A High Court in the United Kingdom has upturned a decision by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service to suspend Dr Ewere Onyekpe, a locum registrar, for six months after he had sex with a patient in Accident&Emergency in June 2020. The court found that the January 2023 ruling was “fundamentally flawed”, slamming Onyekpe with a one-year suspension. It considered evidence that the woman was vulnerable and taken advantage of by Onyekpe. He was said to have begun a sexual relationship with the woman while working at the Whittington Hospital in Archway, London, in June 2020. A hearing in February reconsidered…
Author: Olowofela Adebanji
A Nigerian man has revealed how his friend was denied into Canada despite having a visit visa. He said he had been at Toronto Pearson Airport for over six hours to pick up his friend, adding that he was unreachable via his mobile phone. The man told his story via a post on Nigerians_in_Canada, an Instagram page for Nigerians living in Canada. He said he later found out he was sent back to Nigeria from the Point of Entry after he was asked a series of questions. According to him, immigration officers had asked his friend if he would remain…
A Nigerian family, the Adegboyes, have been granted temporary permits to remain in Canada after an initial order to vacate the country. Deborah Akingboye, her husband and their first child arrived Quebec as asylum seekers in 2017 via the now-shuttered Roxham Road crossing, fleeing what she has described as religious persecution by a dangerous Nigerian cult. Cliche-Rivard, an immigration lawyer, said federal immigration officials have granted the family a temporary residence permit that will allow them to remain in the country while they pursue a bid for permanent residence on humanitarian grounds. The Adegboye family’s lawyer, Vakkas Bilson, says they have been…
The Republic of Kazakhstan has announced fully-funded scholarships into bachelor, master and PhD programmes. The application will run from March 30 to May 31, 2024. The scholarship allocation covers 490 Bachelor’s degree programs, 50 Master’s degree programs, and 10 PhD degree programs. Interested applicants are advised to submit their documents online within the application period. The scholarship covers full tuition fees and monthly allowance depending on the student’s progress. How to apply An applicant must access the university list and select a university and a course of study depending on the level. The applicant must then provide all supporting documents…
About 15 universities in the United Kingdom have announced plans to sack workers after enrolment by Nigerians and students from other countries reduced. The drop in enrolment has been linked to the United Kingdom’s latest migration laws barring students, except those pursuing doctorate degrees, bringing family members into the country while studying. It has also been reported that some universities are considering ending some courses over poor enrolment. From the prestigious Russell Group Universities to mid-tier universities and Scottish institutions, the current situation is not sparing most universities. Robert Gordon University recently introduced a voluntary severance scheme in the face…
Three Nigerians have been arrested for drug trafficking as part of India’s crack down on an international drug syndicate. The Chandigarh Police Crime Branch said it seized 204.8 grams of crystal methamphetamine. The Times of India on Tuesday said the suspects are Frank Nwokeji, Loua, and Jack David llobi Tochukwu all residents of New Delhi. Loua had been previously detained in 2019 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act after being found in possession of 207 grams of heroin and is currently out on bail before his latest arrest. According to the police, a team of crime branch led…
A Nigerian man, Solomon Onyeka, has been sentenced to seven years in jail and a fine of 10 lakh (N15.6 million) for duping a woman in India. He was sentenced after an Aligarh court found him guilty of fraud. The victim, Adeeb Khan, had reported him at the Civil Lines police station in 2021. She said Onyeka had posed as a customs officer on a phone call to tell her a parcel she ordered from outside the country had arrived. She claimed he forced her to pay Rs. 3.84 lakh after he said actions would be taken against her if…
A man has reportedly died two days after he arrived in Nigeria to visit his sick dad. Chiamaka Umeugorji said the deceased had complained of a stomach bug before dying on Saturday, March 30. She lamented that the deceased was his family’s breadwinner and had spent 14 years abroad before deciding to visit his sick father in the village. She lamented that his ongoing projects would be stopped due to his death. It is unclear where the incident occurred but a video showed a coffin surrounded by young men waiting to take his remains away for burial. View this…
The media has been awash with positive and negative outcomes of migration, popularly called Japa, on this side of the divide. Migration has always been in vogue as citizens of various countries across the world search for greener pastures. News of nurses in the United Kingdom moving to Australia, New Zealand and the United States have emerged, further proof that not only Nigerians or Africans Japa. The current Japa wave started with the economic downturn during the administration of former president, Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 to 2023. Many Nigerians ‘fled’ to the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and…
A man suspected to have carried out the shooting at ATL Lounge, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, has been arrested in the United States. York Regional Police said the man was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant and was arrested earlier this week in Hartford, Connecticut with the help of the U.S. Marshals Service. Kensworth Alton Francis, 29, of Mississauga, was said to have shot three persons, two Nigerians and a woman, around 3:30 am on July 23, 2022. The slain Nigerians were identified as 25-year-old Tosin Amos-Arowoshegbe, and 22-year-old Chibueze Momah. The third victim was a 20-year-old woman who survived the attack with injuries.…