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Friday, March 27, 2026

Diaspora

March 24, 2026

Iwobi earns Football Black List 2025 recognition for off-field impact

Development co-ordinator Shakira Waithe and former BBC Sport journalist Jessica Creighton also made the list.

Alex Iwobi and Eberechi Eze
March 21, 2026

Court sentences Fred Akinsanya, Daniel Raji to 21 years in prison for drugging, raping 15-year-old girl

The duo bought their victim drinks at the Irish pub Paddy’s Yard in Brixton, south London, on February 8, 2025.

UK Metropolitan Police
March 21, 2026

Nigerian scammer James Aliyu extradited from South Africa to U.S. over wire fraud bags 90-month jail term 

Mr Aliyu during his trial entered a plea agreement and would be deported to Nigeria upon competion of his jail term.

James Aliyu
March 20, 2026

New UK-Nigeria partnership to speed up deportation of Nigerian criminals, failed asylum seekers

The UK makes it quicker to return Nigerians with no legal right to remain.

Nigerians seeking asylum in UK
March 19, 2026

Afrobeats filling UK concert halls, Nollywood captivating British screens: King Charles

King Charles noted that in 2024, Nigerians spent £178 million in the UK, while 251,000 British visitors travelled to Nigeria.

President Bola Tinubu with King Charles and Burna Boy
March 19, 2026

Trump moves to denaturalise Oluwatosin Kazeem for stealing $12 million despite Biden’s commutation

Kazeem also attempted to use his ill-gotten funds to develop a $6 million, four-star hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, the Justice Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

March 19, 2026

Nigerian doctors doing well servicing UK’s NHS, Tinubu tells King Charles III

Nigerian-trained doctors are among the largest groups of international medical professionals serving the NHS.

Your Majesty, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, President Bola Tinubu and Oluremi
March 17, 2026

Tinubu departs Abuja for UK state visit

The state visit is expected to culminate in the signing of agreements and memoranda of understanding across strategic sectors of the economy.

President Bola Tinubu and Remi Tinubu disembarking from plane
March 16, 2026

Zenith Bank set to open Manchester branch to boost UK–Africa trade

Zenith Bank said the Manchester branch would support businesses involved in international trade and investment across the UK, Europe, and Africa.

Zenith bank branch
March 16, 2026

Nigerian man claims mistaken identity in Ireland deportation case, blames brother

Mr Okwuoha claimed to be one of a set of decuplets. Mr Okwuoha said he swapped places with one of his brothers before travelling to Ireland.

Sam Okwuoha Photo credit: Tom Tuite