A Nigerian national based in Brazil, Ernest Nnajuiba Ukechukwu, was on Thursday 13 July 2023 sentenced to ten years imprisonment by an Accra High court for possession and attempted smuggling of cocaine weighing 16568.83 grams of cocaine into the country … Read more →
Pope Francis has prayed for the victims of an attack on a Nigerian church in which at least 25 worshippers were killed by gunmen. A Vatican statement said he had learned of the deaths of dozens of people. The assault took … Read more →
An Accra Circuit Court has convicted Philip Okoye, a 29-year-old Nigerian for attempting to secure a Ghanaian passport under a Ghanaian name. Okoye managed to secure a Ghanaian birth certificate and was applying for the passport with the name, Philip … Read more →
A 38-year-old Nigerian national is in the grips of the Osu District Police Command for posing as the secretary of Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, in an attempt to assist one Mr Peter Wang Tung-Shun claim an investment left to … Read more →
A man behind an online fraud network which engineered scams worth more than £45million has been arrested in Nigeria. The 40-year-old Nigerian, identified only as ‘Mike’, was detained in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt over claims he was … Read more →
A Nigerian has been arrested by the Tema Community One Police for unlawfully registering during the just-ended limited voters registration exercise. His Ghanaian accomplice, who guaranteed for him during the process, is also in the grip of the police for … Read more →
A 60-year-old woman died on the spot, while two others sustained injuries when a Toyota Corolla ran over them at Taifa Bankyease in Accra last Thursday. The deceased, Mrs Grace Addai, and the two others were said to be engaged … Read more →
Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija is now the richest black woman in the world with an estimated fortune of $7.3 billion. Africa boasts 55 billionaires – far more than previously thought – and they’re worth a staggering $143.88 billion in … Read more →
The Kumasi police have arrested a 22-year-old Nigerian, Emmanuel Ozuwal, in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old house help, Grace Opoku.Ozuwal was said to have connived with four accomplices to murder the house help for allegedly thwarting their effort … Read more →
Barely a week after the arrest of a Nigerian by sniffer dogs at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), another Nigerian is in the grip of officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) for ingesting pellets of heroin. Chika Macillinus Umeugokwe,a … Read more →