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Ibori’s conviction stands despite bribery evidence-UK
Jailed former Nigerian state governor James Ibori’s convictions remain valid despite evidence a British police officer took bribes during the…
Nigeria, UK sign MoU on stolen assets
Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Government on the modalities for the return of its…
UK launches 24-hour visa service in Nigeria
The UK has launched Super Priority Visa Service in Nigeria to allow customers to process their applications within 24 hours.…
Theresa May set to be UK PM, as Andrea Leadsom quits
Theresa May is set to become the UK’s next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to…
Nigerian doctor convicted for fraud in UK
A disgraced doctor who moonlighted while on sick pay must pay back £75,000 to the NHS or face two years…
UK, Australia deport 40 Nigerians for various offences
The United Kingdom and Australia on Wednesday jointly deported 40 Nigerians alleged to have committed various offences in both countries.…
We stand with Nigeria in battle against Boko Haram – UK
The United Kingdom says it is supporting Nigeria in the ongoing war against the Boko Haram insurgents. UK Minister for…
Nigeria set to receive Ibori, others from UK
The Federal Government has said that it is ready to receive Nigerians serving various jail terms in different prisons across…
REVEALED: UK, US knew whereabout of 80 Chibok girls but did nothing
The United States and British governments have sympathized with Nigeria on many fronts and have assisted Nigeria not only to…
UK blacklists Nigerian nurse involved in sex slavery ring
British nursing authorities have blacklisted a Nigerian mental health nurse after she was convicted and sentenced for smuggling a younger Nigerian…
Nigeria working to improve business environment, Osinabjo tells UK MPs
The Federal Government has directed the Ministry of Trade and Investment to raise the ease of doing business to attract…
James Ibori: UK MPs probe police corruption during trial
Embattled Metropolitan Police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe will be grilled by MPs next week over bombshell claims that Scotland Yard…
Buhari departs for France, UK Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will begin an official visit to France and Britain tomorrow, Tuesday, February 2, 2016, a statement by…
Help us tackle terrorism, Dambazau tells UK
Lt -Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), Minister of Interior has called for the support of the United Kingdom in tackling terrorism…
Three UK travellers diagnosed with Zika virus
Three travellers who returned to the UK from South and Central America have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, a…
Why I’m fighting for Commonwealth citizens in UK – Prof Alexia Thomas
* “Justice is never given; but it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never a…
Nigeria Diaspora security experts applaud improved security infrastructure
Nigeria Diaspora security experts have applauded the improved security infrastructure in Nigeria. This was made known by the Chairman of…
Two Nigerians jailed in UK over £1.6m scam
Two men who conned a woman out of £1.6m (N464m) by using a fictional character to contact her on a…
Diaspora Bill needs to be passed for millions of Nigerians overseas
Nigeria’s population is in the region of 177 million in 2015. This estimated number excludes 10 to 14 million Nigerians…
Nigerian student in UK jailed 9 years for using hot iron on lover during sex
A former student who burned her lover’s genitals with a hot iron while they were having sex has been jailed…
Muslim Comments: 35,000 Britons petition to ban Donald Trump from UK
More than 35,000 Britons have signed an online petition to ban United States Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump from the…
Nigerian couple jailed for keeping man as slave for 24 years
A doctor and his nurse wife who kept a man in forced servitude for almost a quarter of a century…
Court jails man for UK visa scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, November 30, 2015 secured the conviction of one Abraham Adasah before Justice…
Why Nigerians were deported from UK
The United Kingdom on Wednesday stated that 50 Nigerians were deported after having committed various offences while in the country.…
Charles Taylor is not dead, says UK Govt
Jailed Liberian war criminal and ex-President Charles Taylor is alive, contrary to rumours circulating on social media, the UK’s Ministry…
A Passion for the Good of Humanity
By RILWAN MOHAMMED Worried by the immigration bottlenecks many Africans face in the United Kingdom, UK, Her Knowledgeable, Professor Alexia…
Ambode seeks UK partnership to boost power supply in rural areas
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday played host to the British Minister of State for Foreign Commonwealth Affairs and…
UK pledges support to Nigeria
UK’s Minister for Africa, Grant Shapps, has pledged his country’s resolve to support Nigeria’s stability and development. A statement issued…
Diezani gets bail in UK, passport seized
Former Nigeria Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been released on bail after she was arrested on allegations of money laundering…
Nigerian gets life sentence in UK for murder
A Nigerian fugitive, Abdul Adewale Kekere-Ekun, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK for murdering 18-yearold Marcus…