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CORRUPTION: Cost of a bra

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         One of the controversial bra It is a truism that what a man can do a woman can do better? Or worse! A lamentation from a whopping $12.5 million bra that is recently put up for auction by the Nigerian Government.  Items from proceeds of corruption are often displayed for auctions by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), an anti-graft agency of the Government of Nigeria. Staff at th agency were dumbfounded when a bra belonging to the former petroleum minister, Diezani Allison Madueka was valued at £8.5 million! Heavenly star bra is encrusted by sapphires and 90 carat emerald diamond at the center that was worth $10.6 million as at that time it was valued. The total number of the lingerie to be auction were 30 pieces according to the EFCC. Allison Madueka who served in President Goodluck Jonathan's cabinet is still talked about in numerous international crime syndicate, especially within the corridors of illegal oil theft and money laund...

POLICE BRUTALITY FUELING YOUTH AGITATION

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Picture above shows the damaged eye of the Uber driver as brutalized by the police Police high-handedness had sparked spontaneous reaction that turned unruly in some parts of the country especially Lekki, in Lagos State. These reactions had allegedly led to deaths of some youths which were part of the protests in Lekki tollgate. There is still a back and forth between the protesters and the Government as to facts of killing by the military. One year after, there is still no hard evidence to resolve that there was an actual massacre as claimed by the sponsors of the protest tagged #EndSARS. SARS was an acronym meaning Special Anti-Robbery Squad which Nigerian youths pushed for its abolition. Although the youths won the battle and SARS was abolished by the Inspector General of Police, buy the fight is far from over as many incidences of Police brutality still abounds. It is common to see police stripping young ladies on the way to or from night hangouts in Abuja and Lagos. It is also com...

TERRORISM: The Sunday Igboho connection and other ethnic agitators.

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 Terrorism investigators have proven that one of the ways to get financiers of terror and other international crime is to follow the money trail. Many Governments have adopted this approach and made successes in infiltrating the networks of criminal gangs.  In 2018, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) (Establishment) Act was passed and transformed the Unit into an autonomous and independent agency embedded in the Central Bank of Nigeria. One of the core mandate of the NFIU is to curb Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) framework. Among other things is "Receipt of suspicious transaction reports from reporting entities including financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professionals." It would be recalled that the Federal Government of Nigeria has arrested the Yoruba secessionist agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (also know as Sunday Igboho), while trying to flee the country through Be...

These are poison to your foods

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 1. Artificial coloring So many people prepare fried rice with the use of artificial colors to make the food look yummy and greenish. This exposes the body to the risk of cancer. Like the name implies, artificial food colors contains chemicals, mostly derived from petroleum; yes, petroleum! " Artificial food dyes are petroleum-derived substances that give color to food. The safety of these dyes is highly controversial." 2. Artificial sweetener In other to taste better, People add artificial sweetener to their meal, especially rice, in order to taste better. However this could be dangerously poisonous. It is also said to damage the Brain cells and can cause severe damage to vital organs. "The side effects of artificial sweeteners include: headache, depression, increased risk of cancer, and weight gain due to increased appetite, as well as the two issues below (impact on gut health and increased diabetes risk)."