•Nigerian nurse, Okembunachi A Nigerian-born nurse has been deregistered in Australia after a tribunal found that she repeatedly slept while on duty during night shifts at an aged care facility in Sydney. Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, 25, had her nursing registration cancelled and her name removed from the register after the NSW Civil and Administr...
Australia ushered in 2026 with a large-scale fireworks display over Sydney Harbour, accompanied by a minute’s silence to honour victims of the Bondi beach attack, as major cities around the world marked the start of the new year, according to report today . In Sydney, about 40,000 fireworks were launched across more than four miles […]...
Australia has banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to “take back control” from formidable tech giants. A raft of popular apps and websites — Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and X among them — face US$33 million fines if they fail to purge Australia-based users younger than 16, [&hellip...
•Dr. Adewale Kolapo Kareem Nigerians in New South Wales, Australia, have supported Dr. Adewale Kareem for 2027 Oyo State governorship poll. The endorsement came at a town hall meeting, book launch and fundraising in Doonside, Sydney, which drew political leaders, community elders and professionals of Oyo origin. The event began with Christian ...
•Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump at the White House yesterday US President Donald Trump said Australia would get coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines and signed a deal on rare earth minerals with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House yesterday. The promise to Australia, which promote...
•Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas Britain, Australia, and Canada yesterday recognised a Palestinian state in a seismic shift in decades of Western foreign policy, triggering swift Israeli anger. Portugal was also to recognise Palestinian statehood later yesterday, as Israel came under huge intern...
•Binta Abubakar A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly trafficking students from Papua New Guinea and forcing them into unpaid labour on farms across Queensland under the guise of educational scholarships. Abubakar, 56, was arrested on Wednesday at the Brisbane Airport upon...
Nigerians seeking to study in Australia could soon face visa application fees exceeding N2 million, as the Australian government considers raising the student visa fee from AUD$1,600 to AUD$2,000 — about N2,054,480 at current exchange rates. The current visa fee of AUD$1,600, which came into effect in July 2024, had already marked a significan...
•Chinese fans cheering Australia took a step closer to automatic World Cup qualification with a comfortable 2-0 victory over China in Hangzhou today. The away win, hot on the heels of their 5-1 win over Indonesia last week, leaves the Socceroos second in Group C on 13 points with two to play, three points ahead […]
The UK’s new visa-waiver entry system took effect today for passengers from dozens more countries, including millions of annual visitors from the United States, Canada and Australia. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme — similar to the ESTA system in the United States — requires visitors who do not need a visa to enter Britain [&h...
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