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 linked to a sprawling…

Bangladesh Ex-PM Hasina Gets 21 Years In Jail For Corruption

  A court in Bangladesh sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday to 21 years in prison for corruption, a week after she was given the death penalty for…

UK warns Nigerians against visa fraud, threatens up to 10-year travel bans

  The British High Commission in Nigeria has warned that individuals attempting visa fraud could face travel bans of up to 10 years. In a statement on Monday, the commission…

Ghanaian police arrest Nigerian suspect wanted over killing of FRSC officer, daughter

  The Ghanaian police have arrested one Victor Benjamin Fajemirokun, a Nigerian wanted in connection with the killing of a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official and her daughter in…

Strangled By Jihadist Blockade, Malians Flee Their Desert Town

  Fatima gripped her newborn tightly against her chest as the Tuareg woman queued beneath the scorching Mauritanian afternoon sun to register herself and her child as refugees. She was…

27-year-old Nigerian man kills father, stabs two sisters in US

  Police in New Orleans, United States, have arrested Chukwuebuka Eweni, a 27-year-old Nigerian, over a stabbing incident that left his father dead and two sisters injured. Family members told…

Three Nigerians arrested for fraud in Kenya—Report

  At least three Nigerians have been arrested in the Mwaliko Estate, Mwea Town, Kenya, on allegations of cyber fraud. A report by Tuko News, a Kenyan digital news platform,…

Libya deports 80 Nigerian migrants over illegal stay

  Libyan authorities have deported 80 Nigerian migrants being held in various detention centres across the country as part of ongoing efforts to curb irregular migration and decongest holding facilities.…

Police nab suspected Cameroonian kidnap syndicate operating as visa agents

  Police command in Ogun State on Friday said it has dismantled a notorious syndicate of Cameroonian nationals involved in kidnapping victims on the pretext of visa processing. The Command…

Online scams promising quick riches surge in DR Congo

  Despite the two major cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo having fallen into the hands of the M23 militia, some residents are celebrating their newfound fortunes, amassed through…

Over 100 Killed In Rio Police Crackdown On Powerful Narco Gang

  Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in the street Wednesday after Brazil’s bloodiest police raid killed at least 119 people, spotlighting the city’s controversial…

WhatsApp, Discord emerging as hubs for extremist recruitment — Investigation

  Far-right German-language rappers are flouting hate speech rules by spreading extremist rhetoric and disinformation on platforms such as TikTok, an AFP investigation found. In one video, a rapper named…

Nigerian man, accomplice sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in UK

A Nigerian man, Lekan Akinsoji and accomplice Sundjata Keita, both 27 and from Forest Gate, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah in east London.

Interpol arrests 11 ‘high-level members of terrorist groups’ in Nigeria

  The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has arrested 11 suspected “high-level members of several terrorist groups” in Nigeria. The suspected insurgents were among the 83 persons arrested in six…

UK court sentences Nigerian man to 16 weeks in jail for impersonating female nurse

  A Chester magistrates’ court has sentenced Lucius Njoku, a Nigerian migrant, to 16 weeks in prison. Between February to April 2024, Njoku worked as a healthcare assistant at the…