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A drug-smuggling tunnel equipped with its own railway and lift has been discovered at the US border with Mexico.The 4,300ft passage which is believed to have been built by El Chapo’s Sinaloa cartel is said to be the longest known illicit underground route into the United States.   The drug-smuggling tunnel which is on average 70ft below ground and almost 6ft high and 2ft wide was reportedly built with a ventilation system, high-voltage power cables, and drainage.According to the Mirror, the tunnel starts in an industrial area of the border city of Tijuana in Mexico, ending in a neighbourhood of San Diego, California. where its entrance was found covered by several sandbags.   It was discovered by authorities in August but has only now been revealed. San Diego customs official Cardell Morant said: “The sophistication and length of this tunnel demonstrates the time-consuming efforts transnational criminal organizations will undertake to facilitate cross-border smu...

Justice Jide Falola of Osun State High Court in Ikirun on Thursday sentenced three men, Nuhu Jimoh, David Ndubisi and Oluwaseun Aderibigbe, to death by hanging for bank robbery. Thirty-two people, including two police personnel and two bank workers, were killed during the exchange of gunfire between the robbers and the police during the robbery that occurred on February 12 , 2016, Delivering judgment, Justice Falola found the men guilty of launching coordinated attacks on the First Bank, Union Bank and Skye Bank, situated on the same street in Ikirun in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state and pronounced the death sentence on them.   The judge said the gun recovered from the convicts during the bank robbery be forfeited to the Nigeria Police, while the money recovered from them be forfeited to Osun Government. The convicts were first arraigned on June 29, 2017, on 10 count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery, murder, illegal possession of firearms and...

The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church Worldwide a.k.a Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo was denied visa by the Lagos office of the United States Embassy on Thursday January 30.  Why Bishop Oyedepo was denied a US visa by the embassy wasn't made clear but he was given the standard default explanation of not being qualified for visa renewal and was urged to try again.  Eyewitnesses alleged that the Pastor and businessman created a scene at the facility as he insisted that he has not violated any rules or committed any crime to have warranted being denied a renewal of his visa. When Oyedepo asked his bodyguards to get his phones so he can make some calls, he was reportedly told he can't make calls within the precincts of the visa-issuing section of the embassy. Though Bishop Oyedepo is yet to publicly comment on the incident, ThisDay reported that he told the Embassy's authorities that he has been traveling to th...

Twitter users are sharing their opinions after a Nigerian man flipped the coin on Pastor Adeboye controversial tweet asking one of his married ''sons'' to sack the secretary because he was always excited to see her at work. The clergyman tweeted this two days ago.  Many Nigerians condemned him for giving such an advice to his ''son'' instead of cautioning the son to cultivate sexual discipline. Well, Yinka Ogunnubi asked if it is right for a woman to aslo deny a female housemaid a job or sack her simply because she fears she might seduce her husband. The reactions are quite interesting. Read some of them below     The post Twitter users react after Nigerian man asks if it's right or wrong for a woman to sack a maid because she fears she will seduce her husband appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog .

 Abuja based Pastor and General Overseer of Firehouse Church International Worship Centre Bishop Emmanuel Esezobor has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the publishers of The Nation Newspaper to retract an allegation levelled against him through its online publication of 28th January 2020.  The story captioned  "DRAMA AS MAN DIES IN COFFIN AFTER ABUJA PASTOR ALLEGEDLY PAID HIM N500,000.00 FOR MIRACLE SCAM" alleged that the man of God paid a sum of N500,000 for a fake miracle that later claimed the life of an unnamed trader in Abuja. In a letter dated 30th January 2020 by his solicitors, G.O.C Owo & Co , Bishop Emmanuel Esezobor demanded the followings as a relief Retraction of the story in its entirety, an apology published in Six National Newspapers including The Nation  Newspaper, the delete of the unsubstantiated story as from its website as well as payment of Two Billion Naira (N2,000,000 only) for the damages to his person and reputation ...

A 31-year-old man paraded by the Taraba State Police Command has confessed to killing his girlfriend, Imbajuri Ambisi.  The suspect identified as Munda Bala reportedly conspired with his two friends to kill his girlfriend who they burnt to ashes before burying her in a bush.  The native of Donga Local Government Area who was paraded alongside some ashes and bones of the deceased, blamed the sad act on jealousy and hardship.  He told newsmen;  “I fell in love with Imbajuri Ambisi. She became my girlfriend; I got her pregnant and she delivered a baby boy and killed him after seven months.“This got me angry and I couldn’t tell anyone. My money got finished and she ran away to some wealthy guys who engage in the selling of rosewoods to foreigners.”“This got me jealous and I met two of my friends who advised me that if I really want my heart to be at rest, I have to kill her, hence our decision to eliminate her." Taraba St...

A 52-year-old man who was charged with killing his estranged wife after she went missing has died two days after he attempted suicide.  In a statement by Norm Pattis, the lawyer of Fotis Dulos said his client died just after 5.30pm at Jacobi Medical Center on Thursday in the Bronx, New York.Mr. Pattis said: "Mr. Dulos was tried and convicted in the court of public opinion. Now he has been executed."His attorney added: "We remain committed to demonstrating he did not murder Jennifer."Before his death, the estranged husband of Jennifer Farber Dulos attempted to take his own life inside his garage while awaiting trial for the murder of wife Jennifer Dulos who went missing after dropping her children at school. The real estate businessman was found in his car inside the garage of his mansion in Farmington, Connecticut, on Tuesday afternoon, having suffered carbon monoxide poisoning.He was found by Police officers who had gone to check on him as he failed to appear for a...

