Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Prime Minister

June 16, 2026

UK unveils new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet

The announcement came 24 hours after the United States military boarded and seized one of the suspected Russian shadow ships in English waters on Monday.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
April 5, 2026

Pepsi withdraws as wireless festival sponsor after Kanye West’s booking

The company didn’t state the reasons for withdrawing as the festival’s main sponsor.

Kanye West
January 22, 2026

Group urges FG to accelerate development across Nigeria

Mr Abdullahi also enjoined the federal government to intensify its fight against insurgency, banditry and terrorism.

Abuja City Gate [Wikipedia]
January 22, 2026

Group urges FG to accelerate development across Nigeria

Mr Abdullahi also enjoined the federal government to intensify its fight against insurgency, banditry and terrorism.

FCT
January 21, 2026

Shinzo Abe’s killer sentenced to life imprisonment

Tetsuya Yamagami, a 45-year-old man who assassinated Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, with a homemade gun in 2022, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Tetsuya Yamagami
March 27, 2025

Bill to scrap presidential system, return Nigeria to parliamentary govt passes second reading

Nigeria first practised the Westminster parliamentary system of government at independence in 1960

House of Representatives
March 27, 2025

UK begins talks with U.S. on car import tariffs

Jaguar Land Rover could be one of the UK vehicle manufacturers most affected by tariffs.

Trump and Starmer
August 2, 2024

Scandal rocks Uganda over use of embassy in Dubai as casino

The foreign affairs minister has been asked to explain the casino at the Uganda embassy in Dubai.

Ugandan consulate in UAE
July 3, 2024

Boris Johnson returns to trail as UK election campaigns end

Former Conservative British prime minister Boris Johnson has lent his support to the incumbent prime minister, Rishi Sunak, on the campaign trail.

Boris Johnson