Court Upholds Life Sentence For Two Nigerians Over Drugs Smuggling In Cambodia
In 2014, two Nigerian cloth vendors, Emmanuel Thankgod and Michael Sunshine were arrested for their involvement in drug trafficking from Brazil to Cambodia. An Appeal Court in Phnom Penh in Cambodia has upheld the life sentence given by the municipal…
Indian Anti-Narcotics Unit Arrests Nigerian Kingpin Of Drug Cartel At Mumbai Airport
A 34-year-old Nigerian kingpin of a drug cartel, Babashola Titus Odumosu has been arrested by Indian Anti-Narcotics Cell, Dwarka District. A statement Flavision obtained on Tuesday signed by Commissioner of Police, Dwarka District, New Delhi, M. Harsha Vardhan, IPS DY,…
Nigerian Governors In Dubai For Investment Drive
Fourteen Nigerian governors have arrived Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an Annual Investment Meeting, starting tomorrow, March 29. The gathering is expected to witness a highly engaging interaction, which is to be anchored on behalf of the Nigerian governors…
Family Fumes As Dubai Firm Buries Nigerian Man Killed In Factory Accident Without Their Knowledge
The family of Idiata Okhuleigbe, a 33-year-old Nigerian man who died in a Dubai factory is at loggerheads with the company where he worked until his death. According to The Nation, Idiata was an employee of Madrid Marble, a marble…
Saudi Arabia Executes 81 Persons In One Day For ‘Terror Offences’
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it executed 81 people in one day on a variety of terrorism-related offences, exceeding the total number of executions in the kingdom in the whole of last year. All had been “found guilty of committing multiple…
Singapore Imposes Sanctions On Russian Banks, Places Ban On Importation Of Selected Items
Singapore on Saturday imposed a ban on Russia over it’s invasion of Ukraine, placing restrictions on operations of four banks and an export ban on electronics, computers and military items. This was the first time in decades that the city-state…
13 US Service Members Killed In Two Kabul Explosions
Thirteen Americans were killed on Thursday in two suicide bombings around the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, where U.S. forces have been working to evacuate thousands of U.S. and Afghan civilians. Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, confirmed…
Several Killed In Afghanistan City After New Taliban Government Fires On Protesters Tearing Insurgents’ Flags – Report
There are already signs of popular opposition to Taliban insurgents after they recently regained power in Afghanistan. Protesters in Asadabad were reportedly waving the national flag after tearing down the white flags of the Taliban on Thursday, leading to shootings…
How Nigerian Diplomat Elbowed Indonesian Immigration Official, Made Him Bleed – Indonesia Defends Assault On Nigerian Envoy
The Indonesian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Usra Harahap, has revealed that assaulted Nigerian diplomat, Abdulrrahman Ibrahim, was the first aggressor during his encounter with Indonesian immigration officers. Ibrahim was on Saturday arrested and tortured by the Indonesian police after he…
FG Recalls Envoy, Demands Sanctions Against Indonesian Officials Who Assaulted Nigerian Diplomat
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the Nigerian Government has demanded that the Indonesian Government sanctions its officials who assaulted a Nigerian diplomat in Jakarta, Indonesia. Onyeama made this known, while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja after summoning…