Category: Foreign

Burna Boy Faces Backlash as U.S. Shows Record Low Attendance, Cancellations Amid Fan Boycott Claims

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Nigerian Grammy-winner Burna Boy is facing mounting backlash in the United States as several of his recent concerts recorded visibly low attendance, sparking widespread speculation of a growing fan boycott linked to criticism of the singer’s perceived arrogance. The controversy stems from a viral video circulating on social media in which Burna Boy appeared to halt a U.S. performance to eject a couple seated near the stage. Viewers accused the artist of humiliating the pair, with some fans claiming the move reflected a pattern of “arrogant and dismissive” behaviour toward…

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Canada Warns Citizens Against Non-Essential Travel to Nigeria Over Worsening Insecurity

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The Government of Canada has updated its travel advisory for Nigeria, urging citizens to avoid all non-essential travel due to persistent insecurity across the country. In the advisory released on 24 November, Canada cited ongoing threats of terrorism, crime, inter-communal violence, armed attacks and widespread kidnappings. The warning applies nationwide—including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja—while Lagos and Calabar remain under a “high degree of caution” notice due to high crime levels. Several states were classified as no-go areas where all travel should be avoided. These include Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto…

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Nicki Minaj Raises Alarm at UN Event, Says Nigerian Christians Face Deadly Attacks

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American rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has told a United Nations audience that Christians in Nigeria are being driven from their homes and killed — echoing former US President Donald Trump’s recent claims of targeted persecution. Speaking on Tuesday at a US-organised forum on religious violence, Minaj said Nigeria’s security crisis has left Christian communities vulnerable to repeated assaults. “In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted,” she said. “Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart … simply because of how they pray.” The 42-year-old rapper…

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U.S. Lawmaker Accuses Tinubu of Lying Over Christian Killings, Protecting Personal Interests

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A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has accused President Bola Tinubu of making false claims about the scale of Christian persecution in Nigeria, alleging that the president is “protecting his own interests” by downplaying the crisis. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Moore dismissed Tinubu’s assertion that “the characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality,” describing it as “completely false.” He said several states still enforce blasphemy laws, with some individuals facing the death penalty for alleged offences against Islam. “I know President…

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Nigerian man arrested in New Orleans for killing of his father, injuring his sisters

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A 27-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwuebuka Eweni, has been arrested in New Orleans after allegedly stabbing his father to death and injuring his two sisters during a violent domestic incident on Pebble Street. Police said officers were called to the residence at about 9:59 p.m. on November 11, 2025, following a report of an aggravated battery involving a knife. On arrival, they found an unresponsive man with a fatal stab wound and two adult women suffering from multiple injuries. The victims were identified by relatives as Samuel Eweni, a computer sciences…

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Akon Arrested in Georgia Over Missed Court Date, Freed on Bail

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  Grammy-nominated singer Akon was briefly jailed last week in suburban Atlanta after authorities arrested him for failing to appear in court on a charge related to driving with a suspended license. Police in Chamblee, Georgia, took the 52-year-old artiste—born Aliaune Damala Badara Akom Thiam—into custody on Friday after a traffic camera issued an alert for a white Tesla Cybertruck registered in his name. Officers found Akon at a local business, Tint World, confirmed his identity, and notified him of the outstanding warrant. According to police, he remained calm and…

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Police Nab Nigerian Scammer for Multi-Million-Rupee Fake Drug Deal

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A Nigerian man, Steve Uzochi, along with five others, has been arrested by the Indian Police Special Team on Cybercrime for allegedly defrauding a businessman of Rs 32.7 lakh (around N53 million) through a fake pharmaceutical trade deal. Investigations revealed that Uzochi played a key role in the operation, allegedly collecting funds from the victim and other associates before transferring them to the main operators based in Nigeria. Authorities said he was residing illegally in Mumbai using a fake visa and was working closely with a wanted Indian national named…

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Four Nigerians, Six Others Jailed for 55 Years Over London Phone Store Robberies

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Four Nigerian nationals and six others have been sentenced to a combined 55 years in prison for their roles in a violent robbery spree targeting mobile phone stores across London and other parts of the United Kingdom. According to the Metropolitan Police, the convicts — identified as David Akintola, Ayomide Olaribiro, Olabiyi Obasa, and David Okewole — were part of an organised gang that carried out a series of raids on electronics and telecommunications shops, primarily EE outlets. Other members of the syndicate include James Adodo, Robert Hills, Nelson Joel,…

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U.S. lawmakers push for visa and financial restrictions against Miyetti Allah over alleged religious persecution in Nigeria

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The United States House of Representatives has introduced a new bill seeking to impose visa bans and asset freezes on members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and its affiliate, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged involvement in religious persecution and attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria. The proposed Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025 directs the U.S. State and Treasury Departments to apply targeted sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act against individuals and groups accused of violating religious freedoms. It also…

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Nigerian Postgraduate Student Jailed for Raping Teenager in UK

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A Nigerian postgraduate student in the United Kingdom, Chiemka Okoronta, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a 17-year-old girl after offering to share a taxi with her in West Yorkshire. According to a BBC report, the incident occurred on March 25, after both Okoronta and the victim had been passengers on a night bus at Morley, Leeds. The teenager, whose phone battery had died, accepted Okoronta’s offer to share a taxi to Bradford. However, the vehicle went instead to Okoronta’s flat, where he lured the girl…

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