Nigerian Scammer 'Star Boy' Arrested For Scamming Over 40 Thai Men

A Nigerian scammer known as “Star Boy,”has been arrested in Bangkok. He was arrested yesterday for targeting lonely Thai gents by pretending to be a beautiful American female soldier on Facebook.
Antonio Jose Carlos and his Thai girlfriend, 20-year-old Sukanya Sakaew, were caught at their apartment in the Chaengwattana area as a part of the government’s crackdown on foreign criminals.

Police found six mobile phones and a few bank books at the apartment, which had a circulating fund of THB3 million (nearly US$92,000).

Police investigators said “Star Boy” was engaged in ongoing conversations with 38 middle-aged Thai men using a Facebook profile in which he presented himself as an American woman. It was unclear how much money he had managed to con out of them.


Follow-up investigations yesterday ultimately saw the arrests of five other members of the so-called Star Boy gang, all Nigerian nationals.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Surachet Hakpan, deputy commander of the tourist police, said the scammers had played on their victims desperate need for romance and tricked them into transferring money to their bank accounts.

Some had built social media profiles to give the appearance of a luxurious lifestyle, then asked victims to invest in a business with them.

Police have charged the suspects with fraud and putting false information into a computer system that causes damages to others. The investigation is ongoing.

Osas Ighodaro Pour Econium On Husband As He Celebrate His Birthday With A Beautiful Family Pictures

Actress Osas Ighodaro took to Instagram to celebrate her husband, actor Gbenro Aijibade by sharing beautiful family photos.

She also gushed about how amazing he is as a father.

She wrote;

“ Such an amazing Papa you are…. we love You! Happy Birthday @gbenroajibade  papa & princess song…Bambi 

 My Papa G!!!! Happiest Birthday to youuuuuu my LOML!!!!! My king, my hubby, my man! Words can’t describe how grateful I am for You! May God continue to bless you, protect you, enrich you, guide you and allow you to be a blessing upon blessing for yourself, your family and friends and to so many! Loving you always and forever boo! God bless you always!!!! Happy Birthday to you my love @gbenroajibade …. ”

Police Arrests Two Hotel Staff For $17,000 Theft

The FCT Police Command have arrested two suspects for their alleged involvement in the theft of over $17,000 from the hotel room of a guest. The suspects who work as house keepers in one of the hotels in Asokoro area of Abuja stole the money from their victim.

According to the Police, the suspects, Charles Ornguga and Festus Bekee changed the money into Naira and used it to purchase household appliances.

Some of the things they bought with the money include; flat screen television,  refrigerator, CD home theatre, air conditioning, four burner gas cooker, microwave oven and stabilizer.

This was disclosed in Abuja yesterday by the Command Spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah during the parade of the suspects.

Wizkid honored with a chieftaincy title in Uganda

 Nigerian superstar singer Wizkid have been honored with a chieftaincy title in Uganda.It was gathered that he was given the chieftaincy title after he visited Buganda Kingdom Shrine, ahead of his long awaited concert  at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala last night.

Olusegun Obasanjo pictured defending his PhD Thesis at the National Open University (Photos)

Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, was captured yesterday as he prepared to defend his PhD thesis at the National Open University before an education defence panel.

Though the topic of his research work is not known, however the  80-year old Ogun State native was confident as went through his research work on his laptop. Here are photos below;

This Celebrity Drawing Will Make You Fall Off The Chair

                           
Recently, there’s been series of celebrity drawings that have been making rounds online now and finally, the source of these caricatures has been discovered.

And what’s more is along with the discovery, is more of your favourite celebrities in their caricature forms that will crack your ribs…. no kidding!
See them below:

Ex-First Lady Bag International Global PEACE Award

Nigeria’s former first lady,  Dame Dr. (Mrs) Patience Jonathan, bagged another International Global PEACE Award from Tanzania as Mother of PEACE (AKA MAMA PEACE) on the 19th of November 2017.

Deaconess Welcomes Baby Boy At 58

A deaconess has welcomed a child for the first time in her life. Deaconess Goodness Oguche of Living Faith Church, Kogi State, welcomed a baby boy at 58. Bishop Oyedepo's daughter, Joy shared the news on social media saying she testified at the on-going Shiloh. Indeed God is good

21-year-old lady allegedly commits suicide by drinking sniper after getting dumped by lover

In less than 24 hours after she returned from a weekend with her lover, a beautiful 21-year-old lady Miss Tawa Oshunuga, reportedly committed suicide by drinking sniper after her lover of four years dumped her via a phone call.

Eyewitnesses claimed that the late makeup artist got a call from her lover, and excused herself to pick the call. It was gathered that though nobody was sure of what went down during the phone conversation, however Oshunuga reportedly bought a Snipper, a local insecticide, drank it and died on Monday.

Just before her death, the deceased who was the first child of her mother, and the only female child, reportedly called her mother, who sells pepper at Alarape Market and begged her to come home. She told the woman that she was having excruciating stomach pains.

One of her friends, Tanwa Adekunle, who spoke to NewsTelegraph, described the death of Oshunuga as mystifying.