The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has suspended a 200-level student of the institution who was caught smoking weed (marijuana) on campus.  The 200-level student of the Department of Physics was identified as Uzoagba Chinaemerem and it was gathered that the incident occurred on  27th November, 2019 in Hall 4 of the institution's Male Hostel,  Uzoagba Chinaemerem will reportedly remain on suspension till the Students' Disciplinary Committee concludes its investigation, as disclosed in a letter dated 17 January, 2020 and signed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu.  The letter read in parts;  “You are aware that Indian hemp is a prohibited substance on campus. The Vice Chancellor has, therefore, approved your suspension from studies. You are hereby suspended from your academic programme in the University of Calabar with effect from the First Semester of the 2019/2020 academic session.“You ar...

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has reacted to the call made by members of the opposition party, PDP, for the resignation of President Buhari. Festus via his twitter handle this morning, said even the PDP knows that that is not going to happen. The PDP has called for President Buhari's resignation due to the rising insecurity in the country. Read Festus Keyamo's tweets below The post They know it's not going to happen- Festus Keyamo reacts to PDP's call for President Buhari's resignation appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog .

56 months after Muhammadu Buhari resumed office as the President of Nigeria, the Nigerian embassy in China which is headed by Ambassador Baba Ahmad Jidda still displays former President Goodluck Jonathan as the President of the country on its website.  Asides displaying Goodluck Jonathan as the President of Nigeria in the 'About Us' section of its website with a URL of 'https://ift.tt/2u5re1i;, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali is also displayed as the "current" Minister of Foreign Affairs on its home page. Recall that the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has been in office for over 4 years.  Here are screenshots of the website below;      This is coming after the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus, the deadly flu-like virus which was first noticed in Chinese city of Wuhan as a world health emergency.  WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the reaso...

A middle-aged man simply identified as Samaila, has been arrested by men of the Katsina state police command for chaining his wives, Fatima Salisu and Hadiza Musa, and subjecting them to inhumane treatments in his home in Yannadabaiyye village in the Rimi Local Government Area of the state, for over 10 months. According to the police, Samaila's evil deeds came to light when Hadiza's mother paid them a surprise visit. Not meeting with her daughter, Hadiza's mother pleaded to take away a sewing machine she bought for her daughter who isn't using it. Samaila's refusal led to an argument which degenrated into a fight. Hadiza's mother went on to report the assault to the police at the Rimi Police headquarters. The officers immediately went to effect Samaila's arrest. It was during the arrest that Fatima and Hadiza were found in chains. When interrogated, Fatima said she has been in chains for 10 months while Hadiza came in two weeks ago and was also placed under ...

Amazon founder and world’s richest person, Jeff Bezos has raked in $13 Billion to his fortune in just 15 minutes, cementing his position as the world’s richest person further. After an Amazon news release for the fourth quarter revealed that sales went up 21 percent during the holiday quarter on Thursday, the news sent the stock up by about 12% to $2,100 after-hours trading, adding a swift $12.8 billion to Bezos’ fortune in about 15 minutes. At the current price, the Amazon founder traded places with Bill Gates for the title of the richest person in the World in recent months. He is now worth $128.9 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The late surge Thursday also added more than $90 billion to Amazon’s market value, pushing it above $1 trillion.        The post Jeff Bezos adds $13 Billion to his fortune in just 15 minutes. appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog .

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday January 30, received and lit the ‘Torch of Unity’ ahead of the National Sports Festival. The President called on private sector investors to join hands with the government in youth and sports development in the country, during the function heralding the sports festival scheduled to hold in March in Benin City, Edo State's capital. Buhari stated that his administration is committed to supporting and providing the enabling environment for the development of sports at all levels. He said;  ‘‘I am pleased to receive the National Sports Festival “Torch of Unity’’. It is a symbolic representation of the Unity, Peace and Solidarity amongst Nigerians, especially the athletes and officials in the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.‘‘Since the inception of the National Sports Festival in 1973, the Games have been a useful avenue for interaction, integration for our youth, sportsmen and women ...

Eeleven suspected fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of the Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 30th 2020.   One of the fraudster, a female, was arrested at Airport View Estate, Thinkers Corner, Enugu. The arrest, which was the first by the zone in the new year, followed several intelligence report on the ostentatious lifestyles of the suspects.   On the strength of the intelligence, operatives of the Commission, with duly signed search warrant, raided about four building within the same vicinity where they recovered several mobile phones, lap tops, computers, several MTN Sim packs, a Toyota Venza, Mercedes C350, two Lexus Jeeps, one GLK 350 Benz, two ES350 Lexus, a Mustang 455FA car and other incriminating items. Interim investigation revealed that the suspected female fraudster was discovered to have a software in her phone with an instruction and format used in duping gullible indiv...

First lady, Aisha Buhari and former First lady, Patience Jonathan, were pictured at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the demise of former first lady, Maryam Babangida. Both women put their political differences aside and were cordial at the event which was organized by daughter of the deceased, Aisha Babangida. The event had in attendance other former first ladies like Turai Yar'Adua, Justice Fati Lami Abubakar and others. See more photos below The post Photos: Aisha Buhari, Patience Jonathan pictured at a function in Abuja appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog .