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16 Jan
United States (US) authorities will return $8.9million looted by state officials to acquire property in 2014 to the Nigerian government. Royal Court in the US last Friday granted forfeiture of a "tainted property deposited into a Jersey bank account by Nigerian companies in 2014", according to court documents. "The Attorney General successfully demonstrated that the…
10 Jan
A Nigerian identified as Olugbenga Lawal was on Monday sentenced to ten years in prison in the United States for conspiring to launder money derived from internet fraud schemes. Lawal, 33, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has also reportedly been ordered to pay over $1.46 million in restitution. In a statement, the U.S Department of Justice said…
4 Jan
A Nigerian citizen identified as Olusegun Samson Adejorin has been arrested in Ghana for his alleged involvement in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud worth $7.5 million. Adejorin's indictment was announced by the United States (US) Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron and Acting Special Agent in Charge, R. Joseph Rothrock of…
22 Dec
Henry Alfred Kissinger, the renowned United States diplomat, passed on last month, leaving the world with mixed reactions borne out of diverse characteristics of his person.
20 Dec
A judge has ordered a New York court to reveal the names of 180 people -- including victims, associates and suspected accomplices -- tied to Jeffrey Epstein, the US financier who killed himself in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes. The ruling from Judge Loretta Preska in a Manhattan federal court was seen…
20 Dec
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he will investigate any evidence provided regarding an alleged plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. The US Justice Department last month charged an Indian citizen with plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on US soil, alleging an Indian…
15 Dec
China on Friday accused Britain and the United States of "malicious intentions" after they condemned Hong Kong police for offering bounties for information leading to the capture of five overseas activists.
14 Dec
A Detroit man has been charged with the murder of a synagogue president who was found dead with stab wounds in October, police said Wednesday, adding there was nothing to suggest it was a hate crime. Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, was charged with slaying Samantha Woll, 40, during a home invasion, the Detroit Police Department said…
14 Dec
The United States said Wednesday that it was ready to resume cooperation with Niger on the condition that its military regime commits to a rapid transition to civilian rule. Washington suspended aid to the jihadist-hit West African country following the July 26 coup that toppled the country's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. The decision to lift…
13 Dec
Hundreds of migrants who cross into the United States from Mexico each day are being herded into open-air camps, where they have no access to food or water. And some are left to sleep on the open ground in a desert riddled with scorpions and snakes, activists say. Campaigners say many will be there for…
13 Dec
The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to rule on restrictions imposed by a lower court on a widely used abortion pill in the latest skirmish in the battle over reproductive rights in the United States. The lower court ruling has been on hold pending a decision by the nation's top court on whether it…
13 Dec
The United States and Britain on Wednesday announced a fresh round of sanctions on Hamas over its deadly October 7 attack on Israel. The measure "targets key officials who perpetuate Hamas's violent agenda by representing the group's interests abroad and managing its finances," the US Treasury Department said. The United States has been ratcheting up…
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A man set himself on fire Friday outside the court where Donald Trump is standing trial in Manhattan, with officers rushing to extinguish the flames. Burning clothes were strewn in the park, which was locked down by authorities, while ambulances lined up nearby on standby, an AFP correspondent at the scene saw, describing a strong…
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Akwa Ibom State Government has indicated readiness to commence aggressive desilting of gutters and flood channels across the state.
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The Delta State Police Command has urged Point-of-Sale (POS) operators to be cautious when handling large cash transactions, particularly those involving armed individuals. It noted that customers requesting large cash transactions should be accompanied by a video by the POS operator. Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, stated on Friday in a post on X, noting…
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Lagos State government on Friday said it has apprehended 10 fake enforcement officials around the Cele/Itire axis of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway of the state. The apprehended persons; Ojo Oluwaseun, Rafiu Agbabiaka, Babatunde Ibrahim, Abiodun Olusegun, Daniel Olanrewaju, Aweda Kabiru, Olufowobi Michael, Olamilekan Olasupo, Bunmi James and Iyiola Shola(female) were caught carrying out unauthorised enforcement using…
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The WHO announced Friday it had approved a new, simpler version of an existing oral cholera vaccine, which should help increase the number of available doses as global cases surge.
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has monitored the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise in Abuja. Prof. Oloyede who monitored the exercise at the Kogo Computer Based Tests (CBT) Centre in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the process. He reiterated the examination body's earlier order…
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned newly-registered companies against paying certain fees to obtain tax identification number (TIN) amongst others. The management of CAC gave this warning in a statement on its X handle on Friday. CAC said it noticed email messages sent to directors of newly-registered companies. READ ALSO: CAC targets registration of…