Tag: UK
We look forward to working with Buhari, says UK
The United Kingdom has congratulated Nigeria over its successful presidential election which saw General Muhammadu Buhari’s emergence as the president-elect,…
US, UK fear interference in election result collation
United States Secretary of State John Kerry and his British counterpart Philip Hammond Monday voiced fears over possible political interference…
David Cameron rules out third term
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday defended his surprise decision to rule out a third term, insisting it was…
The world is watching Nigeria elections, says US, UK
The United States and United Kingdom said on Sunday that the “global spotlight is firmly fixed” on Nigeria’s March 28…
Buhari’s UK visit becomes an item
Much has been made of Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate’s visit to the United Kingdom but…
Food poisoning bug found on 70% of UK chickens
Some 70 per cent of fresh chickens on sale in Britain are contaminated with a food poisoning bug, the Food…
Court adjourns case of UK banker on double murder charge
A British banker charged with the grisly murders of two women flashed a smile as he left a Hong Kong…
Nigerian, 57, jailed in UK for swallowing 83 capsules of cocaine
Britain has jailed a Nigerian-German after being caught trying to smuggle more than £200,000 worth of cocaine in 83 packages…
Fleeing UK murder suspect arrested in Nigeria
The Nigeria Police on Wednesday announced that its intelligence operatives have arrested a wanted murder suspect in the United Kingdom,…
UK to return £6.8m of Ibori loot to Nigeria
The United Kingdom government is to return an additional 6.8 million pounds of the confiscated loot of former Delta Governor,…
Dangote, Alakija biggest spenders in the UK
Nigeria’s super rich have emerged the biggest spenders among Africans on the booming British property market, spending an estimated £250million…
English health workers in first strike for 32 years
Workers in England’s state-run National Health Service go on strike on Monday for the first time since 1982 following a…
Cameron vows to hunt down IS militants
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on Saturday condemned what he described as barbaric murder of British hostage, Alan Henning by…
David Cameron ahead in polls after two years
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives on Friday took the lead in a YouGov opinion poll for the first time…
Cameron considered resigning over Scotland
British Prime Minister David Cameron thought about resigning if Scotland voted to leave the United Kingdom, he said in an…