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Nigerian national arrested in Cuttack for blackmail, extortion
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to the officials, the Nigerian nation has been identified as Djedje Raymond, alias Chijioke John Okoye. The arrest follows a case registered at Darghabazar Police Station on March 1, 2025, after the victim tragically took her own life.
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NHRC, India's second ITEC Executive capacity-building programme on human r
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The programme, which began on March 3, saw the participation of 35 senior functionaries from 11 NHRIs of Madagascar, Uganda, Timor-Leste, DR Congo, Togo, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Burundi, and Turkmenistan. It also included interactive sessions with eminent persons and domain experts,
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CBI arrests Nigerian national in email fraud case
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The CBI said in a statement that initially the agency registered the case in January 2012 under sections 419, 420 read with 511 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 66A (b) & (c) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 against unknown persons.
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NHRC to organise ITEC Executive Capacity Building Programme on human right
Updated : 1 year ago IST
47 participants from the NHRIs of 14 countries of Global South are likely to attend it. These are Madagascar, Uganda, Samoa, Timor Leste, DR Congo, Togo, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Mauritius, Burundi, Turkmenistan and Qatar, the statement said.
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Hyderabad Police deports Nigerian national for overstaying, engaging in il
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
According to an official release, Mbah, originally from Nigeria, arrived in Mumbai in 2012 on a business visa and initially engaged in the cloth trade.
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IFC Invests in Lagos Free Zone to Support Industrial Growth and Economic D
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10: IFC has announced an equity investment of up to $50 million in Lagos Free Zone Company to support the development and expansion of Nigeria's first deep- sea port-based, private special economic zone, the Lagos Free Zone. This investment is designed to address
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Six people injured in mid-air jolt in US-bound plane, makes emergency land
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The airline said that Flight 613 made an emergency landing back in Lagos and the six injured people on board were rushed to nearby hospital.
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LemFi, the trusted financial services platform designed for immigrants, ha
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
London [UK]/ Lagos [Nigeria]/ Los Angeles [US]/ Toronto [Canada], January 18: LemFi, the platform transforming how immigrant communities access financial services, has raised $53 million in Series B funding led by Highland Europe with participation from previous investors Left Lane Capital,
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U19WC 2025 warm-ups: Nigeria shine, Bangladesh edge super over
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Nigeria, the Africa qualifiers, made a strong statement in the ICC Women's U19 World Cup, comfortably chasing down Scotland's target of 62 in just 11.3 overs during Wednesday's warm-up match at the Royal Selangor Club, as per ICC. Elsewhere, New Zealand hit back after a warm-up outing defea
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At least 32 killed in crowd crushes at charity events in Nigeria
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
At least 32 people have died in two separate crowd crush incidents at charity events in Nigeria, one in Anambra state and the other in Abuja. The events, which aimed to distribute aid to vulnerable populations, were marred by overcrowding as large crowds surged for food and relief materials,
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23 dead in two crowd crushes in Nigeria
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
At least 23 people died in two incidents in Nigeria on Saturday as crowds, mostly women and children, scrambled for charity, police authorities said.
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Nigeria: At least 35 children killed, six others injured in crowd crush at
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
An Oyo state police spokesperson said on Thursday that eight people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident at the Islamic school in Ibadan.
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