International
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Driver Crashes Into Crowd at Canada Festival, Causing Multiple Deaths, Injuries
Several people have died and many more have been injured after a car drove into a crowd during a street festival in Vancouver, Canada, local authorities confirmed. The incident took place on…
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BREAKING: Pope Francis Buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, following a funeral mass held earlier in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican confirmed. The 88-year-old pontiff…
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Briton accuses Nigerian ex-lover of stealing £12,258
A British businessman, Ian Clayton-Smith, has taken his former partner, Nigerian-born entrepreneur Cynthia Tooley, to court over an alleged theft of £12,258 from his cosmetics company. Clayton-Smith filed a civil lawsuit against…
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Canadian University honours Nigerian Scholar
Dr. Ademola Adesola, a lecturer in Postcolonial Literature at the Department of English, Languages, and Cultures, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, has been recognised with a prestigious faculty award. Adesola was presented…
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Nigerian graduate sues Trump over visa revocation
Cynderila Patrick, a Nigerian graduate of Youngstown State University in Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against former U.S. President Donald Trump following the revocation of her student visa. Through her lawyer, Rhys…
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FBI arrests 22 Nigerians over alleged sextortion scams
In a major international crackdown on online sexual extortion, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested 22 Nigerians accused of running sextortion schemes linked to the deaths of more than 20…
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UK Deports 43 Individuals to Nigeria, Ghana Over Immigration Offences
The United Kingdom has deported 43 individuals to Nigeria and Ghana for various immigration offences, including failed asylum applications and criminal convictions. In a joint statement released on Friday, the Home Office…
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10 things immigrants are not permitted to do in UK
The United Kingdom has tightened its immigration policies in recent years, imposing stricter rules and limitations on immigrants. Depending on the type of visa you hold, there are specific activities you are…
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Nigerian Faces 27 Years Imprisonment In America for $690K Fraud, False Citizenship
Oladapo Fadugba, a Nigerian who became a U.S. citizen, is facing up to 27 years in prison after being accused of involvement in a $690,000 wire fraud and making false claims to…
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IPOB Reacts As Finland Approves Simon Ekpa’s extradition to Nigeria
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Nigerian government of trying to connect Simon Ekpa to the group in a bid to disrupt the ongoing trial of their detained leader,…
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Nigerian man convicted of COVID loan fraud avoids deportation from UK over children’s special needs
A Nigerian man, Olufemi Ojaleye, who was convicted for his involvement in a sophisticated fraud scheme related to the UK’s Covid-era Bounce Back Loan Scheme, has successfully avoided deportation from the UK…
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Germany: Incoming govt to halt proposed 3-year citizenship pathway for immigrants
Germany’s incoming government has announced plans to discontinue the proposed three-year fast-track citizenship pathway for immigrants, opting instead to maintain the traditional five-year residency requirement. The new policy, spearheaded by the incoming…