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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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September 2, 2026

Okeke-Von Batten must have conned Atiku into splurging $1.2 million on lobbying Trump admin against Tinubu: Presidency

The presidency has rubbished Mr Abubakar for paying $1.2 million to Washington lobbyist Karl-Marx Edward Okeke-Von Batten to cast aspersions on President Bola Tinubu.

Okeke-Von Batten, Tinubu, Atiku
September 1, 2026

UK residents mark Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th anniversary amid hundreds of arrests

The Met Police disclosed that 243 people were arrested on Sunday, during the carnival, for alleged drug possession, assaults, sexual offences and weapon possession.

UK residents celebrating 2026 Notting Hill Carnival
August 31, 2026

We will no longer tolerate dehumanisation of Nigerians in South Africa, says Shettima

“The government and people of Nigeria will no longer countenance a situation whereby our people are dehumanised and put into very unacceptable situations,” he said.

xenophobic attacks
August 31, 2026

NIS announces passport intervention exercise in UK

The NIS listed London and Manchester as the first locations for the exercise, scheduled for September 7 to September 19.

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and Passports
August 31, 2026

Ex-Nigerian envoy to Togo Debo Adesina’s wife begs Tinubu for help as husband lies in coma in Canadian hospital

Mrs Debo-Adesina pleaded with Mr Tinubu to stand with the veteran journalist and his distressed family.

Oluyemisi Debo-Adesina
August 30, 2026

Nigerian ex-carer Ediongseyene Essien jailed in UK for robbing elderly patients

Mr Essien, 32, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, Merseyside Police announced in a statement after he was jailed.

Ediongseyene Essien
August 30, 2026

U.S. court jails Nigerian Olusegun Adejorin eight years for stealing $7.5 million from charities

Mr Adejorin was extradited from Ghana to the U.S. to face trial over his criminal activities in August 2024.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
August 29, 2026

U.S.-based Oluwasegun Baiyewu jailed for  laundering $3.1 million via car shipments to Nigeria

The DoJ said between May 2020 and October 2021, Mr Baiyewu worked with at least six other co-conspirators in the United States and Nigeria.

U.S. court room
August 29, 2026

Nigerian Hope Chioma Patrick arrested, charged with child trafficking in Barbados

The 28-year-old Nigerian appeared before Magistrate Keitha Ellis in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday 27th August 2026.

Hope Chioma Patrick,