Category: Foreign

Nigerian professor, Dubem Okafor kills wife, self in US

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One of Nigeria’s respected poet and professor of English Language and Literature, Dubem Okafor is dead. He died last Sunday in the United States after shooting his wife Cheryl. According to reports from the US, Okafor aged 64, and cousin to the late poet, Christopher Okigbo apparently distraught that his wife had left him a few days earlier, arranged to meet her at his sister’s Reading home, in Pennsylvania, where he shot her several times and also shot himself once in the head at 3:45 p.m. A small-caliber handgun was…

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US-based Nigerian cardiologist ‘commits suicide’ after losing child support case

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Ikenna Erinne, a 36-year-old Nigerian cardiologist based in the United States, has reportedly taken his own life after a court ruling in favor of his ex-wife in a child support case. The tragic incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday, January 26. Dr. Erinne, originally from Anambra State, had been involved in a prolonged divorce battle with his estranged wife, particularly over the custody of their children. He lost the case when a U.S. court ordered him to pay $15,000 in monthly child support. Clayton Udo, a Nigerian-American, confirmed…

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Nigerian woman denied US residency after DNA reveals sponsor is not her biological father

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A permanent residency application made by Mr. Adex Odiete for his daughter, Linda was rejected by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have denied after a DNA test proved he was not her biological father. The USCIS in 2007 approved an I-130 application for Mr Odiete’s daughter, granting her access to the country. After over a decade, the man initiated the formal process to upgrade his daughter’s immigrant status to a permanent resident, form I-148. The U.S. government requested supporting documents such as Ms Odiete’s birth certificate, tuition receipts and…

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Two Nigerians arrested in Kuwait for alleged $14,918 robbery

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Two unidentified Nigerians have been arrested by the Kuwaiti General Department of Criminal Investigation (GDCI), in the Ahmadi Province for allegedly robbing an exchange office and stealing $14,918. They have been charged with the crime. In a statement on Wednesday, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, as reported by Arab Times Online, confirmed that the suspects were apprehended within 24 hours after robbing an exchange office in Mahboula, a district in southern Kuwait City. Footage on the Arab Times Online website shows one of the suspects exiting a car wearing a…

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Sen.Ekweremadu’s wife, Beatrice freed from UK prison

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Beatrice Ekweremadu, the wife of former deputy senate president, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu been released from prison in the United Kingdom and she is now back in Nigeria. The lawmaker’s wife returned on Tuesday to celebration and prayers for her husband’s safe return. Beatrice and her husband were convicted for charges bothering on organ harvesting and trafficking in May 2023. The couple had attempted to buy a kidney off a young Nigerian boy to make him a donor to their daughter Sophia. Beatrice, her husband and one Obinna Obeta, a medical doctor, were…

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‘Nigeria’s terrible governments destroy lives’, Kemi Badenoch fires another shot

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Nigerian-born leader of UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has again, fired another salvo against her country of birth, after last year’s controversial remarks about Nigeria. In her address at an event organised by Onward, a British think tank producing research on economic and social issues, Badenoch said she did not want Britain to be like Nigeria. While advocating that her party is in better position to fix the UK, the politician said the United Kingdom could become like Nigeria if the system is not reformed. In her words, she said:…

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Death toll rises to 24 in LA wildfire, high winds loom

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    Report says that California authorities are bracing for fierce Santa Ana winds expected to sweep through Los Angeles County this week, further complicating efforts to control three devastating wildfires.  Officials warn that winds reaching speeds of up to 60 mph (96 km/h) will resume Sunday night and persist through Wednesday, creating “potential disastrous wind conditions.” The death toll climbed to 24 on Sunday, with 16 victims discovered in the Eaton fire zone and eight in the Palisades area. Another 16 people remain missing, according to the LA County…

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My cousins celebrated my defeat because I didn’t send money to them in Zimbabwe -UFC fighter, Gorimbo

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  Zimbabwean professional mixed martial artist, Themba Lawrence Gorimbo a.k.a The Answer, revealed that several of his cousins celebrated his loss to his Brazilian opponent, Vicente Luque at UFC 310 fight held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, United States of America. According to Gorimbo, this happened because he didn’t send them money. Speaking in an interview video posted on African Facts, he said: “When I go online, like one of my cousins, I can’t speak his name, but he messaged me that day. “After I lost this last…

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Zambian man seeks divorce over photo of Chris Brown kissing his wife’s cheek

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American R&B superstar, Chris Brown has fractured the marriage of a 42-year-old man from Lusaka and his wife, after the singer’s visit to South Africa. The man is seeking to end his marriage after seeing a controversial photograph his wife took with Chris Brown who was recently in South Africa. The photo was taken with the 34-year-old lady during a “meet and greet” session after his concert at FNB Stadium. According to court documents filed in Lusaka, the husband claims that the photograph, which shows Chris Brown planting a kiss…

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Stampede:Community members die, others injured as Obijackson boss shares palliatives in Anambra

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Few days after a children funfair turned bloody in Ibadan, Oyo State, leaving about 35 children dead after a stampede, another disaster has struck at Anambra State as yet-to-be-confirmed number of people died and others injured following a stampede that occurred at the gate of the Obijackson Centre, in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Saturday. The event which is believed to be end-of-the year palliative sharing ceremony, occurred during the sharing of rice, vegetable oil and money. It was gathered that victims were mostly women and…

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