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ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

January 27, 2025

Sowore rejects police bail as officers scramble to find scene of purported crime on Google

Mr Sowore said he would choose detention over agreeing to conditions that would “compromise my innocence, dignity, and integrity.”

Omoyele Sowore
January 27, 2025

U.S. denies residency to Nigerian woman after DNA shows sponsor not her biological father

“Mr Adex Odiete, her father, had been a victim of a paternity fraud perpetrated by the mother of Linda Odiete,” Mr Odiete’s lawyer said.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
January 25, 2025

Payment processor Visa invests $110 million in Nigerian fintech giant Moniepoint

Mr Eniolorunda, a co-founder, said the Visa-Moniepoint partnership will “pave the way for a more inclusive and dynamic financial ecosystem.”

Visa and Moniepoint
January 23, 2025

Judge temporarily halts Trump’s order banning birthright citizenship in U.S.

18 other states have sued against Mr Trump’s order and their suits are under review in Massachusetts.

Donald Trump
January 21, 2025

After backing Ijebu state, Tinubu approves Inland Dry Port for Ijebu-Ode

The dry port, if completed, will boost Ijebu-Ode’s economic viability and put to bed concerns that the region lacked the wherewithal to be an independent state.

Tinubu giving an address
January 20, 2025

Joe Biden pardons brother James, other family members amid foreign bribery, corruption probe

This was the first time a U.S. president would brazenly shield his family members against prosecution with a pardon. 

Joe Biden
January 20, 2025

See dates, locations as EFCC auctions 900 vehicles recovered from corrupt politicians, other criminals

EFCC announced the auction on Monday and posted a list of the auctioneers, vehicles and locations.

Recovered vehicles
January 18, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Bola Tinubu forces ex-President Buhari to take witness stand in Paris court over $6 billion Mambilla power contract fraud

Muhammadu Buhari was hauled into court on Saturday for breaching terms of a power generation and distribution contract awarded to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company of Nigeria.

President Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari
January 17, 2025

EFCC officer shot dead, another wounded as Yahoo Boys open fire on anti-graft operatives in Anambra

The officers were on a mission to corner a cluster of suspected cybercriminals, widely known as Yahoo Boys, when they were met with lethal violence on Friday morning.

EFCC operatives
January 17, 2025

Nigerians in U.S. accuse FG of running inefficient passport system, risking security breach

OAN asked Mr Tunji-Ojo to “act swiftly and rectify this situation” while providing periodic updates to Nigerians in the U.S. on actions taken.

Nigerians Abroad