FBI, Nigerian Fraudsters and Other Stories
This is not the best of times to be identified as a Nigerian, especially if you are a Nigerian in diaspora. It is indeed the worst of times to be…
Tony Elumelu to Deliver Keynote Address at TICAD Africa Development Conference in Japan
Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), will speak at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development…
Abba Kyari is the final gatekeeper of Buhari – Presidency
The Nigerian Presidency responded to some criticism about the gatekeeping role of Malam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that the role remains what it was…
MMIA: Passenger Torture From Arrival Hall To Car Park!
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, was commissioned over40 years ago, and remained, Nigeria’s premier gateway, until,the new Abuja, International Airport was opened for use this year. Regrettably, in retrospect, since,…
The Igbo crime culture (2) by Fredrick Nwabufo
In the heat of the lynching of Igbo citizens in Asia in 2013 over alleged criminality, I wrote an essay entitled, ‘The Igbo fallacy’. In it, I appealed to the…
President Buhari Attends TICAD7 in Japan
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for Japan to participate in the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) holding in the City of Yokohama, August 28-30, 2019.…
Zenith Bank Makes New Appointments
The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has approved the appointment of Mr. Henry Oroh as Executive Director of the bank. The appointment is consistent with the bank’s tradition…
Nigerian Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in $8.3 Million Medicare Fraud
A Nigerian man was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for his role in a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme in which more than $8 million was fraudulently billed…
80 defendants in U.S. and Nigeria, including 11 in L.A. County, charged in cyber fraud
After search warrants were executed at multiple locations across L.A. County on Thursday morning, federal prosecutors announced a 252-count indictment that accuses 80 people in the U.S. and Nigeria of…
How Tinubu has transformed Lagos State into his Personal Fief
Former Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources in Lagos State, Olawale Oluwo, has stated categorically that government in Lagos State starts and ends in the house of the national leader…