Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC),  Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday, visited former President Muhammadu Buhari in London, the United Kingdom. The purpose of the visit of the former EFCC boss was not disclosed, PUNCH Online learnt. The former President appointed Bawa to lead the anti-graft agency in 2021, but he was removed from office by President …

It all came to me as a surprise. I did not expect to go to England and conduct a class of fellow journalists to the BBC, Bush House, London. But that’s exactly what happened on Friday 17 December 2010. We had finished our last paper in a two-week long exam and a palpable sigh of relief overtook the tight class …

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says his knack for industrialisation in Nigeria is the reason why he doesn’t have houses abroad. Dangote noted that having houses in London or the United States of America would distract him from his focus on making Nigeria a hallmark of industrialisation. The billionaire stated this while speaking to journalists at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, …

The UK Transport for London (TfL), a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in the United Kingdom’s capital city, has revealed that the Nigerian Embassy in London owes congestion charges totalling £8,395,055. Congestion charges are fees levied on drivers for entering a specific central zone of the city during certain hours. The aim is to reduce …

A veteran in Nigeria’s Nollywood movie industry, Sola Sobowale has recounted her ordeal while working as a caregiver in London, England. The 58-year-old actress, noted for her acting prowess in movie scenes, made the revelation during her interview on the Teju Baby Face Show on Tuesday. The thespian said she left Nigeria in 2004 and returned 12 years after for the …

King Charles III’s estranged son Prince Harry reportedly arrived in London on Tuesday after his father was diagnosed with cancer. Harry, who now lives in California with his actress wife Meghan and their children, has been at war with his family since quitting royal life and launching a barrage of score-settling criticism in his best-selling autobiography “Spare”. The Telegraph and …

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he left Daura, Katsina State, for London, United Kingdom because he wanted to stay in a quiet place. He explained that visitors have been trooping to visit him while in his hometown of Daura. A statement by Buhari’s ex-media aide, Malam Garba Shehu reads: “He chose to go home in Daura hoping to find …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday departed France for London, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake. President Tinubu had concluded his official trip to Paris, France on Friday, during which he had an outstanding participation in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. …

President Buhari left Abuja on Sunday for London on a routine medical trip. He was scheduled to travel from Nairobi last week to London but returned to Abuja last Friday. Last month, the Presidential Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina had said Buhari would visit his doctor in London for ‘routine medical checks that will last for …