Month: April 2021
Page: 5
China has told the United States to stop playing with fire over Taiwan. China also lodged a complaint after Washington issued guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from the island that China claims as its own. The U.S. State Department announced a decision to deepen relations with self-ruled Taiwan […]
Some customers of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution, P.H.E.D. PLC have concluded plans for a protest today to the company’s headquarters over repeated cases of alleged over-billing of customers. The electricity consumers said all efforts to interface with PHED officials to solve several issues affecting them had yielded no results, forcing them to take their complaints […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested former Imo State Governor, ROCHAS OKOROCHA. The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, WILSON UWUJAREN, confirmed to journalists that OKOROCHA was arrested in Abuja. UWUJAREN reportedly declined to comment on the reason for the arrest of the Imo West Senator. Source[Punch] Edited by George […]
Almost one million people face severe hunger in northern Mozambique, where hundreds of thousands have fled Islamist militant attacks. The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme, WFP, said this was because Islamic State-linked insurgents last month attacked Palma, a town in Cabo Delgado province next to gas projects under development by companies including […]
The Commissioner of Police in Rivets State, CP EBOKA FRIDAY has assured on the neutrality and professionalism of the command and other security agencies during and after the April 17 local government election. CP EBOKA gave the assurance in Port Harcourt during a stakeholders meeting with security agencies and candidates of political parties ahead of […]
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that there was over-voting at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP South-West zonal congress held in Osun State yesterday. FAYOSE, however, said his camp chose to overlook over-voting because of the interest of the party. Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, the candidate backed by the camp of Governor Seyi […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says at least 34 people have drowned after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti. According to the IOM the boat “operated by people smugglers” was carrying about 60 migrants escaping conflict in Yemen and who were on their way to Djibouti. It is not known what caused […]
Residents of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State are worried over the cult clashes and several killings in the LGA. Speaking to correspondent AYO ODUNGWERU in a telephone interview, a native, KABARI KABARI said the situation of insecurity in the area was alarming. KABARI also said the insecurity had crippled the economic situation of […]
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has announced the sighting of the moon and noted that the 2021 Ramadan will begin today, April 13th. This is according to a broadcast by the President-General of NSCIA and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar. The Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has called on Muslim […]
The Nigeria Police Force has lamented the strike embarked on by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria even as it continues to battle overcrowding at its detention facilities. Judiciary workers had last Tuesday embarked on the indefinite nationwide strike in protest against the denial of the judiciary its constitutionally-guaranteed financial autonomy which was also affirmed […]
