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YOU ARE WHAT YOU Think-Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim

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"A man's life is what his thoughts make of it"- stoic Roman Emperor Marcus  The above title is a direct quote from Omar Itani. It is the quality of thoughts of a group of people that will determine the quality of their lives, their politics their welfare, wellbeing, etc. If you have already condemned yourself as nothing, then you will amount to nothing. The Holy Bible says "As a man thinketh in his heart so he is." (Proverb 23:7). We are believers in a better Nigeria and by the Grace of God we shall live to see it. Nigeria has achieved great things in the past, even in the midst of huge challenges. We believe our great nation will yet achieve renewal and restoration. My generation did not believe we could not end military rule. But we eventually fought against it until it was over, just like our grandparents fought and ended colonial rule! This generation must stand to make Nigeria great again. Thankfully you do not need to fight. All you need to do is to think ...

EFCC Arrests Son, Mother, Others for Internet Fraud in Kaduna

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  The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the quartet of Lucky Ebhogie, Richman Kas Godwin, Israel Justin and Precious Iwuji for internet-related fraud. They were arrested on August 5, 2021 in the Sabo area of Kaduna, Kaduna State following intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud activities. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are mostly involved in impersonation and romance scam; faking the identities of US military personnel on foreign missions to deceive their victims. One of the suspects, Lucky Ebhogie allegedly recruited his mother into the scam by using her account to launder suspected proceeds of crime. On July, 30, 2021, he purchased a Mercedes Benz GLK car for N7 million through the mother's bank account Another suspect, Precious Iwuji was discovered to have sold her photographs and Facebook account to internet fraudsters, which they used to ensnare their victims. The suspects...