From February 2016, Landlords in the UK will need to check the immigration status of all new tenants over 18 years old before they move into their properties or they could face a £3,000 fine. People
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Guilty: Couple who kidnapped boy, 13, and used him as slave for 24 years
November 18, 2015 Comment Off 261 ViewsA couple kidnapped a 13-year-old boy and used him as a slave for almost a quarter of a century, making him work for 24 hours straight and forcing him to sleep on a piece of foam on the floor, a court
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How Britain Partners Nigeria On Terrorism, Graft, By High Commissioner
November 8, 2015 Comment Off 67 ViewsThe new British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Paul Arkwright, has said that the United Kingdom (UK) is deeply involved in diversifying the Nigerian economy and on military and security matters,
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500 Nigerians Now In UK Prisons
November 7, 2015 Comment Off 109 ViewsThere are no fewer than 500 Nigerians languishing in the United Kingdom prisons, just as the UK government says it is working with the Federal Government on the planned deportation of 29,000 citizens
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Former home of Nigerian High Commissioner to UK goes for sale
September 18, 2015 Comment Off 1362 ViewsA 10-bedroom house in London that used to be the official home of Nigeria’s High Commissioner in the United Kingdom is being offered for sale. The House at 15A Kensington Palace Gardens
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UK’s Labour starts leadership vote with left-winger ahead
August 14, 2015 Comment Off 17 ViewsBritain’s main opposition Labour party sends out ballot papers Friday for its leadership election, with Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran socialist who would move the party significantly to the left,
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Stolen funds repatriated from UK embezzled again as ‘vicious circle …
August 13, 2015 Comment Off 68 ViewsIdentified funds stolen from Nigeria and reinvested into the UK are repatriated to the African nation with the risk of being embezzled again, making corruption a vicious circle difficult to break,
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UK court jails student who stabbed Nigerian teacher 11 years
August 10, 2015 Comment Off 84 ViewsA 14-year-old pupil who stabbed his 50-year-old Nigerian teacher, Vincent Uzomah, early in June, was on Monday sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Bradford Crown Court in the United
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Tributes as Nigerian community, Oba Tejuoso bid Tafida bye as UK envoy
August 9, 2015 Comment Off 354 ViewsThe Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr Dalhatu Tafida and his wife, Hajiya Salamatu Tafida, were officially sent off by members of the Nigerian community at the ambassador’s
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UK Pledges to Assist Nigeria in Fight Against Terror
August 6, 2015 Comment Off 62 ViewsThe United Kingdom (UK) has once again re-affirmed its resolve to help Nigeria in the fight against terrorism. The British Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (DCDS) on Military Strategy and Operations,
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