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…
Author: Olowofela Adebanji
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.…
Kenya has deported five Nigerians over allegations of drug trafficking and online scams. The Kenyan Directorate of Immigration Services said the deported persons are Olayiwola Saheed Tunde, Ajibade Adewale, Nwosu Prince Chukwuebuka, Olayiwola Babatunde Akintomwawere and Nwanonaku Alexander Odirachukwuma. A decision to remove them from the country was taken on March 18, 2024. Tunde was said to be a drug trafficker, Nwosu was caught with $1 million in counterfeit notes along with 11 fake Nigerian passports and three fake Kenyan passports while Akintomwawere was said to be a notorious online scammer. Ajibade and Nwanonaku were said to be caught in…
Michael Aregbesola, a Nigerian-born United States Navy officer, died in the Red Sea after falling off a ship. The US Navy said the 34-year-old was assigned to the “Swamp Foxes” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 and was deployed with a detachment aboard Mason, which has been operating in the US 5th Fleet since November. “The U.S. Navy on Saturday identified the Sailor lost overboard from USS Mason (DDG 87) while operating in the Red Sea, March 20. “Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, assigned to the ‘Swamp Foxes’ of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74, was…
Richard Taylor, father of the Nigerian schoolboy, Damilola Taylor, who was stabbed to death with a beer bottle in South London in 2000, has died from prostate cancer at 75.Damilola was 10 years old when he met his brutal end after succumbing to injuries sustained from a stabbing to his leg. He was left to die in a stairwell in Peckham while he was returning from a library. He had only moved to the United Kingdom with his mother, brother Tunde and sister Gbemi, whose severe epilepsy had forced them to move to find a cure, in the summer of…
Fajembola Anjola Atinuke, the Nigerian lady declared missing in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, has been found in a hospital. This was announced by Nigerians_in_Canada, an Instagram page, on Friday. It, however, said it was unclear what led to her admission at the hospital. The page had announced her disappearance on Thursday, sparking panic on social media. Many had wondered if her disappearance was possible in an advanced country like Canada, sparking speculations about the incident. Oyenoyen07 said, “Thank God… maybe she don go sleep for her boyfriend house and she no want tell her parents..” Sojiflex: “Thanks to God. To all…
A Nigerian lady, Fajembola Anjola Atinuke, has been declared missing in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. News of her disappearance was announced by an Instagram page, Nigerians_In_Canada. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nigerians_in_canada (@nigerians_in_canada_) Her disappearance has sparked panic as many could not believe people go missing in Canada as well. Dee_vee_bridals said, “Ahh I thought this kind of things don’t happen in Canada 😢” Hvnifvhh said, “Na everywhere this kind thing don Dey happen! May ALLAH bring her back safe and sound. We shall receive good news about her return.” Olanma100 said, “Be found alive…
Prophet Olabisi Adamu has warned Nigerians planning to migrate to other countries in search of greener pastures to hear from God before making their move. She said this in a trending video, warning that the economic climate in perceived advanced countries is not any better. Adamu said it is possible for God to bless people living in Nigeria such that they would not need to move abroad to succeed. “You’re in that season where like Isaac, we must wait to hear God before we make moves, otherwise you will waste 10 years of your life and come back and be…
A Nigerian lady has narrated her ordeal at the hands of a Nigerian couple in the United Kingdom. Speaking to the BBC, she said a family friend from church promised she would complete her studies in the UK if she agreed to work as a nanny for the wealthy couple. She added that she looked forward to the prospect of kickstarting her life in the UK as her father had lost his shop to an inferno earlier, making it difficult to cater for his family of five children. Being the first, she had thought it was a gateway to progress…
Three Nigerian men have been jailed for their part in £429,304 (N901 million) fraud in the United Kingdom. The trio, Taofeeq Balogun, Taiwo Agusto and Oluwadamilola Bolaji, were found to be members of a syndicate that defrauded Vodafone, EE, O2 and the Carphone Warehouse out of £429,304. They were found guilty and jailed for a combined total of 11 years at Portsmouth Crown Court. According to a statement released by Hampshire police, the offenses came to light when a resident told the police that between between Friday, February 14 2020 and Wednesday February 19 2020, four mobile phone accounts had…