Friday, October 9, 2026

Diaspora

August 12, 2023

Japa: Nigeria not so bad; desperation making youths waste money, fail abroad, says cleric

According to him, most youths waste money leaving Nigeria for abroad instead of focusing on their achieving their goals in Nigeria.

Nigerian youths abroad
August 10, 2023

U.S. jails Nigerian 87 months, two plead guilty to multimillion-dollar international fraud scheme

Ezennia Peter Neboh, 48, Kennedy Ikponmwosa, 52, and Jerry Chucks Ozor, 43, were part of a group of fraudsters.

U.S prison
August 8, 2023

Tinubu’s desperation to block release of his Chicago university records abnormal, puzzling: U.S. Lawyers

The CSU told The Gazette a Bola Tinubu graduated on June 22, 1979, but declined to reveal the student’s gender, much less if it is the same person as the president.

President Bola Tinubu
July 31, 2023

Amina Mohammed, Okonjo-Iweala, Adesina win diaspora global icon award

Akinwumi Adesina, the AfDB president, has been conferred with the National Diaspora Merit Award.

AKINWUMI ADESINA, NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, AMINA MOHAMMED
July 28, 2023

U.S.-based Nigerian Abraham Adeniyi convicted, jailed for multimillion-dollar money laundering

“Abraham Adeniyi used a web of bank accounts to funnel millions of dollars stolen from fraud victims into his own pockets…”

prison and FBI Agents
July 26, 2023

Nigerian Internet fraudster jailed in U.S. for multimillion-dollar fraud

Nigerian national Olamide Yusuf Bakare, 26, currently residing in Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison.

A composite of Bakare, Sangode and Adeyinka
July 25, 2023

Nigerians in diaspora remitted $21.9 billion in 2022: Tinubu

The president said Nigerians excelled globally and contributed immensely to the country’s development through their resources, talents, skills and global exposure.

President Bola Tinubu
July 25, 2023

Japa: NAPTIP cautions desperate Nigerians against irregular migration

“If you must Japa, Japa the right way. Migrate legally.”

Nigerians travellers with big bags at airport
July 21, 2023

U.S. govt indicts three Nigerians for multimillion-dollar money laundering, wire fraud, identity theft

Three other defendants—Victor Henshaw Tobore, Nyerhovwo Presley Agbure, and Oreoluwa Abdul-Jabbar Elegba—were indicted in the same case.

Court and dollars
July 19, 2023

TETFUND to suspend foreign scholarships; blames CBN for forex crisis

TETFUND says consultations are ongoing to suspend foreign scholarships due to the rising exchange rate.

NIGERIAN STUDENTS ABROAD; TETFUND & CBN