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    World David Cameron Finally Admits Having £31,500 Investment Fund in Panama

    David Cameron has finally admitted he did have a profitable stake in his father’s offshore investment fund in Panama, worth over £30,000. However, he said he sold it before he became prime minister. According to The Independent, the admission comes five days after the leak of a huge cache of...
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    World Twitter Suspends Nigerian Man, Tambuwal For Supporting ISIS

    Hassan Tambuwal, a Nigerian living in the United Kingdom has been suspended by Twitter following his express support for Islamic State (ISIS) attack on Brussels. Tambuwal, whose twitter account was Hassan_Anfield (@hassan_tambuwal), tweeted after the Brussels attack that he was ready to die...
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    Politics President Buhari Gets Accolades At UK House Of Lords

    The United Kingdom’s House of Lords, yesterday gave a resounding accolades and nod to President Muhammadu Buhari for sustaining the war against Boko Haram and degrading their ability to attack and abduct children. Presenting a speech at the House of Lords under the headship of Lord David...
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    World Ibori: British Lawmakers to Question Met Police Chief Over Bribery Allegation

    The Chief of the London Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe, is expected to answer questions from UK parliamentarians next week over claims that Scotland Yard officers investigating former Delta State governor, James Ibori, were involved in a “deliberate cover-up”, the Daily Mail has...
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    Own The Future With A UK Degree: British Council Brings 50 UK Institutions To Your City!

    This March, Lagos and Abuja will play host to over 50 UK Institutions in Nigeria, as British Council brings to you the annual Education UK Exhibition in Nigeria, where students and professionals interested in international study options can meet and interact with UK institution representatives...
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    World Nigerian Students In Trouble As UK Revokes Licenses Of Private Colleges

    About 350 international students including Nigerians at a private London business college have been told to leave the United Kingdom by the end of next month, BBC reports. London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) has had its permission to recruit and teach non-EU students revoked, the Home...
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    World Muslim Women Must Learn English or Face Deportation - British PM

    Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron has announced on Monday that Muslim women who fail to learn English to a high enough standard could face deportation from Britain. He also suggested that poor English skills can leave people “more susceptible” to the messages of groups like Islamic State...
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    World US, EU Lift Sanctions Against Iran Amid Historic Nuclear Deal

    The U.N. nuclear agency certified Saturday that Iran has met all of its commitments under last summer's landmark nuclear deal, crowning years of U.S.-led efforts to crimp Iran's ability to make atomic weapons. For Iran, the move lifts Western economic sanctions that have been in place for years...
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    World Donald Trump Threatens to Scrap UK Investments if Barred from Britain

    A spokesman for the US politician’s business empire said on Wednesday that Donald Trump will scrap $1 billion of planned investments in Britain if he is banned from entering the country. British lawmakers are expected to debate whether the Republican presidential candidate should be barred from...
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    Metro Rights Group Issues Tony Blair 7 Days Ultimatum To Leave Nigeria

    A rights group, Coalition For Human Rights Advocacy And Social Action (COHRASA), has given a former Prime Minister of Britain, Mr. Tony Blair, seven-days, to leave Nigeria. Accusing the former British PM of planning to “steal” and “loot” from Nigeria, the group in a statement signed by its...
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    World Nigerian Woman Bags 9-Year Jail Sentence in the UK For Burning Lover's Private Part

    A woman who burned a man's legs and genitals with a hot iron during sex has been jailed for nine years. Kenya Alozie, 31, was having sex with a man in his 30s at an address in Plumstead, south-east London, on May 15 when she used a hot iron to assault him in what police describe as a...
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    Metro Why UK Is Prosecuting War Against Cybercrime in Nigeria

    The British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, says one of UK’s key objective for Nigeria this year is to support the ongoing campaign against Cybercrime to reduce the number of UK citizens and businesses falling victim to fraud and cyber crime originating in Nigeria. Arkwright disclosed this...
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    Tips to Get Your Travel Visa to the UK Approved; Do's and Don’ts

    Earlier this week, there were reports that 500 Nigerians were deported from the United Kingdom; although media coverage later confirmed 48 persons were actually deported for offences ranging from crime to illegal stay, improper documentation, and lack of papers among others. Staying abroad...
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    World Meet Ken Olisa The Most Powerful Black Man In The UK - Daily Telegraph

    Kenneth "Ken" Olisa, born in 1951 of a Nigerian father and a British mother, and a native of Nottingham. He is a British businessman and the first black Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London. He's the Queen’s escort in London who locked horns with John Bercow and has a library named after him at...
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    World 7,436 Nigerians Entered Europe Through Back Doors In 2015 - EU

    The European Union Deputy head of Delegation to Nigeria and Ecowas said on Monday that 7,436 Nigerians crossed into Europe from Nigeria illegally in the second quarter of 2015. Young explained that the figure was the number of irregular migrants that were officially recorded by the EU Border...
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    Politics Umunna Chuka, UK MPs pledge to assist Buhari govt

    Umunna Chuka who was born in London, England, his father, Bennett, of the Nigerian Igbo ethnic group and current member of Parliament in the United Kingdom have pledged to assist the Muhammadu Buhari administration in its task of develop the country. Smarting from a meeting the four MPs had...
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