Government Is Not Providing Land For Ranching In Delta – Official
The Delta Government says it will not acquire any land for ranching in the state as reported in certain quarters. The State Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, explained this in a statement he issued on Friday in Asaba. He said that ranching and livestock breeding, rearing and marketing was private business. He also said that […]
Police Rescue 3 Abducted Obasanjo Farm Workers
Three farmworkers of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Farm have been recused by the Nigerian Police, Ogun Command, from their kidnappers’ den, three days after they were abducted. The Police Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta, on Friday evening. NAN reports that the Obasanjo Farm workers […]
Nigerian Gang Leader Of Online Romance Scam Sentenced To Four-year Imprisonment In U.S
A U.S. court on Friday sentenced a Nigerian, Afeez Adebara, to four years’ imprisonment “for managing a group of money launderers in an online Nigerian romance scam”. The group led by the 36-year-old Oklahoma resident was said to have defrauded multiple victims, including elderly individuals across the U.S., and caused losses of at least $2.5 […]
Epic Seeks ‘Fortnite’ Return On Apple’s App Store
Major US game maker Epic Games has asked Apple to restore its flagship game “Fortnite” on the South Korean app store after Seoul passed a law curbing the monopolistic power of platform operators, it said Friday. Apple and Epic are at the forefront of a global contest between delivery platforms and content creators on how […]
Elevated Threat Level, NYPD Ramps Up Security For 9/11 Anniversary
There is an elevated threat level heading into the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks but the chief of counterterrorism with the NYPD says they have it under control. Deputy Police Commissioner John Miller said earlier this week that there is “no credible threat” but the event is being treated “as an elevated threat […]
Biden Calls Xi Jinping As US-China Relationship Grows More Fraught
US President Joe Biden spoke with China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing frustration on the American side that high-level engagement between the two leaders’ top advisers has been largely unfruitful in the early going of the Biden presidency. Biden initiated the call with Xi, the second between the two leaders since Biden took office. […]
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Tasked On Implementation Of Govt Policies By Minister
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has called on officers and men of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to adopt and implement government policies, guided by the principles of transparency and efficient service delivery. Bello, who made the call in Abuja, yesterday, at the grand finale of the NIS SERVICOM/ACTU […]
Justice Dept. Sues Texas Over State’s New Abortion Law
The Justice Department on Thursday sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.” The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, asks a federal judge to declare that the law is invalid, “to enjoin its enforcement, and to protect the rights […]
Biden Announces New COVID Vaccine Mandates For 100 million Americans
In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. Speaking at the White House, Biden emotionally laid into the roughly 80 million eligible Americans […]
UK, Ready To Send Migrant Boats Back To France
Britain has approved plans to turn away boats illegally carrying migrants to its shores, deepening a diplomatic rift with France over how to deal with a surge of people risking their lives by trying to cross the English Channel in small dinghies. Hundreds of small boats have attempted the journey from France to England so […]
