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A Nigerian man, identified as Yomi Olayeye has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft for his alleged role in a $10 million pandemic unemployment assistance fraud scheme in the United States. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts under the Department of …

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has appealed to the Federal Government to pay a six months wage award of N25,000 monthly, owed to its members across the country. The Head of Information of NUP, Bunmi Ogunkolade, made the appeal on Monday in Abuja. Ogunkolade said that the Federal Government …

It was gathered that rival cults clashed, resulting in the death of the victim, known as ‘Mosquito,’ who was reportedly shot, macheted, and had his left hand severed and taken away by his killers. Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a notorious cultist, Adekunle Adebajo, popularly known …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the request of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to use the 2023 dividends due to the federation to pay for petrol subsidy. The president also approved the suspension of the payment of 2024 interim dividends to the federation in order to augment the …

A Nigerian lecturer stunned her students with her dancing skills during the students’ party as she showed off her energetic dance performance. In the video shared online by a male student @ijoba_chris, he noted it was a wonderful moment dancing with one of his best lecturers in the department. The viral …

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.04m and seven properties connected to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which is investigating alleged …

The Federal Government has intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all entry points into the country in response to the Monkeypox outbreak. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday signed by his Special Adviser on Media and External Relations, …

The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that 16 people have been killed and 3,936 houses destroyed due to flooding. It said the flood also submerged 2,744 hectares of farmland following torrential rainfall since the commencement of the 2024 rainy season. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Haruna …

Chidimma Adetshina, the pageant hopeful who was forced to withdraw from Miss South Africa due to a nationality row, has accepted an invitation to participate in Miss Universe Nigeria. “I’m looking forward to participating in Africa’s most prestigious beauty pageant,” the 23-year-old said in a video posted to her Instagram …

Nigeria centre-back Joshua Akpudje is delighted at his move to Tampereen Ilves of Finland, attributing it to divine intervention,   “And again, God steps in. In everything you do, keep a positive mindset. Let’s go Lives FC,” the former MFM player stated in an Instagram post on Friday. The 25-year-old …