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Nigerian Advocate Gets Numerous Admission and Scholarship Offers To Attend Law School In The United States
Deborah Gillis-Harry, Youth Ambassador of South-South Chamber of Commerce, is set to attend law school in the United States. She received multiple merit-based scholarship offers from various educational institutions totaling in about $300,000. After weighing her options, she decided to attend the University of Houston Law Center. She has a very impressive background so it’s […]
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Breaking News: China Tops Threats in New US Defense Strategy
An unclassified fact sheet outlines the Pentagon’s long-awaited capstone strategic guidance. China is the No. 1 priority in the new National Defense Strategy, according to an unclassified fact sheet released Monday evening by the Defense Department. The fact sheet lists the Pentagon’s top four defense priorities, but makes clear that China is “our most consequential […]
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US Removes Nigeria From list of ‘Religious Freedom Violators’
The United States government has removed Nigeria from the list of countries blacklisted for “engaging in violation of religious freedom”. In December 2020, the US had listed Nigeria among countries blacklisted for “violating religious freedom”. However, Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, had described the US allegation as a case of “honest disagreement between the two […]
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Abba Kyari: 3 US Law Firms Consulted To Defend DCP
Concerned Advocates For Good Governance, a political pressure group, says it has consulted U.S based law firms to defend former Head of Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari. This is contained in a statement signed by the group’s President-General, Mr Olusegun Bamgbose in Owerri on Wednesday. Bamgbose, who noted that the embattled police officer remained […]
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Lagos Free Zone: US Mission In Nigeria To Facilitate Increased Investment
The United States of America Mission in Nigeria is determined to facilitate increased investments into the country through projects like the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) for the mutual benefit of both nations.The Consul General, Consulate of the United States of America, Claire A. Pierangelo made this statement during a visit by the Consulate and the […]
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Money laundering: Hushpuppi Pleads Guilty, Risks 20 years’ Imprisonment
Alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, has agreed to plead guilty to charges including money laundering, wire fraud, felony amongst others brought against him by the United States District Court for the Central District Of California. In a plea agreement document sighted by The PUNCH on Wednesday, Hushpuppi agreed to plead guilty as charged. The document was […]
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America May Be ‘Back’ at G7, But Allies’ Doubts About US Democracy Linger
In 2017 the president of the United States shocked Washington’s Western allies during his first European trip, scolding them for failing to pay their “fair share” on defence, physically shoving aside one prime minister, and white-knuckling another leader in a public handshake. After four tumultuous years for the transatlantic relationship under Donald Trump, his Democratic […]
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FBI Arrest Nigerian for Stealing $800,000 In Payroll hack
Charles Onus, a Nigerian, has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for his alleged involvement in a $800,000 money laundering scheme. According to a statement issued by the US Department of Justice on Wednesday, Onus was involved in a scheme to steal payroll deposits by conducting cyber intrusions into multiple user accounts […]
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Nigeria – US Relations: Biden is trustworthy, says Olawepo-Hashim
Business mogul and Presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Mr.Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has congratulated President Joe Biden on his 100 days in office, noting that USA under Biden is on the path of a beneficial relation with Nigeria. Olawepo -Hashim explained in a statement that Nigeria and indeed all of Africa, can count on the […]