Maldives welcomes Chinese flight, tourists with water-cannon salute
The Maldives has welcomed the first direct flight from China with a water cannon salute following the latter’s recent optimisation of COVID-19 strategy.
Foreign News
Business
Economy
Transportation
18 ships arrive in Lagos with petroleum products – NPA
Eighteen ships, carrying petroleum products are waiting to berth in Lagos ports are carrying petroleum products. The Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) announced this
Local
Politics
PVC collection: Residents commend Ikorodu LG on sensitisation
Residents of Ikorodu in Lagos state, on Thursday, commended the leadership of the Ikorodu Local Government, for providing logistics to ease the collection
Economy
National
Customs MMIA Command seizes N13.8bn worth of hard drugs
The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it intercepted hard drugs and military/police hardware at the cargo section of
Banking & Finance
Economy
CBN waves conditions for accessing new notes – Emefiele
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says the apex bank has waived some of the conditions for accessing the new
Foreign News
Zambia Police detain foreigner for keeping rotting dog carcasses
Police in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, on Wednesday arrested a 50-year-old foreigner for killing dogs and letting them rot in his house. The
General
Politics
Lagos 2023: Akindele tours Obalende, Ajah markets, soliciting votes
Lagos PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate, Funke Akindele, on Wednesday toured major markets on Lagos Island, mobilising votes for party’s candidates. Akindele is a
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Sports
India’s top wrestlers protest against governing body president
Dozens of Indian wrestlers staged a protest on Wednesday against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), the governing body of the sport in
Law / Crime
Free legal aid, not litigant’s right – Ogu
The Country Director of the Advocacy for Justice and Accountability (AJA), Mr Ogedi Ogu has described “free legal aid” as a privilege, rather
Economy
Foreign News
Oil prices settle higher on hopes of China demand rebound
Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday in choppy trading after China posted weak but expectation-beating annual economic growth data. The prices also settled