UK clamps down on care workers’ visas

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The United Kingdom has announced plans to abolish the care worker visa route in the coming months, a move that could impact thousands of Nigerians seeking employment in the UK’s health and social care sector. It also said foreign criminals in the country would, henceforth, face rapid deportation under the new immigration rules. UK Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, who disclosed these yesterday, said the visa pathway, heavily used by migrants, would be phased out as part of efforts to curb overall migration. The move, detailed in a white paper to…

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NDLEA nabs Iran-bound woman who concealed cocaine in private part, stomach

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a woman, Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi, who disguised herself with hijab to export large consignments of cocaine concealed in her private parts, stomach, and the false bottom of her handbag to Iran via Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State. Obehi, dressed in a hijab in an attempt to evade security checks, was intercepted at the departure hall of Port Harcourt airport on 3rd May 2025 while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight to Iran via Doha, following credible intelligence.…

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Kemi Badenoch to UK Prime Minister: Deport foreign criminals, toughen visa rules

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Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK Conservative Party, has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government to adopt the Conservatives’ proposed deportation bill as a measure to reduce immigration. In a video shared on her official X (formerly Twitter) account, Kemi Badenoch issued a stark warning about rising immigration levels, claiming that without urgent action, approximately two million immigrants could gain British citizenship by next year. “From next year, two million immigrants could automatically claim British citizenship. That’s nearly twice the population of Birmingham,” Ms Badenoch said. “We’ve…

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FULL LIST: Femi Adebayo’s Seven Doors wins big at #AMVCA11

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Femi Adebayo’s film Seven Doors clinched two of the most coveted awards — Best Lead Actor (Femi Adebayo) and Best Lead Actress (Chioma Chukwuka), at the 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), cementing its place as one of the standout productions of the year. Seven Doors is a Nigerian historical drama series directed by Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo. It follows King Adedunjoye, a reluctant monarch whose reign is haunted by a generational curse. To break it, he must marry six more wives—opening “seven…

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Ochuko Ojiri, British-Nigerian art dealer pleads guilty to funding terrorism

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Oghenochuko ‘Ochuko’ Ojiri, a British-Nigerian art expert, who has appeared on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt has pleaded guilty in a terrorism financing case after failing to report a series of high-value art sales to a man sanctioned for alleged links to Hezbollah. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, admitted eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business under the Terrorism Act 2000. The case marks the first prosecution of its kind in the UK under this specific provision of the Act. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard on Friday that…

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Nigerian Pastor Omotoso rearrested in South Africa after acquitted of multiple rape charges

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South African police authorities and the Home Affairs Department have rearrested Nigerian televangelist based in South Africa, Timothy Omotoso, who was recently acquitted of multiple rape charges. Omotoso, a 66-year-old pastor at the Jesus Dominion International church based in South Africa was arrested in 2017 on 32 charges, including rape, sexual exploitation and human trafficking until his release weeks back. He was rearrested on Saturday morning in East London but there were indications that, his recent arrest has to do with immigration issues. It will be recalled that, several young…

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Eight suspects arrested as Police rescue 25 Ivorians from kidnappers in Ogun

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25 Ivorian nationals have been rescued by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force from the hands of a cross-border kidnapping syndicate operating in Ogun State. The police also arrested eight suspects in connection with the crime, following a swift and coordinated operation carried out in collaboration with Interpol. According to a statement on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the operation was launched in response to a formal request from the National Central Bureau, Abidjan. Adejobi said the request followed a report by Kaussi Marianman, who alleged…

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Fidelity Bank grows PBT by 167.8% to N105.8 billion in Q1 2025

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Fidelity Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading Tier-1 financial institutions, has announced a remarkable financial performance for the first quarter of 2025, recording a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N105.8 billion, representing an impressive growth of 167.8% compared to N39.5 billion in Q1 2024. The bank’s unaudited financial statements, released on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on April 30, 2025, highlight a substantial increase in Gross Earnings, which rose to N315.4 billion, marking a year-on-year growth of 64.2% from N192.1 billion in the same period last year. Growth in interest income…

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America’s Robert Francis Prevost becomes first American chosen as Pope

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The Catholic Church has elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope, following a 24-hour conclave in the Vatican. The white smoke that billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel late Thursday signaled the Church had chosen its new spiritual leader—ushering in a new era with the election of the first American pontiff in the Church’s 2,000-year history. Prevost, a former missionary in Peru and the head of the Vatican’s influential Dicastery for Bishops, will now be known as Pope Leone XIV. He succeeds Pope Francis, who passed…

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Court judgment forces US military to remove 1,000 transgender

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The US military will immediately start the process of removing some 1,000 transgender troops and will force out those who do not leave voluntarily by early June, the Pentagon said on Thursday. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January banning transgender military service, and the US Supreme Court ruled this week that the ban could take effect while litigation challenging it plays out. “The Military Departments will immediately begin processing for separation service members who previously self-identified for voluntary separation prior to March 26, 2025,” a memo from…

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