Tag: INDIA
Three Nigerians arrested in India with N13.9m worth of cocaine
Mumbai Police Special Squad has arrested three Nigerian nationals and seized about 220 grams of cocaine worth over Rs 22 lakhs ($29,833.32) (N13.9m).
The three...
Indian film legend Soumitra Chatterjee is dead
Legendary Indian actor and star of Bengali cinema Soumitra Chatterjee has died from COVID-19 complications.
Born on January 19, 1935, Chatterjee died on Sunday at...
Nigerian jailed 10 years for drug possession in India
A Nigerian national and two Indians have been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the possession of narcotic substances in India.
Chukwu Obinna, 30,...
3 Nigerians detained for entering India without documents
Police in India have detained three Nigerian nationals from Assam’s Karimganj district for allegedly entering the country without any valid documents.
The Nigerians have been...
8 arrested over assault on Nigerian students in India
Eight persons involved in the assault of two Nigerian students at Roorkee Institute of Technology, Bhagwanpur college, India have been arrested by the police.
The...
Nigerian students assaulted by school guards in India
Two Nigerian students at Roorkee Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, India were assaulted on the college premises last week after they went out for dinner...
FG investigates reports of Nigerian assaulted in India
The Federal Government, through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and the Nigerian Mission in India, has alerted the country’s authorities over reports of...
I spent every kobo to treat pregnant injured woman in India...
Global health ambassador and founder of Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Toyin Saraki, has narrated the story of a pregnant woman who was sent to India...
Femi Adebayo plays ‘Femri Khan’ in Indian music video
Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo, has shared a video of himself playing ‘Femri Khan’ in an Indian music video.
The 41-year-old shared the video on Instagram...
India returnee dies of coronavirus in Lagos
A Nigerian who recently returned from India has died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos.
Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said...