Tag: Nigerian
U.S. lawmakers host Nigerian Rotary international scholar Ayinla
The members of the Missouri State General Assembly in the United States have welcomed a Nigerian-born recipient of the Rotary International Scholarship at the...
U.S. gov, deputy laud Nigerian Ayinla for winning Rotary scholarship
The governor of the State of Missouri in United States, Mike Parson, has commended a Nigerian, Muritala Ayinla of the University of Central Missouri...
Nigerian man kills wife in UK
A Nigerian, David Olubunmi Abodunde, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his wife, Taiwo Owoeye Abodunde, at Newmarket, Suffolk, the United...
Nigerian lady sets new Guinness World Record for longest handmade wig
A wigmaker from Lagos, Helen Williams, entered the Guinness World Records by creating the world’s longest handmade wig, measuring 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5...
25-year-old Nigerian bags highest distinction at U.S. film academy
A 25-year-old Nigerian filmmaker, Idorenyen Uko, has graduated with the highest distinction from the New York Film Academy, Los Angeles (NYFA’s), United States.
Uko, who...
Tinubu: I’ll ensure every Nigerian has quality education
President Bola Tinubu says his administration would commit more resources to the education sector to ensure that every Nigerian, regardless of their background, has...
Drake: My father is 30% Nigerian
Grammy award-winning Canadian rapper, Aubrey Graham, widely known as Drake, says he is 30 per cent Nigerian.
Drake made the claim after sharing the results...
Nigerian jailed for defrauding U.S. residents $3.4m with 25 accounts
A 39-year-old Nigerian, Olaniyi Nasiru Ojikutu, has been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment in the United States for a romance scheme.
The...
Meghan Markle: I’m 43% Nigerian
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has revealed that she is 43% Nigerian.
Markle said she took a genealogy test which revealed that she is...
U.S. declared Nigerian wanted for $30m fraud
A 29-year-old Nigerian, Chidozie Collins Obasi, has been declared wanted in the United States for alleged $30 million fraud.
Obasi is accused of allegedly defrauding...
