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Nigerian Customs Seizes 11,650 Litres Of Petrol In Kebbi State

July 6, 2024 (updated July 6, 2024) Published by

Obasempire reports that the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 11,650 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Kebbi State as part of its ongoing efforts to halt illicit cross-border trade.

Addressing journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, the Controller of the Kebbi Command, Iheanacho Ernest Ojike, also disclosed the seizure of additional smuggled items, including 40 crates of imported pasta, 50 bundles of used clothing, 28 boxes of 50mg Diclofenac tablets, and 10 containers of cooking oil.

Read more: Lagos Police Thawrt Kidnapping Plot, Kill Nine Suspects In Shoot Out

Ojike stated that the total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the seized goods is fourteen million, seven hundred and ninety-two thousand, four hundred naira (N14,792,400).

He disclosed that the seized PMS would be auctioned to the public, generating an estimated eight million, one hundred and seventy-eight thousand, one hundred eighty-three naira (N8,178,183), which will be remitted to the Federal Government’s coffers.

“The team was able to generate twenty-five million, eight hundred and forty-seven thousand, six hundred and eleven naira (N25,847,611) in June, which is a 67.6% increase compared to the previous month of May,” Ojike added.

In a separate briefing in Birnin Kebbi, the National Coordinator of Operation WHIRLWIND, Comptroller Hussien Ejibunu, reported the seizure of PMS products in the Sokoto Area Command by the operatives of Operation Whirlwind Zone D’ axis.

Ejibunu stated that the operation has successfully disrupted and dismantled networks of smugglers of Premium Motor Spirit nationwide.

“This operation is coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser, in collaboration with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and other law enforcement agencies,” he said.

He revealed another substantial seizure of 661 kegs of PMS, containing 30 and 40 litres each, and 15 drums of PMS, each containing 200 litres, amounting to a total of 79,500 litres of PMS with a DPV of fifty-five million, seven hundred and twenty-nine thousand, five hundred naira (N55,729,500).

These interceptions were made across Kebbi and Sokoto States.

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Ejibunu further mentioned that one filling station was sealed off and handed over to the regulatory agency, NMDPRA, for further investigation, noting that the continuous monitoring of PMS trucking, discharging, and dispensing processes to prevent diversion.

He urged members of smuggling cartels to reconsider their activities and pursue legitimate business ventures, warning that the Nigerian Customs Service will continue to pursue economic saboteurs relentlessly.

“There is no place for their illegal activities,” he stated.

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Lagos Police Thwart Kidnapping Plot, Kill Nine Suspects In Shoot-Out

July 6, 2024 (updated July 6, 2024) Published by

Obasempire reports that the Lagos Police Command on Friday, has verified that its officers thwarted a kidnapping scheme and eliminated nine suspects who had intended to abduct affluent individuals in the Ladipo vicinity of Mushin.

The command’s spokesperson, Mr. Benjanin Hundeyin, affirmed that operatives acted based on reliable information and set up an ambush for the kidnappers, leading to a deadly exchange of gunfire on Thursday, July 4, 2024.

Hundeyin mentioned that the operation, overseen by Commissioner of Police Adegoke Fayoade, commenced a fortnight ago upon receiving intelligence indicating an imminent threat.

He added that police tactical units closely surveilled the gang and prepared to intercept them on the expected day of the assault.

According to him, during the confrontation, nine kidnappers were neutralized, while two others escaped with gunshot wounds. The police recovered a cache of weapons, including four AK-47 rifles, four locally-made semiautomatic pistols, nine AK-47 magazines, three walkie-talkies, a POS machine, and a loudspeaker, and the gang’s operational vehicles (a black Toyota 4Runner and a blue Lexus RX350) were seized.

Hundeyin stated that operatives have been railing the gang for eight months, attributing numerous kidnappings in the Isolo, Okota, Ejigbo, and Ladipo areas to their activities.

Hundeyin said the operation has effectively ended the gang’s reign of terror

He expatiated further that the success of the operation is among several recent achievements in combating kidnapping and armed robbery in Lagos, noting that many of these operations have not been publicised to protect informants’ identities.

” We are urging the public, particularly medical practitioners, to report any individuals with gunshot wounds to the nearest police station or emergency numbers, and the residents should also provide information on suspicious activities, promising to prioritize public safety and security”.

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Actress Biola Adebayo Claims Podcast Guest Admitted To Zoophilia, Alleges Faked Death

July 6, 2024 (updated July 6, 2024) Published by

Obasempire reports that Biola Adebayo, the actress, has alleged that Adenike Adewodun, her podcast guest who confessed to zoophilia, feigned her own death.

Adenike, during a podcast, previously recounted her teenage encounter with sexual assault and her involvement in sexual activity with canines to fulfill her urges.

On June 9, Adebayo expressed shock and stated that Adenike suddenly committed suicide after the explosive podcast.

