Tag: Britain
600 Nigerian soldiers going to Mali
Nigeria will contribute 600 soldiers to the proposed 3,200 West African troops soon to be deployed to Mali, the Minister…
UK charges Nigerian with fraud attempt on dead man
A Nigerian-born man appeared in a British court in Surrey on Wednesday charged with attempting to defraud a British-Iraqi family…
Busted: Nigerians, Dutch fake weddings
Dutch police have busted a wedding scam involving Dutch citizens being paid to go to Britain to marry illegal Nigerian…
Britain steps out of recession
Britain has exited its longest double-dip recession since the 1950s after its economy returned to growth in the third quarter…
Britain extradites radical Islamic preacher Hamza
LONDON (AFP) – Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were extradited from Britain to the United…
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Murray overpowers Djokovic to win first Grand Slam
History-making Andy Murray ended Britain’s 76-year wait for a men’s Grand Slam champion when he beat 2011 winner Novak Djokovic…
Laura Robson makes another giant kill
Chinese ninth seed Li Na was knocked out of the US Open in the third round on Friday, losing 6-4,…
Olympics: Britain’s triple jump champ in injury setback
Britain’s former world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu suffered a worrying injury setback just five weeks from the start of…
Euro 2012: France, England make it a tie
France came from behind to force a 1-1 draw with England on Monday as a cagey Euro 2012 opener between…
Britain begins four-day diamond jubilee for Queen
Britain on Saturday kicks off four days of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee, including a 1,000-boat river…
Drogba Confirms Chelsea Exit
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba confirmed on Tuesday he will leave newly-crowned European champions Chelsea when his contract expires at…
Britain charges ex-editor over phone hacking
Former Rupert Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four others were charged on Tuesday with trying to conceal evidence…
Britain, Nigeria Partner Against Drug Money
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has disclosed that it is currently in talks with Britain’s Serious Organised Crime…
Britain: Nigerian Hostage takers knew assault was coming
The Nigerian kidnappers of two European hostages killed in a botched rescue mission were probably aware beforehand that their security…
Failed Hostage Rescue Bid: 100 soldiers involved
SOKOTO, Nigeria — Around a hundred troops, a tank and two helicopters were deployed in a failed hostage rescue bid…