Tag: UK

Tinubu Heads To UK For Historic State Visit After 37 Years

• President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a UK state visit in March at the invitation of King Charles III. • The trip will be Nigeria’s first state…

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UK-Based Nigerian Footballer Saburi Adeniji Dies After Brain Stem Injury

Saburi Adeniji dies after weeks in intensive care in the UK Kings Park Rangers confirm death in an emotional statement Brain stem injury left the Nigerian footballer critically ill Club…

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Court Oders UK to Pay N778.8bn (£420m) Compensation to 21 Nigerian Coal Miners Killed in 1949

The Enugu State High Court has ordered the British government to pay a total of £420 million compensation to families of the Iva Valley coal miners killed in 1949, ruling…

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Nine PAP Scholars Earn Master’s Degrees in UK

771 Beneficiaries to Graduate in Nigeria in 2025 Otuaro Says Scholars Have Justified FG’s Investment Nine beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) foreign scholarship scheme have completed their master's…

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UK Issues Fresh Travel Warning on Nigeria, Flags 20 States as Unsafe Amid Rising Insecurity

UK warns citizens to exercise “extreme caution” in Nigeria due to kidnappings, terrorism, and violent crime. Six northern states are considered high-risk for Boko Haram/ISWAP activity, with other areas limited…

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UK to Seize $39m From Ibori Accomplice Lawyer

Efforts have been intensified by United Kingdom in it's bid to seize over $39 million from a convicted lawyer who allegedly helped former Governor of Delta state, James Onanefe Ibori.…

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Sarah Panitzke: UK’s ‘Most Wanted’ Woman Arrested in Spain

After nine years on the run, Spanish police announced Tuesday that they had apprehended Britain's most wanted woman, Sarah Panitzke, has been apprehended by Spanish Police after nine years of…

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Nigerian Coach Gets 15-years Jail Sentence For Sexual Assault

The Inner London Crown Court in the United Kingdom has sentenced a self-appointed Nigerian football coach, Emmanuel Igwebuike to 25 years imprisonment. Igwebuike was found guilty of sexually abusing seven…

#LekkiMassacre: UK Journalist Labels DJ Switch a Fraud, Demands Trial

A Nigerian journalist based in the United Kingdom, Gbolahan Macjob, has labelled heroic DJ Switch a fraud, calling for her prosecution.Switch had played the hero as she reported live footages…

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We’ll Not be Part of Russia/Ukraine Conflict – UK  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that British troops will not fight Russian forces in Ukraine, adding that recent military reinforcements are “nothing more than defensive measures.” “I want…

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