52,000 Nigerians migrated to the UK in 2024
According to newly released data from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), approximately 52,000 Nigerians migrated to the United Kingdom in 2024, positioning Nigeria among the top sources of…
Finland charges IPOB’s Simon Ekpa with ‘inciting terrorism’
Finnish prosecutors on Friday announced the indictment of a man for inciting terrorism online, identified by media reports as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority disclosed that…
UK to implement stricter visa applications for Nigerians, Pakistanis
In a move aimed at reforming its immigration system, the United Kingdom is poised to impose restrictions on visa applications from countries whose nationals are most likely to overstay their…
Bi-sexual Nigerian woman escapes lynching after friends are murdered
Miss Ebele Ngozi Okwuosa, a 32-year-old bi-sexual Nigerian woman, finds herself grateful to be alive and in good health after enduring a harrowing experience that forced her to flee her…
Grief as colleagues mourn the sudden passing of Nigerian nurse in UK
The nursing communities in both the United Kingdom and Nigeria are reeling from the shock of the untimely death of Nnena Miriam, a Nigerian nurse based in Leeds. Her lifeless…
Finland to extradite IPOB’s Simon Ekpa to Nigeria in July
Finland has confirmed that Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader, will be extradited to Nigeria in July 2025 to face charges related to terrorism and incitement of violence. The decision…
FG extends contactless passport application system to US, Brazil, others
The federal government thought the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rolled out the second phase of its contactless biometric passport application system to four countries: the United States, Mexico, Jamaica,…
US court orders FBI, DEA to release investigation dossiers on Tinubu
A US court has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release confidential information related to President Bola Tinubu, following a Freedom of…
UK releases list of unclaimed estates belonging to dead Nigerians
The UK government has published a list of 58 Nigerian nationals who died in the UK, leaving behind unclaimed estates. These estates, totaling 5,806 from various countries, have been listed…
US warns Nigerians: Don’t overstay your visa
he United States government has issued a strong warning, reminding Nigerians about the severe consequences of visa violations. In a statement, the US Mission in Nigeria warned that overstaying a…