The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in collaboration with the British High Commission in Abuja, has alerted Nigerians about the rising threat of global job recruitment schemes funneling victims into cyber‑enabled scam operations across Southeast Asia. At a landmark survivor‑centred event held on Monday i...
•Inimfon Dance artiste, Inimfon Iniama, is steadily carving out a dynamic presence across performance spaces in the United Kingdom, blending African movement traditions with contemporary styles while expanding her creative and cultural impact. A graduate of Theatre and Media Studies from the University of Calabar, Iniama began her professional...
•Late Oluranti Akinyemi A Nigerian woman, Oluranti Akinyemi, has died in the United Kingdom shortly after reportedly arriving in the country for her son’s graduation ceremony. It was learnt that a fundraising campaign was launched on JustGiving to raise £20,000 to repatriate her remains to Nigeria and cover related expenses. As of yesterday, £...
•Nigeria passport and ticket The United Kingdom has announced that all new UK Visit visas for Nigerian travellers will be issued digitally from February 25, 2026, marking a major step in modernising its visa process. In a statement signed yesterday by the Senior Press and Public Affairs Officer at the British High Commission in Abuja, [&hellip...
•AI generated image used for illustration only A Nigerian prison officer based in the United Kingdom has shared his personal decision to stop paying monthly tithes to his home church after relocating abroad. In a candid post that has gone viral, the officer—who identifies on X as @Prestigious_Gt explained that while he faithfully paid tithes [...
•Late Douglas Izevbigie The death of a Nigerian student, Douglas Izevbigie, in the United Kingdom has sparked fresh concerns over chronic illnesses among Nigerians living abroad, as members of the community launch a fundraising appeal to support his burial. It was learnt yesterday that a GoFundMe appeal was created following his death on Janua...
•Jim Ratcliffe British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, founder of INEOS and minority owner of Manchester United, has issued a stark warning about the state of the United Kingdom, claiming the country has been “colonised” by immigration and is facing profound political, social and economic challenges. Speaking on the sidelines of the European In...
•Late Stephanie Irons and Adedapo Adegbola A UK-based Nigerian man, Adedapo Adegbola has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a woman he worked with after she ended their brief ‘controlling relationship’. Adegbola fatally stabbed 23-year-old Stephanie Irons in the neck at her home in Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, on 21 October. Notting...
Some of the winter’s coldest weather so far hit travel in Britain, France, and the Netherlands yesterday, closing roads, grounding flights, and forcing train cancellations, including on Eurostar, just days after a power outage caused major disruption. Eurostar, which links the UK to the European mainland, told passengers travelling between Lon...
•Anthony Joshua and the coffins of his two dead friends at the airport enroute London, today Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has returned to the United Kingdom following a fatal car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his close friends and team members. Joshua sustained minor injuries in the incident […]...

