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Osundecides: Twitter users drag Nigerian man who tweeted ”If Oyetola lose this election call me bastard”

Osundecides: Twitter users drag Nigerian man who tweeted

A Nigerian received heat on Twitter after APC candidate and incumbent governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola, lost the state governorship election held on Saturday, July 16.   Oyetola lost the seat to PDP candidate, Ademola Adeleke.   Hours before the election results was announced, a Nigerian man and staunch …

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Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola tackles Nigerian man who brought out his phone to record him inside a US restaurant (video)

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola tackles Nigerian man who brought out his phone to record him inside a US restaurant (video)

A video of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, tackling a Nigerian man who brought out his phone to record him inside a restaurant in the United States has been shared online.   The minister was taking his meal when the Nigerian man accosted him and began to record him. …

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Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu is Amazon Prime Video’s new Head of Nigerian Local Originals

Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu is Amazon Prime Video’s new Head of Nigerian Local Originals

While the streamer is yet to make an official announcement, an outpouring of congratulatory messages have flooded social media over the last two days. In an Instagram post shared on Wednesday, Latasha Gillespie, Executive Head of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Amazon Studios, Prime Video and IMDb, congratulated Uzoukwu …

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US court sentences Nigerian man to 8 years in prison for fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims

US court sentences Nigerian man to 8 years in prison for fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims

U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang has jailed a Nigerian man, Oluwaseyi Akinyemi, a/k/a “Paddy Linkin”, a/k/a “Joseph Kadin”, for elderly fraud and Covid-19 Unemployment fraud scheme   Akinyemi, 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to eight years in federal prison, followed by three years …

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Allow Nigerians with expired passports to return home – Federal government orders Nigerian Immigration Service

Allow Nigerians with expired passports to return home - Federal government orders Nigerian Immigration Service

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), to allow Nigerians in diaspora to return to Nigeria with their expired International Passports.   Aregbesola gave the directive while responding to a complaint by a Nigerian-American citizen, Jamui Kasumu, at the Alausa Passport Office during his …

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Yul Edochie Calls Out Nigerian Footballer, Ahmed Musa For ‘Stealing’ His Content

Yul Edochie and Ahmed Musa

Advertisement Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has called out Super Eagles striker, Ahmed Musa for stealing his social media content. This comes after Yul Edochie blasted Nigerian politicians who are not ashamed of sharing photos of their children, schooling abroad online while ASUU is on strike. The actor questioned Nigerian politicians …

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