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Angola’s President Dos Santos to step down after 37 years

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos confirmed Friday that he would be stepping down. This signals the end to his 37-year long reign. Jose named Joao Lourenco as his successor. Dos Santos told a meeting of the ruling MPLA party in Luanda that “the party approved the name of the candidate heading the list in... Read More

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March 17, 2016

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19-year-old Nigerian scams American of $40m, gets 37-year jail term

A 19-year old internet conman, Tobechukwu Igbokwe, has been sentenced to 37 years’ imprisonment for defrauding an American of $40m in an inheritance scam. The pair, while pulling off an elaborate internet fraud, lied to M. Sila that they had a huge inheritance, which they wanted to move to a foreign account for safekeeping. Sila... Read More

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