Tag: Diaspora
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US jails two Nigerians 10 years over $6m scam
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A United States court has sentenced a 39-year-old Nigerian national, Okechukwu Osuji, to eight years’ imprisonment for defrauding organisations and individuals to the tune of $6m. Osuji was sentenced in…
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S’Africa-based Nigerians laud Ramaphosa’s visa reforms
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Nigerians living in South Africa have reacted to the recent reforms introduced by President Cyril Ramaphosa allowing their tourist compatriots to apply for visas without producing passports. Ramaphosa announced on…
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Business analyst elected lawmaker in Canada
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Nigerian national, Adegoke Fadare, has been elected as a member of the legislative assembly in Nova Scotia, Clayton Park West Constituency, Canada. Fadare, a business analyst and cybersecurity expert, won…
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‘We quit our jobs to sell jollof rice in UK’
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A Nigerian food vendor, Azeez Olayide, has said he and his business partner left their jobs to start selling jollof rice in the United Kingdom. Olayide disclosed this during a…
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Give immigration relief to Nigerians, coalition begs Biden
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A coalition of right groups has urged United States President Joe Biden to extend Temporary Protected Status and Special Student Relief to Nigerians living in the country before the expiration…
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I’m scared of returning home, Nigeria’s failed heathcare killed my mum – US-based bizwoman
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President of the Bini Club of Houston, United States, Lydia Aguebor, speaks with BIODUN BUSARI on her struggles in search for greener pastures, community leadership in Houston, and why she…
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Being black in US a big struggle – Nigerian-American Rep, Owolewa
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One of the highlights of the recent United States elections was the victory of a Nigerian-American, Dr Oye Owolewa, re-elected as the representative of District Columbia. In this interview with…
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Cameroon detains five Nigerian pastors over politician’s abduction
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Five Nigerian pastors and others residing in the Idabato II community of Cameroon, formerly known as the Bakassi Peninsula, have been arrested and detained by the Cameroonian authorities. Their detention…
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Ogunlesi’s son buys $500k ring for American actor’s ex-wife
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Geoffrey Ogunlesi, 33, the son of the United States-based Nigerian billionaire, Adebayo Ogunlesi, has bought a diamond engagement ring worth $500,000 for an American jewelry designer, Jennifer Meyer. According to…
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Ogunlesi’s son buys $500k ring for American actor’s ex-wife
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Geoffrey Ogunlesi, 33, the son of the United States-based Nigerian billionaire, Adebayo Ogunlesi, has bought a diamond engagement ring worth $500,000 for an American jewelry designer, Jennifer Meyer. According to…
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Eight Nigerians nabbed for kidnapping, fraud in Philippines
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The Philippine authorities have arrested five Nigerians in Angeles City, Pampanga, for allegedly abducting a fellow Nigerian, Kingsley Ikeagwuana. Local media, PhilStar reported that the suspects, Evans Chinemerem, David Ibegbulamo,…