Gilbert Chagoury, the Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire, owner of Eko Hotels and Eko Atlantic City has been fined $1.8million by the U.S. Department of Justice. The fine arose over illegal campaign contributions to candidates. The 75 year-old eldest of the Chagoury clan, has already paid the fine, about N735 million, according to a statement released by the […]
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US Capital Under Lockdown After Security Threat, One Officer Down
CRITICAL INCIDENT: USCP is responding to the North Barricade vehicle access point along Constitution Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers. A suspect is in custody. Both officers are injured. All three have been transported to the hospital. Due to the external security threat at the North Barricade of the U.S. […]
House is lifted and moved to new location in the US (video)
A 139-year-old Victorian house in San Francisco was lifted from its old location and moved to a new location, prompting residents to line the streets to experience this unusual occurrence. On Sunday, Feb 21, the Englander House, a historic building in the heart of the Golden City, was loaded onto a truck and moved from […]
“Your entire country is corrupt” – US office says as they reject Nigerian lawyer
A Nigerian lawyer and author identified as Modupe Odele has lamented the rejection she suffered in the United States for being from a “corrupt country”.Modupe Odele, who calls herself an international lawyer took to the microblogging platform, Twitter to narrate her sad experience. According to her, she was rejected and was bluntly told that it […]
FFK fumes as US, Germany, France and Isreal set to evacuate their citizens from Nigeria
Former Minister of Aviation and Culture, Femi Fani-Kayode has this morning addressed the issue of the United States of America, France, Germany and Israel intending to evacuate their citizens away from Nigerians due to the increased Coronavirus cases recorded in Nigeria. Recall that last week on the 27th of March, 2020, the United States consulate […]