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Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere Odumejeje has finally forgiven Ada Jesus for the accusations she levelled against him. Comedienne Ada had accused Prophet Odumeje of conniving with actress Rita Edochie and others to stage miracles. Apart from the forgiveness, the Prophet who is linked to be performing miracles and has links with some top politicians in the country has donated N1 million for her treatment. At the moment, she is suffering from kidney disease and partial stroke and is confined to a wheelchair. When her health declined, her family took her to Odumejeje’s church to beg for forgiveness. Odumeje vowed not to…

A 39-year-old nurse in the US state of Florida has been arrested for alleged threat to assassinate US Vice President Kamala Harris. Niviane Petit Phelps was arrested following an investigation by the US Secret Service. A criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by Special Agent David Ballenger on March 3,  notifying of a threat to kill Harris. The threats were seen by Phelps to her incarcerated spouse in Wakulla Correctional Institution via JPay, a computer application that allows sharing of media between non-incarcerated and incarcerated people. A Secret Service special agent…

William and Harry, Saturday, appeared in public together for the first time in more than a year at their grandfather Philip’s funeral at Windsor Castle. The princes spoke to each other while walking out of St George’s Chapel following the funeral service for Prince Philip this afternoon. They were earlier seen taking part in the funeral procession but walked beside their cousin Peter Phillips. Harry was first spotted speaking to his sister-in-law Kate Middleton as they left the chapel before he spoke his brother William. It was the first time William and his estranged brother, Harry were seen together since March…

Chelsea ended Manchester City’s hopes of winning an historic quadruple as they shone in the closely-fought FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. The four big trophies are the Champions League, the Premier League, the FA Cup and the League Cup. City and Chelsea had both secured their places in the last four of the Champions League this week – but Pep Guardiola’s side had their sights set on a unique haul of four trophies as they close in on the Premier League title and also face Tottenham here in the League Cup final on 25 April. Chelsea had other ideas, however,…

The military bands played and a procession of royals escorted the coffin of Prince Philip to the church. His remains were laid to rest Saturday in a funeral ceremony that honored his lifetime of service to the U.K., the crown and his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II. The widowed British monarch, setting an example amid the coronavirus pandemic, sat alone at the ceremony, dressed in black and with her head bowed in prayer. The Queen was unable to hold back her grief as she was seen wiping away tears inside a vehicle as she followed her beloved husband’s…

Russia, Friday, went for tit-for-tat by ordering 10 US diplomats to leave the country. This is in retaliation for Washington’s expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats over alleged malign activity and suggested the US ambassador return home for consultations. The measures, part of a broader retaliatory package, were approved by President Vladimir Putin, as a response to an array of US government sanctions imposed on Moscow a day earlier, including curbs to its sovereign debt market. Though Moscow responded swiftly and with measures designed to hurt US interests and shrink its diplomatic footprint, it left the door open…

Ahmed Musa, Super Eagles captain, has returned to play for Kano Pillars FC, a team in Nigeria Professional Football League. The former Leicester City winger has been without a club since he left Saudi Arabia Professional League outfit Al Shabab in October last year. Before now, he had played for CSKA Moscow, Leicester City, Al-Nassr and VVV Venlo as an attacker. Musa, 28, has 96 caps for the team as well as scored 15 goals for Super Eagles. However, the attacking maestro who rejoined his Nigerian former club until the end of the season has been unveiled on a short-term…

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, has been jailed 12 months after being found guilty of unauthorized assembly. Lai was among Hong Kong’s nine prominent democracy campaigners found guilty of organizing and participating in one of the city’s biggest-ever protests in 2019. Organizers say 1.7 million people, almost one-quarter of Hong Kong’s population turned out for a huge rally that formed the backbone of demonstrations that wracked the city throughout 2019. Nine activists were sentenced for participating in the demonstration on August 18, 2019. Another three received sentences in relation to a separate protest on August 31. They include…

Singer Jennifer Lopez and former New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez have finally split. Recall that E! News earlier reported that the Hollywood couple called off their engagement which is nearly two years. The news came as a shock to fans after Jennifer Lopez and Alex spent Valentine’s Day together and also attended the Super Bowl in Miami in February. Following the development, the couple while giving an update on the reported split in a statement provided to Reuters dismissed the reports adding that they were working out something together. However, the duo in a joint statement to NBC’s…

The United States announced sanctions and the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats on Thursday (Apr 15) in retaliation for what Washington says is the Kremlin’s US election interference, a massive cyber attack and other hostile activity. President Joe Biden’s broadside against Russia came the same week as he offered to meet President Vladimir Putin for their first summit- a meeting US officials say remains “vital” so that the two countries can deescalate. In an executive order, Biden widened restrictions on US banks trading in Russian government debt, expelled 10 diplomats who include alleged spies, and sanctioned 32 individuals accused of meddling…