JAPA’S BACK DOOR

Canada is deporting Nigerians at a pace not seen in a decade, and most aren’t criminals Canada deported 366 Nigerians in the first ten months of 2025. Another 974 are currently in the “removal in progress” queue. Nigeria is now the only African...

YOUR EVICTION RIGHTS JUST CHANGED

UK abolishes no-fault evictions in May. There’s a catch for Nigerian renters. The UK’s Renters’ Rights Act comes into force on May 1, 2026. The headline is good: landlords can no longer evict tenants without a legal reason. No more “we...

THE MOTHER WHO DIDN’T COME HOME

She flew to the UK for her son’s graduation. She never flew back. A Nigerian mother travelled to the UK to watch her son graduate. She died there. Her family is now raising funds for repatriation. Bringing a body home from the UK runs between £3,000 and £7,000...

THE FIRST DAY

Ramadan began this morning. It already rewrote an election law. Today is the first day of Ramadan. And it’s already inside everything. The Electoral Act that passed today was shaped by Ramadan. The 2027 election date that moved was moved because of Ramadan. The...

THE STOLEN CLAUSE

Legislators passed the bill. Your vote’s integrity didn’t survive it. The National Assembly held an emergency session on the first day of Ramadan. They used it to pass an Electoral Act that civil society groups had spent weeks protesting, that police...