Category: Metro
Jury indicts Obinwanne Okeke, may forfeit $11m
A federal grand jury in the United States has indicted Obinwanne Okeke for $11 million fraud. The decision affirmed the investigation of the U.S. Depa [...]
Buhari celebrating 100 days while many Nigerians languish in detention
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana says Nigerians are languishing in detention facilities across the country while President Muhammadu Buhari is marking [...]
Why only 187 Nigerians returned as South Africa attempts to stop others
The number of Nigerians that made it back to Nigeria drastically reduced following moves by the South African government to frustrate the evacuation e [...]
People were killed in the presence of police in South Africa – Nigerian returnee
A Nigerian returnee from South Africa, Jude Anthony, has shared his experience in the country. Anthony, who said he lived in South Africa for seven ye [...]
Police arrest mastermind of Abuja-Kaduna road kidnap
The police say they have arrested Bello Audu, ‘Yellow’, the alleged mastermind of kidnappings on Abuja-Kaduna road. Audu, who is alleged to be the mos [...]
Gunmen kill Baptist pastor in Kaduna – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria in Kaduna State on Wednesday, has said that gunmen killed Baptist pastors in Asso, in the Jema’a Local Government [...]
187 Nigerians arrive Lagos from South Africa
187 Nigerians who were evacuated from South Africa have landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The evacuees, who departed [...]
My heart bleeds — Bisi Fayemi reacts to attack on her convoy
The first lady of Ekiti state, Bisi Fayemi, says she did not order security operatives to shoot at protesting students of the Federal University, Oye- [...]
Donald Duke settles AMCON N537 debt, recovers house
The Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged its August 8, 2019 order, which empowered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to take over an I [...]
US arrests 281 people in Nigeria, France, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, UK over cyber scams
The US Department of Justice has announced that 281 people were arrested in a global crackdown on cyber scams.
Over a four-month period, "Operation [...]