The founder of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church (SPAC Nation), Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, is facing allegations of fraud with claims that he is set to be deported to Nigeria. But the preacher whom many have described as flamboyant said his ordeal with the UK authorities was orchestrated. The Nigerian pastor said the persecution started after a member of parliament (MP) from …

A Nigerian pastor whose church was shut down over an alleged £1.87 million fraud has lost his fight against deportation, despite claiming it would breach his human rights. An immigration tribunal has ruled that Tobi Adegboyega, 44, the cousin of John Boyega, the Star Wars actor, should be deported back to his native Nigeria after investigations, including by The Telegraph, …

A professor of public international law at the University of Oxford, Dapo Akande, is set to be nominated by the United Kingdom (UK) for election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In a statement, UK ambassador to the Netherlands and ICJ representative, Joanna Roper said Akande would be nominated in 2026. “The UK is pleased to announce that Professor …

No fewer than 1,425 international students who gained admission to universities in the United Kingdom were denied entry at the country’s airports between 2021 and 2023. A total of 161 Nigerians were affected, as they were removed on arrival at airports across the UK. According to data exclusively obtained from the UK Home Office through the Freedom of Information Act, …

Four Nigerians have been jailed after forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates to help people live in the United Kingdom (UK) illegally. Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 41, Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 38, Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, 31, and Adekunle Kabir, 54, were all sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London on Tuesday. The Home Office said the four were part of an …

Due to the current economic crunch in the country, payments by Nigerian students for the new academic session starting in September, this year, in universities in the United Kingdom (UK) have dropped by 65 per cent compared to last year, a report by the Financial Times of London has said. The report also indicated that payments by students from India …

A total of 3,173 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives were licensed to practise in the United Kingdom in one year. This is according to the latest report on the number of nursing and midwifery professionals on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register from 1 April 2023, to 31 March 2024, obtained exclusively from the council. The report also showed that so …

Britain’s recently elected government and the union representing junior doctors said on Monday they have struck an agreement offering a substantial pay rise to end a wave of unprecedented strikes. The British Medical Association (BMA) said it agreed to put the offer to members and recommended them to vote in favour. If accepted, it would put an end to a …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has further demonstrated its commitment to its Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme by attending the graduation ceremony of scholars from the scheme at the Coventry University, United Kingdom. At the sidelines of the graduation ceremony in the UK, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku underscored the need to celebrate academic excellence. Ogbuku led a …

Labour has won a landslide victory in the United Kingdom (UK) general election, meaning Keir Starmer will be the new prime minister. Meanwhile, as the final figures come in, Labour is expected to win 410 seats, with the Conservatives on 144. Also, Rishi Sunak has accepted defeat, and said he called Starmer to congratulate him. On the election results, Sunak …