All four Nigerians that contested for seats in UK parliament win

Four Nigerians who contested for various seats to represent different county in UK's parliament won their elections. Helen Grant won the seat for Member of Parliament representing Maidstone and The Weald while Chuka Umunna won the elections to represent Streatham. Kate Osamor won the seat for Edmonton in North London while Chi Onwurah won the seat for New Castle upon Tyne Central. Congrats to them.

Dubai banks reportedly closing accounts of Nigerians in the UAE

Saw that Dubai was trending in Nigeria and checked to see why, and saw these tweets from Nigerian journalist Fidelis Mbah! So I went to dig and found more details.

The UAE Central bank this week enacted a new policy prohibiting Nigerians who do not work in their country from operating accounts in any of their local or foreign banks. They say this is to prevent money laundering by Nigerian politicians which they claim has become rampant.

Photo: 19 year old internet scammer arraigned by EFCC

Read the EFCC press statement below…

A 19-year-old suspected internet fraudster Ojosipe Adebayo, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice A.O Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on a two- count -charge bordering on possession of a document containing false pretences and forgery.

Buhari cried out- The Expectation of Nigerians too high

President-elect Buhari open up that the expectation Nigerians have for his government is too high and it is making him nervous .. He said in a meeting with the APC governors-elect at Defence House, Abuja, on Monday.

 He also lamented the poor state of the economy which has made it difficult for both the federal and state governments to meet their obligations to workers and pay salaries.According to Punch, he said

Boko Haram Has Rape and Impregnate 214 Of The Kidnapped Girls

These Boko Harampeople are animals. The latest rescue of additional women and children by the Nigerian Army from the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, indicated, that a sizeable number of the rescued girls were visibly pregnant, even as unofficial reports put the number of pregnant girls at 214.

"I’m glad the communities are not excommunicating them and are taking them back. That is an important therapy too. We anticipate this is going to escalate because the military intervention is continuing."

The Forbes Five: Diddy tops Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists of 2015

Yesterday Forbes released it’s list of the Top 5 Richest Hip Hop kings and surprisingly, Diddy beat Dr Dre to the top spot. Dr Dre last year sold his Beats By Dre Company to Apple in 3 billion dollar deal so you would expect that he’s the richest but no, Diddy is!

Amazingly enough, Dre is not the richest man in hip-hop; that honor goes to Diddy, who clocks in at $735 million. The news may come as a surprise to many, but while Dre’s wealth ($700m) derived from a single jackpot idea, Diddy’s is the product of his interests in a slew of companies, a handful of which could one day give him a Beats-esque exit.” Forbes write. See the Top 5 below…