Adebayo also suggested that the criticism the guest received after the confession might have contributed to her death.

But in a fresh post, Adebayo said she discovered Adenike faked her death.

The actress recounted how her podcast team noticed inconsistencies in the narratives from the guest’s sister and friend.

Adebayo said Adenike confessed she faked her death to avoid more backlash from the public over the podcast.

“In the course of properly mourning [Adenike], we noticed some discrepancies in what her so-called sister was telling us and what her friend was saying,” the post reads in part.

“Because we felt something was amiss, we dispatched the director of the show on a fact-finding mission who spoke with the friend before he traced the hospital where she was supposed to have been treated.

“We were told there and then that she didn’t die. After this discovery, a petition was written by our attorney to the police to complain about the situation. Promptly, the police investigated and arrested both Nike and her friend.”

Adebayo said the controversial guest, however, maintained that her sexual molestation experience was true.

“The police were also set to prosecute. Upon interrogation, Nike said she freaked out because people recognised her,” she said.

“She said she said she felt that if she lied that she was dead, Biola would remove the video.

“Police asked her if she reached out to Biola to remove the video at any point and she said no. Her mother, who was there at the station, corroborated the story.

“After full consultations and deep thinking, Abiola Adebayo has decided not to prosecute but will still help with her therapy and rehabilitation.”

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Federal High Court Judge Warns Kano Governor’s Spokesperson Of Potential Jail Time For Misrepresentation

July 6, 2024 (updated July 6, 2024) Published by

Obasempire reports that Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano has issued severe caution to Sanusi Bature, the spokesperson for the Kano State Governor, admonishing him with the prospect of incarceration due to alleged distortion.

The judge pronounced this warning following his ruling on the Kano State Commission of Inquiry, which Governor Yusuf had instituted.

He directed that an Authenticated Copy of the judgment be promptly given to the Governor’s spokesperson and all media representatives present in the courtroom to prevent any misrepresentation.

Journalists present were left in suspense as the judge reproached state government officials, including Bature, for undermining court decisions with their statements.

Justice Amobeda said: “I know the Governor has immunity, but I have the liberty to jail any of his aides  for unguarded utterances against the decision of the court.”

Justice Amobeda has set a 48-hour deadline for two Kano State High Court judges, Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, to resign from their roles as Chairpersons of Governor Abba Yusuf’s judicial commissions.

The commissions were established to investigate the previous administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, focusing on misappropriation of public funds and political violence.

Since Governor Abba Yusuf assumed office on May 29, 2023, Kano State has been under intense media scrutiny due to ongoing legal disputes and political tensions between Ganduje and Yusuf, as well as other issues like the Emirate crisis.

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Sophia Momodu Alleges Davido’s Sisters Tried To Abduct Daughter Imade

July 6, 2024 (updated July 6, 2024) Published by

Sophia Momodu alleges that Davido’s sisters attempted to abduct Imade, their daughter, when she was three months old.

Davido and Sophia, his former partner, have recently been at the center of media attention due to a legal battle over parental rights.

The musician submitted a petition via his attorneys Olaniyi Arije and Okey Barrah to the Lagos High Court on April 17, 2024.
He sought a court order granting him “unfettered and unrestricted access” to Imade who is aged nine.

Davido said he has been responsible for Imade’s education, housing, transportation, living expenses, health care, and periodic travel.

He, however, expressed concern that Sophia has been causing him emotional distress with her “utopian” demands.

He alleged that she also once denied him access to their daughter for up to “two years”.

Last month, Momodu responded to Davido’s lawsuit, arguing that she has never denied the singer access to their daughter.

Through her legal representatives Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors and Bimpe Ajegbomogun & Co., she claimed Davido “repeatedly threatened” to make her life “miserable” if she did not make herself “available to him sexually”.

In a legal document dated June 26, Sophia alleged that Davido connived with his sisters to “try and kidnap three-months-old Imade out of Nigeria”.

Momodu claimed Davido’s sisters tried to take her daughter away from me “permanently” under the guise of a holiday.

She revealed that it took the intervention of the immigration services to rescue Imade from Davido’s sisters.

Citing the incident, Sophia argued that the singer was “not fit to be a father”.

Her narration partly reads: “The applicant has demonstrated that he is not a fit father. He, in concert with his father and sisters, has tried on many occasions to kidnap our daughter and take her outside Nigeria and/or out of my reach without my consent.

“That at one time when our daughter was just three months old, she was kidnapped by his sister under the pretence that she was being taken on holiday by her whilst they were planning to take our daughter out of the country and out of my reach permanently.

“Due to the intervention of the Nigerian Immigration services, she was intercepted at the airport and apprehended for falsely representing herself as our daughter’s mother before they could leave the country, thus ensuring the safe return of our daughter to my custody.”

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Bella Shmurda Cautious About Collaboration With Controversial Artist Portable

July 5, 2024 (updated July 5, 2024) Published by

Obasempire reports that Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi, popularly known as Bella Shmurda, has voiced reservations about partnering with the controversial artist Habeeb Okikiola, also called Portable.

