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How Obaseki scammed American woman he met online of $310K

A Nigerian man based in New Jersey was arrested and charged with scamming a woman he met online out of more than $300,000...

Famed American comedian, Bill Cosby’s 10-year sentence vacated by Supreme Court, walks out of prison

Following the quashing of his 10-year sentence by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court, America’s famous comedian, 83-year-old Bill Cosby, is expected to walk out of...

Ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma, goes to jail

For aiding and abetting the plundering of state funds during his nine-year rule, a former South African President, Jacob Zuma, is to cool...

New variant of COVID-19 in South Africa: Nigerians urged to observe nation’s lockdown rules

Amid threat of spread of the new variant of COVID-19 and new lockdown rules in South Africa, Nigerians living in the country have...

UK Court to 64-year-old Nigerian serial rapist: You are guilty as charged

  Guilt-racked 64 year-old Nigerian and serial rapist, Adeyinka Oluwaseyi Ajose, is to spend 18 years behind the bars, a United Kingdom court...

World Leaders Pay Tribute To Kenneth Kaunda

World leaders joined a chorus of condolences from around the world following the death of former Zambia’s President Kenneth Kaunda on Thursday at...

More than 100 million Nigerians are the country’s poor with poor disposable income amid rising inflation, says World Bank

“Removal of petroleum subsidy is suspended because the government is looking for alternatives to ensure that Nigerians do not suffer’’ — Agba, the...

June 12: Nigerians in South Africa felicitate Buhari, others on 22 years of unbroken democracy

As Nigeria marked 22 years of uninterrupted democracy on June 12, the Nigerian Community in South Africa has urged the Federal Government to...

Twitter needs India and Nigeria to grow – CNN

  Twitter is under siege in two countries that are critical for its global growth plans. The social media giant has been ensnared...

Nigerian-American Man kills ex-wife, mother-in-law

A man recently separated from his wife attacked a home Sunday morning, killing her and his mother-in-law before taking his own life, Police...

Former U.S President Trump praises Nigeria for banning Twitter

Former United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a statement praising the decision to suspend Twitter operations in Nigeria. “Congratulations to … Nigeria,...

Macron Slap: Attacker shouted ‘Montjoie Saint Denis,’ before the attack and what we know about him.

  The man who slapped President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to southeast France on Tuesday shouted ‘Montjoie Saint Denis’ before the attack....

Twitter calls Buhari govt. bluff, promises to restore Nigerians’ access to its new platform

  Twitter, the American micro-blogging and social networking service, has reacted to Buhari administration’s ban on its operations in Nigeria, promising to restore...

China allows couples to have three children in major policy shift

China announced on Monday that it would allow all couples to have up to three children as it grapples with an ageing population....

Ambassador recalled after wife throws caution to the wind, assaults store clerk over shoplifting allegation

An ambassador’s wife brawl at a public store over allegation of shoplifting has cost her husband his job as he is being recalled...

Ex-SGF, Kingibe, is Nigeria’s Special Envoy to Chad, Lake Chad Basin Region

Erstwhile Vice-Presidential Candidate to the late Chief MKO Abiola, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, has been appointed as Special Envoy to Chad and the Lake...