Saturday, August 15, 2026

Femi Ajanaku

July 27, 2026

‘The Odyssey’ soars to another dominant weekend at box office

The movie is projected to gross over $1 billion worldwide based on its current trajectory.

The Odyssey
July 27, 2026

59-year-old Japanese footballer scores first competitive goal in four years

The former international, who scored 55 goals in 89 games for Japan, last netted a competitive goal in November 2022.

Kazuyoshi Miura
July 27, 2026

Paramount agrees to freeze Warner Bros merger amid lawsuit by 12 U.S. states

Paramount Skydance agreed to pause the proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery while the case proceeds.

Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery
July 22, 2026

Nigerian pharmacist Olushola Yusuf convicted of drug trafficking, flooding Florida community with 335,000 oxycodone pills

Ms Yusuf charged “extraordinary cash prices, served drug dealers and customers who travelled long distances, and put profit ahead of patients”.

Olushola Yusuf
July 22, 2026

U.S. indicts Okeoghene Udugba for money laundering, defrauding FWS

The U.S.-based Nigerian, Okeoghene Patrick Udugba, 45, of Frisco, Texas, was indicted by a federal grand jury.

Cyber fraudster
July 21, 2026

Husband pays ‘hired killer’ $1,720 advance to murder his wife, mother-in-law

The aggrieved husband wanted his wife killed because she planned to file for divorce.

Photo used to illustrate divorce
July 21, 2026

Agricultural firm Scoular to pay over $10 million to resolve foreign bribery case

Scoular employees communicated about shipments and bribes. In total, Scoular authorised bribes of more than $400,000 and avoided fees and costs of more than $6.5 million.

Scoular Company
July 20, 2026

Bank CFO jailed 36 months in U.S. prison for fraud scheme

Mr Luneke defrauded Bank of the Valley, obtaining two loans totalling approximately $4,320,000.

Bank of the Valley, Stearns Bank
July 20, 2026

UK govt fines Southern Water £7 million for sewage pollution

The prosecution came almost exactly five years after Southern Water received a record £90 million fine for nearly 7,000 illegal sewage discharges.

Southern Water
July 20, 2026

LS Cable & System USA agrees to pay $4 million to resolve PPP loan fraud allegations

LS Cable & System USA has agreed to pay $4 million to the United States to resolve allegations of false claims for payments under the Paycheck Protection Programme loans.

LS Cable & System USA