July 18, 2022

Nigerian-Born Tech Gurus Convicted In US For Money Laundering

July 18, 2022 3:21 am

Three businessmen of Nigerian origin whose names were given as; Anslem Oshionebo, Opeyemi Odeyale and Aleoghena Okhumale have been convicted for money laundering in the United States.

Their fate was decided over the weekend after Ping Express U.S. LLC pleaded guilty to the charge which involved the failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program.

The Texas company, which transferred millions of dollars from America to Africa, admitted that it failed to play by the rules.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that though the firm was licensed to transmit money, it had no approval to conduct currency exchange.

Ping …

Anxiety As Ghana Records First Cases Of Deadly Marburg Virus

July 18, 2022 3:16 am

About two cases of the dreaded Marburg virus has been identified in Ghana, the first time the Ebola-like disease has been found in the West African nation, health authorities announced Sunday.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that earlier in the month, blood samples taken from two people in the southern Ashanti region suggested the Marburg virus.

The samples were sent to the Pasteur Institute in Senegal which confirmed the diagnosis, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) revealed.

‘This is the first time Ghana has confirmed Marburg Virus Disease,’ said GHS head Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said in a statement.

No treatment or …

202 Why I Won’t Campaign For Any Politician – I Go Dye

2023: Why I Won’t Campaign For Any Politician – I Go Dye

July 18, 2022 3:08 am

Popular comedian, Francis Agoda, aka I go Dye, has revealed why he is not ready to stake his integrity by campaigning for any politician ahead of the 2023 general elections.

In an interview with Sunday Scoop which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York on Sunday, he said, ‘I will not stake my integrity for any politician, even if I am offered N1bn, because some of them often abuse the trust given to them. What comfort have they given to the electorate? The major sacrifices made for them (by Nigerians) have not made life more meaningful for the people.…

Ukrainian Cargo Plane Conveying Weapons Crashes In Greece

July 18, 2022 2:55 am

All eight crew members of a Ukrainian-operated cargo plane carrying military goods were killed on Sunday when crashed in Greece en route from Serbia to Bangladesh, the Serbian defence minister has confirmed.

Witnesses who saw the crash said that they saw the privately operated Antonov plane on fire and heard explosions.

Videos shared on social media which were sighted by Africa Daily News, New York showed the aircraft as it was engulfed by a giant fireball as it hit the ground late on Saturday in Paleochori village near the Greek city of Kavala.

‘Sadly, according to the information we …

We Will Do Everything Possible To Win Presidential Poll – APC

July 18, 2022 2:49 am

Nigerian ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to do everything legally and humanly possible to ensure that the defeat to the ruling party in Osun State governorship election does not repeat itself during the 2023 presidential poll.

In their reaction, the ruling party blamed the loss to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the divisions among its party chieftains and stakeholders in the state.

APC Deputy National Organising Secretary, Nze Chidi Duru, while reacting to defeat on Monday morning assured that every logistic would be perfected to ensure that the loss was not repeat at the national …