The proscribed group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is making untenable excuses concerning the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group alleged that the president lied to world leaders in the statement he said to have made at the just-concluded Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in […]
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened”, Downing Street has said. A spokesman said he was moved on the advice of his medical team and is receiving “excellent care”. Mr Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise “where necessary”, the spokesman added. The […]
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Britain’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on Friday won a parliamentary majority, according to Sky News and BBC television, after a snap election was called over Brexit. Results show that the Tories have won 326 of the 650 seats in the lower House of Commons, meaning they could not be beaten. Exit polls from Thursday’s vote […]
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British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has more to worry about as another member of his governing Conservatives defected to an opposition party seeking to reverse Brexit on Saturday. Former universities minister Sam Gyimah was announced as a new member of the Liberal Democrats at its annual conference in Bournemouth, on the southern English coast. Gyimah […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr Boris Johnson over his election as new British Prime Minister, and also felicitated with Mrs Theresa May for providing visionary leadership for the country. In a message of goodwill issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, the President said: “In Nigeria, we respect the choice […]
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British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Jeremy Hunt as foreign minister on Monday after predecessor Boris Johnson resigned in protest at the government’s plans for a close trading relationship with the European Union. The appointment of Hunt, the long-serving health minister, sees a close May ally replace the maverick Johnson, and could alter the Brexit […]
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UK foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, on Thursday visited Nigeria. During his visit, Mr. Johnson emphasised the close friendship between the UK and Nigeria and called for an intensification of trade between Britain and Nigeria. He expressed delight that British businesses were thriving in Nigeria, saying he wants to see more Nigerian companies succeeding in his […]
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