THE FBI has opened an investigation into allegations from the Trump campaign that it was targeted by hackers working for the Iranian government. “We can confirm the FBI is investigating the matter,” the agency said in a short statement on Monday without specifically naming the former president or Iran. …
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FBI Rejects Request To Release Confidential Files On Tinubu
THE Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said it would not release any confidential documents or information on President Bola Tinubu to the public. The United States federal agency made this known on Monday in response to a suit filed before the United States District Court of the District of Columbia by an …
Read More »Nigeria Extradites Citizen Wanted By FBI For $3.5m Wire Fraud
Fatade Idowu Olamilekan, a Nigerian, has been extradited to the US for wire fraud. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was searching for him because they believed he had stolen equipment worth more than $3.5 million. The citizen is charged with impersonating numerous American cities and academic institutions. Economic and Financial …
Read More »Suspended DCP Abba Kyari Appears for the Fourth Time Before IG’s Panel, Grilled For Hours
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and former Commander, Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, was reportedly grilled for four hours by the probe panel set up by the Inspector General of Police over his relationship with a confessed fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi. According to Vanguard, the interrogation by …
Read More »Allen Onyema: From hero to villain?
When in September, in the wake of Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians, Air Peace Limited Chairman, Allen Onyema volunteered to fly Nigerians in South Africa back home, the entire nation was awash with his praise. Nigerians were being brutalised and killed by savage South Africans. There was uproar in the land …
Read More »Ghanaian scams over 30 women of $2.1m, victim commits suicide
A Ghanaian man residing in New Jersey, Rubbin Sarpong, is behind bars after United States authorities say he scammed 30 women of over $2.1m by posing as a “sweet message sending” soldier online. Rubbin Sarpong, a 35-year-old Ghanaian citizen with US residency, was recently arrested for swindling women on sites …
Read More »‘Credible evidence’ linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder
There is “credible evidence” linking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October, an independent UN rights expert said Wednesday, calling for an international investigation. In a fresh report, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard said she had “determined …
Read More »Melaye Named In US State Department Report On Assassination Of Electoral Petition Witness
In 2008, the American State Department wrote a report that focused on the 2007 murder of one Victor Obafaiye, the principal witness against Senator Dino Melaye in an electoral petition against the controversial legislator from Kogi State. The US State Department’s report about Mr. Obafaiye’s murder was issued on March …
Read More »Amexit: Americans consider New Zealand move after Trump’s win
As the pro-national sovereignty movement continues to surge in Europe following the historic British “Brexit” vote to exit the European Union, a growing push for a United States “Amexit” from the United Nations and other international institutions is gaining steam. After the Brexit, Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massie (shown being …
Read More »FBI detains five over New York bombing
Federal authorities on Sunday detained five people with possible links to the New York bombing, local media reported, citing unnamed law enforcement sources. The FBI’s New York branch tweeted that no one had been charged in connection with the blast in the city’s Chelsea neighborhood, which injured 29 people — …
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