Nigerians in Diaspora

August 25, 2022

Over 20 Nigerian students were killed in Northern Cyprus – NiDCOM boss

The President of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, dispelled on Thursday the worries of Nigerians living abroad that the current state of security may jeopardize their economic interests there. The NIDCOM Chairperson further stated that despite warnings to students to avoid the area, over 20 Nigerian students have died in Northern Cyprus.... Read More

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September 5, 2017

‘Argument over Biafra leads to the death of a Nigerian in India’

An argument, among Nigerians, over whether Biafra should be or not, led to the death of N. Chigozie, who was in India for studies, The Indian police in Bengaluru are already probing the death. The body of the Nigerian was found near the railway gate in Hennur, northeast Bengaluru on Monday. Chigozie, 33, a resident... Read More

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August 31, 2017

Any aid to Nigerians caught in Hurricane Harvey?

by Alexander O. Onukwe With about 44,000 persons, Texas has the largest Nigerian population of any state in the United States. The US state has been experiencing heavy floods over the past few days due to the effects of Hurricane Harvey, resulting in massive losses of property and displacement of persons. Nigerian Texans make up... Read More

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“Stay encouraged and have faith” | Kemi Ogunsanwo, founder of African-inspired stationery brand, Gazelle London tells young entrepreneurs

At seven, Kemi Ogunsanwo received her first journal – a battered, faux leather empty book, but she felt a surge of excitement at the prospect of filling its untouched space with her thoughts, feelings, and overactive imagination. Twenty years later, she’s filled the pages of over thirty diaries, countless notebooks filling those journals with dreams,... Read More

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Samuel Remi-Akinwale, 17, gradually becoming the political voice of British youth

17-year-old Nigerian-British advocate Samuel Remi-Akinwale has been campaigning in the United Kingdom calling for life skill subjects to be taught in schools so young people are better prepared for life. This comes as a poll recently revealed 70% of people in the UK feel entrepreneurship should be a subject in school. “I want to see a... Read More

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Funke Abimbola listed as the most influential black lawyer in Britain

by Rachel Ogbu// Funke Abimbola is a Nigerian-British Lawyer, TEDx Speaker, TV contributor, Diversity Leader, Patron, Board member and proud mother who was recently appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in her 91st birthday honours list for 2017 for her services to diversity in the legal profession... Read More

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How Daps went from being bounced at the BET Awards to receiving 2 BET nominations

by Rachel Ogbu// It’s a wonderful ‘grass to grace’ story for Nigerian-British video director Oladapo Fagbenle better known as Daps who told us how he went from being bounced from the BET Awards show last year to receiving two nominations this year. Hailed as “the Flex God”, Daps who got attracted to directing videos from producing music... Read More

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Nigerian-British actor, Richard Ayoade is the new host of British game show, The Crystal Maze

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-British actor-comedian, Richard Ayoade is the new host of The Crystal Maze, British TV game show which shows on Channel 4. The 20-episode series sees five contestants work through Aztec, Medieval, Future and Industrial zones of the maze before a final showdown in the iconic crystal dome. Ayoade is regarded as British comedy... Read More

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Nigerian-British, Stephen Amos is one of the UK’s most respected comedians

by Rachel Ogbu// Stephen Amos is one of Britain’s most respected comedians born to Nigerian parents in the 1960s. He has been a big supporter of the LGBT+ community who this month is partaking in the broadcast of Pride Day across Channel 4, All 4 and More 4 celebrating 50 years since Parliament first voted to start... Read More

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“Giving up is not an option” | Nigerian-British PR executive, Ronke Lawal advises young entrepreneurs

Ronke Lawal is the Founder of UK based Ariatu PR, a PR company that works with a variety of entrepreneurs from the African and Caribbean Diaspora to gain media coverage for their businesses across the luxury FMCG sectors. Ronke Lawal started her business in 2004, then rebranded it to Ariatu PR at the end of 2014... Read More

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South African communities withdraw quit notice to Nigerians

The Nigeria Union in South Africa said on Thursday that one of the communities that gave Nigerians quit order had withdrawn their decision. According to The Cable, President of the Union, Ikechukwu Anyene, said that a meeting was held by the union and the community as well as the police to resolve the issue. “A meeting was... Read More

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Meet Irene Agbontaen, creator of London-based fashion label, Taller Than Your Average

Irene Agbontaen is a London-based fashion stylist who created Taller Than Your Average (TTYA) London: an apparel brand offering accessible, modern, functional pieces that are specifically cut for women who are 5’9” or taller. Launched in Selfridges in 2013, TTYA has gone on to have a home in Barneys, New York and was the first pioneering... Read More

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Tinie Tempah urges students to stay in school

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-British rapper and entrepreneur Tinie Tempah has been inspiring students at his former school- St Francis Xavier (SFX) 6th form College in Balham. This month, he told students how the college was a “stepping stone” for him in his career and encouraged them to go to university just as he wished he had gone. “It’s... Read More

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Double bass player, Chi-chi Nwanoku appointed OBE in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours

Nigerian- British double bass player Chi-chi Nwanoku just been appointed OBE in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours, this adds to her other royal honour as MBE for services to Music in the 2001. Born Chinyere (Chi-chi) Adah Nwanoku, this talented orchestra genius who gained a reputation as one of the finest exponents of her instrument has been... Read More

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Reni Eddo-Lodge shares her racism struggle in new book, “Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race”

Reni Eddo-Lodge, Nigerian-British journalist focused on feminism and exposing structural racism speaks on her new book; Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race. The 27-year-old award-winning journalist explores Britain’s history of discrimination through her debut book which first started as a blog in 2014. Reni once wrote, “I just can’t engage with the bewilderment... Read More

