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A 50-year-old Nigerian national, Amos Prince Okey Ezemma, was sentenced to 85 months imprisonment in the United States for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.    With the sentencing on Monday, July 22, 2024, each of the six Nigerian defendants connected with this matter has been sentenced.    …

APC Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, has said he disagrees with the inflation rate released by the National Bureau of Statistics.   On July 15, the NBS announced that the Inflation rate had risen to 34.19%. This announcement further indicated the economic hardship being faced by many Nigerians.   While speaking on …

The Abia State Police Command has concluded an investigation into the alleged m*rder of a 26-year-old woman, Vivian Ocheze Ogbonna allegedly by her Chinese employer after she allegedly refused his sexual advances.    LIB reported that the suspect, Mr. Ge Zhen, who is the Operations Supervisor of Inner Galaxy, a …

Visitors at Yellowstone National Park ran for their lives on Tuesday, July 23, after an underground hydrothermal explosion.   The eruption was in the national park’s Biscuit Basin area, originating near Black Diamond Pool, located about 2.1 miles northwest of Old Faithful.   Frightening footage shows about a dozen tourists …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has characterized the planned national protest on August 1 as politically motivated, suggesting it aims to distract Nigerians from the ongoing efforts of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.   Wike made these remarks on Tuesday, July 23, during an inspection tour …

The Senate on Tuesday, July 23 passed the National Minimum Wage Act 2019 (Amendment Bill). The bill, which scaled first, second and third readings, just minutes after it was sent by President Bola Tinubu, was instantly passed by the upper chamber. In a unanimous vote after a clause consideration in …

Screenshot: RNC Research X Democrat Senator Chris Coons wept openly on national television while discussing news that President Joe Biden had dropped his re-election campaign. Coons, who represents Delaware, couldn’t contain his emotions while providing analysis for CBS News Sunday afternoon. And it’s just about the funniest thing you’ve ever …

The Appeal Court Lagos Division has dismissed the appeal filed by a Denmark national, Peter Nielsen, who was sentenced to d£ath for k!lling his Nigerian wife, Zainab and daughter, Petra Nielsen.   Nielsen was on May 20, 2022, found guilty, convicted and sentenced to d£ath by hanging for the murd€r …

J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press Speakers at the Republican National Convention used more than 110,000 words over four boisterous days. The selection of speakers and their choice of words reflected both the pointed campaign rhetoric and the rewritten platform of the Republican Party in 2024. Excluding common and routine words, the …

In what could be best described as the restoration of national pride, the Bankers Committee are on the verge of completing the renovation and upgrading of facilities at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos. The Committee disclosed this to the media on Tuesday in Lagos during a media parley and tour …