•UK Visa The British High Commission in Abuja today announced a change to the United Kingdom’s immigration process for Nigerians applying for study and work visas. Starting from July 15, 2025, most applicants in these categories will begin receiving digital eVisas instead of the traditional visa stickers in their passports, a statement from th...
•Eze Chukwudi Ihenetu and Ghana President John Mahama Hundreds of Ghanaians have taken to the streets in Accra and parts of the Eastern Region of the country to protest the installation of a Nigerian national, Eze Chukwudi Ihenetu, as the “Eze Ndi Igbo Ghana,” a symbolic traditional leader representing the Igbo community in the country. [&hell...
•Owolabi Salis (2nd left) Nigerian-born lawyer and politician, Owolabi Salis, has etched his name in history as the first Nigerian to journey into space. On Sunday, June 29, Salis joined five other passengers aboard Blue Origin’s NS-33 mission, which launched from West Texas, reports The Nation. His fellow crew members were Allie Kuehner, Carl...
•Troops A total of 542 senior Non-Commissioned Officers retired from the Nigerian Armed Forces yesterday after 35 years of service. The retirement ceremony, held at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre in Oshodi, Lagos, included 362 soldiers from the Nigerian Army, 134 from the Navy, and 46 from the Air Force, reports The PUNCH. Speak...
•Late Destiny A 19-year-old upcoming Nigerian artiste identified simply as Destiny has been beaten to death in the Volta Region area of Ghana. It was learnt that the incident happened on May 28, reports The PUNCH. It was gathered that a yet-to-be-identified Nigerian based in Ghana accused him of failing to remit funds related to […]
A Nigerian, Kingsley Utulu, has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for his role in a large-scale hacking and identity theft scheme that defrauded the U.S. tax authorities and private individuals of over $2.5 million. The sentencing, announced on Saturday by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, […...
•The hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said that no lives were lost in the fire incident razing an hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah on Saturday. NAHCON said this in a statement by its Assistant Director, Information and Publications Division, Hajiya Fatim...
•Janet Olufunke Damiro A 71-year-old Nigerian grandmother, Janet Olufunke Damiro, has been dismissed from her cleaning job at the London School of Economics after being accused of stealing a bracelet. British tabloid newspaper, Metro UK, exclusively reports today that Damiro, who moved to the United Kingdom from Nigeria in 1971 and had worked ...
•Muslim pilgrims praying on Mount Arafat A Nigerian pilgrim has died on the plain of Arafat. The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof Abdullahi Saleh Usman, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the national prayer organised by the commission. “We received sad news that we lost one of our pilgrims today in Arafat, [&h...
Swiss authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a Nigerian man, Michael Ekemezie, who died in police custody in Lausanne after allegedly being pinned face-down by officers during a routine stop. Ekemezie, 39, originally from Mgbakwu in Anambra State, Nigeria, reportedly collapsed and died less than an hour after being taken ...
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