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On Thursday, we reported that President Trump would authorise new sanctions on North Korea. Trump has followed through on the report and has signed an executive order that significantly expands US authority to target individuals, companies and financial institutions that conduct significant trades with North Korea. President Trump reiterated the words he used in his... Read More
Popular global logistics company, Aramex has finally introduced Shop & Ship in Nigeria. Shoppers can now buy from global retailers like Amazon, Ebay, Boohoo, Next, Nordstrom, Macy’s, and TopShop, who do not ship directly to Nigeria. Customers who register on www.shopandship.com will automatically get personalized shipping addresses in the USA, UK, and 21 other countries... Read More
The Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong Monday, while declaring open a one-day town hall meeting organised by Plateau Peace Building Agency to mark the 2017 World Peace Day in Jos, said that the social media was promoting hate speeches and instigating insecurity in the country. Highlights: Lalong stated that the social media was filled with hate... Read More
From the papers, a tracklist. We will not allow anybody to do backdoor admission – JAMB – YNaija We are not terrorists and can never be – IPOB – YNaija Non-teaching staff of Universities suspend strike – YNaija Customs DG meets Turkey envoy today over illegal arms importation – YNaija No harm will ever come... Read More
The world’s richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt has died, her family announced on Thursday. Bettencourt, who was 94, was the heiress of the French cosmetics company L’Oreal. She was the daughter of the company’s founder, Eugène Schueller. Her net worth was estimated at around $44 billion. Bettencourt joined her father’s company at age 15 as an apprentice... Read More
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Thursday, said it will not tolerate illegal admissions by any higher institution – students admitted illegally won’t be regularised anymore. ‎JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stated this at a Training and Sensitization Forum on Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) for admission offers, candidates and stakeholders on in Abuja.... Read More
The President General, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo Thursday, when he visited the governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje assured Northerners resident in the Southeast of their safety. Highlights: “Every Nigerian can live in any part of the country of his choice and no harm will ever come to a Northerner in the East. When the temperature... Read More
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Edgal Imohimi Thursday, said that nine policemen, one traffic warden and two others have been arrested for extorting money from motorists. The report: The arrest was a follow-up to his warning to officers and men of the state police command to guide against corruption and unprofessional conducts. He said the X-Squad... Read More
The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali, (retd.) Thursday, announced that the service would be having a diplomatic meeting with the Ambassador of Turkey on Friday (today) – to address the spate of illegal of weapons into the country. Highlights: The Tin Can Island command of the service on Tuesday uncovered another container suspected to... Read More
The Non-teaching staff of Nigerian Universities have suspended their two-week-old strike over the non-implementation of an agreement reached with the federal government. Sequence of events: On September 11, the non-teaching staff of universities under the auspices of Joint Action Committee (JAC) had embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of it’s 12- point demand. Yesterday, FG... Read More
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it is surprised that Nigeria proscribed a “peaceful organisation”. Reference: Nigerian defence headquarters declared IPOB a “militant terrorist organisation” – followed by the proscription of same by Southeast governors. Buhari took the heat off the Defence Headquarters and signed the declaration, which the AGF followed up and; A... Read More
Oando Foundation (OF), an independent charity with a mission to create conducive learning environments in dilapidated public primary schools in Nigeria partnered with Fashion Vie New York on Thursday, September 14, 2017, to raise funds towards the education of the Nigerian girl child. The Foundation was selected as the first beneficiary from Africa to receive... Read More
The year: 2007. His name: Toyin Subair. The company: HiTV. The mission: upstage South African owned cable television, DSTV. The outcome: epic failure. Earlier today, we reported about the imminent entry of a new cable television: TStv. The platform owned by Telcomsat Limited is set to give DSTV a run for its money. Wondering how they... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly this Tuesday was well received by international observers as one of the more pro-active addresses by any leader of the 193 nations. Calling for the Security Council to engage North Korea in a dialogue, against the “fire and fury” of the United States’ President Trump... Read More
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