Day: August 5, 2025

$2 Million Scam: FBI Busts Nigerian Fugitive in New York

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has apprehended Oluwaseun Adekoya, a Nigerian national described by authorities as a prolific cyber fraudster, in connection with an elaborate scheme that defrauded victims of more than $2 million. Adekoya, 38, who had been on the run for months, was arrested at a residence in Brooklyn following a coordinated operation by FBI agents and the U.S. Marshals Service. Law enforcement officials said the suspect used a network of fake businesses and email phishing campaigns to steal personal information and siphon funds from dozens of victims…

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Sisters, Married Couple Arrested for Faking Kidnap to Extort N5m from Father in Abuja

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four persons — including two sisters and a married couple — for orchestrating a fake kidnapping to extort N5 million from the father of one of the suspects. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the case began on July 18, 2025, when one Mr. Innocent, a resident of Jikwoyi Phase II, reported that his 16-year-old daughter, Lead Way Innocent, had gone missing after leaving home to sit for an examination at…

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Chimamanda Adichie Blasts Tinubu Government Over Worsening Economic Hardship

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Renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the rising economic hardship in the country, warning that the deteriorating living conditions have pushed many middle-class Nigerians into poverty. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s programme Amazing Africans, Adichie described the level of suffering across the country as “deeply troubling” and cautioned that worsening poverty could lead even decent citizens into desperation and crime. “Life has become so hard in Nigeria, and I can see it,” she said. “People who were formerly securely middle class—people…

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