By John OgunsemoreA Nigerian, James Junior Aliyu, has been sentenced to 90 months (7 years and six months) in prison by a court in the United States for his role in a $2.4 million business email ...

A Nigerian national has been sentenced to 90 months in prison after extradition from South Africa for a wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.

Nigeria has pardoned over 8,300 inmates since 2022, but more than 50,000 remain awaiting trial, raising concerns over prison ...

James Junior Aliyu, a Nigerian national, has been sentenced to 90 months (7.5 years) in prison for his role in a sophisticated wire fraud and money ...

Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Friday, 20th March, 2026. 1. Tinubu Meets UK PM ...

Obot, on Thursday ordered the release of 37 inmates from custodial centres across the state, citing prolonged detention and lack of diligent prosecution. The directive was issued virtually during her ...

A Nigerian native who stole millions of dollars through fraud in multiple states, including Maryland, will have his U.S. citizenship revoked.

Kequn’s arrest follows an April 2025 bust at JKIA in which Belgians Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijckx, Vietnamese national Duh Hung Nguyen and Kenyan Dennis Ng’ang’a were nabbed with more than 5,000 ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has smashed a Lagos-based visa fraud syndicate and secured the conviction of ...

Gunmen killed at least 15 people in attacks on two villages in northwestern Nigeria, officials and residents say. The attacks were carried out on Tuesday in Falale and Kadobe, in the Jibia area ...

By David Lewis and MacDonald Dzirutwe LONDON/LAGOS, March 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria's president described attacks in the ...

Nigerian afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has urged the federal government to enact laws regulating pastors who claim to perform miracles.