*Kemi Badenoch superior to the highest of the political ladder to turn out to be the primary Black particular person of African descent to guide the opposition within the UK’s Conservative Celebration, succeeding Rishi Sunak, who was the celebration’s first Asian chief.
Badenoch, who’s married to Hamish Badenoch, acknowledged that she not identifies as Nigerian and hasn’t renewed her Nigerian passport for the reason that early 2000s. Born in Wimbledon in 1980, she moved to Nigeria along with her dad and mom and is considered one of three kids in a Yoruba household.
Just lately, throughout Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s state go to to the UK, Badenoch’s absence was particularly notable given her heritage and former remarks that distanced her from nationwide id. She has additionally expressed criticism of Nigeria in previous interviews, which has sparked responses from each Nigerian officers and the general public.
President Bola Tinubu ended his UK journey with out assembly Kemi Badenoch, the opposition chief, prompting debate about Nigeria–UK relations.
Tony Akiotu – Nigeria’s new BON chairman
Tony Akiotu, former Group Managing Director of Daar Communications, has been elected chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), following a decisive end result on the biennial election held in Abuja on Wednesday, 8 April 2026. Mr. Akiotu secured 62 votes, whereas Chief Raymond Dokpesi Jr. obtained 9. In his acceptance handle, Mr. Akiotu, an alumnus of Lagos Baptist Academy, expressed gratitude to BON members for his or her assist, acknowledging the consequence as a mandate to additional develop Nigeria’s broadcasting sector. He’s dedicated to main the group with integrity, transparency, and a deal with fostering innovation.
Based in 1973, the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria contains greater than 100 members working over 250 radio and TV stations. BON goals to create a sustainable setting for broadcasters to serve audiences and assist societal growth.
TAYO Fatunla is a British‑Nigerian comedian artist, editorial cartoonist, author, and illustrator whose work has appeared on MSN.com by way of EURweb.com. . He’s the creator of OUR ROOTS, the lengthy‑operating illustrated sequence celebrating world Black historical past and its trailblazers. His contributions to visible storytelling earned him the 2018 ECBACC Pioneer Lifetime Achievement Award.
A former cartoonist for main Nigerian newspapers, Fatunla was named Skilled Inventive Cartoonist of the 12 months on the 2024 Annual Achievement Recognition Awards (The Constructing Blocks Initiative, UK). His public‑dealing with work additionally contains illustrating Camberwell’s Black historical past stroll map, additional cementing his function as a cultural educator and visible historian.
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