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Nigerian politician who sued Twitter, worried Ghana picked for Africa HQ

Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, on Monday, April 12, announced that the microblogging and social networking firm had picked Ghana as its centre of operations in Africa. The news apparently has not gone down well with some Nigerians who are split on why the social media giant will pick Ghana ahead …

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Twitter locks out Nigerian influencers over Colombian money launderer ‘client’

  As an alleged money launderer who worked with the Venezuelan government and is fighting an extradition order to the United States, Alex Saab has some unlikely allies. Since mid-January, #FreeAlexSaab has been a rallying cry among Nigerians on Twitter, thanks to a broad influence operation with connections to employees …

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I marry young girls to save them from prostitution – Nigerian billionaire

The billionaire husband of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, Ned Nwoko, has explained why he has more than one wife and prefers to marry young women. In an interview with BBC Igbo, the billionaire politician explained the economic reason behind his choice of polygamy. According to him, the average northern Nigerian …

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Bekwai Circuit court sentenced Nigerian 25 years for defilement

A 38-year-old Nigerien, Ibrahim Karaou has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit court in Ashanti Region for defiling a 12-year-old girl multiple times. The complainant in the case is a farmer and father of the victim while the victim is a primary school …

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Nigerian entrepreneur jailed 10 years in $11m email scam

Celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, has been jailed 10 years by a United States (US) federal court for masterminding an $11 million cyber fraud on a British company. The court heard that “through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme that …

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Nigerian woman awarded soldier of the year in US

Sergeant Mary Ehiarinmwain, a Nigerian working in the United States as a soldier, has been awarded the USO’s Soldier of the Year 2020. Hiram Figueroa on LinkedIn said Mary was selected for the award following her bravery after she rescued a soldier who was involved in an accident. According to …

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Nigeria: Four women sell newborn for N1.5m

Four women have been taken into custody for allegedly selling a newborn for N1,500,000. Officials of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) arrested three of the women near Abuja, while the fourth suspect was apprehended in Owerri, the Imo State capital, where the baby’s teenage mother …

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Nigeria’s Ede first African woman to buy European Football Club

Lusitano Ginásio Club is a 108-year-old Portuguese football club that is making history with its new owner Nigerian-born Nneka Ede, the first African woman owner of a European club. The club is participating in Campeonato de Portugal, the Portuguese third division. At the announcement of the acquisition, Ede spoke of …

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[WATCH Videos] Another Turkish lady narrates how a Nigerian impregnated and abandoned her

Another Turkish lady has shared her experience with a Nigerian man who impregnated her and disappeared.   In an Instalive live chat with popular comedian Michael Blackson, the lady disclosed that she used to work with the 42-year-old Ondo man who owns a business in Turkey. However after she got …

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