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  • US Authorities Arrest Nigerian At Texas Airport For $2 Million Romance Fraud

    A 40-year-old Nigerian national, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, was arrested on arrival at an airport in Texas on charges linked to a multi-million-dollar romance fraud scheme. Nwadialo, indicted in December 2023 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington, faces 14 counts of wire fraud. The defendant allegedly scammed victims out of up…

  • Obaseki: EFCC May Arrest Me Next Week But I Have Nothing To Hide

    Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, says he has been told that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will come knocking when his tenure elapses next week. Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be handing over to Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on November 12. Speaking in…

  • Atiku To Trump: Ensure Free And Fair Elections In Nigeria

    Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has congratulated Donald Trump for winning the US presidential election. Trump, the Republican standard-bearer, defeated Vice-President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party on Wednesday to become the 47th president of the US. World leaders, including President Bola Tinubu, have sent their congratulations to the president-elect. In a statement on X, Abubakar…

  • IGP Orders Police Officers To Wear Black Bands Over Lagbaja’s Death For 7 Days

    The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode has directed officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to wear black bands for seven days to mourn the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Egbetokun gave the directive through a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. He said…

  • Nigerian-American, Oye Owolewa Re-Elected To US Congress

    Oye Owolewa, a Nigerian-American Democrat, has been re-elected as the shadow representative for the District of Columbia (DC). Owolewa, a PhD graduate from Northeastern University in Boston, made history in November 2020 when he became the first Nigerian-American elected to congress. He secured 164,026 votes, or 82.84 percent of the total votes cast in DC.…

  • National Grid Suffers Fresh Collapse, 2nd time in 3 days

    National grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the county into another round of darkness. The collapse which happened around 11:28am, on Thursday, is the second this week and 10th in 2024.

  • Repair Works Responsible For Thursday’s National Grid Collapse — TCN

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria has stated that the ongoing repair works in the power sector were responsible for Thursday’s grid collapse. TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement. According to her, the national grid experienced a disturbance at approximately 11:29 am on Thursday, caused by a sudden rise in frequency from 50.33Hz…

  • Putin Says He’s Ready To Talk With Trump As He Congratulates Him

    Russia’s Putin says ready for dialogue with ‘courageous’ Trump The Russian leader congratulates Trump on winning the US election, saying he was ready for talks with the Republican president-elect. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the United States election, saying Moscow was ready for dialogue with the Republican president-elect. In his…

  • Edo Queens Arrive Morocco For African Champions League

    Edo Queens FC @EQFCOfficial Touchdown 🛬 in Morocco! We have safely landed and received a warm welcome from our hosts. We’re ready, focused, and excited for the journey ahead! 🌍⚽

  • FIFA President, Gianni Infantino congratulates Donald Trump after he declared victory in US election

    FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has congratulated Donald Trump ahead of his return as US President.   Earlier today, Trump declared victory over Democrat rival Kamala Harris in the US presidential election.   ‘Congratulations Mr President!’ Infantino wrote on Instagram on Wednesday morning.   ‘We will have a great FIFA World Cup and a great FIFA Club World…