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Hassan Tambuwal, a Nigerian living in the United Kingdom has been suspended by Twitter following his express support for Islamic State (ISIS) attack on Brussels. Tambuwal, whose twitter account was Hassan_Anfield (@hassan_tambuwal), tweeted after the Brussels attack that he was ready to die...

The United Kingdom’s House of Lords, yesterday gave a resounding accolades and nod to President Muhammadu Buhari for sustaining the war against Boko Haram and degrading their ability to attack and abduct children. Presenting a speech at the House of Lords under the headship of Lord David...

The Chief of the London Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe, is expected to answer questions from UK parliamentarians next week over claims that Scotland Yard officers investigating former Delta State governor, James Ibori, were involved in a “deliberate cover-up”, the Daily Mail has...

This March, Lagos and Abuja will play host to over 50 UK Institutions in Nigeria, as British Council brings to you the annual Education UK Exhibition in Nigeria, where students and professionals interested in international study options can meet and interact with UK institution representatives...

About 350 international students including Nigerians at a private London business college have been told to leave the United Kingdom by the end of next month, BBC reports. London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) has had its permission to recruit and teach non-EU students revoked, the Home...

Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron has announced on Monday that Muslim women who fail to learn English to a high enough standard could face deportation from Britain. He also suggested that poor English skills can leave people “more susceptible” to the messages of groups like Islamic State...

The U.N. nuclear agency certified Saturday that Iran has met all of its commitments under last summer's landmark nuclear deal, crowning years of U.S.-led efforts to crimp Iran's ability to make atomic weapons. For Iran, the move lifts Western economic sanctions that have been in place for years...

A spokesman for the US politician’s business empire said on Wednesday that Donald Trump will scrap $1 billion of planned investments in Britain if he is banned from entering the country. British lawmakers are expected to debate whether the Republican presidential candidate should be barred from...

A rights group, Coalition For Human Rights Advocacy And Social Action (COHRASA), has given a former Prime Minister of Britain, Mr. Tony Blair, seven-days, to leave Nigeria. Accusing the former British PM of planning to “steal” and “loot” from Nigeria, the group in a statement signed by its...

A woman who burned a man's legs and genitals with a hot iron during sex has been jailed for nine years. Kenya Alozie, 31, was having sex with a man in his 30s at an address in Plumstead, south-east London, on May 15 when she used a hot iron to assault him in what police describe as a...

The British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, says one of UK’s key objective for Nigeria this year is to support the ongoing campaign against Cybercrime to reduce the number of UK citizens and businesses falling victim to fraud and cyber crime originating in Nigeria. Arkwright disclosed this...

Earlier this week, there were reports that 500 Nigerians were deported from the United Kingdom; although media coverage later confirmed 48 persons were actually deported for offences ranging from crime to illegal stay, improper documentation, and lack of papers among others. Staying abroad...

Kenneth "Ken" Olisa, born in 1951 of a Nigerian father and a British mother, and a native of Nottingham. He is a British businessman and the first black Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London. He's the Queen’s escort in London who locked horns with John Bercow and has a library named after him at...

The European Union Deputy head of Delegation to Nigeria and Ecowas said on Monday that 7,436 Nigerians crossed into Europe from Nigeria illegally in the second quarter of 2015. Young explained that the figure was the number of irregular migrants that were officially recorded by the EU Border...

Umunna Chuka who was born in London, England, his father, Bennett, of the Nigerian Igbo ethnic group and current member of Parliament in the United Kingdom have pledged to assist the Muhammadu Buhari administration in its task of develop the country. Smarting from a meeting the four MPs had...