•Late Rodiyat Alabede Canadian health authorities have launched an investigation into the deaths of two individuals — including a Nigerian international student — following plasma donations at private collection centres in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Plasma is the liquid component of blood and accounts for slightly more than half of its total volume. ...
Three South Africans appeared in court today charged in connection with the death of a 22-year-old Nigerian student and e-hailing driver whose killing in Pretoria West last week has drawn widespread attention and renewed concerns over driver safety. The accused, a 25-year-old woman and two men aged 26 and 30, were arraigned before the Pretoria...
•Chiemka Okoronta A Nigerian student, Chiemka Okoronta, who was labelled a “dangerous sexual predator” has been jailed for ten years in the United Kingdom (UK). Okoronta was convicted of raping a stranded teenage bus passenger in West Yorkshire, UK. The 29-year-old postgraduate student was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court for the attack on Ma...
•Middlesex University, Mauritius Middlesex University, Mauritius, has said it wants a Nigerian student to graduate two years later than expected. According to a report by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) yesterday, the Mauritian university has insisted on the Nigerian student graduating in 2027 instead of 2025, reports The Gua...
•Late Ogbeinde The grieving family of Ross Ogbeinde, an international student in the United Kingdom, who reportedly collapsed and lost consciousness before passing away on December 29, 2024, is seeking financial support for his burial arrangements. It was learnt yesterday that Ogbeinde, originally from Benin City in Edo State, was an internati...
•Olalade Ayelabola A student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Olalade Ayelabola has set a new Guinness World record for the longest distance walked by a model after completing a 130.62km catwalk. Ayelabola, a 500-level student of Computer Science, started the 120km attempt on Nigeria’s Independence Day, October 1, 2024, at the indoor sport...

