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Ex- British PM, Johnson urges Nigeria to maximise citizens’ potentials

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2023 0

A former British prime minister, Boris Johnson has urged Nigerian Government to maximise the potentials of its citizens to bring about more economic growth. Johnson stated this at the 16th edition of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation Lecture Series in collaboration with Nigerian Institute of

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Boris Johnson faces damning new evidence in partygate inquiry

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2023 0

BENJAMIN OMOIKE WITH AGENCY REPORTS Damning new evidence has been published as part of the inquiry that will determine whether or not former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled Parliament over his conduct during the so-called Partygate scandal. The new information suggests that people advising Johnson were aware that the gatherings taking place in Downing […]

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By-election: UK PM Johnson suffers embarrassing defeat

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered an embarrassing defeat when his Conservative Party lost a parliamentary by-election on the outskirts of London, just a few miles from his own seat. Since its creation in 1974, the Conservatives had comfortably held the leafy, affluent Chesham and Amersham constituency, capturing more than 50% of the vote on […]

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British prime minister, Boris Johnson gets married to Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2021 0

Boris Johnson has become the second British Prime minister to get married while in office. The apex minister of the country married his fiancee, Carrie Symonds at the Westminster Abbey in presence of close family and relatives. According to The Sun and Daily Mail, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wed Carrie Symonds in a secret […]

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Britain’s journalists hit back at PM over ‘bodies piled high’ comment

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2021 0

Britain’s journalists and media have hit back at Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his denial regarding comments he made about entering England into a third lockdown. On Monday, Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper reported Johnson was claimed to have said: “No more fucking lockdowns – let the bodies pile high in their thousands” after agreeing to […]

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UK may take more stringent measures to control coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2021 0

Sharon Isaalah, Lagos British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely as the country reels from a new coronavirus variant that has pushed infection rates to their highest recorded levels. Johnson insisted yesterday he has “no doubt” that schools are safe and urged parents to send their […]

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COVID-19 made me lose weight — Boris Johnson

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, revealed Tuesday he was obese when he contracted coronavirus earlier this year, but after losing weight said he now felt much better. Boris Johnson, 56-year-old, spent three nights in intensive care in April after contracting Covid-19, and there have been swirling questions about his health ever since. “I am fitter than […]

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Boris Johnson will quit in six months — Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law reportedly says

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2020 0

Downing Street probably hoped Dominic Cummings’ family would not provide any more headaches after the furore prompted by Boris Johnson’s adviser’s lockdown dash to his parents’ Durham farm this year. But, in a fresh blow to No 10, the top aide’s father-in-law has reportedly said Johnson will stand down as prime minister in six months, […]

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Weddings up to 30 guests no longer allowed in England -Boris Johnson

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2020 0

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has announced that wedding receptions are not permitted to take place in England. Daily Times reports that the UK government had said in a press conference earlier this month, that small receptions of up to 30 people could ahead from 1 August. However, Boris Johnson has now gone back on this […]

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Johnson promises billions of pounds to revamp economy

Ihesiulo Grace 30 June 2020 0

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised to spend 5 billion pounds (or 6.15 billion dollars) on infrastructure projects to kick-start Britain’s economic recovery. According to him, the plan is to help the country through the expected severe economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic as well as Britain leaving the EU. “The spending programme […]

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UK PM Johnson condemns George Floyd killing, calls for ‘Lawful’ protests

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2020 0

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday condemned the killing of George Floyd by police in the United States but declined to say whether he had spoken about the issue with key ally Donald Trump. “I think what happened in the United States was appalling, inexcusable,” Johnson told lawmakers in parliament, in his first public […]

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Boris accused of being confused over plan to ease COVID-19 lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2020 0

British regional leaders on Monday accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of sowing confusion with his plan to gradually ease the country’s near-lockdown to curb the spread of novel coronavirus. The regional leaders insisted that social distancing rules remained unchanged, while a major trade union called for “caution and clarity” before allowing large numbers of people […]

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UK prime minister to present plans to ease COVID-19 lockdown measures on Sunday

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2020 0

 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would present the government’s plans to ease the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown on Sunday. “We will, of course, be setting out the details about that plan on Sunday,” Johnson said on Wednesday during his first appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions in parliament after undergoing treatment for COVID-19. READ ALSO: Premier […]

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Boris Johnson And Fiancee Names Son

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2020 0

Boris Johnson and fiancée Carrie Symonds have announced the name of their son.In a post on Instagram, the new mum is seen holding three-day-old Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson. The PM’s spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister and Ms Symonds are thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning. The newborn’s

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New father Johnson holds cabinet meeting amid questions over UK’s coronavirus response

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2020 0

A day after his fiancee gave birth, Prime Minister Boris Johnson leads a meeting of his top ministers on Thursday to discuss how to ease Britain’s lockdown amid a backdrop of rising deaths and questions over the government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. New figures on Wednesday showed that Britain now has the second highest […]

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UK PM back at work after birth of son

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2020 0

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back at work at his Downing Street office after being present while his fiancee Carrie Symonds gave birth to their son, his political spokesman says. “The birth took place at an NHS (National Health Service) hospital in London and the PM was present throughout,” the spokesman said, declining to […]

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British premier Boris Johnson’s fiancee gives birth to ‘Brexit baby’

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2020 0

Carrie Symonds, the fiancee of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday, Downing Street said. “The prime minister and Ms Symonds are delighted to announce the birth of a healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning,” a spokesperson said. “Both mother and baby are doing very […]

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Boris Johnson leads minute’s silence for key workers who have died with COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2020 0

Boris Johnson has led the nation in a minute’s silence to pay tribute to the key workers who have died in the fight against the coronavirus. The prime minister, who has returned to work after his own battle with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, paused at 11am to mark the moment in Downing Street. Chancellor Rishi Sunak […]

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British PM to return to work on Monday as Covid-19 deaths pass 20,000

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2020 0

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will return to work on Monday after recovering from the novel coronavirus, a government spokesperson confirmed to dpa. He has been recuperating at Chequers, the prime minister’s residence outside London, after being released from hospital on April 12. Johnson spent a week being treated for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused

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Boris Johnson tests negative for coronavirus disease

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2020 0

Boris Johnson , British Prime Minister has tested negative for COVID-19, his spokesman said on Monday. The test on leaving hospital was standard medical practice, the spokesperson said, according to the Press Association news agency. Johnson spent a week in hospital including several days in intensive care after contracting the virus, and said he owed his […]