Florida gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds called the H-1B visa program a “complete scam,” urging its abolition, a hard cap on legal immigration, and the end of the Senate filibuster to push reforms through.
Wole Soyinka says the U.S. has revoked his visa without explanation, leaving the Nobel laureate baffled over the decision.
Wole Soyinka led a symbolic return ceremony in Badagry, presenting certificates to 57 Diaspora Africans while plans were unveiled for a larger 2026 voyage.
Nigerians have criticized Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka for remaining silent on President Tinubu’s controversial pardon after recalling his 2013 condemnation of ex-President Jonathan’s similar action.
Delhi Police have arrested a Nigerian man accused of impersonating a UK-based Korean businessman to defraud over 100 women through a language exchange app.
A French interior designer lost more than £700,000 in a 14-month romance scam by fraudsters posing as Brad Pitt, later traced to suspects in Nigeria.
Ex-Governor Joshua Dariye has petitioned the police after losing $290,000 to fraudsters who sold him a fake luxury wristwatch, with investigators tracing the funds to property and multiple bank accounts.
Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, a Nigerian national, was sentenced to 97 months in U.S. prison after admitting to defrauding over 400 Americans of more than USD 6 million through a scam promising inheritances and demanding advance payments.
Wole Soyinka revealed he was abducted and robbed by a taxi driver in Bucharest while en route to his hotel for the Sibiu International Theatre Festival.
Andrew Neil Hopper, a UK vascular surgeon, has been jailed for 32 months after admitting he faked sepsis to claim £466,000 in insurance payouts.