Kano State Committee on Sanitation shut a Chinese metal recycling plant in Kano on Saturday for operating during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. It also slammed a N5 million fine on the company for the transgression. The committee’s mobile court, presided over by Magistrate Auwal Sulaiman gave the order to shut the facility and imposed the fine on YoungXing Steel Company. Similarly, the mobile court slammed a fine of N500,000 on a fuel station, MAM Oil and Gas for operating during the sanitation exercise. Chairman of the committee, Dr Kabiru Getso, later told newsmen that the Chinese company, in addition…
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“Release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu will help resort peace, especially in the Southeast geo-political zone. No nation that holds its people hostage can ever have peace” Former Nigeria Ambassador to Spain, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, has advised Nigerian youths to shun vices and other anti-social conducts now threatening the peace and development of the country. Mrs Ojukwu, wife of late Ikemba Nnewi, gave the advice during the 11th edition of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lectures held by the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra and Independence Biafra Movement (MASSOB-BIM) on Saturday in Owerri. She said that the current wave…
Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Director-General of Atiku Abubakar-Ifeanyi Okowa Presidential Campaign Management Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra says the party will win majority votes in the state. “We are targeting not less than one million voters who will troop out en-masse on the day of election; cast their votes for the PDP and defend their votes,’’ Okonkwo said. Okonkwo also said at a management meeting of the committee on Saturday in Awka that it had received reports on support groups working for the party in the state. His pronouncements are contained in a statement issued after the meeting…
Gunmen have killed two security guards in different locations at Ikare-Akoko, Akoko Northeast local government area of Ondo state. It was gathered that the gunmen raided the government-owned Mimiko Market and NASFAT Schools in the Ikare-Akoko metropolis, killed the guards and dismembered their bodies, leaving their remains in the pool of blood. According to a source, the gunmen attacked the two places in the middle of the night on Friday while the deceased were found in the pool of blood on Saturday. “The gunmen killed one of the guards and cut off his head and placed the head beside his…
“The girl’s appearance could be a signal as to Kim’s succession plan, but analysts also suggest it serves as a warning shot to other elites within the country that the Kim bloodline will be the one to rule long after the current leader is gone” When Kim Jong Un launched the biggest intercontinental missile North Korea has ever made, the super weapon was always bound to grab the world’s attention. However, the North Korean leader also revealed something just as potentially powerful and vital to his dynastic survival: an heir. Almost nothing is known about Kim’s family, who has been…
“North Korea’s “ultimate goal is to possess the world’s most powerful strategic force, the absolute force unprecedented in the century” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s intends to have the world’s most powerful nuclear force as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of a new ballistic missile, state media reported on Sunday. The announcement comes after Kim inspected a November 18 test of the Hwasong-17, North Korea’s largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and pledged to counter what he called U.S. nuclear threats. North Korea’s “ultimate goal is to possess the world’s most powerful strategic…
…Sanwo-Olu graces event as Guest Speaker The National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to honour a few media personalities in the maiden edition of its “Milestone Recognition of Media Icons” initiative. Unlike other awards, the Milestone Recognition of Media Icons, being organised in conjunction with the Lagos State Council of NUJ, is unique in its originality and is targeted at media owners and some seasoned journalists who have distinguished themselves in the industry. The event, billed for the Banquet Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, on December 8, 2022, by 5.30pm will have the Governor of Lagos…
“Twitter will adopt the Signal Protocol for Encrypted DMs Seeing code references of the Signal Protocol inside Twitter’s iOS app” – Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) tweeted Earlier this month Twitter’s ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk said encrypted direct messages were coming, and now we’re seeing evidence how the company will achieve this. According to researcher Jane Manchun Wong, she said on Saturday evening, “Twitter will adopt the Signal Protocol for Encrypted DMs. Seeing code references of the Signal Protocol inside Twitter’s iOS app.” Signal is free and open source software that allows for encrypted communications. Wong clarified later, “also seeing this Signal Protocol library…
Public anger in China towards widening COVID-19 lockdowns across the country erupted into rare protests in China’s far western Xinjiang region and the country’s capital of Beijing, as nationwide infections set another record. Crowds took to the streets on Friday night in Xinjiang’s capital of Urumqi, chanting “End the lockdown!” and pumping their fists in the air, after a deadly fire on Thursday triggered anger over their prolonged COVID-19 lockdown according to videos circulated on Chinese social media on Friday night. Videos showed people in a plaza singing China’s national anthem with its lyric, “Rise up, those who refuse to…
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has called for support from development partners to acquire forensic machines and expand the scope of test and evidence gathering to address rape and other forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, made the call in Abuja on Friday at a joint news conference to launch activities to commemorate the 2022 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence and Harmful Traditional Practices. Tallen explained that the establishment of more forensic laboratories across the country would guarantee access to reliable information and evidence to prosecute reported…