Tag: DIASPORA

Alleged Money Laundering: Nigerians abroad petitions U.S. Attorney-General, demand Wike’s extradition 

Aminu Imam
On Wike's extradition

Following mountainous fraud allegations leveled against the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, Nigerians in Diaspora – Global Coalition for Security & Democracy in Nigeria Inc. USA, (GCSDN), has petitioned the Attorney General of Florida, James Uthmeier, calling for his extradition and prosecution over alleged fraud and money laundering in the United States. In a petition dated September 28, 2025, on Change.org and signed by Comrade Frederick Odorige, Global Coordinator of GCSDN, the group alleged that Wike, who has held several public offices since 1999, used the United States…

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Planned Protest: “Dont repeat #EndSARS experience in Lagos; we wont take it” – Diaspora Lagosians

Aminu Imam
Diaspora Lagosians

Lagosians living in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland, better known as Lagos State Union UK, has cautioned Nigerians, particularly the youth, against the proposed nationwide protest in August, tagged: End Bad Government in Nigeria 2024 to be mindful not to repeat the experience associated with the 2020 #EndSARS protest in Lagos. In an issued statement, signed by the Union President, Toyin Ibrahim Igbo and issued by the Publicity Secretary, Engr. Kayode Ajayi, yesterday, the Union said that the State indigenes will not tolerate any menace in disguise of protest…

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Indigenes in diaspora call for unity, peace on the Plateau

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The indigenes of Plateau living in the U.S.A, on Wednesday, called on the citizens of the state to unite together towards a peaceful society. The group, under the auspices of the Plateau State Association USA, Inc. (PSA-USA, Inc), gave the charge when its newly elected president, Dr Barth Shepkong, delivered a speech during a swearing-in ceremony of members. The statement, signed by the public relations officer of the body, Mrs Francisca Keyen, was made available to newsmen in Abuja. We call on Plateau citizens both at home and abroad to…

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‘Resist attempts by elements in the Diaspora to throw Nigeria into war’, Group warns

Aminu Imam

Nigerians have been alerted of a grand plot by destructive elements in the Diaspora to plunge the country into war by sponsoring terrorism. A social-political and economic movement, Nigeria First, gave the notice yesterday, in Abuja, at its inaugural press briefing on the state of the nation. In his speech, titled: We must save Nigeria before the destructive elements achieve their aims, pioneer president, Comrade Philip Agbese said all acts of socio-political or economic sabotage must be resisted in all ramification. According to Agbese, some Nigerians in the Diaspora have constituted…

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Nigerian-Americans assure Biden; Were here to build with you

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A coalition of Nigerian-American organisations in the U.S. has pledged its support to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. The pledge was conveyed in a congratulatory message by the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians on behalf of 18 other professional, religious and socio-cultural bodies. On behalf of Nigerian-American communities in the United States, please accept our warm congratulations on your victories in this historic election. We are confident that under your leadership and guidance, the soul of this great nation will return to what the founding fathers envisioned.…

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