International

The United States Department of Justice has filed charges against three Nigerian citizens and 13 other foreign nationals in separate cases involving alleged violations of federal election and citizenship laws. The 16 cases, announced by the DOJ on Friday, involve allegations ranging from voting by ineligible individuals and false claims of US citizenship for election purposes to naturalization, passport and …

The Nigerian Consulate General in Johannesburg has issued a safety warning to Nigerians living in the disaster area, as South African police on Thursday discovered the body of a ninth woman east of Johannesburg, in a series of unresolved deaths. The alert, dated September 16, said the deaths of eight women had been reported over approximately two months in Ekurhuleni …

A 56-year-old Nigerian citizen living in Lynn, Massachusetts, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, has been arrested by United States authorities on charges that she voted illegally in the American elections even though she is not a US citizen. Okafor is accused of voting in the 2022 midterm elections and then running in the 2024 presidential primaries. The United States Attorney’s Office for …

In Colombia, a new law signed by President Abelardo de la Espriella now allows citizens to carry their legally owned firearms wherever they go. The new law fulfills a campaign promise to adopt a tougher approach to crime. According to the BBC on Wednesday, the new decree allows Colombians who have a valid permit to carry a registered firearm to …

After a seven-hour delay, Hamas turned over 13 Israeli prisoners and four Thai nationals to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), citing violations by Israel of the terms of the truce. On Saturday, the second day of the ceasefire in hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, the impasse was broken through mediation by Qatar and Egypt. It is …

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against Ebola has reached a critical point. This could accelerate what has been done to control this latest outbreak, or risk allowing it to persist as the worst Ebola epidemic on record. As of September 1, 2026, more than 6,186 confirmed cases and 3,007 deaths have been reported since May 2026 when the disease …

The UK government has introduced new immigration rules allowing recognized victims of modern slavery on Skilled Worker visas to leave exploitative employers and seek alternative employment without losing their immigration status. The British Home Office announced the policy change on Thursday, saying the new arrangements were designed to prevent vulnerable workers from being trapped in abusive working conditions because their …

Iran has threatened to attack any country in the Persian Gulf that provides assistance to the United States in the ongoing conflict. Iran’s armed forces issued a threat on Wednesday saying it would be tantamount to joining American military operations. “We would like to warn that any assistance or facilitation provided to US military aggressors is tantamount to participation in …

A Nigerian-born taxi driver in the UK, Kolawole Erunkulu, has been sentenced to six years in prison after falling asleep at the wheel and fatally attacking a man who had stopped for a break. Erunkulu, 45, who lives in Bexleyheath, reportedly spent 53 hours driving in the three days before the fatal crash, with the longest break he took just …

The death toll from devastating flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse in Nepal has risen to 579, with 1,924 people still missing, as rescue teams race to find survivors amid fears of further flooding in the Himalayan region. The disaster, which hit northern Nepal and the neighboring region of Tibet on Wednesday, has affected more than 90,000 people, destroying …