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MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Sujimoto CEO Breaks Silence After EFCC Declares Him Wanted, Blames Enugu Govt (Video) EFCC had declared the prominent real estate firm belonging to him wanted for money laundering and diversion of funds. The popular Nigerian businessman, Dr Sijibomi Ogundele, who is better known as Sujimoto, has stated that he is not a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reiterated that Finland-based separatist agitator, Mazi Simon Ekpa, has never been a member of the group. The clarification follows Ekpa’s recent sentencing in Finland on terrorism-related charges. IPOB described attempts to associate him with the movement as “misleading.” In a statement issued by its Media […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In June 2024, Olugbemi was found dead on the ground with gunshot wounds along Meadowmist Way, Odenton, Maryland. A U.S. county court has sentenced 37-year-old Nicholas Giroux to life imprisonment plus 20 years for the murder of Nigerian-born amateur boxer Isaiah Olugbemi. In June 2024, Olugbemi was found dead on the ground […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A NIGERIAN monarch, Apetu of Ipetumodu, in Osun State, Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to 56 months in prison in the United States after pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax-related offences linked to a scheme that siphoned over $4.2 million from COVID-19 relief funds. The US District Court in Ohio found Oloyede, 62, guilty […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “The suspect fled Rivers but continued issuing threats to the victim’s family, boasting that he could harm them without consequence,” police stated. Rivers police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko [Credit; NAN] The police command in Rivers has arrested 23-year-old Kingsley Chinamezu for the brutal murder of Confidence Sunny, 44, in Etche LGA. The command’s […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom, Segun Ogundipe, has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of rape, two counts of sexual assault, and assault by penetration. The 33-year-old, of Tuffley Lane, Gloucester, denied the charges but was convicted by a jury at Gloucester Crown Court. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Two individuals have been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old Nigerian, Ayowale Aladejana, in New Cross, southeast London. The Metropolitan Police reports that detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of Ayowale charged a man and woman with murder. “Ben Wazabanga, 23 (24.10.2001) of Fairfax Road, Bedford was charged with […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A Nigerian man, Abiola Quadri, has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison in the United States for orchestrating a $1.3 million fraud scheme involving stolen identities to claim COVID-19 pandemic unemployment and disability benefits. The 43-year-old, a permanent resident of Pasadena, California, used the illicit funds to construct a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The disappearance of young Anambra billionaire, Benjamin Ezemma, since November 12, 2024, has sparked growing concern, with youth leaders across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones calling for urgent government intervention. Under the aegis of the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), youth groups have urged President Bola Tinubu, urging him to direct the Inspector-General of […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against a Nigerian, Ehiremen Aigbokhan, accused of stealing over ₦460 million in cryptocurrency intended for the inauguration of President Donald Trump in January 2025. According to court documents, Aigbokhan allegedly orchestrated a sophisticated Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme from Lagos, […] Read more