Her friend Jummy said: “It was in the process of trying to take her to hospital, they discovered a bottle of snipper beside her. It was then people realized that she poisoned herself. At the hospital, doctor referred her to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. That was how we lost our friend.”

It was after Tawa died that news filtered out, that she allegedly had a breakup with her boyfriend. Her mum who cried loudly, begging people around to wake her daughter up said she thought such crowd would come to her home on Tawa’s wedding day.

The incident had been reported at the Alade Police Station, Somolu, Lagos, after she was brought back from the hospital. She was buried at Atan cemetery

Meek Mill Cooks,Wash Dishes In Prison

                      

U.S rapper Meek Mill, worth $3million has reportedly been putting up a humble behaviour at Pennsylvania’s SCI Chester, where he is currently serving a 4-year jail term.

According to TMZ, Meek Mill has been washing dishes in the prison for 19 cents an hour.

‘Meek cleans the cell block, tidies up prison grounds and washes dishes,’ the insider said. ‘He also cooks food and serves it up, too.’And if he keeps up his good behavior he can get access to ‘electrical and carpentry shops’ as well as ‘therapy courses ‘ a source told TMZ.

The rapper’s imprisonment has reportedly set off a flurry of legal appeals, criticism of the criminal justice system, newspaper opinion pieces, rallies, billboards and bus ads.

Another Libya Returnee Recount His Ordeal

A 27-year old Libya deportee, Obehi Diamond, has described Libya as the best country where a young man can work and earn good money if there was a central government in the country.

Obehi said he lost all his earnings and savings in Libya because there was no way he could send money back to Nigeria.
He said he was tricked to Libya by a lady he gave N520,000 to take him to Europe in 2011 by flight but the woman abandoned him in Libya.

Speaking to The Nation  in Benin City, Obehi said he would not attend any training organised by the Edo State Government because he was already a professional.

He said the N20,000 monthly stipend Governor Godwin Obaseki promised to pay Libya deportees was not what many of them need but good tools to start life again.

His words,

 “I left Nigeria in 2012. I paid money for flight but the women betrayed me and took me through land to Libya. I paid her N520,000 in 2011. She kept on promising me that I will soon leave. She later asked me to go to Libya that there was somebody to receive me until I will leave for Europe. When I got to Libya, Richard told me I could not travel by air because there is on government in Libya.
“I started working in Libya and earning 1,500dinars every month but Richard was collecting 1000 dinars every month from the money. He kept collecting money from me for four months.
“I later told him that I cannot be working and he will be collecting the money. Richard told my boss to stop paying me. He told me to leave his house and I started sleeping in the street inside abandoned vehicles. I later met a boy who took me to his house in a mechanic workshop. I got a job somewhere and was earning 2000 dinars. From there I was sending money to my parents in Nigeria to take care off themselves. My friend found a job for me in Tripoli and I was working well.
“In 2014, I was going to take measurement for a job, policemen stop the vehicle I was in. I was the only black inside. After interrogation, they tore my papers. I spent eight months in four different prisons. I got a phone to call my friend and he told me to look for a policeman to bail me out. In Libya, there is no lawyer to bail you. A policeman helped me out and I paid him 120,000 dinars. I started working again in Tripoli till 2016 when fight started. I found another place to work in downtown due to fighting in Tripoli. After a month, I asked my boss to calculate the money and it was 4000 dinars. He wanted it pay me 600 dinars and I refused. I stopped the work because I am a professional. I could get work easily because people used to call me for work. The man pursued me and said I must work for him. He took thugs to pursue me and for my safety I decided to work for 600 dinars.

“When I was arrested in Tripoli, I spent 15 months in prison before I was deported. I was not planning to go to Europe. In Libya, there is work. Libya is the best country in aspect of money and work. There is no country to compare to Libya. The problem is the lack of government. Libya is the best place for a young man to work and survive. There is money in Libya if you are a good workman. There is future in Libya for those that are not lazy.
“Since 2015, there was no means to send money home. Libyans know that we blacks do keep money at home. When they caught me, they went to my house to collect my money. They took my property. I lost everything. They took huge money from me. If I had come home with that money, I would not have depend on government to help me, I will just open my shop immediately.
“If the state government help me to open my shop, I will not think of traveling again. The pattern of aluminum work in Libya is different so I had to learn from an Egyptian.
“There is nobody that go to Libya that does not have skills except the Benin boys. The Benin boys are lazy. I don’t play with my work when I was in Libya even on Fridays.
“The training from Obaseki is out of point. I don’t want to under go any training here in Edo. If I have my money, I will go to Lagos and start working immediately. I cannot collect N20,000 monthly from Obaseki. That is no money. That is what I work in Libya in two days. I don’t need any training. What I need is money to start off. My fiancée is still in prison in Libya. I am expecting her to be brought back soon.”

Deji Adeyanju Calls Out Gov Bello For Allegedly Building A Mansion

Deji Adeyanju has called out Governor Bello of Kogi State for allegedly just completing a mansion despite not paying workers for at least 13 months. Below is what Deji said and photos of the alleged mansion.