A United States of America District Judge, Mark Wolf, has scheduled the sentencing of a Nigerian, Yomi Olaleye, for 13 August 2025, after the defendant pleaded guilty to his role in a $10 million COVID-19 fraud. The US Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement on its website obtained on Thursday. PUNCH Online reported on 20 August 2024, that …

The Federal Government has called for a thorough investigation into the mysterious death of a Nigerian TikTok content moderator, Ladi Olubunmi, in Kenya. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday, urged Kenyan authorities to determine the circumstances surrounding Olubunmi’s death, which has sparked concerns over the treatment of Nigerians working abroad. Olubunmi, an employee …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000. Otukpa was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos upon arrival from the United States of America on Friday, 6 December 2024. A statement on Friday by the EFCC’s Head of …

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian man, Olubunmi Abodunde, has beaten his wife, Taiwo, to death with their son’s skateboard, Daily Mail reports. The couple, who had three children, arrived in the UK from Nigeria in 2022 and always clashed over alleged affairs and arguments about bills. According to the news platform, 48-year-old Abodunde had been repeatedly investigated by Suffolk Police about …

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, while reflecting on Nigeria’s journey in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, has urged Nigerians to unite despite economic challenges. In a statement on Monday via X, Musa wrote: “I’m filled with immense pride for the Nigerian Super Eagles. He said: “Though we may have fallen short of the championship, our unity on the …

A Nigerian man, Saheed Wahab, reportedly died a day after relocating to the United Kingdom for his master’s degree. Wahab, who arrived at Teesside University, UK, as a student on January 15, 2024, to start his programme reportedly died on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. The death was confirmed in a statement released by the Nigerians in the UK Community and …

The World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, has announced plans to collaborate with the National Identity Management Commission to ensure the successful rollout and registration of digital national IDs for all Nigerians. The ambitious target is to provide at least 148 million people of working age with a digital national ID by the middle of 2024, marking a …

A 45-year-old Nigerian, Ezeneche Uzochukwu Jerome, and 13 Thai indigenes have been arrested by the Royal Thai Police for their roles in a romance scam syndicate that defrauded victims of more than 800 million baht. According to Bangkok Post, following a series of coordinated police operations across seven provinces, the head of the Crime Suppression Division Pol Maj Gen Montree …

A Nigerian immigrant and businessman with no political links, Yemi Mobolade, has been elected the first Black mayor of Colorado Springs, United States. He defeated his opponent, Wayne Williams, a Republican, on Tuesday night in the city’s runoff contest. Mobolade received 57% of the vote against Williams’ 43% as of 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Williams conceded at about 7:30 p.m. When …

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, on Wednesday, said that no Nigerian life has been lost so far in the crisis engulfing Sudan. At a media briefing after the Federal Executive Council Meeting, Dada added that the Federal Government had already perfected plans to evacuate over 5,000 citizens in the war-torn country. He said that the first …