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Iran denies US talks, accuses Trump of oil market manipulation

Iran has firmly denied engaging in any negotiations with the United States. This directly contradicts claims by US President Donald Trump that both nations recently held productive conversations. In a statement issued on Monday, Iran’s foreign ministry insisted that no discussions are taking place between Tehran and Washington. It dismissed Trump’s remarks as a strategic […]

Travel

US expands visa bond to Nigeria, 49 others

The United States Department of State Bureau of Global Public Affairs has reported a 97 per cent compliance rate among travellers under its visa bond programme, as it moves to expand the policy to more countries in a bid to curb visa overstays. In a statement issued on the US Department of State website on […]

Scams

US jails Nigerian man 90 months for $4m fraud

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced that a Nigerian national, James Junior Aliyu, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for his role in a wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy involving the hacking of business email systems. In a statement issued on Saturday, the agency said Aliyu “will serve a […]

Ports and Airports

US airport security workers miss pay amid shutdown crisis

United States airport security officers missed their first full paycheck on Friday as a partial government shutdown approached the one-month mark, with no resolution in sight from the ongoing congressional deadlock disrupting travel nationwide. The funding lapse has compelled thousands of Transportation Security Administration staff to continue working without pay during the peak spring travel […]

News

OpenAI robotics chief resigns over Pentagon military deal

OpenAI’s top robotics executive, Caitlin Kalinowski, announced on Saturday that she had resigned from the artificial intelligence company. Her resignation stemmed from concerns over OpenAI’s recent defense contract with the Pentagon, which allows deployment of its technology for military purposes, including potential war applications and domestic surveillance. The company behind ChatGPT secured the defense contract […]

Second explosion hits Oil facility in Rivers State
Oil and Gas

Four killed as US-Israel strikes hit Iran oil depots

Overnight airstrikes by the United States and Israel targeted five oil-related facilities in and around Iran’s capital, Tehran, resulting in four fatalities, according to an Iranian official. Chief Executive Officer of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, Keramat Veyskarami, disclosed the details during a Sunday interview on state television. Veyskarami stated that the strikes […]

Scams

Ghanaian pleads guilty to $10m romance scam in US court

A 40-year-old Ghanaian national, Derrick Van Yeboah, also known as “Van”, has pleaded guilty in the United States to his role in an international criminal network. The network defrauded victims of more than $100 million through romance scams and business email compromise schemes. Van Yeboah entered the guilty plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud […]

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Experts warn of petrol price surge amid US-Iran war

Energy experts and downstream operators have warned that Nigeria may witness a fresh increase in petrol and diesel prices if global crude oil prices surge above $90 per barrel amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, according to The PUNCH. The warning follows hostilities in the Middle East that triggered fresh volatility in […]