N47b Scandal: EFCC detains former NDDC boss, Nsima Ekere

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Nsima Ekere in connection with a probe of N47billion contracts.

The contracts were allegedly awarded between 2017 and 2019.

It was learnt that Ekere got wind of a close up on him by the EFCC and voluntarily reported at the Lagos office of the commission.

A top source in the commission, who spoke in confidence, said: “This commission is investigating alleged diversion of N47billion through registered contractors of NDDC. Some fake contracts were allegedly awarded for diversion purposes.

“Ekere is undergoing interrogation and we have detained him.”

Responding to a question, the source added: “I think he got hints of surveillance on him and voluntarily reported to the EFCC’s office in Lagos.”

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Sammie Okposo returns to Instagram, says he is now free from the power of sin

Nigerian gospel singer Sammie Okposo has returned to Instagram, days after deactivating his social media pages.

The popular music star came under the spotlight a few weeks ago after he was caught in a cheating scandal.

In a post shared via his Instagram page on Monday, January 31, 2022, the music star said he is now free from the power of sin.

“I am the righteousness of God in Christ. I am born of God the life of God is in me; Christ in me the hope of glory I am free from the law, from the power of sin. I am no longer bound by the fear of men,” he wrote.

“God’s grace is available sufficient and working for me. Jesus already saved me not because of any works of righteousness that I have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit.”

It would be recalled that the gospel singer had taken to his Instagram page where he apologized to his wife for cheating on her.

Okposo’s apology came barely 24 hours after a lady by the alias African Doll accused him of impregnating her.

According to the lady, she met the singer in Dallas, United States of America, during one of his tours.

They became close and started an affair which led to the pregnancy.

Things became sour after she informed the gospel singer that she was pregnant.

Sammie Okposo is a gospel singer and minister with several hit songs.

‘Now I know why some ladies don’t show off their husbands on social media – IG dancer Janemena

Popular Instagram dancer Janemena has disclosed how she now knows why a lot of women don’t show off their husbands on social media.

The dancer disclosed this via her Instagram Stories on Monday, October 25, 2021.

“To every lady who does not show off their spouse, I understand you now. It is because social media will destroy it. It is because miserable, sad and lonely ‘not by choice’ people do not like anything that makes one happy unless they are happy and it rubs off on you somehow,” she wrote. “I’m a very young girl and I’m making a lot of changes to my life. But it’s still the audacity for me.”

Janamena and her hubby tied the knot about a year ago and only recently their union was tested on social media after Tonto Dikeh revealed her former boyfriend, Prince Kpokpogri, had her sex tapes. The IG dancer went on to sue Dikeh over her malicious and damaging comments.

In a plot twist, a leaked audiotape where Kpokpogri admitted to having sex with the IG dancer after she got married surfaced on social media.

Chris Brown reportedly under investigation for beating a woman in his house

According to TMZ, the yet-to-be-identified lady revealed that the music star smacked the back of her head so hard her weave came off.

No arrests have been made but authorities confirmed to TMZ that police responded to his home over the alleged incident.

He was reportedly named a suspect in the police report.

The is the second time in two years that the music star will be under investigation.

It would be recalled that in 2019, the music star was arrested in Paris over a rape allegation.

A 24-year-old lady reported that she was raped by the music star at his hotel room in January 2019.

She reportedly told police that the pair met at a nightclub in central Paris, close to the Champs-Elysées, before they returned to the hotel.