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US: Ime Umanah emerges first Black woman president of Harvard
A NIGERIAN woman from Akwa Ibom State has been elected president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review, making her its first Black woman president in 130 years.
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NiDCOM launches Diaspora data mapping portal
IN a bid to galvanise a holistic and realistic data of the country's citizens in the Diaspora, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has launched its Data Mapping and Registry!-->…
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IRELAND: Nigerian, Adejinmi becomes first black woman to be elected Mayor
URUEMU Adejinmi has been elected as Mayor of Longford County Council, marking a series of firsts for the county, as she is the first migrant, first African and first black female to!-->…
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US: Nigerian, Onyegbula, indicted for defrauding 17 states
A NIGERIAN information technology engineer has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle, Washington, United States for alleged conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated!-->…
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CANADA: Titilope Sonuga named Edmonton’s poet laureate
TITLOPE Sonuga was named the Poet Laureate of Edmonton, Canada on June 22, 2021. She starts her term on July 1, 2021.
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INDIA: Police arrest Nigerian for posing as kidney dealer, swindling buyers
A 30-YEAR-OLD Nigerian, Adudim Obinna, has been arrested by the Police in India over alleged involvement in illegal kidney trade.
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US: Nigerian arrested for allegedly stealing $300,000 Rolls-Royce in Houston, Texas
A NIGERIAN, Echezonachukwu O. Obianefo, aged 23, has been arrested by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly stealing a Rolls-Royce worth $300,000 in Houston, Texas, United!-->…
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CANADA: Otiono elected Vice President Association of African Studies
NIGERIAN professor and award-winning writer, Nduka Otiono, has been elected Vice President of Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS).
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S’AFRICA: Call Consul-General to order over Passport issuance: extortion – Publisher…
THE Nigerian community in South Africa have cried out to the Federal Government to call the Consul General of Nigeria to South Africa, Malik M. Ahmed Abdul, to order over the!-->…
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US: Alaba, 20-year-old Nigerian, emerges 2021 overall best scholar at Syracuse university
MISS Alaba Ann Tam Danagogo, a 20-year-old indigene of Rivers State, has been named the 2021 overall best scholar at the Syracuse University in!-->…
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