EFCC only invited me, Okorocha breaks silence on arrest

Immediate past Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has broken silence on his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of public funds.

Okorocha was arrested by the EFCC operatives at about 4:10pm on Tuesday at his Unity House office located at Garki, Abuja.

But speaking through his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha said since the anti-graft agency was only doing its job he would cooperate fully with it.

“To us, the Commission is doing its job and should be given the needed co-operation. And Okorocha being a law-abiding citizen, would always cooperate with the Commission over the Matters in Courts.

“EFCC is not a slaughter House, but a very responsible institution and should be seen as such,” Onwuemeodo said.

He maintained the Imo West Senator is being investigated because of the new leadership at the commission.

According to him: “The truth is that, Okorocha left as the governor of Imo State on May 28, 2019. And shortly after his exit as Governor, Imo State Government wrote petitions upon petitions against him.

“The EFCC investigated the petitions and has been in various Courts of the land with Okorocha, to that effect.

“And if the EFCC has decided to invite Okorocha for Clarifications on the matters already in Courts, especially with a new Chairman at the helm of affairs at the Commission, there is nothing wrong with that.

“The matters between EFCC and Okorocha over his governorship in Imo, have been pending in various Courts of the land.

“At the end of the day, we would know whether the Commission will be withdrawing the Cases in Courts, or would continue with the cases already in Courts.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/efcc-only-invited-me-okorocha-breaks.html

100 level PLASU student dies during protest

A 100 Level student of Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, who reportedly fell off a vehicle during students’ protest, dies of injuries.

The deceased, Isreal Emmanuel, the Class Rep of the Mathematics Department of the university, died in the evening from the head injuries sustained when he fell off the car.

The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Yohana Izam, confirmed Emmanuel’s death on Wednesday.

The vice-chancellor however described the death of the student as “very sad” and “unfortunate”.

“To us as an institution, Emmanuel’s death is shocking and a great loss to us considering the cause of his death.

“We have been cautioning the students against demonstration and protests, which are not jamborees, yet they keep doing it.

“Our pain and regret is that the Monday protest has robbed us of a precious soul and forced us into mourning,” Izam lamented.

Also speaking, the SUG President, Mr Luepai Ezekiel, confirmed the death of Emmanuel and expressed sadness over the sudden death.

“Emmanuel fell off from one of the vehicles during our protest against the insecurity in the institution and landed with his head on the tarred road.

“We rushed him to the Bokkos Cottage Hospital but unfortunately he couldn’t make it as he died later in the evening of Monday,” Ezekiel explained.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/100-level-plasu-student-dies-during.html

Actress and TV Presenter, Rachel Bakam dies at 39

An actress and multi-award winning TV personality, Rachel Bakam, is dead.

Bakam, who hailed from Fadia Tudun Wada in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, died at the age of 39.

She died Tuesday afternoon at a private hospital in Abuja after a brief illness.

Her immediate younger brother, Bakam Adams Junior said she died of a brief illness at a private hospital in Abuja.

Junior said, “Yes, the news is true. She was admitted last Friday. She died today (Tuesday) after a brief illness at about noon at a private hospital in Abuja.

He said the death of Bakam had created a very big vacuum in the family.

“Rach, as we fondly called her, was a very likeable person, selfless, hardworking and God-fearing. She was very sacrificial. Her death has devastated us. I am yet to come to terms with it. I cannot tell you much,” he said.

She is survived by a son, mother, three brothers and many relations.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/actress-and-tv-presenter-rachel-bakam.html

20 preschool children die in school fire after being trapped

20 nursery school children died in Niger on Tuesday in a fire that trapped them in straw-hut classrooms.

“There were 20 deaths, most of them young children,” said the head of Niger’s fire service, Col. Bako Boubacar.

He said the origin of the fire in Niamey was unknown.

An official of a Niger’s teachers union said the school in the popular Pays Bas neighborhood had around 800 students, including children in the nursery section.

“The fire apparently started around the school gate. Without an emergency exit, many were trapped and students were forced to scale the wall to escape.

”Those that died were mostly children in the preschool,” Mounkaila Halidou said.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/20-preschool-children-die-in-school.html

Brazil building new Jesus statue even taller than Rio's Christ the Redeemer

Officials in the Brazilian city of Encantado have embarked on the construction of a statue of Jesus set to be roughly 16 feet taller than the famous Christ the Redeemer statue that has overlooked Rio de Janeiro for decades.

