Tag: NIGERIAN
Nigerian-born Badejo appointed Biden’s counsel
US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a former Obama aide Funmi Badejo into his cabinet.
The Nigerian-born lawyer is an alumna of Berkeley Law College...
FG demands probe of Nigerian killed by police in Ireland
The Federal Government through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has demanded justice for a Nigerian George Nkencho, 27, killed in Ireland.
In a statement...
Nigerian held in Saudi Arabia on death row for 18 years
The family of Sulaimon Olufemi who has been on death row for 18 years in Saudi Arabia over a mob action that resulted in...
Nigerian on Kenya cybercrime wanted list arrested
Kenyan detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) say they have arrested a wanted Nigerian cybercrime suspect who has been on the run.
A...
Nigerian doctor, wife found dead in US home
A medical doctor Ben Okigbo and his wife Theresa Okigbo have been found dead in their home in Houston, United States, police have said.
Okigbo...
73-year-old Nigerian woman goes missing in UK
A 73-year-old Nigerian woman Shelia Osungdesan has been declared missing by the Metropolitan Police Service in the United Kingdom.
Lewisham Borough the south east command...
Nigerian found guilty of killing UK hotel worker over Gucci bag
A Croydon Crown Court in the United Kingdom has convicted Nigerian Samuel Odupitan who was accused of stabbing a hotel worker to death in...
Nigerian arrested for ‘throwing’ step-grandson from Malaysia building
Police in Malaysia have arrested a Nigerian for allegedly throwing his four-year-old step-grandson out of a window from the third floor of an apartment...
Nigerian arrested in India over N2.6m Facebook scam
Police in Delhi, India have arrested a Nigerian Onuorah Jideoffor for allegedly duping a man of over Rs 5 lakh (N2.6million) through Facebook.
The 28-year-old...
Kamala Harris has Nigerian DNA – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says US Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris must have some Nigerian DNA in her.
In a congratulatory message on Saturday, Obasanjo also described...