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United States begin No-Interview Visa Renewals for Nigerian Applicants…renewal of application only available for a B1/B2, F, M, J; H, L or C1/D visa, list other conditions *Initiative is part of continuous commitment to expand, innovate consular services despite the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic *New application procedure will begin in February in the U.S. Consulate in Lagos and will be extended shortly thereafter to the U.S. Embassy in Abuja in limited capacity *Processing times for the program are expected to be up to two months and applicants will not be able to retrieve their passports during that time *BY TINA TOLUWANI/DIPLOMATIC REPORTER & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
United States begin No-Interview Visa Renewals for Nigerian Applicants…renewal of application only available for a B1/B2, F, M, J; H, L or C1/D visa, list other conditions
*Initiative is part of continuous commitment to expand, innovate consular...
SHAMEFUL & DISGRACEFUL: Nigerian National, CHARLES ONU ‘The Don’ Arrested in Bronx, New York for STEALING $800,000 Payroll Deposit, chained waist down-to-the-feet … hack into company’s 5,500 processing system user accounts and divert American citizens’ fund into personal controlled prepaid debit cards *Suspect used cyber threat to collect stolen credentials, username and password, facing a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison *“IRS Criminal Investigation will always work with our law enforcement partners to track down those who try to breach our country’s tax and financial infrastructure. We will continually endeavor to bring to justice criminals who think they can comfortably steal from victims in America while hiding behind their computer screens”-IRS-CI Special Agent in Charge Jonathan D. Larsen *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN International Editor
SHAMEFUL & DISGRACEFUL:
Nigerian National, CHARLES ONU ‘The Don’ Arrested in Bronx, New York for STEALING $800,000 Payroll Deposit, chained waist down-to-the-feet
… hack into company’s 5,500 processing system user accounts and divert...
Breaking News: UBA wins Africa’s Most Reliable, Global Bank 2021 Award, defeat Financial Institutions in Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania; Q3 2021 Gross earnings hit N490.3 billion in 37% Profit growth …Tony Elumelu receives World’s Lifetime Banking Icon Hall of Fame Award, bank operational in 19 African countries *Banking style, profits, business model; customer service relations and Integrity stands out *Dr. Raphael James, founder of largest Photo Museum in Nigeria with over 36, 000 photos emerge winner, Africa’s Most Outstanding History Preservation Award 2021 *BY EDITORIAL BOARD & Special Reports by GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Foreign Editor
Breaking News:
UBA wins Africa’s Most Reliable, Global Bank 2021 Award, defeat Financial Institutions in Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania; Q3 2021 Gross earnings hit N490.3 billion in 37% Profit growth
…Tony Elumelu receives World’s Lifetime...
GREED: Highly desperate 23-year-old Nigerian American, ECHEZONACHUKWU OBIANEFO handcuffed in Texas for stealing $300,000 worth Rolls-Royce … confessed to crime, saying: ‘Devil lured and tempted me into it’ *Houston man held in the Harris County Jail, bail set at $50,000, worked as manager of Osita Links and Logistics Group LLC before arrest *Original owner of car tells investigators automobile was missing in Florida *Rolls-Royce Cullinan is the first sport-utility vehicle produced by luxury automobile maker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars being the brand’s first all-wheel-drive vehicle *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor
GREED:
Highly desperate 23-year-old Nigerian American, ECHEZONACHUKWU OBIANEFO handcuffed in Texas for stealing $300,000 worth Rolls-Royce
… confessed to crime, saying: ‘Devil lured and tempted me into it’
*Houston man held in the Harris...
Disgraceful: America’s Federal Grand jury indict Nigerian resident, MARK AROME OKUO, Kenyan girlfriend, Florence Nwede Musau for stealing $1.3million in Bank/Wire Fraud…lavished proceeds from crime since 2018 under fake names *Okuo used a fake Nigerian passport to open bank account where he deposited over $35,000 cash, and lover girl withdrew fund in less than one hour *Suspects face maximum sentence of 60 years in prison *BY EMMANUELLA AYODEJI/SPECIAL Financial Crimes Reporter, Canton & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor
Disgraceful:
America’s Federal Grand jury indict Nigerian resident, MARK AROME OKUO, Kenyan girlfriend, Florence Nwede Musau for stealing $1.3million in Bank/Wire Fraud…lavished proceeds from crime since 2018 under fake names
*Okuo used...
