A 68-year-old British woman, Dawn Ottewell, has accused her 31-year-old Nigerian husband, Bright Emokpae, of marrying her primarily to obtain a UK spouse visa, as she seeks to end their marriage. Ottewell, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, told The Sun that she had been unable to locate Emokpae, whom she married in Cyprus in 2022, after
7,825 Nigerians Abducted, N7.8bn Ransom Paid in One Year — Report No fewer than 7,825 people were abducted in 1,713 kidnapping and related incidents across Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026, while at least 1,142 people were killed, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The report, titled “The Capture of the Kidnap Economy,”
Terrorists Using Social Media, Remittance Platforms to Finance Operations — Security Expert Security analyst and lawyer, Dr Bulama Bukarti, has raised the alarm over the growing sophistication of terrorism financing in Nigeria, saying terrorist groups are exploiting social media and international remittance platforms to raise and move funds into the country. Bukarti, who spoke on
DNA Tests: 23.6% of Nigerian Men Tested Not Biological Fathers — Report About 23.6 per cent of paternity tests conducted by Smart DNA Nigeria returned negative results during its 2025/2026 reporting period, indicating that the men tested were not the biological fathers of the children involved. The figure is contained in the company’s latest annual
Alleged Visa Overstay: Two Nigerians Detained in Indian Police Two Nigerian nationals, including a woman, have been detained in Dwarka, Delhi, India, for allegedly overstaying their visas during Operation VISTA 1.0, a police initiative targeting immigration violations involving foreign nationals. The detentions followed checks by the Dwarka District Police, which reportedly established that the visas
Meet 7 Countries With the Highest Number of Churches Globally Christianity has a significant presence across the world, with some countries recording tens of thousands of church buildings and places of Christian worship. A ranking published by StatiSense on X has identified seven countries with the highest estimated number of church buildings globally. The figures
Nigeria, US Deepen Defence Cooperation, Counter-Terrorism Partnership at Washington Talks Nigeria and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence relations and deepening cooperation in the fight against terrorism and other security threats. The commitment followed high-level bilateral engagements between Nigerian and US officials in Washington, D.C., aimed at enhancing military-to-military relations,
India Buys 4m Barrels of Nigerian Crude as US-Iran Tension Persist India’s state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has purchased four million barrels of Nigerian crude as Indian refiners increasingly turn to alternative suppliers amid disruptions to Middle Eastern oil shipments linked to tensions between the United States and Iran. According to Reuters, HPCL recently
Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Rise to $52.5bn, Highest in 17 Years — CBN Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have risen above $52.5 billion, reaching their highest level in 17 years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. The CBN attributed the increase to stronger foreign exchange inflows and renewed investor confidence in the Nigerian economy. Acting