation, I will take a copy of the newspaper with me anytime I’m travelling abroad.

“When I request asylum, I believe it would be processed quickly out of compassion. I know a couple of friends who are now living in Europe and doing fine.”

Apart from Europe, SUNDAY PUNCH found out that some Nigerian men seek opportunities in North America, particularly the United States and Canada with the same gay tale. A number of them have been granted asylum.

“Many Nigerians are now relocating to the US and Canada and the extent of desperation some go to obtain permanent stay is shocking,” said Olufemi Majekodunmi, a Lagos-based policy analyst.

Since 2014 when former President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill into law, many gay Nigerians have fled the country to countries like the US to seek asylum based on their sexual orientation.

The police have also arrested many homosexuals in the country, forcing some of them to either go underground or flee the country.

Specifically, in January 2019, the spokesperson for Zone 2 police command, Dolapo Badmos, warned homosexuals living in the country to flee or face criminal prosecution.

According to Majekodunmi, many homosexuals have since been fleeing Nigeria and being granted asylum elsewhere after claiming they are gays.

For instance, according to statistics released by the United Kingdom Home Office in November 2018, gay Nigerians topped the list of nationals who applied for asylum in Britain.

More than 5,917 asylum claims were said to have been made by Nigerians between July 1, 2015 and March 31, 2017 – all claiming they left Nigeria because of its “unfriendly gay laws.”

Fortunately for such claimants, the European Court of Justice in January 2018 ruled that asylum seekers in all 28 European Union countries must not be subjected to psychological tests to determine their sexual inclination.

Consequently, heterosexual persons, who desire to leave Nigeria for greater opportunities, have now started fabricating stories about their sexual orientation to enjoy asylum in their host countries. However, there have been some suspicions as Nigerian nationals are now the largest group seeking refugee status in Canada.

According to data received from the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Nigeria had 12,138 pending applications as of December 2018.

The RPD in charge of hearing and deciding claims for refugee protection in Canada noted that Nigeria had overtaken crisis-ridden Haiti which was number one the previous year.

The total number of pending applications from across the world stood at 71,675 implying that Nigeria represents about 17 per cent of total pending applications from the over 170 countries.

Haiti comes a distant second with 6,811 pending applications; India, 5,175; Mexico, 3,525; Colombia, which ended a civil war barely three years ago, has 3,056 and China 2,105.

According to the Canadian authorities, two out of every three Nigerian applicants claim to be victims of homophobic attacks.

In Canada, a refugee and immigration programme called Legal Aid Ontario said in 2017 that the agency identified an “unusual” pattern in sexual orientation claims filed by Nigerian refugee seekers in 2017.

As published on cbc.ca, around 70 per cent of Nigerian asylum claims made in Ontario, Canada, between April and November 2017 cited persecution based on sexual orientation.

A former head, Legal Aid, Jawad Kassab, said he was concerned that if sexual orientation claims were fabricated, refugees with legitimate claims might have a harder time getting the needed help.

A Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Mr Kolapo Adeyemi, told our correspondent on the telephone that claims involving sexual orientation would be difficult to confirm.

He said, “You don’t have a choice but to give them the benefit of the doubt.”

Lying their way to asylum camps

Due to Nigeria’s poor human development index, which entails factors such as high unemployment rate (23.1 per cent as of December 2018, according to the National Bureau of Statistics); poor infrastructure, low life expectancy (52.2 years as of April 2019, according to the National Population Commission) and insecurity, many citizens are fleeing the country to the developed economies in Europe, North America, Asia and some African countries.

According to the World Migration Report 2018 published by the International Organisation for Migration, there were about 244 million international migrants in the world as of 2015, which equates to 3.3 per cent of the global population.

The figure had seen a significant increase due to increase in displacement, both internal and across borders, due to factors such as terrorism and national conflict.

It is not only claims of being gays that some Nigerians latch on to to seek asylum abroad, SUNDAY PUNCH findings revealed that some Nigerians currently requesting such status claimed they were fleeing from Boko Haram insurgency, herdsmen attacks and ancestral crises denoting them as outcasts. Our correspondent gathered that the majority of these Nigerians are often nowhere near the situation areas they cited.

Our correspondent spoke to a Nigerian living in the United States of America who said he was granted asylum having claimed that his home was razed in Maiduguri, Borno State, and his parents murdered by the Boko Haram insurgents.

