MTN CHAIRMAN CONDEMNS ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
By: Fasasi Hammad South Africa’s economic prospects are deeply connected to the rest of the continent, and the country cannot thrive in isolation from Africa,...
US DEPORTS NIGERIAN MAN OVER CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS, IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United States has deported a Nigerian national, Ayodeji Ajayi, following multiple criminal convictions, including domestic violence, as part of its...
DIEZANI BREAKS SILENCE AFTER LONDON COURT ACQUITTAL, SAYS 11-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE WAS TRAUMATIC
By Aishat Momoh. O. Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has reacted to her acquittal by a London court after all bribery charges brought...
NIGERIAN STUDENT IN UK JAILED OVER ATTEMPTED RAPE, TO BE DEPORTED AFTER SENTENCE
Agency Report A Nigerian student in the United Kingdom, Qudus Ajeyemi, has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years imprisonment after being convicted of attempted rape and...
UK COURT ACQUITS DIEZANI ALISON-MADUEKE OF SIX BRIBERY CHARGES
By Aishat Momoh. O. Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of six bribery-related charges following a high-profile corruption trial at Southwark...
THREE ARRESTED OVER KILLING OF BRITISH-NIGERIAN MUSICIAN IN LONDON
By: Tajudeen Aminat The British police have arrested three suspects in connection with the fatal stabbing of British-Nigerian musician Mark Orabiyi, whose death has sparked...
NIGERIAN MAN JAILED IN U.S. OVER WIRE FRAUD, $2.5M RESTITUTION CASE
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Nigerian man, Adepoju Salako, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in the United States for wire fraud involving...
NIGERIAN EXTRADITED TO US OVER ‘ROMANCE SCAM’ FACES 40 YEARS IN PRISON
HOTJIST NEWS Samuel Ugberaese, a man from Nigeria, was sent to the United States because he is accused of being part of "cross-border romance scams."...
FOUR NIGERIANS ARRESTED IN INDIA OVER ALLEGED FRAUD, IMPERSONATION SCAM
By Aishat Momoh. O. No fewer than four Nigerians have been arrested in India over alleged fraud and impersonation-related offences, according to reports from the...
2026 HAJJ: FIRST BATCH OF LAGOS PILGRIMS PROCEEDS TO MAKKAH
By:Tajudeen Aminat The first batch of Lagos State pilgrims taking part in the 2026 Hajj exercise has departed Madinah for Makkah to continue their spiritual...