Nigerian sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Cambodia 1
Culture

Nigerian sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Cambodia

A 45-year-old Nigerian, Ekwegbalu James Nzube, has been sentenced to death by the People’s Court of the southern border province of Tay Ninh, in Cambodia, after he was found guilty of drug trafficking. Nzube was handed the death penalty on March 2, for illegally transporting nearly 4kg of methamphetamine in line with the 2015 Criminal

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Nigerian rescued from death row in Saudi Arabia 2
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Nigerian rescued from death row in Saudi Arabia

The family of Sulaimon Olufemi, a Nigerian sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, in Lagos approached the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) seeking its intervention to save him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sulaimon was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia in 2002, for reportedly being part of a mob

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Police arrests Nigerian, two other drug traffickers in India 3
Crime

Police arrests Nigerian, two other drug traffickers in India

Police operatives in India have arrested three suspected drug peddlers, including a Nigerian in the city of Bengaluru. The suspects are – Ude Ude Uja (33), Prasoon K (27), and Anand Chandran KV (27). The suspects were caught by police officers from the Central Crime Branch with 100 grams of MDMA drug worth Rs 5

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Nigerian man kills wife, tries to strangle twin sons, hangs self in the U.S 4
Metro

Nigerian man kills wife, tries to strangle twin sons, hangs self in the U.S

A Nigerian man living in the United States, identified as Benjamin Okigbo, has killed his wife, Theresa, and tried to strangle his 21-year-old twin sons before killing himself in what the police have termed as murder-suicide. The incident, according to the Sugar Land Police department in Texas, occurred on Friday, December 18, when the police

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US removes reciprocity visa fees for Nigerians 5
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US removes reciprocity visa fees for Nigerians

The United States has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking visas to the US with effect from December 3, the Federal Government has said. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed on Saturday that the development was sequel to the removal of excess visa application, processing and biometric fees for American citizens applying for

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Germany repatriates 32 Nigerians for immigration offences 6
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Germany repatriates 32 Nigerians for immigration offences

About 32 persons were repatriated from Germany and arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, from Dusseldorf Airport on Friday. It was gathered that the 32 Nigerians repatriated from Germany for immigration-related offences. The returnees, who are all males, arrived Nigeria aboard a chartered aircraft belonging to Envelope Airline about 2.30pm. A Nigerian immigration Service

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Nigerian murdered in US’s Shell facility five months after graduating 8
Tragedy

Nigerian murdered in US’s Shell facility five months after graduating

A young Nigerian has been murdered in the United States five months after graduating from Virginia Tech, where he studied Industrial and Systems Engineering. Alexander Nwogu, 23, had just been hired as a tech consultant with Ernst and Young before he was murdered on Monday at the Shell gas station in the 4900 block of

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Nigerian Man Arrested In Houston For Murdering Another Nigerian Man over $40 10
Crime

Nigerian Man Arrested In Houston For Murdering Another Nigerian Man over $40

A 22-year-old Nigerian man identified as Ofon Phillip Idiong has been charged for killing his 22-year-old friend, Brian Njoku The deceased was owing the suspect $40(N15k) and had reportedly been trying to pay via an online banking platform but the money kept reversing into his account. According to reports, “Ofon picked up Brian and they

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Four Nigerian Students Arrested For Allegedly Hacking Philippine Bank’s System 12
Crime

Four Nigerian Students Arrested For Allegedly Hacking Philippine Bank’s System

Four Nigerians in Muntinlupa City, Philippine have been arrested for alleged involvement in an international syndicate that hacks and siphons funds from banks . However , the Nigerians denied the allegations . The National Bureau of Investigation made this known in a statement on Tuesday , ABS CBN News reports . The statement was signed

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Nigerian Govt Lists Ghana’s Sins, Says It’ll No Longer Tolerate Abuses 13
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Nigerian Govt Lists Ghana’s Sins, Says It’ll No Longer Tolerate Abuses

The Federal Government has listed some of the maltreatments Ghana has meted out on Nigeria and its citizens and vowed that it would no longer tolerate ‘offences’ by the country. Nigerian traders in Ghana recently accused Ghanaian authorities of illegally closing their shops. The event came after a Ghanaian also not long ago, pulled down

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Nigerian Oil Mogul, Abdulrahman Bashir, Denies Being Jailed In The UK 14
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Nigerian Oil Mogul, Abdulrahman Bashir, Denies Being Jailed In The UK

Abdulrahman Bashir, the Chief Executive Officer of Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited, has denied reports of being jailed in the United Kingdom. Premiumtimes had on Wednesday, August 19, reported that Justice Butcher of England and Wales High Court had handed a 10-year sentence on the Nigerian oil mogul after he was found guilty of breaching

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£14m Fraud: Nigerian Oil Mogul Walter Bags Jail Term In UK 15
Crime

£14m Fraud: Nigerian Oil Mogul Walter Bags Jail Term In UK

A court in the United Kingdom has sentenced Chairman of Ontario Oil & Gas Limited, Mr Walter Wagbatsona, to three and half years in prison. The Nigerian oil magnate was convicted by a Leicester Crown Court after he was found guilty of conspiracy to launder money in an international fraud and money laundering. Mr Wagbatsona

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