Author: Fatimah Idera

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer used his New Year message to vow a defeat of decline and division, promising Britons that 2026 will be the year they finally feel positive change. Acknowledging that the UK has faced a prolonged period of hardship, Starmer insisted that the groundwork laid by his government would soon result in lower bills, safer streets, and improved healthcare. The Prime Minister’s optimistic tone comes after a turbulent year marked by stagnant economic growth and dipping approval ratings. Addressing public frustration over the speed of reform, Starmer argued that “renewal is not an overnight job,” but promised…

The British government has vowed to robustly defend its decision to revoke Shamima Begum’s citizenship as the case moves to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Despite the ECHR launching a fresh investigation into the move, government sources maintain that the decision has been repeatedly upheld by domestic courts. Begum was 15 when she fled East London in 2015 to join the Islamic State in Syria. Now 26, she remains in a Syrian refugee camp, having been stripped of her nationality in 2019 on national security grounds. Her legal team argues that the UK failed to recognize her as…

Despite this, NHS England said hospitals remain under intense strain, with around 95 per cent of beds currently occupied.

Rail passengers across parts of England have been warned to expect delays and cancellations throughout New Year’s Eve after signalling cables were stolen in South Yorkshire. National Rail said the theft occurred on the route between Doncaster and Sheffield and was first reported on Wednesday. While disruption was initially expected to ease by mid-morning, officials later confirmed that problems were likely to continue until the end of the day. Several operators have been affected, including Northern, whose local services in South Yorkshire, as well as trains running from Doncaster to Hull and Scarborough, have faced disruption. Long-distance services have also…

Nigeria’s adoption of Fifth Generation (5G) technology continues to grow steadily, with about 6.38 million subscribers now connected to the network, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). As of November, NCC data shows that Nigeria has about 177.4 million active telecom subscribers across all networks, with 5G users accounting for 3.6 per cent of the total. The country is now in its third year of commercial 5G operations, having attracted close to $1 billion in spectrum licensing fees and significant investments by major operators, particularly MTN and Airtel, in infrastructure and network expansion. Despite this progress, 5G coverage remains…

The health of some Palestine Action detainees on hunger strike in UK prisons has sharply declined, according to campaign group Prisoners for Palestine, amid continued government silence on their demands. The detainees have been refusing food since 20 October in protest at their ongoing pre-trial detention and what supporters describe as politically motivated prosecutions linked to pro-Palestine activism. Campaigners accuse the UK government of allowing the situation to worsen in order to preserve military and commercial ties with Israel. In response to official inaction, the group Justice For The Hunger-Strikers targeted the Labour Party’s London headquarters this week, splashing red…

All Eurostar services to and from London’s St Pancras International have been suspended following a power failure affecting trains operating through the Channel Tunnel. The Eurostar statement confirmed that all services have been halted until further notice but did not give a timeline for when operations might resume. The disruption has also affected Le Shuttle services, which transport cars and freight vehicles through the tunnel. Long queues of cars and lorries have built up at Folkestone, with the operator warning passengers to expect severe delays. The Channel Tunnel typically carries tens of thousands of passengers and vehicles daily during the…

Nigerians have criticized rampant reckless truck parking and overspeeding following a recent accident involving Nigerian-born boxer Anthony Joshua and his two friends. New Daily Prime earlier reported that the incident which occurred on Monday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway claimed the lives of his two friends on the spot. A significant number of Nigerians have taken to social media to express their views. Many claimed the road is notorious for frequent accidents, while others attributed the situation to a lack of government enforcement. Olamide Lawrence, a Facebook user, described the Nigerian-born boxer’s survival as a miracle, emphasizing the situation as a…

Delays in finalising a key post-Brexit deal with the European Union are costing the UK up to £100m a week, according to new parliamentary analysis. The agreement, known as a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) deal, would reduce checks and paperwork on food and drink traded between the UK and the EU by aligning standards. Although Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a major reset in relations with the EU earlier this year, the SPS deal has yet to be completed. Research by the House of Commons Library suggests the deal could be worth up to £14m a day once fully…

The world’s largest accounting body, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), is pulling the plug on remote exams starting this March. After a few years of allowing students to test from home, a practice that began as a necessity during the pandemic, the organization has decided that the risks simply outweigh the benefits. The rapid rise of sophisticated AI tools that make it increasingly difficult to ensure everyone is playing by the rules. Helen Brand, the CEO of the ACCA, admitted that the technology used to cheat is now evolving faster than the safeguards designed to stop it. It’s…