Nigerian US Permanent Resident to Be Deported After Serving 75-Month Jail Sentence for Catfishing and Identity Theft
gisthub - Feb 07, 2025U.S. Attorney Susan T. Lehr announced that 36-year-old Nigerian national Edwin Okoronkwo has been sentenced to 75 months in federal prison for conspiracy…
Two Killed as Police Repel Attack, Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims in Katsina
gisthub - Feb 07, 2025Two people were killed when bandits attacked Maibakko village in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. However, police responded swiftly, repelling the…
Police Arrest Nasarawa Poly Student for Hacking Colleague to Death with Axe and Knife
gisthub - Feb 07, 2025The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested John Gambo, a student of Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa (FPN), for the murder of Ibrahim Matthew, a…
Police Arrest Woman for Allegedly Killing Neighbor with Stone in Rivers
gisthub - Feb 07, 2025During the altercation, the woman allegedly picked up a stone and struck Augustine on the head, causing him to collapse. Neighbors rushed to…
Decomposing Body of Kidnapped Anambra Lawmaker, Justice Azuka, Found at 2nd Niger Bridge
gisthub - Feb 06, 2025The body of Hon. Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly representing Onitsha North Constituency 1, was discovered on…
One Dead, 15 Arrested Trying to Enter Canada from the US
gisthub - Feb 06, 2025Canadian police announced on Wednesday, February 5, that one person had died, and 15 others were arrested attempting to enter Canada from the…
Nollywood Filmmaker Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
gisthub - Feb 06, 2025A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced 40-year-old America-trained Nollywood filmmaker, Mbadiwe Emeka, to five years in prison for trafficking…
Court Sentences Nigerian Professor to Jail for Election Fraud
gisthub - Feb 05, 2025Justice Bassey Nkanang of the High Court in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to…
Mass Shooting in New Albany Leaves One Dead and Five Injured as Cops Hunt Gunman
gisthub - Feb 05, 2025A mass shooting at an Ohio manufacturing warehouse has left one person dead and five others injured. New Albany Police responded to reports…
Man Shot Dead While Trying to Prove He Could ‘Dodge a Bullet’
gisthub - Feb 05, 2025A man was shot and killed by his friend after reportedly claiming he could "dodge a bullet" while under the influence of drugs.…