CNN reported Monday that a Brazilian organization called the Friends of Christ Association is leading the project in southern Brazil, which has already begun the construction of a 141-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ with outstretched arms like the Cristo Redentor statue.

The new statue is set to be titled Christ the Protector and will be the third-tallest statue of Jesus in the world following a 172-foot statue in Poland and a massive 253-foot statue being built in Mexico.

The goal of the project, which is being funded by individual and corporate donations, is to boost the region's tourism industry, according to CNN.

Tourists who visit the completed project will be able to take an elevator up to a glass lookout in the statue's torso where pictures can be taken, the project's supervisor told the news network.

The statue's head and arms were attached earlier this month, and the project is set to conclude by the end of the year. Construction for the project began in 2019.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/brazil-building-new-jesus-statue-even.html

Interesting! The dirty fight between Chet Hanks, his ex-girlfriend and the $1m suit

The ex-girlfriend of Hollywood scion Chet Hanks is suing him for $1 million, claiming he physically and verbally abused her during their relationship.

Attorneys for Kiana Parker charged that Hanks -- the 30-year-old son of actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson had shown “an ever-escalating pattern of domestic abuse,” as they announced the lawsuit during a press conference in Texas on Tuesday.

“This is about violence within the confines of a relationship between a man and a woman, a man who mentally and physically and psychologically battered, Kiana Parker,” lawyer Kevin Murray said.

The suit, filed Monday in Fort Bend County, details several alleged incidents of abuse, including a Jan. 8 fight that led Parker to file a restraining order against Hanks, which was granted later that month.

The two began dating in March 2019 and moved in together about a year later, the court documents say.

On Oct. 18, 2020, Parker claims Hanks became enraged when she wanted to leave their hotel room in New Orleans, where he was filming for the Showtime series “Your Honor.”

Later that night, he allegedly “became aggressive and hostile.” When she tried to leave, Hanks “grabbed her with great force, by her right arm causing instant pain,” the suit alleges.

“Defendant Hanks refused to release the grip, and as Parker sought to get out of the violent situation, Defendant Hanks pushed her with such force that Parker knocked over tables in the room,” the court docs say.

As she tried to get away again, Hanks allegedly pushed her, called her a “ghetto black bitch” and smashed her phone into pieces, according to the lawsuit.

He then allegedly warned her not to report the incident, saying that she should remember he was “Chet Hanks and she wasn’t shit, no one would believe her, she was just a ghetto black bitch.”

The next month, in Sugar Land, Texas, Hanks allegedly “threatened to “blow [Parker’s] brains out” in a murder-suicide, the lawsuit claims. The conversation allegedly took place while Parker’s 9-year-old twins were in the house.

The couple finally agreed to split on Jan. 6, but two days later, when Parker went to move her stuff out of the Sugar Land house, Hanks allegedly “became extremely aggressive.”

She claims he came at her with a knife and that she defended herself by swinging a pot at his head.

Footage published by TMZ last month showed Hanks accusing Parker of threatening him with a knife, not the other way around.

The video showed Parker lunging at Hanks with a pot, leaving him with a gushing head wound. He also accused her of stealing his money and credit cards.

Hanks subsequently sued Parker for assault and battery, theft and return of the money she allegedly stole from him.

He didn’t immediately respond to Parker’s lawsuit on Tuesday, but about an hour after the press conference, announced he would be dropping his “White Boy Summer” music video early.

“F–k it,” he wrote on Instagram. “I was gonna wait til Friday but I see y’all really ready for this. ‘White Boy Summer’ dropping 6 p.m. today.”

Parker’s lawyers, Murray and D’Angelo Lowe, said they had reached out to Hanks’ and his famous parents about Parker’s accusations “multiple times” in January and February, but never heard back.

“I’m sorry, Chet Hanks would have been charged by now,” Lowe added. “Instead, he has not been charged and has made a mockery of black women in the criminal justice system by proclaiming that it’s going to be a ‘white boy summer,’ and a ‘black queen summer’ while knowing he mentally and physically abused a black queen.”

Hanks’ attorney, Marty Singer, told The Post in statement that, “We consider the claims filed by Kiana Parker to be a shakedown.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/interesting-dirty-fight-between-chet.html

Ex-BBNaija housemate, Bisola revealed why she stopped making music

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Bisola Aiyeola has revealed that she suspended making music because it is expensive.

The reality star said this during an interview on Inkblot Meet & Greet podcast with co-founders Naz Onuzo, Zulumoke Oyibo and Damola Ademola.

Bisola as she is popularly called said her fans might have to wait a while before she makes another music as the cost of music promotion is high.

However, she said she is focusing on improving her filmmaking skill.

“For the music, it has really been expensive even though I have a record label, it is way more expensive than film, she said.

“I was going through my accounts some years back, maybe two years ago with my team and I was like I am not singing again in my life. They laughed and said when you finally hit, you won’t remember this.”

Bisola was the first runner-up of Big Brother Naija in 2017 where she had her big break. AFterward in 2018, she won the AMVCA Trailblazer Award at the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

The reality star has featured in movies like Sugar Rush, Skinny Girl in Transit, Introducing the Kujus among others.

Her songs include Heartbroken, Good Old Days, Controlla, Luchia among others.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/ex-bbnaija-housemate-bisola-revealed.html

Nigerian Ifeanyi Eke jailed in New York for $3m email scam

Nigerian Ifeanyi Eke, who was resident in Sandy Springs Georgia has been sentenced by a New York court to 40 months in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, as part of a wide-ranging international business email compromise (“BEC”) syndicate.

Ifeanyi Eke, also known as “Luther Mulbah Doley,” pleaded guilty on Tuesday and was summarily sentenced in Manhattan federal court by U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman.

In addition to the prison term, 34 year-old Eke was sentenced to three years of supervised release.

He was further ordered to forfeit $365,205, and to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $2,691,908.30.

Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the sentencing in a statement by the Department of Justice.

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “As he admitted today, Ifeanyi Eke played a key role in an international conspiracy that deceived and defrauded dozens of victims of nearly $3 million. Fittingly, Eke has been sentenced to prison and ordered to make restitution to the victims of the conspiracy.”

According to the allegations in the Indictment, other court filings, and statements made during court proceedings:

Between in or about 2016 and July 2018, EKE and his co-conspirators, including codefendants Cyril Ashu, Joshua Ikejimba, and Chinedu Ironuah, perpetrated a fraudulent BEC scheme through which they deceived dozens of victims, both foreign and domestic, into wiring

Nigerian Ifeanyi Eke, who was resident in Sandy Springs Georgia has been sentenced by a New York court to 40 months in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, as part of a wide-ranging international business email compromise (“BEC”) syndicate.

Ifeanyi Eke, also known as “Luther Mulbah Doley,” pleaded guilty Tuesday and was summarily sentenced in Manhattan federal court by U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman.

In addition to the prison term, 34 year-old Eke was sentenced to three years of supervised release.

He was further ordered to forfeit $365,205, and to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $2,691,908.30.

Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the sentencing in a statement by the Department of Justice.

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “As he admitted today, Ifeanyi Eke played a key role in an international conspiracy that deceived and defrauded dozens of victims of nearly $3 million. Fittingly, Eke has been sentenced to prison and ordered to make restitution to the victims of the conspiracy.”

According to the allegations in the Indictment, other court filings, and statements made during court proceedings:

Between in or about 2016 and July 2018, EKE and his co-conspirators, including codefendants Cyril Ashu, Joshua Ikejimba, and Chinedu Ironuah, perpetrated a fraudulent BEC scheme through which they deceived dozens of victims, both foreign and domestic, into wiring millions of dollars to bank accounts controlled by the syndicate. The fraud was perpetrated by sending victims “spoofed” emails, which purported to be from counter-parties whom the victims knew and trusted, and which contained wiring instructions fraudulently directing the victims to send funds to accounts that were in fact controlled by the defendants and others involved in the scheme.

EKE played a broad role in the fraud. As part of the scheme, EKE personally received wire transfers of fraud proceeds from several different victims in bank accounts that he opened and controlled. One of the victims, an intergovernmental organization headquartered in New York, was defrauded into sending $188,815 into EKE’s bank account. After receiving the fraud proceeds, EKE withdrew and transferred them both for his own use and for dissemination to his co-conspirators. In addition to receiving and dissipating victim funds directly, EKE managed and supervised other members of the conspiracy, including by arranging for co-conspirators’ accounts to receive fraud proceeds, receiving and communicating wire transfer information contained in victim emails, and coordinating the acquisition and deposit of checks representing fraud proceeds.

In total, EKE is responsible for actual losses to 35 victims totalling approximately $2.7 million.

Eke, 34, of Sandy Springs, Georgia, pleaded guilty to, and was sentenced on, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/nigerian-ifeanyi-eke-jailed-in-new-york.html

3 year-old girl dies after N3m needed for her surgery was paid to her mother who absconded with it

Nuhu Fulani kwajafa, the National Coordinator of Global initiative for Peace, Love and Care, GIPLC, has narrated how a mother absconded with a donation of N3m to save her young daughter's life.

The 3-year old girl had brain tumor and an NGO took up her case.

In the cause of raising money for her surgery, a good Samaritan decided to donate the needed N3m but insisted it won't be paid into the NGO's account but into the child's mother' account.

Immediately she received the money, the woman absconded.

Yesterday, little Ada waved the world goodbye. 

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/3-year-old-girl-dies-after-n3m-needed.html

Nigeria has received $6 billion for HIV/AIDS from U.S - Consul General reveals

The U.S. Consul General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, has disclosed that the American government had provided over $6 billion since 2003 as assistance for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.

On Tuesday, Ms Pierangelo revealed this when she led a delegation on a courtesy visit to Governor Seyi Makinde in Ibadan.

She stated that 1.2 million Nigerians were currently under HIV/AIDS treatment, explaining that the delegation was in Ibadan for the launch of the HIV/AIDS Treatment Surge programme.

The programme is on Wednesday (today).

The consul general said the launch of the programme in the state would create additional opportunities for many people to benefit from the treatment.

“Additionally, we are looking for other ways of cooperation, whether in training or cooperation on child immunisation,” she said.

In her response, the Secretary to the State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun, who received the delegation on behalf of Mr Makinde, thanked the U.S. diplomat and her team.

Ms Adeosun said the government had held useful discussions with the delegation on cooperation between the state and the consulate.

“With those discussions, we know that they will be keying very much into the pillars of this government, especially in training, which has to do with education.

“As well as the whole HIV surge programme and other public health programmes we will be doing, which tie directly to our health policy,” she stated.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/nigeria-has-received-6-billion-for.html

Eight unknown, decomposing bodies uncovered in Calabar

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it discovered eight decomposed bodies on the outskirt of Calabar on Tuesday.

Solomon Eremi, the spokesman for NSCDC, disclosed this.

Mr Eremi explained that the stench from the decomposing bodies attracted passersby’s attention.

“We sent out Disaster Management and Recovery team to the area. They went there with armed men.

“They went around the entire place and saw eight decomposed corpses made up of a female and seven males. One was still very fresh.

“We don’t really know what happened. We got the information from passersby due to the stench that came from the area.

“As we speak, we cannot really tell what happened; whether they killed them and dumped them there; whether it was kidnappers. We can’t really tell for now until the investigation is completed,” Mr Eremi said. 

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/eight-unknown-decomposing-bodies.html

Snubbed actress Ruth Kadiri calls out award organisers

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Ruth Kadiri has called out the Nigerian International Film summit (NIFS) for not recognising her at the Eko Star Film and TV Awards.

Kadiri took to her Instagram page, @ruthkadiri, on Tuesday to call out the organisers of the award for snubbing her and her work.

She said she was overlooked and not given an award despite her hard work in the film industry.

“I am a filmmaker. I am a woman. I am a hard-working woman. I have faced the struggles every woman/filmmaker has faced.

“Did my name at any point pop up? Yes. But because I do not belong to a clique, yet again I have been overlooked,” she said.

The mother of one also called out @lagosstategovt, @moabudu, and @ijayonah for neglecting her.

She, however, urged them to do things the right way in the film industry as she would keep working hard and not give in to pressure.

“I will not be pressured. I will keep working hard. @lagosstategovt, @moabudu, @ijayonah @nifsummit, thanks for overlooking me, and congrats to everyone who got recognised.

“The film industry is controlled by women, so if you’re going to do it, do it right or don’t do it at all,” she added.

The Eko Star Film and TV Awards was organised by the NIFS in conjunction with the Lagos State Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and Ebony Life Place.

The event was part of the Eko tourism, art, and culture series.

The event held at the Ebony Life Place recognised talented female actresses who had contributed to the industry’s growth.

Nollywood icons such as Sola Sobowale, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Uche Jumbo, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Uche Nancy, Chioma Ude, Funke Akindele-Bello, among others, were awarded at the event.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/snubbed-actress-ruth-kadiri-calls-out.html

''If you are fcuking the shit outta me, you have no right to pay a single bill'' - The Game speaks on taking care of his woman

Hey, do we need to remind you that we are his fan? I mean, she works, cooks, tidy up the home (in a way) and then screw the shit outta you? And you still want her to share in the bills??? Boyyyyyyy????

THANK YOU THE GAME lmaaaaaaaoooo

The record has been set straight for men that wants to earn the respect, especially those who talk about being submissive. I mean, it's an automatic ticket to submission lmaoooo.

What he said after the cut...

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/if-you-are-fcuking-shit-outta-me-you.html

Minnesota cop Kimberley Potter who killed Black man Wright resigns

The Minnesota policewoman, Kimberley Potter who killed a black man, Daunte Wright resigned on Tuesday, saying “it’s in the best interest of the community.”

“I have loved every minute of being a police officer and serving this community to the best of my ability,” Potter said in a statement.

“But I believe it is in the best interest of the community, the department, and my fellow officers if I resign immediately,” she wrote.

Potter is a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center police force.

She was said to have mistakenly shot Wright, when she wanted to use the taser.

The shooting triggered two days of protest and looting.

Before her resignation today, she was placed on administrative leave, after killing 20 year-old Wright, during an afternoon traffic stop.

Potter, 48, was identified Monday night by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Police bodycam footage of Wright’s death released Monday shows the officer yelling, “Taser! Taser!” as others struggled with Wright in his car.

“Holy, s–t,” Potter is heard saying on the video. “I just shot him!”

The shooting came in the midst of the murder trial of ex-cop Derek Chauvin in neighboring Minneapolis.

Chauvin is charged in the death of George Floyd on May 25, about 10 miles from the scene of Wright’s shooting.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/minnesota-cop-kimberley-potter-who.html

Umar Jibril arrested for stabbing Chief Imam Alhassan to death

The Niger State Police Command has arrested Umar Jibril, popularly known as Ba’adama for stabbing the Chief Imam of Edati to death with an iron rod.

Jubril from Enagi village was arrested by the police over alleged culpable homicide in Edati Local Government Area of the state.

Niger State Commissioner of Police, Adamu Usman, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Tuesday that the suspect carried out the act on Monday, April 12.

Usman said on April 12 at about 0100 hours, based on credible information, Police operatives attached to Edati Division arrested the suspect.

Usman said that the suspect allegedly stabbed Alhaji Attahiru Alhassan, the chief Imam of Edagi to death with an iron rod.

During interrogation, the suspect alleged that while relaxing in front of his house on the said date in the evening, the Chief Imam of Enagi walked passed him and went towards his neighbour’s house.

The suspect explained that at about the same time his second wife, Aishatu Umar also came out and said she was going to toilet behind the compound.

He said having waited for so long without her return, he went round searching and eventually heard her voice in the neighbour’s house.

“I entered the house and met the chief Imam having affairs with my wife,” the suspect said.

The suspect further claimed that he left the scene immediately and rushed to his brother’s house, Abubakar Abdulrahamam to inform him of what he saw.

The chief imam was said to have sent for the suspect for dialogue.

In the course of discussion, an argument ensued between him and the Chief Imam.

The suspect was said to have forcefully collected the iron in the Imam’s possession and stabbed him on the neck which caused his death.

According to the CP, the suspect took to his heels and was arrested at Batati village in Lavun LGA.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/umar-jibril-arrested-for-stabbing-chief.html

EFCC arrests Okorocha in Abuja

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arrested former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.

Okorocha was arrested in Abuja, but the EFCC has not yet given reason for his arrest.

EFCC‘s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed Okorocha’s arrest to PM NEWS on phone on Tuesday evening.

