US Court Jails Nigerian Man for Over Eight Years Over $6m Inheritance Fraud
A United States federal court has sentenced a 44-year-old Nigerian, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, to more than eight years in prison for his role in an international inheritance scam that preyed on elderly and vulnerable Americans. Details of the sentencing were…
Trump Faces Backlash Over Racist Obama Video, Says He Made ‘No Mistake’
United States President Donald Trump has said he does not regret briefly posting a controversial video on his Truth Social account that included offensive imagery portraying former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Speaking with…
Bus Conveying 13 Journalists Crashes, Many Injured (Photo)
The management of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has expressed deep sympathy and offered full support to journalists who sustained injuries in a road accident while covering the commissioning of its projects in Bauchi State on Friday. The accident occurred…
Tinubu, Other Nigerian Leaders Respected In USA, Other Countries But Insulted By Nigerians – Remi Tinubu
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to show greater respect and support for the country’s leaders rather than tearing them down through hate-driven narratives and social media attacks. In a post shared on her Facebook page…
Oshiomole Visits Tinubu To Congratulate Him Over Wife’s Recognition By Donald Trump
The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Speaking to newsmen after their meeting, he commended the international recognition of Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu. Oshiomhole said he…
Atiku, Aisha Buhari Meet In Saudi Arabia (Photo)
Atiku Abubakar, a former presidential candidate, and the wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, have met in Saudi Arabia. Atiku disclosed the meeting in a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday, saying that…
Ex-PFN Chair Petitions US, UN Over National Assembly’s Rejection of E-Transmission
A former chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Rivers State, Apostle Eugene Ogu, has appealed to the United States government, the United Nations and other international bodies to intervene in what he described as threats to Nigeria’s…
Landlady Arrested For Allegedly Poisoning Tenant’s 3-Year-Old Son
The Ondo State Police Command has taken into custody a 40-year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, over the alleged poisoning of a three-year-old boy in the Omifon community, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed…
Former University Vice Chancellor Arraigned For N19.7 million Fraud, May End Up In Prison
A former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Dutsinma, Professor Armayau Bichi has been arraigned before the Katsina State High Court by the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Arraigned before Justice Musa Abubakar, on…
“Christian Genocidization” of the Kaiama Massacre
By Farooq Kperogi When I ended my update on the heartrending mass murder and abductions of the people of Woro in Kaiama LGA by calling attention to the Muslim identity of the victims, just so some screwdriver salesman won’t use…