Nigerians, other gang members, jailed for £358k phone and email fraud in UK

Some Nigerians and their gang members have been convicted and jailed after they were arraigned in court by Hampshire Constabulary’s Economic Crime Unit. The convicts who gained access to as much as 2,000 BT customers’ accounts in an elaborate phone and email divert scam between May 2014 and July 2016, were busted after a complex investigation which […]

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Man stabs his four children to death, accuses their mother of cheating, infecting him with HIV

The police in Mecklenburg outside Burgersfort have launched a manhunt for a 52 year old suspect Senyatse Lucas Phasha, who allegedly killed his four children at ga-Pasha village, Polokwane in South Africa. The bodies of the children were found at two different locations in the area. The suspect allegedly informed a neighbor on Tuesday morning, […]

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A suspect in the assassination of Aso Rock Assistant Director arrested

Nigeria police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of a State House official who was murdered on Monday. The victim, Laetitia Dagan was at home at about 11:00 p.m. when assailants breached her residence and took her life. She was an assistant director handling administrative matters at the Presidential Villa before […]

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Anthony Joshua enrolls for Nigeria’s National ID Card (Photos)

Nigerian born British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua was pictured enrolling for his National Identity Card and this has spurred various reactions from Nigerians. The National Identity Management Commission announced that Joshua enrolled for his National Identification Number through its twitter handle @nimc_ng: Anthony Joshua @anthonyfjoshua enrolls for the National Identification Number and issued his NIN […]

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Veteran Nollywood actress passes away (Photos)

Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Oseni has passed away. The actress died on Monday, February 17, 2020, in Calabar, Cross River State. Her daughter, Augusta Akomolafe confirmed the actress’ death to the National President of AGN, Ejezie Emeka Rollas. Oseni was a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and the organization is mourning her […]

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Speaker of Bayelsa House of Assembly, Monday Bubou-Obolo, steps down

In order to remove lopsidedness and ensure equity in the sharing of offices, the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Monday Bubou-Obolo, has stepped aside to pave the way for the emergence of a new Speaker. The development followed the inauguration of Governor Douye Diri, who is from the same Bayelsa Central Senatorial […]

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Visa ban on Nigerians ‘ll be reviewed if …. –US Ambassador

United States of America ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has said the recent visa ban on Nigerians will be reviewed, if certain conditions are met. Leonard stated this while speaking during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, in Abuja, on Tuesday. The ambassador explained that the US […]

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Pinnacle Communications chairman, Omoluwa slumps, dies amidst N2.5bn ICPC probe

Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Limited, Mr. Lucky Omoluwa, who was being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) alongside suspended Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Chief operating officer of Pinnacle Communications is reportedly dead. Daily Sun reported that the Pinnacle Commuincation boss first took ill on Saturday February 15 and was admitted […]

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Senate confirms Captain Musa Shuaibu Nuhu as Director General of NCAA

The nomination of Captain Musa Shuaibu Nuhu as the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has been confirmed by the Nigerian Senate. Nuhu was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, February 18, following a favourable report from the Senate Committee on Aviation which screened him. The committee’s chairman, Senator Smart Adeyemi (Kogi […]

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International community hits Nigerian Supreme Court on Imo Gov judgment (Video)

International community gets tough on the Supreme Court of Nigeria over the judgment of the court on Imo state governorship election of March, 2019. There was a National Press Club’s Symposium on Nigerian Supreme Court decision on Imo State Governorship case organised by the National Press Club in the United States of America by the […]

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Ihedioha’s Supreme Court application for judgment review adjourned till March 2

Nigerian Supreme Court, on Tuesday adjourned hearing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Emeka Ihedioha’s application seeking the review of the January 14, 2020 judgment which sacked him as Imo State governor and installed Hope Uzodinma as his replacement. Hearing in the appeal could not go on as scheduled by the court following a […]

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CNN explains why Nigeria should be excluded from Trump’s travel ban

A report by Zakaria on the immigrant visa ban imposed on Nigeria by the Donald Trump administration trended yesterday on social media. A top American journalist with CNN, Fareed Zakaria, has analysed why the recent decision of the United States government to impose immigrant visa restrictions on Nigeria “does not make sense.” The US government […]

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PDP asks CJN, six other Justices to step aside from Imo guber review

Ahead of today’s hearing of the application by the sacked governor of Imo State, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, for the Supreme Court to review its judgment on the 2019 governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Ibrahim Muhammad, demanding his recusal along with six other […]

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Buhari breaches the law by extending tenure of service chiefs beyond retirement point

Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN said President Muhammadu Buhari has breached the law by not terminating the appointment of the current security Service Chiefs when they reached retirement point. Mr Falana, who appeared on Channels TV Sunrise Daily on Monday, argued that the laws regulating military officers require the retirement of military […]

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Lebanese, two others arraigned for allegedly trafficking Nigerian women to Lebanon

Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arraigned a Lebanese and two Nigerians before a Federal High Court, Ilorin presided over by Justice B . G Ashigar, for alleged trafficking of Nigerian women to Lebanon, for exploitation. The arraignment of the suspects was a fallout of the investigation into the […]

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Journalist Agba Jalingo bailed out of prison custody, 6 months after (Photos)

Agba Jalingo, the publisher of Cross River Watch has regained freedom after spending 6 months in prison custody. Recall the journalist was charged with conspiracy, terrorism, treasonable felony and an attempt to topple the state government after he published a story of how Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River allegedly approved and diverted N500 million […]

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50 Airbus A220-300 aircraft ordered by New Nigerian airline

A new Nigerian airline, Green Africa Airways that is yet to fly any route, has made an order for 50 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, according to PM News. The order was said to have been made at the Singapore Air Show with the airline signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus. An elated Airbus described […]

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Nigerian movie stars attend actress Ngozi Ezeonu’s daughter’s wedding (Photos)

Actress Ngozi Ezeonu was in a joyous mood on Saturday, February 15, as her daughter, Oge, got married to her man, Remi, at a ceremony in Asaba, Delta state. The beautiful, 54-year-old Nigerian veteran and star actress, Ngozi Ezeonu, is full of gratitude to God as her daughter walked down the aisle with her sweetheart. […]

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Stanbic IBTC Aims To Groom Future Business Leaders Through YLS

Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, has continued to make a mark in the lives of Nigerian youths by engaging and empowering them at the annual Youth Leadership Series (YLS).  The event held at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. On Wednesday, February 12, the leading financial solutions provider organized the […]

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