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 man who committed a series of sexual offences against young girls he groomed online has been jailed. Read more
A 37-year-old mother, who cannot be named, has been found guilty of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), in the first ever FGM conviction in the United Kingdom - secured after a long and complex Metropolitan Police investigation. Read more
A Congolese man who killed 18-year-old Meschak dos Santos Cornelio in Enfield on New Year's Eve, 2017 has been sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment. Gaille Bola, 22 (16.07.96) of Stonebridge Road, N15 was found guilty of Meschak's manslaughter by Read more
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Refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea lost their lives at an alarming rate in 2018, as cuts in search and rescue operations reinforced its position as the world’s deadliest sea crossing. The latest ‘Desperate Read more
The United Kingdom Government’s ‘Let’s Protect Our Girls’ campaign has garnered support from healthcare professionals, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) campaigners, grassroots organisations, community-based media and people from practising communities Read more
A head-on debate between Nigeria's two major political parties - All Progressives Congress (APC) and People Democratic Party (PDP) takes place in London on Friday Read more
In a first for the British military, a Sikh and Muslim padre have become part of the Royal Air Force’s Chaplain’s branch. Read more
50-year-old Simon Owoade has been convicted at Harrow Crown Court, for the rape and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl he befriended online. Read more
Past two-time Mayor of the London Borough of Wandsworth - Honorary Alderman Erelu Lola Ayonrinde has been accorded the laurel: Yeye Oludamoran Nipa Asa Ati Ise Yoruba (Mother Counsellor on the Culture and Practices of the Yorubas). The award was Read more
A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in jail after being convicted of fraud relating to the Grenfell Tower fire. Read more
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A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for money laundering at the Inner London Crown Court. Michael Lanyuru pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation and one count of conspiracy to transfer criminal property Read more
A beauty therapist who sexually assaulted a woman who he was treating has been jailed. 29-year-old Ayoyinka Oladimeji was sentenced to three years in jail and handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order at the Inner London Crown Court. Read more
Detectives from London Metropolitan Police's Homicide and Major Crime Command have charged three men with conspiracy to murder 46-year-old Memunatu Warne, following a fatal fire in Greenwich. Read more
United Kingdom’s Home Office has launched an awareness campaign designed to help eradicate the horrific crime of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The campaign sends a powerful message that communities should protect children from people who carry Read more
The mother of a young man fatally shot has made a public appeal for information on the second anniversary of his death. Father of three Akeem Moore was shot in the head in Eastney Road, Croydon on the evening of 7 October 2016. Read more
The Home Office has awarded charity - Operation Encompass £163,000 for its vital initiative to support children who attend school following a domestic abuse incident. Read more
The family of a seven-year-old arson victim has paid public tribute to him for the first time as they joined police in a new appeal for public information in a bid to find those responsible for setting fire to his family home. Read more
A panel comprising of the Publisher of Trumpet Media - 'Femi Okutubo; Lawyer and Womanist - Ayisat Agbaje; PwC's Chief Economist for Nigeria - Dr Andrew Nevin; and TV News Anchor and Presenter - Sulaiman Aledeh; in a discussion with Mark Eddo, try to Read more
The United Kingdom's Home Office has launched a campaign to transform the diversity of Fire and Rescue services - in a bid to make them reflective of the communities they represent. Home Office figures reveal that Fire-fighters in England are Read more
Some members of St Pauls College Old Boys Association (SPOBA) Nigeria met in the United Kingdom recently to strategise on facilitating the formal launch of the UK branch of the association. Read more