The 34-year-old former Ibadan, Oyo State, resident who moved to the US in 2016, said he had to concoct a convincing lie to flee the country.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the US resident said, “I wouldn’t have been granted a residence permit if I hadn’t cooked up that story. Life was hell in Nigeria until I came to the US.”

Investigations revealed that some Nigerians cite other humanitarian reasons while seeking asylum, such as depraving family backgrounds. In this regard, some claim that their family is forcing them to do female genital mutilation for their female children, claiming that they cannot bear seeing their children go through such cultural practice.

An immigration lawyer, based in the United Kingdom, Mr Isaac Kolade, said via LinkedIn that it was now old-fashioned for Nigerians, especially men, who travelled abroad, to marry a white woman to obtain residence permit.

Kolade stated, “Some years ago, Nigerian men would marry white women, in many cases older women, to get green card. But that’s now an old method. Other methods are being devised such as posing as gays.”

A Nigerian based in Germany, simply identified as Kay, said it was easier for him to be given asylum in the European country when he arrived sometime in 2016 and posed as a gay.

“I arrived in Manching (a refugee camp) as a ‘gay’ refugee in 2016 and I told them I fled from my home in Nigeria because I am gay. Thankfully, my story was believed and now I’m gradually integrating into the German society,” the 37-year-old Oyo State indigene told our reporter via Facebook Messenger.

Since 2015 when Germany opened its borders to asylum seekers leading to the arrival of over a million people, the country has seen an upsurge in the number of refugees – including Nigerians – arriving at its borders.

According to a local newspaper, thelocal.de, 745,545 asylum requests were lodged in 2016 alone, out of which there were thousands of applicants from Nigeria.

In its June 2018 report on the integration of migrants in the German labour market, the country’s Institute for Employment Research stated that apart from Pakistanis, Nigerians had an edge when it comes to finding jobs in the country over other nationals.

The Federal Bureau of Statistics in Germany backed this data, stating that in March 2017 alone, more than 56,000 Nigerians lived in the country, with 20,000 of them having either a steady or temporary job.

Asked what job he does in Germany and if he still parades himself as a gay, Kay said, “I’m a factory worker. I don’t want to give much details but I don’t need to pretend to be a gay anymore. I only told the story when I was seeking asylum.

“I have a wife and two children back at home. I just want to work here for a few years and gather funds to set up a business when I return to Nigeria.”

Like Henry told our correspondent, Kay said it was easier to be granted an asylum when an applicant presented himself as a gay in any of the Schengen countries.

Mad rush for Schengen visa

According to online sources, Schengen countries (otherwise called the Schengen area) are a group of 26 European countries that agreed to create common entry and exit requirements in order to remove the need for internal borders.

As long as Schengen area entry requirements are met, the agreement allows foreigners to travel freely in member countries without having to go through border controls.

The Schengen countries are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

All Schengen area countries recognise gay rights, thus making them appealing to gay people, including pseudo-gays.

In 2017, a total of 83,467 Nigerians reportedly filed for Schengen visa application, according to schengenvisainfo.com.

The data showed that 21,754 people out of the applicants wanted to travel to either France or Italy. In that year, the French Consulate in Lagos granted 9,962 Schengen visas, while its Italian counterpart granted 3,960 visas.

According to information on the website of the German Missions in Nigeria, nigeria.diplo.de, nationals of third-world countries like Nigeria, who, after arriving in their destination country and want their Schengen visas extended, must show reasons why they want an extension – including humanitarian or important personal reasons.

Gay claim not automatic for asylum —EU commission

The European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, said in an email that being a gay would not automatically grant an applicant asylum.

The email read, “Asylum is always granted on an individual basis irrespective of the reason for applying. Member states assess all applications individually, on a case-by-case basis and in accordance with international law.”

The commission said the European Union legislation (otherwise called the EU Qualification Directive) set out various grounds for granting protection or asylum.

It said, “The directive aims to ensure that people fleeing persecution, wars and torture are treated fairly, in a uniform manner throughout the EU. Persecution on grounds of sexual orientation is one of the grounds for protection – decisions to grant asylum on this basis are established on the facts of the case, not automatically.”

The responses from the UK Home Office as well as the US Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration, on whether asylum claims by gays were automatically granted were still being expected at the time of publishing this report.

False claims for asylum risky –UK-based commentator

A London-based social entrepreneur-cum-social commentator, Muyiwa Adebayo, said via a chat with our correspondent that it was unwise for asylum seekers to make false claims.

