UK ready to assist Nigeria but worried about putting people in north-east – Envoy

Laure Beaufils, British deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, says the UK is committed to fighting terrorism in Nigeria yet “worried” about deploying people to the north-east, the epicentre of Boko Haram insurgency. Since the insurgency started, the UK and other foreign donors have helped internally displaced persons (IDPs) with basic and humanitarian needs. Of late, […]

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PDP attacks Buhari over medical trip, says he is unable to govern effectively

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical trip to the UK, saying the president is unfit to attend to state matters. Speaking with journalists subsequently, Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the PDP, said it is unfortunate that the president’s aides often shroud their principal’s health in secrecy. Ologbondiyan said Nigerians have […]

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