The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra, Chief Basil Ejidike, says he is optimistic that more people will decamp to the party ahead of the Nov. 2021 governorship poll in the state.Ejidike said this on Thursday in an interview with newsmen, pointing out that APC remained...
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The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has empowered 29,056 youths and women in Imo under various skill acquisition and empowerment programmes. Dr Nasir Ladan-Mohammed, Director General (DG) of NDE said this to newsmen on Thursday in Owerri while reviewing the activities of the directorate between August and November 2020....
The World Health Organisation does not recommend countries issuing “immunity passports” for those who have recovered from COVID-19, but is investigating the prospects of using e-vaccination certificates, a WHO medical expert said on Thursday. “We are looking very closely into the use of technology in this COVID-19 response, one...
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address anomalies in the nation’s Research Institutes and Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The union’s president, Dr Makolo Hassan, in a statement following its National Executive Council...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday in Akure, Ondo State, organised a stakeholders’ meeting on fire sensitisation and awareness campaign for farmers and market women.The NEMA Head of Operations, Ekiti office, Mr Olusegun Afolayan, said at the programme that the agency was aware that dry season had...
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday sentenced a 45-year-old man, Kehinde Bangbose to one year in prison, for trafficking in banned drugs. Justice Nicholas Oweibo sentenced Bangbose after he pleaded guilty to a three-count charge bordering on trafficking of Hemp, Tramadol and Rophynol. Oweibo found the defendant...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command on Thursday said it had received a 70 tons tow truck and seven other vehicles, including six for patrol, from the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi. The Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide told the News Agency of...
The Police Command in Niger has arrested 12 suspects for alleged armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearm and receiving stolen property in different part of the state.The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna on Wednesday.He said that on...
The Ebonyi chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged the state government to prioritise development of the state’s educational sector. Mr Francis Elechi, Chairman, NUT Ebonyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Thursday that prioritising the sector would enhance plans for better...
Police in Ho Chi Minh City has launched a criminal investigation into a flight attendant for national carrier Vietnam Airlines, who breached COVID-19 quarantine protocols and infected at least three others. The 28-year-old patient, who has been suspended, could be charged with spreading dangerous infectious diseases in humans,’’ Deputy...
Philippine boxing icon, Manny Pacquiao has taken over as head of the ruling political party in the country, it was announced on Thursday. Pacquiao, who is a senator in the Philippines, was sworn in as the national president of the political party of President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night,...
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, has assured residents of adequate police deployment and hitch-free Isi-Uzo State Constituency Election in Enugu State on Saturday. This assurance is contained in a statement issued by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in...
A 350-member echelon of China’s seventh peacekeeping infantry battalion to Juba, South Sudan, on Thursday departed north China’s Tianjin on a one-year mission. They are the first batch of the 700-strong peacekeeping infantry battalion dispatched by China to the East African country. The team will be tasked with carrying...
The Police Command in Kebbi has rescued a 52-year-old man from suspected kidnappers in Jega Local Government area of the state.The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSP, Nafi’u Abubakar, stated this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.Abubakar said...
The Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nasarawa, Mr Chia Nor, has said that many victims of sexual crimes do not know how to seek redress. He said their inability to determine what to do when violated has worsened their plight. In an interview with the...
Maj.-Gen. Usman Mohammed, the General Commanding Officer (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, on Thursday inaugurated a 1-block of 10 bedrooms transit accommodation and a remodeled Officers’ mess at Bukavu Barracks, 3 Brigade, Kano. Speaking at the inauguration, the GOC said that the project was aimed at improving the welfare...
For the first time in weeks, the number of daily new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Israel has topped 1,500. The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that 1,523 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. The last time the daily count was higher was on Oct. 15,...
French President, Emmanuel Macron has described former President, Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who died at the age of 94, as a progressive statesman. “The directions he gave to France still guide our steps,’’ a statement from the Elysee Palace in Paris said on Thursday. Macron was born in 1977, in...
The Care and Action Research Non-Governmental Organisation (CaRE-NGO) has trained 150 residents of Sabon Tasha, Kaduna on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), urban agriculture, and home gardening. Prof. Bala Dogo, the Coordinator of the project, said at the opening of the training in Kaduna on Thursday that the goal was...
A Cambodian woman trafficked to China as a teenager has been rescued after calling for help on Facebook. The woman, who is 20 years old according to the Phnom Penh Post, has been found by Chinese authorities and will soon return home from Henan province, Ministry of Foreign Affairs...