The Federal Government has warned Nigerian citizens planning to travel to the United Kingdom, to be wary of violence risk occasioned by the recent killing of three young girls at a concert. A statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja on Monday, and signed by its Spokesperson, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, said the violence has…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened an emergency security meeting Monday after far-right riots spread over the weekend, and residents of villages, towns and cities across the country woke up to scenes of buildings set on fire and asylum seeker hotels stormed by angry mobs. Nearly 150 people were arrested over the weekend, U.K.’s National Police Chiefs’ Council said Sunday. …
GPs are warning that years of underfunding in general practice in England risks widespread closures and a two-tier service of NHS and private care similar to dentistry. Many patients are already turning to the private sector, with online GP consultations costing about £45. GPs are paid on average just 30p a day for every patient registered with them, and…
Ayra Starr, the Afrobeats singer, has announced the release of her limited-edition dolls. In a recent social media post, the 22-year-old songstress said the ‘Ayra Starr Dolls’ will be available in Nigeria, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. Starr added that she would share more information about how her fans can win the dolls….
Burna Boy, the award-winning Nigerian singer, will celebrate the fifth anniversary of ‘African Giant‘, his fourth studio album, next week. On July 15, the ‘City Boys’ hitmaker will be hosting a concert in London, the United Kingdom, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of his album. The show is sponsored by YouTube Music Nights. Released in July 2019,…
Britain woke Friday to the scene of a political earthquake. The opposition Labour Party, after 14 years in the political wilderness, has handed a brutal defeat to the ruling Conservatives. Party leader Keir Starmer is now certain to become prime minister in the coming hours, replacing his Conservative Party counterpart, Rishi Sunak, who has presided over one of the worst electoral…
Ahead of the upcoming United Kingdom general election, Nigerian political figure Peter Obi has urged voters to “Vote Labour on Thursday 4 July.” This intervention comes as the UK prepares for what pollsters predict will be a landslide victory for the Labour Party in the UK. Obi’s statement on Tuesday via X, though brief, is…
Ayra Starr and Tems have delivered live performances of their hit songs at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival on Saturday. The annual concert was held in Glastonbury, United Kingdom from June 26 to 30. Ayra Starr thrilled the audience with an electrifying June 29 performance of ‘Sability’, her 2023 hit single. Tems, on the other hand, performed ‘Love Me Jeje’, a…
The Metropolitan Police has denied being the source of leaks identifying the people being investigated by the Gambling Commission over alleged bets on the date of the general election. The Daily Telegraph has reported, external what it calls ‘”a source close to the Cabinet Office” claiming that Scotland Yard had told journalists about those being looked into…
Paul Gadd, the British pop star better known as Gary Glitter, has been ordered to pay £508,800 in damages to a woman he sexually abused when she was 12 years old. The ruling follows Gadd’s 2015 conviction for abusing the claimant and two other young women between 1975 and 1980. The claimant previously secured a “default…
