Category: International
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JUST IN: Four Nigerians sentenced to prison in U.S. for laundering fraud money
Four Nigerians have been sentenced to prison in connection with a series of romance scams across the United States. Those sentenced include: Patrick Edah, 40, Nigerian citizen residing in the Toronto, Canada area Efe Egbowawa, 41, Nigerian citizen residing in the Atlanta area Igocha Mac-Okor, 40, Nigerian citizen residing in the Atlanta area Kay Ozegbe,…
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Equatorial Guinea files lawsuit against ex-anti-corruption chief over sex tape scandal
The Government of Equatorial Guinea has filed a lawsuit against Baltasar Engonga, the former Director General of the country’s National Financial Investigation Agency, for alleged misconduct in connection with a sex tape scandal. The government stated that the actions of the ex-anti-graft agency chief “violate the ethical and moral values of noble Equatorial Guinean society.”…
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US man kills family members, takes own life after Trump’s victory
A United States man, Anthony Nephew, shot himself, his wife, ex-partner, and two children after the November 5 election that brought President-elect Donald Trump into office. According to authorities who spoke to the New York Post on Sunday, the 46-year-old Minnesota father had expressed anger over Trump’s election. The shooter, aged 46, had a “pattern…
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‘Joe Biden Charged To Resign, Hand Over To Harris As First Female President’
Jamal Simmons, who served as Vice President Kamala Harris‘s communications director from January 2022 to January 2023, has suggested that President Joe Biden should consider resigning to allow Harris to become the first female president. In an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Simmons stated, “Joe Biden’s been a phenomenal president; he’s lived up…
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Trump To Appoint US Lawmaker As UN Ambassador
US President-elect Donald Trump has offered Rep. Elise Stefanik, a prominent Republican from New York and current House Republican Conference chair, the position of US ambassador to the United Nations, according to sources familiar with the matter. Stefanik, who is the fourth-ranking House Republican, has been a notable ally of Trump and a key figure…
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Trump Issues Stern Warning To Putin In First Phone Call As US President-Elect
President-elect Donald Trump had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he issued a stern warning not to escalate the war in Ukraine. This call, made from Trump’s resort in Florida, marked their first conversation since Trump won the presidency, according to a report by Washington post. Trump reminded Putin of Washington’s significant…
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Trump To begin Mass Deportation Of Immigrants On First Day As US President
Donald Trump’s plans for his first day in the White House are quite ambitious, to say the least. After being asked if he’d be a dictator if re-elected, Trump responded that he wouldn’t be, “except for Day 1”. His agenda includes mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden administration policies on education, reshaping the federal…
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Baltasar Engonga: Wife of Equatorial Guinea ANIF boss sextape with another man leaked
Wife of the sacked Director General of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency, ANIF, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been caught in extra-marital affairs. Video footage emerged of Engonga’s wife having an intimacy with another man. This was disclosed by popular social critic, Martins Ortse aka VeryDarkMan via an Instagram post on Saturday. Sharing pictures of…
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Equatorial Guinean Court Remands Former DG Engonga in Prison Amid Sex Scandals
Equatorial Guinean court has ordered the remand of the country’s former Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, in prison. It was learnt that the embattled former head of the anti-graft agency was currently remanded in Malabo’s Black Beach Prison amid sex scandals. Last week, Baltasar Engonga was arrested for…
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Canada ends automatic 10-year multiple-entry visas
Canada will no longer automatically grant 10-year multiple-entry visas to tourists, according to new guidelines issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. This decision marks a shift from the previous practice where eligible visitors were routinely issued long-term visas, permitting multiple entries over a decade. Under the revised rules, immigration officers now have discretion to…