Embattled Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina has been invited to participate in the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 pageant. The 23-year-old model with a Nigerian dad and a Mozambican mother sparked controversy after qualifying for the round of 16 of the Miss South Africa contest. Some locals insisted she was not qualified to contest, saying she is Nigerian. ALSO READ:Miss South Africa: Adetshina’s Mum Accused Of Identity Fraud The controversy forced the South Africa Department of Home Affairs to launch an investigation into her roots. Her mum was accused of identity fraud in a preliminary investigation result by the department.…
Author: Olowofela Adebanji
The mother of Chidimma Adetshina, whose participation in the Miss South Africa pageant has caused controversy, has been accused of identity theft. Recall that Adetshina, 23, had claimed to be born in South Africa to a Nigerian father and a Mozambique mother and is now a naturalised South African. According to the South African Citizenship Act, an individual automatically qualifies for citizenship if they are born in South Africa, if at least one of their parents is a South African citizen, or if a South African permanent residency permit holder or a South African citizen adopts them. ALSO READ: Nigerian Man…
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel advisory to Nigerians in the United Kingdom or those planning to visit the country. ALSO READ: UK Police Arrest Nigerian Woman After Fight With Another [Video] In a release on Monday, August 5, 2024, the ministry warned Nigerians against joining political processions, rallies or protests. It added that social gatherings must be avoided as the locals have descended on immigrants, particularly people of colour. It warned them to avoid crowded areas or gatherings, adding that the Nigerian High Commission should be contacted with valuable information. Demonstrations by far right and other…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has asked a Nigerian woman, Lola Akinlade, and her family to leave the country after the acceptance letter she used to process her study visa and work permit were found to be fake. Speaking to CBC News in Canada, Akinlade, who obtained a diploma in Social Services from Nova Scotia Community College in 2019, said she was unaware her letter was fake. She said an agent for the University of Regina in 2016 provided her with the letter. She was however contacted by the IRCC a few weeks before her graduation from her new institution.…
The video of a Nigerian lady crying over her brother’s death while he was trying to enter Europe through the desert has gone viral. Narrating how her brother died, she said they had been saving while in Nigeria to fund their relocation dreams. However, she made the move first as she saved up enough money before him. Her trip was smooth as she paid a man to get her into Tripoli, capital of Libya, from Niamey, Niger, before finding her way to Europe seven years ago. She revealed that she travelled by air into Tripoli as she had her Nigerian…
The embassy of the United States of America in Nigeria has announced that its operation will be moved to a new visa services provider from August 26, 2024. It made the announcement in a tweet via its verified X handle on Wednesday. The embassy said Nigerian applicants who had already booked an appointment date would no longer have access to the U.S. travel website from August 16, however, adequate provisions are being made for the existing and prospective applicants as it migrates to a new service provider. The statement read: Attention Nigerian Visa Applicants! The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and…
There’s a popular Nigerian pidgin saying, “Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop”. It simply means a group, usually powerful, relaxes and enjoys life off the sweat of weaker ones. Such can be said of the relationship between many travel/visa agents and Nigerians desirous of ‘japa’. It is not uncommon to read or hear of a Nigerian seeking greener pastures in Western countries to be defrauded by agents who know little or nothing about the often transparent processes required to secure a visa to ‘dreamland’. Many a time, such ‘monkey’ ends up with the dreaded ‘blue form’ of the United States…
A Nigerian man, Adegbolu Abiogemo Adefunmi, has been stabbed to death in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. ALSO READ: Nigerian-born Boxer Isaiah Olugbemi Gunned Down In US The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said the 47-year-old, regarded as the King of Yoruba in North America, was stabbed at the Oyotunji African Village on Bryant Lane, Sheldon, around 2:45 pm on Monday. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. A 53-year-old, Akiba Kasale Meredith, has been arrested and charged with murder after she was arrested for the stabbing. Adefunmi has been the Oba, or leader, of the…
A woman has accused her Nigerian ex-husband of love scam in the United States. In a TikTok video, she said Samson Adewale Adebisi had scammed her for a green card. She added that she gave him $50,000 to purchase a piece of land to build their family home in Nigeria. According to her, they had planned to build their dream family home in Nigeria so they could have a place of their own when they visit. She lamented that he copied vital documents as well as her signature from her phone and used to them to sign a victim claim…
A Nigerian has revealed how she lost her job for the first time ever in Canada. She narrated her story in a TikTok video. According to her, her teammates had reported to the management that they were not comfortable working with her anymore barely two months after she joined. Expressing her shock, she said she had never lost a job and she had cried before finding strength in her family back in Nigeria. She said her parents, who already pay her school fees, had consoled her and gave her the strength to carry on. Commenters encouraged her to be strong…