Connect with us

News

Imo govt defends allocation of land to EVANG Ebuka Obi’s Zion ministry amid alleged forceful acquisition. ‎

Published

on


‎Imo State Government has defended its decision to give some parts of land at Mbaise, Ngor-Okpala LGA to Zion Ministry, a prayer group owned by EVANG Chukwuebuka Obi.

‎It maintained that the land was duly acquired by the State Government from the native owners.

‎The State Government is coming up with the statement following a series of protests from some groups alleging that the Government and the Zion Ministry did not duly consult with indigenous owners of the land before acquiring it.

‎In reacting to the allegation, the Government, through the office of the Commissioner in charge of Lands, Survey and Physical Planning, Enyinnaya Onuegbu, said that apportioning some plots of the said land to Ebuka’s ministry was in line with the current administration of Hope Uzodinma’s policies of projecting and promoting programmes that were focused on sustainable development of the State

‎Onuegbu, however, explained that contrary to claims by certain individuals that the State Government acquired 30,000 hectares of land for Evangelist Ebuka Obi, the truth remains that only 2,000 hectares of land were acquired in 2003 by the then former Governor Achike Udenwa with Certificate of Occupancy issued in favour of the proposed Guangdong Free Trade Zone, an initial project for the land which later failed.

‎”Upon expression of interest by Zion Ministries to make strategic investments in the area, the Government allocated 1,000 hectares of the existing 2,000 hectares to them”

‎“This was designated for the development of public-use infrastructure, including a school, hospital, religious centre, water processing factory, event centre, old people’s home, estate development, and more,” he said.

News

“My Dad is AA and my Mom is AA but I’m AS” — X user seeks explanation over genotype confusion

Published

on

 

An X user has sparked conversation online after sharing confusion about their genotype.

In the post, the user wrote: “My Dad is AA and my Mom is also AA but I’m AS. Can someone make this make sense to me, please.”

The question quickly drew reactions from other users who tried to explain how genotype inheritance works.

Many pointed out that if both parents are truly AA, a child would typically also be AA, since both parents can only pass the “A” gene.

Some users suggested that the situation could be due to an earlier testing error or that one of the parents might not have been accurately tested.

Others advised the user to consider repeating the genotype test in a reliable laboratory to confirm the result.

Continue Reading

News

Nigerian man jailed 78 months in US over $5m COVID relief fra¥d and romance sc+m

Published

on

 

A 34-year-old Nigerian man, Adepoju Babtunde Salako, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison in the United States after pleading guilty to wire fra¥d conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.

The sentencing was announced on March 4, 2026, by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.

As part of his plea agreement, Salako, who lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also agreed to plead guilty to seven additional counts of wire fra¥d in Alaska. He was further ordered to pay $2,581,002.50 in restitution to victims.

According to court documents, Salako was part of a criminal network that stole more than $5 million in funds from U.S. COVID-19 relief programs in 2021. The schemes targeted the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, and over 30 state unemployment benefit systems.

Investigators said Salako and two accomplices used stolen identities to fra¥dulently obtain PPP loans and unemployment benefits while submitting fake applications for EIDL loans.

In another scheme, co-conspirators, mostly based in Nigeria, used stolen identities and manipulated romance sc+m victims to obtain government funds.

Authorities said Salako acted as the key contact in the United States, receiving money from victims and government agencies before laundering the proceeds to China and Nigeria. He reportedly took about 25 percent as his commission.

U.S. Attorney Peter McNeilly said Salako and his associates exploited innocent people and defra¥ded American taxpayers of millions of dollars.

Officials from the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation also described him as the U.S.-based operative for an international criminal network.

Continue Reading

News

FFK gets Germany, Omokri Mexico, Yakubu Mahmud gets Qatar as President Tinubu posts ambassadors

Published

on

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations.

In the list which was released by Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, on Friday afternoon, March 6, a total of 65 ambassadors and High Commissioners were posted across the country.

The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December last year.

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmud Yakubu, was posted to Qatar, Femi Fani-Kayode was posted to Germany, while Reno Omokri was posted to Mexico.

Senator Jimoh Ibrahin was posted to the United Nations; former Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau was posted to China, while ex-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is the new ambassador to Spain.

Swipe to see the full list of the Ambassadors and the countries they were posted to below

Continue Reading

Trending