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 …

A Nigerian-born music manager, identified as Emmanuel Odunlami, has been stabbed to death in the United Kingdom over what is believed to be a fake designer watch worth up to £300,000. The Old Bailey, which is the central criminal court of England and Wales, recently heard that Odunlami was ambushed by three robbers after holding a party to celebrate his …

At least 800 Nigerians have been arrested and detained by the Saudi Arabian government for issues bordering on illegal migration. In a statement on Friday, spokesperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Gabriel Odu said the Saudi Arabian government intensified a clampdown on irregular migrants last October. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has about 800 Nigerians arrested and detained for …