Words On The Streets

The International Police (INTERPOL) Nigeria has confirmed the arrest of Instagram celebrity Raymond Igbalode a.k.a. Hushpuppi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  Commissioner of Police (CP) INTERPOL in Nigeria, Garba Umar, confirmed his arrest to The Nation, He said plans are on the way to extradite him to Nigeria.

First lady, Aisha Buhari, is currently the number one trending topic on Nigerian Twitter after she took to the platform to ask the Mohammed Adamu, inspector general of police (IGP), to release her aides from detention.  According to SaharaReporters, Sabiu Yusuf, a nephew to President Buhari who also serves as one of his Personal Assistant, had traveled from Lagos to Abuja on Monday, June 8 and drove straight to the villa where he resides but he was denied access by the aides of the first lady who insisted he goes into self-isolation at a different location since he was returning from Lagos which is the epicenter of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

Citizens or foreigners coming into Nigeria will henceforth leave their passports with the Nigeria Immigration Service for two weeks, till their health status is verified.    In a circular dated June 10, 2020 and addressed to all diplomatic, consular and international organisations accredited to Nigeria, it was gathered that only those with diplomatic passport are exempted from the new directives.  The circular with reference number BW/20/CIR.LET/III/2020 reads; 

Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has reacted to the decision of the APC to disqualify him from participating in the party's governorship primaries slated for June 22, 2020.  The chairman of the screening committee, Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, today announced that Obaseki and two others did not meet the requirement set by the APC to participate in the primaries.

New England Journal of Medicine June 10, 2020 In Minnesota, where black Americans account for 6% of the population but 14% of Covid-19 cases and 33% of Covid-19 deaths, George Floyd died at the hands of police. “Please — I can’t breathe.” He was a black man detained on suspicion of forgery, an alleged offense that was never litigated or even charged, but for which he received an extrajudicial death sentence. “Please — I can’t breathe.” He was only 46 years old.

Former Imo state Governor and Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of transmitting false information against him, stating that no money was recovered from him by the anti-graft agency. Senator Okorocha's denial comes after   Mr Usman Imam  , the Head of the Port Harcourt zone of the EFCC, stated during a press conference that he   recovered   over N5.7 billion out of N7.9 billion in different bank accounts and assets belonging to the former Imo governor, while  he was in charge of the Enugu branch of the commission.

Mompha, the Nigerian social media big boy who is known for his luxury lifestyle has lashed out at Nigerians tagging the FBI and Interpol on his Instagram page following unconfirmed report of the arrest of three Dubai-based Nigerian social media big boys, including Hushpuppi.  In his post addressed to those he described as "hypocrites and people who never mind their business Bastards", Mompha hurled curses at those who leave "You're next" comments on his posts on the social media platform.  He wrote;