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May 12, 2026

Nigerian-born Texas prison guard Ayodele Abiodun Afosi nabbed for fleeing after car accident

A Nigerian national serving as a correctional officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Ayodele Abiodun Afosi, has been arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene of an accident

Ayodele Abiodun Afosi
May 9, 2026

Trump govt moves to denaturalise Nigerians George Oyakhire, Adeyeye Akambi amid crackdown on immigration scams

Citizenship obtained through naturalisation may be revoked under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

U.S. President Donald
May 9, 2026

Nigerian community in Canada mourns as preteen boy drowns, six-year-old girl falls to death from 28th-floor apartment

The Peoples Gazette gathered that authorities were not treating either incident as suspicious, as initial assessments indicated they were accidental deaths.

May 8, 2026

Second teenager charged over murder of 14-year-old Nigerian Eghosa Ogbebor in UK

Police had launched an investigation into the shooting that killed Mr Ogbebor on Thursday, April 2.

Eghosa Ogbebor
May 8, 2026

Nigerian Samuel Egbujonuma Silas nabbed in Thailand during undercover cocaine bust

Pictures analysed by the Peoples Gazette showed the suspect in handcuffs cooperating with law enforcement officers as they ransacked his apartment.

Samuel Egbujonuma Silas
May 7, 2026

Human rights lawyer Chidi Odinkalu named 2026 Paddock Teaching Award recipient

The former chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission joins other previous notable winners of the award, including Michael J. Glennon, Dyan Mazurana and Carolyn Gideon.

Chidi Odinkalu
May 7, 2026

UK boy arrested for murder of 14-year-old Eghosa Ogbebor

The Metropolitan Police in a statement on Thursday stated that investigation into the murder commenced on April 2, 2026.

Eghosa Ogbebor
May 7, 2026

Alleged Nigerian billionaire drug baron Amadi Simon captured in Switzerland: NDLEA

Several bank accounts and cryptocurrency addresses used by the cartel to conceal hundreds of billions of illicit funds have also been identified and blocked, the NDLEA said.

Amadi Simon
May 6, 2026

Xenophobic Attacks: NANS threatens protest, picketing South African firms in Nigeria

NANS has threatened to stage peaceful protests and picket South African businesses in Nigeria over renewed xenophobic attacks.

Xenophobic attack in South Africa
May 5, 2026

Senate calls on Tinubu to revoke MTN, DSTV licences, evacuate Nigerians from South Africa to take over 

Mr Oshiomhole said, “If you hit me, I’ll hit you. I think it’s appropriate in diplomacy.”

Xenophobic attack in South Africa