A strong and passionate appeal has been made to Mr. Donald Trump, president of the United States of America (USA) and the international community, to take immediate and conclusive actions, in collaboration with the Nigerian government, to halt the upsurge of genocidal killings and maiming being carried out by extreme Islamist terrorists and other insurgents,…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified Izunna Okonkwo, the Pastel tech start-up co-founder who made the Forbes 30-under-30 list in 2023, as a person of interest and co-conspirator in an insider trading and money laundering scheme that generated $41 million (approximately N59.5 billion) in illegal profit over five years. According to Peoples Gazette,…
Samuel Eweni, a 75 years respected computer science professor at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), was tragically stabbed to death in a domestic incident at his home on November 11, 2025 by his son, Chukwuebuka Eweni. The Eweni family lived on Pebble Drive in the Little Woods neighborhood of New Orleans East. The incident…
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has warned that recent claims by American and Canadian officials describing Nigeria as a site of “Christian genocide” are part of a broader plot to destabilise the country. In a statement on Saturday, Fani-Kayode, who tweets via @realFFK, said the remarks by US senator Ted Cruz, television host Bill Maher,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 4, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of one Dennis Tamarakuro (a.k.a. Keisha Reynolds) before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Tamarakuro was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on cybercrimes. The lone charge reads: “That you, Demnis Tamarakuro (a.k.a Keisha…
A nurse in Florida, USA, Alex Von Yates who was caught having sex with her 15-years old stepson, will do lesser time in jail after a plea bargain. Miss Yates’ husband claimed to have walked in on her naked on the couch with his son who was visiting them for summer holiday in 2024. Yates…
The United States of America (USA) has charged a Nigerian, Olatunbosun Osukoya, alongside 323 others, following a nationwide crackdown on alleged perpetrators of health care fraud schemes that have caused the country at least $14billion in intended losses, the US Department of Justice stated. According to a statement obtained from the DOJ website on Thursday,…
As the feud between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump gets messier, there are indications that more tackles will follow their strained relationship. Musk, the world’s richest man who played a key role in the emergence of Trump, was appointed head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has told Trump pointedly that if he…
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has criticised Nigeria for placing a ban on the Importations of 25 categories of goods. It claimed that the restrictions hinder market access for its exporters. This criticism follows the introduction of tariffs by President Donald Trump on goods entering the United States (US), with Nigeria facing a 14…
A senior White House official provided details on Friday regarding a tense confrontation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during their recent meeting at the White House. The encounter, which reportedly turned heated, resulted in the abrupt cancellation of a key minerals agreement between Washington and Kyiv. According to the official,…
