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June 23, 2022

Kizz Daniel’s ‘Buga’ video hits 2.2 million views on YouTube in 24 hours

The newly released video has a carnival-like setting with colourful costumes and aesthetics to entice viewers.

June 20, 2022

Review: How Buhari spent his week as president

Mr Buhari’s presidential engagements of the week ended with a letter from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu.

Bola Tinubu, Muhammadu Buhari and Hope Uzodinma
June 17, 2022

Two shot dead in Alabama church

“From what we’ve gathered from the circumstances of this evening, a lone suspect entered a small group church meeting and began shooting.”

Shooting at St. Stetphen's Episcopal Church, Birmingham in Alabama (Credit: NBC)
June 5, 2022

NDLEA intercepts large drug consignments at Lagos, Abuja airports

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large drug consignments and arrested some suspects in several seizures made in Lagos and Abuja airports.

NDLEA Officers
June 2, 2022

U.S. seeking my extradition for political, racist, punitive reasons: Abba Kyari

Mr Kyari claims the request is racially motivated and pushed to punish him for his past crackdown on crime gangs in Nigeria.

Abba Kyari
June 2, 2022

Court sentences KWASU student, one other to jail for internet fraud

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction.

May 30, 2022

U.S. Hepatitis A outbreak linked to organic strawberries sold at major retailers

The FDA instructed households and businesses such as restaurants to discard the contaminated fruit from brands FreshKampo and HEB, purchased in March or April.

Strawberry (Credit: Modern farm)
May 27, 2022

FBI collects first tranche of $6 million from Mr Woodberry’s Bitcoin wallet

The forfeiture filing was dated April 29, 2022, when Bitcoin was trading at $39,457, bringing the value of the haul to $6 million.

Olalekan Woodberry/FBI
May 26, 2022

Energy giant Glencore pleads guilty to bribing NNPC officials $52 million; agrees to pay $1.1 billion fine to U.S. Govt

The Swiss commodities multinational also admitted sharp practices to gain business advantage in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, among other countries.

May 24, 2022

Nigerians in New York to get 10-year passport

“In the last meeting, we informed you that the enhanced 10-year passport process would soon come to New York

Nigerian passport