Monday, March 16, 2026

U.S. District Court

February 23, 2026

U.S. court remands Nigerian woman in ICE custody amid deportation for burglary, child abuse

Ms Alayande had petitioned the court to challenge her continued ICE detention, asserting authorities have no reason to hold her.

Court dock
January 9, 2026

Man shoots four teenage girls walking, kills two, including unborn baby

The convict, with a pistol, shot at four women walking, killing two 18-year-olds and wounding two 17-year-olds.

September 18, 2025

FBI nabs UK-based Nigerian fraudster Ajibola Oduntan over multimillion-naira ‘Wicked’ Broadway show ticket scam

He was charged by a grand jury on September 3, but his trial is scheduled to begin on November 10.

Ajibola Oduntan
September 4, 2025

Court favours Harvard in new ruling, calls Trump’s seizure of research funding illegal

Harvard is the only institution that challenged Mr Trump’s administration over the termination of $2.2 billion funding, arguing it was illegal.

Donald Trump and Harvard University
September 3, 2025

Google ordered to share search data with rival companies in antitrust case

The legal battle began in 2020 when the Department of Justice and a group of states filed a lawsuit against Google.

Google Hq
July 3, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Dumebi Kachikwu, Bola Tinubu’s instrument for crippling new ADC coalition, nailed in U.S. over $2.1 million fraud

No sooner had the alliance been announced than Mr Kachikwu launched a disinformation campaign, using incurious outlets to spread unfounded claims that he owned the ADC structure.

June 17, 2025

Conman Omoyoma Okoro serving 100 months in U.S. prison, faces fresh charge of immigration fraud

Mr Okoro was found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and bank fraud on September 19, 2025

U, S flag and Pennsylvania
May 23, 2025

Judge blocks Trump’s bid to dismantle U.S. education department

Citing low proficiency in reading and math among students in U.S. elementary, middle and high schools, Mr Trump said that the department is “doing us no good’’.

President Donald J. Trump
April 8, 2025

U.S. court jails Nigerian national Uwa Nosakhare for Florida real estate scam

Mr Nosakhare was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations after he attempted to flee to Canada.

Florida prison
February 17, 2025

Top Yoruba monarch Joseph Oloyede in FBI net over $4.2 million COVID-19 fraud

The Nigerian monarch, who also holds American citizenship, is battling a 13-count fraud indictment at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Joseph Oloyede; FBI agents