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Back to homepageSokoto To Partner Britain On Rejuvenation Of State Legal System
BY MUHAMMAD GORONYO, SOKOTO Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has reiterated that his administration is poised to partner Britain in its attempt to revamp and rejuvenate the state’s legal system.Gov. Tambuwal made this known when he received a delegation
Read MoreAlleged fraud: Britain okays return of $500m to Angola
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Monday 500 million dollars frozen in the UK as part of an ongoing investigation into a potential fraud against Angola’s central bank can be returned to the southern African country. “The necessary authority
Read MoreUK minister sees threat of Islamic State chemical attack in Britain
Islamic State militants have aspirations to launch mass-casualty chemical attacks on targets in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, the British security minister said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. Ben Wallace also said British authorities feared that as the
Read MoreBritain to present UN resolution demanding Yemen ceasefire
Britain will present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council demanding an immediate ceasefire in Yemen following the deadly air strike on a funeral ceremony, the British ambassador said Friday. “We have decided to put forward a draft Security
Read MoreRio Olympics 2016: Andy Murray wins tennis gold for Great Britain
Britain’s Andy Murray became the first tennis player to win two Olympic singles titles by beating Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in Rio. An emotional Murray, 29, secured a thrilling 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory to make it GB’s most
Read MoreBritain to give up 6 months EU presidency in 2017
The office of Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, has told EU President Donald Tusk that Britain intends to give up its six-month presidency of the European Council scheduled for next year. The office said on Wednesday in London that
Read MoreDavis Cup: How far can Britain’s Kyle Edmund rise?
“By the time he’s 22, 23 or 24 I think he will be a top-10 player,” said captain Leon Smith, shortly after Kyle Edmund had helped Britain through to the Davis Cup semi-finals. Edmund, Britain’s number one player in the
Read MoreTheresa May has vowed to unite Britain – my guess is against the poor-Frankie Boyle
The Tory party seemed to have been blown apart by Brexit, but coalesced like the T-1000, this time taking the form of a woman. Andrea Leadsom, a sort of defrosted Theresa May, said that she was withdrawing in the national
Read MoreUK PM candidates vow to make EU immigration harder after Brexit
Both candidates seeking to become Britain’s next prime minister vowed in interviews published on Friday to impose tougher rules on EU citizens newly arriving in Britain, as they face a ballot of party members to choose David Cameron’s successor. Just
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