Nigerian-American Los Angeles Lawyer, Paulinus Okoronkwo, sentenced to 87 months in Prison for $2.1 Million Bribe
Los Angeles-area lawyer, Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, 58, a.k.a. “Pollie,” of Rancho Cucamonga, has been sentenced by the United States District Judge John F. Walter, to 87 months in federal prison.…
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Insecurity in Nigeria: 614,937 killed in 1 year; 2.2 million kidnapped, $1,438,040,707 paid in ransom
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Pope Leo XIV appeals to world powers for “no more war”
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Nigeria: The making of a judicial selectorate. By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
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