Tag: Theresa May
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Breaking: Britain’s Brexit Secretary, Dominic Raab resigns
Britain’s Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has resigned in protest at Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal for leaving the European Union. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Dominic Raab wrote May on Thursday saying he “cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU”. Today, I have resigned as Brexit Secretary. I cannot in…
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Former British PM advises party to vote down May’s possible Brexit deal
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday said he would advise Labour Party lawmakers to vote down a Brexit divorce deal that Theresa May is trying to clinch with the EU. Nearly six months before the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU, there is little clarity about how the world’s fifth largest economy and…
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40 UK lawmakers willing to vote down Brexit deal
At least 40 lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party are willing to vote down her possible Brexit deal if it leaves European Union (EU), a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday. A lawmaker, Steve Baker told BBC radio that there are possibilities for the 40 lawmakers to vote down the Brexit if it leaves…
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Man gets life in jail for plot to assassinate Theresa May
A 21-year-old man from north London was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday for plotting the assassination of British Prime Minister Theresa May. The Old Bailey, London’s criminal court, said Naa’imur Rahman had been planning to set off several bombs around Westminster and kill May with a knife or gun. The Islamic State supporter was…
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Naira depreciates by N3 against Pound Sterling 24 hours after May’s visit
The Nigerian Naira lost N3 against the Pound Sterling a day after the British Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May, visited Nigeria, closing at N467 at the black market. Recall that May was in Nigeria on Wednesday as part of her three-nation tour of Africa comprising South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. The British PM is looking…
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Osinbajo counters Theresa May, says Buhari’s administration lifted millions of Nigerians out of poverty
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration had lifted millions of Nigerians out of poverty in the last three years. He was apparently reacting to a statement by British Prime Minister Theresa May that Nigeria had the largest population of poor people. Osinbajo said in the same period, the administration laid…
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Emmanuel Okoro designs Theresa May’s jacket, earns her praise
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has expressed delight at meeting the man who designed the jacket that she wore on her visit to Nigeria. May paid an official visit to Nigeria on Wednesday. Okoro, started his brand, Emmy Kasbit in 2013. He emerged as one of the top 5 finalists for Lagos Fashion & Design…
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Seek the release of Leah Sharibu—Meg Otanwa urges Theresa May
Popular Nollywood actress, Meg Otanwa has called on Theresa May , the prime minister of the United Kingdom, urging her to help seek the release of Leah Sharibu. Sharibu was among the victims in the Dapchi schoolgirls abduction in February. The girls were released a few weeks later with the exemption of Sharibu who refused…
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I had excellent time in Nigeria – Theresa May
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, says she had an excellent time in Nigeria and hopes to see increased trade and investment between Nigeria and the UK. She spoke with newsmen at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja on Wednesday in Lagos, shortly before departing the country at 8:10 p.m. “I was in…
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Theresa May departs Nigeria for Kenya
The British Prime Minister, Theresa May, on Wednesday afternoon arrived the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, as part of her visit to Lagos State, where she is billed to spend time with victims of modern slavery during her brief stay in the nation’s commercial hub. The UK prime minister arrived at exactly 4:18p.m. at the Presidential…