‘Find something useful to do,’ Atiku’s aide tells VP Shettima amid Kemi Badenoch controversy

By Ikenna Ngere Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has criticized Vice President Kashim Shettima for his comments regarding Kemi Badenoch, the newly elected leader of the UK’s Conservative Party. Shettima had, during the 10th Annual Migration Dialogue at the State House in Abuja, condemned […]

Nigerians react to Shetima Vs Badenoch war of words

By Prisca Sam-Duru During the week, Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shetima, made waves across the media when he gave the leader of the United Kingdom Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, an uppercut. Recall that before Badenoch got to the position as the leader of the UK Conservative Party, she had described Nigeria as socialist nation brimming […]

I’m Yoruba, I have nothing in common with northern Nigeria – Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, has again taken a dig at Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, in her recent interview, saying she identifies as Yoruba and has nothing in common with the country’s northern part. Tribune Online reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima, recently, slammed Kemi Badenoch for denigrating Nigeria in her […]

UK announces change in Visa centres in Nigeria

  By Nkiruka Gloria The United Kingdom (UK), has announced changes in its visa application centres in Nigeria. It also disclosed that the UK visa application process in Nigeria will in 2025 transition to a supplier, VFS Global The transition according to the UK Embassy in Nigeria will result to changes in the locations where […]

‘No longer £1,334,’ UK increases proof-of-funds for Nigerian students, others

The UK Home Office has announced an increase in the monthly proof-of-funds requirement for student visa applicants, raising the amount to £1,483 (approximately N3 million) starting January 2, 2025. This adjustment aims to address inflation and reflect the rising cost of living in the UK. In an official document, the Home Office outlined that the […]

Viewpoint: Kemi Badenoch’s Living Hell

Kemi Badenoch’s ‘Living Hell’     By Femi Fani-Kayode • “I don’t want this country to turn into the one I ran away from” – Kemi Badenoch, MP. The Right Honorable Kemi Badenoch, MP, former Minister of Women and Equalities of the United Kingdom and the newly-elected leader of the British Conservative Party, deserves to […]

Kemi Badenoch, born in London to Nigerian parents and raised in Lagos, elected new leader of UK Conservative Party

Anti-woke” candidate Kemi Badenoch on Saturday won the vote to become the UK Conservatives’ new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak who quit after the party’s disastrous showing in July’s general election. Badenoch, 44, came out on top in the two-horse race with former immigration minister Robert Jenrick, winning 57 percent of the votes of party members. […]

Asylum: UK deports 44 Nigerians, Ghanaians in single flight, amid immigration crackdown

  In a record-breaking deportation flight, 44 Nigerians and Ghanaians were forcibly deported from the United Kingdom on Saturday, reflecting a significant escalation in the country’s immigration enforcement. The UK Home Office confirmed the deportation as part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration, which has seen over 3,600 individuals deported since the Labour government […]

Nigerian-British man gets 7-year jail term in US for fraud

Nigerian-British man gets 7-year jail term in US for fraud Oludayo Adeagbo, a 45-year-old Nigerian-British man, has received a seven-year prison sentence in the U.S. for his involvement in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme. A statement from the U.S. Department of Justice reveals that court documents indicate Adeagbo conspired to engage in multiple […]

UK police officer under probe for telling Nigerian women not to call police on their husbands

UK police officer under probe for telling Nigerian women not to call police on their husbands By Tunde Oso (with agency reports)A video showing a Metropolitan Police officer allegedly telling a group of Nigerian women not to call police on their husbands but to “manage it”, is now being investigated after resurfacing six years later […]

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