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Mompha has reacted to the arrest and trial of Ramon “Hushpuppi” Abbas. Mompha, who used to be good friends with Hushpuppi,  said since Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai and extradited to the United States of America, Nigerians have been reaching out to threaten him that he’s next. The FBI naming DCP Abba Kyari as a co-conspirator with Huspuppi,  Nigerians trooped to his page again to threaten that he’s next, He added. However, he said Nigerians do not know how the FBI works. He said that when the EFCC arrested him over allegations of fraud in 2019 and then re-arrested him…

Nigeria Men Basketball Team known as  “D’Tigers” have been eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics after suffering their third consecutive defeat in group B to Italy. The game, which was played in the early hours of Saturday, July 31, at the Saitama super arena, finished 80-71 as the Nigerian team was dumped out of the 2020 Olympics, having lost their first two games against Australia and Germany. It would be recalled that D’Tigers were ranked 4th team for the Olympics prior to their arrival after playing couple of exhibition matches. The team led by coach Mike Brown, had many Nigerians believe…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has expressed shock over the provisional suspension of Nigeria’s top athlete and medal prospect, Blessing Okagbare, for a doping rule violation. Okagbare who won her 100m heat with 11.05 seconds to reach the semifinal on Friday, was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after a sample collected from the sprinter tested positive for human ‘Growth Hormone’ Read previous report here. Reacting to the news, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, said it received with great shock the press release by the Athletics Integrity Unit, suspending Blessing Okagbare for a doping rule violation. The Federation,…

The fast-growing Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP) under the Chairmanship of Comr. Saliu Shola Taofeeq, today, visited the venue which hosted the ongoing one-month intensive web design and digital marketing training organized by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Kwara. The ASKOMP chairman, who was ably represented by the CEO, The Satcom Media Consult, Oluwatoyin Luqman Bolakale, during the interactive session unravelled tons of opportunities available in the digital world and how best it can be utilized as a source of livelihood. “I am elated that the leadership of NANS Kwara come up with this brilliant impact…

Novak Djokovic has been forced to withdraw from his mixed doubles bronze medal match due to a shoulder injury at the ongoing Tokyo 2020. Djokovic, the world No. 1 from Serbia, will leave Tokyo empty-handed in what has proved a majorly disappointing Olympic Games. According to the International Tennis Federation, Djokovic withdrew because of a “left shoulder injury”, meaning Nina Stojanovic will be deprived of a chance to win a medal, with bronze going to Australian pair Ashleigh Barty and John Peers courtesy of a walkover. This comes after he was surprisingly beaten by Alexander Zverev in the singles semi-finals…

The sentencing of self-confessed internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi, has been slated for October this year. This is according to the United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California, LIB reports. Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai in July 2020 for a multi-millionaire dollar fraud perpetrated by him and members of his syndicate. This week he pleaded guilty to various offences bordering on internet scam, money laundering, among others. His plea bargain document which was released online this week was signed by Hushpuppi, his lawyer, Loius Shapiro; and Acting United States Attorney, Tracy Wilkison, among others.

Troops of 202 Battalion have taken custody of eight Boko Haram Insurgents and their families, comprising 10 adult females and 22 children, who surrendered to troops at Ruwaza village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno state. In a similar development, troops of Forward Operational Base (FOB) operating along Bocobs- Bama road have arrested 20 Boko Haram fighters and their families, who surrendered to troops at Nbewa village, also in Bama Local Government Area of Borno state. The surrendering families of the insurgents comprised 15 adult females and 26 children. The suspects all surrendered to the troops, during clearance operations in the areas on 29 July, 2021 following ongoing intense clearance operations…

The Kidstech Africa team held a webinar with Tech Lead Airbnb; Vinay Gaba. Vinay, who is also a Google development expert spoke extensively on the webinar theme – Preparing Gen Z for the future of technology. The speaker while sharing his journey to success in the tech world said he enjoyed writing codes back then in his home city of Mumbai, India, and first experimented with coding in building games. “The most defining moment was when I created an App. The app (a game) was uploaded on the store and got downloaded by 66 people.” At this moment, I realised,…

Omah Lay premiere the official video to his latest single titled “Understand“. The Tempoe-produced song, “Understand” will be part of Omah Lay’s upcoming debut studio album. The cripsy video was shot and directed by Top Shotta Watch below;

With just five days into the reality show, Liquorose has gained massive following on the social media platform. “1 million amazing supporters. I am so humbled. Thank you so much team Liquorose. I will make you all proud, I promise,” a post from @liquorose read. It is pertinent to note that before her announcement as a housemate, Liquorose had well over 700,000 followers on Instagram. However, checks by our correspondent reveal that Liquorose has the highest following on Instagram, at the time of filing the report. With this new achievement, Liquorose has clinched the most-followed Shine Ya Eye housemate on social media, coupled with her over 13,000…