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6 Dec 2020
British and EU negotiators embark on probably their final two-day scramble to secure a post-Brexit trade deal Sunday, after failing to reach agreement for eight months.
6 Dec 2020
The United States notched a record number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for the third day running, as it was reported that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will get a vaccine within weeks.
15 Oct 2020
The last time that I published an article in this newspaper, I discussed issues surrounding the development of a country that we can refer to as “our own very dear country, Nigeria
19 Sep 2020
A bodyguard to British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been "removed from operational duties" after leaving his gun on a plane back from the United States, reports and police said Saturday.
23 May 2020
The British government on Saturday rejected calls to sack top adviser Dominic Cummings over allegations he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling across the country
8 Dec 2019
This column this Sunday is dedicated to Okwui Enwezor (1963 - 2019) another Nigerian who laboured in the international vineyard and the global cornfields to uplift the name of Africa in the world of art.
2 Nov 2019
The British government called a halt Saturday to the controversial process of "fracking" due to fears it could trigger earthquakes in a surprise U-turn just weeks before a general election. Until now, Britain had hoped that fracking -- banned in many countries, but booming in the United States -- could help secure its future energy independence.
8 Oct 2019
Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union teetered on the verge of collapse on Tuesday, with tit-for-tat claims of intransigence and sabotage before an end-October deadline.
24 Sep 2019
No fewer than 600,000 passengers were yesterday stranded as the iconic travel operator, Thomas Cook, folded after a 178-year run.
26 Jul 2019
This is the story of the first oil war, which was fought in the 19th century, in the area that became Nigeria. All through the 19th century, palm oil was highly sought-after by the British, for use as an industrial lubricant for machinery. Remember that Britain was the world’s first industrialised nation, so they needed…
14 May 2019
British Prime Minister Theresa May was to meet opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday for talks on breaking the deadlock over Brexit, as the government said it wanted its EU divorce deal approved by July. For the past six weeks, ministers and their Labour counterparts have been discussing how parliament might accept the agreement…
27 Sep 2018
Chelsea FC owner, Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch is still searching for a permanent home in Western Europe since his travails with British authorities began due to the U.K face off with Russia. Yesterday, the multimillionaire businessman and politician was forced to withdraw his application for residency in Switzerland when it became obvious the Swiss…
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