A police constable working as part of the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s protection team was arrested this week for allegedly making bets related to the timing of the general election, police told CNN. The officer was arrested on Monday…
*10 rescued as two-storey building collapses in Lagos Island (Channels)*US lab denies conducting poison test on Mohbad (Punch)
10 rescued as two-storey building collapses in Lagos Island (Channels) Ten people have been rescued after a two-storey building collapsed in the Isale Eko area of Lagos State on Thursday. The structure, alleged to have been defective, gave way following…
British PM Rishi Sunak announces plan to bring back mandatory national service
Rishi Sunak has unveiled his first new policy leading up to the UK snap election, saying his Conservative Party will bring back mandatory national service for 18-year-old Britons, in a move that has been dubbed “desperate” by the opposing Labour…
*Kano agog as deposed Sanusi returns as emir (Sun)*Abuja residents descend on beer from fallen truck (Nation)
Kano agog as deposed Sanusi returns as emir (Sun) Commendations have trailed the return of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi 11 to the saddle as Emir of Kano, four years after he was deposed. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf announced his reinstatement after…
UK govt makes U-turn on graduate visas: Good news for Nigerians and others
Plans for a radical crackdown on graduate visas that allow overseas students to work in the UK for up to two years after graduation look set to be abandoned by the prime minister after coming up against staunch opposition from…
*CBN asks BDC operators to apply for new licences (DailyTrust)*FG apologises over hardship, defends economic policies (Leadership)
CBN asks BDC operators to apply for new licences (DailyTrust) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all existing Bureau De Change Operators to re-apply for licences. The apex bank gave the directive in a circular issued by its…
Sunak apologises after report finds UK government covered up blood scandal
British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decades, an inquiry into the scandal has found. More…
Rishi Sunak calls local election losses disappointing as Labour make gains
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called the overnight local elections results “disappointing” despite his party retaining the Tees Valley mayoralty. The Conservatives have lost over 400 council seats, while Labour won the Blackpool South by-election. Labour Leader Sir Keir…
Rishi Sunak rules out asylum seekers return from Ireland
The UK will not accept the return of asylum seekers from Ireland, the prime minister has told MPs. The Irish government has complained of a significant spike in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland from Northern Ireland, and…
British PM, Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed that nothing would prevent him from sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament finally approved the divisive policy designed to deter migrants from travelling in small boats to Britain. Hours after the bill passed,…