American business tycoon Todd Boehly has agreed a £4.25billion ($5.24 billion) deal to buy Chelsea Football Club of London from Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich. Here below is a look at the state of play at Stamford Bridge. How was the deal agreed? Boehly and his consortium partners have battled...
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Authorities in the United Kingdom have excluded members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and some other secessionists from seeking asylum in their country. In its updated asylum policy published in May and sighted by Channels Television, the UK explained that it took the decision as a result...
Introduction The London Underground Victoria Line trains run from Walthamstow in the north of the city to Brixton in the south departing every 2 minutes at 16 stations covering 21km. That’s an average of 60 trains per hour for 19 hours daily and 24 hours during the weekends. 200...
A 23-year-old Nigerian lady, Damilola Grace Olakanmi, who was studying law in the UK died after eating a sweet made with cannabis. Evening Standard reports that the lady bought the gummies through an online messaging app and they were delivered to her house. After consuming the deliveries, she and her...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Muhammadu Buhari has called on nations, institutions and bodies, both private and public, to return Nigeria’s artefacts in their possession. In a statement by the presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said the Nigerian leader made the appeal in the aftermath of the return of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Force Commander (FC), Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim, has called for proactive partnership between MNJTF and UK forces, pointing out that working together with partners will speedily end terrorism in the region Maj. Gen. Ibrahim said such...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 358 cases of Lassa fever recorded across 19 States, even as the world continues to battle COVID-19. It also said that the fever caused three deaths in Britain, diagnosed from those who recently came back from West Africa. The NCDC,...
The leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Sen. Bola Tinubu, has hosted Mr Ade Omole, leader of the United Kingdom (UK) chapter of the party and the Nigeria Diaspora for Asiwaju (NDA) team in London. Alhaji AbdulRasaq Danjuma, Omole’s Personal Assistant, announced this in a statement made available...
Boris Johnson could finally get sight of the highly-anticipated “partygate” inquiry as early as this weekend, after police insisted they had not delayed its publication. Reports circulated of a potential outside challenger for the Tory leadership as the wait continued for the official investigation by senior civil servant Sue...
The United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday pledged to provide educational support worth £16 million, to the North-East in 2022. Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director-General Press and Media Affairs to Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing,...
Buckingham Palace on Monday announced that plans were being made to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. The palace said pudding competitions, street parties, parades and live concerts are part of the events to be celebrated in the United Kingdom in 2022. The royal family said...
The ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has been ordered to pay his ex-wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein more than $728 million (£500 million), in one of the largest divorce settlements ever handed down by a UK court. The figure will be used to cover Princess Haya’s...
More than 100 world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit’s first major deal. Brazil – where stretches of the Amazon rainforest have been cut down – was among the signatories on Tuesday. The pledge includes almost £14bn ($19.2bn) of public...