P&ID main witness in the arbitration gave a perjured evidence – Presidency Our assets have been protected from criminals The presidency has described the landmark judgement at a United Kingdom court in Nigeria protracted legal dispute with Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) as ‘a huge source of satisfaction’. The United Kingdom court had, in its … Read more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that he was standing in solidarity with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny and stressed the need for a probe into his sickness. “The poisoning of Alexey @navalny shocked the world. Read Also: Heavy Flooding Might Hit FCT, Bayelsa, Others From Sept 6 -NIHSA “The UK stands in … Read more
The British High Commission in Nigeria, says it will replace for free, the 30-day visa of individuals that were supposed to travel to the UK before the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 global pandemic. It said the free visa replacement which will be open till December 2020, covers those who will be travelling to the … Read more
At least 296 Nigerians stranded in United Kingdom (UK) due to coronavirus pandemic have departed for Nigeria on Saturday, August 15. This was announced by the Media aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Sanda, in a terse statement. The evacuees according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs departed Gatwick Airport, London at about … Read more
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has requested the UK and the US to intervene in the arrest of his members by the Imo state police command. Reacting to the arrest of 70 pro-Biafrans, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mr. Kanu said he had petitioned the United … Read more
The United Kingdom (UK) has officially fallen into recession for the first time in 11 years due to the huge impact of the coronavirus pandemic. A report from the Office for National Statistics stated that the country’s gross domestic product, GDP, is estimated to have fallen by a record 20.4% between April and June 2020, … Read more
– 327 Nigerians to arrive home today from the UK – NIDCOM disclosed this on its Twitter page on Sunday – Since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travels across the world, thousands of Nigerians have been evacuated back home No fewer than 327 Nigerians who are stranded in the United Kingdom are expected to return home … Read more
The British authorities has denied a Nigerian airline, Air Peace, landing permit for the evacuation of Nigerians, who are stranded in UK due to the coronavirus pandemic. The evacuation flight which was earlier scheduled to depart London Heathrow airport on Monday is now billed for Gatwick airport on Tuesday. The Spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, … Read more
The Nigeria Immigration has refused to allow 58 Nigerian medical doctors travel to London for a training programme, while providing the basis for the refusal and also asserting that the affected medical personnel have no valid travelling documents. The Service Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, said in a statement yesterday that they were stopped at … Read more
UK minister, Douglas Ross has resigned as public anger deepens over PM Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings’ breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules Ross, the Minister for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced Tuesday on Twitter he is quitting because he was unconvinced by Mr. Cummings’ defense of the journey to Durham. “I haven’t commented publicly on … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday faced continuing pressure after refusing to fire his top aide Dominic Cummings over allegations he broke coronavirus lockdown restrictions. No fewer than 15 lawmakers from Johnson’s Conservatives have joined calls by the opposition Labour Party and Liberal Democrats, as well as health officials and bishops from the Church of … Read more
A 75-year-old Nigerian-born Dr. James Oniah has died from coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom. His wife, Mary, a care home director, also died from the virulent infection just ten days after his demise. Seventy-nine year old retired radiologist Oniah died on April 24 only for Mary to succumb to the virus on May 4. … Read more
By Ikechi Uko Over 50% of all Covid19 Deaths globally are from 5 Nations in Europe. More People have Died from these 5 Nations of Europe than the Whole World Put together. The Media is focused on China as a Cause, Donald Trump as a Failure and Africa as the Victims. Not Much is heard … Read more
How India Is Leading The Pack In The War Against COVID-19 — Ahead Of UK, US, China India might be seen as a country trying to break from the yoke of the developing country tag largely because of the sheer size of its population among which the majority is still very much poor and living … Read more
UK new finance minister Rishi Sunak will commit billions of pounds to fight the effects of coronavirus the country’s economy on Wednesday, and the Bank of England might add its firepower to the attempt to stave off the risk of a new recession. Sunak who has been in the job for less than a month, … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being investigated by Britain’s parliamentary watchdog amid questions over who paid for his recent Caribbean holiday, it was reported Sunday. Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds, with whom he recently announced he was expecting a baby, went on a trip to the privately owned island of Mustique over the New … Read more
Following days of clashes that saw two people killed and dozens injured, Washington and London have issued travel warnings for northeast India as opponents of a new citizenship law geared up for more protests on Saturday. Many in the far flung, resource rich region fear the new legislation will grant citizenship to large numbers of … Read more
Ex-British Prime Minister,Tony Blair has said that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labour Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives deserved to win a December 12 election. Britain is conducting an election three years ahead of schedule because parliament was deadlocked over Brexit, unable to agree on how or … Read more
A United Kingdom court on Thursday granted the Federal Government leave to appeal against the award and enforcement of the judgment that asked Process and Industrial Developments Limited to seize $9.6bn in Nigerian assets. Application for stay of execution is currently being considered. Details later…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised new funds for Britain’s state-run national health service (NHS) on Sunday, seeking to fulfil one of the promises of his 2016 Brexit campaign. Johnson pledged an extra £1.8 billion (2.0 billion euros, $2.2 billion) to immediately help frontline services, in a move that further fuelled speculation he is preparing for … Read more