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Nigerian Security Forces Search for Attackers Who Killed At Least 10
Security forces in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri are searching for attackers who killed at least 10 people in a series of bombings and gun attacks late Sunday.
The commander of the joint military task force in Maiduguri says attackers struck an open-air beer garden near a police barracks, one week after three bombs at a different beer garden...
Cyber Crime in Africa, a Stalemate to Economic Development
Three West African countries Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon are ranked among the top countries in the world where cyber crime is most prevalent according to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria, Mrs Farida Waziri. The world loses $557 million annually to cyber crime.
Nigeria, by far, leads the African group with...
Nigerian immigrant who stole 350 identities jailed in UK
A Nigerian man has been jailed for stealing the identities of 350 people to claim £1.3million in tax credits.
Olaide Taiwo, 35, from Camberwell, stole the identities while working as a security guard for several large national companies.
He was jailed at Inner London crown court for eight-and-a-half years, the longest ever sentence for tax credit fraud.
The...
Report: Officials At Nigerian Embassies Steal Millions From Visa Fees
New York [RR] ABUJA–In Empire of Thieves of faltering nation-state called Nigeria conitinues to showcase fundamentals of a failed State, characterized by colossal fiscal irresponsibility, failing regulatory practices, and non-accountability.
The systemic corruption is such that, government officials can go on looting-spray, with opportunity lurking...
Nigerian officials arrest 2 human traffickers
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigerian immigration officials say they have arrested two human traffickers at the northeastern border of Africa’s most populous nation.
Babayo Alkali, the Borno state chief of immigration, told The Associated Press on Thursday that agents caught the men attempting to smuggle three people across Nigeria’s border...
Dirty petrol: The story of Benin’s benevolent fuel bandits
Joseph Midodjiho, a.k.a. Oloyé, may not have much formal schooling, but he is the president of the petroleum business association in Benin. He is the owner and benefactor of the Porto Novo lagoon harbour area (the centre of which is now called Oloyé Tokpa or Oloyé Pier) and a renowned petrol smuggler. “He feeds millions,” says local petrol dealer...
Nigerian Scammer: I made £50,000
Reformed scammer Abayomi Aje admits having made more than £50,000 from cheating unsuspecting Western women.
The 24-year-old now runs a legitimate internet marketing business in Nigeria but has revealed how the scammers operate.
He said: ‘I was a scammer for close to four years and made well over £50,000. I have heard guys making as much as a quarter...
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