By Tina Abeku The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has said that bribery reports leading to the initiation of a formal procedure against public officials in Nigeria have increased nearly three-fold between 2019 and 2023. UNODC Continue Reading 

By Tina Abeku The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has said that bribery reports leading to the initiation of a formal procedure against public officials in Nigeria have increased nearly three-fold between 2019 and 2023. UNODC Continue Reading 

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has called on Nigerians of Igbo extraction not to participate in the planned nationwide protests against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration. Addressing reporters Continue Reading 

A Chinese state-owned petroleum company has suspended all construction at the Agadem oilfield in eastern Niger after “terrorist” attacks, AFP learnt from the company Wednesday. The suspension comes after a series of attacks on Continue Reading 

Panamanian border police on Wednesday reported 10 migrants had drowned in a river near the Central American country’s coastal border with Colombia. The migrants died as a result of the river flooding, with their bodies discovered in the Continue Reading 

A Nigerian man identified as Amos Prince Okey Ezemma has been sentenced to 85 months in prison in the United States for his involvement in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme. Following Ezemma’s sentencing on Monday, July 22, 2024, Continue Reading 

Argentina’s Olympic football team were given a hostile reception by fans in their opening match against Morocco on Wednesday, after a recent racism scandal following their senior side’s Copa America triumph. The players were met with Continue Reading 

British telecommunications regulator Ofcom said Wednesday it had handed video sharing platform TikTok a 1.9 million pound ($2.4 million) fine for failing to timely make available safety data. Ofcom criticised the platform, which is owned by Continue Reading 

The Nasarawa State Government said it has reduced malaria prevalence in the state to less than 15 per cent in the last five years. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Gaza Gwamna, disclosed this at a media parley of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Continue Reading 

The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc., announced on Wednesday that it has taken action against online fraudsters in Nigeria by removing 63,000 accounts. These accounts were linked to individuals using Meta’s social media Continue Reading