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AfDB: Sierra Leone assures Akinwumi Adesina of support
President Julius Maad Bio of Sierra Leone has assured President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, of his support and that of his country.
US DOJ’s statement on Allen Onyema’s fraud indictment — full text
“Onyema allegedly leveraged his status as a prominent business leader and airline executive while using falsified documents to commit fraud,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak. “We will diligently protect the integrity our banking system from being corrupted by criminals, even when they disguise themselves in a cloak of international business.”
Air Peace chief indicted for fraud in US
Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme involving false documents based on the purchase of airplanes.
FBI arrests many Nigerian fraudsters in US
‘Those individuals are often members of transnational criminal organizations, which originated in Nigeria but have spread throughout the world. Fraudsters can rob people of their life’s savings in a matter of minutes’ the Federal Bureau of Investigation has said.
Wilbur Ross: US-China trade talks ‘friendly and frank’
United States Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Sunday he had been having frank, useful talks in China about exports, as Washington presses home its message to Beijing about structural economic changes amid a festering trade dispute.
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Two men charged with supplying bomb that killed Maltese journalist
Prosecutors in Malta charged two men on Wednesday with supplying the bomb used to kill journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Father of Liverpool keeper Alisson drowns in Brazil
Alisson joined Liverpool in 2018 from Roma and was voted FIFA men's goalkeeper of the year in 2019. His younger brother Muriel is a goalkeeper for Brazilian side Fluminense.
Joe Aribo reveals gym regime behind stunning Rangers form
Joe Aribo says hitting the gym on a regular basis has helped improve his performance for Rangers this season.
Nigeria records 655 new coronavirus infections, 11 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 655 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 153,842.
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Former minister Ahmed Aboki passes on
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Police arrest five for killing kidnap victim after collecting N5 million ransom
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Poultry farmers lament high cost of feeds, other inputs in Plateau
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