Did you know that contrary to popular belief, an embassy or high commission is actually not sovereign foreign of the sending state, and also when you enter the premises of any Nigerian High Commission abroad, you are not standing on Nigerian soil. What the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations stipulates is that the premises of …
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The Tory party is about to foist a tasteless joke upon the British people. He cares for nothing but his own fame and gratification Six years ago, the Cambridge historian Christopher Clark published a study of the outbreak of the first world war, titled The Sleepwalkers. Though Clark is a fine scholar, I was unconvinced …
The Court of Appeal has upheld the appeal against deportation of a man sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, in the process providing a good example of the kind of human rights arguments that will sway judges in this notoriously difficult area of law. The court reiterated the high threshold that applies when a non-EEA citizen …
Stock picture It had been ruled that an abortion was in the woman’s best interestsThe mother of a mentally ill Catholic woman who a court has ordered to have an abortion has launched an urgent appeal against the ruling.Three judges in the Court of Appeal were asked to consider what is thought to be the …
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Abike Dabiri-Erewa The recent incident in London in which one citizen Jeffrey Ewohime allegedly smashed seven cars at the Nigerian High Commission in London over the delay in releasing his passport has, expectedly, attracted much venom and condemnation on the poor young man. There is no smoke without a fire. Something must have prompted the …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 