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Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire

In 2016, Nigerian-British Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp was one of almost 300 British actors, musicians, writers and artists that signed a letter calling for the UK to stay in the EU but that appeal fell on deaf ears as Britain eventually decided it wanted out of the European Union. This year, Tharp is making news as one... Read More

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Sade Adu appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Sade Adu, born Helen Folasade Adu was on June 10, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire during the Queen’s 91st Birthday Honours for her services to music. The CBE established on June 4, 1917, by King George V acknowledges British order of chivalry and rewards contributions to the arts and sciences, work... Read More

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Say hello to EastEnders actress Bunmi Mojekwu

by Rachel Ogbu// EastEnders is one of the longest-running British soap operas showing on BBC One since 1985. Nigerian-British actress Bunmi Mojekwu joined the cast in 2010 playing the role of Mercy Olubunmi for two years. Her character, Mercy was one of four main characters including Zsa Zsa Carter, Leon Small and Fatboy in the spin-off EastEnders: E20.... Read More

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Anthony Joshua could start earning more than Floyd Mayweather

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-born British boxer, Anthony Joshua seems to be the most humble heavyweight champion today. Since knocking out Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley in April, the IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight titles holder has been taking things easy since his historic match but he did take out time to respond to the ‘Mayweather challenge.’ Retired boxing champ Floyd... Read More

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Nigerian-British Hannah Agboola sparks race argument on Big Brother UK

by Rachel Ogbu// There is trouble in the Big Brother UK House – but when is there not? This time Nigerian-British housemate Hannah Agboola found herself sparking a race argument after a dispute over waiting for others before eating dinner in the house escalated on Wednesday night. It was dinner time in the Big Brother House and... Read More

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Nigerian-British Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch speaks about the threats she receives

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-British Kemi Badenoch has been speaking openly about the threats she receives as a public servant. The newly elected Conservative Member of Parliament representing Saffron Walden had won 24,991 majority defeating her opponent Sir Alan Haselhurst. This came before Labour MP Diane Abbott on Wednesday said black women in politics suffer a higher level... Read More

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Dele Aro, founder of Amacoast Cinema UK speaks on the need to tell African stories across the world

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-British Dele Aro is the founder of Amacoast Cinema, an experimental cinema company focused on Black film in the United Kingdom. The brand was born out of the desire to see more black stories told on both the big and small screen. The company now creates exclusive and celebratory cinema experiences around black film... Read More

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Who is Chi Onwurah? The Nigerian, re-elected Labour MP of Newcastle

by Rachel Ogbu// Chi Onwurah, the re-elected Labour MP of Newcastle has been speaking about how her party would change the United Kingdom saying only Labour can unlock the potential of Britain. The 52-year-old Nigerian-British won her seat in Parliament this year by 24,071 votes, beating the Conservative candidate Steve Kyte who received 9,134 votes. “Britain... Read More

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Nigerian doctor, Anthony Madu jailed for 2 years in the UK for NHS fraud

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian-British Gynaecologist, Dr. Anthony Madu has been jailed for two years and stripped of his license for fraud. He was convicted of six charges in 2014 mainly for working at hospitals across England while employed at the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. He had worked at different hospitals while receiving sick... Read More

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The who, when and where of Folarin Alakija’s wedding to his new bride, Nazi

by Rachel Ogbu Elections and Brexit aside, the UK can’t get enough of the £5 million wedding between son of Folorunsho Alakija (Africa’s Richest Black Woman) and Iranian-born, Manchester based model Nazi Jafarian Ghaissarifa which took place at the lavish Blenheim Palace. Entrepreneur, investor and cinematographer, Folarin Alakija who was in high spirits on his... Read More

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Kate Osamor, daughter of Nigerian political activist re-elected into the UK Parliament

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian-British Kate Osamor born to a political activist mother who was a member of the Black Sections in the Labour party (1980s) was last week re-elected into Parliament representing Edmonton. Osamor, whose career history includes working for a homeless people magazine called The Big Issue and for the National Health Service (NHS)... Read More

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Chika Russell introduces her food retailing business to airlines

by Rachel Ogbu// In 2015, Nigerian-British Chika Russell made headlines across the UK for not just impressing the five judges to win Dragons Den, but for turning down one of the judges £30,000 investment in her Nigerian-inspired snacks firm and deciding to launch her business by herself. Now her business is worth an impressive £1million and she owns... Read More

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Meet Ore Oduba, the Nigerian-British broadcaster who hosted Ariana Grande’s #OneLoveManchester concert

by Rachel Ogbu// Nigerian-British TV personality Ore Oduba made an appearance with his wife TV researcher, Portia Oduba at the British Soap Awards 2017 at The Lowry, Manchester on Saturday. Not allowing the recent terrorist attack in Manchester scare them away, the couple put on a united front for the TV awards which saw stars all... Read More

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Nigerian-British comedian, Andy Osho turns Supershopper

by Rachel Ogbu// Since last year, February 1, 2016, to be precise, Nigerian-British comedian and actress Andy Osho has been presenting Supershoppers and opening the eyes of the British public to what really they spend their money on. The consumer programme looks into the tricks of the retail trade to help savvy shoppers save money.... Read More

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Middleweight champion Anthony Ogogo returns to the ring this October

by Rachel Ogbu British-Nigerian middleweight boxer, Anthony Ogogo is making plans to stage a comeback to boxing this October. Hoping of becoming a world champion, the 28-year-old English professional boxer has been recovering from a fractured left eye socket in his first career defeat to Craig Cunningham. “I am looking to get back in October,”... Read More

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