By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of State for Defence, House of Lords United Kingdom, Lord Vernon Coaker has said that United Kingdom see Nigeria as a partner in tackling some of the challenges confronting the country. He also assured of continuous security support and personnel training in...
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The Federal Government on Tuesday stated that the petition by Mr Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as “Sunday Igboho” calling for the United Kingdom to consider the ‘Yoruba Nation’ Agitation was not endorsed by the UK government. The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, disclosed this...
Former Conservative British prime minister Boris Johnson has lent his support to the incumbent prime minister, Rishi Sunak, on the campaign trail. This is coming as pollsters forecast their party could “win a lower share of the vote than at any past general election.” At a rally on...
Britain’s King Charles III is to return public royal duties after the positive effect of his cancer treatment. Charles has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February and the announcement will be a boost for the monarchy as it comes to terms with king and the...
Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Friday announced that she has cancer and is in the early stages of chemotherapy, asking for “time, space and privacy” as she completes her treatment. Kate, as she is widely known, said the discovery of cancer, after successful abdominal surgery in...
Yemen’s Houthi authorities have ordered the United States and British staff of the United Nations and Sanaa-based humanitarian organisations to leave the country within a month. A document and a Houthi official said on Wednesday. The decision followed the strike of the United States and Britain, with support...
A 17-year old British-Nigerian mathematician, Esther Okade, has gained attention for her exceptional mathematical abilities. Ms. Esther was born in 2005 and, by the age of 10, enrolled in a university mathematics course. At age 14, Ms. Esther bagged her PhD in Financial Mathematics. She has made...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed the U.S. and British strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as a disproportionate use of force and accused the two countries of trying to turn the Red Sea into a “sea of blood”. Turkey, a NATO member, has strongly criticised Israel...
The United Kingdom Home Office says effective January 1, 2024, overseas students including those from Nigeria will no longer be able to bring family members to the country. “We are fully committed to seeing a decisive cut in migration,” the UK Home Office said in a...
Britain’s embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration — a key battleground in a general election expected next year. The UK announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas...
Cabinet Minister Lucy Frazer on Monday said that British lawyers could be sent to Rwandan courts as part of a new treaty aimed at finally implementing the government’s plan to fly asylum seekers to the African nation. Home Secretary James Cleverly is said to be close to finalising...
Rwanda is to be given at least £15 million ($19 million) extra to sign a treaty with the UK to take migrants who arrive in Britain via small boats, it has been reported. British newspaper Sunday Times said the money would be on top of the £140 million already...
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful, in a major blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s promise to “stop the boats”. Five justices at the UK’s highest court unanimously rejected the government’s appeal over its policy of removing asylum seekers to the...
Survivors of colonial-era abuses on Wednesday criticised Britain’s King Charles over failure to issue a full apology or propose reparations on his second day visit to Kenya. At a state dinner on Tuesday Charles expressed his “deepest regret” for what he called abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence...
Prince William launched a five-year project on Monday seeking to end homelessness in Britain, saying he was following in the footsteps of his late mother Princess Diana. William, 41, the eldest son of King Charles and the heir to the throne, said the “Homewards” scheme would work in six...
Britain on Monday introduced legislation that will allow it to keep sanctions against Russia in place until Moscow pays compensation to Ukraine. “As Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russia’s invasion, the terrible impacts of Putin’s war are clear. “Ukraine’s reconstruction needs are, and will be immense,” British foreign...
A baby has been born using three people’s DNA for the first time in Britain. Most of the child’s DNA came from their two parents but about 0.1 per cent was from a third person, another woman. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said “less than five” babies...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the British Government to temper justice with mercy over the conviction of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, for organ harvesting. Obasanjo made the appeal in a letter dated April 3, 2023 , and made available to...
Several manufacturers, companies, and top figures have been targeted by Britain in the latest round of sanctions to hit Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Britain, meeting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and addressing parliament. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that...
Rishi Sunak, poised to become Britain’s next prime minister, told Conservative lawmakers on Monday his first priority was delivering economic stability, and then he would look to fulfill the party’s 2019 election promises, lawmaker Iain Duncan Smith said Sunak, who became leader of the Conservatives on Monday, also told...