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A US federal court has sentenced five Nigerian nationals to a combined 159 years in prison for orchestrating a $17 million fraud scheme that defrauded over 100 individuals, companies, and government entities across the United States. The convictions, announced by the U.S. Department of Justice, followed a multi-year investigation into a transnational organised crime ring that used a mix of …

The United States is “complicit” in Israel’s strikes in Iran, Tehran’s ambassador to the United Nations claimed Wednesday, vowing that his country would respond if Washington crosses a “red line”. After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel says its surprise air campaign that began on June 13 is aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons — …

Tel AvivCNN — Benjamin Netanyahu is once again firmly in control of Israeli politics. The country’s longest-serving prime minister has pulled himself back from the abyss with what appears to be a wildly successful opening to a military campaign against Iran. “Bibi had his Churchill moment,” said one Israeli official from within the coalition, using the prime minister’s nickname. One day before launching what …

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, as part of a high-level visit to address the recent surge in violent attacks across the state. Tinubu arrived at the Tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force Base, Makurdi, at about 12:58 pm on Wednesday. The visit comes in the wake of yet another deadly attack that claimed multiple …

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, warns that there could be “enormous consequences” if fighting between Israel and Iran continues to escalate. Image caption,UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire In a statement released by released his office, Guterres says: “I remain profoundly alarmed by the ongoing military escalation in the Middle East between Israel …

US President Donald Trump is considering whether to join Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, as the conflict continues for a sixth day and angry rhetoric ramps up between all sides. American strikes could involve using superior weaponry to hit an underground nuclear site at Fordo, according to five sources who spoke to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. Reuters …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Government has sealed a private hospital after it allegedly transfused a 19-month-old child with HIV-positive blood in Benin City, the State capital. The State, through its ministry of Health swung into action to seal the hospital, Safe Bliss Medical Centre located at 32, Ist Akugbe Lane, off Siluko Road, Oliha Quarters, Benin City last week …

The Senior Special Assistant on Special Groups Mobilisation to the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, Francis Ngutswen, has denied mobilising members of support groups to give President Bola Tinubu a “rousing welcome.” A statement dated June 16, 2025, bearing Ngutswen’s signature, which was obtained by The Guardian on Tuesday, indicated that the governor’s aide had called on support groups to …

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, in the sum of N2bn. Emefiele was arraigned on eight counts bordering on the alleged unlawful acquisition of a housing estate comprising 753 units. Confiscated housing estate linked to Emeifele He was also accused of …

By Eben Enasco It is sad and disenchanting that ahead of the 2027 Nigerian elections, discussions by political groups have mainly been focused on politicians switching parties and the potential for increased political maneuvering while hundreds in trickles are killed by a fraction of people from the northern part of the country, spreading down south. Some politicians are already positioning …