He said, “Making false claims is borne out of desperation, but I want those making such to be wise because of tomorrow. I think no matter what one pretends to be, the truth would be out somehow in future.

“While I won’t discourage anyone from leaving Nigeria, it is not right posing to be what you’re not. I live in the UK because my profession brought me to the country. It’s not by falsehood. I can tell you, if you have potential and can add value to a country, they would throw open their gates to you.”

Likewise, a lawyer and social commentator, Ms Sade Bright, said she was worried about the rate of Nigerians seeking asylum in developed countries on the basis of falsehood.

She however urged the Federal Government to focus on improving the economy and building infrastructure to discourage the citizens from leaving.

Bright stated, “A bad economy is not an excuse to claim to be what you’re not. I really want Nigerians, especially the youth, to be careful of what claims they make while seeking a better life.

“Unlike in Nigeria, in the developed countries, whatever you claim to be is forever in their database and your claim can haunt you in future. We just have to build this country.”

The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Garba Shehu, referred our reporter to the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons for comments on the development.

However, both the commission and the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, had yet to respond to our correspondent’s request for comments on the matter as of the time of filing this report.

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President Donald Trump has postponed the ICE’s planned operation that would have targeted 2,000 families who have received deportation orders.



As the Washington Post reported, the raids were to be conducted as part of a “family op” across 10 cities.


The raids were set to begin Sunday, nearly a week after Trump tweeted that “ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States.”



But the president has since stated that the operation will not begin for at least two weeks in order to give Congress time to “get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border.”




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Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/president-trump-postpones-ices-planned.html?m=1

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A guy on Twitter has taken to the microblogging platform to share screenshots of the conversation he had with his now ex-girlfriend who tried to tie him down with a fake pregnancy.

As much as their conversation is quite intimate over the kinda topic they’re discussing, it’s also hilarious as people who’ve seen their convo, find it rather amusing than expository.

The guy who shared the screenshot, wrote,

My now ex-girlfriend is trying to hook me with a pregnancy, I swear I’m not responsible and you can tell from the chat she is been devious, I don’t want to be a father to a child that’s not mine, I’m bringing this here just in case she does what she threatened.

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Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/nigerian-guy-exposes-girlfriend-who.html?m=1

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Algeria’s supreme court on Thursday remanded ex-prime minister Abdelmalek Sellal in custody over graft allegations.



According to Algerian state TV, the move is in a continuing crackdown on alleged corruption and cronyism among associates of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.



Sellal is one of the closest Bouteflika associates to be detained since mass protests broke out in February, demanding the prosecution of people that protesters regarded as corrupt as well as sweeping democratic change.

“Sellal, who left office in a May 2017 cabinet reshuffle after serving as premier and Bouteflika’s campaign manager several times, is under investigation over dissipation of public funds. Former trade minister Amara Benyounes, who served under Sellal from April 2014 to July 2015, appeared before the supreme court in a corruption case’’ state television said.

State television also said police had arrested Mourad Eulmi, head of the private firm SOVAC, a partner of Germany’s Volkswagen AG, at a car assembly plant in the western province of Relizane in connection with “corruption cases”.



On Wednesday, the supreme court had ordered the detention of another former prime minister, Ahmed Ouyahia, for alleged involvement in corruption, including “awarding illegal privileges and dissipation of public funds. A judge at the Supreme Court confiscated the passport of former transport and public works minister Abdelghani Zaalane,’’ state TV reported.

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Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/former-algerian-prime-minister.html?m=1

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Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced the cancellation of Thursday and Friday mid-term break for public primary and secondary schools in the state.

The Governor hinged this decision on the fact that students of public schools in the state had stayed out of their classrooms for several days as a result of recent industrial actions and public holidays.


This announcement was contained in a circular with reference number, Edu1070/Col.VI/27, dated June 11, 2018, signed by the acting permanent secretary, state Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mr Idowu Adeosun.

Adeosun pointed out that the directive did not affect private schools in the state.

Teachers and heads of schools were consequently to utilize the two days to make up for lost grounds in their lesson plan for the third term of the ongoing 2018/2019 session.

“I am to inform you that in view of the number of days the students of public primary and secondary schools have stayed out of classrooms for the reasons of public holidays and strike actions, the mid-term break for the third term of 2018/2019 academic session is hereby cancelled,” the circular read in part.

DAILY POST reports that the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) recently suspended a two-week old strike while the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had also suspended a 24-hour long strike on May 27, 2019.



Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/06/governor-seyi-makinde-cancels-midterm.html?m=1

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