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Naomi Silekunola, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, turns 30 today, April 15.  The former Olori shared new photos of herself as she reflected on her life.  She spoke about God’s faithfulness and how life has tested her. “I gave the devil a punch right back in his face. …

Three Nigerian Nationals Facing Federal Charges Related to a Fraud Scheme With Losses of More Than $6 Million First Defendant Extradited to the United States Arrived on April 12, 2023 Greenbelt, Maryland – The first of three defendants, Kosi Goodness Simon-Ebo, age 29, has been extradited from Canada to the United …

Africa’s foremost singer, Tiwa Savage has escaped a kidnap attempt, Kemi Olulonyo has claimed. In a post made on April 13th, Kemi claimed a new domestic staff of the singer, her driver in particular attempted with his gang to kidnap the singer, but she narrowly escaped.Sharing Tiwa’s image, Ms. Olunloyo …

The family of a 35-year-old man, Tope Olorunfemi, who was lynched by an irate mob in Akure, Ondo state, for crushing four persons to death, has denied that he’s an internet fraudster, known as Yahoo boy. The mother of the deceased, Mrs Mojisola Olorunfemi, said in Akure, that, his son, …

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the last general election, Mr Peter Obi, has said that nobody can force him to flee Nigeria. He stated that his party is committed to creating a new Nigeria, adding that there are too many “thieves” who are inflicting suffering on the masses, …

A new regulatory framework established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will allow it to take over billions of naira from dormant bank accounts, store them, and use the revenues to buy treasury bills and other government securities. In recently released guidelines on the management of dormant accounts, unclaimed …

The Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Olawale Fasanya has said that over two million businesses in Nano, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (nMSMEs) subsector died between 2017 and 2021 alone, pushing more than six million Nigerians into unemployment market. He said the death of the …

A Texas man was sentenced to 70 years in prison Wednesday, April 12, after he was found guilty of spitting at Lubbock police officers during an arrest last May.  Larry Pearson, 36, was arrested in May 2022, for domestic violence after a victim flagged down an officer in northeast Lubbock, …

President Buhari and his delegation performed Umrah (lesser Hajj) Wednesday night, April 12, at the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His media aides shared the photos online. See photos below… 

The United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division has fixed July 11 to sentence infamous internet fraudster Olalekan Jacob Ponle, alias Mr Woodberry over the damning fraud allegations against him. Mr Woodberry, friend and accomplice of Ramon “Hushpuppi” Abbas serving an 11-year jail term in a U.S. …