The Home Office has been accused of a “racist crackdown on Nigerians” after refusing a visa to a man who runs one of the west African country’s top security firms …
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, I review Michelle Obama’s new podcast, IMO, which is surprising in the ways it breaks with the Michelle of the past. …
Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans applying to work or study in the UK face Home Office restrictions over suspicions that they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum, Whitehall …
His Royal Highness King Godwin Bebe Okpabi has carried bottles of water drawn from the wells of his homeland in the Niger delta to the high court in London. It …
The brother of a British national being held in Nigeria after falling victim to extraordinary rendition has accused the UK government of turning its back, and called on Keir Starmer …
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Tiny Nigerian museum marking a forgotten British invasion pushes for recognition
In the sleepy Nigerian port town of Koko, the reminder of a forgotten invasion by the British more than a century ago has itself been forgotten. A statue of Nanna …
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It’s easier than you think to get the measure of Kemi Badenoch – just ask around in Nigeria | Nels Abbey
The Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, recently went viral over her comments on the perfidy of sandwiches and “moist bread” in an interview with the Spectator. The comment was met with …
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UK politics: Kemi Badenoch criticised by Nigerian vice president for ‘denigrating’ his country – as it happened
Kemi Badenoch criticised by Nigerian vice president for ‘denigrating’ his country Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, has been criticised by the Nigerian vice-president for “denigrating” his country. As the Financial …
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. I am writing to you fully refreshed following a whole two hours’ sleep after watching the US election. This week, as one Black …
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From a childhood in Nigeria to Tory leader: the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch | Sunder Katwala
Kemi Badenoch’s election as leader of the Conservative party is a strikingly historic political and personal achievement. “To all intents and purposes, I am a first-generation immigrant,” she told the …
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