A United States District Court has sentenced a 40-year-old Nigerian national, Chukwuemeka Amachukwu, to eight years in prison over a complex multi-million dollar fraud scheme. US District Judge Paul G. Gardephe handed down the judgment following Amachukwu’s conviction for computer hacking, identity theft, and wire fraud offences. Besides the custodial sentence, the court ordered the…
A fuel tanker caught fire near the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday, causing heavy gridlock as emergency teams battled the inferno.
Five people sustained injuries in a multi-vehicle crash involving two Camry cars, a Mazda, and a mini truck inward Lagos Island near Iyana Oworo.
A tragic incident occurred during a broadcast church service when a heavy wooden crucifix detached from its mount, fatally injuring the officiating priest.
A 49-year-old construction worker in Brazil sold all his possessions and traveled 1,200 miles to meet his online girlfriend, only to discover she was an AI creation.
WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has recounted how uncovering a $2.4 billion fuel subsidy fraud in Nigeria led to threats and the kidnapping of her mother.
Delta State Police operatives have arrested a 23-year-old man in Asaba after he staged the kidnap of his 16-year-old girlfriend and demanded N50 million ransom.
Scientists in Peru have officially introduced a new plant species named after Lionel Messi, designating the endangered sky-blue and white Andean flower Salvia messii.
Two police officers died and three inspectors sustained injuries after armed hoodlums attacked the Uratta Divisional Police Headquarters in Aba with explosives.
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has placed Archbishop Alexander Ibezim on a six-month suspension following investigations into an unauthorized N2 billion land deal.
