Two Nigerian nationals and a Texan have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a multi-million dollar tax refund fraud scheme that exploited stolen identities and laundered proceeds through both U.S. and foreign financial institutions. Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. announced the sentencing of Imafedia Adevokhai, 47, of Alpharetta, Georgia; Osazuwa Peter…
Kenya’s President William Ruto sparked protests recently after donating some $150,000 to a Nairobi church just months after saying such hand-outs fuelled corruption. Ruto’s pledge of 20 million shillings to the Jesus Winner Ministry Church led to protesters gathering there a week later, demanding the return of what they called “stolen tax money”, only to…
Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order giving himself far greater powers over US elections. The new directive will require all voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections, and demand that all ballots be received by election day. The order, signed by the president on Tuesday, claimed the US…
A treasury solicitor’s list of unclaimed estates in the United Kingdom (UK) has shown that 60 properties belong to deceased Nigerians. In the list updated on Monday, the majority of the names that appeared to be male showed that most of the Nigerians were born in their home country, with Lagos cited in multiple instances…
Thirteen Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate clashes with jihadist groups, the army said Wednesday. During the first incident, at a gold mining site in the western Tillaberi region, “nine soldiers fell in combat” with Islamic State affiliates, the army said in an operations bulletin. The March 15 attack involved reinforcements arriving from across…
Despite growing complaints from marketers over revenue losses, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) declared on Monday that the stations would remain closed. For about four years, over 400 filling stations owned by independent oil marketers in Nigeria’s border communities have remained shut following the Nigerian government’s directive to curb petrol smuggling into neighbouring countries. Despite…
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was left humiliated as she delivered a speech praising Margaret Thatcher when two protesters disrupted the event. The demonstrators from Climate Resistance disrupted Mrs Badenoch’s keynote speech at the Margaret Thatcher Conference 2025: Remaking Conservatism, that was hosted by the Centre for Policy Studies at The Guildhall. As she spoke, two…
At least 33 people were killed and dozens more injured Saturday when tornadoes and violent storms raked across the central United States, officials said. Local news showed roofs torn off homes and large trucks overturned, as forecasters warned of more tornadoes to come this weekend. Eight people died in Kansas in a crash involving more…
A fire that broke out at a nightclub in North Macedonia where more than a thousand people had gathered for a concert killed at least 50 people, state news agency MIA reported on Sunday. Citing the interior ministry, MIA said “at least 50 people died in a discotheque in Kocani”, a town some 100 kilometres…
A 23-year-old woman of George Township, Zambia, Margaret Kabanda, has dragged her husband, Emmanuel Tembo to court seeking divorce. Margaret stated that he counts the pieces of meat in the pot whenever he cooks, and if any pieces are missing, he reports the matter to his parents. According to NewsDigger, Margaret also told the court…