Court jails TikToker Teee Dollar for six months over Naira abuse

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Popular TikToker, Babatunde Peter Olaitan, also known as Teee Dollar, and one Tobilola Olamide a.k.a. TobiNation, have been sentenced to six months imprisonment each, by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for abusing Naira; the Nigerian currency. The sentence was handed down by Justice Alexander Owoeye on Thursday, May 8, 2025, after the duo pleaded guilty to separate one-count charges of tampering with Naira notes during a social event held at 23 Macdonald Road, Ikoyi, on April 8, 2025. The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and…

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Lagos takes over rape case involving 12year-old girl

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In its bid to curb the menace by sex predators and child abusers, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has taken over the defilement case involving a 12-year-old girl in the Ayobo area of Lagos State. The survivor (names withheld), was allegedly abused sexually by 25-year-old Farouk Alayande, also known as Lumi, at 13 Oguntaiwo Street, Anisere Ayobo Ipaja, Lagos, on Friday, May 9, 2025. According to report, the 12 year-old victim who lives at 5 Oguntaiwo Street, Anisere Ayobo Ipaja, had returned from school on that…

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Mass exodus in Sokoto as terrorist leader Turji, issues fresh ultimatum to three districts

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Residents of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State are fleeing en masse following chilling threats from the notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji, who remains high on the nation’s most-wanted list. Communities in Bafarawa, Arume, Gebe, and Kamarawa have witnessed a mass exodus over the past 72 hours. According to terrified locals, Turji delivered an ultimatum to neighboring settlements—Kamara, Arume, and Kagara—demanding that they vacate their villages by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday or face brutal consequences. “This is no empty threat. We know what Turji is capable of. We left…

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UK clamps down on care workers’ visas

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The United Kingdom has announced plans to abolish the care worker visa route in the coming months, a move that could impact thousands of Nigerians seeking employment in the UK’s health and social care sector. It also said foreign criminals in the country would, henceforth, face rapid deportation under the new immigration rules. UK Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, who disclosed these yesterday, said the visa pathway, heavily used by migrants, would be phased out as part of efforts to curb overall migration. The move, detailed in a white paper to…

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NDLEA nabs Iran-bound woman who concealed cocaine in private part, stomach

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a woman, Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi, who disguised herself with hijab to export large consignments of cocaine concealed in her private parts, stomach, and the false bottom of her handbag to Iran via Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State. Obehi, dressed in a hijab in an attempt to evade security checks, was intercepted at the departure hall of Port Harcourt airport on 3rd May 2025 while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight to Iran via Doha, following credible intelligence.…

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Kemi Badenoch to UK Prime Minister: Deport foreign criminals, toughen visa rules

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Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK Conservative Party, has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government to adopt the Conservatives’ proposed deportation bill as a measure to reduce immigration. In a video shared on her official X (formerly Twitter) account, Kemi Badenoch issued a stark warning about rising immigration levels, claiming that without urgent action, approximately two million immigrants could gain British citizenship by next year. “From next year, two million immigrants could automatically claim British citizenship. That’s nearly twice the population of Birmingham,” Ms Badenoch said. “We’ve…

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FULL LIST: Femi Adebayo’s Seven Doors wins big at #AMVCA11

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Femi Adebayo’s film Seven Doors clinched two of the most coveted awards — Best Lead Actor (Femi Adebayo) and Best Lead Actress (Chioma Chukwuka), at the 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), cementing its place as one of the standout productions of the year. Seven Doors is a Nigerian historical drama series directed by Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo. It follows King Adedunjoye, a reluctant monarch whose reign is haunted by a generational curse. To break it, he must marry six more wives—opening “seven…

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Ochuko Ojiri, British-Nigerian art dealer pleads guilty to funding terrorism

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Oghenochuko ‘Ochuko’ Ojiri, a British-Nigerian art expert, who has appeared on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt has pleaded guilty in a terrorism financing case after failing to report a series of high-value art sales to a man sanctioned for alleged links to Hezbollah. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, admitted eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business under the Terrorism Act 2000. The case marks the first prosecution of its kind in the UK under this specific provision of the Act. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard on Friday that…

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Nigerian Pastor Omotoso rearrested in South Africa after acquitted of multiple rape charges

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South African police authorities and the Home Affairs Department have rearrested Nigerian televangelist based in South Africa, Timothy Omotoso, who was recently acquitted of multiple rape charges. Omotoso, a 66-year-old pastor at the Jesus Dominion International church based in South Africa was arrested in 2017 on 32 charges, including rape, sexual exploitation and human trafficking until his release weeks back. He was rearrested on Saturday morning in East London but there were indications that, his recent arrest has to do with immigration issues. It will be recalled that, several young…

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Eight suspects arrested as Police rescue 25 Ivorians from kidnappers in Ogun

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25 Ivorian nationals have been rescued by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force from the hands of a cross-border kidnapping syndicate operating in Ogun State. The police also arrested eight suspects in connection with the crime, following a swift and coordinated operation carried out in collaboration with Interpol. According to a statement on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the operation was launched in response to a formal request from the National Central Bureau, Abidjan. Adejobi said the request followed a report by Kaussi Marianman, who alleged…

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