A Chinese investor, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment, has obtained an order from the Commercial Court in London, United Kingdom, to take over two properties, worth a combined £1.7 million, belonging to the Nigerian government in Liverpool. The company was granted the right to enforce a $70 million investment treaty award against Nigeria on June 14. It also attached a £20 million debt relating to the high-profile P&ID case. According to Master Sullivan of the court, the order was premised on the fact that the properties have been converted to commercial use outside Nigeria’s diplomatic or consular activities in the UK, stressing…
Author: Olowofela Adebanji
A Nigerian-born boxer, Isaiah Olugbemi, has died after his neighbour reportedly shot him multiple times in Odenton, Maryland, United States. He was said to have been found on the ground with gunshot wounds along Meadowmist Way last Monday. The 27-year-old, a Junior Olympics gold medalist, a three-time Golden Gloves state boxing champion and a two-time Open Regional champion, was rushed to the Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, where he was later pronounced dead. CBS reports that documents later revealed that the police obtained surveillance footage showing a white male, identified as his neighbour, Nicholas Giroux, confronting Olugbemi with a handgun before…
The Canadian government has announced an end to the issuance of Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) at the border. Marc Miller, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, said this in a statement on Friday. According to him, this measure will help reduce ‘flagpoling’ – a situation when temporary residents of Canada bypass the normal wait times involved in applying for a work or study permit online by leaving the country and then immediately re-entering to receive same-day immigration services. He said flagpoling uses significant resources at the border, taking officers away from enforcement activities, causing delays for travellers and slowing…
A report, Decoding Global Talent 2024, has said two-thirds of Nigerian professionals are willing to abandon the country for greener pastures (japa). It said out of 150,000 workers in 188 countries, younger professionals from fast-growing populations are more likely to seek better opportunities abroad. The report stated that Nigeria ranked 67th and Ghana 72nd in terms of attractiveness to global workers, while Abuja and Lagos ranked 63rd and 103rd, respectively, in terms of desired cities. “The world’s most important economies are facing a major challenge: the great shortage of people. This looming gap in the global labour market is primarily…
The Nigerian government has partnered with the Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA), a United States-based agency, to send a Nigerian to space. The Memorandum of Understanding with the agency was signed on behalf of the government by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on Wednesday. Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, said the partnership is a testament to Nigeria’s commitment to advancing its capabilities in space exploration, adding that the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with SERA would inspire a new generation of scientists and engineers. Mathew Adepoju, Director-General of NASRDA, said the partnership would yield remarkable…
A woman has died of a suspected cholera infection a week after she returned to Nigeria from Canada. An X user, @Wuranicole, who claimed to be her niece, said the deceased was ”purging and vomiting” at the same time and complained of being weak before she died. “My aunt got back from Canada last week; she wasn’t sick or anything. “Monday morning, she started purging and vomiting but was able to drag herself to the hospital. “She kept saying she was weak until she passed away. “Only for us to hear about the cholera outbreak days later,” she wrote. deceased.…
A Nigerian man, simply identified as Gbolahan, who worked as a cashier at an eatery in Surulere, Lagos, has become a Fendi model in Milan, Italy. His story was revealed on TikTok by a woman who discovered him after frequenting the restaurant where he worked. She said she contacted her boss, who liked his video when she sent it to him. She shared a video of him on the runway for Fendi at a fashion show in Milan. The grass-to-grace story sparked reactions on social media, with many expressing joy for his rise to stardom. @teminails_de_salon I was a very…
A Nigerian man, Jude Ikenna Ijegulu, and his partner, Elizabeth Botes, have been sent to jail in South Africa for running a brothel and trafficking women. The couple was found guilty of running a brothel where they kept women, with the husband bagging additional sentencing for sexually assaulting the victims. The 34-year-old Ijegulu, and 29-year-old Botes were sentenced at the Pretoria High Court after they were found guilty of running a brothel in Centurion in Pretoria for 10 months between 2016 and 2017, where they kept two women. Ijegulu was said to have raped both women and supplied them with drugs.…
A United Kingdom-based Nigerian father of two, Damola Ilesanmi, has died after announcing his new job with the National Health Service (NHS) on LinkedIn, a business and employment-focused social media platform. Reports say he recently moved to the UK, leaving a successful banking career in Nigeria. Ilesanmi was said to be slated to resume on Monday, June 10 but died of a cardiac arrest on Thursday, June 6. He recently graduated from the University of Bradford. Newlymarried said on Nairaland, “It’s really painful. After all these years and finally gotten a sponsorship and death comes. Wasted effort.” Fawaz050: “Bintin Laye.…
A Nigerian hair vendor has narrated how she was robbed after delivering a wig to a client in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Narrating her ordeal, she said she left her house in Mississauga, within the same province, to deliver a wig ordered by an online customer. She stated that she was apprehensive when the customer delayed for hours before showing up in the opposite direction. The businesswoman, name unknown, said her client had come with a friend, leading her to believe she was trying to be safe since they had never met before. Upon handing over the bag to the lady,…