THE INTENSIFIED REPORT

A 39-year-old generator repairer, Paulinus Emeh, who allegedly defrauded his customer to the tune of N2.7m, has appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Emeh, whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on four counts of fraud and stealing. The police prosecutor, Insp. N. A. Simon, told the court on Friday that the defendant committed the alleged offences on October 16, around 11am on Community Road, Ago, Okota, in Lagos. Simon alleged that the defendant fraudulently obtained the sum of N2.7m from the complainant, Mr Benjamin Idisi, under the guise of fixing a new core in the complainant’s 1.500KVA caterpillar generator.

The Lagos State Government has reacted to a video that went viral over the weekend wherein pupils were seen in a flooded school assembly ground. In the video, the pupils of primary school age were seen singing the national anthem, knee-deep in murky floodwaters and floating rubber shoes. However, in reaction to the video, the Lagos State Ministry of Education on its Facebook page stated that: “The school assembly viral on social media is a low cost private school in Makoko, Lagos State.  “The video was taken some months ago by a church that wanted to use the video to raise funds for the school.  “The building has been demolished and is being built.  “Lagos State authorities are sending officials there on Monday to ascertain level of progress.  “Thanks for your concerns.” - TRIBUNE

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, she said in a statement, adding she had last seen President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Psaki, 42, who stated she was vaccinated and experiencing mild symptoms, said she and the president sat outside more than 6 feet (1.8 m) apart and wore masks on Tuesday. Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday, said a person familiar with the matter. “I am disclosing today’s positive test out of an abundance of transparency,” Psaki said. Psaki, the main spokesperson for the White House, is the most high-profile person in the Biden administration known to have contracted COVID-19 since he took office in January. Psaki decided not to join Biden on his trip to Rome and Glasgow this week because a member of her household tested positive for the virus, after which she quarantined, she said. She has been in quarantine since Wednesday and repeatedly tested negative before testing positive on Sunday, she said. Psaki p

Former  President Obama  honored music mogul  Jay-Z  at his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, calling him “the embodiment of the American Dream.”  “I’ve turned to Jay-Z’s words at different points in my life, whether I was brushing dirt off my shoulder on the campaign trail, or sampling his lyrics on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the 50th anniversary of the Selma march to Montgomery,”  Obama said during Saturday’s ceremony. “Today, Jay-Z is one of the most renowned artists in history and an embodiment of the American dream, a dream he has helped make real for other young people like him.” Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, said in his speech that he didn’t believe hip-hop acts would be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, according to Reuters. "That's a lot. Trying to make me cry in front of all these white people!" Jay-Z said. "Growing up we didn't think we could be inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. We were told

The leaders, under the auspices of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers and the Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops, said the release of the IPOB leader would de-escalate the rising tension in the zone. The Muhammadu Buhari-led government had in June announced Kanu’s arrest and extradition from Kenya to continue to face trial in Nigeria. He is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony instituted against him at the court in response to years of campaign for the independent Republic of Biafra through IPOB. In a joint statement signed by the chairmen of the traditional rulers’ council in all the South Eastern States and Christian leaders, they urged the Nigerian government to take immediate steps to de-proscribe IPOB and release all its members being held in various detention facilities. They also called on IPOB to cancel all scheduled sit-at-home orders and shun any action that would disrupt the November 6 Governorship Election in Anambra State. “Flow

A mother has given birth to a baby boy weighing more than a stone in Oxfordshire - making him the third biggest newborn in the UK.  Cherral Mitchell, 31, required two midwives to deliver baby Alpha before he left staff at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford stunned when he weighed in at 14lb 15oz.  Alpha, born at 38 weeks on Thursday, has since been nicknamed 'Baby Hippo' and 'Butter Bean'.  Doctors have attributed Alpha's sizeable weight down to a sweet tooth, as they believe he was snacking on his mother's sugary fluid while in the womb. He is believed to be the UK's third-biggest baby and the biggest for eight years.

Cristiano Ronaldo and wife Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins. Ronaldo shared an ultrasound scan result on his Instagram indicating that the pair are expecting twins. This will be the 5th and 6th babies for Ronaldo and the 2nd and 3rd with Georgina. Congratulations.

