Tag: Britain
Britain launders billions yearly for crooks from Nigeria, China, others – TI
Billions of pounds of corrupt funds from Nigeria, China, Russia and other countries are pouring into the United Kingdom every…
Britain deploy military personnel to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria
The British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, has said his country will deploy additional military advisers and trainers…
Pakistan Court asks Britian to return 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond
A Pakistani attorney said on Friday in Lahore(Pakistan) that he has filed a court petition seeking the return of the…
Britain counters Russia, says Islamic State brought down crashed plane
Britain said on Thursday there was a significant possibility that Islamic State’s Egyptian affiliate was behind a suspected bomb attack…
Rivers partners Britain on security, agric, education
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has agreed to partner with the government of Great Britain on security,…
No big celebration as Britain’s longest serving monarch – Queen Elizabeth II
AFP – Queen Elizabeth II is planning to keep things low-key on Wednesday when she will overtake Queen Victoria as…
France honours Americans, Briton in train attack courage
President Francois Hollande bestowed France’s highest honour on a group of Americans and a Briton on Monday saying the whole…
Britain to assist Nigeria in the fight against terror – Gen. Messenger
Lieutenant General Gordon Messenger, British Deputy Chief of Defence Staff on Military Strategy and Operations has re-affirmed the resolve of…
British lord resigns after ‘taking drugs with prostitutes’
London (AFP) – A British politician resigned from the House of Lords Tuesday after a newspaper published footage of him…
Shell Collaboration: 27 Nigerian, British firms agree partnerships
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A total of 27 partnerships have been agreed by Nigerian and British companies under the auspices of the…
Buhari in Britain on private visit
Nigeria’s president-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Friday left for Britain on a private visit, his first such trip outside the country…
After 252 years, English warship to be recovered off Uruguay
Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) (AFP) – A sunken English warship, perhaps holding a treasure chest of gold coins onboard, will…
British inflation hits zero for first time
Britain’s annual inflation rate slowed sharply to zero in February for the first time, pulled down by falling prices for…
British woman killed in Tunisia museum attack
A British woman was among those killed in the attack on a museum in Tunis, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said…
Britain donates £2 million to cyclone-struck Vanuatu
Britain will donate £2 million (2.8 million euros, $2.9 million) to help Vanuatu recover from a cyclone that slammed into…