•Late US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne A US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne, reportedly held his estranged partner and their children hostage at gunpoint for three hours before taking his own life when police arrived, his father-in-law, Francis Van-Lare, has alleged. The tragic death of the 36-year-old cardiologis...
•Dr. Akinyemi Agbede Nigerian-born American mathematician and political figure, Dr. Akinyemi Agbede, has joined the race for the forthcoming California governorship election in United States. The move by the popular politician, if he wins, could make him the first Nigerian born US-based to occupy such seat after the November 3, 2026 election i...
Two Nigerians, Anthony Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, have been sentenced by a United States federal jury to 30 years combined jail term for defrauding some US citizens of $3,500,000. This was contained in a press release made available on the US Department of Justice website and obtained by our correspondent yesterday, reports The PUNCH. Accordin...
•Tinubu As Nigeria secures a $2.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to meet its financial needs, there is discomfort in some quarters. Despite the naira’s depreciation, the loan must be repaid in Western currencies, and since repayments do not start until 2034 — long after the current politicians have left office — [&hell...
•Producer Adanma Luke and late Jnr Pope A film producer, Michael Ofuonye, has faulted the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN for suspending the ill-fated movie, “Another Side of Life” as well as the producer, Adanma Luke, following the boat mishap that claimed the life of Nollywood actor, Jnr Pope and four other victims. Ofuonye was […]
•Michael Chidozie A US-based Nigerian bodybuilder, Michael Chidozie, 26, has died 18 days after he was shot multiple times by his wife, Keaiirra Shavoiyae, in the middle of an argument on March 21. Chidozie lingered on life support, but he suffered a devastating spinal injury and died of complications on April 8, reports Daily Mail […]...
•Peter Mbah Two Igbo groups in America – the World Igbo Congress (WIC), and the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), have called on the Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, to rescind his idea of establishing a cattle ranch in the state, noting that cattle herders are often associated with violence and disorder. In a […]
•LUTH gate The Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer of The Source magazine, Comfort Obi, in this article, narrates how Nigeria’s chaotic health system, typified by the rot in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, led to the death of a United States-based Nigerian, Mr Olaleye Adenibuyan. On January 24, 2024, Nigeria l...
•Billionaire Tope Awotona Forbes has named a 42-year-old man, Tope Awotona, as the richest immigrant and Nigerian-American residing in the United States. Awotona is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Calendly, a scheduling software company, worth $3 billion. He was born in Lagos but migrated to the US in his teenage years, and previous...
•Late Prof Richard Adeoriokin A tragic incident struck in Ejigbo, Osun state when a United States Professor and politician, Richard Adeoriokin, was accidentally shot dead by a local security guard while bidding him farewell after an event. The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on Saturday along Inisha Road of Ejigbo, following the conclusion of...