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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African Development Bank President - Akinwumi Adesina has unveiled ambitious plans to scrap coal power stations across the continent and switch to renewable energy at the United Nations Climate talks. Read more
As the hours tick to FCA’s Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) deadline, TV Personality - Alison Hammond, is working with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) encouraging consumers to complain about PPI now. Read more
There is less than a month to go until the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) complaints deadline, 29 August 2019. Read more
This is the question constantly being asked by friends and family of 21-year-old Tapiwanashe Russell Masuwi popularly called Tapi. He was last seen on CCTV camera outside the Yacht Club at Swansea Marina at 7am on 7 February 2019. Read more
A man who used dating websites to meet potential victims has been jailed for 18 months for fraud. Mohamad Yousef, 37 (12.02.82) of Loxwood Road, N17, met the 30-year-old female victim on a well-known dating site in May 2017. Yousef told the victim Read more
As the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) complaints deadline looms closer, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which regulates the financial services sector and protects UK consumers, is urging people to make a decision, before it’s too late, Read more
A gang of fraudsters have been convicted for their parts in the theft of millions of pounds from businesses and individuals in the UK and abroad. Read more
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
