FBI nabbed Nigerian after flying with expired boarding pass

Jun. 30 | By Nigerians Abroad staff writer A Nigerian Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi, 24-year old has been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with being a stowaway - allegedly flew from New York to  Los Angeles with expired boarding pass. The...

Falcon’s coach Eucharia Uche in homosexual row

Jun. 30 | AFP - Football’s governing body FIFA on Wednesday criticised Nigeria coach Eucharia Uche for branding homosexuality as ‘dirty’ and admitting she forced lesbians out of her team. “FIFA is against all forms of discrimination,”...

Thai ‘super pimp’ eyes parliament seat

Jun. 29 | Former massage parlour tycoon-turned-politician Chuvit Kamolvisit (C) poses for pictures as he tours Bangkok's red-light district of Patpong as part of his electoral campaign late on June 21, 2011. Photo Credit: Getty Image As the super-pimp who once...

NSITF boss Ngozi Olejeme receives Doctorate Award in public policy

Jun. 29 | A prominent Nigerian politician and an advocate for women’s right, Mrs. Juliet Ngozi Olejeme was recently honoured with a Doctorate Degree Award at the just concluded convocation ceremony of American Heritage University of Southern California (AHUSC). The ...

France’s Christine Lagarde named new IMF boss

Jun. 28 | AFP - France’s Christine Lagarde has been named as the first-ever female chief of the IMF, facing an immediate crisis as violent Greek anti-austerity protests rocked eurozone stability. The French finance minister, widely respected for her...

Mike Aremu’s annual Lagos Sax Appeal features International stars

Jun. 28 | From left : Tee A (Host), Mike Aremu, Kenny G, Judith Sephuma and Yolanda Brown. Lagos, Nigeria - The upcoming high-profile music event will hold at the New Expo hall of Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos on Sunday July 3, 2011. Tee A will be fronting...

Jonathan submits 34 cabinet nominees for legislative approval

Jun. 28 | Notable nominees on the president's list include former ministers: Olusegun Aganga (L), Diezani Allison-Madueke (M) and Labaran Maku (R) AFP - Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has sent to the Senate for approval an initial list...

In 2011 Africa’s economy rebounds without jobs

Jun. 27 | By Kingsley Ighobor Alimamy Bangura, a rice farmer in Makeni, eastern Sierra Leone, is unlikely to read the 2011 Economic Report on Africa written by experts of the African Union (AU) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The report forecasts...

The Folly of Nigerian Governors

Jun. 27 | Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Rivers State Governor and Chiarmain of Nigeria's Governors Forum. By Anthony A Kila When it comes to utterances and conducts, Nigerian politicians have often displayed a level of audacity that verges on recklessness. The recent...

Boko Haram Terror: Political, not religious

Jun. 27 | Members of emergency services work at the scene of a bomb explosion carried out by members of Boko Haram islamist militia at the Nigeria's police headquarters in Abujan on June 16, 2011. Photo Credit: Reuters By Olusegun Adeniyi When the BBC published...