•UK Flag A UK police officer went on trial today charged with the murder of a black man in London two years ago. Firearms officer Martyn Blake, 40, denied a charge of murdering Chris Kaba, 24, who was shot in the head on September 5, 2022, reports AFP. Prosecutors told the Old Bailey court the […]
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, recently wrote a diplomatic letter to the United Kingdom aviation handlers requesting landing slots for Air Peace, at the UK’s Choice airport in Heathrow. These requests sparked discussions in the industry, reports The PUNCH. The media has been filled with reports about the protest...
The UK government has announced a rise in the financial requirements known as proof of funds needed for foreign students to study. According to the Home Office, students planning to study in London must now provide evidence of £1,483 per month for living expenses, while those studying outside London must show £1,136 per month. This […]...
•UK prison Thousands of prisoners in British jails were due to be released early today, as part of government moves to ease overcrowding. Recently released figures showed that the prison population in England and Wales was at its highest-ever level, reports AFP. But with concern about released prisoners reoffending, the government insisted tha...
•Nigerian nurses protest over new certificate verification condition The sudden deactivation of the verification portal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria in February has plunged countless Nigerian nurses and midwives working abroad into turmoil. Currently, healthcare workers are encountering hurdles in renewing their licences and...
•British flag Five children, including three, aged 12, have been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of killing an 80-year-old man, who died following a “serious” assault at a park. Leicestershire Police today said it had launched a murder investigation after the elderly man died in hospital from injuries sustained on Sunday evening. O...
•Boat mishap At least 12 migrants died off the northern French coast today trying to cross the Channel to England in the deadliest such disaster this year, the French government said, as a major rescue operation was underway. Announcing the death toll on X, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin also said that two migrants were […]
•Britain Heathrow Airport Terminal 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, reports Saturday PUNCH. According to data ...
•Ike Ekweremadu Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for human trafficking last year, is under investigation by the London Metropolitan Police in a new case linked to him. According to a documentary by Chude Jideonwo titled: “Daniel vs Ekweremadu,” the police are investigating a case involving ...
•The culprits A Woolwich Crown Court in London has convicted and sentenced four Nigerians for forging over 2,000 marriage certificates to illegally help people desperate to remain in the United Kingdom. UK Home Office Chief Immigration Officer Paul Moran described the development as an exploitation of people’s desperation following the court’s...
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