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Former Nigerian Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been convicted by a Texas jury of sexually assaulting women to whom he provided spiritual direction, concluding a closely watched case involving allegations that he abused his position as a clergyman to pursue sexual relationships with vulnerable parishioners. Comprising eight women and four men, the jury found […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States, Adepoju Babatunde Salako, 33, pleaded guilty to and was sentenced to prison Tuesday for committing wire fraud through a 2022 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) fraud scheme. Between January and February 2022, according to court documents, the convict devised a scheme to defraud the Alaska Department of Revenue (DOR) […]
Continue ReadingSierra Leone on Wednesday became the latest African country to receive migrants expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. A first plane carrying nine West African migrants landed Wednesday morning at the international airport just outside Freetown, an AFP journalist saw. “We have received nine deportees this morning from the US,” […]
Continue ReadingLeader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church (IESC), Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that some important members of the international community will not support Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. In a statement signed by Osho Oluwatosin, his media aide, Primate Ayodele made it known that the president has all it takes to defeat the opposition parties, […]
Continue ReadingUnited States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian-born former Associate Professor of Education and former nonprofit chief executive, Dr Nkechy Ezeh, to 70 months in prison for orchestrating a $1.4 million fraud scheme involving taxpayer and donor funds meant for vulnerable preschool children. The sentencing was announced in a press release on Wednesday by the […]
Continue ReadingUnited States disbursed a total of $1,385,151,397 in foreign assistance to Nigeria over the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years. The data was published on the US Department of State’s website on April 30, 2026, under the title, ‘US Foreign Assistance.’ Under the Nigeria category, the breakdown of the disbursement showed that the country received $879,102,695 […]
Continue ReadingOsun State government has deposed the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government Area of the state, Oba Gbenga Joseph Oloyede, with immediate effect. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, said the decision followed due consultation, legal review, and approval by the State Executive Council. The […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Andrew Ifele, has passed away in the United States. The report says Fr. Ifele died in his sleep on Monday, April 27, 2026. Until his death, he was the administrator of La Santisima Trinidad in Arroyo Seco, Archdiocese of Santa Fe, USA. Fr. Ifele had served as priest at St. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man, Animashaun Adebo, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy over his involvement in a series of business email compromise and romance scams that resulted in more than $50m in losses. Punch reports a statement obtained on the US DoJ website on Tuesday that Adebo, also known as “Kazeem” and “Kazeem Animashaun,” entered a […]
Continue ReadingTwo Nigerian men, Akinade Raheem and Abayomi Eletu, are facing 50 years in prison each for an alleged multiple tax fraud scheme involving stolen identities to steal more than $100m from the Internal Revenue Service in the United States. Department of Justice (DoJ) in a statement on Wednesday, said Raheem and Eletu allegedly conspired with […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Department of State (USDoS) has directed non-essential staff and family members to depart the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, citing worsening security conditions across Nigeria. In a travel advisory issued Wednesday, the department urged Americans to reconsider travel to Nigeria beginning April 8, 2026, due to crime, terrorism, kidnapping, civil unrest, and limited healthcare […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Michael Oli, has passed away in the United States. While he was taking a walk on Thursday, 26th March 2026 he slumped and died. The Catholic Diocese of Awka confirmed the sad news in a statement on Friday, March 27. According to the statement signed by its Chancellor, Rev. Fr. […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in showed that a legal dispute over the estate of former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has brought to light an extensive number of properties owned by the late politician across Nigeria and abroad. The dispute stems from proceedings at an Oyo State High Court, in a suit marked I/443/2024, where his first […]
Continue ReadingAbike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has expressed deep grief over the death of a Nigerian woman, Nihinloluwa Agoro, and her two children, Temiloluwa and Isaac, in a fatal road accident in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. In a statement issued by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Commission’s Head of Media, Public […]
Continue ReadingA US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at US air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, said the fifth-generation stealth jet was “flying a combat […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Department of Justice (USDoJ) has filed a civil complaint seeking to revoke the citizenship of Nigerian-born Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem over his involvement in a massive identity theft and tax fraud scheme. Filed at the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Maryland, court documents allege that Kazeem obtained his naturalisation by concealing prior criminal activities […]
Continue ReadingA 40-year-old Nigerian, Leslie Mba, has been sentenced to 19 years in a United States federal prison for his role in a $4m romance scam and business email compromise scheme. Mba, who is not a U.S. citizen, is also expected to face deportation proceedings upon completion of his prison term. The sentence was handed down […]
Continue ReadingA United States district court in California has sentenced Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to 87 months (seven years and three months) in federal prison for receiving a $2.1 million bribe linked to oil drilling rights in Nigeria. Okoronkwo, 58, a dual citizen of the United […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on the court he helped shape. Trump said he was “absolutely ashamed” of some justices who ruled 6-3 against him, calling them “disloyal to our Constitution” and “lapdogs.” At one point he even raised […]
Continue ReadingWorld’s wealthiest individuals have continued to make a significant impact in 2025 through philanthropic giving, supporting causes ranging from health and education to climate change and human rights. Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates, and MacKenzie Scott remain among the most generous donors in history, with lifetime contributions totaling over $147 billion. Below is the […]
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