US lawmakers, experts and religious leaders clashed sharply at a Congressional hearing on Nigeria’s redesignation as a “Country of Particular Concern,” debating allegations of Christian genocide, governance failures, extremist violence and President Donald Trump’s threat to intervene in Nigeria “guns-a-blazing.”
Newly obtained filings indicate that diaspora advocacy groups played a key role in pushing the Trump administration to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern.
Two Nigerians, Olumide Olorunfunmi and Emmanuel Unuigbe, have been sentenced in the United States to 30 months in prison each and ordered to pay over $4.6 million in restitution for laundering proceeds from romance scams and business email compromise schemes affecting more than 125 victims.
A Lagos High Court has sentenced Osaibovo Charles to 50 years in prison for impersonation and multiple fraud offenses.
Paystack co-founder Ezra Olubi was suspended following sexual misconduct allegations, prompting calls from CACOL for a police investigation while the company conducts a formal probe.
Stakeholders have urged the Nigerian government to reform its mortgage system and review key housing policies to make homeownership more accessible to citizens.
Ogbuku urges agricultural diversification amid reports of his arrest over alleged coup-linked fund transfers.
Poland has arrested two Ukrainian nationals accused of gathering intelligence on military and critical infrastructure for foreign services, as part of an intensified counter-espionage campaign.
A Justice Department memo reportedly casts doubt on the fraud allegations against New York Attorney General Letitia James, suggesting weak evidence and unclear legal grounds for her indictment.
The EFCC has confirmed that former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa remains under investigation for alleged N1.3 trillion fraud despite his defection to the APC.