Ghanaian authorities have confirmed the arrest of 53 Nigerian nationals linked to a cybercrime operation based in and around Accra, the country’s capital. Sam George, Ghana’s Minister of Communications, disclosed the arrests in a post on X on January 18. George said the operation was carried out jointly by multiple agencies, including the Cyber Security…
By Erasmus Ikhide The New York Times’ recent report, “How a Screwdriver Salesman Helped Fuel U.S. Airstrikes in Nigeria,” published on January 18, 2026, is not just a failure of journalism; it is a calculated attempt to rewrite a decade of bloody history. By reducing the complex, harrowing reality of Christian genocide in Nigeria to…
The International Monetary Fund has raised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 4.4%, up from its earlier projection of 4.2%. The revised outlook was published in the IMF’s January 2026 update of the World Economic Outlook and unveiled on Monday at the report’s official launch. The adjustment reflects the Fund’s growing optimism about Nigeria’s…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has called for thorough investigation into the reported case of a Nigerian beaten to death in India. The commission said it was saddened by the tragic and senseless death of Emeka Christian, a Nigerian national in Pune, India, allegedly beaten to death by two of his brothers, Chukwudi Okafor,…
The United States Government, through its State Department, has announced the suspension of immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, including Nigeria, Iran and Russia, as part of measures aimed at cracking down on individuals considered likely to become a “public charge”. A State Department memo seen by Fox News directed consular officers to…
The Spanish National Police have arrested 34 members of Black Axe in a coordinated multi-agency raid, inluding 10 individuals of Nigerian nationality, The operation against the group, dubbed an international criminal organisation, was conducted in collaboration with the European Police and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office. A statement on Friday by Europol revealed the…
Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has made his first social media post since a fatal car accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two close friends and team members. Joshua sustained minor injuries in the incident that killed his friends, Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele on Monday, December 29, on the…
China has introduced a new 13 per cent tax on contraceptive drugs and devices, including condoms and birth-control pills, as a move to reverse its falling birth rate. Childcare, marriage introduction services and elderly care have been exempted from tax, while childcare subsidies were also excluded from personal income tax. According to Reuters, the policy…
The United States of America says it will deport a convicted Nigerian, Ibrahim Ijaoba, over gang membership and his involvement in violent crimes. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency disclosed this in a statement shared on its Verify X page. The statement noted that Ijaoba entered the US illegally and was a member of…
By Ehichioya Steve Odion Germany Nigerian deportees of Edo origin, who recently attended the National Migration Dialogue in Abuja, have expressed their dissapointment over the way and manner they were treated at the event. The event which was organised by the Civil Society for Migration and Development (CSF): Strategies for State-Level Engagement for the Implementation…
