A federal jury in Puerto Rico has convicted a Nigerian, Oluwasegun Baiyewu, for conspiracy to launder funds in connection with multiple wide-ranging wire, mail, and access device fraud schemes. Mr Baiyewu was convicted on Monday of a money laundering conspiracy following a 22-day trial in San Juan. According to court documents and evidence presented at…
A protestor was arrested near the White House after setting fire to an American flag to demonstrate against President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting such acts, police said Tuesday. The arrest on Monday evening came hours after Trump signed an order directing the Justice Department to pursue legal action against flag-burners, despite Supreme Court rulings…
United States President, Donald Trump, at both his White House events on Monday, has suggested the possible renaming of the US Department of Defense to ‘Department of War.’ Trump, while meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the Oval Office on Monday, said, “You know, we got the Department of Defense, but I —…
Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, says critics who question her rise to the top are relying on racist tropes. Speaking during an interview with The Times, Badenoch said some persons within and outside the party believe she only became leader due to a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy. DEI refers to…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu again regarding the vice president, Kashim Shettima, and his 2027 second-term ambition, while also stating that America is “desperate to remove” the president. Primate Ayodele, in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, warned Tinubu not to…
A United States court has received a fresh plea for leniency from the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who admitted guilt in a $4.2 million COVID-19 relief fraud scandal that stunned both Nigeria and the U.S. In a sentencing memorandum filed on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, before Judge Christopher Boyko of…
The U.S. government has stated that the naira devaluation rendered President Bola Tinubu’s minimum wage increase useless as deteriorating poverty amid galloping inflation wracks millions of Nigerians. This was highlighted in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024, published by the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor…
Nathalie Rose Jones, a 50-year-old woman from Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested on August 16, 2025, after travelling to Washington, D.C., allegedly planning to “kidnap and assassinate” President Donald Trump. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia published on August 18, 2025, Jones posted graphic threats on Facebook…
The United Kingdom has commended President Bola Tinubu’s economic and trade reforms, describing them as bold, necessary, and capable of unlocking new opportunities for Nigeria’s growth. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, at the State House, Abuja on Monday. Montgomery…
The Federal Government has declared it will take reciprocal measures against the United States following Washington’s decision to tighten visa requirements for Nigerian applicants. The new US policy mandates applicants to disclose all social media handles, email addresses, phone numbers, and other online identifiers used within the last five years. Failure to comply, the US…