A Nigerian man residing in the San Gabriel Valley, Abiola Femi Quadri, has been sentenced to 135 months in a federal prison for defrauding the states of California and Nevada of $1.3m in COVID-19-related unemployment and disability insurance benefits. Quadri, aged 43, submitted over 100 false applications using stolen identities and used the funds to […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed his attendance at Sunday’s FIFA Club World Cup final, set to take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. This comes after FIFA’s announcement of a new office opening inside Trump Tower, New York, symbolizing a growing presence in the United States. The U.S. is hosting the first-ever expanded
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rolled out tighter entry rules targeting Nigerian travelers, including the suspension of transit visa requests and added restrictions on tourist visas. Travel and tourism professionals raised concerns on Tuesday after Nigerian travel agents received these updates, which were verified by Daily Trust. In a significant change expected to drastically
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The United States Department of State has updated its non-immigrant visa regulations concerning Nigerian citizens. A release by the US Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday confirmed that “most non-diplomatic and non-immigrant visas issued to Nigerians will now be for a single entry and valid for only three months.” This adjustment has been implemented immediately. The
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Elon Musk, a former ally of US President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he had launched a new political party in the United States to oppose what the tech billionaire described as the nation’s “one-party system.” Musk, currently the world’s richest man and Trump’s largest political donor in the 2024 election, had a bitter
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Nigerian Man Fighting for Russian Military Captured by Ukrainian Forces. Ukrainian forces have captured a Nigerian man, Kehinde Oluwagbemileke, who was fighting for the Russian military in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. Oluwagbemileke was arrested by the Freedom of Russia Legion, a unit composed of Russian fighters supporting Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s “I
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