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...
US LAWMAKERS PROPOSES BILL REQUESTING IMMIGRANT RELIGIOUS WORKERS TO DENOUNCE SHARIA LAW
Barry Moore, a state representative from Alabama, has introduced a bill that would require immigrants coming into the United States as religious workers to reject...
BRITISH-NIGERIAN MAN JAILED FOR ABDUCTING SON FLEES UK AFTER ACCIDENTAL PRISON RELEASE
By Aishat Momoh. O. A British-Nigerian man, Ifedayo Adeyeye, who was serving a prison sentence in the United Kingdom for abducting his young son, has...
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL FINES NIGERIAN DOCTOR $915,000 OVER TREE REMOVAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. The City Council in Oakland has ordered a Nigerian medical doctor, Matthew Bernard, and his wife to pay nearly $1 million...
NIGERIAN COMMUNITY MOURNS 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL AFTER FATAL FALL IN TORONTO
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian community in Canada and abroad has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of a six-year-old girl, Ayomide...