Tag: Ireland
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Two Nigerians plead guilty over Pandemic Unemployment Payments scam in Ireland
Two Nigerians have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering with the theft of almost €184,000 in false Pandemic Unemployment Payments from
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Alec Baldwin’s daughter condemns father’s critic Candace Owen
Ireland, the daughter of American actor, Alec Baldwin, has slammed author, Candace Owens for tweeting that her dad Alec Baldwin’s accidental shooting was ‘poetic justice’ following the actor’s condemnation of Donald Trump. Her reaction came after the conservative pundit, 32, criticized her father on social media over the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on…
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Irish court orders firm to pay Nigerian man €30k after team leader called him chimpanzee
CPL Solutions Ltd, an Irish firm, has been ordered to pay €30,000 to Kings Oluebube, a Nigerian employee, over racist comments by his team leader. According to The Irish Times, Oluebube, a warehouse operative, had claimed that in late February 2019, his team leader called him a chimpanzee and made monkey noises while performing monkey…
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Top ten countries with highest quality of life in the world; Norway is first, Ireland second
IRELAND HAS been ranked second in the world for quality of life, according to a new study from the United Nations.
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Nigerian Pastor who stole €70,000 from church funds turns self in to police in Dublin, Ireland
A 56-year-old pastor, Ebenezer Oduntan accused of pilfering over €70,000 from church funds over an eight year period has turned himself in to the police. According to insiders, Pastor Oduntan voluntarily went to report himself to the Charity Commission which oversees churches; and to the Irish Police possibly compelled by the Holy Spirit and his…
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Nigerian Princess, Uruemu Omeru elected first black female Mayor In Ireland
Princess Mrs Uruemu Omeru-Adejinmi from Agbon kingdom in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria has been elected the first female black Mayor in Ireland. The Agbon kingdom went agog upon receiving the good news that the Nigerian Princess had been elected the first black Mayor in Ireland. The new Mayor (Cathaoirleach) of…
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Court convicts two Nigerian women for running prostitution ring in Ireland
Two women who ran a prostitution ring from a base in Mullingar have been found guilty of human trafficking offences in what is believed to be the first conviction of its type in Ireland. According to a report by Ireland based Westmeathindependent.com, Alicia Edosa (44) and Edith Enoghaghase (31) were each found guilty on two…
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U.S., Canada, EU, U.K. and Ireland condemn Nigeria’s Twitter ban
The U.S., Canada, the European Union, the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland issued a joint statement Saturday condemning Nigeria’s government for banning Twitter. The countries made the call in a joint statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Abuja. “We strongly support the fundamental human right of free expression and access to information…
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Ireland recommends suspending use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine taskforce of Ireland has recommended the temporary suspension of the use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) made the recommendation on Sunday, following reports of blood clots in adults who received the shot. “The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended that the administration of COVID-19…
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Ireland extends COVID-19 lockdown by one month
The Republic of Ireland is to continue at its highest level of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions until at least 5 April. The widely expected decision to maintain Level Five was taken at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. But primary schools will re-open on Monday for the four young youngest ages groups, the equivalent of primaries one…