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DSS DG’s Son Tackles EFCC Over Obi Cubana’s Detention
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EditorAbba, son of the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, has criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the detention of the Chairman of Cubana Group, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana.
Recall that the anti-graft agency detained Cubana on Monday for alleged money laundering and tax fraud.
Abba, a footballer and teenage son of the secret police boss, took to his verified Instagram account, abba__bichi, immediately after the detention of Cubana to declare his support for the businessman.
In the post, Abba uploaded a ravishing photo of a smiling Cubana and captioned it, “A man of honour and dignity”, adding that not every wealthy person is fraudulent.
Abba’s post has attracted over 160 comments with some Instagram users accusing him of supporting “yahoo boys”.
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A user, @nadiaibrahimismail, wrote, “@abba__bichi you’re not ashamed your father is the DG SSS, a responsible person you’re here supporting yahoo boys
abba__bichi fired back, “Go and prove that okay, not everyone with money is into fraud, you idiots support politicians with money and find it hard to see any good Nigerian with money! Indeed you are an illiterate of the highest order.”
Another user, @bafanabee, tackled Abba, saying he shouldn’t have declared support for Cubana but the DSS DG’s son replied, “If my father is (DSS DG), so what?”
It was not all knocks for Abba as some users also threw their weight behind him.
“@abba__bichi sad. I just weep when I see some comments. It’s painful to read,” Isokenodigie stated.
Abba then retorted, “@isokenodigie they are politicians puppet that’s why! Imagine a sensible person will choose a politician over a hardworking man! That’s why Nigeria is messed up.”
A top EFCC source told our correspondent that the Anambra-born club owner is still being quizzed at the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja, and has not yet been released as of the time of filing this report on Tuesday.
Efforts to reach EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, however, proved abortive as of press time.
Cubana became a social media sensation and the rave of the moment in July after the ‘naira rain’ at the burial of his mother in Oba, a town in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Several videos went viral that show celebrities, businesspeople and politicians spray money indiscriminately during a concert held after the interment of the deceased. Scores of cows were also reportedly slaughtered at the event which many had described as ostentatious.
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Grammy-winning singer Mandisa, who rose to fame on season five of “American Idol,” has died.
She died on Thursday, April 18 at the age of 47, her representative said Friday.
“We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased,” her representative said in a statement. “At this time we do not know the cause of death or any further details.”
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“We ask for your prayers for her family and close knit circle of friends during this incredibly difficult time,” the statement concluded.
A post on the artist’s Facebook page said early Friday: “Mandisa was a voice of encouragement and truth to people facing life’s challenges all around the world. She wrote this song for a dear friend who had passed in 2017.”
“Her own words say it best. I’m already home / You’ve got to lay it down / ‘cause Jesus holds me now— / And I am not alone.”
Born and raised in Citrus Heights, California, Mandisa studied music in college before auditioning for Idol in 2005.
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Mandisa’s shot to stardom after placing ninth on “American Idol,” alongside favorites like Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Chris Daughtry, Paris Bennett, Elliott Yamin and eventual winner Taylor Hicks.
After her Idol elimination, Mandisa went on to release her debut album, True Beauty, in 2007. The LP debuted at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums charts, a historic feat that made Mandisa the first new female artist ever to debut on the top of the chart’s 27-year history.
True Beauty was the first six albums Mandisa would release throughout her career, including an acclaimed 2008 holiday record, It’s Christmas, and her most recent offering, 2017’s Out of the Dark.
She went on to win a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album in 2014 for her album “Overcomer.”
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Man Sets Self On Fire Outside Trump Trial Venue
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EditorA man set himself on fire Friday outside the court where Donald Trump is standing trial in Manhattan, with officers rushing to extinguish the flames.
Burning clothes were strewn in the park, which was locked down by authorities, while ambulances lined up nearby on standby, an AFP correspondent at the scene saw, describing a strong smell of burning chemicals.
The scene unfolded moments after the full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates was selected for the trial of the former president in a hush money cover-up case.
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“A male did light himself on fire outside of the Supreme Courthouse. We’re still gathering details from the field,” said a New York Police Department spokesman.
The fire department did not respond to a request for comment, but media reported the man had been taken away for medical treatment.
The incident happened in a park opposite the 100 Centre Street courthouse, which has been used by authorities to corral protesters, both pro-Trump and anti-Trump, as well as by some members of the media.
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The park, which is close to several courthouses and other buildings, is a popular local lunch spot.
Trump’s criminal trial, the first of a former president, is being conducted amid tight security in a 15th-floor courtroom swarming with Secret Service officers as well as court police.
New York’s police department had promised a major deployment to ensure the trial passes off safely, with the force’s head of intelligence John Hart calling it a “major challenge.”
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Police Storm Iranian Embassy In Paris After Man ‘In Suicide Vest’ Threatened To Blow Himself Up
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EditorA man has surrendered to police after he reportedly threatened to blow himself up at the Iranian consulate in Paris with a suicide vest.
According to Mail Online, the man gave himself after 2pm, walking out of the consulate with his hands in the air and giving himself over to police at the scene.
‘He had no explosives or weapons on him,’ said a security source. ‘He was placed under arrest immediately and taken away to a secure police station for questioning.’
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Specialist BRI officers continued to swarm around the area, together with sniffer dogs, just in case explosives had been hidden in the area.
‘The security perimeter will be maintained for a while yet,’ said the source.
The individual was for a time holed up inside the building in the French capital’s 16th arrondissement in a room with the ambassador, one report said.
He was said to be wearing an explosive belt and equipped with an object that resembled a grenade, Europe 1 and other sources reported earlier.
The area was cordoned off and evacuated, with a police source saying that an ‘intervention was imminent’.
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This suggested officers had been preparing to storm the building.
‘A witness saw a man enter carrying a grenade or an explosive belt,’ a source told France’s AFP news agency, adding that an elite police unit had been mobilised after the consulate requested an intervention.
‘The man presented him at the consulate, and then removed his coat, to show off an alleged explosives vest,’ another security source said at the scene.
‘He said he was carrying a grenade, and then placed a national flag on the floor. He said he wanted to avenge his brother.’
Police ordered the city’s Metro Line 6 to be interrupted as a safety measure.
Europe 1 reported that the embassy contacted the police requesting assistance, reporting that the man was inside the building. It said he was holed up in a room inside the consulate ‘in the presence of the ambassador’.
There were no reports of an explosion.
The incident came amid increasing tensions between Israel and Iran, with the Jewish state today launching strikes against the Islamic Republic.
This was in response to Iran launching over 300 missiles toward Israel on Saturday, 99 percent of which were intercepted by Israel and its allies.
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