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Two Nigerian-Born American Businessmen Jailed Over $160m ‘Controversial’ Remittances To Nigeria

The Founders of Texas-based fintech firm Ping Express US LLC, Anslem Oshionebo and Opeyemi Odeyale, have pleaded guilty for failing to combat money laundering on their platform. A statement by the US Department of Justice, which was seen by Business Insider Africa, explained…

19/07/2022

Biden Appoints New U.S. Ambassador To Nigeria

President Joe Biden has nominated Richard Mills, Jr, as the United States Ambassador To Nigeria. This was announced in a statement by White House. The statement said Richard Mills, Jr is to serve among his key leaders in his administration. He replaces Mary Beth…

19/07/2022

US SEC Steps Up Scrutiny Over Musk Comments On $44 Bln Twitter Deal

The U.S. securities regulator quizzed Elon Musk last month over a tweet in which the world’s richest person raised doubts over whether he would move ahead with his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) due to concerns over the number of…

15/07/2022

Pope Appoints Women As Members Of Bishops’ Advisory Committee, First Time Ever

Pope Francis has named three women, two nuns and a lay woman, to a previously all-male committee that advises him in selecting the world’s bishops, the Vatican said on Wednesday. He had disclosed the decision in an exclusive interview with Reuters earlier this…

14/07/2022

Heathrow Asks Airlines To Stop Selling Summer Tickets, Limits Daily Passengers To 100,000

Heathrow Airport is asking airlines to stop selling any more tickets for travel this summer, as it announces a cap on passengers allowed to fly from the airport. The London airport would limit passengers to 100,000 a day until September 11, as it…

13/07/2022

Twitter Sues Musk After He Tries Backing Out Of $44 Billion Deal

Twitter has sued Elon Musk to compel him to buy the social media company for $44 billion – a deal the world’s richest person said last week he was calling off. The lawsuit, filed in Delaware’s Court of Chancery on Tuesday, accuses Musk…

13/07/2022

My Name Is Not Mo Farah, It’s Hussein’ – Sir Mo Farah

Sir Mo Farah has told his life story countless times: how he arrived in the UK as a boy with his mother and brothers, to live with a father who was already here. Yet that account was false. The truth, according to…

12/07/2022

Boris Johnson’s Replacement To Be Announced September 5

The new UK prime minister to replace the outgoing Boris Johnson will be announced on September 5, the ruling Conservative party said Monday, with 11 hopefuls currently vying for the job. The leadership contest was triggered last week when Johnson, 58, was…

12/07/2022

Sepp Blatter And Michel Platini Acquitted In FIFA Corruption Trial By Swiss Court Over £1.7m Payment

A Swiss court has cleared both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini of corruption charges. Former FIFA president Blatter, 86, had been accused on unlawfully arranging a payment from football’s world governing body to ex-UEFA chief Platini, 67, worth £1.73million. The two, once among…

08/07/2022

Shinzo Abe: Japan’s Former Prime Minister Dies After Being Shot

The former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died, aged 67, after being shot while making a speech in the western city of Nara. Abe, the country’s longest-serving prime minister until he resigned in 2020, was flown to hospital by helicopter after the…