Tag: Nigerian
Thailand arrests Nigerian with drug hidden in anus
A Nigerian staying illegally in Thailand for 14 months has been arrested on both immigration and drug charges after officers…
Football: Leon Balogun for surgery in Germany
Leon Balogun, who made his Nigerian debut on Wednesday during the Mexico friendly at Atlanta in the United Sattes, will…
Jailed Okah in failed jail break attempt
Henry Okah, the Nigerian sentenced in South Africa to 24 years on terrorism charges, has been caught in a failed…
Nigerians arrested with drugs in India
The police in Ankleshwar, India have booked a Nigerian under various sections of Narcotic Drugs and Pyschotropic Substances Act after…
Gambia appoints Nigerian chief justice
President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has appointed a Nigerian, Emmanuel Fagbenle, as the country’s Chief Justice after sacking Ghanaian-born Mabel…
Nigerian scammer arrested for murder of Australian woman
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday said it had arrested a 28-year-old man wanted in connection with the…
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Nigerian with 107 Citi Bank cards arrested at Lagos airport
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A 36-year old Nigerian, with two different international passports, has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International…
Nigeria’s Davido Makes The BBC Radio Playlist
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Nigeria’s fast rising pop star, David O. Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has broken into the highly respected…
Mutallab, underwear bomber’s life sentence confirmed
(Reuters) – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian who tried to set off an explosive hidden in his underwear while aboard…
Obodo, Nigerian killed in Gao, buried in hometown
Simeon Obodo, the 35-year old Nigerian who was killed in Gao, India, on 30 October, has been buried in his…
Ghanaian wife killer blames her Nigerian lover
A Ghanaian man jailed Monday in the United Kingdom for 17 years after he killed his wife has blamed the…
Nigerian Found Dead In US
A Nigerian, Mr. Benjamin Chibuogwu, 57 has been found dead in his apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. The deceased,…
Nigerian accused says ‘I tried to butcher murdered soldier’
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The London-based Nigerian, Michael Adebolajo, who is accused of killing Lee Rigby, a 25-year old British military man…
Nigerian footballer named In English football match fixing
Two footballers from Whitehawk FC, a Conference South team in Brighton, have been charged over match-fixing allegations, the National Crime…
In Video: Amazing rescue of a Nigerian sailor thought lost at sea
Watch on YouTube Remarkable video footage has emerged of a 29-year-old Nigerian sailor who was rescued after spending nearly three…
Nigerian jailed for rape in UK
A Nigerian, living illegally in the United Kingdom and who was twice spared deportation has been convicted and sentenced for…
UK court fails to pity Nigerian asylum seeker on hunger strike
A Nigerian asylum seeker said to be near death from a hunger strike failed in his bid on Thursday to…
Nigerian elected president of ICAO council
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria has become the first African country to produce the president of the International Civil Aviation Organisation…
Paul Bassey gets FIFA, CAF Assignments
Taiwo Adelu Foremost sports journalist and member, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Technical and Development Committee, Etubom Paul Bassey has been…
Nigerian charged with aiding Al Qaeda
A Nigerian, Lawal Babafemi, has been arraigned in a U.S. Federal Court, Brooklyn, on charges of providing material support to…
Citi Group appoints Nigerian head sub-Saharan Africa
US banking giant Citigroup has appointed Ade Ayeyemi to head its Johannesburg-based sub-Saharan Africa division, the company said on Tuesday.…
Family pleads for the release of stowaway teenager
The family members of 13-year old Nigerian stowaway boy, who flew from Benin to Lagos inside the wheel compartment of…
BBA: Namibia’s Dillish sweeps $300,000 grand prize
The 8th Season of the Big Brother Africa The Chase was over Sunday night. And it was not romance-stuck Beverly…
Drug Trafficking: Nigerian Sentenced To Death
A Nigerian and a Thai woman have been sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Vietnam, within a week in…
Okagbare, Ahoure relish triumphs in Moscow
MOSCOW (AFP) – Women’s sprinting has entered a new era, declared African duo Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast and…
Nigerian witness weakens case against Zambia’s ex-leader
The corruption trial of former Zambian president Rupiah Banda was thrown into disarray Tuesday when the state’s star witness, a…
BBA Sex Romp: Fans Slam Nigeria’s Beverly Osu
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Nigerian fans of the Big Brother Africa have condemned Ada Beverly Osu, one of the country’s representatives, at…
Another Nigerian Wins 2013 Caine Prize
A Nigerian, Tope Folarin, has won this year”s Caine Prize for African Writing. He won it with his short story,…
Nigerian Jailed In UK For Human Trafficking
A Nigerian has been jailed for 14 years in UK for human trafficking after a four-week long trial, DailyMail of…
Omotola Makes TV Debut In US in ‘Bounce’
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE A few weeks after she celebrated her 35th birthday in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Nigeria’s screen sweetheart, Omotola…