Tag: Boris Johnson
Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chair after breaching appointment rules
LONDON- Richard Sharp who has been the chairman of the BBC since February 2021 on Friday resigned.
Sharp resigned after being found to have broken...
Ex-UK Leader Boris Johnson Nominates Father For knighthood – Report
London, - Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has nominated his father Stanley for a knighthood in the list of...
Sunak set to become next UK PM after Johnson quits race
By UMMUL IDRIS
LONDON- Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race.
Johnson admitted he could...
Boris Johnson considering A Run For UK Prime Minister
London, - Out of power for a matter of months, comeback king Boris Johnson is once again being touted as the...
Boris Johnson considering a run for UK prime minister
By EMMANUEL YASHIM
LONDON- Out of power for a matter of months, comeback king Boris Johnson is once again being touted as the new...
U.S. President Biden has COVID-19, experiencing ‘very mild symptoms’
WASHINGTON- U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” according to a White House statement on...
UK’s Johnson faces lockdown-breach claims over garden party
January 12, 2
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a wave of public and political outrage on Tuesday over allegations that he and his staff...
Boris Johnson, wife welcome second child
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, on Thursday, became a father again, after his wife, Carrie, gave birth to a girl, Downing...
UK PM Johnson reshuffles cabinet
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday moved foreign minister Dominic Raab following sustained criticism of his handling of the Afghanistan crisis, Downing Street...
Taliban Declare China Their Closest Ally
China has been declared by the Taliban officials who overthrew the Afghanistan government as their closest ally in the international community.
The militants say Beijing...
Taliban, UK officials start talks on letting people leave Afghanistan
The United Kingdom (UK) officials and the Taliban were in talks over how to secure “safe passage” out of Afghanistan for British nationals and...
Hundreds of Britons still in Afghanistan, says foreign secretary
The number of UK nationals left behind in Afghanistan is in the “low hundreds”, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday, after the...
UK Donates Another 592,880 Doses Of Astrazeneca Vaccine To Nigeria
According to The PUNCH, the United Kingdom has again donated 592,880 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Nigeria as part of its promise to...
British Govt. plans to take Afghan refugees under criticism
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to tell members of parliament that there must be an immediate increase in aid to Afghanistan to...
Buhari off to London for official /medical engagements
President Muhammadu Buhari will be attending the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025 from Monday, July 26, 2021.
While in...
Merkel to meet Johnson, queen on final visit to Britain
Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to Britain on Friday on what is likely to be her last visit to the country before she leaves office.
She...
Britain to launch negotiations to join 11-nation CPTPP trading group
Britain on Tuesday was set to launch negotiations to join the global trading group known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Joining the...
Biden ‘extremely sympathetic’ in Harry Dunn case – British PM
U.S. President Joe Biden is actively engaged and extremely sympathetic in the case of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn killed in an accident, UK Prime...
UK approves single shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Britain on Friday approved the use of the single shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced.
“This is...
US President, Biden Invites Buhari, 39 Other Leaders To Climate Change...
Joe Biden, the United States President, has invited Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and 39 other world leaders to a virtual summit to galvanise efforts...