Stanford University has rebutted claims that the prestigious institution offered Kemi Badenoch, UK conservative leader, a medical school scholarship at the age of 16. This statement was made to counter the narrative spread by the Conservatives on how Kemi Badenoch was offered a pre-med degree scholarship at 6 but had to reject it for certain […]
Kemi Badenoch, UK cabinet minister and senior member of the Conservative Party, says she no longer identifies as Nigerian and has not held a Nigerian passport for the past 20 years. Speaking on the Rosebud podcast hosted by Gyles Brandreth, Badenoch said although she has Nigerian roots and spent part of her childhood in the […]
BY CHETA NWANZE The contrasting attitudes of two prominent British politicians of ethnic minority heritage – Kemi Badenoch, who has Nigerian roots, and Rishi Sunak, whose family hails from India – towards their ancestral homelands offer a compelling insight into the enduring legacies of colonialism and the complex nature of national identity. While former Prime […]
UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has proposed significant changes to the country’s immigration policies. She suggests extending the residency requirement for immigrants to apply for British citizenship from the current 6 years to 15 years. Additionally, Badenoch advocates for a lifetime ban on obtaining UK citizenship for anyone who enters the country illegally. The Conservative […]
The United Kingdom Prime Minister, Liz Truss, appointed British-Nigerian Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch as a member of her cabinet on Tuesday. Recall that Badenoch had vied for the office of the British PM as a member of the Conservative Party and made it to the top five in July. Badenoch entered the Commons as […]