THREE NIGERIANS ARRESTED IN INDIA OVER ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKING
Agency Report Three Nigerians have been arrested in India for their alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking syndicate, Indian authorities have said. According to...
NIGERIAN STUDENT JAILED 27 MONTHS IN US OVER ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION, FACES DEPORTATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 23-year-old Nigerian student in the United States, Godson Oghenebrume, has been sentenced to 27 months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to...
NIGERIAN CATHOLIC NUN RELEASED AFTER ICE ARREST ON WAY TO CHURCH IN TEXAS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Nigerian Roman Catholic nun, Sister Leticia Ugboaja, has been released from the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs...
FG TO SEEK COMPENSATION FOR NIGERIANS WHO ABANDONED BUSINESSES, PROPERTIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government says it will engage the South African government to seek compensation for Nigerians forced to abandon businesses and...
271 EVACUATED NIGERIANS RETURN FROM SOUTH AFRICA AS FG CONTINUES REPATRIATION PROGRAMME
By Aishat Momoh. O. Another batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived in Lagos on Tuesday as the Federal Government intensified its voluntary repatriation...
NIGERIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA SEEK REFUGE AT SOUTH AFRICA EMBASSY OVER FEAR OF ANTI-IMMIGRATION PROTEST
Some Nigerians in South Africa went to the Nigerian High Commission for safety because they were scared of possible xenophobic attacks.Many said they are still...
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...