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U.S. court jails former NNPC...

U.S. court jails former NNPC executive for...

Taxes, fuel price hikes drag...

Taxes, fuel price hikes drag business confidence...

U.S. court jails former NNPC executive for 87 months over $2.1 million bribery scheme

U.S. court jails former NNPC executive for 87 months over $2.1 million bribery scheme A United States federal court has sentenced Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a former top executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), to 87 months in prison for his involvement in a major bribery and money laundering scheme linked to oil contracts in Nigeria. Okoronkwo, 58, a dual citizen of Nigeria and the United States, was convicted in August 2025 in the Central District of California on multiple charges, including money laundering, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice. Court...
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Crime

U.S. court jails...

U.S. court jails former NNPC executive for 87 months over $2.1 million bribery scheme A United States federal court has sentenced Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a...
Abdullahi Mustapha Haruna -
Business & Economy

Taxes, fuel price...

Taxes, fuel price hikes drag business confidence to six-month low – NESG Story by Martha Gwary Business growth in Nigeria slowed markedly in January 2026 as...
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News

Northern governors receive...

Northern governors receive ₦56bn security votes in nine months Story by Okafor Vivian  Fourteen states in Northern Nigeria received a combined N56 billion in security votes...
Maryam Umar -
Crime

UK rejects FG’s...

UK rejects FG’s request for Ekweremadu’s transfer to Nigeria The UK government has rejected Nigeria’s request to transfer former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to...
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News

Fubara returns to...

Fubara returns to Rivers state after 6 months of emergency rule The governor arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport at about 12:19 p.m. on...
Maryam Umar -
Local

How my electricity...

How my electricity bill skyrocketed to ₦29m within months - Lagos deputy gov Obafemi Hamzat, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, has disclosed that his...
Maryam Umar -
News

Expect another electricity...

Expect another electricity tariff hike within months – FG The Federal Government has announced that Nigerians should prepare for increased electricity tariffs in the coming...
Maryam Umar -
News

Drug trafficking: S’Arabia...

Drug trafficking: S’Arabia frees 3 Nigerian women after 10 months in prison Three Nigerian women who were arrested and prosecuted in Saudi Arabia for alleged...
Maryam Umar -
News

Borno First Lady...

Borno First Lady seeks 6 months maternity leave for breastfeeding mothers In a significant move to promote maternal and child health, Dr. Falmata Zulum, the...
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