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Nigerian Sentenced to Prison in US for $11 Million Global Fraud Scheme
A Nigerian, Obinwanne Okeke has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by an American court over a fraud of $11 million.
A press release on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday…
How Zulum assisted Nigerian medical student in Egypt, Onyeama, Embassy reveal
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama alongside Charge d’Affaires, of the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo, Mr Bashir Ibrahim Ma’Aji, have revealed how Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum saved the education of a…
Niger Gov orders closure of boarding schools, rules out ransom payment for kidnapped students
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State says his administration will not pay any ransom to kidnappers of students and some staff of Government Science College in Kangara, Rafi Local Government Area of the state.
The…
Kagara Students kidnap: Senate asks Buhari to declare state of emergency on security
Disturbed by the worsening security situation in the country, the Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to without further delay declare a state of emergency on security.
This was sequel to a point of order by…
Buhari dispatches security chiefs to coordinate rescue of kidnapped Niger students
President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched a team of security chiefs to Minna, the Niger State capital, to coordinate the rescue of staff and students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kagara, who were kidnapped on…
VICCDA urges FG to convoke National Confab over ethnic crisis, insecurity
The Vision Centre for Communication and Development Advocacy (VICCDA) has called on the Federal Government to urgently convoke a pan Nigerian conference to check the current spate of inter ethnic crises in some parts of the…
Inflation rate rises to 16.47 percent in January 2021
The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 16.47 percent (year-on-year) in January 2021, according to latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
This is 0.71 percent points…
David Mark’s daughter dumps APGA for APC
A daughter of former Senate President David Mark, Hon. Blessing Onuh, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).
Onuh member representing Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency of Benue,…
Ondo Chief Judge under probe for illegal detention of half brother
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has ordered a probe of the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Olanrewaju Akeredolu, for allegedly detaining her half brother, Olupelumi Fagboyegun, for three years.
The probe is sequel to a…
Petrol price’ll continue to increase except refineries are fixed says PETROAN
Until there are functional refineries in the country, the price of petrol will continue to increase, the Petroleum Product Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) said on Tuesday.
President of PETROAN, Dr. Billis…