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Nigerian Convicted In China For Fraud, Seeks Justice

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Says he was wrongly convicted Nigerian Consulate in Guangzhou, China is investigating the case of a Nigerian- Mr Dirisu Abusari Dodo, who was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison for alleged fraud which he said he did not commit. His lawyer, Alaio Momodu had written to the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission asking for its intervention to get justice for Dodo. In a reply to the lawyer, the commission said that Mr Dodo’s petition had been forwarded to the Nigerian Consulate in Guangzhou with a view of getting justice for him. His lawyer had earlier written to theRead More

China Approves First Homegrown Coronavirus Vaccine, Developed By Sinopharm

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China’s Sinopharm says its Covid-19 vaccine is 79% effective Chinese regulators have approved the country’s first homegrown coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, officials announced Thursday. The approvalRead More

Two Nigerians Nabbed In India With Drugs Worth Over N51m

Bengaluru police have arrested two Nigerian nationals and recovered as many as 3,300 Ecstasy pills and 600 gm of MDMA (Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine) powder valued at Rs 1 crore (N51,748,548.04).
Bengaluru police have arrested two Nigerian nationals and recovered as many as 3,300 Ecstasy pills and 600 gm of MDMA (Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine) powder valued at Rs 1 crore (N51,748,548.04). The accusedRead More

Japan Residents To Get Free COVID-19 Vaccine

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Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says theRead More

Suicide Car Bomb Kills 30 Afghan Security Officials

Afghan security officials
A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least 30 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. TheRead More

Two Nigerian Men, One Woman Arrested In Cambodia For Alleged Cyber Crime

Two suspected Nigerian internet fraudsters in Cambodia
Two Nigerian nationals and a local woman have been arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for their alleged involvement in online scam. General Lieutenant Neth Savoeun, the director of National Police,Read More

Eight Killed, 28 Injured In Afghan Gov’s Convoy Attack

Afghan suicide attack
A suicide attack targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed at least eight people on Monday, officials said, as the president travelled to Qatar where peace talks with the Taliban haveRead More

Israel, UAE Strike Historic Deal To Normalise Relations

US President, Donald Trump
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to normalise relations, US President, Donald Trump has announced. A joint statement by Mr. Trump, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and AbuRead More

Man Arrested For Stabbing Hong Kong Officer

Hong Kong
A man suspected of stabbing a Hong Kong police officer in the shoulder during a protest was arrested on board a flight that was about to take off for London,Read More

Critics Slam Pakistan PM For Saying Bin Laden Was “Martyred”

Osama bin Laden
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan faced a growing backlash Thursday after he said former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been “martyred”. Khan made the comment in parliament as heRead More