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INTERVIEW: How Onwubiko, man building stadium in Imo, conquered America

That was his response, Innocent Onwubiko, when asked how he got his hands into so many businesses:…

Marry from Nigeria? Count me out!

Let me be clear: everyone’s situation might differ, and my views may not align with yours.…

In Canada, nkwobi comes in a family pack

CANADA—The week I left Bonny Island, Rivers State, with intention of leaving Nigeria entirely, a friend…

Inside America’s cybersex market and why Nigerians are mere learners

U.S.—”Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact,” said late German-American…

My life as an illegal immigrant in America

U.S.—Before leaving Nigeria for the United States, I knew I’d be doing demeaning, low-paying jobs especially…

Nigerian arrested for drug dealing in the Philippines

THE PHILIPPINES—Anti-narcotics agents and local police in Bacoor, a city in the Philippine province of Cavite,…

Esther Agbaje, Nigerian-American wins Democrat primary for Minnesota House of Reps

U.S.—Thirty-five-year-old Nigerian-American Esther Agbaje has defeated incumbent lawmaker Raymond Dehn in Tuesday’s Democratic Party primary – Dehn was seeking…

Three Nigerians held in Georgia for internet fraud

GEORGIA—Authorities have begun criminal proceedings against three Nigerians in Georgia alleged to have duped an American…

Fafunmi pleads guilty to romance fraud in the US

U.S.—Ismaila Fafunmi, a Nigerian man residing in the US state of Indiana, has pleaded  guilty to…

US: Two Nigerians indicted for mail and bank fraud

U.S.—A federal grand jury in Maryland, US, has indicted two Nigerians on “charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud…