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Mar

13

2023

Another 25 Nigerian nurses face forgery charges in the US

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Following high-end investigations, the Texas Board of Nursing, United States, has announced that it has charged no fewer than 75 nurses to court over issues bordering on falsification of certificates. On the list posted on the website of the board, 43 of the names were identified as nurses of Nigerian origin. The PUNCH had in February reported that 18 Nigerian nurses in the US were charged with certificate forgery. The US authorities had said that list would be updated continuously as the board received additional information about “the fraudulent diploma/transcript scheme.” Checks by our correspondent revealed that the list had grown…

Nov

03

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nigerian-born Amanda Azubuike now Brigadier General in US Army

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A senior officer in the United States Army, Amanda Azubuike, has been promoted to Brigadier General rank. Amanda, whose father and mother hail from Nigeria and Zimbabwe, serves at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky. US Army Futures Command Commander, General James Rainey, said Amanda “makes everyone around her better”. Born in London, United Kingdom, she joined the military in 1994 and became an aviator after passing the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course. Amanda graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in December 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Communications. The officer completed flight school in 1995 as a…

Nov

01

2022

By Chimamanda

American rapper Takeoff shot dead in Houston

Lifestyle, MusicAmerica, Music, RIP, Takeoff

American rapper, Kirshnik Ball popularly known as Takeoff, a member of the hip hop trio, ‘Migos’ which includes Quavo and Offset, has been shot dead in Houston. TMZ reported that Takeoff and Quavo were playing dice at the bowling alley when an altercation broke out and someone started shooting and a bullet hit Takeoff. The fatal incident happened early Tuesday morning and he was pronounced dead on the scene. In a series of tweets, the Houston police confirmed the incident but did not give the identity of the deceased. The police said, “Downtown officers are on a shooting at 1200…

Oct

29

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

MoneyHash to drive digital payment in sub-Saharan Africa

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US-based Egyptian fintech company Moneyhash recently expanded its operations into sub-Saharan Africa, in a bid to open up the continent for its payment system, Benjamindada Blog reports. In a conversation with Techcabal, MoneyHash CEO Abdel Razek said that the company wants to enter Sub-Saharan Africa due to the payment opportunities and challenges that exist in the region. In his words: “We stumbled upon it by chance while consulting a company on their payment strategy across the region. We just assumed that someone must have set up a library or something the companies could use as a layer of abstraction.” “The…

Oct

26

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Kanye West loses billionaire status as Adidas cut ties over Antisemitism comments

LifestyleAmerica, Antisemitism, Entertainment, Kanye West, Lifestyle

An American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer, Kanye Omari West, popularly known as Kanye West or Ye, has lost his billionaire status after a German multinational corporation, Adidas cut ties with him. An American business magazine, Forbes, announced this in a publication on Tuesday. Forbes said Kanye no longer has a place on its billionaires’ list now that his lucrative deal with Adidas is over. Adidas had terminated its deal with the superstar rapper and fashion designer over antisemitism. In recent weeks, West has gone on several anti-semitic rants across his social media handles. The rapper, who in a…