Wednesday, July 1, 2026

U.S. Court

June 25, 2026

Anambra politician Franklin Nwadialu nabbed in U.S., jailed five years for multimillion-dollar romance scam

Mr Nwadialu, elected chairman in 2024, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for his scheme to steal some $3.5 million via an online romance scam.

Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialu
March 13, 2026

Tinubu transfers lucrative Snake Island port terminal to convicted money-launderer Gilbert Chagoury for 45 years

This is not the first time Mr Chagoury’s company has been awarded such enormous contracts with national significance.

Gilbert Chagoury with Tinubu
February 25, 2026

U.S. court sentences ex-NNPC chief Paulinus Okoronkwo to seven-year jail over million-dollar bribe

Mr Okoronkwo forfeited $2.5 million Los Angeles mansion to U.S. government in October last years.

Paulinus Okoronkwo
December 2, 2025

El Chapo’s son pleads guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in U.S.

The plea follows a May agreement by U.S. prosecutors not to seek the death penalty.

Joaquin Guzman Lopez
November 15, 2025

Extradited Nigerian Yahoo boy Imoleayo Aina sentenced to six years in prison for cyberstalking, sextortion in U.S.

Mr Metcalf said U.S. authorities will not tolerate criminals overseas defrauding its citizens.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
August 27, 2025

U.S. court sentences ex-Gambian dictator Yahaya Jameh’s henchman to over 67 years in prison for torture

Mr Correa, who obtained a visa and entered the U.S. in December 2016, was arrested by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official in 2019 and was placed on removal proceedings.

Michael Sang Correa
March 7, 2025

U.S. court blocks Trump, Musk from shuttering USADF after director argued spending $60 million to entice northern Nigerians from joining Boko Haram

DOGE had tried dismantling USADF, an independent U.S. agency tasked with investing in grassroots entrepreneurs in African countries

Donald Trump and Boko Haram
January 21, 2025

Afghanistan’s Taliban, U.S. exchange prisoners: Official

The identities of the American citizens released as part of the deal and the circumstances of their detention were not disclosed.

Taliban men
October 21, 2024

U.S. court grants Nigeria’s plea to depose businessman tortured by SSS after $21 million award

The deposition is scheduled to be held in London between December 17 and 19, a day before the court’s deadline.

SSS Officiers
November 2, 2023

Atiku, Obi and the road to Kilimanjaro

It’s the tragedy of the political elite enabled by the choices made by politicians, including members of Abubakar’s PDP, which also used to be Labour Party candidate Peter Obi’s home.

Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi