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A ban on plastic bags came into force Monday in Kenya and those found violating the new regulation could be receive maximum fines of $38,000 or a four-year jail term. The ban applies to the use, manufacture, and importation of plastic shopping bags and gives a minimum fine of about $19,000 or up to a year imprisonment, according to Kenyan government. Exemptions were made for those producing plastic bags for industrial purposes. Thin plastic shopping bags litter the streets of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and contribute to towering piles at dump sites. The Kenyan government says the bags harm the environment,…
Catastrophic flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Houston on Sunday, forcing residents of the fourth most populous U.S. city to flee their homes in boats or hunker down in anticipation of several more days of "unprecedented" rainfall. Harvey came ashore late on Friday as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years and has killed at least two people. The death toll is expected to rise as the storm triggers additional tidal surges and tornadoes, with parts of the region expected to see a year's worth of rainfall in the span of a week. The…
Myanmar's government and advocates for the country's Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority traded charges Sunday of killing civilians, burning down buildings and planting land mines, as clashes that began last week when insurgents launched attacks against police posts continued. An announcement posted online by the office of the country's leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, said the death toll from the violence that started Thursday night had reached 96, mostly alleged Rohingya attackers but also 12 security personnel. The announcement was the first by the government to list civilians among the dead - six people identified as Hindu said to…
Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Amidst tight security, history was made on Sunday in the ancient city of Ibadanland, as Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, performed the first mass coronation in the history of the state as he presented instrument of office to 21 newly promoted High Chiefs and Baales now Obas. The new monarchs were installed at a ceremony held at Mapo Hall, Oja'ba area of the capital city. However despite being made the royal father of the event, Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, was conspicuously absent at the ceremony. Also absent was the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland and…
Northern Elders Forum (NEF) is not happy with the federal government for its alleged silence on intermittent clashes between herdsmen and farmers in different parts of the country. It blamed the federal government for failing to evolve a nationwide transition programme for herdsmen to embrace ranching as a solution to the persistent clashes. It therefore wants government to step in immediately and address the problem for peace to reign. The group, at an extraordinary session with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State in Markurdi, also advised government to accept the socio-economic advocacy from southern Nigeria as a solution to the…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he hoped that those who held #ResumeOrResign protest in front of the Abuja House in London, United Kingdom, would also join him in Nigeria now that he had returned home. The President said now that he had returned to Nigeria, he hoped that those Nigerians would also return home. Buhari also said that he was happy about national prayers held for his quick recovery, noting that the prayers cut across all religions and ethnic groups. The President, who returned to the country last Saturday after spending 104 days in the British capital, spoke at…
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, has said that the Presidency was not lying to Nigerians about the true health status and fitness of President Muhammadu Buhari to perform his duties as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Speaking with our correspondent in Abuja, Arkwright said President Buhari had not only fully recovered from his illness but also fit to carry on the responsibilities of his office. According to him, “I had a privilege to meet President Buhari in the Villa. I was one of the small numbers of Ambassadors invited to witness the signing…
Saturday, 26 August 2017 03:38

Shiites write U.S. not to sell weapons to FG

Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, has written to United States government urging it not to sell weapons or any military hardware to the federal government. The letter, which was dated August 17 and signed by head of the Free Zakzaky Campaign Committee, Abdulrahaman Abubakar, cited “appalling human rights record” of Nigerian military as the reason for the group’s “vehement objection to the proposed sale of weapons and military hardware to the government of Nigeria.” In the letter, the group stated that “the military’s human rights record in Nigeria is utterly dismal and the federal government’s commitment to the rule of…
Three North Korea short-range ballistic missiles failed on Saturday, U.S. military officials said, which, if true, would be a temporary setback to Pyongyang's rapid nuclear and missile expansion. U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement that two of the North's missiles failed in flight after an unspecified distance, and another appeared to have blown up immediately. It added that the missile posed no threat to the U.S. territory of Guam, which the North had previously warned it would fire missiles toward. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the projectiles fired from the North's eastern coast flew about 250 kilometers…
Security forces on Saturday patrolled the streets of a north Indian state where rampaging mobs left at least 30 people dead and more than 250 others injured, after a court declared a quasi-religious sect leader guilty of raping two of his followers. Authorities lifted the curfew in the town of Panchkula, the main trouble spot, after the night passed relatively peacefully and the area was cleared of protesters, said police officer Pradeep Kumar. On Friday, mobs set fire to government buildings and attacked police and TV journalists in the town, smashing the windshields of news vans and breaking broadcast equipment.…
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Northern elders call for suspension of Tinubu’s ‘draconian’ Tax Reform Bills

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has urged the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of…
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Shy man cuts off 4 fingers instead of telling boss he wanted to quit his…

A 32-year-old Indian man admitted to cutting off four fingers on his left hand to…
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Borno attack: Soldiers missing, casualties mount after base overrun

Four days after Boko Haram militants launched a deadly assault on a military base in…
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Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 461

Israeli troops recover body of Gaza hostage with signs son also killed The body of…
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Stem cell therapy to correct heart failure in children could 'transform lives'

Renowned visionary English physician William Harvey wrote in 1651 about how our blood contains all…
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NFF appoints new Super Eagles head coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach…

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