SHAMEFUL: Nigerian Student on F-One Visa, JOHN OLUWADAMILARE JOSEPH Convicted for Raping 11-year-old-girl in America…found guilty on one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, two counts of Second-Degree Rape, to be sentenced in 2022 *Suspect was a college student in Tennessee, came to Carroll County to participate in an internship in Washington DC when crime happened *“I appreciate the cooperative efforts of the investigators and our office in helping to get justice for the victim”- Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Amy Ocampo. State’s Attorney Allan Culver *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor
SHAMEFUL:
Nigerian Student on F-One Visa, JOHN OLUWADAMILARE JOSEPH Convicted for Raping 11-year-old-girl in America…found guilty on one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, two counts of Second-Degree Rape, to be sentenced in 2022
*Suspect was...
Awaiting EXTRADITION: Nigerian based Notorious Yahoo King, CHUKWUEMEKA ONYEGBULA alias ‘Phillip Carter’ Steals $2.5million funds from Washington DC, 16 States in America…files 253 fraudulent unemployment claims *Detained Port-Harcourt’s software worker is an employee of Pan Ocean Oil Corporation Nigeria Limited *‘Chukwuemeka Onyegbula received millions of dollars on claims from several states in United States, deceived federal Small Business Administration to pay out additional funds in COVID-19 economic disaster’- Seattle U.S. Attorney’s Office *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor
Awaiting EXTRADITION:
Nigerian based Notorious Yahoo King, CHUKWUEMEKA ONYEGBULA alias ‘Phillip Carter’ Steals $2.5million funds from Washington DC, 16 States in America…files 253 fraudulent unemployment claims
*Detained Port-Harcourt’s...
OUTRAGE & HUMAN RIGHT ABUSE! Taliban fighters point gun, capture Afghan’s first Female Governor, SALIMA MAZARI …taken to a hideout, whereabouts unknown, women group fear torture and execution * Afghanistan’s biggest female pop star, Aryana Sayeed escape on US cargo jet * Taliban vow to impose strict Sharia law * ‘Religious scholars will decide whether girls can go to school and women can work. No way democratic system of government would remain, it is not compatible with Islamic law’ -TALIBAN spokesman Waheedullah Hashimi * BY MOHAMMAD RILWAN/REPORTER, inside Afghan
OUTRAGE & HUMAN RIGHT ABUSE!
Taliban fighters point gun, capture Afghan’s first Female Governor, SALIMA MAZARI
…taken to a hideout, whereabouts unknown, women group fear torture and execution
* Afghanistan’s biggest female...
SHAMEFUL & WASTED LIFE! 21-year-old Nigerian citizen on f1 Student Visa in America IFEANYI NNAJI arrested …for felony possession of a controlled substance, illegal gun running, money laundering *Missouri Highway Patrol upon search warrant of his residence seized over $80,000 in cash, a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum Edition, a loaded semi-automatic handgun; 38 THC vape pen cartridges, a large amount of THC-infused edibles, including suckers, 11 pounds of brownies, and gummies *Other items Police found are the following: Adderall pills, a morphine pill, nine Ecstasy pills, six Xanax pills, about one ounce of psilocybin mushrooms, 162 “hits” of LSD; 11 pounds of marijuana, three-quarters of a pound of marijuana resin *HE lives large in a luxurious mansion, Every Fridays, he attends some of the most expensive night clubs in town *He is being held without bond in the Adair County Jail * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief
SHAMEFUL & WASTED LIFE!
21-year-old Nigerian citizen on f1 Student Visa in America IFEANYI NNAJI arrested
…for felony possession of a controlled substance, illegal gun running, money laundering
*Missouri Highway Patrol upon search...
JAILED AFTER PAYING £5,000 FOR BOGUS WEDDING! Nigerian man, CHINEDU AMADI caught in the web of Fake Marriage in United Kingdom…hurriedly parade three different ladies from European Union * 27-year-old man turned up at a register office to book a wedding, with three different ladies, at three different times as ‘partners’, women failed to pronounce his full name for wedding ceremony * “Registrar Debra Webster, having noticed the mysterious change of bride, told them their ceremony would have to be postponed because of Amadi’s lateness. And when the groom returned to the Leicester register office again – on Valentine’s Day – he was accompanied by a third woman, Hungarian Szilvia Basco-Porkolab, 38”-Eye Witness account *BY RALPH OLANIWOLA/Special correspondent, London
JAILED AFTER PAYING £5,000 FOR BOGUS WEDDING!
Nigerian man, CHINEDU AMADI caught in the web of Fake Marriage in United Kingdom…hurriedly parade three different ladies from European Union
* 27-year-old man turned up at a register office...
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