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced additional 166 COVID-19 new infections from 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the country.  The NCDC, via its verified website on Thursday, notes that the 166 fresh cases indicate an increase from the 159 cases posted on Tuesday. The Public Health Agency noted that till date, 211,496 cases have been confirmed, 202,930 cases discharged and 2,886 deaths recorded in 36 states and the FCT. It added that the 166 new cases were in Delta-36, the FCT-22, Rivers-21, Lagos-20, Anambra-18, Ondo-17, Oyo-8, Kebbi-6, Enugu-5, Plateau-5, Ebonyi-3, Kano-2, while, Bayelsa, Ekiti and Jigawa reported one case each. “Today’s report includes: 6 confirmed cases reported from Kebbi state for Oct. 26, 2021, and the five confirmed cases reported from Enugu state on Oct. 26, 2021. “Twenty discharged cases were reported from Enugu state on Oct. 26, and five discharged cases reported from Taraba state the same day are commu

Borussia Monchengladbach were ruthless in Wednesday's cup tie against Bayern Munich as they struck five past the German Champions to end their hopes of a treble. Gladbach, who struck thrice in the opening 21 minutes became the first team to score five goals against the Bavarians since Borrusia Dortmund in 2012 and the first-ever team to score three goals in 21 minutes against Bayern in a German cup game. 5-0 the game ended in favor of Borussia Monchengladbach.

Thomas Markle has claimed that his daughter Meghan has pretty much disowned both sides of her family. Thomas also claimed that the Duchess of Sussex changed when she met Prince Harry, before saying that it was 'ridiculous' that he had been estranged for so long. He also urged Meghan to grow up while speaking to Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain. When Thomas was asked about why he thinks Meghan won't speak to him, he replied: "You're asking me a question that is four years old, and I can't answer it. I don't know what changed her. "She's never been that way before and once she hooked up with Harry, she changed." He then slammed the Duchess for disowning both sides of her family: "I understand that she hooked up with Soho Club and a different group of people, but she's pretty much disowned both sides of her family, and I don't understand the reason for it."

Nigerian Singer Innocent Idibia popularly known as Tuface has threaten to sue former Chocolate City star Mr Olawale Ashimi Popularly know as Brymo for one billion naira. Lawyers of Mr Idibia have sent letters to Brymo, issuing a 48 hours ultimatum for the former to withdraw his statements and publish on all his social media accounts an unreserved apology to Tuface and his wife. Below are series of tweet from the official Twitter handle of Brymo that triggered the above threat. — Ọláwálé Ọlọ́fọọ̀rọ̀ (@BrymOlawale) October 4, 2021

 Popular Nigerian comedian Debo Adedayo popularly know as Mr Macaroni, took to social media platform Twitter to speak about his health challenges. Mr Macaroni stated that he can hardly remember a day in about  two years that he did not have headache and tries everything within his powers to stay away from anything or anyone that adds more pressure to him. "I can't remember a day that i haven't had headache in about two years now. That is why i run away from anything or anyone that wants to add to the pressure I'am already dealing with. God Forbid."

American singer Jon Bellion has dropped a hint on a supposed collaboration with Nigerian superstar Burna Boy. Bellion dropped the hint in his first post on Instagram after he had deleted all his previous post.

Reno Omokri has suggested that a DNA test before birth certificate law will promote marital fidelity. Omokri stated in a tweet that once such a law is passed in the society, it will help to reduce infidelity in marriages and encourage faithfulness.

OAP Nedu Wazobia has finally responded to an alleged assault and battery accusation by his ex-wife, Uzoamaka Ohiri. Nedu ex-wife called him out on social media claiming that the OAP subjected her to physical assault weeks after she delivered via caesarean section. In an Instagram post, Nedu stated that he has never been the one to physically violate anybody including his ex-wife. Nedu went further to explain that their marriage suffered a lot of issues, which includes continuous infidelity from the side of Uzoamaka. He also released a DNA test report which show that he is not the father of their first child. Read the full post below 👇👇👇   My attention has been drawn to stories making the rounds on social media by my ex wife (Uzoamaka Ohiri). While I am not one to trade issues on social media, it has become pertinent that I clear the air once and for all. First of all I would like to state clearly that I do not support or encourage any form of dome

Investigative journalist and PR specialist Dr. Kemi Olunloyo, has finally mend fences with Nigerian music star David Adeleke populary known as Davido. Dr. Kemi in an Instagram post, stated that she has forgiven Davido and has also accepted Davido's apology although the later came through third parties. Dr. Kemi Olunloyo in the video, emphasized the need for togetherness and peace in the Nigerian entertainment industry which she referred to as the "industry of the world" and call on various artists to mend fences with whoever they are having issues with. See the video Here

