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ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

December 8, 2023

University of Pennsylvania loses $100 million donation over school’s president’s controversial anti-semitic remarks

Although she apologised for the comment, it has not doused concerns about her capacity and competence to lead the institution.

President Elizabeth Magill of the University of Pennsylvania
December 6, 2023

Days after military bombing killed 126 civilians in Kaduna, Gov Uba Sani still lounging in Dubai

Peoples Gazette reliably learnt from one of the state officials that Mr Sani was advised to return to Nigeria on Monday.

BOMB VICTIMS, UBA SANI
December 5, 2023

U.S. Secret Service indicts Lagos-based Yahoo Boy; confiscates Binance account over $2.5 million scam

Mr Shanu first got on the U.S. security radar after a victim’s mother in May.

Olamide Oladosu Shanu and his passport data page
November 30, 2023

FBI fines U.S. manufacturer $1.7 million for shipping multibillion-naira farming equipment to ‘Yahoo Boys’ in Nigeria

In exchange, the authorities agreed not to prosecute the company as long as a $1.724,802.75 million fine was paid and global anti-money laundering controls were implemented.

FBI
November 20, 2023

IPOB financier who fled Nigeria amid SSS harassment wins asylum appeal in Canada

The Canadian government had in 2017 rejected Mr Chinwuba’s application for refugee protection.

SSS officials and Canadian flag
November 14, 2023

SEC suspends Nigeria’s Tingo Group shares amid fraud allegations; ‘it’s typographical errors’, says Nigerian agri-fintech

The Tingo Group defended the misstatement of several millions in its financial statements as only “typographical errors.”

Tingo Group and SEC logo
November 13, 2023

INEC declares PDP’s Duoye Diri winner of Bayelsa governorship election

The incumbent governor won in six of the eight local government areas of the state, while Mr Sylva only clinched Brass and Nembe.

Governor Duoye Diri
November 12, 2023

INEC declares APC candidate winner of Kogi governorship election

Mr Ododo is anticipated to take the oath of office in early 2024.

Usman Ododo
November 11, 2023

Follow Live: Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo elect governors as INEC banks on electronic results transmission again

The electoral office promises efficient transmission infrastructure, but scepticism lingers over its failure to rely on results uploaded to its servers during the general election.

Image for Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi decide on November 11, 2023