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Federal Government has announced that it has concluded arrangements to evacuate more Nigerians from the U.S. The evacuation which is slated for July 3, will be the second special flight for Nigerian citizens stranded in the U.S. due to…

CEO of Invictus Group, Obinwanne ‘Invictus Obi’ Okeke has pleaded guilty to $11 million (N4.2 billion) computer and wire fraud in a US court. Okeke, who was arrested at US airport on his way to Nigeria in August 2019, initially pled…

United States has on Tuesday exposed six Nigerians over alleged internet fraud worth more than six million dollars. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the suspects are Richard Uzuh, Micheal Olorunyomi, Alex…

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at increasing the ability of the government to regulate social media platforms. The order comes two days after Twitter labelled two of Trump's tweets as unverified and…

Barely a week after recovering $311m (N118bn) stolen by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, the United States has said there is a fresh $319m (N121bn) Abacha loot in the United Kingdom and France. The US Embassy in Nigeria in a…

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has reacted to the $7m bounty the US Department of State placed on him on March 4 to reward anyone with credible information that will lead to his arrest. …

United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has on Tuesday expressed hope that President Donald Trump’s administration may be able to lift visa restrictions placed on Nigeria last week. Read Also: US Restricts Immigration From…

The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to end a partial government shutdown – but the move looks certain to be vetoed by President Trump. Mr Trump has said he will reject any measure that does not provide funding…

Two teenagers, D’Ambrosse Garland, 18, and Timothy Walls, 17, have been arrested in connection with the ambush killing of Nigerian pizza delivery man, Abdulganiyu Sanusi, in Pittsburgh, US. The duo are both charged with homicide in the…

The U.S. Government says it anticipates processing up to 310,000 refugees and asylum seekers in 2019. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the country proposed resettling up to 30,000 refugees under the new refugee ceiling as…

A Kenyan man and his family living in the US have been thrown into mourning after he mistakenly crushed his 18-month-old son to death while reversing his car. Mr Dan Mutuma, a nurse in Kansas City, was reversing his car from the parking…

The United States government has identified the reign of impunity as the main cause of the increased rate of killings in many parts of the country. The Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge de Affaires, US Embassy in Nigeria, David…

Democratic Senator, Jeff Woodburn has been arrested for domestic violence charges after he allegedly bit a woman on multiple occasions and forced his way into her locked home. The New Hampshire lawmaker from Whitefield, U.S., was…

Femi Kuti, Afrobeat legend, says his bassist “disappeared” 20 minutes before a concert in the US on Sunday. The Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and his Positive Force band performed at the SummerStage concert in New York. According…