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UK Police Probe Suicide Of British-born Nigerian

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The British Police has said it is reviewing the case involving the late Alanis Ogundipe who committed suicide after being allegedly blackmailed by her boyfriend, Ryan Leggetts.

A Detective Inspector, Jonny Dyer of Great Manchester Police, made the disclosure, last Friday, in response to an inquiry by The PUNCH on the status of the investigation.

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Dyer, who is currently handling the case, said the police were in correspondence with the family.

He said, “I am confirming receipt of your email as requested. I have been asked to review this investigation and I am in correspondence with Oladapo Ogundipe. The review is still ongoing and when completed, Oladapo Ogundipe and his family will be updated.”

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The twenty six-year-old Alanis was said to have jumped into a moving train on May 29 at a train station in Manchester.

The incident happened after Leggets allegedly broke into her phone, copied her documents and threatened to reveal her private information to the public.

Alani’s father, Oladapo Ogundipe, who raised the alarm over the circumstances that led to her daughter’s death, said Leggetts went further to make financial demands from her.

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He said, “Ryan met my daughter in June 2022 and less than one month into the relationship, he already said he wanted to marry her and took her to his mother. As the director of my company, we planned to send her 100,000 pounds meant for a particular investment in the UK.

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“When Ryan perhaps knew about this, he started asking for her bank statements on May 13 and started shouting at her. After she refused to give it to him, he waited till May 28, 2023, after he had found out that her passport was required for this money to be sent.

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“That was how he broke into her phone on May 28 around 10 am while she was asleep and started to use the information he copied to blackmail her. He also made her apologise to him and now used the apology to get to her agree in writing that she was going to pay him the coerced debt she owed her.”

Oladapo said because he did not endorse the relationship, Alanis had to call her mother, Josephine to inform her of the issue she had with Ryan.

He said, “The mother drove to meet her in Manchester on the evening of May 28 where she heard her daughter’s discussion with Ryan as he was getting her to agree with his terms. On May 29, Alanis said she was scared that she would lose her social group and then relunctantly agreed to Ryan’s payment terms. She committed suicide four hours later.”

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Oladapo said he didn’t know what transpired until after her daughter had died. He also disclosed that it was after the incident that Leggetts shared a series of information that revealed how he broke into her phone without a password.

The bereaved father, however, expressed concern about the feedback he got from the Great Manchester Police after sharing the information with them.

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He said his wife, who witnessed the conversation had not been invited, and neither was Leggetts arrested, adding that the police only based their findings on Leggetts’ statement.

While speaking to our correspondent on Wednesday, Oladapo said Dyer had just confirmed the receipt of the evidence sent to him by the family.

“Dyer had just confirmed the receipt of the evidence and our contact number, which we sent to him. We are waiting for the outcome of his review,” he said.

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“Dyer has confirmed the receipt of the evidence and our contact number which we sent to him. The British Transport Police also said they will review the associated incident logs in relation to my daughters sad death as well as the information which was recorded and passed to Great Manchester Police. We are waiting for the outcome of the review.”

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‘They Checked My Instagram’ – Nigerian Lady Breaks Down After Landing In U.S, Denied Entry

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A Nigerian businesswoman has taken to social media to share her frustration and heartbreak after being denied entry into the United States, despite holding a valid visa.

In a video recorded on her return flight to Nigeria, the visibly distraught woman revealed that she was travelling to Texas for a trade fair.

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She said she possessed a B1/B2 visa, which allows travel for both tourism and business meetings.

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However, upon arrival in the U.S., things took a turn.

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“I was denied entrance into the US and that is because my visa [is] a B1–B2 visa which is [for] tourism/business meetings,” she explained tearfully.

When I landed, I was detained for 24 hours and I was questioned. I told them I was going to exhibit but I did not know any better because the US has your data and your Instagram page.”

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According to her, immigration officials scrutinised her social media activity and private messages, using them to challenge her stated purpose of visit.

Apparently, my Instagram says different. They even checked all my messages with my customers. The customers I have been telling that we are coming, they can pick up and all of that,” she said through tears.

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Uganda: After 39 Years In Power, 80-year-old Yoweri Museveni To Seek Re-election

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Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has announced his intention to run in the country’s next presidential election, extending a rule that began nearly four decades ago.

In a post on the X platform late Saturday, Museveni said he had “expressed my interest in running for… the position of presidential flag bearer,” for his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.

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The 80-year-old leader has governed Uganda since 1986 after seizing power following a five-year guerrilla war. Under his leadership, the ruling NRM has twice amended the constitution, allowing him to remain in office beyond term and age limits.

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According to Reuters, right groups have long accused Museveni of deploying security forces and leveraging patronage to hold onto power, an allegation he denies.

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Explaining his decision to seek reelection, Museveni said he aims to grow Uganda’s economy to a ”$500 billion economy in the next five years.” According to the finance ministry, the country’s GDP currently stands at about $66 billion.

Uganda is set to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in January next year. Museveni’s main challenger is expected to be opposition figure and pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, who came second in the 2021 election and has declared his intention to contest again in 2026.

Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, rejected the 2021 results, alleging his victory had been stolen through “ballot stuffing, intimidation by security forces and other irregularities.”

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‘Netanyahu Must Go’, Israel’s Ex-PM Calls Leadership ‘Catastrophic’

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Naftali Bennett, Israel’s former Prime Minister, stated in a televised interview that current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must leave office.

Bennett refrained from saying whether he plans to challenge the longest-serving leader in the country in an upcoming election.

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In an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 that aired on Saturday, Bennett commented, “Netanyahu has been in power for 20 years… that’s too much; it’s not healthy.”

He called attention to Netanyahu’s “heavy responsibility for the divisions in Israeli society,” highlighting the growing rifts that have emerged under Netanyahu’s leadership, especially regarding his handling of the Gaza war since October 2023.

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Bennett, a right-wing leader who joined forces with Netanyahu’s critics to form a coalition that ousted him from office after 12 consecutive years, insisted that “Netanyahu must go.”

However, the fragile coalition government Bennett led, along with current opposition leader Yair Lapid, collapsed after about a year. This led to snap elections, resulting in Netanyahu regaining the premiership with support from far-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties.

Although Bennett has taken time away from politics, there are rumors of a potential comeback, with public opinion polls indicating he may have enough support to defeat Netanyahu again. Currently, no elections are scheduled before late 2026, but early elections are common in Israel.

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In his Saturday interview, Bennett claimed credit for laying the groundwork for Israel’s bombardment campaign earlier this month against Iranian nuclear and military sites.

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The decision to launch attacks against the Islamic Republic “was very good” and “needed,” said Bennett, claiming that the offensive would not have been possible without the work of his short-lived government.

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In Gaza, where Israel has waged war since Hamas’s October 2023 attack, Bennett said the military has displayed “exceptional” performance, but “the political management of the country” was “a catastrophe, a disaster”.

Criticising the Netanyahu government’s “inability to decide,” the former prime minister called for an immediate “comprehensive” agreement that would see all remaining hostages freed from Gaza.

“Leave the task of eliminating Hamas to a future government,” said Bennett, who also evaded several questions about whether he intends to run for office.

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