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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on the United Kingdom to recall the deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones for attempting to involve himself in politics. In a tweet on his Twitter page on Tuesday, Fani-Kayode questioned the UK envoy’s competence as […]
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the Nigerian market tops the list of cocaine smuggling regions in Africa. In The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 released on Thursday, the UN agency said the steep growth in supply has been matched by a similar swell in demand. […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says almost three months after the travel advisories by foreign embassies, residents of Abuja have been going about their businesses without any threat. The United Kingdom, the United States, and some countries had, last year, warned their citizens in Nigeria against traveling to Abuja citing imminent […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says whoever is interested in serving Nigeria needs to be prepared for the “worst”. According to a statement on Tuesday by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, Buhari said this on Monday at a state banquet in his honour in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe. Speaking about his administration’s fight against corruption, […]
The Federal Government has advised Nigerians travelling to the United Kingdom, the United States of America and some countries in Europe to be security conscious. It said it is worried by the rate Nigerian travellers had been losing cash, international passports and belongings in the two countries. The Minister of Information and […]
Ghana has denied issuing a travel advisory to its citizens to keep away from Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. On Wednesday evening a notice bears the name and logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana. The notice indicated that Nigeria asked some hotels to close, citing “the directive […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja later on Monday for a “routine” medical checkup in London, United Kingdom (UK). Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, announced the imminent trip. He said Buhari is expected back in the country in the second week of November. “President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Rishi Sunak, the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, pledged on Tuesday that he would reunify the country through action rather than words. Sunak addressed the nation for the first time as Prime Minister from the lectern outside Downing Street. The 42-year-old also stated that his government will be characterized by integrity, professionalism, and […]
The popular messaging app, WhatsApp is down, leaving millions of users unable to send or receive messages. The problem started around 8:20 on Tuesday morning according to Down Detector and is affecting millions of users across the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. Reports that users tried to access the app but […]
The new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, has resigned after barely two months in the seat. She had defeated Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399 in an internal contest after Boris Johnson’s resignation in July. The lawmaker was the Conservatives’ fourth head of the British government since 2015, promising […]
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