China is looking into establishing the Beijing Financial Court in a bid to improve the country’s judicial system for finance-related cases and ensure a sound law environment for relevant sectors. A draft decision on the establishment of the court was on Wednesday submitted to an ongoing session of the...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo says it arrested no fewer than 262 suspected drug traffickers in 2020. Mr Buba Wakawa, Commander of the agency in Edo disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin. Wakawa said that...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Wednesday started training 420 unemployed youths on various skills under its Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme.Its Acting Director-General, Malam Abubakar Fikpo, who spoke at the orientation programme for the trainees in Birnin Kebbi, said the youths would be trained on computer programing,...
Zimbabwe’s foreign affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo on Wednesday died a day after testing positive to COVID-19, acting chief secretary to the president and cabinet George Charamba said in a statement. A close family member of Moyo also confirmed the death to Xinhua. “It’s true my brother. He tested positive...
A 23-year-old man, Bamgboye Ogunmokun, who allegedly stabbed one Bode Ojo-Osagie with a broken bottle, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Ogunmokun with conspiracy, breach of peace and assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp. Rukayat Ogundeji, told the court...
The Plateau Water Board has warned residents of the state to desist from diverting treated water for irrigation, car wash business and other unwholesome activities. Mr Nangor Ndam, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the board, gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. According to Ndam,...
The Police on Wednesday arraigned a Mechanic, Boniface Yexe, in Karu, Abuja, for allegedly stealing two handsets worth N11,500.Yexe, 30, who lives in Karu area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is facing a count charge of stealing.The Prosecution Counsel, Ade Adeyanju, told the court that the defendant...
European Council President Charles Michel on Wednesday called for the United States and European Union to create a new founding pact for their transatlantic relations. To do so, he invited Joe Biden who is set to be sworn in as president of the U.S. on Wednesday to Brussels for...
President Donald Trump pardoned his former Chief Strategist, Steve Bannon, as part of a last-minute clemency spree before he leaves office. The White House announced that Trump was pardoning Bannon and 72 others early Wednesday, just hours before president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony was set to begin. Trump also...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday in Abuja restated its commitment to protect the country’s territorial integrity against any form of threat. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, made the assertion at the unveiling of Private Premiere of “Eagle Wings” (motion picture), an Air...
Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the U.S. on Wednesday, capping off a chaotic election season in a country still divided by Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of voter fraud. The inauguration ceremony will start at 10:30 am (1530 GMT) with Biden and incoming Vice President...
The Oyo state Executive Council, on Tuesday, approved the sum of N750, 000 for the purchase of 60 bicycles for the pilot phase of its ‘Bike –Sharing Scheme’, within the state secretariat. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Seun Ashamu, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on...
Kogi State government has appealed to communities in the state to protect public institutions by taking ownership of the facilities and ensuring adequate security. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Wemi Jones, made the appeal at the palace of Onu Ochaja, Chief Yahaya Ibrahim, during an...
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, has appealed to the general public ,especially medical practitioners, to alert the police whenever they come across bullet wound cases. CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Tuesday said that Odumosu made the appeal...
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to grant clemency to rapper Lil Wayne on Tuesday in a final wave of pardons and commutations that is not expected to include lawyer Rudy Giuliani or ex-aide Steve Bannon, sources said on Monday. Trump is expected to issue more than 100 pardons...
The American actors union will hold a meeting to consider expelling U.S. President Donald Trump from its ranks. SAG-AFTRA, which represents some 160,000 actors, journalists and other media professionals, said in a statement that it had ordered a meeting of its disciplinary committee regarding Trump’s role in the Jan....
The Lagos State government has announced plans to fuse education and sports in its schools, with a view to revamping School Sports in the state, the Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Mr Sola Aiyepeku, has said. Aiyepeku, who stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, was quoted...
The Plateau Government says it is seeking partnership with France to harness and develop the abundant mineral resources in the state. Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau made the disclosure on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquier, at the French Embassy in Abuja...
The Ondo State Government has made the use of facemasks compulsory for civil servants before entering into its offices. Dr Jibayo Adeyeye, Acting Commissioner for Health, Ondo State, made the pronouncement during a media briefing after the State Executive Council meeting on Tuesday. Adeyeye also said that visitors would...
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has inaugurated its chapter in Zamfara with a pledge to promote free trade. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of MATAN, Alhaji Muhammad Labaran, inaugurated the state Caretaker Executive Committee of the association on Tuesday in Gasau. Labaran said the aim of the...