Sunday, October 4, 2026

Diaspora

September 22, 2026

Alleged Nigerian visa fraudster, thief caught at our Houston office: USCIS

“Working with our federal partners, USCIS helped apprehend a Nigerian alien charged with visa fraud and theft of more than $300,000 when he came to our Houston office,” it said.

September 22, 2026

Nigerian ‘Black Mentor’ Joseph Nantomah who bought fake doctorate, yacht with investors, church members’ money jailed in U.S.

Mr Nantomah spent victims’ money cultivating his false online persona, buying an honorary doctorate for himself and his wife, and paying celebrities to attend his conferences.

Joseph Nantomah
September 22, 2026

Lincoln’s Inn barrister Chukwuma Emele disbarred in UK over Credo Law Office scandal

Mr Emele, who was called to the Bar in 2010, was disbarred for professional misconduct, including dishonesty and fraudulently diverting clients’ funds for personal use.

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September 21, 2026

NIS undertakes passport intervention exercises for Nigerians in diaspora 

Mr Akinlabi said that the exercises were conducted in commitment to improving passport service delivery. 

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
September 21, 2026

Nigerian UK-based lawyer Emmanuel Oduntan caught, sanctioned for concealing multiple criminal convictions

Mr Oduntan, who was called to the Bar in 2002, was charged with six counts of professional misconduct, including failing to disclose his past criminal convictions.

September 21, 2026

Latest list of U.S.-based Nigerian lawyers suspended for fraud, mishandling client money, misrepresentation

Ginikanwa Okedi was indefinitely suspended for mishandling client money or trust accounts, dishonest behaviour, fraud, and misrepresentation.

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September 19, 2026

Nigerians Helen Adams, Joshua Akpom face jail term for Illegal voting in U.S.

U.S. authorities charged two Nigerians, Helen Sayen Adams and Joshua Nmelichukwu Akpom, and 14 other foreign nationals for illegal voting and related election fraud.

U.S. polling unit
September 18, 2026

USCIS contractor Bankole Akinfe charged with stealing RAM modules from laptops

“On August 27, 2026, Akinfe was observed removing at least 10 Random-Access Memory (RAM) modules from USCIS laptops without authorisation,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
September 18, 2026

Nurse Rita Anagho jailed 14 years in U.S. for $69 million Medicaid fraud

In addition, Ms Anagho and her co-conspirators paid illegal kickbacks to owners of numerous area sober homes for patients who were referred to her clinic, the DOJ said.

Rita Anagho
September 17, 2026

UK-based registered sex offender Babatunde Odutola jailed for masturbating on train, harassing woman

Manchester Magistrates Court sentenced Mr Odutola, 36, to 44 weeks in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to outraging public decency and breaching a suspended sentence order.