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Operations: NDLEA To Receive £1m Aid From The UK

Operations: NDLEA To Receive £1m Aid From The UK

June 10, 2022 12:42 pm

In a bid to sterength the international ties between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, the High commission of the United Kingdom has promised to provide One Million Pounds (£1million) worth of support to enhance the operations of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in 2022.

This was disclosed by the Director, Home Office International Operations, Nick Fowler when he led a team comprising Julie Hartfree, Africa Regional Director, and Kris Hawksfield, West Africa Regional Manager, both of Home Office International Operations on a courtesy visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) on Thursday …

Buhari Salutes UK’s Queen Elizabeth On Platinum Jubilee

Buhari Salutes UK’s Queen Elizabeth On Platinum Jubilee

June 3, 2022 3:31 am

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari have sent out his congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Head of the Commonwealth of Nations is currently commemorating her 70th year amid celebrations in the United Kingdom.

Buhari observed that the Queen is the first British monarch to reach seven decades on the throne.

In his message, the President hailed her milestones including being the youngest ever on the throne, and handling her role with grace.

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American Actor, Kevin Spacey Charged With Sexual Assault In UK

American Actor, Kevin Spacey Charged With Sexual Assault In UK

May 27, 2022 6:28 am

Popular American actor and producer, Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault in the United Kingdom.

The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed on Thursday that the offences involved three men.

Spacey, 62, was charged after evidence was reviewed following complaints between 2005 and 2013.

Rosemary Ainslie, CPS Special Crime Division Head said the Service “authorized criminal charges for four counts of sexual assault against three men”.

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In a release, she disclosed Spacey has been charged with “causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent”.

Ainslie …

UK Set To Exempt Nigerian Graduates From Visa Policy

UK Set To Exempt Nigerian Graduates From Visa Policy

May 7, 2022 2:25 am

The United Kingdom (UK), has revealed plans to issue visas that will now allow Nigerian degree holders to work in specific sectors in the UK, marking a positive move for the West African country.

The fields which Nigerian bachelor, master and doctorate degree holders will function include science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

The new visa policy, according to the United Kingdom, will commence on May 30, even as it said applicatants must possess a degree that is equivalent to a first degree in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom Minister of Safe and Legal Migration, Kevin Foster, while speaking about the …

‘ICC Prosecutor Drops Alleged UK War Crimes In Iraq’

‘ICC Prosecutor Drops Alleged UK War Crimes In Iraq’

December 11, 2020 3:36 am

The International Criminal Court of Justice has dropped the war crime case against the United Kingdom despite finding evidence of war crime, the report says.

The prosecutor in a statement on Wednesday said she was dropping a preliminary probe into alleged war crimes by British troops in Iraq, even though she found a reasonable basis to believe they committed atrocities.

Information available said that the probe never rose to the level of a full investigation and Fatou Bensouda’s office concluded that British authorities had examined the allegations. It also said the ICC only intervenes when it finds that a state …

UK High Commission reopens visa application centers in Nigeria

UK High Commission Reopens Visa Application Centers In Nigeria

October 27, 2020 7:46 am

The United Kingdom High Commission has announced that its center’s across the country has reopened.

Africa Daily News, New York had reported that the commission had shut down its centers across Nigeria following the ongoing nationwide protest in the country.

It also closed its TLS contact visa application centres in the country.

However, in a statement released via its official Twitter account on Monday, the Commission announced that its visa application centers in Victoria Island, Abuja and Lagos have reopened.

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It also noted that the commission will be closed on the 29th …

Support for Scottish independence at record high – poll

Support For Scottish Independence At Record High – Poll

October 16, 2020 5:19 pm

Support for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom has risen to a record high of 58 percent, according to an Ipsos Mori poll released on Wednesday.

The poll of 1,045 adults aged over 16 across Scotland, conducted from October 2-9, saw only 42 percent back staying in the union once undecided voters were stripped out.

“Our latest poll will put a spring in the step of nationalists but makes grim reading for unionists,” Emily Gray, the managing director of Ipsos MORI Scotland said.

“The Scottish public have …

Stop Pampering Fulani Terrorists – HURIWA Blasts Defence Minister

Ondo Election: UK, US Asked To Slam Visa Ban On Politicians

October 9, 2020 4:15 am

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Thursday, urged the United States, US, and the United Kingdom, UK, to impose a visa ban on political stakeholders involved in any form electoral malpractice during the Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State.

HURIWA made the call while applauding the UK, US, embassies in Nigeria for taking measures to help Nigeria clean up its electoral system.

National Coordinator of HURIWA, Emmanuel Onwubiko, stated this in a statement on Thursday.

According to HURIWA: ‘We specifically urge the UK and US embassies to follow through with their threats to impose visa ban

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'Ban El-Rufai' - Reno Omokri Petitions EU, UK As 20,491 Sign

‘Ban El-Rufai’ – Reno Omokri Petitions EU, UK As 20,491 Sign

September 17, 2020 5:17 am

As at 9:12 am on Thursday, 20,491 people have signed a petition asking the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) to place a travel ban on Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.

The petitioners are claiming that they signed because of the poor handling of Southern Kaduna crisis by El-Rufai and other issues.

The petition emanated from Reno Omokri, former Special Assistant on New Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan.

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The petition which kicked off on Wednesday is being driven by Omokri at Change.org. As at …

UK Govt Makes Fresh Ban Threats Ahead Of Edo, Ondo Elections

UK Govt Makes Fresh Ban Threats Ahead Of Edo, Ondo Elections

September 16, 2020 4:44 am

The United Kingdom has threatened to ban politicians who resort to electoral violence, ahead of the Ondo and Edo governorship elections.

This was contained in a statement posted on Twitter by the UK Embassy in Nigeria on Tuesday.

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The British government warned that it would seize the assets of such persons and confirmed it would be sending observers to monitor the conduct of the polls in the two states.

‘The UK takes a strong stand against election-related violence and, just as we did in the general election in

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Christian Genocide: Muslim, Christian Youths Attack UK Lawmakers

Christian Genocide: Muslim, Christian Youths Attack UK Lawmakers

August 24, 2020 8:21 am

The Youth Christian and Muslim Forum of Nigeria (YCMFN) has attacked members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group in the United Kingdom (APPG) over their allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria.

YCMFN described the claim by the parliamentary group as false and misleading.

The forum made up of Christian and Muslim youths, advised the UK parliamentarians to focus on sanctity of all human lives irrespective of religion or ethnic biases.

YCMFN stated this in a statement signed by its National President, Pastor Phillip Attah.

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Recall that a recent report by the …

COVID-19 - FG Warns Doctors Trying To Relocate To UK

COVID-19: FG Warns Doctors Trying To Relocate To UK

July 17, 2020 5:00 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has warned doctors planning to relocate to countries like the United Kingdom, to reconsider such plans as they would lose out on getting hazard allowance.

Ehanire stated this while speaking at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on Thursday in Abuja.

According to him, there is no need for health personnel to leave the country, as the government was working on better welfare for them.

Reacting to the report that 58 doctors were prevented from leaving Nigeria for the UK recently over visa issues, Ehanire expressed his surprise, noting that the movement was …

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