Tag: UK
Kashamu arrested, tried in UK – Police
The police, on Thursday, said the British High Commission in Nigeria confirmed that Buruji Kashamu (senator-elect), was arrested and tried…
Cost of violence hits $14trn, more than economies of UK, Germany, Canada combined
LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The cost of violence around the world reached a record $14.3 trillion in 2014, equivalent…
Tony Blair visits Buhari, promises UK support
Former United Kingdom Minister, Tony Blair on a visit to Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has pledged the support of…
Chuka Umunna to run for UK Labour Party leadership
LONDON (Reuters) – Chuka Umunna, a centre-left politician who specialises in business policy, said on Tuesday he would run for…
Extradite ex-MINT boss, Okoyomon to UK, courts orders
Justice E. S Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Monday, May 4, 2015 ordered the…
UK to stay in Red until 2020 – IMF
The International Monetary Fund forecast Thursday that Britain’s public deficit would remain in the red until at least 2020, contradicting…
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…
UK to drop arrest warrant against tumour boy’s parents
British prosecutors said Tuesday that they were “taking steps to withdraw” an arrest warrant against the parents of Ashya King…
UK parents of tumour boy held in Spain as sympathy grows
A Spanish judge on Monday extended the detention of a British couple arrested for taking their seriously ill son out…
UK urges FG to strengthen economy by checking oil theft
The United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping has urged the Federal Government to strengthen its fight against oil theft, to enhance…
Lavish Nigerian conman, ‘Fizzy’ jailed eight years
A Nigerian fraudster nicknamed ‘Fizzy’ because of his love for champagne has been jailed for eight years for conning vulnerable…
84-year old TV star Rolf Harris faces jail for sex assaults
Television star Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain and Australia for over 50 years, faces jail on Friday when…
Google ‘forgets’ stories on BBC, UK newspaper sites
Google has restricted access to a BBC blog posting and several British newspaper stories under a legal ruling granting people…
Kidnapped schoolgirls: Families want ‘unconditional’ release
Relatives of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram on Thursday called for their unconditional release, after Nigeria’s…
UK universities expect 30k Nigerian students
Mr Iain Stewart, a Member of the British Parliament said that about 30,000 Nigerian students would be studying in various…
Fashola Wins African Achievers Award
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) was, Wednesday, at the King’s College, Strand, London, United Kingdom, honoured with…