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Soccer Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) have secured the signing of promising 19-year-old Nigerian striker Chinedu Umeh on a professional contract, Soccernet.ng reports. This follows his impressive...

A special court in the Bengaluru District of India has sentenced a Nigerian, Kingsley Samuel, to 14 years imprisonment for drug trafficking. A report by The Times of India on Monday disclosed that the suspect was arrested in October 2022 with 140 grams of illicit drugs and taken into custody. The report disclosed that Samuel

By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Nigerian Navy ship Pathfinder has rescued ninety-nine passengers from a mishap involving a market boat in a headon collision with a barge en-rout Akulu Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Aniaku, confirmed the development ina statement issued on Wednesday in Port-harcourt. He

A Nigerian-born man, Oladapo Olalekan Fadugba, 40, has been indicted in the United States for allegedly stealing over $690,000 in government healthcare funds and lying under oath during his U.S. naturalization process. The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Gregory W. Kehoe, announced the charges on Wednesday, detailing a federal indictment that includes

Tragedy struck on Friday when a 100-level Nigerian student was electrocuted while using his mobile phone during a thunderstorm. The deceased, Gbolahan Ojolo, was a student of the Department of Business Administration at the University of Ilesa, Osun State, South -West Nigeria. In a statement released on Saturday by the institution’s Registrar, Mr. Funso Ojo

Nigeria’s beauty industry has been making quiet but meaningful strides in recent years. From skincare to makeup and now fragrance, local brands are stepping forward to challenge long-held assumptions about where luxury begins and ends. One name making waves in this new space is Beguile by Omaa — a niche Nigerian perfume house focused on

The Nigerian Navy has confirmed the successful rescue of 99 passengers after a market boat collided with a barge along the Bukuma River in Rivers State. It was revealed that the incident occurred near Tuma, approximately 300 metres from Naval Security Station NNS 35, en route to Akuku-Toru Local Government Area. Nigerian fashion This development

A Nigerian man, Chukwuka Nweke, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Italy for the rape and murder of 61-year-old Iris Setti in Rovereto, Trento. The incident occurred on August 5, 2023, when Nweke attacked Setti in a public park. According to ANSA Italy, he was found guilty of aggravated murder, robbery, and sexual violence