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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...

Week after Elumelu urges U.S. strategic intervention in Africa, Biden says it’s ready to be counted among Africa’s partners

Following a gauntlet thrown at the U.S. administration by Africa’s leading investor and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, President Joe Biden has reacted, saying U.S....

15,000 Russians killed in Ukraine, CIA chief says

"The latest estimates from the US intelligence community would be something in the vicinity of 15,000 [Russian troops] killed and maybe three times...

U.S. Police launch man-hunt for Nigerian national, Nwobodo, for killing, dismembering woman

A Nigerian national, Chukwuebuka Nwobodo, 28, has been declared wanted for murder and tampering with evidence, Police in Houston, Texas, in U S....

Biden administration officials in Venezuela to discuss easing oil sanctions

  Officials of Biden administration are currently in Venezuela to discuss easing sanctions on oil imports from the country as US finalize plans...

Oil prices skyrocket as US threatens ban on Russian crude

  Oil prices soared above $130 a barrel in early trading on Monday, their highest since 2008, after the US said it is...

Russia/Ukraine crisis: We are ready for ‘diplomatic solutions’ – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that Moscow was ready to look for “diplomatic solutions” in tensions with the West over Ukraine...

Gospel singer, Sammie Okposo in messy infidelity scandal

  Gospel singer Sammie Okposo has been caught up in a nasty infidelity scandal after impregnating his U.S-based lover. Okposo, who tendered a...

Oil prices near $80 as US set to release 50mn barrels of oil to ease energy costs

Oil prices steadied near $80 a barrel on Tuesday after the United States announced plans to release up to 50 million barrels of...