Category: Naija in Diaspora
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
Britain arrests Nigerian man for hacking US varsity, stole $235,000
Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, a Nigerian resident in the United Kingdom, has been arrested by British authorities following a request from the United States government after ... Read More
Saudi Arabia frees three Nigerian pilgrims nabbed for alleged drug trafficking
Three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Jeddah last month following their arrest on allegations of drug trafficking have been released by the Saudi Arabian ... Read More
Airline operators praise FG for suspending 4% import levy
The Airline Operators of Nigeria have commended the federal government for the suspension of the proposed 4% Free on Board (FOB) levy on imports. In ... Read More
US court jails Nigerian over $6m inheritance fraud
A court in the United States has sentenced Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, a Nigerian, to over eight years in prison for his role in a transnational ... Read More