Author: Nigeriabrief

It usually begins in a familiar way.I saw the product on Instagram.The photo looks good.The comments seem reassuring. Send a DM. Seller responds quickly and warmly. Agree on the price and make the transfer.Then wait.The arrival of the product may be delayed. It may arrive by mistake. Sometimes they don’t arrive at all, or sometimes they stop responding. Other times, a package arrives and Nigerians openly joke about the “what I ordered and what I received” verdict. When this happens, many people do not escalate. They learned that pushing too hard often requires more judgment than support. So they sigh,…

The brother of a British man held in Nigeria after being the victim of an extraordinary drama has accused the British government of turning its back on him and called on Keir Starmer to “wake up” and “protect the British people”.Kingsley Kanu, the younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipobu), a prominent banned separatist movement in Nigeria, said the British government had failed to intervene in his brother’s case.”To date, neither the previous nor the current government has been able to ask the Nigerian government to accept its position and stop it,” Kingsley said…

Several undocumented Nigerians and other Africans living in the UK are sleeping in street bins to avoid deportation. In 2025, the British government embarked on a major review of its immigration policy, dubbed the Transformation Plan. The policy has caused a wave of fear among immigrants, as those without legal status will be deported in mid-2025. The Home Office announced that 43 asylum seekers and criminals were repatriated to Nigeria and Ghana on chartered flights. The Home Office said: “Those deported had no right to remain in the UK, including 15 people who had unsuccessfully applied for asylum and 11…

“Don’t take Tylenol. Don’t take it. Fight like hell not to take it.” That was the message President Donald Trump and Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sent in September when they announced that women should avoid Tylenol during pregnancy because of its link to autism. At the time President Trump issued his warning, the risks had not been substantiated by solid scientific evidence. Now, a group of researchers has responded with what may be the most thorough analysis of existing science on the subject yet.Their review, published Friday in the medical journal Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health,…

Nkiru sea lionOver the past few weeks, readings and videos of the poem “I AM A NIGERIAN” have been circulating on social media, with unknown origins. It has been sent to me several times as an unknown author, both in video and text format. First, I think it’s important to publicly acknowledge yourself as the author of the poem and talk about why you think it resonates now more than ever. I wrote a poem in 2006 called “I AM A NIGERIAN.” The impetus was three important influences. One was the “Heart of Africa” rebranding campaign by the then federal…

Atiku Abubakar, the son of former vice president and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and expressed support for President Bola Ahmad Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. Popularly known as Abba, he was formally welcomed into the APC on Thursday by Deputy Senate President Balau Jibrin at the State House, along with other party leaders from the North East geopolitical zone. Party officials explained that the departure will be a major boost to APC’s efforts to unify the party ahead of the next general election. Speaking at the…

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on January 11. Julia Demaree Nickinson/AP Joe Keshi, Nigeria’s former permanent secretary and foreign minister, warned that the US is specifically targeting global remittance flows, with the latest crackdown barring 75 countries, including Nigeria, from obtaining immigrant visas. In an interview with Channels TV, he warned that Nigeria needed to develop a systematic strategy to engage with Washington and called on Nigeria’s federal government to urgently “reflect and understand” the motives behind the crackdown. The veteran diplomat emphasized the possibility of a…

The origin of Weirdis photography is Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesArticle informationauthor, Danai Nesta Kupembarole, BBC NewsAugust 22, 20254 minute readThe United States claims that he has a US visa with a record of more than 55 million pipos, but will go to find out whether he will break its terms or be allowed to stay in Contri.The level of tension for Nigerians and Pipo Way Day for all ODA world holding American visas.A State Department official told Tori Pipo that Pipo intends to suspend his U.S. visa under “always on,” the Associated Press reported.Officials said they will revoke visas if someone…

Tunde Salami, a Nigerian-born lawyer based in the UK, said many Nigerians who immigrated to the UK and other countries under the guise of Japan face high levels of depression abroad. He said many people had been feeling sick there for the past three years because of the difference between what they were told before leaving Nigeria’s shores and what they encountered there on arrival. Salami spoke to journalists as an aside during an education expo organized by his company TCL Global in Ibadan over the weekend. The expo attracted representatives from many foreign schools and prospective students seeking one-on-one…

The origin of Weirdis photography is Robert Perry/Getty ImagesArticle informationauthor, Adesola Ikrajorrole, BBC News, Report from lagosJuly 21, 20257 minute readUK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has struck out again after claiming it is inappropriate to transfer Nigerian citizenship to children.Apparently, this is the first time Badenoch has been silent about Nigeria and the moment she spoke, many reactions followed.But Badenoch doesn’t have time to go for an interview with CNN Fareed Zakaria to explain his policies on immigration and getting tougher on Japan than Britain.In the interview, Mr Badenoch spoke about how difficult it is for immigrants to obtain…