A Nigerian-American, Omoyoma Okoro, who is currently serving 100 months imprisonment for his role in an $80m fraud, now risks an additional 30 years for allegedly obtaining US citizenship fraudulently. Akelicious learnt... Read more »

More than 300 Nigerians have sought asylum in Iceland over the past four years, according to official records from the country’s Directorate of Immigration, known locally as Útlendingastofnun. Data from the agency’s... Read more »

According to the Associated Press, a helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashed early Sunday in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, resulting in the deaths of seven people on board. The chopper was... Read more »

U.S. President, Donald Trump is considering adding Nigeria and some African countries to a list of countries hit with a visa ban. According to The Washington Post, an internal memo signed by Marco... Read more »

A manhunt was underway Sunday for a gunman who shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, killing Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state’s... Read more »

Typhoon winds and rains that lashed central Vietnam killed five people and left two more missing, according to an official toll, with huge tracts of farmland flooded by the deluge. Typhoon Wutip... Read more »

Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would experience “the full strength” of the US military if it attacks the United States, reiterating that Washington “had nothing to do” with Israel’s... Read more »

Grieving families were due to hold funerals in India on Sunday for their relatives who were among at least 279 killed in one of the world’s worst plane crashes in decades. Health... Read more »

Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been stripped of his Legion of Honour — the country’s highest distinction — following a conviction for graft, according to a decree published on Sunday. The... Read more »

Nigerians living in the diaspora have taken to social media to express why they do not regret leaving the country, citing worsening conditions in Nigeria as justification for their relocation to nations... Read more »

Authorities in India have confirmed that at least 279 people have died following Thursday’s devastating plane crash in Ahmedabad, making it one of the deadliest aviation tragedies in recent history. A senior... Read more »

Mpox is spreading rapidly across Sierra Leone, with confirmed cases now in all 16 regions, including the capital, Freetown. Health officials say they are overwhelmed as they try to isolate and treat... Read more »

The Israeli government has shut down all its diplomatic missions around the world as military operations continue in Iran. The closure means Israeli citizens overseas will not be able to access consular... Read more »

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met Friday with survivors of devastating floods that killed at least 78 people in the impoverished Eastern Cape province, blaming the “catastrophic disaster” on climate change. Ramaphosa... Read more »

Israel has temporarily closed all its diplomatic missions worldwide as its military operation in Iran continues, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. As a result, consular services would not... Read more »

Israel launched a massive wave of attacks across Iran on Thursday night, bombing nuclear and missile sites, targeting military leaders and nuclear scientists, and conducting covert sabotage operations on missile and air... Read more »

Five members of a family from Banswara in Rajasthan were among the victims of a catastrophic India plane crash that occurred in Ahmedabad on Thursday, moments after takeoff. The deceased family from... Read more »

A British father miraculously survived the Air India plane crash believed to have claimed the lives of hundreds of people. The astonishing footage showed the passenger with visible injuries walking away from the scene... Read more »

A senior figure in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki, has called on Muslims living in the United States to carry out deadly attacks on former U.S. President... Read more »