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The Labour Party has confirmed the arrest, detention and release of its presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, in London. A statement by the Obi/Datti Media, Peter is already back in Nigeria from the United Kingdom, where he celebrated Easter. The statement signed by the Head of Media, Diran Onifade said, “Traducers trail […]
Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and a medical “middleman” have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, which saw them bring a 21-year-old man to the UK from Lagos. Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, 50, were convicted of conspiring to exploit the man for his kidney, […]
A British court has fixed October 31st for the continuation of the pre-trial hearing on the charge of organ harvesting leveled against former deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice. This followed the conclusion of the first hearing on Thursday at the Central Criminal Court – The Old Bailey in London. Ekweremadu was […]
The US is being pressed to allow more time for evacuation from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan as the deadline for its withdrawal on August 31 draws nearer. US President Joe Biden is set to decide within the next 24 hours whether to extend the timeline for withdrawal. The US has evacuated, and facilitated the evacuation of, approximately […]
Nigeria has received 699,760 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines from the United kingdom. Acting British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Atkinson said the donation from the UK government is part of the 80 million doses the country had pledged to support the Covid-19 fight. The vaccines, which were delivered through the COVAX facility, an organization […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to the United Kingdom today, Monday, July 26th, to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. The Summit, which will be co-hosted by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, and the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, will bring together Heads […]
Face masks will no longer be legally required and distancing rules will be scrapped at the final stage of England’s Covid19 lock down roadmap. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who disclosed this yesterday said, the rule of six inside private homes will be removed and work-from-home guidance abolished as 16 months of on and off […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council has urged for global action including reparations to “make amends” for racism against people of African descent. The findings cite concerns in about 60 countries including the UK, Belgium, France, Canada, Brazil and Colombia. The study began after the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in US […]
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