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- 31 Jan 2020
US Department of Justice, NCC Clinch Merit Awards on International Customs Day
As Nigeria joined the world in marking the International Customs Day, on 26 January 2020, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has been honoured with a Merit Award by the World Customs…
- 21 Mar 2024
US Sues Apple for Monopolising Smartphone Market
US Justice Department and more than a dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, saying its devices and software are a monopoly that gives it vast profits at the expense of…
- 8 Aug 2014
US Wins Control of $480m of Abacha’s Loot
The US Justice Department said Thursday it had won legal control of nearly a half-billion dollars worth of corrupt gains hidden in bank accounts by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. The…
- 8 Feb 2018
US Charges Nigerian, Others for Stealing $530m in Global Fraud
The US Justice Department on Wednesday announced charges against 36 individuals as part of a takedown of a massive online cyber crime ring that trafficked in stolen personal and financial…
- 21 Nov 2024
Google Faces Major Antitrust Action: DOJ Demands Chrome Sale
In a significant escalation of its antitrust battle against Google, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, November 20, urged a federal judge to break up the tech giant by ordering the sale…
- 14 Jul 2017
Corruption: US to Seize $140m from Nigerian Oil Chiefs
US officials said Friday they plan to confiscate $144 million in corruption-tainted assets of Nigerian oil executives found in the United States including an $80 million yacht the “Galactica Star.”…
- 21 Mar 2014
SERAP Asks US not to Hand Abacha’s $458m to FG
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), leading Nigerian rights group has petitioned the United States Justice Department urging it to give nearly half a billion dollars, alleged…
- 11 Dec 2013
US Fines Julius Berger N5.1Bn For Bribing Nigerian Officials
The United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have confirmed that construction giant Julius Berger’s foreign affiliate Bilfinger SE, has agreed to pay N5.1…
- 20 Mar 2026
U.S. Charges Three in $2.5 Billion Plot to Smuggle Nvidia AI Chips to China
Three individuals connected to a US tech firm have been indicted by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for their alleged role in a massive scheme to smuggle billions of dollars worth of…
- 5 Jun 2020
Group Petitions US Congress, Demands Emefiele’s Sanction over Alleged Scam at CBN
Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF), global pan-Nigeria group, has petitioned the US Congress over alleged multiple scams at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the watch of Godwin…
- 4 Jun 2013
US put N1.1Bn Bounty on Shekau, Boko Haram Leader
The United States is offering some N1. 1 billion reward to persons with information on the whereabouts of Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram, the militant Islamist sect. The N1. 1 bilion about $7…
- 19 Aug 2016
US Embassy Officials Aid Corruption in Nigeria- Report
A recent report by the Council on Foreign Relations says that despite the United States’ government efforts to combat illicit finance, poor governance, and violent extremism in Nigeria and the world…
- 5 Mar 2014
US Freezes Abacha’s $458m Loot
United States said Wednesday it had ordered a freeze on $458 million in assets stolen by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his accomplices and hidden in European accounts. The Justice…
- 31 Jul 2019
Copyright Commission, Multichoice Train Manpower on Broadcast Piracy
The Nigerian Copyright Commission, (NCC) is committed to providing adequate capacity building for its staff to empower them to carry out their statutory responsibilities as regulatory and enforcement…
- 9 Jul 2021
Israel Targets Hamas Cryptocurrency Accounts
Israel has said it will begin seizing cryptocurrency accounts used by the Palestinian Hamas group to raise money for its armed wing. Benny Gantz, defence minister, Israel, ordered security forces on…
- 20 Jul 2021
China Says US Microsoft Hack Allegations ‘Fabricated’
China has denied allegations that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft. The US and other Western countries on Monday accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange - a…
- News1 Sept 2026
Why US Hasn’t Arrested Tinubu over Drug Allegations — President’s Lawyer
Wole Afolabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a key member of President Bola Tinubu’s legal team in the United States of America has said that no concrete evidence linking the President to drug trafficking in the US.
- 2 Sept 2026
FG Kicks as FBI Confirms Tinubu was Under Investigation for Drug
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the subject of a criminal investigation into drug-trafficking crimes in the early 1990s.
- 25 Mar 2024
Detained Binance Executive Reportedly Escapes from Custody, Flees Nigeria
Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the executives from Binance detained in Nigeria on allegations of tax evasion and other offenses, has reportedly escaped from custody. Nadeem Anjarwalla, executives of…
- 22 Apr 2025
OpenAI Eyes Chrome Acquisition if Google is Forced to Sell
Nick Turley, OpenAI’s Head of Product, testified in Washington that the company would be interested in acquiring Google’s Chrome browser if antitrust enforcers succeed in forcing Alphabet to sell the…
- 16 Oct 2025
£100m London Mansion, 18 Other Properties Seized from Alleged Crypto Scam Kingpin
British-Cambodian businessman and chairman of Prince Holding Group, Chen Zhi, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, following allegations of masterminding a £10.5 billion…
- News22 Aug 2026
Releasing President Tinubu’s Records Can Endanger Lives – FBI
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIB) has warned that releasing some records relating to President Bola Tinubu could endanger the lives or physical safety of individuals.
- 12 Oct 2019
Leaders Steal $600Bn from Nigeria Since Independence- Report
Economist magazine has said that an estimated $600bn is believed to have been stolen from Nigeria since its Independence in 1960. The story was published in its online edition of October 10.…
- 20 Sept 2013
Growing Demand for Aviation Connectivity Is At Risk-IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has continued to advice governments on empowering aviation to deliver more value, noting that growing demand for aviation connectivity is at risk.…
- 27 Jun 2018
Nigerian, Others Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $15m from U.S. Firms
Authorities said eight people have been arrested for their alleged roles in an Africa-based cyber conspiracy that U.S. law enforcement officials say defrauded companies and citizens of millions of…
- 29 Jul 2016
Cybersecurity: Law Enforcement, IT Security Companies To Fight ‘Ransomware’
The Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab have agreed to launch an initiative called No More Ransom, a new step in the cooperation between law enforcement and the private…
- 21 Jun 2016
Fayose Fingers Buhari’s Wife in Jefferson Bribery Scandal
Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State governor on Monday revived a controversy surrounding the role played by Aisha, President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, in the messy bribery scandal involving Williams…
- 9 Sept 2024
US Blocks Nigerian’s Cryptocurrency Fraud, Imposes $50,000 fine
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office successfully thwarted an attempt by Bimbo Toyin Akinyemi, a Nigerian national, to defraud a Kansas resident of cryptocurrency. This was revealed in a statement…
- 22 Oct 2016
Microsoft Cloud Business Flies above Estimates
Microsoft Corp said sales of its flagship cloud product doubled in its first quarter, propelling earnings above analysts' estimates and sending its shares to an all-time high, breaking past a level…
- 29 Jan 2018
US Extradites Opara, Nigerian for Alleged eMail Scams
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has announced the extradition of Onyekachi Emmanuel Opara from South Africa, for participating in fraudulent business email compromise scams that…