 After three decades in silence, Investigative journalist and PR specialist Dr kemi Olunloyo has finally spoken out about her struggles in raising her twenty-nine year-old-son, Enitan Ogunade and has also stated her demand from the father of her child, Mr Babatunde Ogunade, Executive Vice-President of the NBBF. Dr. Kemi in a long Instagram post, narrated her ordeal in single-handedly  raising a developmental disabled child who was profoundly autistic.  Dr. Kemi also stated that a Court order in 1987 proves that she is entitled to $467/month in child support which she never received from Mr Babatunde Ogunade as the later was no where to be found. Dr. Kemi has now demanded that Mr Babatunde Ogunade pays the outstanding child supports which totals $100,872 equivalent to 50,436,000 Naira. " Social Media is the right place to tell the world your mind. If I did not tell the world about Mr Babs Ogunade impregnating me at 22yo when he was 30yo, nothing would have happened. I l

The brother of Nigerian singer Tuface Idibia has made some shocking revelations concerning the singer after an Instagram rant from his wife Annie, where he accused the singer of sleeping with Pero. According to Charles Idibia, Tuface is dying slowly and he has never seen a man so unhappy in real life.

Annie Idibia took to her Instagram Stories to slam husband, singer, Tuface Idibia, his family and his children's mothers. The actress wrote to Tuface in the now deleted post, "Your baby mamas constantly use your children as an excuse for all sort of rubbish." She added that she has been patient and she has made so many sacrifices for Tuface and his kids, but she's no fool. She went on to say that Tuface's family never liked her from the get go, no matter how hard she tried. She then called Tuface out for sleeping under the same roof with his children's mother, Pero Adeniyi, when he's visiting the kids they share. She also called out Tuface's brother, Hyacinth Idibia, for housing the singer, his kids and Pero under the same roof.

President Joe Biden called the US airlift of more than 120,000 people from Afghanistan an “extraordinary success” Tuesday, a day after the last US soldiers pulled out of the country. “We completed one of the biggest airlifts in history,” Biden said. “No nation has ever done anything like it in all of history; only the United States had the capacity and the will and ability to do it,” he said. AFP

According to reports, Vanessa Bryant has settled a lawsuit filed against her by her mother. Sofia Laine sued her daughter after claiming she wasn't compensated for her duties as a nanny to Vanessa's and Kobe's children for nearly 20 years. Laine also claimed that Kobe said she would be taken care of for the rest of her life, however, was kicked out of the house they bought for her when Kobe died in January 2020.  Vanessa called the lawsuit "frivolous, disgraceful and unimaginably hurtful," adding, "my husband never promised my mother anything, and he would be so disappointed in her behavior and lack of empathy." She noted, "I have supported her for nearly 20 years, and was never my or Kobe's personal assistant, nor was she a nanny."  "In reality, she only occasionally babysat my older girls when they were toddlers," adding, "As of ten years ago, our kids were full-time students and athletes and I didn'

Sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test. The Nigerian - a rival to Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith - had won her 100m heat on Friday and was due to race in the semi-finals on Saturday. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 32-year-old had tested positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on 19 July. The AIU said Okagbare was notified of her provisional suspension on Saturday. It added it would not be making any further comment at this stage. Okagbare, Olympic long jump silver medallist in Beijing in 2008, had posted a time of 11.05 seconds in her 100m heat and was set to line up against Asher-Smith and Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herath in the first semi-final. The news comes two days after 10 other Nigerian athletes were declared ineligible for the Games. The AIU ruled they were unable to take part because of non-compliance with out-of-competition drug testing requirem

Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that he will not suscribe to the allegations levelled against cop Abba Kyari, stressing that It is a conspiracy to destroy the career of the Cop. The later has been declared wanted by the FBI following confession by internet fraudster Ramon Abbas populary known as Hushpuppi, who recently pledged guilty to million-dollar fraud in US. Femi Fani-Kayode in a series of tweets gave his submission on the allegations against Abba Kyari "A super cop that has risked his life protecting us from kidnappers, murderers & terrorists all these years& that has arrested more criminals than any other is accused of taking bribes from a yahoo boy & scammer all the way from America & we are expected to believe it? Not me!,"  ..Abba is one of the bravest cops in Nigeria & I will not believe these allegations levelled against him or condemn him unless I see any evidence to the contrary. He has proved himself wh

Omoyele Sowere had just been arrested by the Nigerian police at the Federal High Court Abuja. This news is breaking.....

The hashtag #Nomorepress followed Halsey's tweet where she blasted Allure Magazine over claims that they disrespected and misquoted her deliberately in their article. This suggest that the new mom will no longer entertain the press  claiming  she often gets exploited and misquoted. She cited the deliberate omission of her pronouns by the Allure Magazine writer and also accused the admin of bastardizing a quote where she discussed the privilege of being the white child of a black parent.