Tag: London
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FG seeks forfeiture of Ekweremadu’s 22 properties in Abuja, Dubai, London, US, others
The Federal Government has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of temporary forfeiture of about 22 properties allegedly owned by Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu in Abuja, London, the United States and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In the ex-parte application filed on yesterday by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for…
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Gov. Wike woos leading European investors
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that his administration has implemented sound economic policies and programmes that have made the state the investment destination of Nigeria. Speaking during a Special Investment Programme Organised for Rivers State by the Financial Times tagged: “Invest in Rivers State ” at their headquarters in London on Tuesday,…
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London City airport shut throughout Monday after WW2 bomb found in Thames
All flights to and from London’s City Airport were canceled on Monday after an unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered in the River Thames at George V Dock, the airport management said. Police said that the ordnance was found during pre-planned work at the airport early on Sunday, and set up a 214-metre exclusion…
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Court sentences London mosque attacker to 43-years in prison
A London Woolwich Crown Court, on Friday, sentenced Darren Osborne to 43 years in prison for driving a van into pedestrians near a mosque in north London’s Finsbury Park. Osborne,48, killed a 51-year-old man Makram Ali and injured nine others in the late-night attack in June 2017. Osborne, from the Welsh capital of Cardiff, was…
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Facebook opens biggest engineering hub outside US in London
Facebook has opened its new London headquarters on Monday and said it would add 800 more jobs in the capital next year. The social media giant said more than half of the people working at the site in central London will focus on engineering, making it Facebook’s biggest engineering hub outside the United States. TheNewsGuru…
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Mainagate: EFCC discovers £6m pension cash in UK bank
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have found about £6m pension funds in a United Kingdom bank account. Reports say the account is being managed by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF). And it was learned that wanted former chairman of the Presidential Task Force…
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Osinbajo in London for FT’s Africa Summit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Africa Summit, with the theme “What Makes Africa Work, ” taking place in London, from October 8 to October 9. The Vice President leaves for London today and is expected back on Monday, his spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande said. Akande stated that the…
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JUST IN: Several injured as car rams into crowd outside Natural History Museum in London
There was pandemonium in on Saturday as vehicle driver rammed through a crowd of people outside the Natural History Museum in London’s South Kensington. Many feared injured after the vehicle round through the pedestrians. The police confirmed the incident while noting that the driver of the car had already been arrested. He was pinned to…
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Government confirms Birmingham, to host 2022 Commonwealth Games
Birmingham’s bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been officially backed by the government. Birmingham beat Liverpool earlier in September as Britain’s candidate city. The cost of staging the event is expected to be at least £750m, which would be the most expensive sports event in Britain since London 2012. Announcing…