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In recent times, phone firms have been urged to help in the reduction of thefts after police data revealed that every six minutes, a mobile phone was stolen in London last year. The Met Police revealed that in 2022, 90,864 phones were stolen with an estimate of almost 250 a day. BBC reports that the […]
Beijing has lifted a Covid-era ban on outbound group tours to dozens of countries including the United States and Japan. The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism disclosed this on Thursday, in a statement. Recall that China had in 2020 cut itself off from the world as part of a strict zero-Covid strategy, using visa […]
The military leaders in Niger who seized power in a coup last month have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television on Thursday. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military governing council heading the defence and interior ministries.
The United States has said China has the potential to influence the Nigerian government through Chinese loans. This was stated in the Integrated Country Strategies document by the US Department of State. The document was originally approved on April 6, 2022, but was reviewed and updated on June 23, 2023. According to the document, China […]
The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved a motion seeking to grant the state traditional worshippers an annual public holiday for celebration tagged Cultural Day- “Isese day” This was made during its plenary on Wednesday presided over by its speaker,Adebo Ogundoyin. The motion moved by the majority leader and a member representing Ogbomosho South, […]
In a bid to cushion the effects of subsidy removal in Ekiti, Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Wednesday announced the provision of free shuttle buses for workers, students and payment of monthly allowances to specified households Oyebanji, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, by the Commissioner of Finance, Akintunde Oyebode, said […]
Nine bodies were found and two people were missing Wednesday after a fire in France tore through holiday lodging for a group of adults with learning disabilities, an incident the president called a “tragedy”. The fire at the timbered residence in the eastern town of Wintzenheim struck deep in the night with those on the […]
President Bola Tinubu Is Currently Meeting With Former Governors Of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, And Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, At The Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Two Former Governors Are Ministerial Nominees. However, While Wike Was Screened And Confirmed By The Senate, The Nation’s Upper Legislative Chamber Did Not Confirm El-Rufai Because Of […]
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja has fixed August 30, 2023, to deliver judgment on the suit by a former Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, seeking to stop an investigation against him. In the amended originating summons marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/753/2023 the State Security Service; Nigeria Police Force; Independent Corrupt Practices and […]
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele has asked a Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos to stop the Federal Government from further prosecuting him on the charge of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunitions or on any other charge for that matter. He’s also seeking an order of the […]
