Mr Abhay Thakur, the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, claimed the profession quantity in between India and also Nigeria raised to 13.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2018-2019 Thakur claimed this at the 70th anniversary of India’s Republic and also 60th year of official polite connections in between India and also Nigeria on Friday in … Read more
The Institution of Occupational Safety And Health(IOSH), has stressed her commitment to support Nigeria’s transformative strategy to raise safety and health standards and improve competencies amongst professionals across the continent. This commitment was made at the just concluded maiden edition of the IOSH West Africa Conference with the theme ” Shaping the future of Occupational … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that it’s too early to declare an international public health emergency in response to the rapid spread of a new coronavirus from China. The virus is in the same viral family as SARS, which circulated throughout the world in 2002 and 2003. There are currently over 500 confirmed … Read more
Turkey is set to introduce a law which would allow men accused of having sex with girls who are under 18 to avoid punishment if they marry their victims. The controversial so-called “marry-your-rapist” bill, which lawmakers are planning to introduce to Turkish parliament at the end of January, has sparked fury among women’s rights … Read more
In a bid to curbing the spread of coronavirus, China is set to build a new hospital before two weeks in the central city of Wuhan. By February 3, the facility with a capacity of 1,000 beds spread over 25,000 square metres, will be ready for use in treating people affected by the outbreak of … Read more
The US Department of State has introduced new regulations to stop “birth tourism”, the practice of giving birth in the country to obtain American citizenship for a child. The rules, which take effect on Friday, would make it harder for pregnant foreign nationals to enter the United States on tourism visas. According to the policy … Read more
According to a report, the cross-party majority of 261 MPs voted in favor of the 63-year-old Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, a senior judge with an expertise in environmental and constitutional law. Ekaterini #Sakellaropoulou elected new President of Hellenic President – w 261/300 votes-will succeed Pr. Pavlopoulos on March 13!☑️ 8th president after democracy was restored in GR,1974☑️ … Read more
Five people – including a child – have died after a pipe exploded and flooded a hotel in Russia with boiling water. A five-year-old girl and her mother were reportedly among the victims following the incident at the Mini Hotel Caramel in Perm, more than 700 miles east of Moscow. All of the victims were … Read more
The flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran amid heightened tensions with Washington arrived in Kiev on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Oleksiy Goncharuk and other officials attended the solemn ceremony at Kiev’s Boryspil airport to see the downed plane’s nine Ukrainian flight crew and … Read more
Six candidates will run against Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe in a presidential election next month, the Constitutional Court said Friday. The West African country was plunged into political crisis in 2017 and 2018 as protesters demanded term limits for Gnassingbe, who took power in 2015 after his authoritarian father had ruled for 38 years. However, … Read more
Two actors fell from a bridge and died while rehearsing a scene on location for the Mexican TV series “Sin Miedo a la Verdad,” broadcaster Televisa said Friday. Televisa said in a brief statement that Jorge Navarro Sánchez and Luis Gerardo Rivera died Thursday night but did not give further details. Don’t Miss: Man Sentenced … Read more
The world’s shortest man who was capable of walking, as verified by Guinness World Records, died Friday at a hospital in Nepal, his family said. Khagendra Thapa Magar, who measured 67.08 centimeters (2 feet, 2.41 inches), died of pneumonia at a hospital in Pokhara, 200 kilometers outside Kathmandu, where he lived with his parents. “He … Read more
Hundreds of mismanaged infrastructure projects have stalled in Kenya and it will cost around $10 billion to revive them, the IMF said in a report whose findings point to a growing power struggle at the heart of government. Amid mounting public anger over ballooning state debt and a series of graft scandals, President Uhuru Kenyatta … Read more
American Rapper, Cardi B has said that she is interested in running for Congress. Cardi B who has been vocal about her distaste for the political actions of President Donald Trump, sparked a social media frenzy on Tuesday with her statement of interest. Cardi had earlier lamented the uncertainty that clouded the #IranvsUSA trend, expressing … Read more
The United States wants to reduce its military presence in Africa, Washington’s top military officer said, as France hosts Sahel leaders as it seeks to bolster the fight against jihadists in the region. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said resources “could be reduced and then shifted, either to increase … Read more
China has said that Human Rights Watch Director, Kenneth Roth, was denied entry to Hong Kong over his organisation’s support of protesters in the city. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Geng Shuang, said on Monday that non-profits instigate protesters to “engage in extreme violent crimes’’ and “bear great responsibility for the current chaos in Hong Kong’’. … Read more
The Oscars 2020 nominations were revealed earlier today Monday and with 11 nominations from the pack of films released in 2019, Joker sits at the top on the list of Oscars 2020 Nominations. The academy awards ignored movies like The Tale, The Cakemaker, Ingrid Goes West, Leave No Trace among other top-rated movies to compile … Read more
Two persons on Monday reportedly dead when their two-seater aircraft crashed at Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province, said the City’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS). DEMS spokesperson, William Ntladi, said the aircraft crashed near Springs Airfield, and that rescuers were called to the scene. “Both patients were found inside the wreckage when paramedics and rescuers arrived … Read more
China police shot and killed a kidnapper who held three people hostage using a homemade gun and explosive devices, local authorities said Monday, in a rare case involving firearms in the country. The incident took place in Hohhot, capital of the northern Inner Mongolia region, on Sunday at around 11:00 am (0300 GMT). The suspect, … Read more
Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa has announced his quest for a girlfriend to join him on a trip to the moon in view of his upcoming documentary. The 44-year-old entrepreneur, who sold his online fashion retailer Zozo Inc to SoftBank Group Corp, is due to fly around the moon in 2023 as the first private passenger … Read more