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It came amid other concerns and considerations. Indications emerged earlier that President Muhammadu Buhari was pushing forward his proposed travel to the United Kingdom to ensure that things do not go awry at the rescheduled National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives...

A widow got the shock of her life when she was told that her millionaire husband of 42 years left her nothing in his will. Joan Thompson, 79, had lived in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, with her husband Wynford Hodge for 42 years before his death in 2017. … Read more via Punch...

Hours before he left the country for an official visit to the United Kingdom, President Muhammadu Buhari shocked the nation with his declaration for a second term. The declaration will inevitably stir issues that he is bound to confront as he goes about soliciting the votes of Nigerians for a...

UK government ministers and members of the Royal Family will not attend the World Cup in Russia after a Russian-made nerve agent was used on an ex-spy. Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, are in a critical condition after the incident in Salisbury on March 4. Read more via Thisdaylive –...

The United Kingdom said it “does not and will not” recognise the unilateral declaration of independence by the Catalan regional parliament on Friday. This was stated on Friday by a spokeswoman for Prime Minister, Theresa May. Catalan lawmakers in the Spanish parliament had on Friday voted to...

A Nigerian lady, Cordelia Ihekerenma Oti has been honored in the United Kingdom after bagging the Student of the Year award. She was awarded by the Chartered Institute Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), University of Northampton, Northamptonshere, United Kingdom (UK). According to...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that it has taken more evidence to the United Kingdom against ex Petroleum Resources minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The commission said it is set for the her trial here in Nigeria and anywhere in the world. This came as a court in the...

The United Kingdom, UK, is making plans to amend its border control system to benefit citizens from 52 Commonwealth countries, including Nigeria. Forty-five members of the UK parliament said Commonwealth countries may get fast-tracked visas to the UK after Brexit if the proposal sails through...

Theresa May officially became the United Kingdom's new prime minister on Wednesday, after her first meeting with Queen Elizabeth in Buckingham Palace. The level of courtesy displayed by the PM at the meeting has generated comments from British and citizens of other countries. Theresa may...

David Cameron will in some moments leave Downing Street as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservatives. He will be succeeded by Ms. Theresa May. Speaking with Telegraph UK, Mr Cameron said: "I came into Downing Street to confront our problems as a country and lead people through...

Ex-London mayor Boris Johnson has ruled himself out of the race to be the next Conservative Party leader and to succeed David Cameron as the Prime minister. Boris, a leading BREXIT campaigner, said this in a speech in London on Thursday that he did not believe he could provide the leadership...

European Union leaders are meeting on day two of what has become a crisis summit in Brussels, but without the UK after its vote to leave the bloc. The 27 other member states will discuss plans for the UK's EU exit, with the UK absent from negotiations for the first time in 40 years. On...

The British people have voted in favour of #Brexit, a referendum designed to decide whether or not the United Kindgom will stay or leave the European Union. See 3 Ways #BREXIT will affect Nigerians living in UK : 1. The Pounds sterling you send home no longer has so much value. The...

The greatest uncertainty associated with leaving the EU is that no country has ever done it before, so no one can predict the exact result. Nevertheless, the country hopes to benefit hugely from the bold step taken. Here are 7 ways the UK could benefit from leaving EU: 1. Membership fee...

The world market has been thrown into uncertainties as the United Kingdon (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU) in a historic referendum. Those who opted out of the EU garnered 52% of the votes while those who opted for EU got 48% of the votes in an election with 72% turnout. Shares in...

With the UK voting by 52% to 48% as at the time of filing this report, the Leave campaign is set to win the UK's EU referendum -- making it the first country to vote to leave the Union. London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote has been undermined by poor results...

Voting is under way in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. A record 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part, according to provisional figures from the Electoral Commission. Polling stations opened at 07:00 BST and will close at...

Despite being delayed by London's traffic, Queen Elizabeth II greeted flag-waving crowds outside St. Paul's Cathedral on Friday as she made her way to celebrate her official 90th birthday. The sprightly monarch who still keeps a gruelling calendar of official engagements and events kicked off...

Nigerians in the Diaspora protest Fulani Herdsmen massacre at the UK Westminister Parliament today... See Photos: photo credit: Sahara Reporters

David Cameron has finally admitted he did have a profitable stake in his father’s offshore investment fund in Panama, worth over £30,000. However, he said he sold it before he became prime minister. According to The Independent, the admission comes five days after the leak of a huge cache of...