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Nigerian football coach, Emmanuel Igwebuike, bags 15-year jail term for assaulting teenagers in UK

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A self-appointed Nigerian football coach, Emmanuel Igwebuike who was found guilty of sexually abusing seven teenage boys has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the United Kingdom.

The 35-year-old was also handed a lifelong sexual harm prevention order and will also be on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

Reports from the UK said the Inner London Crown Court sentenced him after the same court found him guilty in April of 22 counts of sexual assault following a five-week trial.

His victims were between the ages of 14 and 18 years at the time the offences were perpetrated between June 2019 and April 2021.

The sexual assaults were reported to have taken place at his former addresses in Lambeth and Putney, as well as at a hotel in Birmingham.

A number of allegations indicting the Nigerian were made to the police on June 15, 2021, 15 days before he was arrested by officers from a multifaceted investigation team and the central specialist crime command.

According to the Metropolitan Police, Igwebuike was at the time acting in a self-appointed role as a football coach in his own football academy based in the Stockwell and Putney areas of South London.

Igwebuike, who was not affiliated with the English Football Association (FA) or any local football club, is reported to have committed the assault after he managed to build a trusting relationship with the boys with promises of furthering their football careers and providing them with football opportunities.

Police said that at the time of the offences being committed, none of the boys knew of abuse to the others and thought they were the only ones being sexually assaulted.

Although he was charged with assaulting seven boys, police said that at the time the allegations were levelled against him, the names of other possible victims and witnesses to Igwebuike’s crimes were mentioned. Police are now urging anyone else who was a victim to come forward.

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‘Big head, wide mouth, tribal marks’ — police describe blogger declared wanted for murder

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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has declared one Dorcas Adeyinka wanted in connection with alleged murder.

The police also alleged that the suspect is linked with cyber-stalking, abduction, murder, injurious falsehood, threat to life and extortion.

In a poster on X, the police described the suspect as 1.64m tall.

The force highlighted other attributes of the suspects, including “big chin, full lip, wide mouth, and a large head” size.

The police said the suspect hails from Ekiti state but lives in the UK and frequently visited places including Ikeja, Fagba, Ogudu, and Sango.

‘HILARIOUS DESCRIPTION’

The description of the suspect has sparked reactions on social media.

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Customs intercepts cryptocurrency machines, 148 drones in Lagos

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The Murtala Muhammed International Airport command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its officers intercepted fake $1.2 million notes, 148 drones, and five cryptocurrency machines in Lagos.

Speaking on Thursday during the hand over of the seized items to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Charles Orbih, customs area commander, said the items were confiscated between January and April.

Orbih said the intercepted items were handed over to the appropriate authorities in Lagos as directed by Bashir Adeniyi, comptroller-general of customs.

“The command also handed over 148 pieces of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) also known as drones, 112 military hardware and accessories, two bulletproof helmets and two military vests to the 81 division of the Nigerian Army in Lagos,” NAN quoted Orbih as saying.

“The counterfeited foreign currencies were handed over to the EFCC’s assistant commander, Oguzi Moses.

“Also, the UAVs and other military hardware were handed over to the General Officer commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Muhammad Usman.”

He said the importers of the UAVs were unable to present an end-user certificate (EUC) from the office of the national security adviser (ONSA).

“Virtually all the drones were abandoned, while drones above 250 grams are to come with EUCs and whenever we ask for the certificate, they abandon the UAVs,” he added.

The area commander said the NCS generated N19 billion in revenue between January and April this year, adding that there was a 67 percent increase in collection when juxtaposed with 2023.

“In line with the NCS mandate of revenue collection, revenue generation, suppression of smuggling, trade facilitation and national security, the officers and men of the command under my watch remained resolute and dedicated in ensuring the blockage of revenue leakages,” he added.

“The command also ensured facilitation of legitimate trade through a combined effort, in compliance with the policy thrust of the comptroller-general of customs.

“The command generated N19 billion between January and April 2024. This represents 42 percent collection of the annual revenue target given to the command for the year 2024 and 67 percent increase in collection against the preceding year of 2023.

“In our continued effort to block revenue leakages, the command made some seizures and detention of the following items — precious stones such as zinc, lithium, copper stones/sand, 120 pieces of SIM cards.

“The command seized four drones with a duty paid value of N7.8 million; one wooden giraffe statue and five bulletproof jackets with a DPV of N1.25 million.”

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Nigerian vendor in UK, Musiliu Badejo jailed for selling toxic skin bleaching products

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Musiliu Badejo, a Nigerian vendor living in the United Kingdom, has been convicted of selling harmful skin-lightening products via eBay, the e-commerce platform.

A four-year investigation by Southwark council’s Trading Standards team showed that most of Badejo’s products had toxic ingredients in them.

Trading Standards in the UK are local authority departments responsible for enforcing consumer protection legislation.

They investigate commercial organisations that trade outside the law or engage in unethical practices, aiming to remedy breaches through advice or legal actions.

In October 2022, Trading Standards raided Badejo’s flat and found 1,700 cosmetic products.

The 56-year-old was out of the country at the time.

According to the regulatory agency, sampling and analysis confirmed many of the seized products contained banned hydroquinone and corticosteroids, which were not included in the ingredients labelling.

Two of his eBay accounts were suspended by the e-commerce platform after he flouted a warning from Trading Standards asking him to stop selling any more illegal cosmetics.

On April 29, a London court heard that between March 2020 and January 2023, Badejo had used multiple eBay accounts to sell over 20,000 cosmetic products to UK customers.

Badejo was said to have sold over 20,000 bottles. The combined sales value was some £340,000.

The entrepreneur said he imported most of the products from Ghana, Nigeria, and Thailand.

An analysis of five of out seven of the vendor’s products contained either hydroquinone or corticosteroids.

One product called “Pure White dark spot corrector serum” contained both but did not list them as ingredients.

Trading Standards said the serum contained 10 percent hydroquinone — five times the permitted limit.

Badejo, whose goods were valued at over a quarter of a million pounds, received a six-week prison sentence suspended for 15 months and was ordered to pay £4,750 in fines.

Skin bleaching is not a new beauty phenomenon with many seeking to lighten their skin for different purposes.

However, medical practitioners have labelled the practice a public health concern, linking it to a range of adverse effects, from skin diseases to serious systemic problems such as diabetes, hypertension, and renal diseases.

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Bodex F. Hungbo, SPMIIM is a multiple award-winning Nigerian Digital Media Practitioner, Digital Strategist, PR consultant, Brand and Event Expert, Tv Presenter, Tier-A Blogger/Influencer, and a top cobbler in Nigeria.

She has widespread experiences across different professions and skills, which includes experiences in; Marketing, Media, Broadcasting, Brand and Event Management, Administration and Management with prior stints at MTN, NAPIMS-NNPC, GLOBAL FLEET OIL AND GAS, LTV, Silverbird and a host of others

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