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The Nigerian government has extradited two Nigerians to the United States to face prosecution over alleged online sexual exploitation and sextortion of two American teenagers who later died by suicide. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said in a statement by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said Mudashiru Olawale and Adebola Adekunle were extradited on Wednesday. The extradition was facilitated by the Office of the Attorney of the Federation and the EFCC following investigations conducted in collaboration with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). According to the EFCC, the two men were separately identified in FBI investigations into…

President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the United States majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves. The deal — which Trump proclaimed as “the biggest oil deal in world history” — will bring nearly $100 billion in private investment to Venezuela, US and Venezuelan officials said. Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves. Its government has operated under intense pressure and close scrutiny from the Trump administration since the US ousted and captured long time ruler Nicolas Maduro in January. Washington allowed his…

Comedian and influencer Druski has a new video out that seems to mock football players who battle CTE, and NFL alum T.J. Ward is not pleased. “When something is funny, it’s funny. Some of the situations in that skit, there were a couple of funny moments,” Ward, 39, said on the Thursday, August 27, episode of the “Speakeasy” podcast. “But overall, I’m going to put my sensitivity cap on like everyone else seems to do when affecting them.” In the skit, which Druski, 31, posted via Instagram on Wednesday, August 26, the comedian portrays a football player with a habit…

Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of falsely parading himself as the Director-General of the illegal Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), created more fictitious government agencies and used forged legislative documents to open bank accounts in their names, according to an investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The ICPC said that apart from PFIPC, Mr Adeyemi also created the FCT Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency and Public-Private Partnership (FIPA-PPP), using variants of the forged legislation he had previously relied on to present PFIPC as a legitimate federal government institution.…

The Cross River State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a 29-year-old Bolt driver, Emmanuel Effiong Ita, whose body was found in his Honda City vehicle along the Target–Udy King axis of Calabar on Friday. Saturday PUNCH gathered that Ita, a resident of Ikot Effanga Mkpa, Calabar, was discovered dead in circumstances the police described as suspicious. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sunday Eitokpah, in a statement made available to journalists in Calabar on Friday, said the command received information about the incident and immediately deployed personnel to the scene, but the deceased’s…

Few truly understand Geno Auriemma’s standards for the UConn women’s basketball program better than Rebecca Lobo. “It’s very few people who change your life,” Lobo, 52, exclusively told Us while discussing Apple TV’s Dynasty: UConn Huskies docuseries. “Your parents mold you, inform you. You have teachers that have a big impact. But change you so that you can handle harder things later on? There’s very few people who can do that, and it’s one of his incredible skills.” Lobo played for the Hall of Fame coach in the 1990s and was on the Huskies’ first championship team in 1995. After…

Thirty-six Nigerians have been deported from four European countries in a joint operation that saw 41 people flown to Nigeria and Ghana. According to Austrian news outlet, Heute.at, three Nigerians were deported from Austria, 29 from Germany, two from Luxembourg and one from Hungary. The deportees were flown on a charter flight between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with Lagos, Nigeria, and Accra, Ghana, listed as the destinations. Diaspora Tales learnt that Germany organised the joint deportation operation, which was supported by Austria, Luxembourg and Hungary. According to the report, 35 deportees were on board the flight from Germany, comprising…

Farrah Abraham is running for city council — and an AI version of herself revealed the news. “IT’S TRUE MY TWIN Farrah Abraham is officially running for Austin TX City Council seat in District 5, I can’t keep up with her,” read a Friday, August 28, Instagram post shared via Abraham’s AI Digital Twin account. “Fun fact for the city known for live music, one of Farrah’s songs ‘Blowin’ was filmed in south Austin, as her cult music following knows Farrah will always support the arts 🎭 and give light to the next generation. Farrah is The advocate Austin Texas…

The All Progressives Congress governors have taken responsibility for delivering victory for President Bola Tinubu in their respective states in the 2027 general election. The Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzodinma, disclosed this on Thursday after a meeting between the President and APC governors shortly after the 160th National Economic Council meeting in Abuja. According to the materials from the briefing made available by the State House on Friday, Uzodinma who spoke on behalf of the governors, said the responsibility for delivering the election ultimately rested on the shoulders of governors at the subnational…

Far-right political commentator and Kanye West ally Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Online records viewed by Us on Friday, August 28, confirmed that Yiannopoulos, 41, was taken into ICE custody in Louisiana. (TMZ was first to report the news.) It is not immediately clear what Yiannopoulos was doing in Louisiana, though West, 49, is scheduled to perform at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Friday. Us has reached out to representatives for Yiannopoulos for comment. Related: Wireless Festival Canceled After Kanye West Banned From Traveling to U.K. London’s Wireless Festival has…