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…

FG moves to secure transfer of over 100 Nigerians jailed in Ethiopia

  More than 100 Nigerians incarcerated in Ethiopian prisons could soon be transferred home as Nigeria and Ethiopia prepare to sign a prisoner transfer agreement. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, minister of foreign…

Nigerian jailed in US for using fake identity to secure job

  A Nigerian man, Atuchukwu Onyeanusi, has been sentenced in the United States federal court for fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other identification documents. The U.S. Attorney’s Office…

UK-based Nigerian singer Talay Riley stabbed to death

  Mark Yinka Orabiyi, the Nigerian-British singer and songwriter known professionally as Talay Riley, has died at the age of 35 after being stabbed in East London.   The incident…

Catholic priest convicted of sexual assault in Texas sentenced to life in prison

  A Roman Catholic priest who was convicted recently of criminal clergy sexual assault in Texas, United States, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Anthony Odiong, 57, received the punishment…

Nigerian man jailed for life over fatal stabbing in London

  A London court has sentenced a 36-year-old Nigerian man, Fawaz Abdulkareem to life imprisonment for the fatal stabbing of a man following a dispute at a flat in Vauxhall.…

Nigerian priest convicted in US over sexuall exploitations

  Anthony Odiong, a Catholic priest, has been convicted by a jury in Texas, United States, for sexually assaulting women who sought spiritual guidance. According to The Guardian, the jury…