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Unreported Currency Worth $68,000 Seized by CBP Officers in Dulles, U.S., from Nigeria-bound Family

Unreported currency worth $68,000 was confiscated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents from a Nigerian family en route to Washington Dulles International...

Kaduna accidental bombing: U.S. proposes deployment of AI in Nigeria military operations

The United States Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability has advised the Nigerian military on the need to deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

U.S. contributions to Nigeria estimated at over $4.6 billion in the last 5 years

The United States, the world’s largest economy, has a longstanding tradition of providing foreign aid for humanitarian causes and economic development. This aid...

Toddler shoots pregnant mom dead in US

A pregnant woman and her unborn child died last week in the U.S. state of Ohio after her two-year-old son shot her in...

March 18 guber poll: US threatens sanctions over voter intimidation, violence, killings that characterized electoral process

The United States has condemned in strong terms the nationwide voter intimidation, increased violence and killings that marred the March 18 Governorship and...

Tension as US shoots down Chinese Spy Balloon over Atlantic

  The United States has shot down a Chinese Spy Balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of America. Defence Secretary...

APC’s Muslim-muslim ticket: U.S Congress wants Nigeria relisted among countries with egregious violations of religious freedom

"The House finds the Department of State’s decision to delist Nigeria ‘‘inexplicable’’, and a result of ‘‘turning a blind eye’’ to that country’s...

Genevieve refuses to return to Instagram 8 months after exiting

Nigerian screen diva, Genevieve Nnaji, has refused to return to all social media platforms, including Instagram since she exited eight months ago. The...

FG to Nigerians travelling to U.S, Europe: Be vigilant, careful at high-brow shops, streets

By Samuel Akpan The Federal Government on Monday issued an advisory to Nigerians traveling to the United States of America and Europe. It...

32,000 sign petition to reinstate Nigeria to list of countries with religious freedom violators

More than 32,000 people have signed to petition the U.S. to reinstate Nigeria on the list of countries with religious freedom violators. The...

I will make ‘big announcement’ on November 15, says Donald Trump

Controversial former United States president Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he would mount a 2024 presidential run as soon as next week....

Hushpuppi to be sentenced by US court today

The sentencing in US federal court of a Nigerian influencer and fraudster known as Hushpuppi is set for today at a California court,...

Convicted fraudster Hushpuppi removed from Instagram ahead of sentencing

A Nigerian social media influencer Ramon Abbas known as Hushpuppi who was arrested in Dubai for financial crimes costing tens of millions of...

Terror attack alert: Germany, Bulgaria, others warn citizens in Nigeria

More foreign missions have cautioned their citizens against non-essential travels to the Nigeria’s capital over risk of possible terror attacks. Germany, Bulgaria, Ireland...

Revealed! How Russia’s mercenary group plunder resources in Africa to fund war against Ukraine

  The United State’s Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has accused Russia’s notorious mercenary army, the Wagner Group, of plundering Africa’s natural resources...

$350,000 Covid-19 fraud: U.S. court jails Ogun Gov. Abiodun’s aide, Abidemi Rufai, 5 years

Abidemi Rufai, the suspended Special Assistant to the Governor of Ogun State, has been sentenced to five years in prison for fraud by...