Saturday, September 12, 2026

Illinois

September 12, 2026
August 25, 2026

Philips engineer convicted for stealing trade secrets for Chinese competitor Kunshan GuoLi

A federal jury in Chicago convicted a former engineer at Philips Medical Systems of conspiring to steal Philips’ trade secrets and bring them to a Chinese competitor.

Philips Medical Systems, Kunshan GuoLi Electronic Technology Co Ltd
August 4, 2026

25 U.S. states sue Trump over new trade tariffs

They accused Mr Trump of trying to impose additional costs on families and businesses and asked the court to halt tariff implementation.

United States President Donald Trump
August 4, 2026

TikTok reaches out-of-court settlement with teenagers over social media addiction lawsuit

TikTok has agreed to settle three lawsuits filed by teenagers who claimed the social app was designed to be addictive and damage their mental health.

Youths using TikTok
June 11, 2026

L’Oreal-owned CeraVe skincare product faces multiple lawsuits over cancer-causing chemical claims 

The lawsuits followed findings from Valisure, which identified high concentrations of benzene in some of the company’s cosmetic products.

CeraVe
May 11, 2026

Gov Makinde appoints new security adviser, mineral company chairman

Mr Makinde urged them to see the appointments as a call to service. 

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde (Photo Credit: Twitter)
September 25, 2025

FBI places $10,000 bounty on Nigerian national Olumide Adediran for bank fraud

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has placed a bounty of $10,000 on a Nigerian, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, who was declared wanted for bank fraud.

Olumide Adebiyi Adediran
August 27, 2025

Yahoo Boy Oluwasegun Baiyewu convicted in U.S. for wire fraud, money laundering

Mr Baiyewu was convicted on Monday of a money laundering conspiracy following a 22-day trial in San Juan.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
August 17, 2025

U.S. police find corpse of missing Nigerian woman in forest reserve

Ms Olasinmibo, aged 42, reportedly went missing on July 30.

Olasinmibo Abosede (Credit: Facebook)
June 20, 2025

Nigerian national Ridwan Adepoju jailed 43 months for defrauding U.S. citizens, businesses in Chicago

He also faces potential deportation back to Nigeria upon completion of his sentence. 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)