MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A 47-year-old Nigerian, Darlington Akporugo has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy for a romance scheme that targeted victims across the United States, many of whom were elderly, U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced. Akporugo, who was arrested a month before his wedding, admitted to being a central figure in a long-running romance […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Greenbelt, Maryland – On Friday, February 28, Newton Ofioritse Jemide, 47, a Nigerian national, pled guilty to a federal charge for wire fraud conspiracy. Jemide, who was recently extradited from France, was involved in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal benefits. Kelly O. Hayes, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced […] Read more
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MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Jude Chigozie Okoye, older brother and former manager of the musical duo Paul and Peter Okoye (Psquare), before Justice Rahman Oshodi at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday. Okoye, alongside his company Northside Music Ltd, faces […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation after a rigorous selection process. According to a statement issued by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, Tuesday, Ogunjimi’s appointment approved on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, takes effect from Friday, 7th March 2025, the same day the incumbent […] Read more
‘Good riddance to bad rubbish,’ Bode George slams Jandor as Lagos PDP ex-guber candidate dumps party
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas ’It’s good riddance to bad rubbish’ The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in 2023, Dr Olajide Adediran popularly referred to as Jandor and his teeming supporters have declared to join a new political party. Adediran made the declaration on Monday during a press conference which was attended by his […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The lawmaker representing Abia North in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has ruled out the possibility of an Igbo presidency in 2027. The former Abia State Governor, who stressed the need for an Igbo presidency in Nigeria, however, ruled out the possibility of having the fulfilment in 2027. According to him, President Bola […] Read more
Monday Lines 1 By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas There is a royal family in Lagos called Oniru. In the earliest times when there was no Lagos and Eko knew its boundaries, that family owned all lands that house today’s Awolowo Road, the prime area called Falomo, Tafawa Balewa Square, the Independence Building, Island Club, […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In his column last Saturday, my friend and brother, Farooq Kperogi, reminisced his previous piece on unusual Muslim names in Nigeria which do not “seem to have any links with the rest of the Muslim world.” He listed ‘Badamasi’ as one of them. Kperogi said some readers of his […] Read more
