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Iran launches hundreds of missiles, drones against Israel

Iran’s mission to the United Nations has released a statement on the attack against Israel, saying it was in response to Israel’s aggression...

“Japa”: UK bans foreign health workers, caregivers from bringing families

The UK government has released a statement prohibiting foreign healthcare professionals and carers from entering the country with their dependents on work visas....

Households cut spending as UK economy slips into recession

Official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that the UK has slipped into a technical recession after the economy...

UK lawyers can’t practice in Nigeria, FG backtracks

The Federal Government has retracted its earlier statement on the legal aspect of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership signed with the United...

UK set to sign deal for British lawyers to practice in Nigeria

The United Kingdom and Nigeria are set to sign a partnership agreement that will permit British legal practitioners to operate businesses and render...

Japa: Be cautious of syndicate offering fake employment letters in UK, UN warns Nigerian migrants

The United Nations Migration Agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM), has advised migrants to be cautious of a syndicate that specializes in offering...

Pres. Tinubu recalls Nigeria’s High Commissioner to UK, Tunji Isola

President Bola Tinubu has recalled Nigeria’s High Commissioner to UK, Mr Sarafa Tunji Isola. In a letter obtained by Persecondnews and signed by...

British Airways pilot knife-stabbed while on a run between flights

A British Airways captain who was going for a run between flights in South Africa, has been stabbed. A man described as a...

UK commits £2m to strengthen Nigeria’s health workforce

In a bid to strengthen Nigeria’s health workforce in the vision of achieving Universal Health Coverage, the World Health Organization (WHO) says it...

Falz undergoes knee surgery in UK

Singer Folarin Falana a.k.a Falz recently underwent knee surgery in the UK. He disclosed this in a video posted on his Instagram page...

Just in: Peter Obi’s detention illegal, says British Govt, apologizes to LP Presidential Candidate 

The United Kingdom Government has tendered an apology to Mr Peter Obi, the 2023 LP Presidential Candidate in Nigeria’s election, describing the Immigration...

Organ harvesting: Ex-Pres. Obasanjo writes UK govt, pleads for clemency for Ekweremadu, wife

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has risen to the occasion by writing to the United Kingdom government to temper justice with mercy in...

Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking, Face Life Jail

A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice and their personal doctor, have been found guilty of organ trafficking under the...

My biggest blessing is here, says actor Kiki Bakare as he welcomes first child

Actor kiki Bakare has welcomed his first child from his wife in the UK. Bakare, who got married to his wife in 2021,...

Breaking: 46 days to poll, Abia PDP Governorship Candidate dies

The People’s Democratic Party governorship candidate for Abia State in the March 11 election, Prof. Uche Ikonne, has passed on. Ikonne died at...

Reprieve as Abuja court vacates interim forfeiture order on Ekweremadu’s 44 properties

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday came down hard on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing...