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Hushpuppi hires top Chicago lawyer, Gal Pissetzky

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Ramon Abbas, the Dubai-based Nigerian arrested last month for alleged Internet fraud, has secured the service of a top criminal defence attorney in Chicago.

Court documents seen by PREMIUM TIMES showed Mr Abbas on Monday retained Gal Pissetzky, a senior partner at Chicago law firm Pissetzky & Berliner, to help extricate him from multi-million dollar fraud charges levelled against him by American authorities.

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Mr. Abbas, an Instagram sensation widely known as Hushpuppi, was arrested alongside dozens of his alleged co-conspirators following an overnight raid of his apartments in Dubai on June 10. Emirati police and prosecutors said about N16 billion was found in cash out of an estimated N168 billion online scams linked to the syndicate.

Following initial tussle over his custody between Nigeria and the United States, Mr Abbas was ultimately handed over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) on July 2. He arrived in the U.S. on July 3 and made an initial court appearance in Chicago.

Although American prosecutors said Mr Abbas would still be transferred to Los Angeles “in the coming weeks”, he has decided to hire a top lawyer in Chicago to guide him through the process of transfer to Los Angeles.

Mr Pissetzky made the first appearance on behalf of Mr Abbas at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on July 6, documents showed.

Mr Pissetzky was called to the bar in 2002 and has practiced in Chicago since 2002. His firm’s website said he has been retained in high-profile cases and also widely recognised by major American media outlets as a legal consultant on serious criminal matters.

Already, court hearings have commenced for Mr. Abbas to be removed from Chicago to Los Angeles where he was indicted on June 25 and a warrant issued for his arrest.

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Nina Ivy Reveals Her Son’s Face (Photos)

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Ex Reality Tv star Nina Ivy has revealed her son Denzel in new pictures on her Instagram page, Ekomiamiblog reports.

The 24-year-old on Thursday officially introduced Denzel to her Instagram followers.

The post reads:

“To my son, I loved you from the very start, You stole my breath, embraced my heart, I remember the first day I held you in my arms I felt a love so unreal,” Nina wrote.

“Loving you is a wonderful way to spend a lifetime, thank you for choosing me to be your mummy , you are my definition of perfect.”

In another post Nina said, “My little mr sonshine @denzelkely.”

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Alaafin attempted to kidnap me, Queen Anu confirms breakup

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Queen Anu, one of the wives of the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has confirmed that she has walked out of her marriage in order to be “free” from “bondage.”

Anu, however, noted that she is being threatened and constantly harassed by the monarch for making the decision.

See her post below:

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Oba Elegushi celebrates wife Olori Sekinat on her birthday

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Lagos monarch, the King of Ikate Elegushi Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi (Kusenla III), on Tuesday 10th November took to social media to gush over his wife, Olori Sekinat on her birthday.

Oba Elegushi without mincing words praised and appreciated his wife for being a wonderful wife and mother.

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