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Switzerland has given conditions for repatriating $321m looted fund to Nigeria. Part of the conditions is that the fund will be used for projects that will benefit Nigerians and they (the projects) must be monitored by the World Bank. The

An Iranian court has sentenced Babak Zanjani, a well-known billionaire, to death for corruption linked to oil sales during the reign of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to Gholam Hossein Ejei, judiciary spokesman, Zanjani and two others were convicted of

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at home in California at the age of 94. Mrs Reagan, who had been living in Bel Air, Los Angeles, died of congestive heart failure, the Reagan library said. Her 52-year marriage to

A new book, Tony Blair: The Tragedy of Power, has revealed the secret romance between former prime Minister of Britain and Chinese woman, Wendi Deng, the former wife of media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, leading to Murdoch divorcing the wife. The

Gianni Infantino has been elected the new president of FIFA after receiving 115 votes in the second round of voting in Zurich. The 45-year-old Swiss, who is of Italian origin, beat Asian Football Confederation President, Sheikh Salman, who was the

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently on his trip to Saudi Arabia, and in a meeting with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), he said Nigeria needs all the help she can get. “The days of Nigeria as a big oil producer

“Chiedu “George” Chukwuka has been sentenced in connection with his lead role in a mortgage fraud ring that spanned five years and caused millions in losses. Chukwuka, along with his co-defendants and other co-conspirators, engaged in a massive property-flipping scheme

The car was made specifically for the film An Aston Martin sports car made for the James Bond film Spectre has sold in London for the equivalent of $3.48 million. The Aston Martin DB10, a sleek silver vehicle made specifically

The amazing story of Olajumoke Orisaguna is spreading worldwide and now the former bread seller turned model has been featured in Huffington Post. Huffington Post wrote an article about her titled “How To Get A Modelling Contract: Olajumoke Orisaguna Scouted

Just 78 years after winning the right to vote, female crew members on British Airways won the right to wear pants. The airline had a policy in place that made skirts mandatory for female crew members hired since 2012. They