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NewsNigeriaPoliticsUnited Kingdom“Don’t Travel to US, UK to Avoid Being Robbed”, FG Advises Nigerians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 29, 2022

The federal government has raised alarm over the high rate of theft of valuables, including passports of Nigerians in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. “It has come to the attention of the government that Nigerian travellers to the US and some countries in Europe are having their belongings, especially money and international passports, stolen at an increasingly high rate,” the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, said at the fifth edition of...

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NewsUnited KingdomUK’s New Prime Minister, Sunak, Says He’ll Fix Truss’s ‘Mistakes’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 26, 2022

New British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has vowed to fix the errors made by his predecessor, Liz Truss. Sunak was yesterday appointed as Britain’s third prime minister this year after Truss resigned amid a financial and political crisis. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street in central London, after being appointed prime minister by King Charles III, Sunak paid tribute to Truss, whose 50-day tenure plunged Britain into even deeper economic turmoil. He said, “She has led...

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Culture & TraditionNewsUnited KingdomBritain Celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th Year On The Throne

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 3, 2022

Britain is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s unprecedented Platinum Jubilee, her 70th year on the throne, with all the grandeur one would expect from this 1,000-year-old institution. Queen Elizabeth marked seven decades on the throne in February, and two public holidays were set aside to create a four-day weekend for nationwide events commemorating her reign from June 2-5. The four-day celebration kicked off on Thursday with the traditional ‘Trooping the Colour’ military parade in central London,...

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PeoplePoliticsUnited KingdomDr. Chukwudi Okeke Becomes First Black Ethnic Minority Councillor Elected Into Oxfordshire Cherwell District Council

PilotnewsMay 12, 2022

By Emmanuel Chigbata, Staff Reporter Friday, 6th of May 2022 was a historic day for Oxfordshire Cherwell District Council as Dr. Chukwudi Okeke became the first-ever black ethnic minority Councillor to be elected to the Council. Dr. Okeke, during his acceptance speech, thanked members of the Labour Party in Banbury, especially the leader of the opposition, and others helping to achieve the dream. Dr. Chukwudi Okeke, who was twice elected as the Vice-Chair of Oxford...

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NewsUnited KingdomPOLITICAL QUOTES: Remembering Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)May 2, 2022

Margaret Hilda Thatcher was born on the 13th of October 1925 in Grantham, England into the Robert family. She was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom and also the longest-running prime minister since 1827. She was prime minister from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. As prime minister, she implemented policies that became known as Thatcherism. Her strong will and firm stand in her political...

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Foreign PolicyNigeriaUnited KingdomNigeria Government Rejects Travel Ban By United Kingdom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 6, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government wants the United Kingdom to review its decision to impose a travel ban on Nigerians because of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. It said the UK’s decision was “unfair, unjust, punitive and discriminatory. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the position of the government known during a briefing in Abuja. “As you are aware, Britain has put Nigeria on its red list and banned foreign travels from...

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Foreign PolicyUnited KingdomBritish High Commission Suspends Visa Applications From All Red List Countries

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 6, 2021

The British High Commission in a statement has suspended visitor visa applications from all red list countries, including Nigeria after the UK added Nigeria to its travel red list as a result of concerns over the Omicron COVID variant. The suspension of processing visitor visa applications will only be lifted when the travel ban placed on the country is removed. The commission noted that application of those who applied for a visit visa in a red...

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Crime & SecurityForeign PolicyUnited KingdomInsecurity: UK Pledges Support for Nigeria

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 29, 2021

LONDON — The United Kingdom has expressed its willingness to support Nigeria in controlling the heightened security situation in the country. Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, said his country is available and is ready to grant Nigeria necessary assistance. “We are available to help,” Boris was quoted to have said. Boris made this pledge on Thursday at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Global Education Summit in London, UK according to a statement...

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Foreign PolicyNigeriaUnited KingdomUK’s Guide on “Consular Assistance” Reveals Britain Can’t Get Nnamdi Kanu out of Jail

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 2, 2021

The United Kingdom (UK)’s guide for the support for British Nationals has revealed that the Queen’s country cannot get nationals out of prisons abroad. The document has, therefore, dashed the hope of Kingsley Kanu, a brother of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who has called on the UK Government to secure the release of his sibling. Kanu, who was born on September 25, 1967, holds both Nigerian...

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