Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the Court of St. James’s – H.E. Retired Justice George Adesola Oguntade CFR, CON; has commended the “tremendous progress in Epe,” and urged all to “Let us stand first as Nigerians.”
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A landmark prosecution - the first of its kind in the UK, has found Nigeria’s Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife - Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, and Obinna Obeta, guilty of human trafficking for the purpose of organ harvesting Read more
Two men who were involved in the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old Abiola Akerele have been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. 20-year-old Rayhan Yasin Ali of East Ham and 22-year-old Junaid Sulaiman of Prince Regent Lane, Newham Read more
A man serving a life sentence for three previous rapes he committed in Hackney in 1993 and 1999, has been convicted of another rape which took place more than 35 years ago. Read more
A 42-year-old man - Serkan Kaygusuz convicted of murdering 70-year-old Norma Girolami has been jailed for 35 years [less 505 days spent on remand] following an appearance at the Old Bailey. Read more
A man has been convicted and jailed for raping a woman in Hackney. 45-year-old Kevin Lloyd Williams of Hackney appeared at Wood Green Crown Court where the jury found him guilty of two counts of rape. Read more
A teenager who killed a man after he questioned why he was ‘on his strip’ has been jailed. 19-year-old Christian Kuta-Dankwa of Harrow was found guilty of the murder of Mohamoud Mohamed Mahdi following a trial at the Old Bailey which concluded last Read more
Following a London Metropolitan Police investigation which identified the perpetrators of a triple stabbing outside a north London music venue, two men have been jailed. Through diligent CCTV inquiries, officers were able to establish a definitive Read more
Distinguished daughters of Africa and GAB Awards Alumni – Mavis Amankwah and Susan Jumoke Fajana-Thomas have made the New Year Honours List 2023 - .the first since His Majesty King Charles III ascended the throne. Read more
Following the death of 33-year-old mother of two - Rebecca Oluwatosin Ikumelo on the morning of last Saturday, a second woman who suffered injuries during the Asake concert crush at the O2 Brixton Academy last Thursday, has sadly died. 23-year-old Read more
Fred Odum-Jones has been sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court to four and a half years' imprisonment after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing, to robbery, assault by beating and dangerous driving. Read more
A man who abused an animal and tried to arrange the abuse of children has been jailed following an operation by the Metropolitan Police’s Online Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation Command. Read more
Detectives from London’s Metropolitan Police have issued CCTV footage and an image of a man they want to speak to following a violent robbery in Fulham. At around 12:00hrs on Thursday, 1 September, a man, aged in his 50s, was walking southbound Read more
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Britain has a new prime minister in Liz Truss. For African leaders wondering what the new administration might mean for UK-Africa relationships, the view must be pretty gloomy. Read more
Mohsen Saadi has been jailed for the fatal stabbing of 42-year-old Peninah Kabeba in Sutton. 57-year old Saadi appeared at Kingston Crown Court where he was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 18 years, after being found guilty of Read more
Britain's longest-reigning monarch - Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the queen died this afternoon at Balmoral Castle, her official residence in Scotland. Read more
Detectives investigating the murder of 18-year-old Alex Ajanaku in Waltham Forest continue to appeal for information as they offer a substantial reward. Read more
Owami Davies – who had been missing since she left her family home in Grays, Essex, on Monday, 4 July, has been found. The Metropolitan Police said Owami was located in Hampshire today, as a result of a call to police this morning from someone who Read more
Award-winning African Trade Finance Bank - The Access Bank UK Ltd hosted its annual Access Bank Polo Day and Fundraiser at Guards Polo Club Windsor recently after a two year pandemic-induced moratorium. Over $1.7m was raised to build 100 schools in Read more
Public Relations and Marketing guru and entrepreneur - Mavis Amankwah has been appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Association. Read more
Two years after the tragic death of Robert Powell, his mother has penned a heartfelt letter to the public pleading for anyone with information to come forward and help find her son’s killers. Read more
