Tag: UK
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UK to take action against electoral offenders, plans sanction
The British High Commission has said the UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, is prepared to take action against those who engaged in or incited electoral violence during the just-concluded general elections. The commission said the UK was already collating names of perpetrators and would impose sanctions “including preventing people…
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UK lists observations on March 18 elections
The UK Government has listed its observations during the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly elections across Benue, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Oyo and Rivers states. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, British High Commission, on Wednesday.
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UK to ban TikTok on govt. phones
Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move to follow other Western countries who have barred the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. TikTok has come under increasing scrutiny due to fears that user
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New UK bill will result to de factor “asylum ban” – UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said the draft migrant legislation proposed by the United Kingdom Government will result in a de facto “asylum ban”. UNHCR, in a statement, said if adopted, the new bill would deny the right to seek refugee protection to people arriving irregularly in the UK, such as those risking their…
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Thousands of UK workers stage biggest single-day strike in a decade
Britain’s biggest strike in a decade got under way on Wednesday, with up to half a million workers walking out in increasingly bitter disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of seven trade unions are taking industrial action, affecting schools
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UK cuts tariffs on Nigerian exports
The UK government on Monday said it had cut tariffs and extended duty-free trade in goods exported from Nigeria Mr. Ben Llewellyn-Jones, Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria said this at the launch of the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) which took place at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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How UK surgeons fixed 169 manhoods as penis injury rises within a year
Surgeons in the United Kingdom repaired 169 fractured manhoods in the 12 months to April 2022 — up 46 on the year before. The number of men who snap their todger during sex is swelling, official NHS figures show. According to the Scottish Sun, experts reckon it may show that more men are using Viagra…
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How Raymond Dokpesi was arrested in London
The founder of DAAR Communications Limited Raymond Dokpesi has been arrested in London, the United Kingdom. According to multiple reports on Sunday, Dokpesi was arrested
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Cancer: Military man loses half his manhood after misdiagnosed three times
A n army warrant officer who had half of his penis removed after doctors misdiagnosed his cancer three times has been told he may only have a year left to live. Gavin Brooks, 45, a dad of two from Crewe, UK says he has been left with
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Sanusi’s Daughter, Hafsat, bags Master’s degree from UK Varsity (Photos)
Hafsat, the daughter of the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has bagged a master’s degree in law from Soas University of London. Sanusi and his family members attended the graduation ceremony. Recall that Sanusi welcomed a baby girl with his fourth wife in November. Source: Instagram