Sunday, December 7, 2025

Diaspora

December 5, 2025

U.S. court jails Nigerian fraudster Nosa Edokpaigbe for wire fraud

A U.S. court has sentenced a Nigerian, Nosa Edokpaigbe, to five years in prison for $1.4 million wire fraud.

DoJ officials
December 5, 2025

FBI accuses Forbes-celebrated Nigerian tech boss, Izunna Okonkwo, of $41 million bank fraud, money laundering

The Nigerian entrepreneur, 30, is the latest suspected fraudster to face criminal charges in the United States.

Izunna Okonkwo and FBI
December 5, 2025

No evidence Igbos are descendants of Jews; Hausas have affinity, says anthropologist Peter-Jazzy Ezeh

“Hebrew belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language, and when it comes to Nigeria, they have Hausa as their relations because Hausa is Afro-Asiatic,” noted the anthropologist.

Nnamdi Kanu, others dressed as Jews
December 4, 2025

Yahoo Boys Chinagorom Onwumere, Stephen Anagor jailed in U.S. wire fraud

Messrs Onwumere and Anagor will be on supervised release for five years and will repay the victims.

December 4, 2025

Four Corners CEO Cashmir Chinedu Luke arrested at U.S. airport before flying to Nigeria over $7 million fraud

Mr Luke was arrested at the San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday while he was about to board a flight to Nigeria.

DoJ agents
December 3, 2025

Radical islamic groups see America as ‘greatest evil on earth’: Secretary of State 

Mr Rubio said, “Radical Islam has shown that their desire is not simply to occupy one part of the world and be happy with their own little caliphate.”

U.S. flag
December 3, 2025

Black Sheep: Knavish Nigerians jailed for financial frauds abroad

Mr Oyeleke said, “It (fraud) damages the image of the country and other good Nigerians in the U.S especially.’’

Ramon Abbas, Joseph Oloyede and Woodberry
December 3, 2025

Saudi Arabia has cleared three detained Nigerians of drug trafficking charges: Tuggar

The last suspect’s travel ban was lifted on Tuesday and is expected to be repatriated to Nigeria soon.

December 2, 2025

Scam mule Mercy Ojedeji jailed in U.S. after using forged documents to secure PhD admission, student visa

Over 193 packages were sent by Nigerian fraudsters to the house Mr Ojedeji and Ms Waller shared together.

FBI and American flag