A Nigerian-born music manager, identified as Emmanuel Odunlami, has been stabbed to death in the United Kingdom over what is believed to be a fake designer watch worth up to £300,000. The Old Bailey, which is the central criminal court of England and Wales, recently heard that Odunlami was ambushed by three robbers after holding a party to celebrate his …

Leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has met with a United Kingdom diplomat, asking that the British government intervene to get him released from detention before the Muhammadu Buhari administration leaves office on 29 May. This is on the heels of a crisis within IPoB leadership circles following protracted supremacy contests over who should …

The United Kingdom has announced the closure of visa application centres in Nigeria on Friday 24 February and Monday 27 February for the upcoming elections. The High Commission made this known via its verified Instagram page on Tuesday. The statement disclosed: “The Visa Application Centres in Abuja, lkeja and Victoria Island will be closed on Friday 24th February and Monday …

Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Joe Kokar-Waadah has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC), the ECOWAS Court of Justice and United Nations (UN), and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Washington, to checkmate perpetrators of political violence in the state as another general elections draw near. Also petitioned by the Canada-based Korka-Waadah are governments of the United States of …

The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) on Thursday said the United Kingdom Government rejected its request to extradite former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Deziani Alison-Madueke. Head of Interpol’s National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, Assistant Inspector General of Police Garba Baba Umar said this on the sidelines of an investigative hearing by a House of Representative Adhoc committee. The committee …

The Department for Education (DfE) in the United Kingdom has identified priority subjects for Nigerians and citizens of other qualified nationals seeking to work in the territory through te UK Teaching Regulation Agency. Application for the programme (available here) starts from 1 February and is open to teachers in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore and Ukraine. …

In the most recent security recommendations released on Thursday, the United Kingdom and Australia urged their people to stay away from visiting Nigeria. Additionally, the European Union (EU) cautioned that the “security situation” was extremely hostile and that it might prevent elections from taking place in some areas of the nation. The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Bulgaria …

The United Kingdom has released a list of organisations licensed to sponsor skilled Nigerian and other national workers for temporary worker immigration travel routes. The companies approved by the UK provide a great option for smart Nigerians who are not financially buoyant to live the dream of ‘japa‘ which has become popular, particularly among Nigerian youths. Japa is a phrase …

Instagram users are reacting to the video of a UK-based Nigerian lady who went to buy pepper. In the video posted on Instagram on 9th January by @instablog9ja, the lady, who is believed to be a new immigrant in the United Kingdom shared her shopping experience wondering how she spent N3,000 to buy pepper in the UK when she could …