Category: Naija in Diaspora
S’African police shoot Nigerian man dead at traffic stop
A 37-year-old Nigerian man, Osinakachukwu Onu, has been shot dead on the N12 highway in Klerksdorp, North West Province, South Africa, allegedly by police officers ... Read More
Nigerian accomplice in drug trafficking jailed 37 years in South Africa
Victor Udoh, a Nigerian man, and his female accomplice, Vuyisekha Mzwakhe, will spend a combined 37 years in prison after a South African court found ... Read More
50 Nigerians arrested in India drug busts
No fewer than 50 Nigerians have been arrested in one of India’s largest coordinated crackdowns on a transnational narcotics network. They are believed to be ... Read More
27-yr-old Nigerian kills father, stabs siblings in US
Chukwuebuka Eweni, a 27-year-old man, has reportedly killed Samuel Eweni, his father, a computer science professor at Southern University at New Orleans, United States. Chukwuebuka ... Read More
UK-based Nigerian student faces deportation after jail term for rape
Chiemka Okoronta, a Nigerian postgraduate student living in the United Kingdom, will be deported following his 10-year jail term after being found guilty of raping ... Read More
US-based Nigerian woman in court for murder of daughter in hot car
Gbemisola Akayinode, a 36-year-old Nigerian woman, has been arrested and charged with felony murder after her 9-year-old daughter, Oluwasikemi, died of hyperthermia after being left ... Read More
Zambia-based Nigerian, girlfriend arraigned for manslaughter
Nathaniel Barthram, a 34-year-old Nigerian, and four others, including his girlfriend, Maria Zaloumis, have been charged in Zambia over the death of a 22-year-old man, ... Read More
FBI offers $10,000 reward for information leading to arrest of Nigerian man over alleged fraud
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $10,000 (about N14m) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of ... Read More
63-year-old Nigerian wins right to remain in UK after 38 years
A 63-year-old Nigerian living with disability, Anthony Olubunmi George, has won his appeal to remain in the United Kingdom after almost four decades in the ... Read More
Nigerian risks 20 years US jail term over $2m fraud
Olamide Shanu, a United Kingdom-based Nigerian, is at risk of a 20-year jail term following his extradition to the United States over his indictment in ... Read More