•Nigerian passport The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has deployed a dedicated Passport Intervention Team to the United Kingdom aimed at facilitating the processing and issuance of pending, new, and renewal passport applications for Nigerians in the UK. As part of ongoing efforts to further ease and streamline passport applications for Nige...
The United Kingdom Government has officially opened applications for the 2026 Chevening Scholarships, offering fully funded master’s degree opportunities at universities across the UK to outstanding professionals and emerging leaders worldwide. According to the UK government, applications will run from August 4, to October 6, 2026. The program...
•Jailed Tobi Akinrinola A Nigerian teenager, Oluwatobiloba Akinrinola, has been jailed in the UK for his role in a violent robbery where party guests were threatened, assaulted and humiliated during a planned attack. Akinrinola, 19, of Slippers Place, London was sentenced to seven years in prison alongside Richile Vangu, 20, who received an 11...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State The Imole Campaign Council (TICC), the campaign organisation of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has called on the United Kingdom, international observer missions and civil society organisations to closely monitor the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, describing the poll as a crucial tes...
•Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates goal against England with his teammates, yesterday A British minister today called for FIFA to investigate after Argentina’s players held up a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” (The Falklands are Argentine) after their 2-1 victory over England. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Dow...
The United Kingdom government has announced plans to introduce a midnight social media curfew for teenagers aged 16 and 17 as part of wider efforts to improve young people’s wellbeing and online safety. Under the proposal, social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube would, by default, become unavailable to users in the age [&h...
•Kemi Badenoch Leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has urged the Labour government to retain its proposed 10-year qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain (ILR), arguing that temporary work visas should not automatically lead to permanent settlement in the United Kingdom. Badenoch made the appeal in a post on her X acco...
The UK government has updated its list of countries that require visa to enter or transit the country. Updated on July 10, 2026, the list includes countries in Africa, Asia, Middle East, South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Nationals of countries and territories who need a visa to enter or transit the UK […]
•Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, his wife Meghan, and their baby son Archie Prince Harry arrived in Britain on Monday for a five-day visit expected to go ahead mostly without his wife and children after they were reportedly refused police protection. Harry’s visit has been hit by several snags as plans for […]...
•Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan hold their baby son Archie Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and two children will stay at royal residences during their first family trip back to the UK in four years in July, a source familiar with the matter said yesterday. The estranged prince […]

