The European Union has disowned a bogus scheme claiming to offer compensation to individuals with money trapped in West African banks. In an official alert issued from Abuja on Wednesday, the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS warned that a fraudulent document circulating online is a...
Nigerian businesswoman Aisha Achimugu has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of intimidation, character assassination, and unlawfully seizing her personal property. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Ms. Achimugu, founder of Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas...
US President Donald Trump has commended his Nigerian counterpart Bola Tinubu for his efforts in tackling terrorism and violence against Christian communities in West Africa. In a letter released by the Nigerian presidency on Wednesday, Mr. Trump praised Mr. Tinubu’s resolve and reaffirmed...
The United States has spent $37.5bn (£29.5bn) on the war in Iran, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers. Testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, Mr Hegseth updated previous military expenditure estimates, which stood at nearly $29bn in mid-May. The...
Police across Nigeria have arrested nearly 1,200 suspects and rescued 166 kidnap victims during a two-week nationwide operation targeting violent crime. Speaking at a monthly conference with senior officers in Abuja on Tuesday, Inspector General of Police Olatunji Disu revealed that anti...
