Nigerians are becoming known for their role in romance or dating scams. Scammers pose as possible partners in order to take advantage of those who are looking for romantic relationships, usually through dating apps, websites, or social media.
Police in Bauchi,Nigeria have arrested a 50-year-old man named Nuru Isah on suspicion of killing Wasila Abdullahi, his second wife, who is 24 years old.
Often referred to as advance fee fraud or “419 Scam” the Nigerian letter scam is a scheme in which the sender asks for assistance in facilitating an illicit money transfer. Email is the most popular option.
A poor vendor in Nigeria’s Lagos State’s Mushin neighborhood, on Friday Aloh is in dire need of financial support to help with hospital expenses after his wife gave birth to triplets at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Idi-Araba on Tuesday. Already, they have twins.
In the terrible event, the 16-year-old Nigerian girl was made the scapegoat and accused to give her 19-year-old ex-boyfriend, Emmanuel, poisoned pepper soup, which killed him and four of his friends.
Nigerians are becoming creative as a result of increased pricing. Locally known as “okrika,” thrift shopping is very popular and offers a variety of reasonably priced options.
In West Africa, particularly in Ghana and Nigeria, there is a rise in informal academies known as “hustle kingdoms,” where young people are trained how to carry out online frauds.
National emergency officials in northeastern Nigeria say that severe flooding has killed at least 30 persons and affected over a million others. It is expected that there will be more fatalities.Meanwhile, there is despair in the camps housing hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have limited access to services and food aid.
An estimated 1 million people have been affected by the severe floods in Nigeria’s northern Borno state, officials estimate. People have been forced to flee to temporary shelters due to widespread destruction to property.
Over 14 million individuals in Nigeria abuse drugs, according to data from the drug enforcement agency. A few of them are young adults or children.