British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally succumbed to political reality Thursday and resigned after the latest ethics scandal around his leadership led some 50 senior lawmakers to quit the government. Johnson had clung to power for two days, defiantly telling lawmakers on Wednesday that he had a “colossal mandate” from voters and intended to get on with the business of ...

Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union. India, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Jordan and Hong Kong suspended travel for Britons after Prime Minister Boris ...

Discussions around improving relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) across different sectors especially in the post Brexit era is not only exciting but will make a difference for both countries, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this Monday when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, a UK delegation led by ...

British Prime Minister,  Boris Johnson, has tested positive for Coronavirus. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “After experiencing mild symptoms yesterday, the Prime Minister was tested for coronaviruson the personal advice of England’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. “The test was carried out in No 10 by NHS staff and the result of the test was positive. “In keeping with ...

Britain has finally left the EU, ushering in a healing process to bring the country back together after Brexit. The UK is waking up to its first full day as a non-EU member in 47 years after formally leaving the bloc at 11pm. Nearly four years after voters decided by 52% to 48% to quit, politicians from all sides called on ...

Boris Johnson’s fledgling ­premiership was in tatters last night after MPs kicked out his bid to call a general election to force through his no-deal Brexit. The PM suffered the defeat on only his third day in office – after Tories he brutally purged for voting against him on Tuesday joined opposition parties to reject his call for a poll. ...

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commended and celebrated British Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson, for appointing a British citizen of Nigerian heritage as a minister in his government. In a statement he personally signed, Atiku said Johnson’s cabinet has a lot to teach the world. “With an average age of ...

Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed happiness over the emergence of Boris Johnson as the leader of the Conservative Party in Britain, saying it was a happy climax to what appeared to be a major leadership issue, with the lesson that contestants should maturely sort out their problems without degenerating into something unpleasant. ...

Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield Heavy is the head that wears the crown, to paraphrase Shakespeare. Heavy because power brings with it responsibilities that are not to be taken lightly – jaunty laughter, bluff and bluster will quickly fall upon the rocks of political reality. Britain is doomed. It has allowed the court jester to take the throne. Too harsh? ...