Nigerian makes US Most Wanted List over $1m fraud
A Nigerian, Onoriode Ezewu, has been named on the United States Department of Labour’s first-ever Most Wanted List over allegations of money laundering involving fraudulent unemployment benefit claims worth…
Over 40 killed in attack on Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia
At least 43 people have been killed and 18 others wounded in an attack targeting villages, Orthodox Christian churches and homes in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, according to residents and…
FBI arrests nine suspects, seizes 53 electronic devices in Nigeria operation
The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested nine suspects in Nigeria during an operation targeting “international cybercriminal networks stealing billions from Americans”. In a statement published…
US court sentences Nigerian-born man to eight years in prison for hacking, fraud schemes
Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, a 40-year-old Nigerian-born man, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for his role in multiple fraud, hacking, and identity theft…
BREAKING: Finland’s appeal court cuts Simon Ekpa’s terrorism sentence to four years
The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision by Päijät-Häme District Court last year to find Simon Ekpa guilty of terrorism-related charges, Yle, a Finnish online newspaper reported on…
Nigeria’s Black Axe among crime groups targeted in global Interpol crackdown — Report
An eight-month INTERPOL operation targeting West African organised crime groups has led to 58 arrests and the identification of 263 suspects. According to TheCable, the operation, which brought together…
Nigerian man jailed 13 months after high-speed police chase, multiple crashes in UK
A 23-year-old Nigerian man has been sentenced to 13 months in prison after admitting to dangerous driving during a high-speed police chase in Northampton, UK. Michael Chiedu Nwanze was…
Explosion kills ISWAP bombmakers, medical officer, Arab IED experts in Borno
Five suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists, including an alleged medical officer and four Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, specialists, have reportedly been killed in a premature explosion…
21-yr-old Nigerian basketballer, Tobiloba arrested in US over rape charge
Jacksonville State men’s basketball player Daniel Tobiloba Adegboyega has been arrested on a first-degree rape charge and suspended from the team, according to court records and the university. Adegboyega,…
Two Nigerians jailed seven years for armed robbery in Kuwait
A court in Kuwait has convicted and sentenced two unnamed Nigerians to seven years in prison for their involvement in an armed robbery at a money exchange office in…
Police arrest two Nigerians over murder of compatriot in Ghana
The Northern Regional Police Command in Ghana has arrested two Nigerian nationals in connection with the murder of a 36-year-old Nigerian man in Tamale. The suspects, identified as Daniel…
Tokyo police arrest Nigerian for touting
Tokyo police have arrested a 53-year-old Nigerian, Nwadiukwu Ikenna, on suspicion of persistent touting in the Japanese capital’s Kabukicho nightlife district. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on…
Chinese court sentences ex-city official to death over $325m bribe
A Chinese court has sentenced Yang Youlin, a former city official, to death after convicting him for taking more than 2.2 billion yuan ($325 million; £243 million) in bribes…
JUST IN: London court acquits Diezani of bribery charges
The Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, has acquitted Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former minister of petroleum resources, of bribery charges filed against her. According to TheCable, Alison-Madueke was…
UK-based Nigerian who tried to rape drunk woman jailed five years, to be deported
A Nigerian national, Qudus Ajeyemi who was studying in the United Kingdom, UK has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of attempted rape and sexual…





















