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A Grade I Area Court, Karmo area of Abuja, today, ordered the remand of a 27-year-old Pastor, Emmanuel Ukaegbu, in prison arraigned for criminal breach of trust and cheating. The judge, Inuwa Maiwada, gave the order after Ukaegbu of Abia State, pleaded guilty to a two-count charge leveled against him. Maiwada adjourned the case until June 25, for sentencing. The prosecutor, Ifeoma Ukagha, told the court that one pastor Samuel Oguche, on behalf of the general overseer of Omega Power Ministry Abuja, reported the matter at the Gwagwa Police Station Abuja, on June 2. Ukagha said the complainant alleged that sometimes in February 2018, the church entrusted Ukaegbu with electronic and household equipment meant for the Church, which he diverted. Ukagha said that Ukaegbu made away with tiger generator valued N15, 000, key board valued N70, 000, gas cylinder valued N6, 000 and a standing fan value yet unknown. He said all effort made by the police to trace and recover the items

In a Facebook post that had since gone viral, a man identified as Goodluck praised his wife after she saved him from embarrassment. According to the happy man, his landlord came barging into his apartment and demanded he paid the house rent which expired last month. To his greatest surprise, his wife gave him the sum of N147, 400 which she had been saving in a local piggy bank which he used to pay the house rent. In the gratitude post on Facebook, Goodluck wrote: “My wife surprised me today. My landlord came to my flat today and embarrassed me by shouting to the hearing of the whole neighbours that my rent expired last month and he needed repayment as for me hush my pocket is not telling me good story but surprisingly I mean to my greatest surprise my sweet wife felt humiliated and dragged me inside her room and brought something out which she asked me to brake Open I obeyed and used a hammer to brake it open my people do you know what I saw it was money and I counted it

Controversial media personality, Daddy Freeze has taken a swipe at Leke, son of the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye over his statement calling Nigerians to return to the farms. Leke Adeboye had in a video on his Instagram page asked Nigerians to focus on farming and employ trade and barter system in order to survive the harsh realities of the economy. Daddy Freeze in reaction supported Leke’s statement. He, however, urged him to begin by asking Pastor Adeboye to implement the barter system by exchanging tithe and offerings with cassava. He wrote “how are you and how is your daddy? Tell him I send my utmost regards and kind considerations. “You are making a lot of sense with this trade by batter suggestion, but let me ask you this, does your dad pay his private jet pilots with cassava or rice? Does he exchange garri for aviation fuel? “Charity they say begins at home, why not start by collecting tithes and offering in grain

Nigerians have said that President Muhammadu Buhari should not have signed the 2018 budget, which he did amidst claims that the National Assembly “tampered” with the document. Buhari had lamented that the 2018 Appropriation Act, which he signed into law on Wednesday, would be difficult — if not impossible — to implement because of the alterations members of the National Assembly had effected on the document he submitted to them on November 7, 2017. He accused the federal lawmakers of, among others, increasing the National Assembly budget by N14.5bn from N125bn to N139.5bn without any discussion with the Executive. He also accused them of injecting 6,403 projects of their own totaling N578bn into the national budget, while making cuts amounting to N347bn in the allocations to 4,700 projects as submitted to them. Projects from which cuts were made include the Mambilla Power Plant, Second Niger Bridge/ancillary roads, the East-West Road, Bonny-Bodo Road, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Manchester United have settled on a salary for Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo over his reported return to the club. The Portugal captain is being linked with a Manchester United return after hinting his time at Real Madrid was coming to an end. The 33-year-old propelled the La Liga giants to Champions League glory for the third time in a roll as they beat Liverpool 3-1 in the final in Kiev. Speaking afterwards however, Ronaldo hinted at a possible exit by saying, “In the next few days I will give an answer to the fans that have always been on my side”. Express UK reports that Manchester United are willing to offer him a huge £15.8m a year. The report also claimed that Ronaldo wants to quit Real because of their refusal to meet his wage demands. Yet, United are reportedly confident that they can convince the Portugal international to take a pay cut. But whether the sheer prospect of a move back to Old Trafford is enough to secure his signature remains to be seen

Sergio Ramos has said that his clash with Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah that resulted to the Liverpool forward’s shoulder injury is much publicized because he (Ramos) is a Real Madrid player. Salah came off injured with a shoulder problem midway through the first half of the Champions League final clash between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Kiev. Ramos has also been accused of causing Liverpool goalkeeper, Loris Karius’ disastrous mistakes for the opening goal. It has emerged Karius may have suffered a concussion from the incident with Ramos. Asked about both injuries during Spain’s World Cup media chat Tuesday, Ramos said “Bloody hell, they’ve given this a lot of attention, the Salah thing. I didn’t want to speak because everything is magnified”. “I see the play as it is. He grabbed my arm first and I fell to the other side, the injury happened to the other arm and they said that I gave him a judo hold. “After the goalkeeper said that I dazed him with a clash with me.

The Anambra State police commissioner, Mr Garba Umar has revealed that a gun battle between two rival cult groups in Awka, the state capital, has claimed 16 lives in two weeks. Umar stated this Tuesday, while parading 35 suspected cultists at the state police command, Amawbia, near Awka. He raised alarm over the increase in cult-related activities in Awka, stating that he fears that a confession by one of the suspects that over 90 per cent of youths in Awka, including students, artisans and others, were cultists, may not be far from the truth. The commissioner called on parents to perform their function by taming their children as the command may commence charging those arrested to court for murder. Black Axe and the Vikings fraternity in Awka have for weeks been enmeshed in a superiority war, leading to the death of members from both groups. Some of the suspected cultists paraded by the commissioner include; Chukwudi Machie; 34, Chukwudi Igwebueze; 32, Onyeka Igbanugo; 28

Outspoken Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over the release of the mugshot of ex governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Yero, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The scholar on Thursday stated that the president has lost support in the Southern part of country, and that only the “ignorant North” still supports him. “I was just shown the photo of former governor of Kaduna State holding card, showing he committed offence. “This is wrong. We must tell them the truth”, Daily Nigerian quoted him as saying. “He should have torn the card and fought them. Nothing will happen. Only the court pronounces offence. “Let me tell you this: The southerners have bidden bye to this administration. It is only you…ignorant (Northerners supporting the administration). “Even democracy is not in practice as there is violation of human rights. “If Buhari’s offence were not forgiven, he would not have become president. The people forgave him. “Let

The police in Niger State have arrested 19-year-old Aliyu Basala Mohammed Yakutchi, for selling his six-year-old younger brother at Nagenu village in Katcha Local Government Area to one Legbo from Afuwagi village in Mokwa Local Government of the state for ritual purpose. Bisala, who is being interrogated at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligent Department (SCIID), said he took his younger brother, Yamusa Ibrahim Yakutchi to Legbo, a notorious criminal and ritualist on credit and hopes to use the money to pay his 14-year-old bride to be price. The suspect, who claimed to be the third in a family of six while speaking at SCIID, said Legbo, who is now on the run with the victim was expected to pay him the N20,000 after completion of the ritual. Bisala attributed his action to the handiwork of the devil, saying he had intended to use part of the N20, 000 proceeds from sale of his younger brother to pay the bride price of his wife to be, Fatima who is also from the same