A United States District Court in Sherman, Texas, has sentenced five Nigerian nationals to nearly 160 years in jail over their involvement in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that obtained from at least 100 individual victims, companies, and government entities from across the world. The announcement was made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of…
The Nigeria Customs Service has said an officer who was accused of extorting N1m from a Nigerian returning from the United States of America, Oke Adhekegba, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, took tax from the passenger and not a bribe. The officers identified as K.O. Adebayo and C.C. Ugboma, had accosted the returnee at…
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has asked President Donald Trump not to plunge the world into a global conflict over the escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. The remarks came as tension between Iran and Israel escalated sharply following a series of coordinated military strikes in recent days. In a strongly worded statement,…
The Federal Government is set to roll out a landmark reform linking Nigerians’ credit scores to their National Identification Numbers (NIN), in a move designed to establish a unified and transparent credit system across the country. Announcing the development at a State House media briefing in Abuja, Tuesday, Managing Director of the Nigerian Consumer Credit…
The Federal Government has announced that it is finalising emergency evacuation plans for Nigerian citizens stranded in Israel and Iran following the recent escalation of hostilities between the two nations. According to a statement released by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Tuesday night, Nigerian embassies in Tel Aviv and…
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday demanded that Israel immediately cease its “illegal” strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, warning that continued assaults could trigger a “nuclear catastrophe.” In a statement issued in Moscow, the ministry accused certain Western powers of exploiting the situation to score political points. “The ongoing intensive attacks by the Israeli side on…
WhatsApp has introduced new monetisation features that allow businesses and creators to earn directly from their content on the app. In a blog post on Monday, the platform announced that the tools will be limited to the updates tab, which houses status and channels. “Today we’re introducing some new features for our Updates tab, which…
Iran launched a new wave of attacks targeting Israel on Tuesday, state TV reported, as fighting between the longtime foes raged for a fifth straight day. “The tenth wave of Operation Honest Promise 3 against the occupied territories (Israel) has begun,” state TV said, with the Tasnim news agency reporting that the new barrage consisted…
A viral video showing female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, being checked for bras before entering the examination hall has sparked widespread criticism online and on campus. The video, which surfaced on Tuesday, captures female students standing in a queue at the university’s main campus while unidentified officials appeared to be inspecting whether they…
President Donald Trump dramatically stepped up his rhetoric against Iran’s supreme leader Tuesday, saying on social media that the United States knows where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is located but will not kill him “for now.” In another post, Trump also appeared to demand Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” as he fueled questions about whether the United States…