The Igbo crime culture (2) by Fredrick Nwabufo
In the heat of the lynching of Igbo citizens in Asia in 2013 over alleged criminality, I wrote an essay entitled, ‘The Igbo fallacy’. In it, I appealed to the…
President Buhari Attends TICAD7 in Japan
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for Japan to participate in the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) holding in the City of Yokohama, August 28-30, 2019.…
Zenith Bank Makes New Appointments
The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has approved the appointment of Mr. Henry Oroh as Executive Director of the bank. The appointment is consistent with the bank’s tradition…
Nigerian Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in $8.3 Million Medicare Fraud
A Nigerian man was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for his role in a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme in which more than $8 million was fraudulently billed…
80 defendants in U.S. and Nigeria, including 11 in L.A. County, charged in cyber fraud
After search warrants were executed at multiple locations across L.A. County on Thursday morning, federal prosecutors announced a 252-count indictment that accuses 80 people in the U.S. and Nigeria of…
How Tinubu has transformed Lagos State into his Personal Fief
Former Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources in Lagos State, Olawale Oluwo, has stated categorically that government in Lagos State starts and ends in the house of the national leader…
Osinbajo presides over NEC meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday presided over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo, who chairs the NEC, is the head of Nigeria’s Economic…
COZA Pastor Fatoyinbo snubbed church panel probing rape case
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, (PFN), on Thursday said the embattled Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo refused to appear before its panel investigating the…
Ihedioha did not win 2019 Imo Poll – Rochas Okorocha
The immediate past Governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha has said his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, did not win the election that brought him into office. “Let me be clear,…
Four policemen involved in extrajudicial killings dismissed
The Lagos State Police Command Friday dismissed four officers involved in extrajudicial killings in the State. The policemen were identified as Inspector Fabiyi Omomayara, Sergeant Olaniyi Solomon, Sergeant Solomon Sunday…