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Despite criticisms, Kemi Badenoch stands by Nigeria comments

Diaspora Newsline4 months ago2 months ago0

Kemi Badenoch has stood by her past comments about Nigeria, after the vice-president of Nigeria (Sen. Kashim Shettima) accused her of denigrating it. According to BBC report, the Conservative Party leader, who was born in the UK but mostly raised in Nigeria, has repeatedly described growing up in fear and...

Canada based Nigerian football prodigy gets Villareal Academy’s invite

Diaspora Newsline5 months ago2 months ago0

Eleven year old high rising Nigerian football star, Hedriel Chukwuziterem Opara is attracting the attention of football coaches and scouts who have described him as the future Mbappe because of his natural talent. Hedriel started playing football at the age of three with the renowned Pepsi Football Academy, Lagos before...

NiDOA Urges Government to Establish Diaspora Board

Diaspora Newsline5 months ago2 months ago0

The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NiDOA) has called on the Nigerian government to establish the Diaspora Board to enhance effective engagement with Nigerian citizens living abroad. The Continental Chair of NiDO-Americas, Dr. Victor Ubani, who made the call, also stressed that establishing the NiDO board would enable Nigerians living...

2027: Bill on diaspora voting scales second reading

Diaspora Newsline5 months ago2 months ago0

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a bill to allow for diaspora voting in Nigerian elections on Wednesday scaled 2nd reading in the House of Representatives. This followed agitations by stakeholders clamouring for amendment of the constitution to allow Nigerians outside the country to participate in subsequent elections. The bill,...

UK court jails four Nigerian students over knife fight

Diaspora Newsline5 months ago2 months ago0

Four Nigerian students have been sentenced in the United Kingdom for their involvement in a violent altercation involving knives and a baseball bat in Leicester. The incident, which occurred on New Park Street in the early hours of November 4, 2021, left one victim with multiple stab wounds. Following a...

Meet 4 Nigerians elected into public office in US and Australia

Diaspora Newsline5 months ago2 months ago0

Four Nigerian nationals have secured political victories in recent elections across the United States and Australia. This development was announced on Sunday in a statement by Abdul-Rahman Balogun, spokesperson for the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). In a congratulatory message, NiDCOM Chairperson Abike Dabiri-Erewa praised the four officials for their...

UK’s new Conservative leader Badenoch leaves British-Nigerians divided

Diaspora Newsline5 months ago2 months ago0

For some Nigerians and their descendants who call Britain their home, Kemi Badenoch becoming the first Black woman to lead a major British political party is a source of hope and pride. But not everyone is celebrating. Some fear Badenoch, who was born in London to Nigerian parents but lived in Lagos...

U.S. Consulate Supports Artist Exchange Program to Celebrate 50-Year Sister Cities Partnership between Lagos

Diaspora Newsline6 months ago2 months ago0

Lagos—In commemoration of the 50-year Sister Cities partnership between Lagos and Atlanta, the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, in collaboration with Rele Arts Foundation , has launched the LagosAtlanta Artist Exchange to further deepen the artistic collaborations between the two dynamic cities. Two Atlanta-based artists, Myra Greene and Artemus Jenkins, arrived in...

NiDCOM Rescues 17 Trafficked Girls, Arrest Five Traffickers in Ghana

Diaspora Newsline6 months ago2 months ago0

Seventeen young Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated back to the country while five traffickers were equally arrested , as reported by This Day Newspapers. This latest rescue operation brought to 130 girls repatriated to Nigeria from Ghana alone since July 2024. According to a statement...

Diaspora Nigerians, World Investors to Meet in London to Tap Into Nigeria’s Potential

Diaspora NewslineMar 15, 20240

The Nigerian Diaspora Direct Investment Summit (NDDIS) in London has announced its next ‘face to face’ investment summit with the theme: ‘Invest Nigeria, Invest Africa: Business to business match making and networking summit.’ According to the organisers, the summit taking place in the 4th week of May, 2024 is in...