Tag: Nigerian
20 Nigerian pilgrims die in Makkah
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia since…
Nigerian bolts with goods from USA, arrested in Lagos
Yusuf Muhammed A Nigerian identified as Audi Shehu Usman has been arrested by the police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…
Boosting Nigerian higher education via ICT
Chijioke Okoronkwo The National Universities Commission (NUC) and the American University of Nigeria (AUN) recently organised a stakeholders’ conference in…
Ordeal of a Nigerian prostitute in Russia
A young Nigerian prostitute in Russia who identified herself as Blessing, has narrated how she was beaten by Russian clients…
Nigerian gets life sentence in UK for murder
A Nigerian fugitive, Abdul Adewale Kekere-Ekun, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK for murdering 18-yearold Marcus…
Tanzanian officials snub Nigerian delegation
Taiwo Adelu Report from Dar es Salaam says no official of Tanzania Football Federation was on ground to receive the…
Return home and contribute your quota, Nigerian tells others in Diaspora
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigerians in Diaspora have been called upon to return home and contribute their quota to the development and…
Nigerian peacekeeper cured of Ebola in Netherlands
A Nigerian United Nations peacekeeper infected with Ebola and brought to the Netherlands for treatment has been cured, the Dutch…
Amazing: ‘Wash-wash’ 419 trick still netting preys
Despite years of public education and warnings about Nigeria’s oldest 419 gimmick, the ‘wash-wash trick’, in which the fraudster tells…
Nigerian Jailed In Ghana For Robbery
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday handed a 30-year jail term to Kingsley Ibe, 23, a Nigerian, for robbery and…
Nigerian among passengers in crashed helicopter
A yet to be identified Nigerian oil worker was among the eight passengers inside a helicopter that crashed off Ghanaian…
Nigerian runs drug supply ring from Aussie detention centre
A Nigerian detainee at Sydney, Australia’s Villawood Detention Centre has been arrested by New South Wales police for allegedly running…
Nigerian pleads guilty to terror charge in US court
A Nigerian has pleaded guilty in New York to charges he took part in a Yemen-based al-Qaida faction’s efforts to…
Odemwingie’s goal keeps Stoke on track
Peter Odemwingie scored for the third game running as Stoke City continued their impressive form with a 1-0 win over…
UK sacks asylum judge living with Nigerian lady
A Nigerian lady has thrown a British asylum judge into trouble after police arrested her in the judge’s home, not…