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Two Nigerians, Chinagorom Onwumere and Stephen Anagor, have been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for their roles in a romance scam and wire fraud scheme that…
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arrest man for slitting wife’s throat after minor quarrelCourt Awards ₦30m Against Police For Declaring Sowore WantedTeen who fled to Nigeria after London stabbing gets life jailUS supreme court strikes down Trump’s global tariffsPolice arrest ex-presidential aide Obono-Obla over alleged certificate forgeryEl-Rufai’s lawyer protests home raid amid ICPC detentionBandits kill 33 in Kebbi LG deadly attackRivers assembly halts impeachment proceedings against FubaraUS court jails Nigerian 8 years over $1.3m cyber fraudReport: How Epstein, ex-Israeli PM exploited Nigeria insurgency to push surveillance, oil dealsPolice Arrest Ex-Prince Andrew On Suspicion Of MisconductEx-South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Gets Life Sentence For InsurrectionAlleged Sexual Assault: TikToker Mirabel In ICU, Investigations Ongoing — PoliceBandits kill Ondo monarch8 Nigerian soldiers killed in terrorists’ raid – ReportICPC confirms arrest of El-Rufai over ongoing investigationFACT-CHECK: Video of Adamu Garba 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