When asked the reason for the former governor’s arrest, Uwujaren said the commission would not disclose the reason yet.

Okorocha’s arrest might not be unconnected with the raging feud between him and his successor, Governor Hope Uzodinma.

Uzodinma had accused his predecessor of fraudulently spending N106 billion on fictitious contracts.

The Justice Benjamin Iheka-led Commission of Inquiry on Contracts awarded between 2011 and 2019 in the state set up by Uzodinma indicted the former governor.

The commission submitted its report to the governor last year, indicting the Okorocha’s regime and saying it uncovered fraudulent contracts worth over N106 billion which the regime should be made to refund.

Uzodinma had said the commission’s investigation covered the award of contracts during the period of Okorocha’s administration from 2011 to 2019.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/efcc-arrests-okorocha-in-abuja.html

Many injured in Lagos gas explosion

There was a gas explosion in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State on Tuesday.

It was learnt that many people were injured in the incident that happened at Iyasoko Street Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin.

It was gathered that the incident happened a few minutes to 7 pm.

The Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the incident to The Punch.

He said, “Yes, it is true. Our team members are on their way. They are delayed by traffic. I cannot determine the magnitude of the incident at present.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/many-injured-in-lagos-gas-explosion.html

Chelsea into Champions League semis for first time since 2014

Chelsea reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2014 despite a 1-0 defeat against Porto in Tuesday’s quarter-final second leg in Seville.

Thomas Tuchel’s side will play Real Madrid or Liverpool for a place in the final after producing a masterclass in game management to win 2-1 on aggregate.

Real travel to Anfield on Wednesday looking to protect a 3-1 lead from the first leg.

They could do worse than copy Tuchel’s tactics as Chelsea smothered Porto with an intelligent defensive approach until Mehdi Taremi’s stunning bicycle kick in the last minute of stoppage-time.

That sublime strike was out of character with the rest of Porto’s display as they laboured to overturn the 2-0 first-leg deficit.

Chelsea have lost only once in 18 matches since Tuchel replaced the sacked Frank Lampard in January and this was another feather in the German’s cap.

Tuchel had admitted this week was a make or break period for Chelsea.

They passed the first test with ease and can now focus on Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Premier League leaders Manchester City at Wembley.

The Blues are fifth in the Premier League as they chase a top-four finish, meaning they might need to win the Champions League for the first time since 2012 if they are to qualify for next season’s competition.

Led by the astute Tuchel, who took Paris Saint-Germain to the Champions League final last season, that lofty ambition can’t be ruled out.

Tuchel this week said he wouldn’t want to fight Antonio Rudiger or Cesar Azpilicueta, such is the ferocious will to win coursing through Chelsea’s most vocal players.

Both defenders lived up to Tuchel’s billing as they fought tooth and nail to keep Porto at bay in a niggly clash.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/chelsea-into-champions-league-semis-for.html

Fans REACT to actress, Fathia Balogun’s new photo

Nigerians have expressed worry over the recent looks of Nollywood actress and producer, Fathia Balogun Williams on social media.

Fathia Williams had taken to her Instagram page to share unedited and unfiltered photo and attached a caption where she wished her fans success in the new week.

''Good evening fam 🖤🤎💜💙💚💛🧡❤ .how are you doing..Happy new week''. she wrote.

However, whilst some fans expressed excitement seeing the 52-year-old actress, others expressed concern as they claimed she looks very old 

See some reactions below...

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/fans-react-to-actress-fathia-baloguns.html

Officers reject N500,000 bribe, arrest five suspects in Lagos

Lagos State Police operatives have arrested five suspects transporting stolen items after being allegedly offered a bribe of N500,000.

The suspects: Lawal Saheed, 40, Taofeek Adenigba, 43, Ope Olowolayemo, 28, Azeez Jamie, 41 and Omotayo Adewale, 34 were arrested on Sunday around 3 am in between Volks Bus Stop and Iyana Iba, Lagos State.

Daily Post gathered that the suspects in a Ford Bus with Reg. Number FST 679 XZ, was apprehended with some 25mm iron rods, property of China Construction Engineering Company (CCEC).

In a statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, he said that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has opened an investigation into the matter and the suspects would be charged to court as soon as possible.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/officers-reject-n500000-bribe-arrest.html