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Female police officer is first Chicago woman cop shot dead on the job in 33 years

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29-year-old female police officer was shot and killed while another was seriously wounded in an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop in Chicago over the weekend.  The officer killed Saturday night, August 7, was identified as Ella French. She is the first female cop to be fatally shot on the job in more than three decades, according to the Chicago Police Department. ‘We will never forget the true bravery she exemplified as she laid her life down to protect others,’ the department said of French in a Facebook post on Sunday evening. The department added that fellow officers will ‘grieve the loss of this hero’ and that it requested support for French’s ‘wounded partner, who is in the hospital fighting for his life’.     Two Chicago brothers have been charged in the shooting, the Chicago Police Department announced in a Monday press release. Emonte Morgan, 21, is charged with first-degree murder, as well as attempted murder and other charges. E...

India police arrest Nigerian man for duping victims of over N28m in guise of providing jobs abroad

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The Rachakonda Cybercrime police has arrested a 30-year-old Nigerian national for duping people on social media platforms on the pretext of providing jobs abroad. The suspect identified as Daniel Obiano, a resident of Bengaluru, who came to India on a student visa, was arrested on Monday, August 9. Between May and July this year, Obiano and his associates allegedly cheated a software engineer from Kushaiguda and his cousin to the tune of Rs 51.3 lakh (N28,233,119.24) by promising to secure jobs for them in Canada.  Following a complaint, the Cybercrime police booked a case and with the help of technical evidence nabbed him from Bengaluru.  Police seized smart phones, SIM cards and other material from the accused and also froze his bank accounts with with a sum of cash of Rs 7.1 lakh.    According to the police, the accused came into contact with other Nigerians in Bengaluru, and learnt about cyber frauds from them. He began cheating Indian citizens...

You are heaping curses on your head - Kate Henshaw tells those age-shaming her

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Veteran actress, Kate Henshaw has slammed those who age-shame her when they don't agree with some of her tweets.  According to Kate Henshaw, such people come at her with phrases like "yeyebrity and old age". She also stated that these trolls are heaping curses on their head while she is owning her age without fear or favour.  See her tweets below.........  

Two Nigerian fraudsters forfeit over N200m, luxury cars and properties valued at N260m to FG

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Judgment day finally came for two Nigerian fraudsters, Tobilola Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru as they lost cash and properties in upscale Lekki axis of Lagos to the Federal Government following their arrest and prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.   The forfeited assets include the sums of N196, 741, 216.82 and N7, 054, 852.01 in bank accounts; two vehicles, a Mercedes Benz E500 and a Toyota Hilux 2020.   Others are; five bedroom duplex situated at Ibrahim Eleto Street, Osapa London, Lekki, Lagos, four bedroom semi-detached duplex situated at Ologolo, Jakande, Lekki, Lagos and another four bedroom semi-detached duplex in Southern View Estate, Mayor Court, Chevron Alternative Road, Lekki, Lagos.   The two vehicles are valued at N30million while the three duplexes are valued at N230million.     The fraudsters gave up the assets as they could not give satisfactory explanation of the funds and properties...

Romelu Lukaku to overtake Neymar as most expensive player ever

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Romelu Lukaku is set to overtake Neymar and become the most expensive player of all time as he prepares to return to Chelsea in a £98million deal.  The 28-year-old left Stamford Bridge in 2014 after a three-year spell at the west London outfit.  Since moving to Inter Milan from Manchester United, the Belgian has scored  177 times in all competitions, with 30 of those coming last season as the Italian club won their first Serie A title in 11 years under Antonio Conte.  Lukaku is now set to join Chelsea with the club to pay £97.5M to prise Lukaku away from Inter Milan, a club-record fee for the reigning European champions. That will take Lukaku’s accumulated transfer fees throughout his career to £293.5M, surpassing Neymar’s record of £246.6M, when he left Barcelona for PSG.  Cristiano Ronaldo is third in the all-time list of transfer fees and led the way before Neymar's move to PSG, with the megastar moving from Sporting Lisbon to United for £12m in...

Socialite, Pretty Mike bags PhD in Business Management

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  Socialite, Pretty Mike has bagged a PhD in Business Management from the European American University,  Republic of Panama. The socialite took to Instagram to announce that he's now Dr Mike Ezenwalie.  Sharing photos of himself in his graduation gown, he wrote: "Celebrate me now that I’m alive. Dr Mike Ezenwalie. Congratulations “Doctor of Science In Business Managment & Corporate Governance #DrPrettyMikeOfLagos. I know my heavenly Father, my Parents,Mentors,Family, Friends and Fans are Proud of me and my achievements, I’m not Perfect but I will cont to push for a better tomorrow amongst us all. Congrats to me."  

Manchester United star, Jesse Lingard tests positive for Covid-19

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Manchester United star, Jesse Lingard is set to miss the start of the new season after testing positive for Covid-19. The England international, 28, had featured in all three of Manchester United's pre-season friendly fixtures but is not available for the final test against Everton on Saturday lunchtime.  United confirmed his absence in a statement on their club website ahead of kick-off although there is no time frame given over his possible return. "Unfortunately, Jesse Lingard is unavailable after testing positive for Covid-19," the statement read. "He is isolating in line with Government and Premier League Guidelines." Lingard joins goalkeeper Dean Henderson who is still recovering from Covid-19 after he had tested positive weeks back.