Shmurda acknowledges that he and Portable could create great music together, but he is cautious about teaming up with the ‘Zazoo’ vocalist due to his contentious behavior.

In a recent interview with Max FM, the ‘Cash App’ singer revealed he wasn’t prepared for Portable’s “wahala.”

He said, “I feel me and Portable will blend on a song but I am not ready for wahala [problem] right now.”

Portable has been engaged in controversy since rising to stardom with his breakthrough song ‘Zazoo’ in 2021.

His most recent scandal is an internet fight with Davido and rapper Zlatan Ibile; he accused the former of giving him “bad advice” during their recent meal in the United States, and the latter of running his relationship with the DMW boss.

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Nigerian TikTok: Where Wit Meets Wince

July 5, 2024 (updated July 5, 2024) Published by

Obasempire reports that In the lively world of Nigerian TikTok, humor often walks a fine line between jest and jab, especially when it comes to physical differences.

For instance, a lady with an eye defect playfully dubbed “eyewitness” or “eyes of the gods” by fellow TikTokers, showcasing the platform’s knack for wordplay.

Meanwhile, another TikToker with bow-legs found herself compared to a frog gracefully diving into water, adding a splash of whimsy to the mix.

Not to be outdone, a gentleman was humorously informed that his head bore a striking resemblance to an avocado—a compliment or critique, one wonders?

In a more poignant moment, a woman with amputated hands received a comment suggesting she has no need for a wedding ring, reflecting both the irreverent humor and the occasional insensitivity that permeate the platform.

These interactions highlight the colorful tapestry of human diversity, prompting reflection on how we perceive and celebrate uniqueness.

While some viewers join in the laughter, others advocate for greater empathy, recognizing that behind every quip lies a person with a story.

As debates on religious views and social norms unfold, Nigerian TikTok remains a vibrant space where comedy and compassion intersect, challenging users to find common ground amidst the diversity of human creation.

Police Rescue 19-Year-Old Woman From Suicide Attempt In Lagos

July 4, 2024 (updated July 4, 2024) Published by

Obasempire reports that operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have successfully intervened to prevent a 19-year-old woman from taking her own life today.

According to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officer, officers responded swiftly to reports of a young woman attempting to ingest insecticide at approximately 2:00 pm.

The prompt intervention took place in response to a tip-off received by authorities.

“Promptly responding to the tip-off, officers were dispatched to the scene where the girl was located and prevented from causing herself harm,” Hundeyin stated.

The rescued woman, whose identity has been kept confidential, disclosed that she had been grappling with severe emotional distress stemming from an unexpected pregnancy and financial fraud.

She recounted how the father of her unborn child had refused to take responsibility, exacerbating her emotional turmoil.

Furthermore, she had fallen victim to a fraudster who swindled her earnings from her Point of Sale (POS) business.

The Police statement confirmed that the young woman is currently receiving psychological support to address her emotional challenges.

An investigation has been launched to identify and apprehend those responsible for exploiting her vulnerable situation.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin reiterated the importance of mental health awareness and urged individuals facing similar difficulties to seek timely assistance.

The Lagos State Police Command reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding public welfare, extending beyond traditional crime prevention measures.

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Madrina’s Silence: Cynthia Morgan Reveals Olamide’s Generous Gesture

April 5, 2024 (updated June 12, 2024) Published by

Nigerian dancehall sensation Madrina, formerly known as Cynthia Morgan, recently shared an intriguing tale about her relationship with Nigerian music mogul Olamide, stirring up a storm of excitement on social media.

In a captivating revelation on her Instagram story, Madrina recounted how Olamide, the esteemed YBNL chief, bestowed upon her a significant sum of N1 million in a gesture of benevolence.

This generous act deeply moved her and sparked admiration from fans across various social platforms.

However, Madrina’s decision to maintain a mysterious silence towards Olamide after this heartfelt gesture left fans eagerly anticipating more details.

She disclosed that despite the immense gratitude she felt towards Olamide for his kindness, she chose to sever communication with him.

According to Madrina, when she contemplated sharing Olamide’s act of kindness on social media, the rapper advised her against it, suggesting that the amount was too trivial to publicize.

Despite this, she emphasized the profound impact of Olamide’s gesture, contrasting it with her past experience of borrowing the same amount from her family, which was marred by insults.

Madrina expressed deep appreciation for Olamide’s humility and generosity, highlighting how his gift resonated with her on a personal level.

Cynthia Morgan wrote:

“Told someone olamide sent me a million naira some months ago and the guy said I shouldn’ t put it out there because the money is tOo small. Had to stop talking to that guy cause I No understand,(although,it was never my intention to put it out here) but that statement almost made me post it immediately.

“1million naira wey my own tribes man loan me insult me join. Abeg o 0lamide thank you”

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