Nigerian jailed eight years in US for $1.3m tax refund fraud
A United States federal court has sentenced Matthew Akande, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, to eight years in prison for stealing taxpayers’ personal information and using it to claim fraudulent tax refunds worth more than $1.3 million.
Tinubu congratulates ex-Senate President, Anyim at 65
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated the former President of the Senate, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, on his 65th birthday.
Owo Church Attack: Court orders 5 alleged Al-Shabab terrorists to open defence March 4
…admits confessional statements, cellphone, forensic report as exhibits By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, fixed March 4 for five alleged members of the Al-Shabab terrorist group, who are facing trial over their participation in the June 5, 2022, attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State, […]
FAAN, MTN bridge connectivity gap with free airport WiFi
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, in partnership with MTN Nigeria, Thursday, launched free WiFi service at Terminal 2 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
FG REDEPLOYMENT: Arowojobe takes over as NSIB Public Affairs Director
Following the recent redeployment of senior directors across key aviation agencies by the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mrs Funke Arowojobe, has formally assumed office as Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance at the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB.
Nigeria’s sports sector hits 1.2% GDP contribution, creates 140,000 Jobs – Dikko
Nigeria’s sports sector contributed 1.2 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Q3 2025 and generated about 140,000 jobs across its value chain, National Sports Commission (NSC) Chairman Shehu Dikko has revealed.
