African champion, Aruna Quadri, will on Thursday begin his quest for success at the CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis League in Chennai.A total of 48 top table tennis players will participate in the tournament.Quadri will be leading Oilmax-Stag Yoddhas against DHFL Maharashtra United led by the world no. 8, Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting.They will be joined by women’s no. 22, Austria’s [...]
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The police in India have arrested Gabriel Efe, a Nigerian, for allegedly plotting to dupe a businessman through "black dollar scam".According to DNA, an Indian newspaper, the Nigerian was nabbed while attempting to travel to Kolkata and Bhubaneswar, parts of the country, with forged documents.Police said the arrest was as a result of a tip-off from an unidentified source.“According to [...]

India remains Nigeria’s largest trade partner, Geoffrey Onyeama, the minister of foreign affairs, has said.Onyeama made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja when a delegation from the Defence College, India, led by Indian high commissioner to Nigeria, Nagabushana Reddy, paid him a courtesy visit.NAN reports that the visiting military officers were on a three-day world study tour to Nigeria as [...]

Wilfried Amobi, a 47-year-old Nigerian, has been arrested in India for allegedly possessing cocaine worth $1.4m at a suburban railway station in Mumbai.The Hindustan Times (HT), an Indian newspaper, said a team from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) caught him after a tip-off by a ticket checker.According to Sanjay Jha, NCB zonal director, Mumbai and Goa region, Amobi was caught [...]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says despite the high number of Indians doing legitimate business in Nigeria, there are "ugly faces" who are trying to corrupt the system.Speaking at the weekend during an interactive session with the Indian Professionals’ Forum (IPF) in Nigeria, Obasanjo lamented that some Indian companies cut corners and engage in sharp practices to get ahead in Nigeria's business [...]

A 24-year-old Kenyan woman was on Wednesday beaten by a racist mob in India after she was mistaken for a Nigerian.According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the woman was pulled out of a taxi and assaulted by the mob.Maria Burendi, the victim, said she left her home in Alistonia Society at 6.15am to collect an African wig and some food [...]

Amnesty International has called on Uttar Pradesh authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the attacks against African students, saying the blacks in India are living in fear.This was contained in a statement issued by the group on Wednesday.On Monday, at least four Nigerians sustained injuries in the attacks, which began following the death of a 15-year-old who was [...]

This heartbreaking video shows a baby monkey weeping over its dead mother's body after the mother was killed in a road traffic accident.The incident took place in southern India.According to Times of India, the monkey was knocked down by a vehicle in transit as the mother attempted crossing the road near Elanthur, Kerala.A witness said "losing a loved one will [...]

Pakistani military brought down an Indian spy aircraft on Saturday, following cross border firing, which led to the deaths of two girls aged four years and seven years.A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations said the “Indian Quad Copter was shot down by Pakistan troops at the Aagahi Post in Rak Chakri sector”.It is said the aircraft had intruded 60 [...]