Tag: Nigerian
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56-year-old Nigerian arrested in US over alleged false citizenship claim
By Sunday Ameh A 56-year-old Nigerian woman, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, has been arrested in the United States for allegedly falsely claiming American citizenship to register and vote in elections. Okafor, a resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with unlawfully voting as an alien, according to the US Department of Justice. Prosecutors…
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Six Nigerians Extradited From South Africa To US Over Alleged Romance Scam
By Opeyemi Adelakun Six Nigerians suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network have been extradited from South Africa to the United States to face allegations of wire fraud and money laundering. The South African Police Service said it handed the suspects over to the FBI and the United States Secret Service…
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TINUBU Called Us Lazy; The Uncomfortable Truth Nigerian Youths Must Hear
By George Omagbemi When President Bola Tinubu called Nigerian youths lazy, I was angry. But after reflection and a rethink, I began asking myself an uncomfortable question: are we sometimes contributing to the very description we reject? The truth may be painful, but it must be confronted. Too many young Nigerians spend their productive years…
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Nigerian Universities Must Review Scopus Rule, End Postgraduate Delays — IEPPMPME Experts
By Sunday Ameh Education experts and members of the Institute of Educational Planning, Policy, Management, Project, Monitoring and Evaluation (IEPPMPME) have called on Nigerian universities to review compulsory Scopus publication requirements and introduce digital systems to end prolonged delays in postgraduate graduation. The experts made the call during the Institute’s monthly policy discussion on “Repositioning…
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Sextortion: US Extradites Two Nigerians Over Teen Deaths
By Sunday Ameh Two Nigerian men have been extradited to the United States to face federal charges over alleged financially motivated sextortion schemes targeting American minors, with prosecutors linking the cases to the deaths of teenagers by suicide. The suspects, identified as 26-year-old Adebola Festus Adekunle of Lagos and 24-year-old Mudasiru Afeez Olawale, were arrested…
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NDLEA Seizes N6.2bn ‘jihadi Drug’, Opioids Hidden In Ghana Soap
By Opeyemi Adelakun The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered a major drug trafficking operation involving illicit substances concealed in everyday household items, including locally made bathing soap popularly known as “Ghana Soap”. The agency said it intercepted 47,200 pills of Captagon, popularly referred to as the “Jihadi drug”, at the Murtala Muhammed International…
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US Court Convicts Nigerian over $2.7m Romance Scam Money Laundering
By Sunday Ameh A 41-year-old Nigerian, Babajide Adesayo, has been convicted by a federal jury in the United States for laundering more than $2.7m linked to victims of romance fraud and other online scams. The United States Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement, saying Adesayo was found guilty on August 6, 2026, following…
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Squash Premier League Founder: We’re Using Sports to Keep Nigerian Children Off The Streets
By Paul Joseph The founder of the Squash Premier League and the Beacon of Positivity Foundation (BOPF), Coach T. Connor Tuodolo, has said the initiative was established to use squash as a vehicle for youth empowerment by taking children off the streets and giving them opportunities to build meaningful futures through sports. Tuodolo stated this…
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Nigerian Survivors Rescued From Sex Slavery Recount Côte d’Ivoire Ordeal
By Opeyemi Adelakun Promises of bakery work and better wages in Abidjan turned into months of captivity for five Nigerian women who were rescued from a human trafficking ring in Côte d’Ivoire this week. The survivors, identified as Monica, 17; Juliet, 18; Rejoice, 25; Joy, 22; and Monica Tamah, 38, said traffickers exploited their search…
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First Batch of Nigerians Repatriated from S’Africa to Arrive Lagos Thursday
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Federal Government has announced that the first group of Nigerians returning from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks will arrive in Lagos on Thursday. The returnees are expected to land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport aboard an Air Peace flight scheduled to depart Johannesburg on Wednesday night. This was disclosed…
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Nigerians Need Hope, Not Empty Promises — CAN Tells Tinubu, Leaders
By Paul Joseph The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Daniel Okoh, has called on President Bola Tinubu and leaders across the country to demonstrate genuine sacrifice and compassion as millions of Nigerians continue to grapple with worsening economic hardship. Okoh made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja while congratulating Muslim faithful on the…
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Darkness, Billions and Broken Trust: How Nigerians Paid the Price for Saleh Amman’s Power Sector Corruption
By Paul Joseph For millions of Nigerians, electricity has become more of a privilege than a basic necessity. Across cities, towns and rural communities, households continue to endure prolonged blackouts, unstable power supply and soaring electricity tariffs, while businesses spend billions yearly on generators and diesel just to survive. Yet amid the daily struggle of…
