Tag: Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch: My life under Nigerian military rule is why I support Trump’s Maduro capture
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on January 6, 2026, Badenoch cited her upbringing in military-ruled Nigeria as shaping…
Boris Johnson declares Nigeria has sent UK its future PM Kemi Badenoch
Johnson also praised the long-standing relationship between the two nations, saying the shared history, language and cultural exchanges make the…
Kemi Badenoch denies being the ‘Ruben Amorim of politics’
UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has dismissed a stinging comparison made by LBC host Nick Ferrari, who likened her…
Kemi Badenoch unveils tough deportation plan to remove 150,000 migrants annually
According to the proposal, the new force will receive £1.6 billion in funding, giving it greater operational capacity, surveillance tools,…
‘I’ll deport 750,000 illegal migrants’- Kemi Badenoch
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to deport over 750,000 illegal migrants if her party returns to power, unveiling a…
Badenoch blasts Starmer over Palestine recognition
Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch, has torn into Prime Minister Keir Starmer after the UK formally recognised the State of…
UK risks 1976-style IMF shame – Badenoch
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has raised alarm that Britain may be forced into a humiliating IMF bailout, warning of “eerie…
Kemi Badenoch fires fresh shot on migrants as Nigerians watch closely
UK Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has called for tough new measures to clamp down on asylum seekers who work illegally,…
PeacePro petitions UK Parliament over Badenoch’s remarks about Nigeria
The organisation said Badenoch’s public rhetoric reflects a recurring pattern of commentary that undermines the image of Nigeria on the…
‘I’m no longer Nigerian’- UK Minister Kemi Badenoch disowns roots
UK Business Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, has renounced her Nigerian identity, saying she doesn’t feel Nigerian and hasn’t held a Nigerian…
Why my children can’t get Nigerian Citizenship, Badenoch claims falsely
When pressed by Zakaria on whether she would allow Nigerian immigrants to create a “mini-Nigeria” in the UK for cultural…
Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba identity meets inconvenient Truths
If Badenoch truly fancies herself as Yoruba, she'd be wise not to rattle the ancestral tree; she might be startled…
Kemi Badenoch: Nigerian police told to boycott work for 24 hours
Kemi was asked whether she trusted the British police and she said: “I do. My experience with the police in…
Metropolitan Police was a mess in the 80s, police reply Kemi Badenoch
"If the questioner had asked a British citizen in the 1960s or 1970s whether they trusted the British police, I…
Kemi Badenoch’s Living Hell
Kemi sold her soul to the right wing of the British Tory party and sought to put to shame the…
Nigerian-born Kemi Badenoch elected leader of Conservative Party in the UK
A YouGov poll published ahead of the result found four in 10 voters had an unfavourable view of Ms Badenoch,…
Nigeria’s Kemi Badenoch retains seat despite Conservative’s catastrophic night
Badenoch received 19,360 votes - 35.6 per cent of the overall votes, which is a decrease of 26.1 per cent…
Sanwo-Olu to UK: Consider Lagos as destination of choice for investments
The Governor also stressed the need for improved trading activities to improve Nigeria's economy, saying "Let us consume what we…
UK signs landmark partnership with Nigeria to boost trade and investment
“We are looking forward to investing more than £120m in renewable energy generation, transmission, distribution, and battery storage solutions to…
UK Minister, Badenoch visits first UK independent school in West Africa
“We express our gratitude to the UK government through the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos for their unwavering support…
UK minister, Badenoch begins three-day visit to Nigeria
This was made known in a statement by Senior Press & Public Affairs Officer |and Comms Lead, Prosperity and Economic…
Sunak re-appoints Nigeria’s Kemi Badenoch into new cabinet
Rishi Sunak has also appointed her as women and equalities minister - a post she held previously during Boris Johnson's…
25 facts about Kemi Badenoch, the British-Nigerian in Liz Truss’ cabinet
Badenoch describes herself as a cultural Christian and notes that her maternal grandfather was a Methodist minister in Nigeria.
Liz Truss appoints Nigeria’s Kemi Badenoch into new Cabinet
Badenoch, whose maiden name is Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke was born in Wimbledon, London, on 2 January, 1980 to Nigerian parents.
Kemi Badenoch knocked out of UK Prime Minister race
Mr Sunak appears guaranteed to reach the final two, as things stand, with Ms Truss and Ms Mordaunt hoping to…
Kemi Badenoch favoured by Conservative party members as UK PM race still open
Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak has emerged as the favourite among the 358 Conservative lawmakers, who will hold further votes this…
Kemi Badenoch, 7 others clear first hurdle in race for Boris Johnson’s job
The other candidates who received at least 20 nominations are: Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Tom Tugendhat,…
UK prime minister appoints Kemi Badenoch as minister
39-year-old Kemi Badenoch has been appointed as the minister of children by British prime minister, Boris Johnson.