Tag: American
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DSS arrests estate agent for raping, extorting American
A real estate agent, Mathew Adedoyin, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services for holding an American hostage and repeatedly raping her. The accused, who reportedly claimed to be a prince of Ile-Ife in Osun State, reportedly invited Tawanda Lynn Jackson, a mother of five, who he met on the social…
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Trump confirms release of detained American in Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that Venezuela has released American Joshua Holt after nearly two years in jail in the leftist-ruled country. Trump, in a tweet, did not identify Holt by name but Utah Senator Orrin Hatch confirmed that the Utah resident had been freed. “Good news about the release of the American…
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BREAKING: Kidnappers kill two policemen, abduct American, Canadian in Kaduna
A gang of suspected kidnappers have killed two policemen and abducted two foreign nationals on Kwoi-Jere road in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The victims had visited Kafanchan and Kaura but were ambushed on their way back around 7:00 PM on Tuesday. A police source said the two policemen were escorting the foreign…
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Police arrest man who poses as woman to defraud American of $80,000 on dating site
The Police in Osun said on Monday that they have arrested a 23-year-old suspected internet fraudster (name withheld) for allegedly duping an American of $80,000 (N28.8 million). The Police Commissioner, Fimihan Adeoye, told journalists in Osogbo that the suspect allegedly committed the crime by posing as a woman to the unsuspecting man on a dating…
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Hackers ‘to leak’ emails of UAE ambassador to US
A computer hacking group that calls itself “GlobalLeaks” has reportedly said it plans to release emails taken from the inbox of Yousef al-Otaiba, the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States. The Daily Beast reported on Friday that it had been approached by the hackers, who offered a sample of the emails…
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African underdevelopment will continue, says American diplomat
By Festus Adedayo PhD A development economist, Mr. Brian Browne, has said that the economic underdevelopment of Africa and third world nations in general, would continue until there is a change in the economic design of the world which he said was deliberately made to keep poor nations down. He said this at the 90th…