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16 Jan
Three Nigerians have been sentenced to various jail terms for participating in an international mail and wire fraud scheme originating in Nigeria and frequently targeting elderly individuals. The United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, on Wednesday announced the sentencing of the three individuals in a report published on an…
13 Nov
A Nigerian, Babatunde Francis Ayeni, has bagged a 10-year jail sentence for his involvement in a cyber fraud scheme worth $20 million targeting 400 Americans while two other compatriots remain at large. According to a report on the official website of the U.S Attorney's Office, Southern District of Alabama last Thursday, the massive cyber fraud…
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to restrict gender transition procedures for people under the age of 19, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office.
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Akor Adams has expressed his desire to write his own history at Sevilla and also be a part of the club's history, adding that he is ready and fit to start playing. Adams said this and even much more on Tuesday in his first interview as a Sevilla player with the Nigerian acknowledging that "this…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear programme would continue "indefinitely", state media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.
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The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has banned payment for meter installation in Enugu State. Announcing the ban in a statement on Wednesday morning, the management of EERC said the law is against paying for meter installation. "It has come to the attention of the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission that some members of…
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Abrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling -- US President Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a Justice Department he accuses of unjustly prosecuting him.
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has thrown his weight behind the use of biometrics to determine the actual population of the country. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, when the board and management of the NPC paid a courtesy call on him, he maintained that the biometric system is the…
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Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago has urged state governments to collaborate with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to combat human trafficking and violence across Nigeria, particularly in the North. Bago disclosed this while speaking during a meeting with NAPTIP’s Director General, Binta Bello, in Abuja on Tuesday; he emphasised…
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Blurred posts, downranked searches and deleted accounts: Since President Donald Trump's election, groups sharing information about abortion pills say they have faced a surge in online censorship—hindering their ability to reach women urgently seeking the procedure.
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Japan saw a record number of suicides among school pupils in 2024, health ministry data showed Wednesday.