Nigerian student shot dead by police in Canada

19-year-old Nigerian international student in Canada identified as Stephen Afolabi Opaso, fondly called Zigi by friends and peers, was shot dead by Canadian police in Manitoba on December 31, 2023, sparking reactions from Nigerians and the diaspora community. The incident involved the killing of Opaso, a student of the University of Manitoba by the Winnipeg […]

Continue Reading

Two arrested over road crash that left Nigerian student dead in Scotland

Two people were arrested and charged in connection with a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a female Nigerian student, Chinenye Vera Okonkwo, in Scotland. Ms. Okonkwo was struck on St Vincent Street in Glasgow city centre around 7.40pm on Thursday, February 2, 2023. The 33-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. A […]

Continue Reading

Nigerian student onboard Egypt Air dies en route to London

One female Nigerian student’s journey from Lagos to London onboard Egypt Air took a tragic turn when she reportedly fell sick mid-flight and died at a hospital in Cairo. Family members of the deceased, identified as Meshioye Remilekun Toyosi, is seeking answers and assistance in repatriating her remains to Nigeria. The ill-fated journey began on […]

Continue Reading

Suspect arrested in the stabbing to death of Nigerian student in Canada

Canadian Police have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly stabbing of Ifeanyichukwu Oseke, a Nigerian student in Canada. Oseke, 28, was stabbed in a Scarborough parking lot in Toronto, Canada after an altercation with another man on June 25, 2023. He later died in the hospital. A search for a male suspect […]

Continue Reading

Nigerian student becomes Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one foot

17- year-old student of Oyemekun Grammar School Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, Philip Solomon, has been declared the Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one foot in 30 seconds. Solomon broke the record on January 24 after he recorded 153 skips on one foot in 30 seconds to outdo former record holder Rasel Islam […]

Continue Reading

Kenyan police beat Nigerian student to death (Photo)

A Nigerian student schooling in Kenya was allegedly beaten to death by Kenyan police. Bamiyo Ashade, popularly known as Bamo, was brutalised yesterday October 15 at his house in Four ways estate, Kiambu. Bamo, a student of United States International University, USIU, was in Kenya legally and had his complete papers. Yet the police officers allegedly tried […]

Continue Reading