Seven Nigerian men have been arrested in the UK on suspicion of hijacking an oil tanker in the English Channel, Hampshire police announced on Monday October 28. According to Sky News, the men who are stowaways from Lagos were seized when British naval special forces stormed the ship which left the metropolitan city on October 6…
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New Zealand and the United Kingdom has revealed plans for the reopening of their countries since a total lockdown was imposed to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern said authorities will begin to lift lockdown measures in several phases, but warned that while her country “may have won a few battles,”…
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British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care and he was captured waving to nurses and doctors at NHS as a gesture of thanks. Downing Street confirmed this today, The Guardian reports. The statement is a rare glimpse into the Prime Minister’s condition as he begins his recovery from severe COVID-19 at St Thomas’…
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The official residences and offices of the UK Prime Minister, Downing Street has revealed that Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened”. A spokesman, according to the BBC said he was moved on the advice of his medical team and was receiving “excellent care”. The prime…
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Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will now self-isolate. Johnson announced the news on Twitter on Friday morning. He said he had experienced “mild symptoms” of the COVID-19 disease and would continue to lead the UK government’s response to the crisis. The prime minister had previously declined testing for the coronavirus after…
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l-r: President Muhammadu Buhari(2nd left); flanked from left by Chief Executive Officer, Tony Elumelu Foundation(TEF), Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu; Chairman of United Bank For Africa(UBA) Plc and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu(3ed left); and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the ongoing UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020, where Elumelu Spoke during Panel Session on…
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A petition calling on Boris Johnson to abandon his plan to suspend Parliament has now fetched more than a million signatures. Numbers have been rising rapidly throughout the day after the Prime Minister announced his move, triggering protests across the country. The Queen today accepted Johnson’s request to suspend Parliament for five weeks from September…
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans on Thursday for a new fast-track visa route for “the brightest and best”, in a bid to attract the world’s top scientists to Britain after Brexit. The “shake-up” of immigration rules is aimed at encouraging elite researchers and specialists in science, engineering and technology to immigrate, the premier’s Downing…
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed a Nigerian, Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch as Minister of Children and Family matters. The 39-year old spent most of his childhood in Lagos. A software and IT engineer who studied systems engineering at Sussex University and also has a degree at Law. For more on News follow us on Instagram…
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New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sacked foreign minister Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday, as he prepared to replace most of the cabinet. Hunt, who had been Johnson’s rival for the top job, tweeted that he was “kindly” offered another role but turned it down to become one of more than a dozen cabinet ministers heading…
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