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Victor Olorunfemi

Victor Olorunfemi is a sports reporter with Peoples Gazette. Prior to working with The Gazette, he was with Sports247 Nigeria, a grassroots football news platform. He is on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram @herovicofficial
June 17, 2025

Five Nigerian fraudsters jailed 129 years for stealing $17 million in romance, investment, BEC scams

The Nigerian crooks stole over $17 million, which was laundered through a network of various bank accounts and then sent to co-conspirators in Africa and Asia.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
June 16, 2025

U.S. court convicts social media influencer Tyler Bossetti of $23 million Ponzi scheme

Bossetti pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion charges following his indictment earlier this year.

Tyler Bossetti
June 15, 2025

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei: Officials

Israel and Iran have targeted each other with a barrage of missiles for the third straight day on Sunday.

United States President Donald Trump and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
June 14, 2025

Trump plans general visa ban on Nigerians over Tinubu govt corruption, poor database

The Trump administration cited a lack of government transparency and a proper database to freely vet the backgrounds of travellers as the basis for the visa ban.

Donald Trump
June 14, 2025

Agric ministry suspends planned prayer, fasting for food security following backlash

The ministry backtracked from the planned prayer and fasting, claiming it is not an official event but an internal decision to seek spiritual help due to deaths recorded among its staff.

Christians praying
June 14, 2025

Peter Obi playing politics of convenience, in cahoots with Abure’s Labour Party: Kenneth Okonkwo

According to him, all the primary elections the Abure faction organised, none was done without Mr Obi’s approval.

Peter Obi and Kenneth Okonkwo
June 14, 2025

Justice Okoro was in Benin for burial, not sinister politics: Monday Ubani

A spokesman for the Supreme Court was unavailable Friday afternoon.

John Inyang Okoro
June 14, 2025

Tinubu’s govt orders agric ministry employees to pray, fast within three weeks for food security in Nigeria

The three-week long programme has been scheduled to hold every Monday for the rest of the month.

farmers
June 13, 2025

Justice John Okoro, accused by SSS of taking bribes, spotted loitering Benin hotel as Edo election dispute reaches Nigerian Supreme Court

Mr Okoro has been at the centre of public scrutiny since he was arrested alongside other prominent judicial officials.

John Inyang Okoro
June 13, 2025

British national Ramesh sole survivor of plane crash in which 241 perished

Among the passengers aboard were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.

Crashed airline