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- Cross-border Crimes , News
- September 22, 2025
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US begins prosecution of Nigerian extradited from UK for $2 million fraud, sextortion
Authorities in the United States have commenced the prosecution of a Nigerian national, Olamide Shanu, who was extradited from the United Kingdom over his alleged role in cyber-enabled schemes…
- Cross-border Crimes
- September 19, 2025
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106 India-based Nigerians arrested for drug trafficking in 2024 – Report
By Micheal Ortega At least 106 Nigerians were arrested in India for alleged drug trafficking in 2024, making them the most arrested African nationals and the second highest overall, behind…
- Cross-border Crimes
- September 17, 2025
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Saudi Arabia frees three Nigerian pilgrims arrested for drug trafficking
The Saudi Arabian authorities have released three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Jeddah last month following their arrest on allegations of drug trafficking. The Director of Media and…
- Cross-border Crimes , International
- September 15, 2025
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North Korea executing people for watching, sharing foreign films – UN report
By Michael Ortega A new UN report reveals that North Korea is increasingly imposing the death penalty, including for watching or sharing foreign films and TV dramas, and is also…
- Cross-border Crimes , News , Terrorism
- September 10, 2025
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Simon Ekpa to appeal six-year’ jail term
Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed prime minister of the Biafra Government in Exile (BRGIE), intends to appeal the district court verdict he received for terrorism crimes, a local newspaper in…
- Cross-border Crimes , Financial Crime
- August 30, 2025
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Nigerian pleads guilty to $405,000 US romance scam
A 40-year-old Nigerian, Daniel Chima Inweregbu, has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as money laundering, in…
- Cross-border Crimes , News
- August 27, 2025
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Floods, landslides kill 30 in India
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in India’s Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials and local media said Wednesday. An intense…
- Cross-border Crimes , News
- August 27, 2025
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Poverty, poor transport fueling health crisis in Lagos — Report
A United States-based Nigerian nurse researcher, Omobolanle Agboola, has identified income insecurity, transportation challenges, and social isolation as major drivers of poor health across Nigerian communities. Agboola, a PhD…
- Cross-border Crimes
- August 27, 2025
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Equatorial Guinea jails Baltasar Engonga
A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced a senior government official, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, to eight years in prison for embezzlement, months after he became notorious over leaked sex…
- Cross-border Crimes
- August 27, 2025
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Nigerian traditional ruler will spend 56 months in US prison for $4.2m COVID-19 fraud
The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States. Oloyede, 62, who holds dual…
- Cross-border Crimes
- June 3, 2025
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200 prisoners break out of Pakistani jail after earthquake panic
Officials on Tuesday reported that more than 200 prisoners in Karachi have escaped after they were permitted to leave their cells following a series of earthquake tremors. Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar,…
- Cross-border Crimes , News , Terrorism
- May 30, 2025
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Terrorism trial starts for Simon Ekpa in Finland
Simon Ekpa, a former local councillor from Lahti, appeared before the Päijät-Häme District Court on Friday to face terrorism-related charges in a preparatory hearing. Ekpa is accused of participating…
- Cross-border Crimes
- May 28, 2025
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Insurgents kill ’44’ Niger Republic soldiers during river ambush
At least 44 officers of Niger Republic’s defence and security forces (FDS) were killed in a deadly ambush by suspected jihadist militants during a river patrol operation in the…
- Cross-border Crimes
- May 27, 2025
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Five Nigerians detained in Libya over alleged theft
Authorities in Sabha, Libya, have arrested five Nigerian nationals accused of stealing electrical equipment from a local farm. The arrests were announced by Migrant Rescue Watch via social media…
- Cross-border Crimes , Terrorism
- May 16, 2025
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Al Qaeda affiliate kills ‘200’ Burkina Faso soldiers The
The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an affiliate of Al Qaeda, says 200 soldiers were killed during an attack on a Burkina Faso military base. The base in the…
